Download or read book The Wind in the Wall written by Sally Gardner and published by Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.. This book was released on 2019-09-26 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully crafted new fairy tale with a dark twist. Be careful what you wish for. "I have no idea how long I have been incarcerated in these ancient walls. . . Let me explain how I find myself in this predicament . . ." Set in the hot houses of a stately home in the eighteenth century, a gardener falls from grace when the Duke sets him the impossible task of growing prize pineapples fit to show off in high society. The gardener's star falls further when he is replaced by Mr Amicus, a pineapple 'specialist', who he believes to be a charlatan and a trickster - but nevertheless miraculously produces fruit to delight the Duke. Determined to uncover Mr Amicus's tricks, the gardener sneaks into the pineapple house to uncover the mysterious shrouded birdcage Mr Amicus carries with him. And what he finds changes his life for ever . . . A cautionary tale with echoes of myth and fairy tale, this bewitching fable will make you careful what you wish for.
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Download or read book The Wall and the Wind written by Veselina Tomova and published by Running the Goat. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful picture book about following your imagination and finding a new life.
Download or read book The Shadow of the Wind written by Carlos Ruiz Zafon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-01-25 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestseller “The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.” —Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice) “One gorgeous read.” —Stephen King Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julián Carax. But when he sets out to find the author’s other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax’s books in existence. Soon Daniel’s seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona’s darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love.
Download or read book What Can You Do in the Wind written by Anna Grossnickle Hines and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wind provides the opportunity to feel it blow, hear it sing, and sail a kite.
Download or read book The Door in the Wall written by Marguerite de Angeli and published by Laurel Leaf. This book was released on 1998-08-10 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the fourteenth century, the classic story of one boy's personal heroism when he loses the use of his legs.
Download or read book A Page in the Wind written by José Sanabria and published by NorthSouth Books. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A whimsical and moving story about discovering your purpose by José Sanabria and María Laura Díaz Domínguez. The last little newspaper on a newsstand wonders what its life will be like until a gust of wind sends its individual pages flying. Each page travels to a different place and experiences a vastly different life—from being used to clean a mirror and line the cage of a pet to being formed into a boat by a child and sheltering a homeless person from the cold—until, at last, the final page finds it’s true calling. Sanabria’s expressive art and thoughtful story reflect many ways our lives can be touched.
Download or read book Wind from a Foreign Sky written by Katya Reimann and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gaultry enjoyed the simple, pastoral life of a hedge witch, where her most daunting task was to travel to the nearby village to purchase supplies. But her peaceful life is shattered when it becomes entangled in an ancient prophecy--a prophecy which names her and her headstrong twin sister, Mervion, as their nation's salvation...or its destruction. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book The Name of the Wind written by Patrick Rothfuss and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-04-07 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these pages you will come to know Kvothe the notorious magician, the accomplished thief, the masterful musician, the dragon-slayer, the legend-hunter, the lover, the thief and the infamous assassin.
Download or read book Against the Wind written by Kat Martin and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-07-16 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fan-favorite story by New York Times bestselling author Kat Martin, originally published in 2011. Sarah Allen burned a lot of bridges when she left her hometown. But when her husband is murdered and his associates come looking for her and her daughter, Sarah has only one place left to go—Wind Canyon, Wyoming. She runs right into Jackson Raines, the man she spurned in high school, who has now become a successful ranch owner. She expects anger from him, but instead she gets mercy. Jackson knows Sarah and her daughter, Holly, are in trouble, and he can’t turn them away. He’s never forgotten the beautiful girl he could never have, and she’s more alluring now than she ever was in high school. So when Sarah’s enemies show up in Wind Canyon, Jackson is determined to protect Sarah and Holly, and prove to them that they’ve finally found their way home.
Download or read book Gone with the Wind written by Margaret Mitchell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-05-20 with total page 1476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the tempestuous romance between Rhett Butler and Scarlet O'Hara is set amid the drama of the Civil War.
Download or read book Idiot Wind written by Peter Kaldheim and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1987 a massive snowstorm hits New York as Peter Kaldheim flees the city, owing drug debts to a dealer who is no stranger to casual violence. Leaving behind his chaotic past, Kaldheim hits the road, living hand-to-mouth in flop-houses, pan-handling with his fellow itinerants. As he makes his way across America in search of a new life, the harsh reality of living hand-to-mouth forces him to face up to his past, from his time in Rikers prison, to relationships lost and lamented. Kaldheim hikes and buses through an America rarely seen, and his encounters with a disparate collection of characters instils in him a new empathy and wisdom, as he journeys on a road less travelled.
Download or read book Against the Night written by Kat Martin and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She's got the face of an angel and the body of…well, isn't that what he'd expect from an exotic dancer? But there's something about this girl that Johnnie Riggs can't shake. The former army ranger is hot on the trail of an elusive drug lord—and suddenly very hot under the collar, as well. Amy's got her own agenda to pursue: her sister is missing and Amy seems to be the only one who cares. She'll enlist Johnnie's help and do her best to ignore her growing attraction to finally get some answers. But when the two trails begin to converge and reveal something even more sinister than they imagined, their mutual desire is the least of their problems. They'll bring the truth to light…or die trying.
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Download or read book Did You Hear Wind Sing Your Name written by Sandra De Coteau Orie and published by New York : Walker. This book was released on 1995 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pictures and words pay homage to the Oneida Indians' view of the cycle of spring.
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Download or read book The Rats in the Walls written by H.P. Lovecraft and published by SAMPI Books. This book was released on 2024-07-23 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "The Rats in the Walls" by H.P. Lovecraft, a man restores his ancestral estate in England, only to be haunted by mysterious noises within the walls. As he investigates, he uncovers horrifying secrets about his family's dark past and the ancient horrors lurking beneath the mansion.
