Lesley Sharp
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English
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK
"It's perfection, every word, every moment. A masterpiece . . . One of the best books I've ever read." —Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"Absolutely AMAZING. The plot is astonishing—original and ingenious. But it's much more than that; the love Jen has for her son and her husband is beautiful. The
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English
Description
In the United States today, the human body defines a lucrative site of reusable parts, ranging from whole organs to minuscule and even microscopic tissues. Although the medical practices that enable the transfer of parts from one body to another most certainly relieve suffering and extend lives, they have also irrevocably altered perceptions of the cultural values assigned to the body. Organ transfer is rich terrain to investigate; especially in the...
3) Carrie's war
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
At the start of World War II, 14-year-old Carrie and her younger brother Nick are separated from their mother and evacuated from war-torn London to a rural village in Wales, where they now live with a puritanical shopkeeper and his spinster sister.
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of a young girl who had to go into hiding during World War II for being different. Anne Frank's diary manages to create a truthful and timeless picture of domestic life in all its pettiness and normalcy, while never letting us forget the extraordinary threat of death that awaits the characters if they are discovered. This is the first authorized film based on actual entries of the real diary.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (282 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
University lecturer Robert Bridge feels skeptical about all things paranormal until he meets Alison Mundy, who has seen and heard spirits since she was a child. Robert thinks she's the real deal, a genuine psychic who risks her life to help people heal from relationships torn apart by death. He's in for a shock, though, when Allison tries to help him accept the accidental killing of his own son.
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Series
Scott and Bailey volume 1
Language
English
Description
Rachel steps up to Acting DI on a case that becomes bigger and more sinister than it first seemed. Glad of Rachel's return, Janet couldn't have known how much she was going to need her friend.
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Series
Scott and Bailey volume 2
Language
English
Description
When the killers change the rules of their sick game, Rachel's safety is in question. As a police officer, Janet is powerless to protect her daughter but she knows she needs to stop the madness.
Author
Series
Scott and Bailey volume 3
Language
English
Description
As the team makes a significant breakthrough in the case, Rachel's position as Acting DI is jeopardized. Janet's attempt to help Taisie results in a complaint, rocking her faith in justice.
Author
Series
Scott and Bailey volume 2
Language
English
Description
Syndicate 9's new Sergeant is thrown in the deep end with a historical missing person's case. Their biggest challenge is to hide their contempt for the poor police work that hampered the original investigation. Janet keeps Gill's secret but shares another secret with Rachel. And when Mandy Sweeting's body is discovered, 23 years after she went missing, the new Sergeant takes on huge proportions.
Author
Series
Scott and Bailey volume 2
Language
English
Description
Retrospective episode set immediately after the events of season two. Rachel faces further accusations of masterminding the fatal attack on ex-lover Nick and finds comfort in the arms of ever-faithful Sean, agreeing to marry him. The detectives also investigate the case of a businessman suspected of murdering a tramp.
Author
Series
Scott and Bailey volume 3
Language
English
Description
The detectives investigate the murder of a wealthy man whose double life left him vulnerable to exploitation. Away from work, Rachel's recent moment of indiscretion threatens to come back to haunt her when a confused Sean takes a phone call from her one-night stand.
Author
Series
Scott and Bailey volume 8
Language
English
Description
The discovery of slaves on the Pritchard farm has turned a murder inquiry into a huge, multi-agency investigation. Under investigation for the crash, a devastated Janet finds solace in Chris's calm reasoning. When an incandescent Evie Pritchard smells alcohol on DCI Gill Murray's breath, she has all the ammunition she needs to discredit both the investigation and Gill.
Author
Series
Scott and Bailey volume 1
Language
English
Description
Called to the home of an elderly couple who haven't been seen for a while, Janet discovers Eunice Bevan's severed head at the bottom of the stairs, her body at the top, and her husband Joe in bed, emaciated and barely able to speak.
Author
Series
Scott and Bailey volume 6
Language
English
Description
When Janet gets called in to Gill's office to explain a cheeky email that she's sent to Rob, she's adamant that it wasn't from her, and mortified that Rob will think it is. Meanwhile, Catherine, daughter of care home resident Gerald French, raises concerns about the level of care her father had been receiving, so Scott and Bailey are sent in to investigate.
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Series
Scott and Bailey volume 4
Language
English
Description
Troubled saleswoman Helen turns up on Janet's doorstep with information that takes the investigation into the death of her mother in a completely different direction - paving the way for the formidable Det. Supt Julie Dodson to be called in.
Author
Series
Scott and Bailey volume 5
Language
English
Description
Having realized her marriage is a mistake, Rachel is still staying at Janet's and making excuses for her absence, but Sean isn't prepared to accept that things have gone so wrong, so quickly. Meanwhile, the investigation into Joe Bevan continues.
Author
Series
Silk volume 4
Language
English
Description
Gill introduces her new sergeant to Will Pemberton, an ambitious detective superintendent on his way to the top. Unbeknownst to her, Rachel and Will have been enjoying a passionate yet discreet affair. The case of the week involves the murder of a woman in a Manchester hotel. With only a necklace and the name Lola to go on, Syndicate 9 try to piece together her last known movements.
Author
Series
Scott and Bailey volume 7
Language
English
Description
Syndicate 9 are left reeling at the identity of the mole in the team, and when a body is found in Oldham town center, the detective duo discover that a spate of street robberies may lead them to the killer.
Author
Series
Scott and Bailey volume 8
Language
English
Description
With their friendship in tatters, the lack of communication between Rachel and Janet is making even the simplest of tasks difficult, and it takes a call about Gill's possible abduction to reunite them as a team.
Author
Series
Scott and Bailey volume 7
Language
English
Description
Janet is unnerved to discover that DSI Dodson cannot ignore her concerns about Gill's drinking. Just as Rachel feels as if she is getting to grips with the job, she makes a fatal error that puts Janet and Chris in danger. When a man's body is found wedged between rocks on the moors with nothing to identify him, a road block is set up and an appeal put out.