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Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"They were five kids with five different fathers and an alcoholic mother who left them to fend for themselves for weeks at a time. Yet through it all they had each other. Rosie, the youngest, is fawned over and shielded by her older sister, Regina. Their mother, Cookie, blows in and out of their lives 'like a hurricane, blind and uncaring to everything in her path'. But when Regina discloses the truth about her abusive mother to her social worker,...
344) The country girl
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Frank Elgin is an alcoholic actor and singer who gets a second change at stardom. His long suffering wife, Georgie, and their marriage is put to the test. Frank is desperate to make a come back and Bernie Dodd is the hotshot Broadway director in need of a "name" star for his new stage production. Georgie is both weary of her husband's weaknesses and Dodd's motives. When Georgie appears to be dragging Frank down, Bernie tries to force her to leave....
346) The apology
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A recovering alcoholic is preparing to host her family's Christmas celebration. Late Christmas Eve, her estranged ex-brother-in-law arrives unannounced. Trapped together by a dangerous storm, a battle of wits escalates to a violent game of revenge.
347) Plot twist
Author
Series
Hollywood volume 2
Publisher
Canary Street Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Romance author Sophie Lyon needs to overcome her writer's block. Her plan: reunite with her exes (including her last girlfriend. Carla) to learn why she has never fallen in love, and document it all for her online followers. Sophie's landlord, Dash Montrose-- a former teen heartthrob-- is an anonymous online crafter with a complicated relationship with alcohol, and needs to steer clear of scandal. When he offers to help with her social media, they...
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A lyrical memoir that begins in a quiet Vermont village with memories of Marilyn's parents, who own a popular restaurant and lively night spot that sits next to their home. While her mother disappears into addiction, Marilyn grapples with feelings of abandonment, though she recalls being uplifted by the village, by her dreams, and by the kindness of others. In young adulthood, she lands on a beautiful estate known as Shelburne Farms, where she helps...