Download or read book My Aunt and The Potted Plant written by Jean Goulbourne and published by HopeRoad. This book was released on 2012-10-31 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A female voice writing about a disappearing world with clarity, compassion, humour, deep affection and wit.' Patricia CumperSet in Jamaica after the close of the Second World War, Jean Goubourne's short stories describe the rural town in which she grew up, and the local gossip and tales that were passed down the generations. She evokes the long, sun-drenched summers of her childhood, and her relationships with various eccentric family members, as well as describing the lives and loves of members of the community, from both ends of the social scale: a bored cashier dreams of breaking free, while a pastor fights the persistent influence of an obeah man.
Download or read book Then I Awoke written by Lanelle Kimball and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can recurring dreams and nightmares affect your life? Then, I Awoke! was written in the hope that by sharing my own personal experiences with recurring dreams and nightmares, others may benefit from them and better understand their own. Then, I Awoke! is not a dream dictionary, it is simply based on my experiences. I describe the recurring nightmares and dreams, and connect them to my everyday life as they occurred or became intertwined in my cognitive life. The best way to accomplish this was to connect them with little short stories as they evolved in my life. Twenty-five years of recurring nightmares, visions, and sleepless nights related to the Apollo 1 disaster. Agonizing questions that remained unanswered, all of this and more at one point in my life left me standing alone in the middle of the "Bridge to Nowhere". I began my research to resolve many of these recurring bad dreams and some acceptable conclusions. This is my story, this has been my journey and these are my "Connections and Final Conclusions."
Download or read book Choices written by Martha Kennerson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choices is a novel about irrevocable love, unbridled passion, devastating loss, a horrific act of violence and survival! Eighteen-year old Kristine is beautiful, smart and driven. She's focused and doesn't make stupid mistakes. In fact, she's been accepted to one of the most prestigious universities in the country as a sophomore. So why is she waking up naked in a strange bed with a couple she barely knows? It all starts when she takes a post-graduation trip where she falls in love with a man that can never be hers. His rejection sends her spiraling out of control and she ends up in a situation where the worst possible thing that can happen, happens to her.
Download or read book Seven written by Anne Siew Kim Lim and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2022-12-01 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the tender age of seven, the author suffered the loss of her beloved mother. Growing up then brought the instability of constant change and a heart often in turmoil. Looking back with an ‘understanding of the heart,’ Anne Lim’s memoir traces a path leading to forgiveness. The reader is given intimate, intense glimpses – of a life formed by the survival of trauma. Yet, through the darkness, a light continues to shine, fierce and strong. The author’s cameo recollections of her youth in Singapore of the 1960s and ’70s are also told with humour and glimmers of joy. “You lose your mother at a young age. Your father subsequently fails as a parent. How can you then transcend the pain and find meaning in all that has passed? Poignant and honest, Anne Lim’s memoir moves the soul. As you read this evocative text, fresh dimensions will unfold before your eyes and you will be transported to realms of deep understanding.” ~ Verena Tay, writer and storyteller “This work demonstrates the healthful and life-giving power of artistic creation, in particular, the power of the word. ... The search for a personal truth based on but going beyond objective truth, drives this narrative. “ ~ Anne Lee Tzu Pheng Recipient of the Singapore Cultural Medallion, 1985
Download or read book Gardening written by Ellen Emily Shaw and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Forgotten Secret written by Linda Demeulemeester and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Grim Hill series gets another satisfying go-round with this fantasy/mystery romp...Another appealing mix of realism, whimsy, and legend.”—Booklist The third installment of the Grim Hill series unfolds during the season of romance, when an easterly fairy wind blows through town. For months, Cat Peters has been wishing to live the normal life of a thirteen-year-old, and finally things seem to be going her way. She has once again helped her town escape the evil clutches of Fairy, and now she can’t wait to turn her attention from magic to the upcoming dance. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, Cat’s friends, her sister, and even her soccer coaches have all been preoccupied with thoughts of love. But in this creepy town, even Valentine hearts, charming decorations, and high school dances have a sinister side.
Download or read book Reading Myself and Others written by Philip Roth and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2022-09-21 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fascinating interviews, essays, and articles spanning a quarter century on writing, baseball, American fiction, and American Jews—from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Pastoral and one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. "An illuminating...glimpse of the theory and practice that have made Roth a major figure in American fiction." —Chicago Daily News Here is Philip Roth on himself and his work and the controversies it's engendered. Here too are Roth's writings on the Eastern European writers he has always championed, and so much more. The essential collection of nonfiction by a true American master, Reading Myself and Others features his famed long interview with the Paris Review.
Download or read book From My Grandmother s Bedside written by Norma Field and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The daughter of a Japanese woman and an American G.I. recounts her return to Japan in 1995 to tend to her dying grandmother and offers her thoughts on contemporary Japan, family relations, and human desire
Download or read book 5 Years Out written by Merredith F. Perkins, Ph.D. and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-16 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 5 Years Out By: Meredith F. Perkins, Ph.D 5 Years Out is a schematic vision of Merredith Perkins’ past as it is connected fervently to her future. Abridging a lifetime within this milestone, she’s dealt with pain that’d been the catalyst for her writing, writing as her way to power forward. As she thought of it, when her birth and death dates are pieced together in an etching as in the coming together of the puzzle pieces of her legacy, she’d hope that the dash in between those dates would be representative of her well-lived life. This book captures the essence of her journey of healing, her memorialized milestone moment that she encourages readers to ponder pertinent to their own journeys. We all recognize milestones. We know those moments in our lives when some transition or rite of passage occurred and those events transitioned us from one station in life to another. Unforgettable moments, moments that stuck with Merredith invariably in her memories are vivid. She drew upon those unforgettable moments to tell some of the most heart-warming, extraordinary stories, which you, the reader, will be able to relate. This book is about love and transitioning and thriving. As you read, you’ll see yourself among the pages.
Download or read book The Push Pin Graphic written by Seymour Chwast and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2004-09-09 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Pus Pin's place in design history is nowhere better revealed than in its signature periodical The Push Pin Graphic - a stylish, brash, free-form showcase for the studio's talents and personal interests. For The Push Pin Graphic: A Quarter Century of Innovative Design and Illustration, Chwast and Glaser join design historian Steven Heller and designer Martin Venezky to cull the best of the studio's quirky, celebrated periodical. Featuring the covers and select spreads from each of the eighty-six issues of the publication, The Push Pin Graphic is the first comprehensive account of this design milestone - a unique glimpse into the creative output of a firm that continues to inspire designers to this day."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Welcome to Forever written by Annie Rains and published by Loveswept. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA TODAY BESTSELLER • “Don’t miss this sparkling debut full of heart and emotion!” raves Lori Wilde. The Hero’s Welcome military romance series introduces a small coastal town where America’s best and brightest risk everything for love. In Seaside, North Carolina, there are two kinds of people: Marines, and kids of Marines. Then there’s Kat Chandler. Recently hired as the principal of Seaside Elementary, Kat makes it her mission to turn the school into a place of peace and calm. That’s not going to be easy with hard-liner parents like Micah Peterson storming in, telling her how to do her job—and then kissing her with those gorgeous lips of his and turning her brain into mush. As a Marine Sergeant and a single dad, Micah Peterson has just two priorities: doing his job better than anyone else, and getting the absolute best for his son, Ben. But when he meets Ben’s beautiful new principal, a different yearning shifts into focus. He wants her, sure, but he’s also moved by the connection Kat forges with her students. So after learning that she refuses to date Marines, Micah sets two more objectives: convincing Kat to give him a chance . . . and then holding on to her forever. Praise for Welcome to Forever “Welcome to Forever is a beautiful and touching story of love and loss that will grab you by the heart and hold on long after you’ve finished reading.”—USA Today bestselling author Laura Drewry “A wonderfully written debut novel that had me fighting back tears and rooting for the couple from the first page. Annie Rains is an author to watch. I can’t wait for more!”—USA Today bestselling author Sidney Halston “Emotional, heartwarming and completely engaging . . . I highly recommend this one to those looking for a contemporary romance that was realistic instead of angst-filled, with characters who are likable and so deserving of a happy ending.”—Girl Plus Books Includes a special message from the editor, as well as an excerpt from another Loveswept title.
Download or read book Our Prince of Scribes written by Nicole A. Seitz and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2018-09-15 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Writer Pat Conroy passed away in 2016 at age 70. He was the author of The Water is Wide, The Great Santini, The Prince of Tides, and Beach Music, among other works. Several of his books have been made into movies starring actors including Robert Duvall, Barbra Streisand, and Jon Voight. This book collects in one volume seventy entries from people who all knew a different facet of Pat Conroy: writers, poets, editors, musicians, friends, classmates. Contributors include Rick Bragg, Kathleen Parker, Nikky Finney, Mary Alice Monroe, Dori Sanders, Ron Rash, Janis Ian, Tony Grooms, Patti Callahan Henry, Connie May Fowler, Sandra Brown, Jonathan Carroll, Jonathan Galassi, Nathalie Dupree, and Wendell Minor, as well as several members of the Conroy family. Additionally, the book includes a gallery of photos of Conroy, many never seen by the public before"--
Download or read book The Top 40 Temptress and the Rock Renovator written by Anna Krolick and published by Anna Krolick. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's only one way to conquer a mountain. Shameless temptation. It's the summer of 1983 and Dani is young and modern. She sees something she wants? She chases after it without shame or apology. When she goes to Niagara Falls to help her aunt get her house ready to sell, Dani doesn't anticipate the heat. Or that half the house will be taken up by a hunky contractor she has no choice but to seduce right out of his tool belt. Holy moly, John's hot! So hot, he makes Dani's lady bits sing like a monster Top 40 hit. With a bullet. And is that a kind heart hiding behind his resting badass face? With the heat index climbing, Dani pulls out all the stops to tempt John into bed – revealing more than a little too much skin in the process. Yet, despite flashing her desire as obvious as a neon billboard, John is a mountain. Big. Unmoving. With some stupid, hard-and-fast rules getting in her way. If Dani's going to conquer John's peak, she's going to have to dig deep in her tool box – and become a mountaineer. The Top 40 Temptress and the Rock Renovator is the second book in The Campbell and the One: Origins series. It's a full-length, contemporary romance and can be read as a standalone. This book is a lead-in to an upcoming modern-day romance series: The Campbell and the One, which focuses on children born in the Origins series. This is the second published title for Anna Krolick.
Download or read book The Vigilante s Lover written by Annie Winters and published by Casey Shay Press. This book was released on 2015-01-13 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mia trembles as she reads the letter that arrives from Ridley Prison. The man is a stranger. His words are desperate and passionate. He describes crazy acts Mia has never experienced or known. A thrill zips through her. Should she write him back? She reads it again. Rope ties. Seduction. He longs for some other woman -- she must have given him a fake address. Mia’s address. She should throw it away, or at least return it. After all, he’s a convicted felon. But his words gnaw at her. She’s never done anything dangerous. And no man has ever talked to her like this. So Mia writes him, pretending to be the woman he desires. It's her one dark thrill in her dull, solitary small-town life. The man is in prison for another fifteen years. It's harmless. She is safe enough. Until he escapes. _______ This romantic suspense series is COMPLETE with four volumes.
Download or read book Give Me Chills written by Tara Lush and published by Crooked Lane Books. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ice cream and murder. Will this amateur sleuth melt under pressure? After being humiliated in front of her entire hometown of Moose Knuckle, New Hampshire, Hadley Mortimer heads south to lick her wounds. All the way to the island of Devil's Beach, Florida, where she's opened her first business: Give Me Chills, an artisan ice cream truck. After a couple of weeks, she's living the cream and has even met a gorgeous guy named Zander, who seems to appreciate more than her soft serve cones. When Zander asks her to bring an ice cream cake to his great-aunt's funeral, she overhears two people talking about murder. Hadley -- a true crime junkie -- lets curiosity get the best of her and she begins to sleuth. It's not easy juggling a new crush, a popular food truck and a murder investigation. Hadley has to do all three without having a meltdown...
Download or read book Beyond the Mundane written by Daniel J Reitz and published by Mundania Press. This book was released on 2004-05-20 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers will be horrified and mystified by this collection of 28 horror and mystery stories from the masters of the macabre.
Download or read book Werner s Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
