Download or read book The Stone Angel written by Margaret Laurence and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-07-22 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Stone Angel, The Diviners, and A Bird in the House are three of the five books in Margaret Laurence's renowned "Manawaka series," named for the small Canadian prairie town in which they take place. Each of these books is narrated by a strong woman growing up in the town and struggling with physical and emotional isolation. In The Stone Angel, Hagar Shipley, age ninety, tells the story of her life, and in doing so tries to come to terms with how the very qualities which sustained her have deprived her of joy. Mingling past and present, she maintains pride in the face of senility, while recalling the life she led as a rebellious young bride, and later as a grieving mother. Laurence gives us in Hagar a woman who is funny, infuriating, and heartbreakingly poignant. "This is a revelation, not impersonation. The effect of such skilled use of language is to lead the reader towards the self-recognition that Hagar misses."—Robertson Davies, New York Times "It is [Laurence's] admirable achievement to strike, with an equally sure touch, the peculiar note and the universal; she gives us a portrait of a remarkable character and at the same time the picture of old age itself, with the pain, the weariness, the terror, the impotent angers and physical mishaps, the realization that others are waiting and wishing for an end."—Honor Tracy, The New Republic "Miss Laurence is the best fiction writer in the Dominion and one of the best in the hemisphere."—Atlantic "[Laurence] demonstrates in The Stone Angel that she has a true novelist's gift for catching a character in mid-passion and life at full flood. . . . As [Hagar Shipley] daydreams and chatters and lurches through the novel, she traces one of the most convincing—and the most touching—portraits of an unregenerate sinner declining into senility since Sara Monday went to her reward in Joyce Cary's The Horse's Mouth."—Time "Laurence's triumph is in her evocation of Hagar at ninety. . . . We sympathize with her in her resistance to being moved to a nursing home, in her preposterous flight, in her impatience in the hospital. Battered, depleted, suffering, she rages with her last breath against the dying of the light. The Stone Angel is a fine novel, admirably written and sustained by unfailing insight."—Granville Hicks, Saturday Review "The Stone Angel is a good book because Mrs. Laurence avoids sentimentality and condescension; Hagar Shipley is still passionately involved in the puzzle of her own nature. . . . Laurence's imaginative tact is strikingly at work, for surely this is what it feels like to be old."—Paul Pickrel, Harper's

Download or read book Stone Angel written by Jane Yolen and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nazis may have taken their home, but the family still has a guardian angel In this emotionally rich story, a little girl and her family live happily in Paris until Nazi soldiers arrive druing World War II. She and her family must flee or risk being sent to a concentration camp, so they run into the woods, where they meet resistance fighters. But they're still not safe. They must cross tall mountains and sail in a rickety boat to England. Yet the whole time they're struggling to survive, the little girl thinks of the stone angel near their apartment in Paris and imagines it watching over her family. Offering a never-before-told story of the Holocaust, Jane Yolen returns to the material she mined in the award-winning THE DEVIL'S ARITHMETIC. Filled with sorrow, hope, comfort, and triumph, this gorgeously illustrated book is sure to become a modern classic–offering adults a perfect vehicle with which to share a difficult subject. Praise for STONE ANGEL: * "This story provides a wonderful addition to materials about World War II and the Holocaust, and is appropriate for even the gentlest of readers."--School Library Connection *STARRED*

Download or read book The Angel in the Stone written by R. L. McKinney and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Calum's estranged daughter arrives with a problem, simmering resentments surface, and a family driven apart by silence must confront its secrets.

Download or read book Freeing the Angel from the Stone written by Jerry Koffler and published by John d Calandra Italian-American. This book was released on 2008 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors present a guide book to the major sculpture of the Piccirilli brothers in New York City.

Download or read book An Angel in Stone written by Peggy Nicholson and published by Silhouette. This book was released on 2005 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Angel In Stone by Peggy Nicholson released on Jun 14, 2005 is available now for purchase.

Download or read book The Angel Stone written by Livi Michael and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manchester, 1605 and Simeon is torn from his mother to sing at the cathedral school. In the here and now of modern Manchester, Kate's father has mysteriously vanished. Suddenly Simeon and Kate's lives are bound together by the power of the cathedral's angel stone. One of them must make a terrible sacrifice. But who will it be?

Download or read book Angel Stones written by D. Davis and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-25 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story centers around Bill, a spiritually disillusioned engineer; David, freelance reporter; a woman with an unknown past; and a widowed American Indian. Their lives are profoundly changed, directly and indirectly, by a spiritual individual only known as Adam who gives them small pure white stones that radiate energy and feel warm to the touch.

Download or read book The Angel Stone written by Juliet Dark and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A can’t-miss read for fans of Deborah Harkness and Karen Marie Moning, The Angel Stone weaves a tale of ancient folklore and thrilling fantasy with a passionate love story that transcends time. For Callie McFay, a half-witch/half-fey professor of folklore and Gothic literature, the fight to save the enchanted town of Fairwick, New York, is far from over. After a hostile takeover by the Grove—a sinister group of witches and their cohorts—many of the local fey have been banished or killed, including Callie’s one true love. And in place of the spirit of tolerance and harmony, the new administration at Fairwick College has fostered an air of danger and distrust. With her unique magical abilities, Callie is the only one who can rescue her friends from exile and restore order to the school—a task that requires her to find the Angel Stone, a legendary talisman of immense power. Propelled on an extraordinary quest back to seventeenth-century Scotland, Callie risks her life to obtain the stone. Yet when she encounters a sexy incarnation of her lost love, she finds the greater risk is to her heart. As the fate of Fairwick hangs in the balance, Callie must make a wrenching choice: reclaim a chance for eternal passion or save everything she holds dear. Praise for The Angel Stone “Intelligently written and visually appealing . . . This story is a sheer delight.”—RT Book Reviews “Dark skillfully entwines the past and present, the mundane and magical, love and loss, to spin a beautifully nuanced and sensuous tale rooted in legend and lore.”—Booklist Praise for Juliet Dark “Dark’s letter-perfect gothic style is a satisfying tribute to previous gothic novels, and the paranormal elements, including incubi, fae, vampires, and witches, make this a stellar romance.”—Booklist, on The Demon Lover “Fast moving . . . should appeal to readers of Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse novels.”—New York Journal of Books, on The Water Witch

Download or read book The Last Angel To Fall written by Brian G Walsh and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Federal Agent Jubal Stone was put on a desk after the death of his wife and the disappearance of his best friend. Given a chance to redeem his career, the former Diplomatic Security Service 'top gun' is assigned to apprehend a special target: a Fallen Angel who was imprisoned inside a meteorite that struck south-central Michigan. Paired with his former mentor and antagonist, Jubal learns the shocking truth about a top-secret agreement between the State Department and the ruler of Hell, who demands the Fallen Angel be delivered to him immediately. With his elusive prey on a killing spree, a beautiful and mysterious 'Angel expert' joins Jubal's hunt - but a rogue CIA agent is also in pursuit, and he has a very different plan for the Fallen Angel. To make matters worse, Jubal's teammates are keeping secrets from him - secrets that could get them all killed. Jubal has been ordered to capture the Fallen Angel and deliver him to a top-secret transfer station where he will be sent to another dimension to avoid war. War between the United States of America - and Hell.

Download or read book Stone Angel written by Carol O'Connell and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1998-07-01 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NYPD Detective Kathleen Mallory is back--to face her most terrifying obsession--the murder of her own mother...

Download or read book Oil and Marble written by Stephanie Storey and published by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From 1501 to 1505, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti both lived and worked in Florence. Leonardo was a charming, handsome fifty year-old at the peak of his career. Michelangelo was a temperamental sculptor in his mid-twenties, desperate to make a name for himself. The two despise each other."--Front jacket flap.

Download or read book Spirit Fighter written by Jerel Law and published by Tommy Nelson. This book was released on 2012-04-02 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “In his exciting debut novel, Jerel Law transports readers to a place where supernatural forces of good and evil collide. Young readers will be entertained and inspired by Spirit Fighter. I heartily recommend it.” —Robert Whitlow, bestselling author of the Tides of Truth series Percy Jackson, move over! Jonah Stone is here! What if Nephilim—the children of angels and men—still walked the earth? And their very presence put the entire world in danger? In Spirit Fighter, Jonah and Eliza Stone learn that their mother is a Nephilim and that they have special powers as quarter-angels. When their mom is kidnapped by fallen angels, they must use those powers to save her. Along the way, they discover that there is a very real and dangerous war going on between good and evil and that God has a big part for them to play in that war. Parents today are looking for fiction that makes Christianity and the Bible exciting for their kids. This series is the Christian answer to Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Kane Chronicles, The Secret Series and other middle-grade series packed with adventure, action, and supernatural fights. Son of Angels, Jonah Stone will be the first series in the market to explore this topic from a biblical perspective with content that is appropriate and exciting for middle-grade readers. “Jerel Law has crafted a fantastic story that will leave every reader wanting more. Stop looking for the next great read in fantasy fiction for young readers—you’ve found it!” —Robert Liparulo, bestselling author of Dreamhouse Kings and The 13th Tribe

Download or read book Angels on Assignment written by Perry Stone and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 2009 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book from bestselling author Stone, readers discover one of the most unusual covenants in the Scriptures, the Mizpah Covenant, which has the power to release angels to assist believers.

Download or read book I Saw the Angel in the Marble written by Chris Davis and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays continue to encourag the home schooling family. The authors share their expertise, wisdom about educational choices and options, and advice regarding rearing children in a faith-based home.

Download or read book The Stone Angel written by Katherine Scholes and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2011-02-23 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One summer changed Stella Boyd forever. It was 1975. And his name was Zeph. Fifteen years later, Stella's life is full of excitement and danger as she travels the world writing magazine articles about women. But then one day she receives an urgent message that changes everything. Her father is missing at sea. Stella heads home to Halfmoon Bay, the Tasmanian fishing village where she grew up. She desperately doesn't want to face the painful memories that await her. But as she takes part in the search for her father, the life of her old home draws in around her. She finds herself taken back to that extraordinary summer when she met a young man who was sailing the world alone. A time of devastating tragedy, but also of first love . . . Like the sea itself, the past rises up, refusing to be ignored. There are dark secrets to be unearthed, lost dreams recovered. Only then can hearts be healed, and an unexpected reward be claimed. 'A truly absorbing book filled with secrets and conflicts.' Woman's Day

Download or read book STONE ANGEL written by Rin Ogata and published by Harlequin / SB Creative. This book was released on 2020-12-12 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tomorrow is her last chance to land a new job. But even as her anger still lingers, he appears before her again—as her interviewer! Tania is a nursing mother, behind on rent and on the verge of losing her apartment. One night, after she comes dangerously close to being run over by a car, she meets the handsome Enrico. But the two of them can’t seem to get along, thorny words flying between them, until at last her lips are sealed by a forceful kiss! The next day is her last chance to land a new job. But before her anger has entirely dissipated, Enrico shows up again—as her prospective employer!

Download or read book The Female Archangels written by Claire Stone and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reawaken to divine feminine wisdom through the female Archangels and discover how to connect and work with their energy for healing, love, joy and balance. The archangels have long been known as our strong, masculine guardians; protecting us, directing us, defending us. And now, with the rise in the Divine feminine, our angelic connections have expanded to fit the need. In this book, Claire Stone introduces you to 11 female archangels who are stepping forwards to help us. Each offers simple yet effective ways of aligning your life through self-discovery, practices and meditations, all designed to help you to unlock your intuition. Learn how to communicate with the female archangels and allow them to help you: · transcend temptation and release any judgement · mend broken bonds and guide you through shadow work · speak your truth and heighten your creativity · honour the divinity within you and develop your light body These angelic teachers have arrived because you are now ready to uncover their lost teachings. All you need to do is ask for their help.