Collins, Pauline 1940-Overview
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Pauline Collins
Bleak House
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2 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in English and held by 1,023 libraries worldwide Out of an interminable court case spin three young people each searching for their place in the world. Their story moves fast, swirling through an incredible array of characters from passionate young lovers to ruthless lawyers, from an ice-cold aristocratic beauty to a shrewd relentless detective, until the final thrilling climax.
City of joy
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7 editions published between 1992 and 2004 in English and held by 667 libraries worldwide An American doctor, a British nurse and an illiterate Indian farmer join together to transform a Calcutta ghetto when it is threatened by the brutal local "godfather."
Shirley Valentine
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21 editions published between 1989 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 561 libraries worldwide An English housewife, bored with her life, goes on a vacation with a friend to Greece and finds that there's more to life than just dishes and laundry when she has a fling with a handsome man.
Paradise road
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1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 511 libraries worldwide Fact-based recounting of a group of women who are imprisoned on the island of Sumatra by the Japanese during World War II and used music as a relief to their misery.
Upstairs downstairs. The complete series
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6 editions published between 1984 and 2010 in English and held by 474 libraries worldwide Upstairs downstairs: The saga of the aristocratic Bellamy family and their loyal and lively servants. Real-life events from 1903-1930 are incorporated into the stories of the Bellamy household. Thomas & Sarah: After giving notice at 165 Eaton Place, the enterprising Thomas Watkins and Sarah Moffat make a go of it on their own.
Letter to Louise : a loving memoir to the daughter I gave up for adoption more than twenty-five years ago
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2 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 268 libraries worldwide
Wodehouse playhouse. [Series one
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7 editions published between 1995 and 2002 in English and held by 261 libraries worldwide "The uproarious series based on stories by P.G. Wodehouse"--Container.
My mother's courage
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7 editions published between 1995 and 2006 in German and English and held by 260 libraries worldwide Elsa is an outgoing woman who tackles her daily tasks cheerfully. Even when she is arrested for deportation, her unquestioning cooperation and inability to consider a montrously horrific reality demonstrate how millions of people were manipulated to their doom. Equally obedient, the German officers have their orders to follow. The true account of the deportation of over 4,000 Jews to Auschwitz in July of 1944, and how one mother's simple act of quiet defiance evaded deportation to Auschwitz - and certain death.
Upstairs downstairs
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4 editions published between 1994 and 1997 in English and held by 259 libraries worldwide Presents episodes from the first season of the long-running television series about the trials and fortunes of the aristocratic Bellamy family and the servants staffing their home, in Edwardian London.
Thomas & Sarah
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3 editions published between 1998 and 2005 in English and held by 243 libraries worldwide Follow the up-and-down adventures of the former chauffeur and parlor maid, a couple often as at odds with each other as they are with their efforts to strike it rich. Each episode finds our duo tackling new endeavors.
Letter to Louise
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12 editions published between 1992 and 1995 in English and held by 210 libraries worldwide
Upstairs, downstairs. The complete second season
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 206 libraries worldwide Episodes from the second season of the British television series about life in the home of British aristocrats and their servants.
Wodehouse playhouse. Series two
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2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 166 libraries worldwide A collection of the short stories of P.G. Wodehouse, dramatized by David Climie. Many of the stories, set in the 1920s and 1930s.
Bleak house
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5 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 141 libraries worldwide Two innocent young orphans are the potential heirs to a fortune. Their fates are snarled in a monumental legal battle known as Jarndyce and Jarndyce. Another orphan, Esther Summerson, whose mysterious parentage proves to be intertwined with the fate of the Jarndyce wards and the aloof Lady Dedlock. Lady Dedlock faces the revelation of her dark past once Mr. Tulkinghorn catches wind of it. The icily beautiful Esther's background also comes to light after the murder of a strange man. Twines through the legal system to heartbreaking domestic drama to a murder investigation to near-Gothic horror.
The ambassador
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4 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 140 libraries worldwide England's ambassador to Ireland finds herself in the midst of corruption, scandal and crime.
The pale horse
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1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 138 libraries worldwide Agatha Christie's much-loved heroine is back on the case in a sparkling version of her 1961 novel. Miss Marple takes on a spooky murder case at an inn run by three modern-day witches.
The black tower
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3 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in English and held by 127 libraries worldwide A reckless move in a drug raid leaves Commander Adam Dagliesh of Scotland Yard badly wounded and with time off. When he arrives to visit a friend at Toynton Grange, Dagliesh thinks he's on vacation. Instead, a string of highly mysterious deaths cataplut him dead-center into a maze of mystery, blackmail and murder.
Evaluating social work practice a user-friendly approach
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4 editions published between 1992 and 2000 in English and held by 109 libraries worldwide Discusses the Single System Evaluation model used by the School of Social Work to teach students to systematically assess interventions and apply integrated research and practice methods to clinical work in the field.
The ambassador. Series 2
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 100 libraries worldwide Harriet Smith forges ahead as Britain's Ambassador to Ireland, one of the country's most coveted and potentially explosive Embassy posts. Supported by her Commercial AttacheĢ and MI6 operative John Stone, Harriet uses both diplomatic skill and common sense to bravely face issues ranging from territorial disputes, kidnapping and cults to sabotage and murder. Continually under fire, the Ambassador treads a minefield of Anglo-Irish tensions as she strives to prevent her personal life from clashing with her professional career-- and her duty to Britain.
Paradise road
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7 editions published between 1997 and 2009 in English and held by 72 libraries worldwide Fact-based recounting of a group of women who are imprisoned on the island of Sumatra by the Japanese during World War II and used music as a relief to their misery. more
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