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At first sight / by Sparks, Nicholas.;
Jeremy Marsh is now living in Boone Creek, North Carolina, married to Lexie Darnell, and awaiting the birth of their daughter, but, just when things are looking good, an unsettling and mysterious message brings trouble from the past.
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Married people; Pregnant women;
© 2007., Grand Central Pub.,
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Call the midwife. [videorecording] / by Worth, Jennifer,1935-2011.; Redgrave, Vanessa,1937-act; Ferris, Pam.act; Raine, Jessica,1982-act; George, Helen.act; Agutter, Jenny.act; Parfitt, Judy,1935-act; Hart, Miranda,1972-act; Thomas, Heidi,1967-aus; Lowthorpe, Philippa.drt; Payne, Jamie.drt; Neal Street Productions.; British Broadcasting Corporation.Television Service.;
DVD; NTSC, region 1; full screen (16:9 enhanced); stereo.Vanessa Redgrave, Pam Ferris, Jessica Raine, Helen George, Jenny Agutter, Judy Parfitt, Miranda Hart.Not rated.A moving, intimate, funny, and true-to-life look at the colorful stories of midwifery and families in East London in the '50s. Based on the bestselling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth. When Jenny Lee first arrives in Poplar, she knows nothing about hardship, poverty, and life itself. But Jenny is brought up to speed fast once she joins a team of midwives who provide care to the poorest women.Disc 1. Episodes 1-3 -- disc 2. Episodes 4-6 and bonus materials.Directors, Philippa Lowthorpe, Jamie Payne.
Subjects: Historical television programs.; Fiction television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Television series.; DVDs.; Midwives; Pregnant women;
© c2012., Warner Home Video,
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Most wanted / by Scottoline, Lisa.; Whelan, Julia,1984-narrator.;
Read by Julia Whelan.When a woman and her husband, desperate for a baby, find themselves unable to conceive, they decide to take further steps. Since it is the husband who is infertile, the heroine decides to use a donor. And all seems to be well. Three months pass and she is happily pregnant. But a shocking revelation occurs when she discovers that a man arrested for a series of brutal murders is her donor-- the biological father of the child she is carrying. Delving deeper to uncover the truth, the heroine must face her worst fears, and confront a terrifying truth. Delivering another searing, powerful blockbuster novel that explores hot-button issues within the framework of an intricately plotted thriller.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Pregnant women; Sperm donors; Serial murderers; Murder;
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The Fireman : a novel / by Hill, Joe.;
A terrifying new plague is spreading like wildfire across the country, striking cities one by one: Boston, Detroit, Seattle. The doctors call it Draco Incendia Trychophyton. To everyone else it is Dragonscale, a highly contagious, deadly spore that marks its hosts with beautiful black and gold marks across their bodies before causing them to burst into flames. Millions are infected; blazes erupt everywhere. There is no antidote. No one is safe. Harper Grayson, a compassionate, dedicated nurse as pragmatic as Mary Poppins, treated hundreds of infected patients before her hospital burned to the ground. Now she's discovered the telltale gold-flecked marks on her skin. When the outbreak first began, she and her husband, Jakob, had made a pact: they would take matters into their own hands if they became infected. To Jakob's dismay, Harper wants to live at least until the fetus she is carrying comes to term. At the hospital, she witnessed infected mothers give birth to healthy babies and believes hers will be fine too... if she can live long enough to deliver the child. Convinced that his do-gooding wife has made him sick, Jakob becomes unhinged, and eventually abandons her as their placid New England community collapses in terror. The chaos gives rise to ruthless Cremation Squads -- armed, self-appointed posses roaming the streets and woods to exterminate those who they believe carry the spore. But Harper isn't as alone as she fears: a mysterious and compelling stranger she briefly met at the hospital, a man in a dirty yellow fire fighter's jacket, carrying a hooked iron bar, straddles the abyss between insanity and death. Known as The Fireman, he strolls the ruins of New Hampshire, a madman afflicted with Dragonscale who has learned to control the fire within himself, using it as a shield to protect the hunted ... and as a weapon to avenge the wronged. In the desperate season to come, as the world burns out of control, Harper must learn the Fireman's secrets before her life and that of her unborn child goes up in smoke.
Subjects: Combustion, Spontaneous human; Epidemics; Viruses; Pregnant women; Vigilantes;
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Light in August : the corrected text / by Faulkner, William,1897-1962.;
This book is part of a three book set and includes a reader's guide.Joe Christmas does not know whether he is black or white. Faulkner makes of Joe's tragedy a powerful indictment of racism; at the same time Joe's life is a study of the divided self and becomes a symbol of 20th century man. Light in August is the story of Lena Grove's search for the father of her unborn child, and features one of Faulkner's most memorable characters: Joe Christmas, a desperate drifter consumed by his mixed ancestry.
Subjects: Stream of consciousness fiction.; Allegories.; Stream of consciousness fiction.; Racially mixed people; Pregnant women; Drifters; Stream of consciousness fiction.;
© 1990., Vintage Books,
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Greenwich Park / by Faulkner, Katherine,author.;
"A sophisticated female-led thriller about a woman whose life starts to unravel as a result of her friendship with an unpredictable single mother, Greenwich Park explores the terrible consequences of guilt, the complexity of female friendships, and the fallibility of the memories we cherish"--Helen has a handsome architect husband, gorgeous Victorian house, and cherished baby on the way after years of trying, But her life begins to change the day she attends her first prenatal class and meets Rachel, an unpredictable single mother-to-be. Rachel smokes, drinks, and professes little interest in parenthood. Still, Helen is drawn to her: she's a bit lonely herself, and Rachel makes Helen laugh, invites her confidences, and distracts her from her fears. Her friends and family begin to suspect that Helen's strange new friend may be linked to their shared history in unexpected ways. When Rachel threatens to expose a past crime that could destroy all of their lives, it becomes clear that there are more than a few secrets laying beneath the broad-leaved trees and warm lamplight of Greenwich Park. -- adapted from jacket
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Female friendship; Pregnant women; Single women; Families; Revenge; Family secrets; Interpersonal relations;
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Call the midwife. by Thomas, Heidi,1967-creator,screenwriter.; George, Helen,1984-actor.; Agutter, Jenny,actor.; Parfitt, Judy,1935-actor.; Ferris, Pam,actor.; Bassett, Linda,actor.; Fennell, Emerald,1985-actor.; Redgrave, Vanessa,1937-narrator.; British Broadcasting Corporation,production company.; Warner Home Video (Firm),distributor.;
DVD, NTSC, region 1; 16:9 anamorphic widescreen; 2.0 Dolby digital.Helen George, Jenny Agutter, Judy Parfitt, Pam Ferris, Linda Bassett, Emerald Fennell.The beloved nurses and nuns of Nonnatus House return to warm your heart as they care for the poorest women in London's East End. Life never stands still as the midwives face surprise pregnancy, disease, blossoming romance and missing friends.Disc 1. Christmas special, Episodes 1-2 -- Disc 2. Episodes 3-5 -- Disc 3. Episodes 6-8, Bonus feature.
Subjects: Television series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Historical television programs.; Midwives; Nuns; Pregnant women;
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Call the midwife. by Thomas, Heidi,1962-creator,screenwriter.; Agutter, Jenny,actor.; Ferris, Pam,actor.; Bassett, Linda,actor.; Main, Laura,1981-actor.; George, Helen,1984-actor.; Parisi, Cliff,1960-actor.; Fennell, Emerald,1985-actor.; Hart, Miranda,1972-actor.; Redgrave, Vanessa,1937-narrator.; Neal Street Productions,production company.; British Broadcasting Corporation,production company.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),production company.;
DVD, NTSC, region 1, 16:9 anamorphic; Dolby digital 2.0.DVD; NTSC, region 1, anamorphic (16:9) format, Dolby digital 2.0.Jenny Agutter, Pam Ferris, Linda Bassett, Helen George, Laura Main, Cliff Parisi, Emerald Fennell, Kate Lamb, Miranda Hart; narrator, Vanessa Redgrave.Now nearing the 1960s, the community enters a new time of social change, while stories of birth, life and death continue to touch your heart. Will live-wire Nurse Trixie marry her young curate? What new project calls for a heart as big as Chummy's? How will Sister Evangelina react to two new nurses? And why does Sister Julienne appear so unsettled by a mystery benefactor?
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Medical television programs.; Television series.; Television programs; Television programs; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Midwives; Midwifery; Pregnant women;
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Call the midwife. [videorecording] / by Thomas, Heidi,1967-; Lowthorpe, Philippa.; Payne, Jamie.; Worth, Jennifer,1935-2011.; Worth, Jennifer,1935-2011.Call the midwife.; Raine, Jessica,1982-; Ferris, Pam.; George, Helen.; Parfitt, Judy,1935-; Neal Street Productions.; BBC Worldwide Ltd.; Warner Home Video (Firm); British Broadcasting Corporation.Television Service.;
DVD, NTSC, region 1, full screen (16:9 enhanced); Dolby Digital, stereo.Jessica Raine, Pam Ferris, Helen George, Judy Parfitt.Not rated.Season Two continues to follow Jenny and the other midwives as they deal with all the problems the neighborhood of Poplar has to throw at them. A fascinating portrayal of birth, life, death and a community on the brink of huge social change, Call the Midwife offers a gripping insight into a way of life that is so drastically different from how we live now.Disc One: Christmas special ; Episodes 1-2 -- Disc Two: Episodes 3-5 -- Disc Three: Episodes 6-8 ; Special features.Created and written by Heidi Thomas ; directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, Jamie Payne ; Producer, Hugh Warren.
Subjects: Worth, Jennifer, 1935-2011; Midwives; Pregnant women;
© [2013], BBC Worldwide ; [distributed in the USA and Canada by] Warner Home Video,
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I'm sorry for my loss : an urgent examination of reproductive care in America / by Little, Rebecca(Freelance writer),author.; Long, Colleen,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 380-439) and index.Introduction -- Part I : How we got here -- There are no words : the inadequacy of the language for pregnancy loss -- How to make an American baby : the modern resonance of reproduction in earlier eras -- Hey, we might actually survive this : medical and social advances in pregnancy -- Modern miscarriage : how birth control, "choice," and home pregnancy tests transformed pregnancy loss -- The puppetry of the fetus : how images of the unborn redefined abortion and miscarriage -- Part II : Sick mothers -- Medical mystery : scientific uncertainty that comes from ignoring the right questions -- Nothing about this is simple : miscarriage, stillbirth, and other complications -- Sick and dying : how discrimination creates circumstances for pregnancy loss -- Part III : The legal morass -- How birthing bodies are regulated : the laws that increasingly govern pregnancy -- Politicians, restrictions, and laws, oh my! : the mess when we mix politics and medicine -- When pregnancy loss is a crime : the legal peril around the loss of a baby -- Life and death certificates : how a piece of paper came to define loss -- Part IV : The making of meaning -- The stories we tell : myths and narratives around pregnancy and loss -- Talismans : the growing market for objects that commemorate loss -- Mourning rituals : muddling through a way to grieve -- Afterword -- Appendix : Did you seriously just say that to me?"A must-read investigation of reproductive health under fire in post-Roe America. More than a million people lose a pregnancy each year, whether through miscarriage, stillbirth, or termination for medical reasons. For most, the experience often casts a shadow of isolation, shame, and blame. In the aftermath of the 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, twenty-five million people of childbearing age live in states with laws that restrict access to abortion, including for those who never wanted to end their pregnancies. How did we get here? Rebecca Little and Colleen Long, childhood friends who grew up to be journalists, both experienced late-term loss, and together they take an incisive, deeply reported look at the issue, working to shatter taboos that have made so many pregnant people feel ashamed and alone. They trace the experience of pregnancy loss and reproductive care from America's founding to the present day, exposing the deep impact made by a dangerous tangle of laws, politics, medicine, racism, and misogyny. Combining powerful personal narratives with exhaustive research, I'm Sorry for My Loss is a comprehensive examination on how pregnancy loss came to be so stigmatized and politicized, and why a system of more compassionate care is critical for everyone." --
Subjects: Fetal death; Pregnant women; Maternal health services;
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