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1) Widows
Language
English
Formats
Description
Set in contemporary Chicago, amid a time of turmoil, four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities, take fate into their own hands. Tensions build when Veronica, Alice, Linda and Belle conspire to forge a future on their own terms.
Author
Series
New Directions paperbook volume 501
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"A Streetcar Named Desire" is one of the most remarkable plays of our time. It created an immortal woman in the character of Blanche DuBois, the haggard and fragile southern beauthy who pathetic last grasp at happiness is cruelly destoryed. It shot Marlon Brando to fame in the role of Stanley Kowalski, a sweat-shirted barbarian, the crudely sensual brother-in-law who precipitated Blanche's tragedy.
3) Charade
Series
Criterion collection volume 57
Language
English
Description
aRegina finds herself pursued through the streets of Paris by several men in search of the fortune that her murdered husband stole from them. As her world becomes entangled with suspense, murder and plots twists, she finds herself leaning on a suave, charming stranger whose motives are unclear.
5) Hot pursuit
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
An uptight and by-the-book cop tries to protect the outgoing widow of a drug boss as they race through Texas pursued by crooked cops and murderous gunmen.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Reporter Porter Wren meets attractive widow Caroline and she asks him to solve the bizarre death of her filmmaker husband, Wren is unable to refuse, or resist her. But when a rich mogul blackmails him into investigating Caroline, the reporter realizes this job could cost him everything.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Miranda Wells is a hard-working young widow struggling to raise three children on her own. A powerful storm brings a devastating challenge and a mysterious man, Bray Johnson, into her life. In just a few short days, Bray's presence re-ignites the family's spirit, but he also carries a secret, and it's a secret that could change everything.
9) Charade
Pub. Date
1963.
Language
English
Description
In this equally thrilling and romantic classic, Regina Lampert (Audrey Hepburn) falls for the dashing Peter Joshua (Cary Grant) while on holiday in the French Alps. Her newfound romance is interrupted, however, upon her return home, when it is revealed that her husband has been murdered. Regina and Peter soon find themselves pursued by her husband's World War II cronies, Tex (James Coburn), Scobie (George Kennedy) and Gideon (Ned Glass), who are after...
11) Lucky grandma
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
In the heart of Chinatown, New York, an ornery, chain-smoking, newly widowed 80-year-old grandma is eager to live life as an independent woman. When a local fortuneteller predicts a lucky day in her future, Grandma decides to head to the casino, only to land herself on the wrong side of luck, attracting the attention of some local gangsters. Desperate, Grandma employs the services of a bodyguard from a rival gang and soon finds herself right in the...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Unfolding in real time, The Desperate Hour is a “riveting and pulse pounding” thriller from award-winning director Phillip Noyce. Recently widowed mother Amy Carr (Academy Award-nominee Naomi Watts) is doing her best to restore normalcy to the lives of her young daughter and teenage son in their small town. As she's on a jog in the woods, she finds her town thrown into chaos as a shooting takes place at her son's school. Miles away, on foot in...
13) Holiday affair
Series
Classic holiday DVD collection volume 2
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Mason is helping a child who'd otherwise find disappointment under the Christmas tree. The boy's war-widowed mom notes the gesture, and she's drawn to the handsome stranger.
14) Starlet
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Explores the unlikely friendship between 21 year-old aspiring actress, Jane, and elderly widow Sadie after their worlds collide in California's San Fernando Valley. Jane spends her time getting high with her dysfunctional roommates and taking care of her Chihuahua Starlet, while sadie passes her days alone, tending to her garden.
An unlikely friendship forms between 21-year-old Jane and elderly Sadie when Jane discovers a stash of money in an item...
16) Decision
Language
English
Description
A family in despair rediscovers its faith in this uplifting drama about a mother who struggles to make ends meet after the tragic death of her firefighter husband. When she begins to lose control of her heartbroken teenage son, she reaches out to her father, a farmer, to take in the troubled boy.
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
A man is accused of murdering his wealthy woman friend in order to secure his inheritance. The defendant's mysterious wife stuns the courtroom by giving damaging testimony against her husband. The web of intrigue is finally unwoven in a shocking, chilling conclusion.
18) Charade
Language
English
Formats
Description
Reggie Lambert returns to Paris from a ski trip in the French Alps to find her house ransacked and her husband dead. His funeral is attended by some curious thugs, each of whom makes sure that the dead man is indeed dead. Peter offers his assistance to Reggie, as does CIA man Bartholomew who informs her that her husband was not the man she thought he was.
19) Race to win
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In the wake of a sudden heart attack, the death of Gentry Rhodes leaves his devoted family in turmoil. Facing threats to sell their family ranch to pay off debts, oldest daughter Hannah looks to her father's spirit for guidance and strength. Hannah comes up with idea to win money and save the ranch by entering the upcoming barrel racing competition.
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