Download or read book My Mother s Secrets Ii a Second Chance written by Tina Trumble and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The McCann family saga continues as they face new challenges, heartbreaks, and uncover more secrets. Will Tom finally get his revenge, or will someone put a stop to his madness? Find out as their story continues.

Download or read book Last Boat Out of Shanghai written by Helen Zia and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dramatic real life stories of four young people caught up in the mass exodus of Shanghai in the wake of China’s 1949 Communist revolution—a heartrending precursor to the struggles faced by emigrants today. “A true page-turner . . . [Helen] Zia has proven once again that history is something that happens to real people.”—New York Times bestselling author Lisa See NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR • FINALIST FOR THE PEN/JACQUELINE BOGRAD WELD AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHY Shanghai has historically been China’s jewel, its richest, most modern and westernized city. The bustling metropolis was home to sophisticated intellectuals, entrepreneurs, and a thriving middle class when Mao’s proletarian revolution emerged victorious from the long civil war. Terrified of the horrors the Communists would wreak upon their lives, citizens of Shanghai who could afford to fled in every direction. Seventy years later, members of the last generation to fully recall this massive exodus have revealed their stories to Chinese American journalist Helen Zia, who interviewed hundreds of exiles about their journey through one of the most tumultuous events of the twentieth century. From these moving accounts, Zia weaves together the stories of four young Shanghai residents who wrestled with the decision to abandon everything for an uncertain life as refugees in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States. Benny, who as a teenager became the unwilling heir to his father’s dark wartime legacy, must decide either to escape to Hong Kong or navigate the intricacies of a newly Communist China. The resolute Annuo, forced to flee her home with her father, a defeated Nationalist official, becomes an unwelcome exile in Taiwan. The financially strapped Ho fights deportation from the U.S. in order to continue his studies while his family struggles at home. And Bing, given away by her poor parents, faces the prospect of a new life among strangers in America. The lives of these men and women are marvelously portrayed, revealing the dignity and triumph of personal survival. Herself the daughter of immigrants from China, Zia is uniquely equipped to explain how crises like the Shanghai transition affect children and their families, students and their futures, and, ultimately, the way we see ourselves and those around us. Last Boat Out of Shanghai brings a poignant personal angle to the experiences of refugees then and, by extension, today. “Zia’s portraits are compassionate and heartbreaking, and they are, ultimately, the universal story of many families who leave their homeland as refugees and find less-than-welcoming circumstances on the other side.”—Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club

Download or read book Second Chance Mom written by Emilie Rose and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Rachel Bishop's reckless past is back to haunt her. Her sister's death has made her the guardian of a sullen teen and has brought her home to the secrets she'd run from—starting with Matt Johnston. Matt was the good guy who'd cracked her rebel-rousing teenage veneer. Now the handsome high school coach could destroy her hope of peacefully raising Chastity, the baby she secretly gave up to her sister years ago. To protect Matt and their daughter, Rachel must lie to them...but the heart won't be ignored. If Rachel wants a second chance at family and with Matt, she must take a risk on love"--Publisher.

Download or read book Secrets My Mother Never Told Me written by Barb Cross and published by Get You Visible. This book was released on 2021-05-12 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you finding that every day is exactly the same, never getting any better? Are you making the same choices over and over again? Is the outcome ever different? I wrote this book in my mind a million times before I committed it to paper. I wrote this to help you find a way forward, out of the repetition that’s holding you back. Stories can help guide us through life’s many confusions. True stories can help us to realize that someone has done this successfully before; that we are not alone. The story of Loraine begins shortly after World War II, yet it continues to resonate in the face of today’s challenges. Through her story, I hope to empower a new generation to seize their own potential rather than see themselves as a product of their limitations; as victims of circumstance. Through courage and commitment, you can be the beacon the world needs to shine brightly in a period of continuous change. You can challenge yourself to be the best version of you and inspire others to embrace their true potential. You can be an example of a life well lived rather than a bystander waiting for the next disaster. This story will provide the inspiration to realize you can succeed and feel accomplishment in your efforts. Please, join me on this journey.

Download or read book Second Chances A DI Frank Lyle Mystery written by Juliet B Madison and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-07-10 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DI Frank Lyle is about to investigate the most emotionally harrowing case of his career to date. He just doesn't realise it yet... 1982 - . A teenage girl's body is discovered on a deserted canal towpath. Lyle struggles to balance work and the demands of his embittered ex-wife, Sarah, but he is getting no closer to finding the killer. Then the wrong man is arrested and dies in custody. 1987 - Lyle is still haunted by his failure to solve the case. Then the victim's father asks him to reinvestigate. A second murder occurs. Working reluctantly with newly promoted DI Simon Ward, Lyle and his team cover old and new ground. But when the killer is finally unmasked can Lyle deal with the shocking truth of his identity?

Download or read book Enough with the Secrets Home to Lake Louise Book Two written by Bobbie Jean and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-12-28 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Claire had blocked any thoughts of him a lifetime ago, convincing herself that she felt nothing for him...not love, not hate, nothing at all...and she'd survived without him. But now that he'd be seeing their daughter, reminders of his rejection returned with a vengeance. Why had he turned on her, never coming to get her like he'd promised, never contacting her at all? She figured that with all the resources available to one of society's privileged few, he could have easily found her, but when she never heard from him, she understood one thing; he wasn't looking for her because she was the last thing he wanted. Still, in her heart of hearts, she knew that there had to be more to the story, and with the help of her daughter, she'd search until she found the truth.

Download or read book My Mother s Secrets written by Tina Trumble and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014-09-05 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sara McCann returns home to New York to be with her mother during her final days of her losing battle with cancer. She never anticipated how much this trip would change her life and the secrets her mother would share with her.

Download or read book Best Kept Secrets Second Chance Cowboy written by Lisa Jackson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BESTSELLING AUTHOR COLLECTION Reader-favorite romances in collectible volumes from our bestselling authors Best-Kept Secrets by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson Previously published as The McCaffertys: Thorne When his pregnant half sister is injured in a car accident, Thorne McCafferty rushes to the hospital in his hometown of Grand Hope, Montana. He never expects that Randi's ER doctor will be his teenage flame, Nicole Stevenson. Nicole has never forgotten the young love she shared with Thorne—or the sting of his unexplained rejection. Now they're grown up, but she finds her feelings for Thorne haven't changed. Will they both be able to move beyond their pasts for a second chance at a happy ending? FREE BONUS STORY INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME! Second Chance Cowboy by New York Times bestselling author B.J. Daniels Just about every woman in Whitehorse, Montana, dreams about the new agent in town, Hank Monroe—even Arlene Evans, the plain woman with a painful past. When Arlene's pregnant daughter goes missing, it's up to Hank to close the case. But with Hank's personal demons coming back to haunt him, Arlene will have a mystery of her own to solve…

Download or read book Secrets of 24 written by Daniel Burstein and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secrets of 24 uses this heart-stopping, adrenalin-fuelled blockbuster series as a point of relevance to pursue big moral and political issues of importance for our time. An analysis of the plotlines is accompanied by a collection of original interviews and commissioned essays from leading political figures, cultural commentators, celebrities and experts on technology, security and terrorism with carefully selected and anthologised articles and essays. This insightful book follows on from the successful Secrets of the Code (CDS Books / 9781593152734) and Secrets of the Widow's Son (Sterling / 9781402728198) by Dan Burstein, both of which explain the fascinating ideas and historical truths behind Dan Browns The Da Vinci Code and its soon-to-be-released sequel.

Download or read book Secrets My Mother Kept written by Kath Hardy and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kath grew up on a vast council estate in the 1950s, the second youngest of ten children. The two most important people in young Kath's life were her charismatic but manipulative mother Flo and her mother's sister Aunty. But Flo and Aunty were keeping secrets, a tapestry of lies that cast a harrowing shadow over the children's lives. Many years later Kath's mother died and while sorting through Flo's things, Kath discovered a bundle of secret letters that sent her on a journey to finally unravel the truth... Inspirational and moving, this is the story of a women brave enough to confront her past, and strong enough to let love not bitterness define her.

Download or read book Seven Soulful Secrets For Finding Your Purpose and Minding Your Mission written by Stephanie Stokes Oliver and published by Crown. This book was released on 2002-09-24 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Daily Cornbread, Seven Soulful Secrets will motivate women to become not just better than they are but the best they can be. In a tone that is as encouraging and comforting as your favorite quilt, veteran journalist and NiaOnline editor in chief Stephanie Stokes Oliver shows women of all ages how to get the most out of life by finding their purpose and minding their mission. In seven wonderfully crafted chapters, Stokes Oliver reveals her soulful secrets in a simple but potent acronym that spells PURPOSE. •Purpose: plan, persevere, and follow your own personal mission •Ultimacy: release your best, “ultimate” self •Relaxation: reduce stress and incorporate daily self-care into your routine •Positivity: claim the joy in your life and celebrate yourself •Optimum health: make the commitment to self-improvement, health, and fitness •Spirituality: develop and maintain a connection to God/Spirit •Esteem: boost your self-esteem and create healthy relationships At once a practical how-to book and a spiritual guide, Seven Soulful Secrets speaks directly to the African American women who embraced Daily Cornbread and to all women eager to live a life that is authentic, vibrant, and fulfilling.

Download or read book The Patron Saint of Used Cars and Second Chances written by Mark Millhone and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2008-07-07 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the course of one nine-month period, filmmaker Mark Millhone's youngest son nearly died from birth complications, his father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, his mother had a heart attack and passed away, a freak illness claimed the life of one of his friends, and his career imploded. As a result of his membership in what he calls the "tragedy-of-the-monthclub," his marriage also began to fray. Millhone responded to the chaos as many men might: Late one night, he logged on to eBay and bid on a vintage BMW—his fantasy car, but not exactly what the doctor ordered when it came to his family's finances. As if sharing the news that he'd won the auction with his already-peeved wife weren't bad enough, it turned out that he had to travel from New York to Texas to collect the car. His estranged dad joined him, and together they embarked upon a dysfunctional road trip—a comedy of errors that would lend Millhone the perspective he needed to save his marriage and to understand what was really important in his life: his family. Acerbic and hilarious but with heart, this memoir offers a male perspective on a troubled marriage, raising children, coping with loss, and rejuvenating a relationship with a parent.

Download or read book My Mother s Secret written by J.L. Witterick and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by a true story, My Mother’s Secret is a captivating and ultimately uplifting tale intertwining the lives of two Jewish families in hiding from the Nazis, a fleeing German soldier, and the mother and daughter who save them all. Franciszka and her daughter, Helena, are simple, ordinary people...until 1939, when the Nazis invade their homeland. Providing shelter to Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland is a death sentence, but Franciszka and Helena do exactly that. In their tiny home in Sokal, they hide a Jewish family in a loft above their pigsty, a Jewish doctor with his wife and son in a makeshift cellar under the kitchen, and a defecting German soldier in the attic—each party completely unknown to the others. For everyone to survive, Franciszka will have to outsmart her neighbors and the German commander. Told simply and succinctly from four different perspectives—all under one roof—My Mother’s Secret is a testament to the kindness, courage, and generosity of ordinary people who chose to be extraordinary.

Download or read book Secrets of Sandhill Island written by Peggy Chambers and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2015-01-14 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a tiny island in a ramshackle beach house, Meg, an heiress, is hiding from her family's dubious past. Her true love, Evan, died thirty years ago in a storm at sea, or so she thought. Did her father really have her lover killed and if so, does everyone on the island know about it but Meg? Alex is determined to win Meg over and if that means befriending her son Jon, he's game. Although with his past history with women, he wonders why he even tries. After all, he's just a starving artist with little to offer her. Now that Alex has warmed her heart again, Meg realizes she has friends who care and a life outside her garden. But in order to enjoy it, she must first figure out who is blackmailing her.

Download or read book Marriage Is a Mystery Door written by Finese and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The is book is very essential for couples to have a long enduring marriage the way God ordained marriages to be and to understand and to forgive your shortcoming if you can come to a common ground to love and fulfill your agreement in your marriage. Know marriages is perfect that I have seen. However marriage can have a good and perfect understanding with love.

Download or read book Separated by Secrets written by Shanna Johnson and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-07-29 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After two years in hiding, Anna is determined to find the people responsible for the death of her family at any cost. Despite the fact that she has very little memory of what happened that horrible night, she knows the outcome-her unborn child and husband is dead. With the memories of her love, she will find the answers and, along the way, open up a past that she never believed was possible. During this journey, Anna will have the help of an unlikely person that was sworn to be her enemy. Everything she thought was normal will change while finding herself in a life that she doesn't recognize. Throughout everything, Anna will find love again and uncover the truth that she seeks. She vows revenge and death to anyone involved in her family's death. And so the games begin . . . but once the truth is unveiled, will Anna be able to follow through with revenge or listen to her heart and find love?

Download or read book Cave of Secrets written by Shannon Redmon and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What she uncovers may get her killed… When Carli Moore finds the body of Zain Wescott’s missing sister on her family’s ranch, Zain is convinced Carli’s brother is the murderer. But Carli’s sure Zain is wrong, and she’ll prove it—if the killer doesn’t take out both her and Zain first. Now they just have to live long enough to uncover the truth…and bring a murderer to justice.