Download or read book Righting the Hourglass written by Lisa Blumberg and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-05 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As World War II rages, Olivia Ord, an educated London woman, and her young children Amelia and Stephen shelter in bucolic Devon. After V-E Day, her husband Craig returns from military duty and the family reunites in the city, where the four of them share the highest of hopes for their future together. Twenty months later, though, as a result of bad advice and miscommunication, they are in East Africa where they are inexorably drawn into the dying embers of colonial life. The consequences reverberate through the decades and across continents as Amelia, who is seemingly the most impacted, re-invents herself in America in an attempt to regain for her family what they have lost. As a next generation reaches adulthood under very different circumstances, Amelia learns a secret Olivia has kept and everything comes full circle back to Devon. This is a soaring story of love, separation, fallibility and unexpected second chances.
Download or read book Hourglass written by Dani Shapiro and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling author of Inheritance delivers her most intimate and powerful work: a piercing, life-affirming memoir about marriage and memory, sorrow and love. • "A beautiful book by a writer of rare talent.”—Cheryl Strayed, bestselling author of WILD Hourglass is an inquiry into how marriage is transformed by time—abraded, strengthened, shaped in miraculous and sometimes terrifying ways by accident and experience. With courage and relentless honesty, Dani Shapiro opens the door to her house, her marriage, and her heart, and invites us to witness her own marital reckoning—a reckoning in which she confronts both the life she dreamed of and the life she made, and struggles to reconcile the girl she was with the woman she has become. What are the forces that shape our most elemental bonds? How do we make lifelong commitments in the face of identities that are continuously shifting, and commit ourselves for all time when the self is so often in flux? What happens to love in the face of the unexpected, in the face of disappointment and compromise—how do we wrest beauty from imperfection, find grace in the ordinary, desire what we have rather than what we lack? Drawing on literature, poetry, philosophy, and theology, Shapiro writes gloriously of the joys and challenges of matrimonial life, in a luminous narrative that unfurls with urgent immediacy and sharp intelligence. Artful, intensely emotional work from one of our finest writers.
Download or read book Like Sands Through the Hourglass written by Bill Hayes and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They were the first super couple of daytime drama. Millions of viewers watched as actors Susan Seaforth and Bill Hayes, playing Julie and Doug on Days of Our Lives, fell in love on camera and off - igniting the hottest love story on daytime television in the 1970s and early '80s. Now this witty, entertaining autobiography tells their fascinating story.
Download or read book The Hourglass written by Jo Kemp and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-07-28 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping fantasy where all truths lie in folklore. The nearly ten-year-old boy RAIF who has a fascination with clocks experiences a recurring vision of colossal waterspouts unaware this is shared by the migrant DARKE who has psychotic designs on achieving power absolute.
Download or read book Hourglass written by Larry W. Stout and published by . This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone is asking-"Who is Tyler Jackson?" The year is 1970, and a mysterious teenage patient at Keystone Psychiatric Hospital in Alvira, Pennsylvania displays incredible intellectual gifts and uncanny predictive powers-yet there is nothing in his background that explains where they came from. After Tyler's surprising release from the hospital, Dr. Alice Weis, the young, idealistic. female psychiatrist assigned to treat him, is determined to solve the mystery, even if it means losing her job in the process. Through a series of unexplainable encounters on a journey with Tyler across the United States, Alice at first feels like she is looking through the looking glass, but in the end discovers that it is really the hourglass. Dr. Paul Steinberg, the doctor who could solve every problem before he met Tyler, suspects Alice may be in danger, and hires a tough, street-savvy investigator named Jimmy C to guard and protect her-no matter what. The stunning secrets are unveiled through one adventure after another, with a shocking conclusion that changes every life involved.
Download or read book Stone in the Hourglass written by Donald Windham and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stone in the Hourglass is a wildly intricate adventure dealing with corruption in the arts--both painting and literature. It is an unequivocal, intellectual tour de force pretending to be a thriller, and mayhem pervades every preposterous turn of plot.
Download or read book The Hourglass written by Liz Heron and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-25 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spring 2000. Paul Geddes visits Venice to research the fin-de-siècle opera singer, Esme Maguire, seeking out a cache of papers held by Eva Forrest, the widow of a collector. What he reads begins in the 1680s, moving through the city’s later history of Enlightenment and Revolution, describing a life stretched beyond human possibilities. She travels across Europe to sing in Regency London and Edinburgh, then Belle Epoque Paris, always returning to Venice, its shadows and its luminosity, its changes and its permanence. What would it be like to live for nearly 300 years, as an exceptional being who must renew herself time after time, as those she has loved age and die? Could this story be grounded in reality or be merely the product of an ageing woman’s delusion, as Paul suspects. Warily, Eva and Paul fall in love, their tentative emotions bringing them closer until, on a trip to the Dolomites, Eva’s past catches up with her.
Download or read book Falls the Shadow written by Sharon Kay Penman and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2008-08-19 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simon de Montfort was a man ahead of his time in the thirteenth century, a disinherited Frenchman who talked his way into an English earldom and marriage with a sister of the English king, Henry III. A charismatic, obstinate leader, Simon soon lost patience with the king's incompetence and inability to keep his word, and found himself the champion of the common people. This is his story, and the story of Henry III, as weak and changeable as Simon was brash and unbending. It is a tale of opposing wills that would eventually clash in a storm of violence and betrayal—an irresistible saga that brings the pages of history completely, provocatively, and magnificently alive.
Download or read book The Red Hour written by Rena Aliston and published by Owl-Raven Books. This book was released on with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Midnight - the hour of new beginnings. I enter renewed welcoming time’s transition, unaware of what I’m ushering in. In the dark recesses of your mind lies a clock. Once the clock strikes midnight, it begins. What happens at 12 a.m.? Journey through The Red Hour with this first book in The Hourglass Collection.
Download or read book The Hourglass written by Tracy Rees and published by Quercus Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-04 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I love Tracy's writing' Gill Paul, author of Another Woman's Husband Get swept away with a gorgeous novel about finding love even after it seems too late... How much can a place change your life? 1950. Chloe visits Tenby every summer. She stays with relatives, and spends the long, idyllic days on the beach. Every year is the same, until she meets a glamorous older boy and is instantly smitten. But on the night of their first date, Chloe comes to a realisation, the aftermath of which could haunt her forever. 2014. Nora has always taken success for granted, until suddenly her life begins to fall apart. Troubled by anxiety and nightmares, she finds herself drawn to the sweeping beaches of Tenby. But Tenby hides a secret, and Nora will soon discover that this little town by the sea has the power to heal even the most painful memories. Tracy Rees' latest historical novel DARLING BLUE is also available now! *** Everyone is loving THE HOURGLASS... 'My favourite book of the year so far and definitely Tracy Rees' best to date' Amazon reviewer 'Tracy Rees writes from the heart and with an obvious passion for her characters' Kathryn Hughes 'Tracy Rees is the most outstanding new voice in historical fiction' Lucinda Riley 'A lovely, tender, enjoyable mystery' Rachel Hore 'A story about second chances ... A triumphant third novel' Amazon reviewer 'A really heartwarming story which is my favourite Tracy Rees so far' Amazon Reviewer *** Also by Tracy Rees: Amy Snow Florence Grace Darling Blue
Download or read book Measuring Time By an Hourglass written by Kitty Crockett Robertson and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ipswich Chronicle Photo Kitty Robertson's "Measuring Time" is an exquisite collection of essays, reflections on a 20th century life in small town New England, that first were published in the Ipswich Chronicle. Kitty is the author of "The Orchard: A Memoir." That remembering of hard times and kind people received glowing reviews: Boston Globe: "In graceful prose, 'The Orchard' makes the old seem new; it unsettles us from the uncertainties of our own modern truths." New York Times: "The book is nothing short of a hymn." San Jose Mercury: "This book is a gem." Washington Post: "Adele Crockett Robertson turns out to have been a very good writer, and "The Orchard" is a lovely book." "Kitty's writing has a rhythm like the tides. Like music. Like the best bluegrass music, which from me is the ultimate compliment." North Shore Sunday editor Taylor Armerding continues: "Mostly she taught those of us who had the good fortune to know her, that you can see the world without having to see the whole world. That when you choose a tiny corner of it, get to know its land and its people, train your eyes and your mind to look for beauty in the great, small and tiniest things, that you have seen a world and lived a life as exquisite as any." "Measuring Time" is like that, petals, perhaps, of the apple blossoms of "The Orchard." "Look through my eyes for a little while," Kitty invites, "and may what you see bring you the joy it brings to me."
Download or read book Hourglass and Other Poems written by James L. Clark and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-07-20 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The poems in this collection have to do with the passing of time-its relentlessness, speed and events-and people facing sadness, humor, joy, social upheavals such as wars, inequities, corruption, goodness, apprehensions about life and death, love, hatred, dreams, disappointments, fears, injustices, blessings, sacrifice, sloth, industriousness, physical impairments/strengths, spirituality, God, worry, specific battles in various wars, elation, jealousy, greed, generosity, meanness, aging-in short, the everyday happenings/abstractions that, totaled, simply make life what it is for everyone, both individually and collectively. While the book includes both free verse and traditional poetry as defined consensually, most of the poems feature rhythm and rhyme, not the sing-song type of thing, but serious and consistent style presenting subjects in a manner conducive to reading them aloud and remembering. Though this is a departure from the styles mostly in vogue today, it features form that has withstood the testing of time while demanding more of the creator, just as in the case of classical music-perhaps an interesting change of pace for the reader.
Download or read book The Hourglass of Life written by Mona Liza Santos and published by . This book was released on 2023-07-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Hourglass of Life, children learn how to make the most of their lives through a fun and heartwarming rhyme book. By using an hourglass as a metaphor, the book describes the importance of living in the moment, appreciating the people in our lives, and embracing joy and adventure. As well as forgiveness and self-care, the book stresses the importance of loving one another. This book emphasizes the idea that what makes life worth living are the people and experiences that make us happy. As children read this book, they will be reminded to cherish their time and make the most of every day.
Download or read book Notebook written by HourglassQP Notebook and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-28 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: College Ruled Color Paperback. Size: 6 inches x 9 inches. 55 sheets (110 pages for writing). Hourglass Of Life. 157744314860
Download or read book The Hourglass written by Hannah Ross and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-15 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Citizens inside the Boundary are becoming restless, moving out to resettle the wilderness. Many are moving outside. President Dahl renews his quest for the life-extension formula as he faces reelection, but his daughter is determined to stop him. Will she succeed and how will the Wild Children deal with the unexpected return of an old enemy?
Download or read book The Hourglass Tales written by C. A. Harmon and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully illustrated, Treasures of the Shadows by C.A. Harmon mixes fairytale and bleak reality similar to Dickens' A Christmas Carol, while offering up a main character as delightful as Little Orphan Annie. Set during the Great Depression, this classic tale of humanity and values is bound to charm children and adults alike. Meet Jessie Bell, a rather plain-looking orphan who has proven to be more than just a little bold. Jessie has a secret, an abandoned manor deep in the woods where she finds a magical world of wonder and awe. Unfortunately, she soon finds herself embattled against an evil business tycoon whose destructive plan just might sink America into the shadows of the lost and forgotten-along with Jessie. In an era crushed by poverty and despair, one orphan dares to dream. Severely disabled since childhood, Harmon writes from the perspective of a child who struggles to be heard, and whose spirit remains undefeated in the face of both physical adversities and inner demons.
Download or read book The Hourglass written by Jackie Smith and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
