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Sixty-nine-year-old Arthur Pepper lives a simple life. He gets out of bed at precisely 7:30 a.m., just as he did when his wife, Miriam, was alive. He dresses in the same gray slacks and mustard sweater vest, waters his fern, Frederica, and heads out to his garden. But on the one-year anniversary of Miriam's death, something changes. Sorting through Miriam's possessions, Arthur finds an exquisite gold charm bracelet he's never seen before. What follows...
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Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired) leads a quiet life in the village of St. Mary, England, until his brother's death sparks an unexpected friendship with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, the Pakistani shopkeeper from the village. Drawn together by their shared love of literature and the loss of their respective spouses, the Major and Mrs. Ali soon find their friendship blossoming into something more. But will their relationship survive in a society that considers...
3) Cake
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A look into the darkly funny world of Claire Bennett who initiates a dubious relationship with a widower while confronting fantastical hallucinations of his dead wife. With her feisty housekeeper-cum-caretaker ever at her side, Claire searches for human connection and self-forgiveness in this tale of personal redemption.
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"The flames of memory always seem to glow a little brighter during the holidays. Perhaps that's why this time of year is so difficult for airline heiress Ivy Macintosh, as she faces thoughts of yet another festive season alone. Since the plane crash that claimed the lives of her husband and two children eight years ago, she's been submerged in grief. When eleven-year-old Holly Greenwood knocks on her door, lost and frightened after a forbidden visit...
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Blossom street novels volume 7
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On the anniversary of his beloved wife's death, Dr. Michael Everett receives a letter Hannah had written him. In it she reminds him of her love and makes one final request. An impossible request--"I want you to marry again". She tells him he shouldn't spend the years he has left grieving her. And to that end she's chosen three women she asks him to consider.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
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1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Arthur, a curmudgeonly old soul, is perfectly content with his reliable daily routine until his beloved wife introduces him to a spirited local singing group led by the youthful and charming Elizabeth. Despite his inital resistance, this unexpected friendship leads to Arthur's discovery of music that revitalizes his passion for new adventures and reconnects him with the people who matter most.
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Miramar Bay novels volume 6
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
266 pages ; 22 cm.
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Four years after his wife’s death, art history teacher Derek Gaines has finally made a kind of peace with himself. He tries his best to stave off memories. His days are ones of familiar routine. Guarded against further pain, he keeps relationships at a safe distance. It’s all part of his necessary transition to surviving alone. If anything is truly responsible for Derek making it back from the brink it’s his edifying work as a consultant for...
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A.J. Fikry owns a failing bookshop. His wife has just died, in tragic circumstances. His rare and valuable first edition has been stolen. His life is a wreck. Amelia is a book rep, with a big heart, and a lonely life Maya is the baby who ends up on A.J.'s bookshop floor with a note. What happens in the bookshop that changes the lives of these seemingly normal but extraordinary characters? This is the story of how unexpected love can rescue you and...
11) The proposal
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Series
Survivors' Club septet volume 1
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c2012
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Believing her romantic prospects are over after losing her husband in an accident and suffering a fall that leaves her with a limp, young Lady Gwendoline strives to be happy for others and finds an unexpected second chance at love.
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
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278 pages ; 25 cm
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Feeling adrift after his wife of nearly fifty years passes away, Gene seeks to repair his relationship with his daughter and reflects on the loyalties, betrayals, and secrets that shaped the family's ties to another couple.
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
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Based on the comical and moving New York Times bestseller, it tells the story of Otto Anderson, a grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside down.
14) American gods
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Roca Bolsillo
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Saliendo de prisión, Sombra se encuentra con el enigmático señor Miércoles, que dice ser un refugiado de una guerra antigua, un dios y también el rey de América. Juntos se embarcan en un viaje extraño a través de los Estados Unidos, mientras una tormenta de dimensiones épicas amenaza con desencadenarse.
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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2022.
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Set in a close-knit Pennsylvania suburb in the grip of winter, A Quiet Life follows three people grappling with loss and finding a tender wisdom in their grief. Chuck Ayers used to look forward to nothing so much as his annual trip to Hilton Head with his wife, Cat--that yearly taste of relaxation they'd become accustomed to in retirement, after a lifetime of working and raising two children. Now, just months after Cat's death, Chuck finds that he...
16) The Magnolia Inn
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Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
384 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
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Inheriting the Magnolia Inn, a Victorian home nestled in the East Texas pines, is a fantasy come true for Jolene Broussard. After living with the guilt of failing to rescue her self-destructive mother, Jolene knows her aunt and uncle's B&B is the perfect jump start for a new life and a comforting place to call home. There's just one hitch: stubborn and moody carpenter Tucker Malone. He's got a half interest in the Magnolia Inn, and he's planting his...
17) Boca knights
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Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
331 p. ; 22 cm.
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Retiring to Florida after a long career as a Boston police officer, Eddie Perlmutter encounters the dark side of his new home and is tempted to use his crime-fighting prowess, with unexpected and often humorous results.
18) Don't go
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"When Dr. Mike Scanlon is called to serve as an army doctor in Afghanistan, he's acutely aware of the dangers he'll face and the hardships it will cause his wife Chloe and newborn baby. And deep inside, he doesn't think of himself as a warrior, but a healer. However, in an ironic turn of events, as Mike operates on a wounded soldier in a war-torn country, Chloe dies at home in the suburbs, in an apparent household accident. Devastated, he returns...
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Criterion collection volume 446
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After living alone with his daughter for years, a widower must learn how to let her go, letting her be free to move on with her life, by arranging a marriage for her.
20) The only son
Series
Criterion collection volume 525
Publisher
Janus Films
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (16 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
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The story examines the motherly love of a peasant woman who gives up everything so that her son can receive education in Tokyo. Ten years later, the mother pays her son a visit in Tokyo, believing that he has become a successful young man. However, upon arrival, she is bitterly disappointed to find out that her son is working as a night-school teacher and living in poverty with his family.
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