McKee, Gina 1964-Overview
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Most widely held works by
Gina McKee
Notting Hill
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12 editions published between 1999 and 2008 in English and held by 1,572 libraries worldwide Anna Scott, a famous movie star and William Thacker, a travel bookstore owner meet for the first time and wonder if they can fall in love while the whole world is watching.
In the loop
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8 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 945 libraries worldwide When Britain's Secretary Of State For International Development Simon Foster states, in the midst of a radio interview, that a war in the Middle East in "unforeseeable," it doesn't follow his government's "line" on events. The problem is that war is not unforeseeable, what with America itching to invade somewhere in the Middle East and the British government loyally following. Unfortunately, Foster suspects nothing about the firestorm to follow. By the next day, Foster is the target of the Prime Minister's director of communications Malcolm Tucker, and the focus of attention for anti-war American diplomat Karen Clarke. After US General George Miller and State Department hawk Linton Barwick jump into the mix, Foster's mountain of an ill-chosen remark turns into a series of festering molehills. In the end, one thing is clear: grave matters involving global power cannot be separated from the pettiness of democratic governance, which is impelled by careerism, vanity, moral compromise and--at least in London--by ear-singeing profanity.
The Forsyte saga
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12 editions published between 2001 and 2003 in English and held by 836 libraries worldwide It is late in the Victorian era, and two branches of an upper-crust family--the "good" Forsytes, headed by well-meaning Old Jolyon, and the "bad" Forsytes, headed by crusty barrister James--are at odds, eternally squabbling. The 'saga' focuses on the younger generations - Young Jolyon, Soames, Winifred, June - and their struggles with emotional repression, the rejection of Victorian mores, and the sea changes taking place as a less repressive society emerged. Every family may indeed have its vicissitudes, but few have as many as John Galsworthy's Forsytes.
MirrorMask
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 811 libraries worldwide A young girl has an extremely vivid & symbolic dream the night before her mother goes in for surgery.
When did you last see your father
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 611 libraries worldwide A 40-year-old writer visits his dying father. He begins to relive the memories of the past - both good and bad - and he is forced to realize that his once "immortal, invincible and infallible" father is human after all.
The lost prince
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6 editions published between 2003 and 2006 in English and held by 543 libraries worldwide Miranda Richardson and Tom Hollander star as Queen Mary and King George V. After discovering that their son Prince John (Daniel Williams and Matthew Thomas) suffers from epilepsy and learning disabilities, the royals have the boy sent off to be raised in a rural farmhouse, lest he tarnish the family's image of superiority. Removed from the public eye and the attention of his parents, Prince John forms a loving bond with his nurse, Lalla (Gina McKee).
Atonement
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 542 libraries worldwide In 1935, 13-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony's vivid imagination. Robbie Turner, the educated son of the family's housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony's headstrong older sister Cecilia. He hopes that Cecilia has comparable feelings. All it will take is one spark for this relationship to combust. When it does, Briony - who has a crush on Robbie - is compelled to interfere. She goes so far as to accuse Robbie of a crime he did not commit. Cecilia and Robbie declare their love for each other, but, ultimately, he is arrested. Briony bears false witness and the course of three lives is changed forever. As Briony grow older, she continues to seek forgiveness for her childhood misdeed. Through a terrible and courageous act of imagination, she finds the path to her uncertain atonement, and to an understanding of the power of enduring love.
Croupier
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14 editions published between 1997 and 2009 in English and German and held by 521 libraries worldwide London's gambling world is the setting where aspiring writer Jack Manfred, suffering from writer's block, takes a job as a croupier to support his art. Knowing the dangers of the cards, Jack is adamant about remaining a professional outsider, but the temptations of the game inevitably swallow him deeper than he could have ever anticipated.
The adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
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4 editions published between 2005 and 2007 in English and held by 497 libraries worldwide A big story with a small hero. Bobby, a small, friendly terrier, befriends Ewan, a young boy. The adventures they share change their lives and the city they live in forever.
The treasure seekers
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10 editions published between 1996 and 2009 in English and held by 462 libraries worldwide The five motherless Bastable children struggle to save their inventor father from financial ruin.
Tsunami the aftermath
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2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 434 libraries worldwide Two years ago a Tsunami ravaged the coast of Thailand and hundreds of thousands lost their lives. This story follows a group of people whose lives are irrevocably transformed in the aftermath including: a young couple searching for their child; a Thai survivor who loses his family and tries to prevent developers from seizing the land his village is built on; an Englishwoman whose husband and son are missing; an ambitious reporter; a relief worker; an overwhelmed British official whose faith in the system is torn apart; and a leading Thai meteorologist, whose earlier report detailing the inevitability of a tsunami hitting the affected area was ignored.
The Blackwater lightship
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3 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 330 libraries worldwide A man in the final stages of AIDS is cared for by his sister and mother and grandmother.
The reckoning
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2 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 292 libraries worldwide Set in 14th century England, the story involves a priest who leaves the church after committing adultery. He falls in with a troupe of traveling actors. The group ends up in a small town where a mute woman is accused of witchcraft and murder. Drawn to the woman, the troupe re-creates the events in hopes of drawing a crowd and solving the crime.
Wonderland
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9 editions published between 1999 and 2005 in English and German and held by 202 libraries worldwide Three sisters with very different lives, through a series of vignettes focus on their dreams, conflicts and weekend escapedes, all beautifully interwoven into a single tapestry of love, pain and pure joy.
The Forsyte saga. Series two
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10 editions published between 2003 and 2006 in English and held by 166 libraries worldwide The evocative saga of love, power and betrayal continues into the next generation in this story of first love blighted by old family hatreds.
A poet's guide to Britain
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 142 libraries worldwide Owen Sheers explores six works of poetry about the British landscape.
Scenes of a sexual nature
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 130 libraries worldwide Sex and love. Some seek it, some need it, some spurn it, and some pay for it, but we're all consumed by it. Set on one afternoon on Hampstead Heath, London, the film investigates the intimacies of seven couples.
The zookeeper
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2 editions published between 2004 and 2010 in English and held by 59 libraries worldwide A city zoo in an eastern European country is abandoned when war ravages the city. Ludovic, a cynical ex-communist with a troubled past, and the vet decide to stay and take care of the animals despite the bombing and lack of supplies. Partisans soon take the Indian vet away, leaving Ludovic alone to take care of the animals. That is, until he discovers a wounded 10-year old boy hiding in the compound.
The Forsyte saga
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1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 49 libraries worldwide Drama of the family life and loves of an upper-middle-class Victorian family.
The Forsyte saga. Volume 3, Episodes five & six
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5 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 39 libraries worldwide Drama of the family life and loves of an upper-middle-class Victorian family. more
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Atonement Biographical films Comedy films Comedy films Communication--Political aspects Diplomacy Drama Dreams England Epilepsy in children False testimony Families Fantasy films Father and child Fathers and sons Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Films Films for the hearing impaired Films--for the hearing impaired Forsyte family (Fictitious characters) Galsworthy, John,--1867-1933 George--V,--King of Great Britain,--1865-1936 Great Britain Historical films History Inventors Juvenile works Love Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Marriage Middle class Miscommunication Morrison, Blake Mothers and daughters Political films Political science Princes Recollection (Psychology) Romance films Sisters Television adaptations Television programs United States Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War films Women
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Alternative Names
Mac Kee, Gina
MacKee, Gina
Mc Kee, Gina
Languages
English
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German (6) Multiple languages (3) No Linguistic content (2) Undetermined (2) French (1) Spanish (1) Covers
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