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61) Philomena
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Judi Dench stars in the story of Philomena Lee, mother to a boy conceived out of wedlock and given up for adoption. Nearly 50 years later, Philomena meets Martin Sixsmith, a former BBC reporter looking for his next big story. Together, they embark on a journey to locate her long lost son. As the pieces of the puzzle come together, the unlikely travel companions form a comic and heartwarming friendship. Based on the 2009 investigative book by Martin...
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
A historical novel about the author's great-aunt Teresita, the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy Mexican rancher, who, after being raped and apparently killed at the age of sixteen, rises from the dead with the power to heal others, causing uproar among the church's and the government's most powerful as the country inches toward revolution. Adult
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