Celia Imrie
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this witty third novel in the Nice series, from beloved actress Celia Imrie, the retired expats in the South of France must rally to save their failing restaurant, and protect Theresa from an unsavory stalker.
The beautiful town of Bellevue-sur-Mer, tucked between glitzy Monte Carlo and the plush red carpets of Cannes, is home to Theresa, Carol, William, Benjamin, and Sally: five retired expats who have pooled their...
The beautiful town of Bellevue-sur-Mer, tucked between glitzy Monte Carlo and the plush red carpets of Cannes, is home to Theresa, Carol, William, Benjamin, and Sally: five retired expats who have pooled their...
2) Love Sarah
Author
Language
English
Description
A young woman wishes to fulfill her mother's dream of opening her own bakery in Notting Hill, London. To do this, she enlists the help of an old friend and her grandma.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The inspiration for The Durrells in Corfu, a Masterpiece production on public television: A naturalist's account of his childhood on the exotic Greek island. When the Durrells could no longer endure the gray English climate, they did what any sensible family would do: sold their house and relocated to the sun-soaked island of Corfu. As they settled into their new home, hilarious mishaps ensued as a ten-year-old Gerald Durrell pursued his interest...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Peter Kingdom is a country solicitor whose compassion and humility has won him huge respect in the picture postcard town of Market Shipborough. But there's a secret sadness for the popular lawyer. His brother and business partner, Simon, has died but his body has never been found. Peter constantly searches for clues to the mystery surrounding Simon's dissappearannce.
Publisher
Ketchup Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2014
Language
English
Description
Spanning locations in Paris, London and the French Riviera The Love Punch brings together Pierce Brosnan (Mama Mia) and Academy-Award winner Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks) for the first time, as ex-husband and wife, Richard and Kate, whose biting banter suggests that the flames of their former relationship have not been fully extinguished... Unfortunately the same cannot be said for their retirement nest egg which is wiped out when Richard's investment...
Series
Publisher
Distributed by BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Limited
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Lawyer Peter Kingdom represents the oddball people in the town of Market Shipborough, England. While trying to seek answers to the problems of everyone else, he continues to be overshadowed by the disappearance of his brother, who may or may not still be alive. Contains six episodes.
8) Love again
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Dealing with the loss of her fiance, Mira Ray sends a series of romantic texts to his old cell phone number...not realizing the number was reassigned to Rob Burns' new work phone. A journalist, Rob is captivated by the honesty in the beautifully confessional texts. When he's assigned to write a profile of megastar Celine Dion, he enlists her help in figuring out how to meet Mira in person...and win her heart
Series
Publisher
Distributed by BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Limited
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
With cases of military sexism, mysterious crop circles, trespassing Druids, invasions of privacy and ill-behaved nobility, Market Shipborough is a veritable proving ground for all the trials of humanity.
Author
Language
English
Description
From the creators of the Academy Award-nominated Ernest & Celestine comes another hilarious, heartwarming tale of animal misfits destined to become a classic. The countryside isn't always as calm and peaceful as it's made out to be, and the animals on this farm are particularly agitated: a fox who mothers a family of chicks, a rabbit who plays the stork, and a duck who wants to be Santa Claus. If you think life in the country is a walk in the park,...
12) Christmas Angel
Author
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Eddie's mother falls very ill after a serious car accident. Eddie and his brother Stewart end up having to take care of themselves and one night when they have ran out of food and electricity, Eddie dreams that his mother asks him to find an angel's halo so that she can be saved. Will Eddie be able to save his mother in time for Christmas?
Author
Language
English
Description
A young orphan girl happens to come across a book about hypnosis, and pretty soon she's hypnotized her way onto a London show and become rich and famous. But when she attracts the attention of a crook who wants the book for himself, she must figure out how to outwit him.
Publisher
Distributed by BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Limited
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
With cases of military sexism, mysterious crop circles, trespassing Druids, invasions of privacy and ill-behaved nobility, MarketShipborough is a veritable proving ground for all the trials of humanity.
Author
Language
English
Description
Everyday Kindness is a charity anthology of short, fictional stories of kindness, edited by LJ Ross. These uplifting tales of hope and of small, everyday kindnesses are intended to support wider, positive mental health goals and foster wellbeing through the act of reading tales of goodwill inspired by others. Featuring authors across the spectrum of literature, some international bestsellers and award-winning writers amongst them, this is a unique...
17) Monster Family
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The Wishbone family is far from happy. With a struggling bookshop, an overworked husband, and two misunderstood teenagers, Emma is at her wit's end trying to be the perfect mom. After dragging her family to a costume party on Halloween night, they are cursed by an evil witch and transformed into a Vampire, a Mummy, a Werewolf, and Frankenstein's monster. Now Emma will fight to keep her Monster Family together and uncover the secret of their curse......
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Faith attempts to navigate the disillusion of her marriage, while taking on an emotionally wrenching legal medical case involving a gravely ill young boy. Into this mix, Faith is confronted by a terrible and long buried figure from her past: her mother.
19) Patrick Melrose
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Chronicling the hilarious highs and devastating lows of his tumultuous life, this blackly humorous drama follows Patrick from his childhood trauma at the hands of an abusive father and neglectful mother, to the peak of his heroin addiction, and his attempts to stay sober and support his family.
Author
Language
English
Description
Kenneth Branagh writes and directs a comic tale about an out-of-work actor's desperate attempt to salvage his career and his life by staging a production of Hamlet. Lacking time and money to do the play justice, he hires a motley cast of drunks, incompetents, oddballs and an aging female impersonator to play Queen Gertrude. Now, through backstage dramas, inevitable disasters and the occasional triumph, this cast of would-be losers strives to create...