Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&N=6594+4294966286 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748265 Maeve Binchy, the grand story teller, returns with a cast of characters you will never forget when they all spend a winter week together on holiday at Stone House, a restful inn by the sea... Stoneyville is a small town on the coast of Ireland where all the families know each other. When Chicky decides to take an old decaying mansion, Stone House, and turn it into a restful place for a holiday by the sea, the town thinks she is crazy. She is helped by Rigger (a bad boy turned good who is handy around the place) and her niece Orla (a whiz at business). Finally the first week of paying guests arrive: John, the American movie star thinks he has arrived incognito; Winnie and Lillian, forced into taking a holiday together; Nuala and Henry, husband and wife , both doctors who have been shaken by seeing too much death; Anders, the Swedish boy, hates his fathers business, but has a real talent for music; Miss Nell Howe, a retired school teacher, who criticizes everything and leaves a day early, much to everyones relief; the Walls who have entered in 200 contests (and won everything from a microwave oven to velvet curtains, including the week at Stone House); and Freda , the psychic who is afraid of her own visions. You will laugh and cry as you spend the week with this odd group who share their secrets and might even have some of their dreams come true. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706636 June Hudson grows up in Grace Valley, California as the town doctors daughter. She eventually moves away, only to return later to carry on her fathers work--placing her career above everything. But then she meets an undercover DEA agent and wonders if she can have it all. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748660 At two-thirty in the morning at the local hospital in the small town of Brewster, Rhode Island, Alice Alessio is given the surprise of her life. Coming back from a secret tryst with a doctor, she peeks in to check on the newborn baby she was supposed to be watching, and finds a huge, writhing red-and-yellow snake in the bassinet instead. So begins the series of strange and disturbing events that start to plague this community and confound the police. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710348 When former Confederate officer Colonel French returns to his North Carolina hometown after building his fortune in the North, he is a new man. He intends to create better economic conditions for those who have only known hardship. But there is a new social order in the South that stands in his way. The very men who used to look upon Colonel French with awe now berate him and his idealism--and they are determined to make him fail. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639829 After tragedy shatters her small community in Seattle, the Reverend Elsa Montgomery has a crisis of faith. Returning to her hometown of Pueblo, Colorado, she seeks work in a local soup kitchen. Preparing nourishing meals for folks in need, she keeps her hands busy while her heart searches for understanding. Meanwhile, her sister, Tamsin, as pretty and colorful as Elsa is unadorned and steadfast, finds her perfect life shattered when she learns that her financier husband is a criminal. Enduring shock and humiliation as her beautiful house and possessions are seized, the woman who had everything now has nothing but the clothes on her back. But when the going gets tough, the tough get growing. A community garden in the poorest, roughest part of town becomes a lifeline. Creating a place of hope and sustenance opens Elsa and Tamsin to the renewing power of rich earth, sunshine, and the warm cleansing rain of tears. While Elsa finds her heart blooming in the care of a rugged landscaper, Tamsin discovers the joy of losing herself in the act of giving--and both women discover that with time and care, happy endings flourish. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699191 Tired of hearing Dog yipping at chairs and trying to round up rugs, Bird tells him to go to the country to find a cow, but this is one cattle dog who does not know a cow when he sees one. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643574 From the moment Jo Marie sits next to Paul inside the Seattle Seahawks stadium, she feels a spark. Pauls striking blue eyes and kind smile tell her that hes someone special--different from any man shes met before. When they strike up a conversation, Jo Marie and Paul realize how much they have in common, yet theres one thing keeping them from a fairy-tale ending: Paul is in the military and will ship out of Seattle within the next six weeks. As Jo Marie wonders if she should once again open her heart, she decides that, no matter the stakes, she cant forgo her chance at true love. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706520 A West Virginia town is transported from the year 2000 to 1631 Germany at the height of the Thirty Years War. Thrust into conflict, the town residents must also contend with moral issues such as who should be considered a citizen. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562039 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639557 Curl up with a collection of stories from the pen of one of the masters of American fiction and humor writing. This carefully curated volume of Twains short stories represents a cross-section of some the authors finest work, including the title piece, which follows a strangers plot to corrupt a purportedly honest community. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646677 Annajane Hudgens truly believes she is over her ex-husband, Mason Bayless. Theyve been divorced for four years, shes engaged to a new, terrific guy, and shes ready to leave the small town where she and Mason had so much history. She is so over Mason that she has absolutely no problem attending his wedding to the beautiful, intelligent, delightful Celia. But when fate intervenes and the wedding is called to a halt as the bride is literally walking down the aisle, Annajane begins to realize that maybe shes been given a second chance. Maybe everything happens for a reason. And maybe, just maybe, she wants Mason back. But there are secrets afoot in this small southern town. On the peaceful surface of Hideaway Lake, Annajane discovers that the past is never really gone. Even if there are people determined to keep Annajane from getting what she wants, happiness might be hers for the taking, and the life she once had with Mason in this sleepy lake town might be in her future. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707167 Life at Corduroy Mansions, nestled in Londons hip Pimlico neighborhood, is as lively as ever. While Berthea Snark scribbles a scathing biography of a Parliament member--her son!--William French frets that his own son will never leave home. And to no ones surprise, clever terrier Freddie de la Hay has sniffed his way into a heap of trouble. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703214 Having fallen hopelessly in love with local gardener George Marston, a shameless Agatha Raisin donates the money for a charity ball in the hope of dancing with him, only to discover that he has been murdered by a killer who caused him to be bitten by a poisonous snake. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1642294 Hope Springs, North Carolina, is the epitome of small town life-a place filled with quiet streets where families have been friends for generations, a place where theres not a lot of change. Until three women suddenly find themselves planted there for a season. Janelle Evans hasnt gone back to Hope Springs for family reunions since losing her husband. But when she arrives for Christmas and learns that her grandmother is gravely ill, she decides to extend the stay. It isnt long before she runs into her first love, and feelings that have been dormant for more than a decade are reawakened. And when Janelle proposes a Bible study a the local diner--and invites both African American and Caucasian women she has met--the group quickly forms a spiritual bond . . . and inadvertently adds to underlying tension in the community. Becca Anderson is finally on the trajectory shes longed for. Having been in the ministry trenches for years, shes been recruited as the newest speaker of a large Christian womens conference. But her husband feels called to become the pastor of his late fathers church in Hope Springs. Will small town living affect her big ministry dreams? And Stephanie London has the ideal life-married to a doctor in St. Louis with absolutely nothing she has to do. When her cousin Janelle volunteers to stay in Hope Springs and care for their grandmother, she feels strangely compelled to do the same. Its a decision that will forever change her. As these women come together, facing disappointments both public and private, they soon recognize that healing is needed in their hearts, their families, and their churches that have long been divided along racial lines. Gods plan for them in Hope Springs-and for Hope Springs itself-is bigger than they ever imagined. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710337 Theodosia Browning is happily catering the opening of Charlestons Neptune Museum when she discovers the drowned body of ex-boyfriend Parker Scully. The police dont buy her theory that Parker was murdered, forcing Theodosia to undertake her own investigation to discover the truth. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646751 Working at his brother-in-laws New Orleans funeral home isnt reformed jewel thief Jack Delaneys idea of excitement -- until hes dispatched to a lepers hospital to pick up a corpse that turns out to be very much alive ... and under the care of a beautiful, radical ex-nun in designer jeans. The deceased is the one-time squeeze of a Nicaraguan colonel whos ordered her dead for trying to infect him, and Sister Lucys looking to spirit the young woman away from his guns and goons... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643190 Anyone worried that life in a small town could get boring certainly hasnt lived in Henry Adams: With a pig on trial, the towns foster children still trying to find their place, and new love blossoming...there is plenty to occupy our favorite residents. Preston Miles is the only one of the original foster children with no information about his biological family, but an email from his maternal grandmother will change that. Former town mayor, Riley Curry is convinced his pet hog Cletus acted in self-defense when he sat on and killed Morton Prell, and its Rileys plan to prove that in a court of law--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646599 In 1948, a mysterious and charismatic man arrives in a small Virginia town carrying two suitcases--one contains his worldly possessions, the other is full of money. He soon inserts himself into the towns daily life, taking a job in the local butcher shop... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1644470 Rising high above the frigid waters, the ocean city of Osiris has been cut off from the land since the Great Storm 50 years ago. Most believe that Osiris is the last city on Earth. Adelaide is the black-sheep granddaughter of the citys Architect. A jaded socialite, she wants little to do with her powerful relatives--until her troubled twin brother disappears mysteriously. Vikram, a third-generation storm refugee, sees his own people dying of cold and starvation. He hopes to use Adelaide to bring about much-needed reforms--but who is using whom? As another brutal winter brings Osiris closer to riot and revolution, two very different people attempt to bridge the gap dividing the city, only to find a future far more complicated than either of them ever imagined.--Amazon.com. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1642168 Its back to Corduroy Mansions--the slightly dilapidated but well-lived-in mansion block in Londons hip Pimlico neighborhood--for the third installment in Alexander McCall Smiths newest popular series. Theres never a dull moment for the residents of Corduroy Mansions: Berthea Snark is still at work on her scathing biography of the only loathsome Liberal Democrat member of Parliament--her own son, Oedipus; literary agents Rupert Porter and Barbara Ragg are still battling each other for first crack at the manuscript of Autobiography of a Yeti; fine-arts graduate Caroline Jarvis is busy blurring the line between friendship and romance; and William French is still worrying that his son, Eddie, may never leave home, even though Eddies got a new wealthy girlfriend. But uppermost on everyones mind is Freddie de la Hay--Williams faithful terrier (and without a doubt the only dog clever enough to have been recruited by MI6)--who has disappeared while on a mystery tour around the Suffolk countryside-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639850 When a young girls body is pulled out of the harbor in the small Swedish resort town of Fjallbacka, Det. Patrik Hedstrm becomes the lead investigator as he struggles with lazy and inept colleagues and an even remoter-than-usual boss. Its his grim task to discover who could be behind the murder of the child both he and his partner Erica knew well. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1561890 Widowed Sarah Turner has her hands full, raising three young children, tending the lock on the canal, baking bread, and washing clothes for boatmen. Although shes not looking for love, shes vowed not to lose her heart to a boatman. Yet she didnt count on meeting Captain Elias Brooks. Will she follow her heart where it leads or accept the proposal of a handsome land-loving blacksmith? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574620 Each year, the residents of Pine Deep host the Halloween Festival, drawing tourists and celebrities from across the country to enjoy the deliciously creepy fun. Those who visit the small Pennsylvania town are out for a good time, but those who live there are desperately trying to survive. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1640220 Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life is exactly what it claims. Its multiple plots center around the inhabitants of a fictitious Midlands town and their evolving relationships to each other. It is critical of social class, ambition and marriage, and religion. It is commonly considered one of the masterpieces of English writing, and Virginia Woolf described it as the magnificent book that, with all its imperfections, is one of the few English novels written for grown-up people. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1700647 In search of a loving home, a ghost doll, accompanied by her cat companion, tries to navigate the modern city and avoid capture by an evil scientist. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643875 A group of small-town kids find themselves bound together by geography, boredom, and a string of mysterious turtle mutilations. Years later, with Army tanks rolling through the streets of their hometown, these young adults are forced to confront painful questions of privilege, duty, betrayal, and courage. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573441 Single mum Hayley Powell is barely keeping her leaking roof over her head when her boss at the Island Times gives her a new assignment - taking over the papers food column. Hayleys not sure she has the chops--shes an office manager, not a writer, even if her friends clamor for her mouth-watering potluck dishes. But the extra income is tempting, and Hayleys chatty first column is suddenly on everyones menu - with one exception. When rival food writer Karen Appelbaum is found face-down dead in a bowl of Hayleys creamy clam chowder, all signs point to Hayley. To clear her name, shell have to enlist some help, including her BFFs, a perpetually pregnant lobster woman, and a glamorous real estate agent. As she whips up a list of suspects, Hayley discovers a juicy secret about the victim - and finds herself in a dangerous mix with a cold-blooded killer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1640064 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1727102 After getting married, Barbara Buncle has moved to a new town filled with interesting people who might just inspire her next book. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699808 In 1948, a mysterious and charismatic man arrives in a small Virginia town carrying two suitcases; one contains his worldly possessions, the other is full of money. He soon inserts himself into the towns daily life, taking a job in the local butcher shop and befriending the owner and his wife and their son. But the passion that develops between the man and the wife of the towns wealthiest citizen sets in motion a series of events that not only upset the quiet town but threaten to destroy both him and the woman. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641873 When Raymond returns home from his tour in Afghanistan, suffering from PTSD, he feels like Pie Town is an entirely different place until the town bands together to clear his name after he is accused of a crime he didnt commit. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708043 Dallas transports listeners to 1930s Kansas, where a club of quilters welcomes a new member--and then must turn to each other for support when a startling secret comes to light. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708263 A woman finds two people murdered in the apartment her best friend shared with one of the victims. The list of people with duplicate keys is two pages long . . . and includes people no one knows. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1540256 Sheriff Devin MacKade had watched - painfully - as the woman he secretly cherished suffered through, and ended a less-than-perfect marriage. Now pretty Cassie Conner was free to love again, but Devin knew she was so vulnerable and that he would have to be slow and patient to claim the woman he loved. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574242 With summer just weeks away, Chief of Police Jesse Stone is pretty tense-- and not just because Paradise, MA, is gearing up for the tourists. Stone finds himself dealing with car thefts, then murder, then someone whos come to town to remind him of his not-so-happy past as an L.A. cop. Fans mourning Parkers death will be happy to see that Brandman, who has written and produced numerous TV movies based on Parkers novels, has picked up where the best-selling author left off. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709386 Carol Milford, educated, sophisticated, and energetic, has ambitious plans for her life. Her studies have prepared her to join an enlightened, progressive society. But after she becomes Carol Kennicott, the wife of a small town physician, she quickly learns that she is to be nothing more than a gracious wife. Frustrated and torn between the challenge of social change and the comfort of personal security, she begins to understand the cost of conformity--and rebellion. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709985 Fast approaching 70, Duane Moore is adjusting to the loneliness of retirement. Then things get stirred up when a billionaire heiress moves to the area and opens a rhinoceros sanctuary. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1543196 In 1862 Waters Ford, Pennsylvania, abolitionism is prevalent, even passionate, so the local men rally to answer Mr. Lincolns call to arms. Thus the women of Elm Creek Valleys quilting bee are propelled into the unknown. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709852 When her husband dies on the eve of their impending European vacation, housewife Emma Hanley watches her dreams of world travel vanish even as she becomes more immersed in the lives of her two living children. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707315 Presents Mysteries of Winterthurn, Part Three. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711148 Soon after she and her mother come to the small Texas town of Kluney and experience a series of menacing events, Katie begins to suspect that there is something sinister going on. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708143 Speed, Alabama is celebrating its sesquintennial, 150 years of proud existence--and its whimsical inhabitants will surely not let the event pass without a party. Eccentric resident Miss Iona is there to chronicle the events in her society column featured in the Messenger and to make sure the zestful preparation is carried out in a proper southern fashion. For gentile and dignified Miss Iona, that means no majorettes will be featured on the society page! http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1640151 Four authors presents novellas about how four women--Natalie, Julia, Shelby, and Reese--try to save Smitten, Vermont, by transforming the town into a honeymoon destination, and find a little romance of their own along the way. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707507 Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning is lured into attending the Heritage Societys Pirates and Plunder soiree. But its an antique diamond skull ring that gets plundered by someone who murders a history intern in the process. Theodosia knows shell have to whet her investigative skills to find the killer among a raft of suspects. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706819 Fervent abolitionism rules the day in 1862 Waters Ford, Pennsylvania. So when the local men answer Mr. Lincolns call to arms, wives are left behind to keep the town functioning. Fortunately, the ladies of Elm Creek Valley have an ingenious plan. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708460 Rick Scudder joined the Marine Corps with high hopes, but left with a broken spirit and a shattered body. Pushing away everyone close to him, he forsakes the help of his surrogate father Jack and his longtime girlfriend Liz. Now Rick must find the strength to let Liz, whos never given up on him, back into his heart. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710048 A small Midwestern town is having an identity crisis--should they have a new techno-savvy name or a name honoring the freedmen who founded the town? Or is the current name just fine? They call in a professional naming consultant, famous for naming Apex bandages--guaranteed to match any skin color. But even he is losing his faith in monikers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709792 Set in the quiet, small town of Mitford and starring aging Episcopal priest Father Tim Kavanagh, the books are welcome reminders of the simpler and gentler pleasures of life. Now the series concludes with Light from Heaven. An old, abandoned church is in need of immediate revival--if Father Tim is up to the task. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707881 Dogwalker Rylee Monroe believes shes being stalked by a serial thief who is targeting a wealthy Charleston community. Reporter Logan Woods covers the break-ins, hoping to pen a true-crime blockbuster. But as danger draws closer, will Logan chase the story, the villain, or the beguiling Rylee. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706904 Now in his fourth year preaching the gospel, Pastor Sam Gardner of the Harmony Friends Meeting has come under siege from a few self-righteous parishioners for no good reason. On top of that, Sam must assist his flock with their growing laundry list of personal problems. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1726758 When their no frills wedding turns into the event of the decade with the help of well-meaning neighbors, former high school sweethearts Lily Fontaine and Trent July consider eloping until something happens to remind them that happiness is to be shared. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708038 In this charming tale of second chances, renewed faith, and forgiveness, a captivating heirloom triggers inexplicable changes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707138 In this masterful account set in Norway during World War II, Steinbeck explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1540430 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1212679 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708412 Meet blissfully happy newlyweds Bobby and Teri Polger. Hes an international chess champion, shes a salon stylist, and both will soon be confronted by deadly threats from a vindictive Russian rival. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708586 Dr. Wood McIlmore is the leading citizen of Paris, Arkansas. Married to his high school sweetheart Milan, Wood has it all. But everything changes dramatically when his daughter Elizabeth announces plance to marry Luke, her college classmate. Luke happens to be the son of Duff, Woods other high school girlfriend and Milans bitter rival. Forced back together by their children, Duff and Wood rekindle their passion--while Milan, her world crumbling around her, tries to plan her daughters wedding. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706900 In this installment of the popular Harmony series, Sam Gardner of the Harmony Friends Meeting has to take a leave of absence to care for his sick father, so young pastor Krista Riley steps in. But when Dale Hinshaw and Fern Hampton accuse Krista of being gay, Sam initially fails to step in, fearing he could lose his job. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709141 Mitfords longtime Eposcopal priest, Father Tim, fills in at a small church on Whitecap Island. He and his wife, Cynthia, soon find that Whitecap has its own unforgettable characters. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709447 The title story of this collection of short stories features the tale of the most honest and upright town of Hadleyburg, whose residents boast of their unsmirched moral character. A stranger, offended by the pious reputation of the town, devises a plan to bring its honored residents to shame. Is there even one righteous man in Hadleyburg? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1540022 In 1750, without warning or apparent reason, the mineral springs of the colonial resort town of Bath, New York, ran dry. A little more than two hundred years later, after numerous warnings and for too many reasons, Sully, the unluckiest man in this unlucky town, isnt doing too hot either. Hes broke, out of a job, and the owner of a dead pickup truck. The good news? Sully has the dumbest man in North Bath as his devoted friend, a long-suffering, long-married woman who loves him, a forgiving eighty-year-old landlady who converses with her late husband, a spastic doberman as a watchdog, and the finest one-legged drunken Jewish lawyer this side of Albany. Now, if Sully could only banish his fathers slyly grinning ghost and earn his own sons respect, he might just turn the whole damn thing around. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574559 Jo Ann Beard shows listeners that in the seemingly quiet streets of Americas innumerable Zanesvilles is a world of wonders, and that within the souls of the overlooked often burns something radiant. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1638985 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707522 Tori Hendersons marketing career in Houston is on the fast track. But when her aunt falls ill, Tori returns to her tiny hometown to provide care--and ends up reconnecting with an old crush. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1541532 Twelve-year-old Coles behavior causes his mother to drive him from Detroit to Philadelphia to live with a father he has never known, but who soon has Cole involved with a group of African-American cowboys who rescue horses and use them to steer youths away from drugs and gangs. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710932 In 1961 fifteen-year-old Pert, who lives with her mother in Kinship, Georgia, meets her long-absent father and discovers the true meaning of home. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1540571 After returning to Africa from his education abroad, Obi Okonkwo feels alienated and disgusted at the fact that he has been thrust into the ruling class, of whom most are corrupt. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1543285 A Christmas odyssey: Ten days before Christmas, James Wentworth feels not joy but grief. His reckless son, Lucien, has been lured into a world of drugs and wild passion. Wentworths only hope, he believes, is his old friend Henry Rathbone, who volunteers to search for the wayward young man with the help of two new companions--Squeaky Robinson, a reformed brothel-keeper, and Crow, a mysterious slum doctor. As this odd trio gathers clues about Luciens disappearance on Londons dark streets, they find themselves on a mission whose outcome they cannot begin to guess. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1251275 Can a small town down on its luck find home in the face of hopelessness? Can it be saved by the least likely soul in its midst?Sam Pickett never expected to settle in this dried-up shell of a town on the western edge of the world. Hes come here to hide from the violence and madness that have shattered his life, but what he finds is what he least expects... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1388477 Lori Shepherds debonair father-in-law has moved to town and is renovating Fairworth House, a grand estate nearby. But once things get truly peculiar at Fairworth--moving furniture, strange sounds, and mysterious visitors--Lori calls on Aunt Dimity for her otherworldly guidance. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709791 Though Father Tim dislikes change, he dislikes retirement even more. When he decides to take on a difficult ministry, he begins to think he likes change -- until an unexpected event propels him on a journey that shakes his faith, his marriage, and the whole town of Mitford. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706903 Quaker pastor Sam Gardner is discouraged. He just hasnt felt the same since Goal Setting Sunday, when the church elders ignored his suggestion to help a local medical clinic and voted to install a new vanity for the womens restroom instead. Even worse, Pastor Jimmy at the Harmony Worship Center down the road is delivering sermons like Ten Mutual Funds Jesus Would Die For, and drawing Sams flock away in droves. What else can Sam do but quit the ministry? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1542992 Disaffected teenager Laney has no one in the world but the older Delilah. When the police start asking Laney questions, she finds herself reconstructing a story of suspense, deceit, and revenge ... a story that links her to the sadder-but-wiser Miss Baby, seven hundred miles away in Texas. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710407 Cedar Hole is the armpit of the country, a town full of uninspired and shiftless people trapped by a legacy of mediocrity. In Cedar Hole live Francis Spud Pinkham, the least impressive member of an unimpressive family, and Robert J. Cutler, the towns optimistic golden boy. From the moment a young Robert chooses an orange crayon to work on a school project--instead of a brown or gray crayon, or something equally drab--a rivalry exists beteen the two boys that follows them into adulthood. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708634 Once the godlike rulers of the capital of Arelon, the inhabitans of Elantris have been imprisoned within themselves, unable to die after the citys magic failed years ago. But when a new prince falls victim to the curse, he refuses to accept his fate. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709144 Presents the continuing adventures of Father Tim and his shaggy, scripture-loving dog, Barnabus. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573733 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710066 Malcolm Glover disappears the night the Seller family moves to Sheffield. From then on, the families destinies are forever entwined. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709140 Father Tim finds his heart drawn to his lovely, artistic neighbor, Cynthia. Frequently visiting each other, they make a well-worn path through the hedge that separates their lawns. Meanwhile, recognizing a good catch when she sees one, a wealthy widow in his parish is pursuing Father Tim with fragrant, seductive casseroles. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709374 Published in 1914 after 10 years of argument with publishers over charges of obscenity, these stories were once described by Joyce as a chapter in the moral history of my country. Their collection in one volume offers a unified vision across the Joycean literary landscape, where a claustrophobic and paralyzed Dublin spirals outward to a wide ranging, boundless universe. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708684 John Howell, a former journalist looking for a quiet place to write, unwittingly joins forces with reporter Heather MacDonald who is investigating Sutherland sheriff Bo Scully. Their investigating unveils more than just corruption at City Hall--their presence fulfills a local psychics devastating vision as they are led back to the lake and a final spellbinding conclusion. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573563 A young girl by the name of Moonlight Smith went to her best friend Nicky Nowaks house for a sleepover. Moonlight joined the family for breakfast the following morning and was then picked up by her mother. Shortly after, Mr. Nowak went for a walk. He was never seen again. Fifteen years later, human bones are found at a wilderness camping ground. The ID isnt positive, but it is enough to have Sergeant John Winters of the Trafalgar City Police pulling old boxes from the basement to re-open the Brian Nowak investigation. He finds a family shattered beyond recognition by the disappearance of their husband and father. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709280 At the center of this collection of stories stands George Willard, an earnest young reporter for the Winesburg Eagle who sets out to gather the towns daily news. He ends up discovering the towns deepest secrets as one by one, the townsfolk confide their hopes, dreams, and fears to the reporter. In their recollections of first loves and last rites, of sprawling farms and winding country roads, the town rises vivedly--and poignantly--to life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1560548 Kicked out of the crumbling Brooklyn home that he thought was a happy one, poet Harry Quirk struggles to make sense of his literary, marital, financial, and parental failures while trying to get back into his estranged wifes good graces. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1700287 The further adventures of 12-year-old Betsy, Tacy, and Tib as they explore the world beyond their neighborhood and discover the public library, see a real play, and make friends with the owners of the downtown hotel. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709790 The sixth book in the Mitford series finds the community of Mitford awaiting the marriage of Father Tim and his bride-to-be, Cynthia. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706902 Home of the hefty noodle casseroles and the worlds shortest evangelist, Harmony, Indiana boasts the Coffee Cup caf, where a painting of The Last Supper hangs over the salad bar. As his first year in this small, sheltered town unfolds, Pastor Sam Gardner shares his wry observations and humorous stories about its colorful residents. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707355 Alexander McCall Smith brings his peerless wit to this second entry featuring a motley collection of residents in Londons Pimlico neighborhood. Literary agent Barbara Ragg has agreed to represent a man writing a book about his experiences hanging out with the Abominable Snowman. Terence Moongroves residence has become the target of New Age cosmologists. And pint-sized terrier Freddie de la Hay is being recruited by MI6 to infiltrate a Russian spy ring. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1542266 Massachusetts police chief Jesse Stones investigation of a violent series of car thefts is complicated by political pressures, the summer tourist season, and the questionable goals of an ambitious PR executive. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709417 The last words of a desperate, unemployed printer point out the difference between believing in Christianity and actually living it. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706901 Although it could prolong Dales cantankerous life, Sam wonders how a liberal ACLU members heart will respond to an old conservatives body. When Deena marries Harmonys most eligible bachelor, all seems perfect--until his mother moves in. After raising his brothers daughter for decades, Ellis refuses to believe his alcoholic sibling has returned a changed man. But God may soon use tragic events to melt Ellis hardened heart. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709142 Father Tim Kavanagh, the beloved Episcopal priest, confronts some unsettling trends in the village as he prepares for retirement. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709138 Presents the story of a fictional, peaceful village called Mitford, North Carolina, and the people who live there. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573435 At the Millers Kill Community Center, five veterans gather to work on adjusting to life after war. The Reverend Clare Fergusson has returned from Iraq with a head full of bad memories shes using alcohol to wipe out. Dr. George Stillman is denying that the head wound he received has left him with something worse than simple migraines. Officer Eric McCrea is battling to keep his constant rage from affecting his life as a cop, and as a father. High school track star Will Ellis is looking for some reason to keep on living after losing both legs to an IED. And Tally McNabb has brought home a fatal secret. Police Chief Russ Van Alstyne just wants Clare to settle down and get married to him. But when he rules Tally McNabbs death a suicide, Clare sides with the other vets against him. Russ and Clares unorthodox investigation will uncover a trail of deceit that runs from their tiny Adirondack town to the upper ranks of the Army, and from the waters of the Millers Kill to the unforgiving streets of Baghdad. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708608 Driving home from work, barmaid and telepath Sookie Stackhouse discovers vampire and area sheriff Eric on the side of the road missing his shirt, his shoes and his memories. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707995 When local real-estate mogul Tom Delgado is found murdered in his office, the police suspect his wife, Dovie. She had plenty of motive after finding out Tom changed his will to include another woman, but Judge Jackson Crains gut tells him the newfound widow is innocent. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573557 In the parish of St. Bruno, sex is easy, corruption festers, and double-dealing is a way of life. Rene Shade is an uncompromising detective swimming in a sea of filth. As Shade takes on hit men, porn kings, a gang of ex-cons, and the ghosts of his own checkered past, Woodrells three novels pit long-entrenched criminals against the hard line of the law, brother against brother, and two vastly different sons against a long-absent father. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1252526 Birmingham real estate agent and former Miss Alabama Maggie Fortenberry learns valuable lessons about the nature of friendship, the challenges of modern life, and the dangers of impossible dreams as she struggles to keep Red Mountain Realty afloat and bury the heartbreaking secrets of her past. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1147134 Louise Watkins runs the boardinghouse that is her familys main source of income. A stranger ill with influenza has taken refuge in an old cabin in the woods nearby. Although badly scarred by wounds suffered in the War, he is strong and slowly recovers. When he gradually takes on odd jobs around the house, Louise accepts his help. She is drawn to him despite his disfigurement, and his voice is comforting, yet vaguely familiar. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1146992 Cradle Cross in 1933 is a town in the heart of Black Country, England, still reeling from the Great War and dominated by a button factory in terminal decline. Into this exotically grim environment arrives a white-haired young woman from the coast named Isa Fly. Isa is a mysterious and magnetic presence who exerts a romantic pull on everyone she meets...