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Author
Series
Auntie Poldi volume 4
Publisher
Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"There's only one Auntie Poldi: bewigged, cursing in Bavarian, and knocking back a wee shot of grappa as a pre-breakfast aperitif . . . or is there? No one is as they seem (and sound) in this hilarious new mystery featuring Sicily's sultriest sleuth... Strange dealings are afoot in the Apostolic Palace--a nun leapt to her death shortly after participating in a seemingly routine exorcism. But when a priest clad in Gammarelli and a Vatican commissario...
Author
Publisher
Mango Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Carter Kirchner struggles to stay sane and sober as a counselor at Six West, an adolescent drug treatment center run by Sister Mary Xavier, a hard-drinking nun with an MBA. The young Kirchner is caught between Sister Mary's plan to rescue the center by reforming a hard-case kid and the dysfunctional staff's clumsy plan to intervene on their boss's drinking. Meanwhile, Carter's mother--who never forgave him for giving up a promising hockey career...
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
It's 1966, and it's a testing time for the midwives. But there's excitement, too, as the women's rights movement intensifies. With Trixie's help, Sister Julienne is determined to steer Nonnatus House of its financial quandary. Dr. Turner deals with an array of difficult cases including a former soldier involved in nuclear test explosion. Meanwhile, Sister Monica Joan experiences a crisis of faith, and Sister Frances realizes she needs to be a little...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A priest and the Mother Superior have contrasting ideas on how the children of the school should be raised, and together they must fight the businessman next door who wants St. Mary's condemned; two former soldiers form a song-and-dance team, join forces with two women singers, and travel to Vermont to put on a Christmas show for the inn owned by their old army general; broke and depressed, George Bailey contemplates suicide, but is brought back from...
106) Echoes
Author
Language
English
Description
ON the shores of Lake Geneva in 1915, the Jewish beauty Beata Wittgenstein falls in love with a Catholic French officer and marries him despite the wishes of her family, but when Hitler's terror arrives, Beata has to undertake a harrowing journey of survival.
107) Lilies of the field
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
A traveler is pressured into building a chapel for a group of refugee nuns.
108) Devils light
Publisher
Lions Gate
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
25-year-old nun named Sister Ann feels that she has a special gift for performing exorcisms. She is hampered by the fact that only priests are allowed to perform exorcisms in an official capacity. When one of her mentors notices that she may have what it takes to help, she is allowed as an observer at first. But Sister Ann's gift will eventually be tested when she encounters dark forces that have ties to her life in the past.
109) Paladin's hope
Author
Series
Saint of steel volume 3
Publisher
Argyll Productions
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Piper is a lich-doctor, a physician who works among the dead, determining causes of death for the city guard's investigations. It's a peaceful, if solitary profession...until the day when he's called to the river to examine the latest in a series of mysterious bodies, mangled by some unknown force. Galen is a paladin of a dead god, lost to holiness and no longer entirely sane. He has long since given up on any hope of love. But when the two men and...
110) Paladin's strength
Author
Series
Saint of steel volume 2
Publisher
Argyll Productions
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
He's a paladin of a dead god, tracking a supernatural killer across a continent. She's a nun from a secretive order, on the trail of the raiders who burned her convent and kidnapped her sisters. When their paths cross at the point of a sword, Istvhan and Clara will be pitched headlong into each other's quests, facing off against enemies both living and dead. But Clara has a secret that could jeopardize the growing trust between them, a secret that...
111) The letters
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Mother Teresa, the film explores the life's work of the Nobel Peace Prize recipient and one of the greatest humanitarians of all time. Her selfless devotion to helping the poor changed hearts, transformed lives and inspired millions throughout the world. Told through a series of personal letters written to her longtime friend and spiritual advisor.
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
1967 brings fresh medical and personal challenges to the midwifery and district nursing rounds. Thanks to Matthew's continued support, things at Nonnatus House are now settled and going well, and Trixie helps Matthew understand the community he is becoming a part of. Doctor Turner faces some changes in his relationship with Timothy now that he is an adult, while Shelagh continues to support community health programs. Across the series, the team faces...
114) Debbie Reynolds
Series
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
A Hollywood actor who has risen from vaudeville to become a silent film star must make the difficult transition to sound films; generations of a family face adventure as they move West with dreams of land, gold and glory; a poor uneducated young woman leaves her mountain cabin in search of a rich husband and a better life; a nun's musical talents are brought to light and she finds herself becoming famous.
Series
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Crouching tiger, hidden dragon: Set in 19th-century China, two master warriors are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen. A young aristocratic woman prepares for an arranged marriage, but soon reveals her superior fighting talents and her romantic past. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face-to-face with their worst enemy, and the enduring power of love.
The sea inside: Based on a true story,...
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
It's 1968 and Enoch Powell's infamous 'Rivers of Blood' speech creates serious tension in Poplar, especially when a group of dockers march in support of Powell. The midwives welcome a new nun, Sister Veronica, who's an instant hit with everyone, except Nurse Crane. Meanwhile, Trixie's relationship with Matthew goes from strength to strength, while Nurse Crane helps Nancy with her financial woes. Sister Julienne enjoys helping out on the district rounds,...
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