Ruth Wilson
Author
Language
English
Description
Conquering Clouds is the story of pivotal moments and experiences throughout Ruth Wilson's life that led her to find the courage to pilot her hydrogen balloon over the snow-covered Swiss Alps at night to land in an Italian vineyard. At 75 this adventurer was definitely not swayed by her age.
Her fight to survive a marlin fishing accident in the waters near Byron Bay is riveting.
Ruth acknowledges that her rescue by a pod of dolphins is the reason...
2) True Things
Author
Language
English
Description
Kate (Ruth Wilson) is sleepwalking through life when a chance sexual encounter with a charismatic stranger (Tom Burke) awakens her. High on infatuation, Kate is headed for an intoxicating car crash.
Author
Series
Mrs. Wilson volume 3
Language
English
Description
Alison delves further into her past with Alec, remembering both the good times and the terrible -- while trying to uncover the true depth of her husband's lies. Hearing wildly differing theories, one painting Alec as a wronged hero, the other as a cruel fantasist, an overwrought Alison is no longer sure who to believe. A final revelation inspires a profound and drastic new beginning for Alison.
Author
Series
Mrs. Wilson volume 2
Language
English
Description
Alison is on the tail of the elusive 'Dorothy,' finding photographs of her from Alec's time in India. After speaking to Alec's handler and hearing that their 'relationship' was likely a cover story, Alison traces Dorothy to Yorkshire and insists on the truth. Back in the 1940s, Alison struggles with the aftermath of Alec's decisions, forced to raise her young family in poverty in wartime London.
Author
Series
Mrs. Wilson volume 1
Language
English
Description
It's 1963, and Alison Wilson returns home to husband Alexander -- shortly before his sudden collapse and death. Blinded by grief and focusing on her two teenage sons, Alison is bewildered when a woman arrives at the door claiming to be Alec's 'real wife.' Alison sets out to discover who Alec really was; dissecting their 1940s romance, and her husband's mysterious career in the secret service.
6) Dark River
Author
Language
English
Description
Following the death of her father, Alice (Ruth Wilson, "The Affair") returns to her home village for the first time in 15 years to claim from her estranged brother (Mark Stanley, "Game of Thrones") the family farm she believes is rightfully hers. From acclaimed filmmaker Clio Barnard, one of the premier new voices in British cinema, "Dark River" is a taut and powerful psychological drama.
Author
Language
English
Description
Love Protects will help our children feel safe, knowing that they belong to God, and that they can trust Him to defend them. We thank God for keeping us happy, healthy, and holy!
Those who care for children will want to share this book with them to empower them and build their confidence in God's armor; that they will remember to wear daily. Love Protects encourages all to value the diversity of God's little masterpieces-children. Sent to inspire...
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
When P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood in 1961 to finally discuss Walt Disney's desire to bring her beloved character, Mary Poppins, to the motion picture screen (a quest he began in the 1940s as a promise to his two daughters), Disney meets a prim, uncompromising sexagenarian not only suspect of the impresario's concept for the film, but a woman struggling with her own past. During her stay in California, Travers reflects back on her...
9) Jane Eyre
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Friendless, orphaned Jane Eyre takes a job as governess to a lively French girl. In time, she finds herself in love with the child's guardian. When she saves him from a fire, she finds that there are many secrets to learn...secrets that could destroy her happiness.
10) Mrs. Wilson
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
It's 1963, and Alison Wilson returns home to find husband Alexander dead. Soon afterward, a woman arrives at the door, claiming to be Alec's 'real wife.' Alison embarks on a mission of discovery to try and find out who her husband was, but from their wartime romance to a mysterious period in India, it soon becomes clear that Alec died holding his secrets close to his chest.
11) Suite francaise
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Based on the best-selling book by Irene Nemirovsky, a story of the power of love and the tradgedy of war, set during the German occupation of France in the 1940's. Suite Francaise tells the story of Lucille Angellier, she awaits news from her husband, whom is a prisoner of war. Parisian refugees pour into their small town, followed by a regiment of German soldies who take up residence in the villagers' homes. Lucille's life is turned upside down.
12) Small island
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Explores the lives of two couples, one Jamaican and the other English, whose worlds intertwine in post-World War II Britain, at a turning point in the long relationship between the two countries. It is a story of tender emotion and sparkling wit, of crossings taken and passages lost, of shattering compassion and of reckless optimism in the face of insurmountable barriers.
Author
Language
English
Description
"In ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece--the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen--the gift of life. After marrying her, he expects Galatea to please him, to be obedience and humility personified. But she has desires of her own and yearns for independence. In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, Galatea is locked away under the constant supervision...
14) Luther
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation/distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
A self-destructive near-genius, Luther might just be as dangerous as the depraved criminals he hunts. Luther follows his own moral code as much as the rules of criminal law. But he quickly becomes locked in a lethal battle of wits with Alicea, a beautiful, highly intelligent mass murderer, and his decision-making process becomes increasingly murky. Luther's lonely path pulls him towards the very edge of temptation. Includes the complete 6-episode...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
With a murder unsolved and a betrayal exposed, the truth is suspect and shifting between the perspectives of Noah, Alison, Helen and Cole, the story now reveals the complex family ties, passionate betrayals and vengeful emotions that have resulted from the illicit summer liaison. And as the two estranged couples try individually to plan for the future, a new series of deceptions will once again force them to question everything they believed.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The story of Dr. Faraday, the son of a housemaid, who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During the long hot summer of 1948, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked. But it is now in decline and its inhabitants, a mother, son, and daughter, are haunted by something more ominous than a dying way of life. When he takes on his new patient, Faraday has no idea how closely the family's story is...
17) Luther
Publisher
Distributed in the USA by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
A highly intelligent and emotionally impulsive murder detective solves crimes, although he is often inclined to follow his own moral convictions as much as the law.
18) Luther 3
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
In this new mini-series, a twisted fetishist is targeting young women in London. As Luther is called to another case, will the killer escape his grips? Luther faces an even bigger threat as members of his own team will stop at nothing to bring him down. And as a vigilante killer takes justice into his own hands, Luther questions his own sense of morality. Can he continue to walk the thin line between right and wrong, or has he finally met his match?...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Three years after Noah's shocking admission of guilt at the murder trial of Scott Lockhart, he attempts to restart his life, but the damage wrought by his past decisions has made him a ghost of his former self. Alison has been raising daughter Joanie alongside Cole and Luisa in Montauk, but Alison's past continues to rear its ugly head as Cole and Luisa attempt to build their own future.
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Helen and Noah have moved following Vik's job offer, and they're butting heads more than ever. Meanwhile, a flash-forward scene with Noah and Cole indicates that someone is missing and that there have been a string of intense events leading up to that moment.