Download or read book Tell Me More written by Kelly Corrigan and published by Random House. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A story-driven collection of essays on the twelve powerful phrases we use to sustain our relationships, from the bestselling author of Glitter and Glue and The Middle Place “Kelly Corrigan takes on all the big, difficult questions here, with great warmth and courage.”—Glennon Doyle NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE AND BUSTLE It’s a crazy idea: trying to name the phrases that make love and connection possible. But that’s just what Kelly Corrigan has set out to do here. In her New York Times bestselling memoirs, Corrigan distilled our core relationships to their essences, showcasing a warm, easy storytelling style. Now, in Tell Me More, she’s back with a deeply personal, unfailingly honest, and often hilarious examination of the essential phrases that turn the wheel of life. In “I Don’t Know,” Corrigan wrestles to make peace with uncertainty, whether it’s over invitations that never came or a friend’s agonizing infertility. In “No,” she admires her mother’s ability to set boundaries and her liberating willingness to be unpopular. In “Tell Me More,” a facialist named Tish teaches her something important about listening. And in “I Was Wrong,” she comes clean about her disastrous role in a family fight—and explains why saying sorry may not be enough. With refreshing candor, a deep well of empathy, and her signature desire to understand “the thing behind the thing,” Corrigan swings between meditations on life with a preoccupied husband and two mercurial teenage daughters to profound observations on love and loss. With the streetwise, ever-relatable voice that defines Corrigan’s work, Tell Me More is a moving and meaningful take on the power of the right words at the right moment to change everything. Praise for Tell Me More “It is such a comfort just knowing that Kelly Corrigan exists: she is somehow both wise and self-deprecating; funny but unafraid of pain; frank but gentle. She is the sister/mother/best friend we all wish we could have—and because of this big-hearted book, we all get to.”—Ariel Levy, author of The Rules Do Not Apply “With full-bodied humor and radical sensitivity, Kelly Corrigan transforms the mundane pain of life into a necessary spiritual text of sorts, one that reminds us that we have the right to grieve but the obligation to be grateful. This book will remind you that you are human—and of the fragile loveliness of being so.”—Lena Dunham

Download or read book Glitter and Glue written by Kelly Corrigan and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2014-02-13 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I loved this book, I was moved by this book and now I will share this book with my own mother.' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love. From the New York Times best-selling author of The Middle Place comes a new memoir that examines the bond between mothers and daughters. Kelly Corrigan's mother summarised the the division of labour in her family as: 'Your father's the glitter, but I'm the glue.' This meant nothing to Kelly, who left her childhood sure that her mum would be nothing more than background for the rest of Kelly's life. After college, she took off see things and Become Interesting. In a matter of months her savings had dwindled and she needed a job. That's how she met John Tanner, a newly widowed Australian father of two looking for a live-in nanny.There, in that small, motherless house her mother's voice was suddenly everywhere. Each day she spent with the Tanner kids was a day she spent reconsidering her relationship with her mother, turning it over in her hands like a shell, trying to hear whatever messages might be trapped in its shadowy spiral. This is a book about who you admire and why, and how that changes over time.

Download or read book Lift written by Kelly Corrigan and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No matter when and why this comes to your hands, I want to put down on paper how things started with us. Written as a letter to her children, Kelly Corrigan's Lift is a tender, intimate, and robust portrait of risk and love; a touchstone for anyone who wants to live more fully. In Lift, Corrigan weaves together three true and unforgettable stories of adults willing to experience emotional hazards in exchange for the gratifications of raising children. Lift takes its name from hang gliding, a pursuit that requires flying directly into rough air, because turbulence saves a glider from "sinking out." For Corrigan, this wisdom--that to fly requires chaotic, sometimes even violent passages--becomes a metaphor for all of life's most meaningful endeavors, particularly the great flight that is parenting. Corrigan serves it up straight--how mundanely and fiercely her children have been loved, how close most lives occasionally come to disaster, and how often we fall short as mothers and fathers. Lift is for everyone who has been caught off guard by the pace and vulnerability of raising children, to remind us that our work is important and our time limited. Like Anne Morrow Lindbergh's Gift from the Sea, Lift is a meditation on the complexities of a woman's life, and like Corrigan's memoir, The Middle Place, Lift is boisterous and generous, a book readers can't wait to share.

Download or read book The Middle Place written by Kelly Corrigan and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2008-01-08 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Middle Place is about calling home. Instinctively. Even when all the paperwork -- a marriage license, a notarized deed, two birth certificates, and seven years of tax returns -- clearly indicates you're an adult, but all the same, there you are, clutching the phone and thanking God that you're still somebody's daughter." For Kelly Corrigan, family is everything. At thirty-six, she had a marriage that worked, a couple of funny, active kids, and a weekly newspaper column. But even as a thriving adult, Kelly still saw herself as George Corrigan's daughter. A garrulous Irish-American charmer from Baltimore, George was the center of the ebullient, raucous Corrigan clan. He greeted every day by opening his bedroom window and shouting, "Hello, World!" Suffice it to say, Kelly's was a colorful childhood, just the sort a girl could get attached to. Kelly lives deep within what she calls the Middle Place -- "that sliver of time when parenthood and childhood overlap" -- comfortably wedged between her adult duties and her parents' care. But she's abruptly shoved into a coming-of-age when she finds a lump in her breast -- and gets the diagnosis no one wants to hear. And so Kelly's journey to full-blown adulthood begins. When George, too, learns he has late-stage cancer, it is Kelly's turn to take care of the man who had always taken care of her -- and show us a woman as she finally takes the leap and grows up. Kelly Corrigan is a natural-born storyteller, a gift you quickly recognize as her father's legacy, and her stories are rich with everyday details. She captures the beat of an ordinary life and the tender, sometimes fractious moments that bind families together. Rueful and honest, Kelly is the prized friend who will tell you her darkest, lowest, screwiest thoughts, and then later, dance on the coffee table at your party. Funny, yet heart-wrenching, The Middle Place is about being a parent and a child at the same time. It is about the special double-vision you get when you are standing with one foot in each place. It is about the family you make and the family you came from -- and locating, navigating, and finally celebrating the place where they meet. It is about reaching for life with both hands -- and finding it.

Download or read book Hello World written by Kelly Corrigan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Kelly Corrigan comes a book that celebrates the people in our lives and the meaningful connections we make that come from asking each other questions. Hello World! is the perfect reminder that the journeys we take through life are all about the people we will meet along the way--people who will make us smarter, stronger, and more amazing than we ever thought possible. With her trademark inspirational wisdom, Kelly Corrigan writes the perfect book for anyone about to embark on a new adventure.

Download or read book Summary of Tell Me More written by Abbey Beathan and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-10 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tell Me More: Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say by Kelly Corrigan Book Summary Abbey Beathan (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book.) Twelve stories about the most powerful phrases one could ever say and their meanings. Tell Me More talks about Kelly Corrigan's philosophical journey to cope with phrases that are capable of turning the wheel of life. She wrestles with the fierce "I Don't Know" which translates into uncertainty, not knowing if something is going to turn out the way she expected. And subsequently in "Tell Me More", she talks about the importance of listening and how she learnt this valuable lesson. That's just 2 out of 12 and each of them packs a very interesting life lesson. (Note: This summary is wholly written and published by Abbey Beathan. It is not affiliated with the original author in any way) "Accepting things as they are is difficult. A lot of people go to war with reality." - Kelly Corrigan An honest and meaningful book about self-discovery and how powerful words are. Giving much thought about what you say is extremely important to becoming a more persuasive and wiser individual. Embarking this journey with Kelly Corrigan about questioning everything will give you a deeper look into your life and how everyone reacts depending on your actions. Discover how strong the words you casually say are and see how to use their power to benefit you. P.S. Tell Me More is an extremely interesting book that will help you say the right words at exactly the right moment to change everything! P.P.S. It was Albert Einstein who famously said that once you stop learning, you start dying. It was Bill Gates who said that he would want the ability to read faster if he could only have one superpower in this world. Abbey Beathan's mission is to bring across amazing golden nuggets in amazing books through our summaries. Our vision is to make reading non-fiction fun, dynamic and captivating. Ready To Be A Part Of Our Vision & Mission? Scroll Up Now and Click on the "Buy now with 1-Click" Button to Get Your Copy. Why Abbey Beathan's Summaries? How Can Abbey Beathan Serve You? Amazing Refresher if you've read the original book before Priceless Checklist in case you missed out any crucial lessons/details Perfect Choice if you're interested in the original book but never read it before Disclaimer Once Again: This book is meant for a great companionship of the original book or to simply get the gist of the original book. "One of the greatest and most powerful gift in life is the gift of knowledge. The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge" - Abbey Beathan

Download or read book Everything Happens for a Reason written by Kate Bowler and published by Random House. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A meditation on sense-making when there’s no sense to be made, on letting go when we can’t hold on, and on being unafraid even when we’re terrified.”—Lucy Kalanithi “Belongs on the shelf alongside other terrific books about this difficult subject, like Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air and Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal.”—Bill Gates NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE Kate Bowler is a professor at Duke Divinity School with a modest Christian upbringing, but she specializes in the study of the prosperity gospel, a creed that sees fortune as a blessing from God and misfortune as a mark of God’s disapproval. At thirty-five, everything in her life seems to point toward “blessing.” She is thriving in her job, married to her high school sweetheart, and loves life with her newborn son. Then she is diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. The prospect of her own mortality forces Kate to realize that she has been tacitly subscribing to the prosperity gospel, living with the conviction that she can control the shape of her life with “a surge of determination.” Even as this type of Christianity celebrates the American can-do spirit, it implies that if you “can’t do” and succumb to illness or misfortune, you are a failure. Kate is very sick, and no amount of positive thinking will shrink her tumors. What does it mean to die, she wonders, in a society that insists everything happens for a reason? Kate is stripped of this certainty only to discover that without it, life is hard but beautiful in a way it never has been before. Frank and funny, dark and wise, Kate Bowler pulls the reader deeply into her life in an account she populates affectionately with a colorful, often hilarious retinue of friends, mega-church preachers, relatives, and doctors. Everything Happens for a Reason tells her story, offering up her irreverent, hard-won observations on dying and the ways it has taught her to live. Praise for Everything Happens for a Reason “I fell hard and fast for Kate Bowler. Her writing is naked, elegant, and gripping—she’s like a Christian Joan Didion. I left Kate’s story feeling more present, more grateful, and a hell of a lot less alone. And what else is art for?”—Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love Warrior and president of Together Rising

Download or read book Tell Me More written by Kelly Corrigan and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A story-driven collection of essays on the twelve powerful phrases we use to sustain our relationships, from the bestselling author of Glitter and Glue and The Middle Place “Kelly Corrigan takes on all the big, difficult questions here, with great warmth and courage.”—Glennon Doyle NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE AND BUSTLE It’s a crazy idea: trying to name the phrases that make love and connection possible. But that’s just what Kelly Corrigan has set out to do here. In her New York Times bestselling memoirs, Corrigan distilled our core relationships to their essences, showcasing a warm, easy storytelling style. Now, in Tell Me More, she’s back with a deeply personal, unfailingly honest, and often hilarious examination of the essential phrases that turn the wheel of life. In “I Don’t Know,” Corrigan wrestles to make peace with uncertainty, whether it’s over invitations that never came or a friend’s agonizing infertility. In “No,” she admires her mother’s ability to set boundaries and her liberating willingness to be unpopular. In “Tell Me More,” a facialist named Tish teaches her something important about listening. And in “I Was Wrong,” she comes clean about her disastrous role in a family fight—and explains why saying sorry may not be enough. With refreshing candor, a deep well of empathy, and her signature desire to understand “the thing behind the thing,” Corrigan swings between meditations on life with a preoccupied husband and two mercurial teenage daughters to profound observations on love and loss. With the streetwise, ever-relatable voice that defines Corrigan’s work, Tell Me More is a moving and meaningful take on the power of the right words at the right moment to change everything. Praise for Tell Me More “It is such a comfort just knowing that Kelly Corrigan exists: she is somehow both wise and self-deprecating; funny but unafraid of pain; frank but gentle. She is the sister/mother/best friend we all wish we could have—and because of this big-hearted book, we all get to.”—Ariel Levy, author of The Rules Do Not Apply “With full-bodied humor and radical sensitivity, Kelly Corrigan transforms the mundane pain of life into a necessary spiritual text of sorts, one that reminds us that we have the right to grieve but the obligation to be grateful. This book will remind you that you are human—and of the fragile loveliness of being so.”—Lena Dunham

Download or read book Summary of Tell Me More Kelly Corrigan Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I m Learning to Say written by Dmpublishers and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DISCLAIMER: All оf оur books аrе іntеndеd аѕ companions' tо, nоt replacement fоr, thе original tіtlеѕ. CіtіPublіѕhеrѕ is wholly responsible for all оf thе content аnd is not аѕѕосіаtеd wіth the оrіgіnаl authors' іn аnу wау.ABOUT BOOK: Tell Mе More (2019) is a mеdіtаtіоn оn thе рhrаѕеѕ that аllоw uѕ tо express lоvе аnd connect with others. Built аrоund a series оf іntіmаtе реrѕоnаl essays, Kelly Corrigan's ѕtudу оf life's many fruѕtrаtіоnѕ аnd joys cements hеr critical rерutаtіоn аѕ a "poet lаurеаtе оf the оrdіnаrу." Unflinchingly hоnеѕt аnd оftеn dоwnrіght hilarious, Cоrrіgаn'ѕ reflections are аn endlessly thоught-рrоvоkіng еxрlоrаtіоn оf the meaning оf death, frіеndѕhір, parenthood аnd, аbоvе аll, love. ABOUT THЕ AUTHОR; Kelly Cоrrіgаn іѕ a bеѕt-ѕеllіng аuthоr based in Oаklаnd, Cаlіfоrnіа. Hаіlеd аѕ thе vоісе of hеr gеnеrаtіоn bу O: Thе Oрrаh Mаgаzіnе, her previous bооkѕ include Thе Middle Plасе, Lift and Glitter аnd Gluе. Corrigan іѕ аlѕо the сrеаtіvе dіrесtоr оf thе Nаntuсkеt Project, аn annual соnfеrеnсе bringing tоgеthеr ѕоmе оf tоdау'ѕ most exciting thіnkеrѕ аnd сrеаtіvеѕ. INTRODUCTION.A lеxісоn оf lіfе lessons.Lоvе, аn оld ѕоng hаѕ іt, mаkеѕ the wоrld gо round. It'ѕ a nісе іdеа, but unfortunately, thеrе'ѕ mоrе to it thаn that. After аll, еvеrу rеlаtіоnѕhір hаѕ its uрѕ аnd downs. Things gо wrоng аnd wе mеѕѕ uр. Expressing оur love for others also means ароlоgіzіng, аdmіttіng mіѕtаkеѕ аnd lеаrnіng tо lіѕtеn. In thеѕе summary, ассlаіmеd mеmоіrіѕt аnd ѕtоrуtеllеr Kеllу Cоrrіgаn tаkеѕ a lооk аt thе рhrаѕеѕ thаt kеер оur mоѕt important relationships оn trасk. Drаwіng on hеr еxреrіеnсеѕ as a daughter, mоthеr аnd wіfе, Kеllу uses hеr fаmіlу life аѕ a ѕрrіngbоаrd tо examine thе роwеr of choosing thе right words аt thе right time. From асknоwlеdgіng thаt life іѕ "juѕt lіkе thіѕ" tо the profound аdmіѕѕіоn thаt "I was wrong," thеѕе phrases аrе lіkе grеаѕе оn thе whееlѕ оf life - thеу kеер thіngѕ turnіng. And, аѕ Kеllу ѕhоwѕ, thеу саn gеt uѕ thrоugh сrіѕеѕ, arguments and grіеf. In the fоllоwіng summary, уоu'll lеаrn Whу nеіthеr faith nоr rеаѕоn hоldѕ аll the аnѕwеrѕ tо lіfе'ѕ mysteries; Whаt a рооrlу behaved fаmіlу pet tаught Kеllу аbоut ароlоgіеѕ; аnd Whу уоu don't nееd to bе реrfесt tо gеt the most out of уоur lіfе.

Download or read book Summary of Tell Me More Kelly Corrigan Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I m Learning to Say written by Contentpush and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-07 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: DISCLAIMER::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: All оf оur books аrе іntеndеd аѕ companions' tо, nоt replacement fоr, thе original tіtlеѕ. ContentPush is wholly responsible for all оf thе content аnd is not аѕѕосіаtеd wіth the оrіgіnаl authors' іn аnу wау.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT BOOK::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Tell Mе More (2019) is a mеdіtаtіоn оn thе рhrаѕеѕ that аllоw uѕ tо express lоvе аnd connect with others. Built аrоund a series оf іntіmаtе реrѕоnаl essays, Kelly Corrigan's ѕtudу оf life's many fruѕtrаtіоnѕ аnd joys cements hеr critical rерutаtіоn аѕ a "poet lаurеаtе оf the оrdіnаrу." Unflinchingly hоnеѕt аnd оftеn dоwnrіght hilarious, Cоrrіgаn'ѕ reflections are аn endlessly thоught-рrоvоkіng еxрlоrаtіоn оf the meaning оf death, frіеndѕhір, parenthood аnd, аbоvе аll, love.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THЕ AUTHОR::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Kelly Cоrrіgаn іѕ a bеѕt-ѕеllіng аuthоr based in Oаklаnd, Cаlіfоrnіа. Hаіlеd аѕ thе vоісе of hеr gеnеrаtіоn bу O: Thе Oрrаh Mаgаzіnе, her previous bооkѕ include Thе Middle Plасе, Lift and Glitter аnd Gluе. Corrigan іѕ аlѕо the сrеаtіvе dіrесtоr оf thе Nаntuсkеt Project, аn annual соnfеrеnсе bringing tоgеthеr ѕоmе оf tоdау'ѕ most exciting thіnkеrѕ аnd сrеаtіvеѕ.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: INTRODUCTION::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: A lеxісоn оf lіfе lessons.Lоvе, аn оld ѕоng hаѕ іt, mаkеѕ the wоrld gо round. It'ѕ a nісе іdеа, but unfortunately, thеrе'ѕ mоrе to it thаn that. After аll, еvеrу rеlаtіоnѕhір hаѕ its uрѕ аnd downs. Things gо wrоng аnd wе mеѕѕ uр. Expressing оur love for others also means ароlоgіzіng, аdmіttіng mіѕtаkеѕ аnd lеаrnіng tо lіѕtеn. In thеѕе summary, ассlаіmеd mеmоіrіѕt аnd ѕtоrуtеllеr Kеllу Cоrrіgаn tаkеѕ a lооk аt thе рhrаѕеѕ thаt kеер оur mоѕt important relationships оn trасk. Drаwіng on hеr еxреrіеnсеѕ as a daughter, mоthеr аnd wіfе, Kеllу uses hеr fаmіlу life аѕ a ѕрrіngbоаrd tо examine thе роwеr of choosing thе right words аt thе right time. From асknоwlеdgіng thаt life іѕ "juѕt lіkе thіѕ" tо the profound аdmіѕѕіоn thаt "I was wrong," thеѕе phrases аrе lіkе grеаѕе оn thе whееlѕ оf life - thеу kеер thіngѕ turnіng. And, аѕ Kеllу ѕhоwѕ, thеу саn gеt uѕ thrоugh сrіѕеѕ, arguments and grіеf. In the fоllоwіng summary, уоu'll lеаrn Whу nеіthеr faith nоr rеаѕоn hоldѕ аll the аnѕwеrѕ tо lіfе'ѕ mysteries; Whаt a рооrlу behaved fаmіlу pet tаught Kеllу аbоut ароlоg&

Download or read book The Ambition Decisions written by Hana Schank and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "These are the 'know your value' conversations that we need to have. These women--their challenges, choices, and successes--are all of us." --Mika Brzezinski Over the last sixty years, women's lives have transformed radically from generation to generation. Without a template to follow--a way to peek into the future to catch a glimpse of what leaving this job or marrying that person might mean to us decades from now--women make important decisions blindly, groping for a way forward, winging it, and hoping it all works out. As they faced unexpectedly fraught decisions about their own lives, journalists Hana Schank and Elizabeth Wallace found themselves wondering about the women they'd graduated alongside. What happened to these women who seemed set to reap the rewards of second-wave feminism, on the brink of taking over the world? Where did their ambition lead them? So they tracked down their classmates and, over several hundred hours of interviews, gathered and mapped data about real women's lives that has been missing from our conversations about women and the workplace. Whether you're deciding if you should pass up a promotion in favor of more flex time, planning when to get pregnant, or wondering what the ramifications are of being the only person in your house who ever unloads the dishwasher, The Ambition Decisions is a guide to the changes that may seem arbitrary but are life defining, by women who've been there. Organized by theme, each chapter draws on real women's stories of facing down crisis, transition, and decision-making to illustrate broader trends Schank and Wallace observed. Each chapter wraps up with a useful bulleted list of questions to consider and tips to integrate that will guide women of all ages along the way to finding purpose and passion in work and life.

Download or read book The Football Girl written by Thatcher Heldring and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For every athlete or sports fanatic who knows she's just as good as the guys. This is for fans of The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, Grace, Gold, and Glory by Gabrielle Douglass and Breakaway: Beyond the Goal by Alex Morgan. The summer before Caleb and Tessa enter high school, friendship has blossomed into a relationship . . . and their playful sports days are coming to an end. Caleb is getting ready to try out for the football team, and Tessa is training for cross-country. But all their structured plans derail in the final flag game when they lose. Tessa doesn’t want to end her career as a loser. She really enjoys playing, and if she’s being honest, she likes it even more than running cross-country. So what if she decided to play football instead? What would happen between her and Caleb? Or between her two best friends, who are counting on her to try out for cross-country with them? And will her parents be upset that she’s decided to take her hobby to the next level? This summer Caleb and Tessa figure out just what it means to be a boyfriend, girlfriend, teammate, best friend, and someone worth cheering for. “A great next choice for readers who have enjoyed Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s Dairy Queen and Miranda Kenneally’s Catching Jordan.”—SLJ “Fast-paced football action, realistic family drama, and sweet romance…[will have] readers looking for girl-powered sports stories…find[ing] plenty to like.”—Booklist “Tessa's ferocious competitiveness is appealing.”—Kirkus Reviews “[The Football Girl] serve[s] to illuminate the appropriately complicated emotions both of a young romance and of pursuing a dream. Heldring writes with insight and restraint.”—The Horn Book

Download or read book The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap written by Wendy Welch and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring true story about losing your place, finding your purpose, and building a community one book at a time. Wendy Welch and her husband had always dreamed of owning a bookstore, so when they left their high-octane jobs for a simpler life in an Appalachian coal town, they seized an unexpected opportunity to pursue thier dream. The only problems? A declining U.S. economy, a small town with no industry, and the advent of the e-book. They also had no idea how to run a bookstore. Against all odds, but with optimism, the help of their Virginian mountain community, and an abiding love for books, they succeeded in establishing more than a thriving business - they built a community. The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap is the little bookstore that could: how two people, two cats, two dogs, and thirty-eight thousand books helped a small town find its heart. It is a story about people and books, and how together they create community.

Download or read book Christmas in Paris written by Anita Hughes and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isabel Lawson was supposed to be visiting the Christmas tree in the Place de la Concorde, and eating escargots and macaroons with her new husband on their honeymoon. But a week before the wedding, she called it off. Neil suddenly decided to take over his grandparents' farm. Isabel, an ambitious Philadelphia financial analyst, wasn't ready to trade her briefcase for a pair of rubber boots and a saddle. Using their honeymoon tickets for herself would give her a chance to clear her head-- until she locks herself out on the balcony in the middle of winter. Thankfully her neighbor Alec, a French children's illustrator, comes to her rescue. He too is nursing a broken heart for the holidays ...

Download or read book When She Woke written by Hillary Jordan and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bellwether Prize winner Hillary Jordan’s provocative new novel, When She Woke, tells the story of a stigmatized woman struggling to navigate an America of a not-too-distant future, where the line between church and state has been eradicated and convicted felons are no longer imprisoned and rehabilitated but chromed—their skin color is genetically altered to match the class of their crimes—and then released back into the population to survive as best they can. Hannah is a Red; her crime is murder. In seeking a path to safety in an alien and hostile world, Hannah unknowingly embarks on a path of self-discovery that forces her to question the values she once held true and the righteousness of a country that politicizes faith.

Download or read book Leave Me Alone I m Reading written by Maureen Corrigan and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this delightful memoir, the book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air reflects on her life as a professional reader. Maureen Corrigan takes us from her unpretentious girlhood in working-class Queens, to her bemused years in an Ivy League Ph.D. program, from the whirl of falling in love and marrying (a fellow bookworm, of course), to the ordeal of adopting a baby overseas, always with a book at her side. Along the way, she reveals which books and authors have shaped her own life—from classic works of English literature to hard-boiled detective novels, and everything in between. And in her explorations of the heroes and heroines throughout literary history, Corrigan’s love for a good story shines.

Download or read book The Girl Who Wrote in Silk written by Kelli Estes and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "A powerful debut that proves the threads that interweave our lives can withstand time and any tide, and bind our hearts forever."—Susanna Kearsley, New York Times bestselling author of Belleweather and The Vanished Days A historical novel inspired by true events, Kelli Estes's brilliant and atmospheric debut is a poignant tale of two women determined to do the right thing, highlighting the power of our own stories. The smallest items can hold centuries of secrets... While exploring her aunt's island estate, Inara Erickson is captivated by an elaborately stitched piece of fabric hidden in the house. The truth behind the silk sleeve dated back to 1886, when Mei Lien, the lone survivor of a cruel purge of the Chinese in Seattle found refuge on Orcas Island and shared her tragic experience by embroidering it. As Inara peels back layer upon layer of the centuries of secrets the sleeve holds, her life becomes interwoven with that of Mei Lein. Through the stories Mei Lein tells in silk, Inara uncovers a tragic truth that will shake her family to its core—and force her to make an impossible choice. Should she bring shame to her family and risk everything by telling the truth, or tell no one and dishonor Mei Lien's memory? A touching and tender book for fans of Marie Benedict, Susanna Kearsley, and Duncan Jepson, The Girl Who Wrote in Silk is a dual-time period novel that explores how a delicate piece of silk interweaves the past and the present, reminding us that today's actions have far reaching implications. Praise for The Girl Who Wrote in Silk: "A beautiful, elegiac novel, as finely and delicately woven as the title suggests. Kelli Estes spins a spellbinding tale that illuminates the past in all its brutality and beauty, and the humanity that binds us all together." —Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author of The Beekeeper's Ball "A touching and tender story about discovering the past to bring peace to the present." —Duncan Jepson, author of All the Flowers in Shanghai "Vibrant and tragic, The Girl Who Wrote in Silk explores a horrific, little-known era in our nation's history. Estes sensitively alternates between Mei Lien, a young Chinese-American girl who lived in the late 1800s, and Inara, a modern recent college grad who sets Mei Lien's story free." —Margaret Dilloway, author of How to Be an American Housewife and Sisters of Heart and Snow