Meera Syal
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Shyama, a forty-eight-year-old London divorcée, already has an unruly teenage daughter, but that doesn't stop her and her younger lover, Toby, from wanting a child together. Their relationship may look like a cliché, but despite the news from her doctor that she no longer has any viable eggs, Shyama's not ready to give up on their dream of having a baby. So, they decide to find an Indian surrogate to carry their child, which is how they meet Mala,...
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Weaving its way through the fabric of our ideas, feelings, and behaviors, mental health stands as a vital thread in the complicated tapestry of human existence. A multi-faceted and ever-changing part of our health, it affects every part of our lives. With the launch of Beyond the Surface: Exploring the Depths of Mental Health, we set out on a quest to learn more about this important facet and all the ins and outs of it.The Complexity of Mental Health:...
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2 videodiscs (363 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Mrs Sidhu is a caterer with a taste for solving mysteries. Her sleuthing turns into an unofficial partnership with dour DCI Burton, who reluctantly accepts that together they make the perfect pairing to fight crime.
5) Yesterday
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1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Jack Malik was just another struggling songwriter ... but that was yesterday. After a mysterious blackout, Jack discovers he is the only person on earth who remembers The Beatles! As he rockets to fame by passing off the Fab Four's songs as his own, Jack risks losing Ellie -- the one person who has loved him and believed in him from the start. Before the door to his old life closes forever, Jack must decide if all he needs is love, after all.
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Harvest book volume HB85
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English
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Dr Aziz is a young Muslim physician in the British Indian town of Chandrapore. One evening he comes across an English woman, Mrs Moore, in the courtyard of a local mosque; she and her younger travelling companion Adela are disappointed by claustrophobic British colonial culture and wish to see something of the 'real' India. But when Aziz kindly offers to take them on a tour of the Marabar caves with his close friend Cyril Fielding, the trip results...