Download or read book Longings Are Purple Black written by Manuela DaCosta and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome back to Hawk Island and the village of Two Brooks. While the sea slowly kisses the sand on the small beach of Saint Carlos, preparations for an Episcopal retreat begin while members of the Sacristy, a group of unconventional women who live in Two Brooks, set down a new path lined with quandaries and challenges. Angela Matias is a cunning, intelligent, and persistent spitfire who feels compelled to choose just one of the three men she loves. While Ascendida struggles with the concept of forgiveness and her desire to love a man not a boy, Nascimento continues to grapple with her voyeurism. As Madalena must either forget Saul and move on with her life or bring him back, Dona Mafalda yearns to be loved, but cannot trust love to be kind. As the women take it upon themselves to solve a centuries-long mystery, they once again find themselves questioning the rules and norms of their island and inescapably facing the consequences. In this third book of the Hawk Island series, members of the Sacristy must come to terms with decisions and actions that profoundly affect their lives.
Download or read book The Book of Longings written by Sue Monk Kidd and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An extraordinary novel . . . a triumph of insight and storytelling.” —Associated Press “A true masterpiece.” —Glennon Doyle, author of Untamed An extraordinary story set in the first century about a woman who finds her voice and her destiny, from the celebrated number one New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Invention of Wings In her mesmerizing fourth work of fiction, Sue Monk Kidd takes an audacious approach to history and brings her acclaimed narrative gifts to imagine the story of a young woman named Ana. Raised in a wealthy family with ties to the ruler of Galilee, she is rebellious and ambitious, with a brilliant mind and a daring spirit. She engages in furtive scholarly pursuits and writes narratives about neglected and silenced women. Ana is expected to marry an older widower, a prospect that horrifies her. An encounter with eighteen-year-old Jesus changes everything. Their marriage evolves with love and conflict, humor and pathos in Nazareth, where Ana makes a home with Jesus, his brothers, and their mother, Mary. Ana's pent-up longings intensify amid the turbulent resistance to Rome's occupation of Israel, partially led by her brother, Judas. She is sustained by her fearless aunt Yaltha, who harbors a compelling secret. When Ana commits a brazen act that puts her in peril, she flees to Alexandria, where startling revelations and greater dangers unfold, and she finds refuge in unexpected surroundings. Ana determines her fate during a stunning convergence of events considered among the most impactful in human history. Grounded in meticulous research and written with a reverential approach to Jesus's life that focuses on his humanity, The Book of Longings is an inspiring, unforgettable account of one woman's bold struggle to realize the passion and potential inside her, while living in a time, place and culture devised to silence her. It is a triumph of storytelling both timely and timeless, from a masterful writer at the height of her powers.
Download or read book Latitudes of Longing written by Shubhangi Swarup and published by One World/Ballantine. This book was released on 2020 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A spellbinding work of literature, Latitudes of Longing follows the interconnected lives of characters searching for true intimacy. The novel sweeps across India, from an island, to a valley, a city, and a snow desert to tell a love story of epic proportions. We follow a scientist who studies trees and a clairvoyant who speaks to them; a geologist working to end futile wars over a glacier; octogenarian lovers; a mother struggling to free her revolutionary son; a yeti who seeks human companionship; a turtle who transforms first into a boat and then a woman; and the ghost of an evaporated ocean as restless as the continents. Binding them all together is a vision of life as vast as the universe itself. A young writer awarded one of the most prestigious prizes in India for this novel, Shubhangi Swarup is a storyteller of extraordinary talent and insight. Richly imaginative and wryly perceptive, Latitudes of Longing offers a soaring view of humanity: our beauty and ugliness, our capacity to harm and love each other, and our mysterious and sacred relationship with nature"--
Download or read book The Nature of Longing written by Alyce Miller and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1995 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award, this book by a genuine new talent crosses the racial and gender divide.
Download or read book Longing to Tell written by Tricia Rose and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-04 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this book, Tricia Rose breaks the silence by presenting, for the first time, the in-depth sexual testimonies of black women. Spanning a broad range of ages, levels of education, and socioeconomic backgrounds, nineteen women, in their own words, talk with startling honesty about sex, love, family, relationships, body image, and intimacy. Their moving stories provide revealing insights into the many ways black women navigate the complex terrain of sexuality. Compelling, surprising, and powerful, Longing to Tell is sure to jump-start a dialogue and will be required reading for anyone interested in issues of race, gender, and sexuality."--Jacket
Download or read book Look Back with Longing written by Suzanne Morris and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-10-17 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ida's shadow rose erect, and her black-eyed gaze, calm as the eye of the hurricane, rested on Geneva's face. "Who's the father?" Geneva gripped the sheets more tightly, her eyes blurring, her mind struggling to imagine the consequences of answering her question. Victor was in the war. The children were in Massachusetts. Her mind could focus no better than her eyes. Her whole body seized up as another wave of pain engulfed her. "He can be made to take responsibility, you know. Tell me," said Ida. No. Geneva turned her face aside. She would write a letter to Massachusetts. Please forward. Victor would come home. Then they would face Ida and John Scarborough and the rest of the world, together. "Well, are you going to tell me?" "N-no. I-I can take care of it." Victor could be here before John Scarborough could make her do anything. Please God! "Um-hum Was it, by chance, my brother?" Dear God "Tell me girl, or I give you my word, I won't help you." Geneva felt Victor had delivered her into the hands of a monster. "Suzanne Morris excels in providing new dimensions to conventional narrative." -Dallas Morning News "Suzanne Morris writes with all the bark off. She has a capacious imagination for characterization and psychological dilemmas She lets the presence of the past lean upon her unsuspecting characters." -Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch
Download or read book Longing written by Phyllis A. Unterschuetz and published by Baha'i Publishing Trust. This book was released on 2010 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of true stories from the journey of one white couple toward understanding their hidden fears, prejudices, and ultimate connection to African Americans. As diversity trainers, the authors describe uncomfortable and embarrassing situations, examine their mistakes and unconscious assumptions, and share what they have learned about being white. Their stories contain revelations from black friends and strangers who taught them to see beyond superficial theories and to confront the attitudes that have shaped how Americans think about race. But above all, their stories speak about the longing they discovered everywhere they traveled-a longing to connect and to heal from the racial separation that has so deeply wounded this country.
Download or read book Some Assembly Required written by Anne Lamott and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of Bird by Bird, Hallelujah Anyway, and Almost Everything “If there is a doyenne of the parenting memoir, it would be Anne Lamott.”—Time In Some Assembly Required, Anne Lamott enters a new and unexpected chapter in her own life: grandmotherhood. Stunned to learn that her son, Sam, is about to become a father at nineteen, Lamott begins a journal about the first year of her grandson Jax’s life. In careful and often hilarious detail, Lamott and Sam—about whom she first wrote so movingly in Operating Instructions—struggle to balance their changing roles. By turns poignant and funny, honest and touching, Some Assembly Required is the true story of how the birth of a baby changes a family—as this book will change everyone who reads it.
Download or read book The Splendor of Longing in the Tale of the Genji written by Norma Field and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foremost among Japanese literary classics and one of the world's earliest novels, the Tale of Genji was written around the year A.D. 1000 by Murasaki Shikibu, a woman from a declining aristocratic family. For sophisticaion and insight, Western prose fiction was to wait centuries to rival her work. Norma Field explore the shifting configurations of the Tale, showing how the hero Genji is made and unmade by a series of heroines. Professor Field draws on the riches of both Japanesse and Western scholarship, as well as on her own sensitive reading of the Tale. Included are discussions of the social, psychological, and political dimensions of the aesthetics of this novel, with emphasis on the crucial relationship of erotic and political concerns to prose fiction. Norma Field is Assistant Professor of Far Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Download or read book Longing for Love Cold CEO s Sweet Wife written by Na LuoBei and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She was almost killed when she was forced to pay her father's debt, but the president arrived in time to save her and to give her a chance to work to pay her debts. They had originally thought that this matter would reach a satisfactory end, but who would have thought that the two of them would gradually develop feelings for each other ... "She actually still has the mood to talk about love. As expected, the job I gave her is too light!" If the CEO got jealous, the consequences would be very serious! Qiao Shan Shan who was being punished to clean up the villa woke up with a blank face. Hadn't she fainted from exhaustion due to her boss's punishment ... How did he end up sleeping in the same bed as the boss?!
Download or read book The Killing of Lira written by Manuela DaCosta and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-10-30 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome back to Hawk Island and the village of Two Brooks. Hawk Island is plunged into crisis when a series of daring break-ins target the island's most wealthy and powerful families. The Sacristy--a group of unconventional women from the village of Two Brooks--tries to get to the bottom of the burglaries, while also bent on solving the murder of an old foe. Always performing a balancing act between truth and justice, Monsignor Inocente prods the villagers to accept newcomers as well as a prodigal son coming home to either ask for forgiveness or settle an old score.
Download or read book The Tempted Soul An Amish novel of love renewal and longing for a baby written by Adina Senft and published by Moonshell Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three Amish best friends. Three hurting hearts. One quilt that binds them together. If only she could have a child! The cry of Carrie Miller’s heart seems to be unheard by anyone except her husband Melvin and her two closest friends, Amelia and Emma. Even her prayers seem to go unanswered The people in the Amish church just shake their heads and remind her it’s God’s will. But what if it isn’t? Because Carrie overhears two women talking in the fabric store about IVF, a medical option available to other women. Englisch women. Can this be a sign from God at last? Melvin and the bishop don’t think so, but Carrie can’t leave it alone. She believes it’s God's will that she pursue this treatment, even though they can’t afford it—and despite Melvin’s doubts. In the end it all comes down to faith. Will her faith in God’s leading keep her safe? Or is her longing to be a mother tempting her away from the Amish beliefs that are all she’s ever known? “There is much to celebrate and much to learn from the Amish community, and these characters are so real to me now that I wish they lived next door!” —Christian Fiction Addiction The Tempted Soul is the third novel in the Whinburg Township Amish series. Books 1-3 can be read as standalones, and have threads of family and friendship tying them together. No strong language, just a loving kiss and a guaranteed happily ever after. If you like books by Hannah Miller, Naomi Troyer, or Hannah Schrock, you’re in the right place. Enjoy! This is the second edition. First published by Hachette FaithWords in 2013.
Download or read book What is Lost A Red Riding Hood tale of Betrayal and Longing written by Lauren Skidmore and published by Cedar Fort Publishing & Media. This book was released on 2023-02-02 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After failing to exact vengeance on the prince, maskmaker Joch flees Venesia to find his long-lost love. Along his way, Joch meets a red-cloaked assassin named Kit, who tells him she knows where to find the answers he’s seeking. Soon Joch and Kit are racing to avoid the prince’s guard and find their way to safety. And though Joch wants to trust Kit, he suspects she’s leading him straight into a trap. This dazzling story of second chances features a sumptuous setting, rich characters, and a plot that will keep you guessing. Unravel the deceptions and uncover the mysteries in this thrilling fantasy.
Download or read book Longing and Other Stories written by Jun'ichirō. Tanizaki and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jun’ichirō Tanizaki is one of the most eminent Japanese writers of the twentieth century, renowned for his investigations of family dynamics, eroticism, and cultural identity. Most acclaimed for his postwar novels such as The Makioka Sisters and The Key, Tanizaki made his literary debut in 1910. This book presents three powerful stories of family life from the first decade of Tanizaki’s career that foreshadow the themes the great writer would go on to explore. “Longing” recounts the fantastic journey of a precocious young boy through an eerie nighttime landscape. Replete with striking natural images and uncanny human encounters, it ends with a striking revelation. “Sorrows of a Heretic” follows a university student and aspiring novelist who lives in degrading poverty in a Tokyo tenement. Ambitious and tormented, the young man rebels against his family against a backdrop of sickness and death. “The Story of an Unhappy Mother” describes a vivacious but self-centered woman’s drastic transformation after a freak accident involving her son and daughter-in-law. Written in different genres, the three stories are united by a focus on mothers and sons and a concern for Japan’s traditional culture in the face of Westernization. The longtime Tanizaki translators Anthony H. Chambers and Paul McCarthy masterfully bring these important works to an Anglophone audience.
Download or read book The Noise of Infinite Longing written by Luisita Lopez Torregrosa and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2005-04-05 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifully written memoir from a Puerto Rican girl explores the meaning of family connections and what happens to them as people grow up.
Download or read book The moment when life changed forever Letters from Ukraine written by Ola Hnatiuk and published by riep. This book was released on 2023-01-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Longing for Paris written by Sarah Mae and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For anyone who has ever daydreamed of another life . . . Most days, you wouldn’t trade what you have for the world. You love your husband and your kids, and you are grateful to God for your life. But there are days when you feel as though life is rolling over you in waves and you are just going through the motions. You find yourself aching for something more, something that is calling to depths of who you are, maybe for something you can’t even name. For Sarah Mae, it was Paris, a place that is known for breathtaking beauty, inspiring art, and exquisite food. But as she searched her heart, she found there was more to her longings than she anticipated. Join Sarah Mae in Longing for Paris, a soul-searching, light-filled journey for the woman who knows she can’t uproot her life to discover herself and her longings, but who desperately wants to uncover them so she can get unstuck and choose a life that is filled with beauty, adventure, and deep joy . . . right where she is.
