SOWA OPAC : Ursynoteka

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Davis, Jane.

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Times have changed since Jim Stevens chose to teach. Protocol designed to protect children now makes all pupil/teacher relationships taboo - even those that might benefit a student. What kind of boy would cause Jim to risk his career? A boy who can clothe a word in sarcasm; disguise disdain with respect. So what is it that Jim finds he has in common with 14-year-old Shamayal Thomas as they study a large framed photograph of an owl? Aimee White’s owl, to be specific. A rule-keeper, Ayisha Emmanuelle believes the best way to avoid trouble is by walking away. But, arriving on the scene of what appears to be a playground fight, that isn’t an option. To her horror she finds her colleague Jim Stevens has been stabbed. In the messy aftermath, when Shamayal discloses that he and Jim are friends, Ayisha’s first duty is to report her colleague. But, not knowing if he will pull through, something makes her hesitate. Now, all she can do is wait to see if her instinct was justified...

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Dembowskiego 12 (W131)

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2009: Disgraced politician Sir James Hastings has resigned himself to living out his retirement in a secluded Surrey village. He doesn't react when he learns that the mother who had abandoned him dies at the age of 108: he imagined she had died many years ago. Brought up by his father, a charismatic war-hero turned racing driver, the young James, torn between blaming himself and longing, eventually dismissed her as the 'villain' of his childhood. But, when he inherits her life's work - a photography collection spanning over six decades - he is forced to both confront his past and re-evaluate what he wants from his old age. Assisted by student Jenny Jones, who has recently lost her own mother to cancer, Sir James is persuaded to look at the photographs as if he is seeing through his mother's eyes, only to discover an extraordinary tale of courage and sacrifice.

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Dembowskiego 12 (W131)

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These Fragile Things / Jane Davis. - Wydanie 4. - London : Rossdale Print Productions, 2012. - 371, [7] stron ; 20 cm.

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Davis, Jane (1959- ).

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Rodzina Dziewczęta Wypadki Sytuacja (psychologia) Decyzje Postawy Wiara Akceptacja (postawa) Nauka Londyn (Wielka Brytania)

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As Streatham, South London, still reels from the riots in neighbouring Brixton, Graham Jones, an ordinary father, grows fearful for his teenage daughter Judy who faces a world where the pace of change appears to be accelerating. But even he cannot predict what will happen next. A series of events is about to be unleashed over which he will have no control, and the lives of his family will change forever. When Judy claims to be seeing visions he will call it a miracle, and, to his wife's horror, the hungry press will label their daughter 'The Miracle Girl'. Elaine, present when she came close to losing her daughter a first time – knowing it was the paramedics and surgeons who saved her – will demand a medical explanation. But Judy, refusing to become caught in this emotional tug-of-war, is adamant. She must tread her own path, wherever it takes her. Delusion, deception, diabolic… or is it just possible that Judy's apparitions are authentic?

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An Unchoreographed Life / Jane Davis. - London : Rossdale Print Productions, 2014. - 325 stron ; 20 cm.

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Davis, Jane (1959- ).

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Matki i córki Tancerze baletu Samotne matki Decyzje Wybory życiowe Bliskie związki międzyludzkie Prostytucja

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At six years old, Belinda Brabbage has amassed a wealth of wisdom and secret worries. She knows all the best hiding places in her Worlds End flat, how to zap monsters with her pig-shaped torch and that she must beware of strangers. Even so, it's impossible to know how to behave when you don't really understand who you are, and Mummy doesn't like to be plagued with questions about her family. Exhausted single mother Alison hasn't been able to picture the future for some time. Struggling from day to day, the ultimatums she sets herself slip by. But there is one time-bomb she cannot ignore. Belinda is growing up. Having stumbled across Alison's portfolio that mapped her life as a prima ballerina, her daughter already has a clearer idea of who she once was. Soon Belinda will be able to work out for herself who she is – and what she does for a living.

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Dembowskiego 12 (W131)

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