Jenner, Natalie
Summary: "Just after the Second World War, in the small English village of Chawton, an unusual but like-minded group of people band together to attempt something remarkable. One hundred and fifty years ago, Chawton was the final home of Jane Austen, one of England's finest novelists. Now it's home to a few distant relatives and their diminishing estate. With the last bit of Austen's legacy threatened, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2020
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC JENRyan, Jennifer (Jennifer L.)
Summary: As England enters World War II's dark early days, spirited music professor Primrose Trent, recently arrived to the village of Chilbury, emboldens the women of the town to defy the Vicar's stuffy edict to shutter the church's choir in the absence of men and instead carry on singing.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC RYASummary: The Grace Brothers store is closed down when Mr. Grace is unexpectedly killed in an accident. The staff finds out their pensions are tied up in a failing country inn and they have no way of reclaiming their funds. So the staff must decide to become partners and turn the inn into a money-making venture.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: British Broadcasting Corp. 2004
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV ARESummary: The threat to national security increases and the need to thwart the activities of terrorists operating within the UK becomes more urgent.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2004
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MI-5Summary: 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.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV PATSummary: Edina and Patsy hide out in the south of France after they cause a grand stir with Kate Moss at a London Fashion Week event.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: One evening everyone in a part of the English town of Midwich falls unconscious, and upon waking, every woman has fallen pregnant. The spawn of these pregnancies are The Midwich Cuckoos, a group of strange "children" who will change the town forever. Based on the iconic novel by John Wyndham comes the spine-chilling first season of The Midwich Cuckoos.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MIDSummary: Set in England on the cusp of World War II, the final film by Ernst Lubitsch is a zany comedy of manners that sends up British class hierarchy with his famously light touch. Cluny Brown is an irrepressible heroine with a zeal for plumbing. Sent to work as a parlormaid at a stuffy country manor, she proceeds to turn the household upside down with plenty of help from Adam Belinski, an eccentric...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY COMEDY CLUSummary: Anne Elliot fell deeply in love with handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth at the age of nineteen. But with neither fortune nor rank to recommend him, Anne was persuaded to break off her engagement. Eight years later, Anne has lived to regret her decision. She never stopped loving Wentworth, and when he returns from sea with rank and fortune, she can only watch as every eligible...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2008