You've Got Mail. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1937 book, Parfumerie
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Parfumerie
Miklós László, 1937
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Nora Ephron, 1998

Kathleen Kelly is in a relationship with Frank Navasky, a left-leaning newspaper writer for The New York Observer who is always in search of an opportunity to root for the underdog. Using the screen name Shopgirl, she reads an email from NY152, the screen name of Joe Fox, whom she first met in an over-30s chatroom.


Restoration. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1989 book
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Restoration
Rose Tremain, 1989
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Michael Hoffman, 1995

Robert Merivel, a seemingly fortunate young man, faces a life-altering turn when a passionate affair sparks a scandal, leaving him heartbroken and destitute. In the wake of this loss, Merivel embarks on a profound journey of self-discovery, unraveling the truth of his identity and, with the love of a captivating woman, transforms into a person he never imagined he could become.


Proof of Life. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Proof of Life
David Robbins, 2000
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Taylor Hackford, 2000

Alice Bowman moves to South Americanc because her engineer husband, Peter Bowman, has been hired to help build a new dam for oil company Quad Carbon. While driving one morning through the city, Peter is caught in traffic and then ambushed and abducted by guerrilla rebels.


Proof of Life. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1995 book, Long March to Freedom
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Long March to Freedom
Thomas R. Hargrove, 1995
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Taylor Hackford, 2000

Alice Bowman moves to South Americanc because her engineer husband, Peter Bowman, has been hired to help build a new dam for oil company Quad Carbon. While driving one morning through the city, Peter is caught in traffic and then ambushed and abducted by guerrilla rebels.


In the Cut. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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In the Cut
Susanna Moore, 1995
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Jane Campion, 2003

In the depths of lower Manhattan, Frannie Avery, a quiet English professor, becomes fixated after witnessing an intense encounter between a passionate couple. When the young woman is found dead, Frannie is interrogated by a detective who leads her into a captivating yet unsettling erotic experience. With the mounting death toll, familiar suspects start to emerge, adding to the intrigue.


What Happens Later. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2010 book, Shooting Star
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Shooting Star
Steven Dietz, 2010
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Meg Ryan, 2023

Willa and Bill, former lovers who haven’t seen each other in years, unexpectedly reunite when they both get stranded overnight at an airport due to heavy snowfall.


Hanging Up. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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Hanging Up
Delia Ephron, 1995
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Diane Keaton, 2000

Georgia Mozell, Eve Marks and Maddy Mozell are adult sisters. Despite being as busy with her own life as the others, Eve is the only one of the three who deals with the long term hospitalization of their cantankerous seventy-nine-year-old father, Lou Mozell, when he enters the early stages of dementia, and the associated outcomes of that hospitalization.