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2014, c2013., General, HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: Fic Mil Edition: Original trade paperback ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Bobby Blue is caught between loyalty to his only friend, Ben Tobin, and his boss, Daniel Collins, the new constable at Mount Hay. Increasingly bewildered and goaded to action by his wife, Constable Collins takes up his shotgun and his Webley pistol to deal with Ben. And when Bobby's love for Collins's willful young daughter Irie is exposed, it leads to tragic consequences for them all.
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2008., Bolinda Audio Books Call No: CD Fic FourF Edition: Unabridged ; MP3 ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "The four fires in this story are passion, religion, warfare and fire itself. While there are many more fires that drive the human spirit, love being perhaps the brightest flame of all, it is these four that have moulded us most as Australian people. The four fires give us our sense of place and, for better or for worse, shape our national character." ---from back cover.
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2011., Adult, Barbara Freethy Edition: eBook ed. Connect to this eBook title Summary Note: "A priceless Chinese artifact, an ancient curse, and a decades-old betrayal set the stage for this story, which unites the grandchildren from three diverse, yet strangely linked, families and sweeps them from the rarified world of high-priced antiques to the fragrant alleys of San Francisco's Chinatown on an urgent quest to unravel the past's secrets. But exposing the past could mean destroying the future, and there are those who will resort to violence to keep those secrets hidden."--Library Journal.
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c2015., Adult, Headline Call No: Fic Sca Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In the early 1930s schoolboys Peter Dorner and Andreas Papandraki became friends while Peter's father worked on an archaeological dig on the Greek island of Lefkas. Years later, at the height of the Second World War, they are fated to meet again. Now, though, Peter is an intelligence officer in the German army, brought in to help suppress the partisans, while Andreas is the leader of the local resistance movement. Peter's knowledge of the island and its people is now a deadly weapon against his old friend, and the many others who made his childhood visit so idyllic. The decisions each man makes will be critical to the destiny of countless men, women, and children, as they stand torn between loyalty to each other and loyalty to the country of their birth.
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2019., Adult, Doubleday Canada Call No: Fic Cru c.2 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "A brother and sister are orphaned in an isolated cove on Newfoundland's northern coastline. Their home is a stretch of rocky shore governed by the feral ocean, by a relentless pendulum of abundance and murderous scarcity. Still children with only the barest notion of the outside world, they have nothing but the family's boat and the little knowledge passed on haphazardly by their mother and father to keep them. As they fight for their own survival through years of meagre catches and storms and ravaging illness, it is their fierce loyalty to each other that motivates and sustains them. But as seasons pass and they wade deeper into the mystery of their own natures, even that loyalty will be tested. This novel is a story of hardship and survival, and an unflinching exploration of the bond between brother and sister."--Publisher.
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2019., Adult, Doubleday Canada Edition: (eBook ed.). Connect to this eBook title Summary Note: "A brother and sister are orphaned in an isolated cove on Newfoundland's northern coastline. Their home is a stretch of rocky shore governed by the feral ocean, by a relentless pendulum of abundance and murderous scarcity. Still children with only the barest notion of the outside world, they have nothing but the family's boat and the little knowledge passed on haphazardly by their mother and father to keep them. As they fight for their own survival through years of meagre catches and storms and ravaging illness, it is their fierce loyalty to each other that motivates and sustains them. But as seasons pass and they wade deeper into the mystery of their own natures, even that loyalty will be tested. This novel is a story of hardship and survival, and an unflinching exploration of the bond between brother and sister."--Publisher.
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c2005., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Local S Edition: Widescreen ed. Availability:0 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Pacino, an actor's vision.Summary Note: Graham is an East-End Englishman with a bitter obsession for Greyhound racing and celebrity. His roommate, Ray, although less passionate by nature, tries to help Graham win satisfaction as he pursues strangely deviant acts. When the pair meets a famous film actor, Graham tests Ray's loyalty by suggesting they attack the man.
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1998., Adult, Fox Lorber Home Video Call No: DVD SHK Fic Ran Edition: Widescreen format. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In 16th century Japan, an aging ruler attempts to divide his kingdom among his three sons. They turn against each other and betray their father, triggering events that ultimately shatter the kingdom, destroy the family, and drive their father insane.
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[2010]., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Sons 2 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Sons of anarchy Volume: 2Summary Note: Reeling from the combined pressure of an ATF crackdown and an unprovoked murder, the Sons face a far more deadly threat from a cold-blooded enemy who will stop at nothing to drive them out of Charming for good. As Jax and Clay square off over questions of leadership and loyalty, lines are drawn and chaos reigns as the club threatens to destroy itself from the inside out.
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2004, c1999., Macmillan Call No: Fic Wal Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A chilling novella of prejudice, ambition and cunning as villagers react to a brutal double murder.