Claire Skinner
Pub. Date
2018
Description
The English village mystery gets a contemporary spin in this hit British television series that has earned a worldwide following. Bucolic settings harbor macabre crimes and eccentric characters that are no match for DCI John Barnaby; his assistant, DS Jamie Winter; and new pathologist, Dr. Fleur Perkins.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Formats
Description
"A funny, touching, unforgettable story of an invisible everywoman pushed to the brink--who finally pushes back. Grace Adams gave birth, blinked, and now suddenly she is forty-five, perimenopausal and stalled--the unhappiest age you can be, according to the Guardian. And today she's really losing it. Stuck in traffic, she finally has had enough. To the astonishment of everyone, Grace gets out of her car and simply walks away. Grace sets off across...
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
An amusing portrait of a working-class family in a suburb just north of London, an irrepressible mum and dad and their night-and-day twins, a bookish good girl and a sneering lay about. A vivid, lived-in story of ordinary existence, in which even modest dreams (such as the father's desire to open a food truck) carry enormous weight. Perched on the line between humor and melancholy.
Pub. Date
2010
Description
DCI Ross Tanner is a great detective with excellent powers of observation. While leading a high-profile investigation, however, he begins to lose his vision. DI Tully soon guesses Tanner's secret and makes a deal, she will be his eyes, if he agrees tofurther her career. To keep working, Tanner must overcome fear, re-invent his methods and develop his 'second sight.'
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Madge Arwell and her kids escape war-torn London to a house in Dorset where a young caretaker who calls himself The Doctor is keeping house, sort of. Madge doesn't want to ruin Christmas for Lily and Cyril by telling them that their father may have been lost in an air fight over the English Channel. The Doctor gives the Arwells a mysterious gift that leads them into a magical world where they family has to be brave for their wishes to come true.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby, ignoring her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behavior leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Elinor, sensitive to social convention, struggles to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Will the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness...