Jim Burke
Author
Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"John Wilson arrives for the birthday party of Ellen Rackley. Straight away, he senses that things are not as they should be in the mansion where she lives. She is reluctant at first to tell him that something is wrong but very soon changes her mind. The discovery of an old diary belonging to an ancestor of Ellen tells of a strange meeting in the woods in Moldova. John and Ellen embark on a strange journey."--
Author
Language
English
Description
Filled with regret over the life he led, John Hughes dies in hospital and meets Rainbow, an angel in the spirit world. He listens as the angel points out to John where he went wrong in life. John is given an amazing chance to live again for a short while under a new identity. He accepts and searches for what eluded him the first time around.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Who ever heard of a shoeshine girl? The last thing Sarah Ida wants to do is spend the summer with her Aunt Claudia. But when her parents send her away because of problems at home, that is exactly what she has to do. With no allowance and no fun to be had, Sarah Ida decides to look for a job. But who will hire a ten year old? Al, the shoeshine man, will! Sarah loves her job, even if it means getting knee-deep in shoe polish everyday. Then something...
5) Savages
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Jon and Wendy Savage are two siblings who have spent their adult years trying to recover from the abuse of their abusive father, Lenny Savage. When their father's girlfriend suddenly dies, they feel obliged to take care of him. Now together, brother and sister must come to terms with the new and painful responsibilities with their father. The siblings are forced to face the struggle with their now personal demons.
6) Green book
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When Tony Lip, a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley, a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on The Green Book to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, danger, as well as unexpected humanity and humor, they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the...
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Dreamin' Wild tells the true story of singer/songwriter Donnie Emerson and his family, whose world is turned upside down when the album he and his brother Joe recorded as teens is rediscovered after 30 years of obscurity and is suddenly hailed by music critics as a lost masterpiece. While the album's rediscovery brings hopes of second chances, it also brings long buried emotions as Donnie, his wife Nancy, brother Joe, and father Don Sr. come to terms...