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2016., Adult, McClelland & Stewart Call No: Fic Hop Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Yorkshire, England, 1911: After a moment of defiance at the factory where she has worked since she was a child, Ella Fay finds herself an unwilling patient at the Sharston Asylum. Ella knows she is not mad, but she might have to learn to play the game before she can make a true bid for freedom. John Mulligan is a chronic patient, frozen with grief since the death of his child, but when Ella runs towards him one morning in an attempt to escape the place where he has found refuge, everything changes. It is in the ornate ballroom at the centre of the asylum, where the male and female patients are allowed to gather every Friday evening to dance, that Ella and John begin a tentative, secret correspondence that will have shattering consequences, as love and the possibility of redemption are set against one ambitious doctor's eagerness to make his mark in the burgeoning field of eugenics, at all costs."--From publisher.
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2019., Simon & Schuster Canada Call No: SC Fic Mac Edition: Simon & Schuster Canada edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "In 1850s London, the Great Exhibition is being erected in Hyde Park and, among the crowd watching the dazzling spectacle, two people meet by happenstance. For Iris, an arrestingly attractive aspiring artist, it is a brief and forgettable moment but for Silas, a curiosity collector enchanted by all things strange and beautiful, the meeting marks a new beginning. When Iris is asked to model for Pre-Raphaelite artist Louis Frost, she agrees on the condition that he will also teach her to paint. Suddenly, her world begins to expand beyond her wildest dreams--but she has no idea that evil is waiting in the shadows. Silas has only thought of one thing since that chance meeting, and his obsession is darkening by the day." --Amazon.com.
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By McEwan, Ianc1997., Alfred A. Knopf Canada Call No: SC Fic McE Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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2010, c1990., Adult, Open Road Integrated Media Edition: eBook ed. Summary Note: "A street hustler-turned-wealthy businessman races to extricate his childhood sweetheart from the arms of her fiancé before it's too late When Guy Curran, a streetwise hustler from the wrong side of the tracks, falls in love with good-girl Leonora, he knows that one day she will be his wife. But as life leads the two down different paths, Guy's obsessive love takes a murderous turn. Convinced that Leonora's respectable family has conspired against him, Guy struggles to extricate himself from a complex web of half-truths and artful lies--with a hit man's bullet. With expert pacing and rich characterization, Rendell artfully constructs an ever-widening spiral of paranoia and desire."--OverDrive.
![Going wrong [eBook]](/Library/images/~imageCT80058.JPG "Going wrong [eBook]")
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-- Whale.c2012., Duke Classics Connect to this eBook title Summary Note: The itinerant sailor Ishmael begins a voyage on the whaling ship Pequod whose captain, Ahab, wishes to exact revenge upon the whale Moby-Dick, who destroyed his last ship and took his leg. As they search for the savage white whale, Ishmael questions all aspects of life. The story is woven in complex, lyrical language and uses many theatrical forms, such as stage direction and soliloquy. It is considered the exemplar of American Romanticism, and one of the greatest American novels of all time.
![Moby Dick [eBook] : or, The whale](/Library/images/~imageCT101051.JPG "Moby Dick [eBook] : or, The whale")
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2022., Linda Leith Publishing Call No: QWF Fic Dem Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Mukbang tells the story of Kim Delorme, a young woman raised on a diet of video games, early 2000s internet videos, and fads. She is completely uninterested in the world beyond her computer screen. As a young YouTuber she discovers mukbangs, a voyeuristic world where people eat and overeat in front of cameras. Kim decides to throw herself into the ring, and challenges the reigning queen, Misha Faïtas. But a horrifying incident halts her ascension and creates a shock wave that affects everyone in her life. Mukbang is a grimy, shocking, surreal and darkly funny dive into our relationships with food, self-image, and intimacy in the digital age.
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2023. Click to access digital title. Summary Note: "Shanora Williams expertly drops hints and clues as she spins and twists this psychological thriller, leaving the reader gasping for breath and racing to get to the explosive end." —Darby Kane, international bestselling author of Pretty Little Wife Perfect for fans of Jeneva Rose and Charlie Donlea, the chilling new book from the New York Times bestselling author of The Wife Before is an insidiously sexy and twisty novel of seduction, betrayal, and obsession about the increasingly dangerous alliance between a betrayed wife and the Other Mistress. Adira Smith-Cortez knows how to turn around a troubled past. Now she's a self-made multi-millionaire who takes exquisite care of herself and her only true love: her husband, Gabriel. Adira has it all—except the answer to one tormenting question: why is attentive, affectionate Gabriel cheating on her—with not just one, but two women. There's sexy Jocelyn, a club owner. And then there's Julianna, a celebrity makeup artist he's even crazier about. In a tricky twist, vengeful Jocelyn offers Adira the perfect plan to get her straying spouse back . . . It sounds simple: Adira will befriend Julianna through a fake identity, play on her and Gabriel's vulnerabilities and cause them to split up permanently. Determined to reclaim her happiness, Adira won't— can't —stop to think what could possibly go wrong . . . Until too many of Gabriel's lies start adding up to a disquieting truth. Until Julianna discovers who Adira really is—and Jocelyn pushes Adira to ever-more-unthinkable extremes. With her world collapsing and shattering memories tearing her apart, how far will Adira's obsession take her—and how much of herself is she willing to lose in the process . . . "A fast-paced, psychological trip with a climax that will shock the most voracious readers. Recommended for fans of Alyssa Cole, Liv Constantine, and Megan Goldin." — Library Journal "Fans of The Wife Between Us , by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, won't be able to put this one down." — Booklist "An intriguing story that leaves you guessing just how far these women will go to get what they want. There's plenty of drama and spice to go around with this one!" —Shelly Ellis, author of The Three Mrs. Greys.
![The other mistress [eBook] : A riveting psychological thriller with a shocking twist](/Library/images/~imageCT103630.JPG "The other mistress [eBook] : A riveting psychological thriller with a shocking twist")
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-- 13 steps downc2004., Adult, Doubleday Canada Call No: Fic Ren Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Mix Cellini, who lives in Notting Hill, becomes obsessed with the life of serial murderer John Christie and an attractive model, while his landlady lives her life through her library. However, violence erupts when reality infringes on Mix's life.
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2021., St. Martin's Publishing Group Connect to this eBook title Summary Note: From Carola Lovering, the author of Tell Me Lies, comes Too Good to Be True, an emotionally nuanced psychological suspense, and an obsessive, addictive love story, for fans of Lisa Jewell and The Wife Between Us. Skye Starling is overjoyed when her boyfriend, Burke Michaels, proposes after a whirlwind courtship. Though Skye seems to have the world at her fingertips'she's smart, beautiful, and from a well-off family'she's also battled crippling OCD ever since her mother's death when she was eleven, and her romantic relationships have suffered as a result. But now Burke'handsome, older, and more emotionally mature than any man she's met before'says he wants her. Forever. Except, Burke isn't who he claims to be. And interspersed letters to his therapist reveal the truth: he's happily married, and using Skye for his own, deceptive ends. In a third perspective, set thirty years earlier, a scrappy seventeen-year-old named Heather is determined to end things with Burke, a local bad boy. Inspired by the sophisticated mother of her babysitting charges, Heather vows to leave her impoverished hometown behind and make a better life for herself in New York City. But can her adolescent love stay firmly in her past'or will he find his way into her future' On a collision course she doesn't see coming, Skye throws herself into wedding planning, as Burke's scheme grows ever more twisted. Meanwhile, three decades in the past, Heather's longed-for transformation finally seems within reach. But of course, even the best laid plans can go astray. And just when you think you know where this story is going, you'll discover that there's more than one way to spin the truth.
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c2010., Dundurn Press Call No: QWF Fic Man Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "John Munin is a rational man, a gifted Montreal psychiatrist who believes that the soul and psyche are interesting only in dissection. Even relationships are ripe for analysis, and Munin has identified "six elements that are necessary for love." His wife, Cynthia, an aspiring artist who paints only self-portraits, remains unconvinced that love can be so quantified. More susceptible to Munin's searching analysis, though, is Penelope, who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder and is Munin's star patient. Munin plans to present Penelope's case at a major medical conference in Nevada. But something has happened to the probing psychiatrist recently, and in the aftermath his orderly world crumbles in the crucible of the desert. Set against the bizarre backdrop of Las Vegas where fate can change unalterably with the turn of a card, Munin is forced to question all of the truths he has held dear. Do events happen due to careful planning or is life just a game of chance? If God played diece with the universe, would he win?"--Back cover.
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2012., Simon & Schuster Call No: MYS Fic Dea Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Kathryn Dance Volume: 3Summary Note: Kayleigh Towneœs career is just reaching new heights with her huge hit single Your Shadow·but increased fame is also bringing unwanted attention. An innocent exchange with one of her fans, signed with an XO,· leads Kayleigh into the dangerous and terrifying realm of obsession.Edwin Sharp thinks Kayleighœs songs contain messages that speak directly to him. Despite her clear rejection and threats from lawyers and law enforcers, he remains convinced that Your Shadow· was written just for him, and he announces heœs coming for Kayleigh. Then a potentially fatal accident occurs at the concert hall where Kayleigh is rehearsing for a triumphant hometown performance, and she is convinced that someonemaybe Edwinwas there watching her from the darkness.True to his word, Edwin Sharp soon makes an ominous appearance in town, and California Bureau of Investigation Agent Kathryn Dance, a friend and fan of Kayleighœs on vacation in Fresno to attend the show, intervenes on her behalf, drawing Sharpœs frightening attention to herself. That night a member of the road crew whom Kayleigh had once dated is murdered in an eerie echo of an image from her chart-topping song. As more deaths loom on the horizon, Kathryn Dance must use her considerable skills at investigation and body-language analysis to stop the stalker and save more innocent victims. But before long she learns that, like many celebrities, Kayleigh has more than one fan with a mission . . .
