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101) Monica
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
Monica is a series of interconnected narratives that collectively tell the life story -- actually, stories -- of its title character. Clowes calls upon a lifetime of inspiration to create the most complex and personal graphic novel of his distinguished career. Rich with visual detail, an impeccable ear for language and dialogue, and thrilling twists, Monica is a multilayered masterpiece in comics form that alludes to many of the genres that have defined...
102) Only truth
Author
Publisher
Scarlet
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A successful artist with a doting husband, Isabel Dryland knows she should be grateful for her happy life. It's a complete reversal from the one she led before, when normalcy seemed out of reach, after a violent assault she cannot remember left her shattered and scarred. Even though the memory was lost, the nagging feeling that she was damaged goods and the lingering effects of her injuries kept her questioning her sanity at times. Tom, her husband,...
103) Pelican girls
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"For fans of sweeping historical literature in the vein of Philipp Meyer's The Son or Min Jin Lee's Pachinko, an extraordinary US literary debut set in Paris and colonial New Orleans and based on a true story, about three of the 88 young women-among them an orphan, a madwoman, and an abortionist-who were deported to the Louisiana Territory as brides"--
Paris, 1720. La Salp̊trïre hospital is in too many occupants, not enough beds. Halfway across...
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Untamed love: "The inspiring story of Caitlin, a lost child, Maggie, a dedicated teacher, and the unexpected miracles that happen when Caitlin is finally given the chance to shine"--Container.
Just ask my children: "Brenda and Scott Kniffen were arrested on false molestation charges. For the next decade, they fought to prove their innocence as their children bounced from one foster home to another. This is their shocking story"--Container.
Taming...
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
An exquisitely eerie and unsettling speculative novel that grapples with questions of trauma, identity, and the workings of memory Months after her sisters death, Marianne wakes up to find a growth of thick black hairs along her spine. They defy her attempts to remove them, instead proliferating, growing longer. The hairs, Mariannes doctor tells her, are a reaction to trauma, developed in the wake of the loss of her sister, Marie. Her doctor recommends...
106) Anna
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In the sleepy German countryside live the Annas, cursed to be too tall for their small town. Laughably long-limbed and gangly, their bodies refuse to conform with societal norms of delicate femininity, and the trauma of being different ripples across generations. And yet, there may be a blessing to their burden; like the mighty mountains surrounding their town, they find that there is resilience and strength to be gained from their heightened perspective....
107) The railway man
Publisher
Anchor Bay Films
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Eric Lomax is a British Army officer who is captured by the Japanese during WWII and sent to a POW camp, where he is tortured and forced to work on the Thai-Burma Railway. Years later, and still suffering from the psychological trauma, Lomax is persuaded by his wife Patti to find and confront one of his captors. Lomax returns to the scene of his torture and manages to track down his captor from the prison camp in an attempt to let go of a lifetime...
108) Boogeyman
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Tim is a man who is still haunted by traumatic memories of his past, many linked to the death of his father. Desperate to resolve his nightmarish issues, Tim returns to his old hometown so he can pay a visit to the house where he grew up. But while Tim wants to convince himself the ghostly memories he carries are just a figment of his imagination, circumstances lead him to believe that there may be a kernel of truth to them.
109) G.I. Jesaus
Publisher
Westlake Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"A Mexican national, Jesus Feliciano, returning to California from Iraq where he had soldiered in exchange for grant of US citizenship, suffers trauma related to his battle experience and imagines his family life threatened."--IMBD.
Author
Publisher
Spotlight, a division of ABDO/Dark Horse Comics
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Nancy is worried about her brother Mike secluding himself in their basement after Eleven's disappears, but with Steve's help, she hopes to reconnect with Mike again and help him return to a normal life.
111) Deer woman
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
A burnt-out cop is demoted, until a series of bizarre murders suddenly grabs his attention. Several men are being killed while in a romantic state, and all last seen with a "sexy Native American woman." They are all being killed by blunt force ... from hooves.
112) The floating world
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Set in New Orleans, this important and powerful novel follows the Boisdore family . . . in the months after Katrina. A profound, moving and authentically detailed picture of the storm's emotional impact on those who lived through it." -- People In this dazzling debut about family, home, and grief, C. Morgan Babst takes readers into the heart of Hurricane Katrina and the life of a great city. As the storm is fast approaching the Louisiana coast, Cora...
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