Download or read book She Ain t My Sister written by Linda Ivy Cooper and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Molly is an adult. She has returned to the home of her childhood. The setting where she begins to tell her story is Bradenton, Florida.She remembers and begins to reveal the secrets of a past shared by four displaced children. Molly and her brother Jake were given up for adoption to their mother's sister, (a victim of abuse and sexual molestation) and her husband the ex-marine of German heritage. Jake suffers both physical and mental abuse at the hands of his new father.Molly is convinced if she does everything possible to please her new parents, they will love her. But, when her new father withholds food from her as a way to lose weight and her mother forcibly removes her teeth; she comes to believe they hate her because she is ugly.Through divorce and other atrocities, one-by-one the three other children are banished from the family. Molly is left to face the downward spiral of a mother obsessed with grandeur thoughts of fame; associated with a distorted view of religion.
Download or read book The Best of Daughters written by Dilly Court and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite her privileged upbringing, Daisy Lennox has always longed to make something of her life. She is drawn to the suffragette movement, but when her father faces ruin they are forced to move to the country and Daisy’s first duty is to her family. Here she becomes engaged to her childhood friend – a union both families have dreamed of. But, on the eve of their wedding, war is declared, and Daisy knows her life will never be the same again...
Download or read book Echoes of the Dance written by Marcia Willett and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mellow stone house of his childhood, Roly Carradine has found refuge in the stream running past the garden where a heron makes his nest. A broken marriage and a terrible burden of guilt made Roly remove himself from his busy London life; here in Cornwall he welcomes Kate, who also seeks refuge from the grief of losing her husband, and young Daisy Quin, a dancer recovering from a back injury. Roly's son Nat, a garden designer with his own secret, lives not far away, and is plagued by the unsympathetic visits of his mother Monica, Roly's ex-wife. Daisy, her burgeoning talent frustrated by her back problems, has been taken in by Mim, Roly's sister and a brilliant ballerina until an accident forced her into early retirement. Living in Bath, Daisy thinks she has found love with the attractive schoolmaster in the nearby flat---but her dreams prove to be false ones. Treating Marcia Willett's ardent fans to a return visit with some of her most endearing characters from previous books, Echoes of the Dance is a gem of a story to be savored.
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Download or read book My Dearest Martha The Life and Letters of Eliza Hillier written by Andrew Hillier and published by City University of HK Press. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “For this brief moment, the two sisters could be ‘together in heart and affection’, and through such letters bridge the distance of empire.” We often learn about the commerce, diplomacy, and military campaigns of the British empire without reference to the intimate side of life in these times—the development of self, the position of women, and the importance of family. In this book, the story of empire, so often told from a man’s perspective, is given a unique vantage point through Eliza Hillier’s letters to her younger sister, Martha. Written largely from Hong Kong, Shanghai, England, and Siam, the letters allow us to become a member of her family and follow the daily tribulations associated with the life of a young British woman in the port cities of Asia. We are thus able to share Eliza’s experiences as she leaves home to embark on married life, starts and raises a family, grieves at the abrupt and tragic loss of her husband, Charles Batten Hillier, and then sets about re-building her life. At once a reflection on the daily components of empire, an entertaining narrative of familial relationships, and the story of one woman’s inner feelings, My Dearest Martha guides us through the vagaries of life for a family who were very much a part of imperial careering and missionary circles in East and Southeast Asia. The letters are complemented by images and commentary from the author, a descendant of Eliza, providing context and depth, which together give us a fuller picture of British colonial life in the mid-1800s from a perspective that will resonate with readers around the world.
Download or read book Archi Pop written by D. Medina Lasansky and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-23 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How have architecture and design been represented in popular culture? How do these fictional reflections feed back into and influence 'the real world'? Archi.Pop: Architecture and Design in Popular Culture offers the first contemporary critical overview of this diverse and intriguing relationship in cultural forms including television, cinema, iconic buildings and everyday interiors, music and magazines. Bringing the study of architecture and culture firmly to the contemporary world, Archi.Pop offers a unique critical investigation into how this dynamic relationship has shaped the way we live and the way we interact with the constructed world around us.
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Download or read book A Glossary of Words used in the Country of Wiltshire written by George Edward Dartnell and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-25 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the fascinating language and customs of the county of Wiltshire with this comprehensive glossary compiled by George Edward Dartnell and E.H. Goddard. Unravel the mysteries of Wiltshire's folk-speech with over half of the words listed never before appearing in any Wiltshire vocabulary. Learn the history and etymology of each word, and their relation to other English dialects. The glossary also includes examples of actual folk-talk, short stories illustrating the dialect, and appendices on various matters of interest.
Download or read book The popular rhymes of Scotland with illustr collected by R Chambers written by Robert Chambers and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
