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"Tucked into the mountains of North Wales, the village of Cwm Coed is bordered by a shimmering lake on one side and an army of pine trees on the other. But the tranquility is shattered when homegrown celebrity Rhys Lloyd returns to develop a luxury resort on the shore opposite the village. Old resentments begin to rise to the surface, and new tensions emerge between the locals and the outsiders. Still, when the resort throws open its doors for a New...
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Shadow chronicles volume 2
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English
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Mute fledgling witch Morgana is married for her safety to a kind farmer in the mountains of Wales before she is targeted by townspeople who are being manipulated by a dark force that compels Morgana to harness her powers.
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Miss Peregrine volume 1
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English
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A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of peculiar photographs. A horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its decaying bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that Miss Peregrine's children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They...
Publisher
Questar Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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Sixteen year old Gwen Davies adores the horses she and her grandfather have raised on the beautiful Welsh Mountains. However, when her grandfather dies her uncle must either sell the farm to a greedy land developer, or allow Gwen to keep the farm, opening the wounds of his tragic past in the process.
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Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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The Indian Doctor is a heartwarming and award-winning British comedy series that originally aired on BBC One. All three seasons and 15 episodes are presented in this 3-disc set. It tells the classic fish out of water story of Prem Sharma, a highly educated Indian doctor, and Kamini, his beautiful upper-class wife, who, attracted by the promise of opportunities in the new National Health Service and a glamorous lifestyle in London, leave India in 1963...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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The Indian Doctor is a heartwarming and award-winning British comedy series that originally aired on BBC One. All three seasons and 15 episodes are presented in this 3-disc set. It tells the classic 1fish out of water story of Prem Sharma, a highly educated Indian doctor, and Kamini, his beautiful upper-class wife, who, attracted by the promise of opportunities in the new National Health Service and a glamorous lifestyle in London, leave India in...
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"Miss Linnet Berry Thrynne is a beauty. Naturally, she's betrothed to a beast. ... Linnet has no idea of the danger posed to her heart by a man who may never love her in return. If she decides to be very wicked indeed, what price will she pay for taming his wild heart?"--Publisher's description.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The Indian Doctor is a heartwarming and award-winning British comedy series that originally aired on BBC One. All three seasons and 15 episodes are presented in this 3-disc set. It tells the classic 1fish out of water story of Prem Sharma, a highly educated Indian doctor, and Kamini, his beautiful upper-class wife, who, attracted by the promise of opportunities in the new National Health Service and a glamorous lifestyle in London, leave India in...
Series
Hidden volume series 2
Publisher
[Acorn Media]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"Contains strong language, violence, sexual situations, drug use, and disturbing images"--Container.
Detectives Cadi John and Owen Vaughan investigate the brutal murder of a former school teacher, but a group of local teenagers knows more about what happened than they are letting on. 'Nail-biting, (and) confidently stylish' (The Guardian), this compelling Welsh crime drama has been hailed 'best in class' by the New York Times.
"Newly promoted DCI...
10) Hood
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Series
King Raven trilogy volume 1
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English
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Presents a reimagining of the tale of Robin Hood in which the son of a king, Bran ap Brychan, flees the kingdom of Elfael after his father is killed and leads a band of thieves as they try to battle the Normans and take back the kingdom.
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Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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Schoolteacher Lilly Moffat is dismayed by conditions in a Welsh mining town. She sets up a school to teach fundamental education to the villagers. Her housekeeper and daughter oppose the project, as does the local Squire who will not rent her space. Using part of her own home, she goes ahead with Miss Moffat's School.
12) Bang: Series 1
Series
Bang volume season 1
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Loner Sam and his ambitious sister, Gina, live in a decaying steel town in South Wales. Since the death of their father twelve years earlier, the two have taken divergent paths. Gina has a promising career in the police force, but Sam's life is going nowhere, until one day he gets his hands on a gun. Emboldened by newfound confidence, he begins to commit increasingly daring crimes.
13) The hourglass
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Publisher
Quercus
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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2014. Sensible Nora has always taken success for granted, until suddenly her life begins to fall apart. Troubled by anxiety and nightmares, she finds herself drawn to the sweeping beaches of Tenby, a place she's only been once before. Together with a local girl she rents a beautiful townhouse and slowly begins to settle in to her new life. But Tenby hides a secret, and Nora will soon discover that this little town by the sea has the power to heal...
15) The dead house
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Sheep Street Books
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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"Midnight in a country churchyard. A corpse lying at peace. The dead woman looks totally peaceful and there are no marks of violence... But why is she here, in this remote spot? Why does no one come forward to identify her? And why is she wearing a thin white dress on this howling October night? When Fiona Griffiths starts to investigate, she finds a crime creepier than anything she's been able to imagine. And she's about to become the very next victim....
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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After his own horrifying encounters, the producer returns to Australia's Blue Mountains where he believes numerous habitats exist for what is commonly known as Bigfoot. Exploring an uncharted region, he discovers evidence that may suggest a possible hunting ground. A countdown begins to an organised expedition. The producer begins his initial inquiries by interviewing a researcher who claims to have not only recorded howls from a Bigfoot, but captured...
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Few previous publications have focused on Welsh family history, and none have provided a comprehensive guide to the genealogical information available and where to find it. That is why the publication of Beryl Evans's new Welsh family history handbook is such a significant event in the field. Her detailed, accessible, authoritative guide will be essential reading and reference for anyone who is eager to research ancestors from Wales. She describes...
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Sheep Street Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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When DC Fiona Griffiths says 'yes' to her policeman boyfriend, it's an affirmation that she wants finally to put her psychological breakdown behind her. But she still can't resist the challenge of an undercover policing course, and finding it remarkably easy to assume a new identity, she comes top of the class. So when an ingenious payroll fraud starts to look like the tip of a huge criminal iceberg, she is selected to infiltrate the fraudsters' operation....
19) Longing
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"From New York Times bestselling legend and author of the Survivors' Club series comes a cherished novel about the risks and the compromises that come with falling in love ... Governess and mistress-he wanted her as both ... The illegitimate daughter of an English lord, Sian Jones abandoned her heritage to live in a stalwart coal mining community in South Wales. Empowered by their cause, she's engaged to be married to the leader of a revolutionary...
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"Kneeling in a muddy field, clutching something soft and blue-black, Marc Hamer vows he will stop trapping moles--forever. In this earnest, understated, and sublime work of nonfiction literature, the molecatcher shares what led him to this strange career: from sleeping among hedges as a homeless teen, to toiling on the railway, to weeding windswept gardens in Wales. Hamer infuses his wanderings with radiant poetry and stark, simple observations on...
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