Download or read book The Day I Met Suzie written by Chris Higgins and published by Hodder Children's Books. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'My boyfriend could get into trouble if he gets caught. He could go to jail.' I moan softly. 'So could I.' 'Anything you tell me is completely confidential.' I sigh deeply. What have I got to lose? 'I wouldn't know where to begin.' 'At the beginning?' she says. 'In your own words.' So that's what I do. I start at the beginning like she says. The day I met Suzie. Indigo (Indie) rings the Samaritans. She is frightened and desperate with no one to turn to. Over the course of one long night, Indie tells her story to the person on the end of the phone. She realises that her friend Suzie has taken over her home, her friends, her work, her boyfriend - and her life. After every few chapters we are brought back to the present moment, and see how piecing the story together helps Indie progress towards resolution.
Download or read book He s After Me written by Chris Higgins and published by Hodder Children's Books. This book was released on 2011-07-07 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His smile faded and our eyes held and that's when it happened. A charge passed through me, like an electric shock. Anna meets Jem when her life is falling apart. He is everything Anna needs him to be. Her dad may have run off with a younger woman, her mum may be a wreck and her younger sister, Livi, is swerving off the rails - but as long as she has Jem, Anna will be OK. And for the first time in her life Anna falls. Deeply and truly and intensely in love. The end? Not quite...
Download or read book The Day We Met written by Roxie Cooper and published by Random House. This book was released on 2019-02-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'With overtones of One Day, this hugely readable novel is by turns fun, painfully honest and oh-so emotional' Fabulous Magazine 'An unforgettable will-they-won't-they love story that will make your heart sing' Isabelle Broom Stephanie and Jamie are meant to be. The problem is they're both with other people... ________________________________ Stephanie doesn't believe in fate, true love or living happily ever after. She's content enough being engaged to Matt. But then she meets Jamie, who understands her more than anyone else ever has. Jamie is happily married to his childhood sweetheart Helen and believes in everything Stephanie doesn't. So why does he have such a strong connection with Stephanie? When Stephanie and Jamie meet one fateful weekend in 2006 it will change everything... Ten years. Two people. One epic love story. From the author of The Law of Attraction, The Day We Met is an immensely moving and heart-warming epic love story perfect for fans of Josie Silver's One Day in December and Zoë Folbigg's The Note. ________________________________ WHAT AUTHORS ARE SAYING 'A beautifully written love story with characters you can't help but take to your heart. The Day We Met is destined to be a classic' Lisa Hall 'This book made me laugh, made me cry and is packed with poignancy, humour, insight and honesty' Katie Marsh 'A must read-epic love story that will have you rooting for the characters from the moment they meet. Both heartbreaking and uplifting, be prepared for an emotional rollercoaster' Anna Bell 'A love story I won't forget for a long time. This book touched me deeply and made me believe, more than ever, in the power of true love' Cressida McLaughlin ________________________________ WHAT READERS ARE SAYING 'A beautiful, unique romance which proves that true love exists' - Kaisha 'One of the most compelling reads of the year' - Sara 'Definitely a book for fans of Josie Silver's One Day in December. A wonderful yet heartbreaking book and one hell of a love story' - Abby 'An amazing epic love story. I just didn't want it to end' - Rachel's Random Reads 'I experienced every emotion you feel in a relationship and became so emotionally invested in the characters. I absolutely loved this' - Kelly 'A beautifully written story - incredibly moving and emotional' - Jeannie
Download or read book Romantic Relationships in a Time of Cold Intimacies written by Julia Carter and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the nature of intimacy and relationships in a time of what Eva Illouz characterizes as ‘cold intimacies’. The contributors to this collection highlight the ambivalence and tensions contained in ‘intimacy’ by uncovering a nuanced and complex dynamic, in which interpersonal relations and the public sphere are mutually constituted. A range of topics areexplored, including the new conditions of ‘choice’, the abundance of partners, class and emotional competence, rational decision-making and the specific forms of ‘love pain’ which can emerge from cooled intimacy. The chapters also shed light on the limits of this theoretical contribution, highlighting the importance of parenting, violence, poverty, and other material constraints that continue to limit and frame individuals’ romantic choices. Overall this volume presents an interpretation of intimacy that is not just ‘cold’ but includes practices, desires and feelings that are safe and dangerous, that bring solace or erupt in violence, that lead to salvation or condemnation, and where virtual encounters and increased internal and crossborder mobility have altered the relationship between intimacy and (physical/emotional) distance. Romantic Relationships in a Time of ‘Cold Intimacies’ will be of interest to scholars and students across a range of disciplines, including sociology, social work, social policy and demography, as well as practitioners and policy-makers with an interest in couple relationships.
Download or read book White Ivy written by Susie Yang and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A truly addictive read” (Glamour) about how a young woman’s crush on a privileged former classmate becomes a story of love, lies, and dark obsession, offering stark insights into the immigrant experience, as it hurtles to its electrifying ending in this “twisty, unputdownable, psychological thriller” (People). Ivy Lin is a thief and a liar—but you’d never know it by looking at her. Raised outside of Boston, Ivy’s immigrant grandmother relies on Ivy’s mild appearance for cover as she teaches her granddaughter how to pilfer items from yard sales and second-hand shops. Thieving allows Ivy to accumulate the trappings of a suburban teen—and, most importantly, to attract the attention of Gideon Speyer, the golden boy of a wealthy political family. But when Ivy’s mother discovers her trespasses, punishment is swift and Ivy is sent to China, and her dream instantly evaporates. Years later, Ivy has grown into a poised yet restless young woman, haunted by her conflicting feelings about her upbringing and her family. Back in Boston, when Ivy bumps into Sylvia Speyer, Gideon’s sister, a reconnection with Gideon seems not only inevitable—it feels like fate. Slowly, Ivy sinks her claws into Gideon and the entire Speyer clan by attending fancy dinners, and weekend getaways to the cape. But just as Ivy is about to have everything she’s ever wanted, a ghost from her past resurfaces, threatening the nearly perfect life she’s worked so hard to build. Filled with surprising twists and a nuanced exploration of class and race, White Ivy is a “highly entertaining,” (The Washington Post) “propulsive debut” (San Francisco Chronicle) that offers a glimpse into the dark side of a woman who yearns for success at any cost.
Download or read book Hawk Hill written by Suzie Gilbert and published by Chronicle Books (CA). This book was released on 1996 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pete is a shy young boy whose family has moved away from all that is familiar and comfortable to him. In his new town Pete discovers a hill where he can watch hawks fly, and a reclusive woman who cares for injured wild birds. Pete and the woman communicate through the love that they share for wild creatures. Pete discovers there are things he can do that are important to the earth and all the creatures dwelling here.
Download or read book Stephen from the Inside Out written by Susie Stead and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Because You ll Never Meet Me written by Leah Thomas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ollie and Moritz are two teenagers who will never meet. Each of them lives with a life-affecting illness. Contact with electricity sends Ollie into debilitating seizures, while Moritz has a heart defect and is kept alive by an electronic pacemaker. If they did meet, Ollie would seize, but turning off the pacemaker would kill Moritz. Through an exchange of letters, the two boys develop a strong bond of friendship which becomes a lifeline during dark times – until Moritz reveals that he holds the key to their shared, sinister past, and has been keeping it from Ollie all along.
Download or read book I Am Change written by Suzy Zail and published by Walker Books Australia. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They told her that her body belonged to men and her mind didn’t matter. They were wrong. “What if I don’t want to marry?” Lillian held her breath. She had never said the words out loud. “Not want to marry?” Her aunt frowned. “What else would you do?” Set in a Ugandan village, Lilian has learned to shrink herself to fit other people’s ideas of what a girl is. In her village a girl is not meant to be smarter than her brother. A girl is not meant to go to school or enjoy her body or decide who to marry. Especially if she is poor. Inspired by and written in consultation with young Ugandan women, I Am Change is the tragic but empowering story of how a young girl finds her voice and the strength to fight for change.
Download or read book The World of Suzie Wong written by Richard Mason and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A re-issue of a bestseller which the 1960 film starring Nancy Kwan and William Holden is based Robert is t he only resident of the Nam Kok hotel not renting his room by the hour when he meets Suzie at the bar. She becomes his muse and they fall in love. But even in Hong Kong, where many white expatriates have Chinese mistresses, their romance could jeopardize the things they each hold dear. Set in the mid-1950s, The World of Suzie Wong is a beautifully written time capsule of a novel. First published more than fifty years ago, it resonated with readers worldwide, inspiring a film starring William H olden, a ballet, and even a reggae song. Now readers can experience the romance of this groundbreaking story anew.
Download or read book Susan Laughs written by Jeanne Willis and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Told in rhyme, this story follows Susan through a series of activities, from swimming to riding a horse. It's not until the end of the story that readers learn Susan uses a wheelchair. Color illustrations.
Download or read book I ve Loved You Since Forever written by Hoda Kotb and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times #1 Bestseller! I’ve Loved You Since Forever is a celebratory and poetic testament to the timeless love felt between parent and child. This beautiful picture book is inspired by Today show co-anchor Hoda Kotb’s heartwarming adoption of her baby girl, Haley Joy. With Kotb’s lyrical text and stunning pictures by Suzie Mason, young ones and parents will want to snuggle up and read the pages of this book together, over and over again. In the universe, there was you and there was me, waiting for the day our stars would meet. . . Makes a lovely gift for baby showers, Mother's Day, and more. Plus don't miss Hoda Kotb and Suzie Mason's beautiful follow-up picture book, You Are My Happy.
Download or read book Quiet Journal written by Susan Cain and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harness your hidden talents, empower communication at home and at work, and nurture your best self with this guided journal based on the #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon Quiet. Susan Cain’s Quiet permanently changed how we see the psychology of introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves. Now here is the companion journal for the textbook introvert, the natural extroverts, and everyone in between, with a self-assessment quiz and powerful prompts that take you on the Quiet journey to becoming a stronger, more confident person. In part one, you’ll learn more about yourself and your own mindset and temperament, make progress towards self-awareness, and realize your own authentic qualities and worth. Then, in part two, you’ll put that knowledge into practice with prompts for taking action to better empower yourself when communicating with family, friends, or colleagues. With a lay-flat cover, smooth writing paper, and a ribbon marker, Quiet Journal is a beautiful and accessible tool for reflection and exploration.
Download or read book Love Ya Babe written by Chris Higgins and published by Hodder Children's Books. This book was released on 2011-02-03 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caught between family life and school, Gabby's trials never seem to end ... If she's not dealing with her outrageously embarrassing mother Posy, or helping out with her troubled brothers at home, she's pursuing school hearthrob, Si, and making enemies of friends. Life seems tough enough ... but then her older-than-average mother announces that she's pregnant and Gabby's world turns upside down. At first Gabby is determined to have nothing to do with the unexpected arrival. Then the baby arrives, bringing complete chaos, and Gabby's family start unravelling around her ... Can Gabby's strength and will pull her through her hardest challenge yet?
Download or read book Would You Rather written by Chris Higgins and published by Hodder Children's Books. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flick loves to play Would you Rather? with her friends: Daddy or chips? Boyfriend or career? Snog or marry? Life is all about the choices you make, and all around her Flick watches her family grapple with life-altering decisions. When Flick's dad discovers that he's adopted, so begins a mystery that leads him to a long lost secret at the very heart of their family - one that leads back to a choice that was made many years ago, and once uncovered, will rock Flick's world ...
Download or read book Tapas and Tears written by Chris Higgins and published by Hodder Children's Books. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jaime never wanted to go on the school exchange trip to Spain in the first place. She finds life awkward enough as it is and, because of her embarrassing blushing habit, she tries to avoid drawing attention to herself. Living in someone else's home, and in a foreign country, is way out of her comfort zone! But she reluctantly has agreed to stay with the carefully selected and colourfully-named Concepción Inmaculada. After all, a girl named after the Virgin Mary has got to be quiet, kind and gentle ... Wrong! Concha is a scary, rebellious, boy-mad loner with a mind of her own. Jaime is going to have to be prepared for anything and everything! Olé!
Download or read book The Masseur written by J.M. MARTIN and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: