Looking for a love story

By Shaffer, Louise

Publishing Date: 2010

Classification: FIC

Call Number: LARGE PRINT

Not only is Francesca battling writer's block after the success of her first novel-- the story of a couple's divorce told through the eyes of their dog-- but now she's facing her own divorce. To pay the bills she takes the job of ghostwriting a memoir about a husband and wife vaudeville team. Through their story, Francesca finds the means to define her own place in the world.

Serendipity

By Shaffer, Louise

Publishing Date: 2009

Classification: FIC

Call Number: LARGE PRINT

A child of theatrical royalty, Carrie Manning is having a hard time getting her own act together. Thirty-seven, aimless, and having just buried a famous mother she never understood, she is desperate to uncover her family's mysterious past in the hopes that it will help her understand herself. Carrie's search reveals the fascinating life stories of her estranged grandmother Lu, a glamorous Broadway star whose dreams came with a price; her great grandmother Mifalda, who gave up everything to come to America as a sixteen-year-old Italian bride; and her father, Bobby, the charismatic Broadway genius who wrote some of Lu's greatest musicals and died tragically young. At the heart of Carrie's discoveries lies the reason for her mother's complicated life, and a dark secret that has been buried for thirty years.

A bit on the side

By Trevor, William

Publishing Date: 2005, c2004

Classification: FIC

Call Number: SS LARGE PRINT

In these twelve stories, a waiter divulges his shocking life of crime to his ex-wife; a woman repeats the story of her parents' unstable marriage after a horrible tragedy; a schoolgirl regrets gossiping about the cuckolded man who tutors her; and, in the volume's title story, a middle-age accountant offers his reasons for ending a love affair.