Summary: Explores the lives of two couples, one Jamaican and the other English, whose worlds intertwine in post-World War II Britain, at a turning point in the long relationship between the two countries. It is a story of tender emotion and sparkling wit, of crossings taken and passages lost, of shattering compassion and of reckless optimism in the face of insurmountable barriers.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by PBS Distribution 2010
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SMACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SMACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SMAFishman, Boris
Summary: The author shares the story of his family, their immigration, and the challenges of navigating two cultures.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FISHMAN, BORIS FISArias, Patricia de
Summary: "One night they came ... The darkness grew colder, deeper, darker, and swallowed up everything ... Marwan is a young boy on a journey he never intended to take, bound for a place he doesn't know. On his journey, he relies on courage and memories of his faraway homeland to buoy him. With him are hundreds and thousands of other human beings, crossing the deserts and the seas, fleeing war and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Minedition 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ARIDell'Olio, Mario.
Summary: "Letters from Italy is a story of true love that spans an ocean. Against all odds, an orphaned girl and a young dreamer find solace in a romance sparked by a single photo and years of transatlantic letters. From a tiny Italian town in pre-WWII to New York City in her golden age, hopeful immigrants take a chance at living the American dream. Set on the Puglian coast, a world comes alive with...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Black Rose Writing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 DELSummary: A 40-year-old father of two still finds life very complicated. When the mother of his children moves from Paris to New York, he can't bear them growing up far away from him, so he decides to move there as well.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: [Publisher not identified] 2014
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF CHIFord, Jeanne Marie
Summary: Looks into the lives, challenges, and successes of Catholic immigrants.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Child's World 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.049 FORFord, Jeanne Marie
Summary: Looks into the lives, challenges, and successes of Indian immigrants.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2019