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Dewar, Isla
Overview
| Works: |
55
works in
219
publications in
5
languages and
7,412
library holdings
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| Roles: |
Scenarist
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| Classifications: |
PR6054.E933,
823/.914 |
Most widely held works by
Isla Dewar
Secrets of a family album by Isla Dewar (
Book
)
12
editions published
between
2004
and
2007
in
English
and held by
935
libraries
worldwide
Dutifully working to keep the peace among her eccentric family members, a disenchanted Lily discovers a picture that reveals her mother's attractive and uninhibited past, a finding that prompts Lily's own transformation
Dancing in a distant place by Isla Dewar (
Book
)
16
editions published
between
2003
and
2006
in
3
languages
and held by
810
libraries
worldwide
Reeling from her husband's recent death and the discovery that he had gambled away their home and savings, Iris Chisholm takes a teaching position in a tiny Scottish Highland community, where she becomes involved in the troubles of her charges and pursues relationships with two men
Getting out of the house by Isla Dewar (
Book
)
11
editions published
between
2005
and
2006
in
English
and held by
634
libraries
worldwide
This is the latest novel from Isla Dewar, author of 'Secrets of a Family Album', 'Dancing in a Distant Place', 'The Woman Who Painted Her Dreams', and 'Two Kinds of Wonderful'
Giving up on ordinary by Isla Dewar (
Book
)
15
editions published
between
1997
and
2009
in
English
and held by
618
libraries
worldwide
Megs, a single mother of three who works as a housekeeper to make ends meet, sets out to turn her life around, getting a job singing at a blues club, embarking on a secret love affair, and beginning to stand up for herself
The consequences of marriage by Isla Dewar (
Book
)
11
editions published
between
2006
and
2007
in
English
and held by
506
libraries
worldwide
When James McElroy read Bibi Saunders' advert for a lodger, he pictures a glamorous landlady with whom he will have a pleasant, bantering relationship. In fact Bibi is in her seventies, once beautiful, now wise, and full of joie de vivre. Soon she inveigles the diffident James into driving her on a trip across Britain in her vintage car, visiting her family. As they travel, Bibi tells her story
Keeping up with Magda by Isla Dewar (
Book
)
10
editions published
between
1995
and
2006
in
English
and held by
441
libraries
worldwide
Izzy's war by Isla Dewar (
Book
)
10
editions published
between
2010
and
2011
in
English
and held by
441
libraries
worldwide
Een groep jonge pilotes levert tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog vliegtuigen af bij luchtmachtbases verspreid over heel Engeland
The woman who painted her dreams by Isla Dewar (
Book
)
12
editions published
between
2002
and
2005
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
405
libraries
worldwide
Madeline Green adores her father, her hero. She thinks him a wonder. When he dies, Madeline, still in her teens, stumbles forward into life with one burning ambition - to paint. Seeking release from her frustrated desires by painting her dreams, she at last discovers the true Madeline and finds recognition. Or rather recognition finds her
A winter bride by Isla Dewar (
Book
)
6
editions published
in
2011
in
English
and held by
387
libraries
worldwide
For seventeen-year-old shop-girl Nell McClusky, the Locarno Dancehall is the centre of the universe. Where else is she going to meet the man of her dreams who'll take her away from the hum-drum realities of life on a council estate in 1950s Edinburgh? At first Alistair Rutherford doesn't look that promising. He dresses more like a student than Nell's idol, Buddy Holly. But Alistair comes from a wealthy family and is studying to be a lawyer, two things that mean that Nell soon has plans to leave her dance hall days far behind her. But the reality of marriage is far different to Nell's romantic notions
Two kinds of wonderful by Isla Dewar (
Book
)
7
editions published
between
2000
and
2006
in
English
and held by
353
libraries
worldwide
A woman feels unloved so she decides to leave her family, not realizing that there was no chance to return
It could happen to you by Isla Dewar (
Book
)
11
editions published
between
1988
and
2006
in
3
languages
and held by
292
libraries
worldwide
The Cherry Sundae Company by Isla Dewar (
Book
)
2
editions published
between
2004
and
2007
in
English
and held by
198
libraries
worldwide
Women talking dirty by Isla Dewar (
Book
)
8
editions published
between
1996
and
2006
in
English and Hebrew
and held by
177
libraries
worldwide
Roman
Walking with rainbows by Isla Dewar (
Book
)
1
edition published
in
2003
in
English
and held by
138
libraries
worldwide
Haar meesterwerk by Isla Dewar (
Book
)
2
editions published
between
2004
and
2006
in
Dutch
and held by
91
libraries
worldwide
Een jonge vrouw verwerkt het feit dat haar moeder bij haar geboorte is gestorven, door te gaan schilderen
Two kinds of wonderful by Isla Dewar (
Sound Recording
)
4
editions published
between
2000
and
2012
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
89
libraries
worldwide
Ten years have passed since Roz committed the ultimate sin of motherhood: she left her family behind when she walked out on her husband. Now, drawn back into that world by the death of their redoubtable grandmother, Roz finds herself embroiled in the lives of her grown-up children. And she realises that they have returned to her so that they might leave her in the proper scheme of things. Rather than her leaving them - container
The woman who painted her dreams by Isla Dewar (
Sound Recording
)
3
editions published
between
2003
and
2011
in
English
and held by
87
libraries
worldwide
When Madeline Green's father dies, she stumbles forward into life with one burning ambition - to paint. She finds solace with Stuart, her pal, lover, and soulmate, and moves into his country house, but living so removed from the world, Madeline's aspirations seem to slip away. Seeking release from her frustrated desires by painting her turbulent wild imaginings whilst sleeping, Madeline, at last, discovers the true Madeline, and finds recognition
Secrets of a family album by Isla Dewar (
Sound Recording
)
2
editions published
in
2005
in
English
and held by
84
libraries
worldwide
Sterke benen by Isla Dewar (
Book
)
2
editions published
between
2001
and
2002
in
Dutch
and held by
80
libraries
worldwide
Door de dood van haar geliefde schoonmoeder wordt een vrouw geconfronteerd met haar ex en haar kinderen, die ze tien jaar eerder verliet
Getting out of the house by Isla Dewar (
Sound Recording
)
4
editions published
between
2005
and
2006
in
English
and held by
77
libraries
worldwide
As a girl, Nora waged war on her mother, Maisie. It was a childish campaign; revenge to ease the heartbreak she suffered when Maisie told her she preferred her older daughter, Cathryn. Who wouldn't, Nora thought. Cathryn was bright, beautiful, the apple of Maisie's eye. Nora was shy, awkward, prone to telling fibs and daydreaming. Even Nora herself privately admits, 'I prefer her to me too.' Now, Nora lives in Edinburgh, far from the suburban London home and her volatile mother. She has a lover she adores, a circle of friends she can joke and banter with, and a job that befits a fibber and dreamer. Life is beautiful. But when Maisie's world falls apart, she and Cathryn think it obvious Nora be the one to pick up the pieces. Nora doesn't think so at all
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