David Greene
Author
Language
English
Description
In this second novel of the Elliot Blake series, Elliot is promoted to Head of Claims at his insurance company. While he's investigating a death claim filed on behalf of Leonard Lehnert, the star of a radio show called The Shadow's Voice, he discovers private letters written during the Second World War that upend his investigation and his relationship with his lover, Vito Vellucci. Vito's letters give a voice to the lives and loves that had to be...
Author
Language
English
Description
In 1940's Chicago, when insurance salesman Elliot Blake calls at the home of fight promoter Walt Winkler to sell him a new insurance policy, it's handsome boxer Vito who comes to the door.
Vito wants something from Elliot, but it's not car insurance.
In this gay story inspired by the classic noir novel Double Indemnity, obsessive desire unfolds in an unexpected direction.
It's not a remake. You'll never see what's coming.
Publisher
Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Princess and the goblins: A princess living on a lonely mountaintop discovers a mysterious staircase in her castle leading to a world of mysteries and goblins.
Madeline: Retellings of the classic stories involving Madeline, a young girl living with eleven other little girls in 1930s France.
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
310 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both.
Author
Language
English
Description
While giving an interview, Lady Diana Spencer (Julie Cox) recounts the crumbling of her "Fairy Tale" Marriage to heir to the of the throne Prince Charles (Christopher Bowen), as well as their infidelities to Capt. James Hewitt (Christopher Villiers) and Camilla Parker-Bowles (Julia St John) respectively. This shocking true story between one of the most famous couples on Earth, and the future King of England stunned the world, and shook the British...
Author
Language
English
Description
Long-forgotten child star Baby Jane Hudson mostly neglects her wheelchair-bound sister Blanche's needs while selfishly spending her money on an alarming amount of liquor. Blanche achieved great success as an actress, and when her popularity resurges thanks to the omnipresence of television, Jane berates and abuses her, forcing Blanche to exert every effort to save herself despite her paralysis.
8) Dragonfly
Author
Language
English
Description
Struggling artist Anna Larsen's mother has never understood her. So when Anna returns home to Minnesota to help care for her ailing mom, she brings years of family baggage with her. But the rediscovery of a magical mailbox from her childhood and the search to solve its mystery forces Anna to confront the fact that maybe she's the one who doesn't understand.