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Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Language
English
Description
From the award–winning author of No One Is Here Except All of Us comes an imaginative novel about a wealthy New England family in the 1960s and '70s that suddenly loses its fortune-and its bearings.
Labor Day 1976, Martha's Vineyard. Summering at the family beach house along this moneyed coast of New England, Fern and Edgar-married with three children-are happily preparing for a family birthday celebration when they learn that the unimaginable...
2) Belgravia
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A secret unravels behind the porticoed doors of London's grandest postcode. Set in the 1840s when the upper echelons of society began to rub shoulders with the emerging industrial nouveau riche, Belgravia is people by a rich cast of characters. But the story begins on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. At the Duchess of Richmond's new legendary ball, one family's life will change forever.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2013, c2010
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
384 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Eagerly visiting New York to escape her suffocating family, young Englishwoman Sophie clashes with her hostess's arrogant grandson, who follows her back to England with an unconventional proposal.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First St. Martin's Griffin edition.
Physical Desc
329 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
The first entry in a trilogy about the shared lives of masters and servants at the turn of the twentieth century traces the family life of Cabinet hopeful Lord Robert, who hopes to alleviate financial woes by marrying his son to a disgraced Chicago heiress.
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
A satirical glimpse into Manhattan's upper class follows Nanny, a struggling NYU student who takes a position caring for the son of the rich and glamorous X family, as she learns how to juggle a vast array of tasks so that a Park Avenue wife never has to lift a well-manicured finger.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An astonishingly incisive and suspenseful novel about a scandal amongst Britain's privileged elite and the women caught up in its wake. Sophie's husband James is a loving father, a handsome man, a charismatic and successful public figure. And yet he stands accused of a terrible crime. Sophie is convinced he is innocent and desperate to protect her precious family from the lies that threaten to rip them apart. Kate is the lawyer hired to prosecute...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"With her inquisitive mind, Charlotte Holmes has never felt comfortable with the demureness expected of the fairer sex in upper class society. But she never thought that she would become a social pariah, an outcast fending for herself on the mean streets of London. When the city is struck by a trio of unexpected deaths and suspicion falls on her sister and her father, Charlotte is desperate to find the true culprits and clear the family name. She'll...
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (246 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The Crawleys and their staff's adventures continue in two spectacular motion pictures, with a royal visit from the King and Queen of England, the filming of a new silent movie at Downton, and a journey to the south of France. Written by series creator Julian Fellowes and starring the original cast, these grand cinematic experiences will have you cheering for your favorite characters all over again."--Container.
Publisher
Focus Features
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Collector's edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The follow-up to the 2019 feature film in which the Crawley family and Downton staff received a royal visit from the King and Queen of Great Britain.