Download or read book Meg Charlie written by Joan Murphine and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meg, Mitchell, Charlie, David and Alexander. A sagacious tale of beginnings, endings and a special second chance, told by one woman and four exceptional men spanning more than fifty-seven years.
Download or read book Charlie Meg and Me written by Gregor Ewing and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2013-07-22 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, Bonnie Prince Charlie's arduous escape of 1746 has been recreated in a single journey. The author, along with his faithful border collie Meg, retraces the Prince's epic 530 mile walk through remote wilderness, hidden glens, modern day roads and uninhabited islands. Gregor Ewing tells the Prince's story alongside the trials of his own present day journey, whilst reflecting on the plight of the highlanders who, despite everything, loyally protected their rightful prince. The author's love of history and the landscape in which he travels shines through in this modern day adventure. BACK COVER: Charlie: Prince Charles Edward Stuart, second Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland, instigator of the Jacobite uprising of 1945, fugitive with a price of ?30,000 on his head following the disaster of Culloden, romantic figure of heroic failure. Meg: My faithful, four-legged companion, carrier of supplies, listener of my woes, possessor of my only towel. Me: An ordinary guy from Falkirk only just on the right side of 40, the only man in a houseful of women, with a thirst for a big adventure, craving an escape from everyday life. For the first time, Bonnie Prince Charlie's arduous escape of 1746 has been recreated in a single journey. The author, along with his faithful border collie Meg, retraces Charlie's epic 530 mile walk through remote wilderness, hidden glens, modern day roads and uninhabited Ewing tells the Prince's story alongside the trials of his own present day journey, whilst reflecting on the plight of the highlanders who, despite everything, loyally protected their rightful prince. The author's love of history and the landscape in which he travels shines through in this modern day adventure. One of the strengths of this man and dog travelogue is the neat way it stitches together history with the writer's personal journey. The balance is perfect. TONY POLLARD
Download or read book Meg Charlie written by Joan Murphine and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meg, Mitchell, Charlie, David and Alexander. A sagacious tale of beginnings, endings and a special second chance, told by one woman and four exceptional men spanning more than fifty-seven years.
Download or read book Buyout written by Alex Irvine and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From acclaimed author Alexander C. Irvine comes a gritty near-future thriller in the paranoid, prophetic vein of Philip K. Dick and Richard K. Morgan. One hundred years from now, with Americans hooked into an Internet far more expansive and intrusive than today’s, the world has become a seamless market-driven experience. In this culture of capitalism run amok, entrepreneurs and politicians faced with rampant overcrowding in the nation’s penal system turn to a controversial new method of cutting costs: life-term buyouts. In theory, buyouts offer convicted murderers the chance to atone for their crimes by voluntarily allowing themselves to be put to death by the state in exchange for a one-time cash payment, shared among their heirs and victims, based on a percentage of what it would have cost taxpayers to house and feed them for the rest of their natural lives. It’s a win-win situation. At least that’s what Martin Kindred believes. And Martin is a man who desperately needs something to believe in, especially with his marriage coming apart and the murder of his brother, an L.A. cop brutally gunned down in the line of duty, unsolved. As the public face of the buyout program, Martin is a lightning rod for verbal and physical abuse–but he embraces every challenge, knowing his motives are pure. But when evidence comes to light that a felon in line for a buyout may have been involved with his brother’s death, Martin’s professional detachment threatens to turn into a personal vendetta that will jeopardize everything–and everyone–he holds dear. Inspired by today’s politics, Buyout is an unforgettable look at an all-too-believable future . . . and one man’s struggle to do the right thing.
Download or read book Jackson Hole Valentine written by Cindy Kirk and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-01-24 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Margaret Fisher's friends were killed in a tragic accident, she suddenly found herself co-guardian of the couple's six-year-old son. Cole Lassiter was the last man she ever wanted to see again after he'd broken her heart in high school, but she'd do anything--even move into his house--to be a mother for Charlie. Successful entrepreneur Cole still felt betrayed by Meg...and couldn't imagine sharing anything with her, let alone a son. But while adolescent wounds ran deep, so did their very grown-up attraction for one another. And as they learned to be good parents to Charlie, the mismatched pair were also learning about forgiveness--and the power of forever love.
Download or read book Human Foibles written by Thurston Griggs and published by ELDERBERRY PRESS, INC.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first play was written in 1957 without thought of creating a series. All of the plays have been rewritten from time to time, benefiting from the author's experience in critiquing plays submitted annually in competition sponsored by the Baltimore Playwrights Festival, which in 2002 awarded Griggs its Lifetime Achievement Award. (Plays/Drama)
Download or read book Chasing Charlie written by D J Sherratt and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014-07-07 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is Chasing Charlie? Exceptionally gifted blues guitarist Charlie Morningstar thinks he knows and he's spent 20 years on the road running from it. Performing for only a sophisticated audience raised on the same kind of classic jazz and blues that shaped his strong musical upbringing, Charlie Morningstar has more important goals than fame and fortune; Charlie Morningstar wants to stay alive! Denying him, his blues band and his brother the chance at superstardom, Charlie goes from one gig to another struggling to keep his eye on the road ahead while always looking back. His sanity begins to unravel until one roller coaster night when déjà vu and incredible serendipity converge to set Charlie on a new road that takes him to where the chase began. Charlie finds a greater reason to stay and is reunited with an old family friend who has vast knowledge of his past, an offer for the present, and ideas about his future; all of which he's taking to his grave!
Download or read book Love Thine Enemy written by Michael Pakenham and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014-07-11 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2010. Belfast seems quiet, but unrest is simmering beneath the tranquil surface. Several dissident republican movements are harbouring resentment since the IRA's disarmament and the most dangerous is a group calling themselves Freedom for Ireland. The British Prime Minister is worried that the fragile peace accord could be shattered if unrest is allowed to burgeon and calls in his top security advisors. A covert operation is set in place, three members of the SAS are recruited and after ten months of blending into the Belfast community, they are activated. James Fitzpatrick, grandson of a murdered RUC Chief Constable, chooses the wrong time for a holiday in Ireland. Freedom for Ireland waste no time seizing a valuable bargaining tool and kidnap the young man without a hitch, negotiations for terms of his release begin. But one of the kidnappers has a change of heart seeing the brutal and sadistic treatment of James. Unexpected events lead to a cocktail of mixed emotions and loyalties that explode in a last minute bloodbath.
Download or read book Residuum written by ID Johnson and published by ID Johnson. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing drowns out the sound of drowning.... The survivors of Titanic arrive in New York City on a rainy April morning, but being back on dry land doesn't end the terror, and for some of the passengers, the nightmares are just beginning. Having escaped her haunting past in Southampton, Meg Westmorland knows she should be excited to start her new life in New York City as millionaire Charlie Ashton's fiancée. However, Titanic has scarred both of them, and part of her wants to escape into the night, to start her new life all over again. Meg knows she must find the strength to help Charlie recover from Titanic and face the demons of her past, which includes going back to Southampton to face her mother and uncle. Will she stay by Charlie's side or look for another way to dissolve their arranged marriage? The voices in Charlie's head are ever-present, and after a while, he begins to think he's losing his mind. How can he give his new fiancee the attention she deserves when thoughts of Titanic are constantly replaying? Will he end up losing Meg all over again? Residuum is the final installment in the Ghosts of Southampton series, following Meg and Charlie as they attempt to return to their lives after the Titanic disaster.
Download or read book Meg s Destiny written by Annette McLachlan and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2024-03-01 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1880, young Meg and her father embark on a perilous journey to Australia, but tragedy strikes when her father falls ill and passes away. Upon reaching Melbourne, Meg is relegated to a harsh life in a workhouse. Months later, she’s dispatched to New Zealand for work, only to be swept overboard during a storm near the coast. Miraculously, Meg washes ashore in a secluded cove on New Zealand’s West Coast, where she’s discovered by a local farmer, Jock, and his wife, Mary Ann. Welcomed into their modest homestead, Meg begins to carve out a new life for herself. As she becomes acquainted with the local community, intriguing truths come to light: her uncanny connection with animals, her blossoming friendship with Gypsy travellers, and whispers of a destiny she’s meant to fulfil.
Download or read book A Twittlebirds Christmas written by M. Tricia Lee and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Breaking into Sunlight written by John Cochran and published by Algonquin Young Readers. This book was released on 2024-06-18 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This powerful and compassionate book follows a family’s journey through the turbulence of parental addiction—and the moments of connection and healing that break through the dark days. Reese is a seventh-grader in rural North Carolina who loves drawing, basketball, his hardworking mom, and his charming, charismatic dad. But then one day, he comes home to his worst nightmare – his dad on the floor, lips turning blue, overdosed. Again. Reese calls 911 and gets his dad out of danger, and he expects to go on as before. But for his mom, this is the breaking point, and she declares that she and Reese are leaving until Reese’s dad gets real help with his addiction. They move to a rundown trailer outside of town, where Reese is furious with his mom, scared for his dad, and terrified his friends will find out. Then he meets Meg and Charlie, who have likewise been stranded by circumstances beyond their control. As the trio explores the blackwater river that runs nearby, Reese discovers new beauty and joy in nature and these fresh connections. His dad is also doing better, holding things together, and talking to his mom again. But how long can the good times last? And what will Reese do if — when — they end? In the United States today, an estimated one in eight kids live with a parent with a substance-abuse problem. Written with bracing honesty, deep sympathy, and tenderness for all its characters, Breaking into Sunlight offers readers a powerful affirmation that no one is alone.
Download or read book Santa s on His Way written by Lisa Jackson and published by Zebra. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Open your heart to the holidays with these stories of unexpected love . . . A BABY FOR CHRISTMAS * Lisa Jackson The uneventful Christmas Annie McFarlane expected is suddenly anything but. First, there’s the adorable baby left on the snowy doorstep of her Oregon cabin. Second, there’s the extremely attractive, yet extremely angry man claiming to be the father. Liam O’Shaughnessy may be intimidating, but this is one precious gift Annie isn’t giving up so easily . . . WHAT THE COWBOY WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS * Maisey Yates When Meg O’Neill’s longtime boyfriend lets her down, again, on Christmas no less, she braves an Oregon blizzard to get to her best friend Noah’s comforting arms. But this time Noah’s not telling her what she wants to hear—he’s telling her the truth, from his heart . . . SNOWED IN * Stacy Finz Rachel Johnson has found the perfect spot for her second Tart Me Up bakery in Glory Junction, California. Except she’s in fierce competition with hunky bar owner Boden Farmer. Worse, while the icy rivals await the city’s decision, they end up catering the same Christmas Eve mountaintop wedding—and getting snowed in . . . A COWBOY WEDDING FOR CHRISTMAS * Nicole Helm Big city art teacher Lindsay Tyler isn’t just back home in Colorado for her brother’s wedding at the Barton Christmas Tree Farm and Ranch. She’s back for good. She just hasn’t told anyone yet—including Cal Barton, the ex-boyfriend she left behind . . .
Download or read book An Old Chaos A Latouche County Mystery written by Sheila Simonson and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2010-04-28 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a landslide kills six people and destroys several expensive homes, Madeline Thomas, principal chief of the Klalos, and geologist Charlie O Neill know something is rotten in Latouche County: the land should never have been built on. Sheriff s investigator Rob Neill uncovers a suppressed hazard warning and evidence of payoffs to county government, with the help of librarian Meg McLean. Rob leads an investigation that implicates local development bigwigs and county personnel, including his boss and mentor, the sheriff. Meanwhile someone will stop at nothing, even murder, to keep the cover-up covered up. Cop, librarian, nurse, sheriff, and even an Indian chief they are all viewpoint characters in Sheila Simonson s engrossing new mystery, An Old Chaos. Expanding our view of the microcosm of a rural Columbia Gorge town introduced in the critically praised Buffalo Bill s Defunct, Simonson portrays heroism as well as corruption in high and low places. And human fallibility s potential for diasaster is joined by the landscape s; as the eponymous Wallace Stevens poem says, We live in an old chaos of the sun.
Download or read book Bridge to Eternity written by A.J. Marshall and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2001-07-19 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Elliott Cornell, a renowned author, whose life seems perfect, disappears. A year later, Alex McKay, a reporter for World Mirror Magazinea man whose own life is in tragic discordis assigned the job of writing an article about Cornell, to be published on the anniversary of Cornells disappearance. Mystery surrounds the missing author. The novels story is the unfolding process of Alex McKay discovering the secrets of that mysterythe reasons for Cornells unusual relationships with those who knew him, the enigmas associated with the man, and ultimately the elements in his life that led to his disappearance. As the plot develops, Alex becomes increasingly involved with those who were close to the author. He also becomes aware of a strange, seemingly unaccountable connection between himself and the missing Cornell. A series of clues, left by Cornell, eventually lead Alex McKay to an unpublished manuscriptan autobiography that provides the answer to the mystery. That answer begins with the question weve all asked ourselves: If I could do it over again, knowing what I know now, how would I live my life? Alex discovers John Cornell was given the chance to do just that. The core of act three of my story is what Cornell does with that chancewhat he does right, and what he does wrong. Cornells adventures in his second world become a play within a play, and ultimately reveal why the author disappeared and where he has gone. Finally, when Alex McKay discovers John Cornells fate, he also discovers his own. He finds the reason for the link between himself and Cornellwhy the lives of two men who never met, in the world Alex knew, were destined to be interwoven in a much larger fabric of time.
Download or read book A Window to the World written by Susan Meissner and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Megan Diamond retreats back into her shell when tragedy strikes, taking her best friend Jen away from her, but as the years pass, Megan learns that it is better to risk getting hurt by those she loves than to close her heart off forever.
Download or read book Missing People written by Brandon Graham and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a “perceptive writer whose work makes us painfully aware of our human follies and acknowledges our lovely humanity” (Audrey Niffenegger, bestselling author of The Time Traveler’s Wife) comes suspenseful novel about a missing girl whose disappearance rocks her community. Six years after the traumatic disappearance of Etta Messenger, it's clear that none of the members of her middle-class family have finished mourning. Gaping emotional wounds have been poorly addressed. Etta's mother, Meg, anxious to find closure and make what she can of the rest of her life, has organized a memorial service to mark the painful anniversary. Newton, Etta's erstwhile high school sweetheart, a disabled Afghanistan veteran with anger issues, uses the impending anniversary as a convenient excuse to spin out of control. Charlie, Etta's earnest blue-collar father, takes stock of his life and is reminded how he failed to protect his daughter. Her younger brother, Townes, who was the last of them to see Etta and is convinced his emotional outburst drove his sister away, has his fragile hermetic cocoon threatened by the heightened emotions of the day. On the day of the memorial, a snowstorm threatens the city, and a chance observation on a commuter train entangles Townes in a dangerous situation that recall the events surrounding Etta's loss. The characters are shaken from their mournful routines by an unrelenting chain of events, including Newton's arrest, Townes' dangerous heroics, Charlie's recognition of his own shortcomings, and Meg's shocking discovery. The action moves from the seemingly serene suburbs to the heart of a dangerous Chicago neighborhood. Will this ensemble of damaged characters pull themselves together in time, or will new stresses rip their tattered lives to shreds...
