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Out of the rain: Umbrella series, book 2 (Umbrella)
Par V. C. Andrews. 2021
Following the events of The Umbrella Lady , young Saffron Faith Anders searches for family and love in this spine-tingling…
gothic fairy tale from the New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic series and Landry series—now popular Lifetime movies. After escaping the trauma of the Umbrella Lady's home, thirteen-year-old Saffron Faith Anders is determined to find the father who abandoned her all those years ago. But when she finds him in a nearby town, Saffron is shocked to discover that he has married a woman he clearly had been involved with before her mother's death. Worse, her father insists Saffron pretend to be his niece so he can continue to con his new wife's family. Desperate for her father's love, she goes along with the farce, but it soon becomes clear that perhaps it is better to face the world alone than trapped in a toxic and potentially dangerous family
A man in love: a novel
Par David Dollenmayer, Martin Walser. 2019
1823. Seventy-three-year-old Goethe meets nineteen-year-old Ulrike von Levetzow. They form a connection that has Goethe infatuated with the young woman.…
When another man courts her, he falls apart. Translated from the original 2017 German edition. 2019
Car trouble: a novel
Par Robert Rorke. 2018
Nicky Flynn is a boy coming of age in 1970s Brooklyn, His alcoholic father, Pat, who Nicky calls "himself" picks…
up used cars at the police auction. Like them, he cleans up nice on the outside, but on the inside, he can only hold himself together for so long. Nicky always wonders when his father's addiction will raise its head and damage the family again. Unrated
Reapers of the dust: a prairie chronicle
Par Lois Phillips Hudson. 1984
Reminiscences of the author's early life in Wyoming and North Dakota and, when the dust storms drove them west, the…
family's existence as migrant pickers near Seattle. Despite drought, depression, changing schools and the other uncertainties of life, the child was not without hope or security
Uncle Tom Andy Bill: a story of bears and Indian treasure (Library of Indiana Classics)
Par Charles Major. 1993
Originally published in 1908, Uncle Tom Andy Bill relates the boisterous boyhood adventures of the narrator, Thomas Andrew William Addison.…
Young Tom Addison--fighting the forest, the elements, and the ferocious animals of rural Indiana--is the quintessential hero of early twentieth-century boys' lore of action and suspense. Unrated.. For high school and adult readers
Evergreen: A novel
Par Rebecca Rasmussen. 2014
When Eveline is left with her son Hux in the Minnesota wilderness, she expects life to be uneventful. But a…
stranger leaves her pregnant. So that her husband won't find out, she gives the child away. Some strong language
Stillwater
Par Nicole Lea Helget. 2014
At the time of the Civil War, Stillwater is a town of pioneers, nuns, fur trappers, loggers, runaway slaves and…
freedmen, outlaws and people of conscience. In that town, Clement and Angel, separated at birth, get to know different types of the residents. Some strong language
The invisible wall: a love story that broke barriers
Par Harry Bernstein. 2008
In a small English town on the eve of WWI, Harry's family struggles to make ends meet. His father spends…
his low wages on drinking on gambling. His mother, devoted to her children survives on her dreams. His older sister does the unthinkable; she falls in love with a Christian. They are separated by an "invisible wall". When Harry discovers the affair, he must choose what he knows to be true in his heart
The dry grass of August
Par Anna Jean Mayhew. 2011
In her debut novel, Anna Jean Mayhew offers a riveting depiction of Southern life in the throes of segregation, what…
it will mean for a young girl on her way to adulthood--and for the woman who means the world to her
Becoming my sister
Par V. C. Andrews. 2022
Two sisters face love, rivalry, and a shocking disappearance amidst the luxury of Palm Springs from the #1 New York…
Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic series and Landry series—now popular Lifetime movies. Like everyone else in Palm Springs, Gish idolizes her smart, beautiful, kind older sister. Even their parents compare Gish unfavorably to Gloria—threatening to send her to boarding school once the more perfect sister leaves for college. But Gloria has an unwavering love for Gish, even if that connection belies a weariness with her own accomplishments. Wanting a better life for her overlooked sibling, Gloria teaches Gish how to talk to boys, embrace her femininity, and finally develop a life of her own. And just as life is looking up for Gish, Gloria meets a handsome, mysterious boy. Obsessed with the stranger, Gloria closes off her life to her sister—then disappears without a trace. A police search yields nothing. Their father's manic investigation proves fruitless. And their already starstruck mother becomes increasingly lost in daydreams of the celebrities who partied in their house decades ago when the town was a Hollywood getaway. Untethered from the weight of her sister's presence—but also missing her sister's love—what will Gish do with this new terrible freedom, with this sense she could become anything ?
A gesture life
Par Chang-Rae Lee, Chang Rae Lee. 1999
Now in his seventies and retired, Doc Hata still resides in his large home of thirty years in Bedley Run,…
New York. A polite and unassuming man, he harbors secrets of his past as a medic in the Japanese Army during World War II. Some strong language. 1999
Eden's children (Eden)
Par V. C. Andrews, V. C Andrews. 2022
Mother doesn't always know best in this atmospheric and twisty novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of…
the Flowers in the Attic series and Landry series—now popular Lifetime movies. When former teacher Paula Eden adopts Faith and Trevor, she is astounded by their natural intelligence and decides to homeschool them to nurture their brilliance. But as the years go on, Faith and Trevor itch for more independence. When Faith sets her sights on a handsome young man visiting from out of town, Paula grows increasingly desperate to preserve her small family and her plans for the children to carry on her legacy. Luckily, she has a cohort in loyal Trevor, who will do anything to please his mother, even at the risk of hurting his sister and potentially changing their lives forever
Let the lion eat straw
Par Ebele Oseye, Ellease Southerland. 2004
Young African American Abeba Williams moves from rural North Carolina to Brooklyn to live with her mother, who dreams of…
a better life. Abeba begins to develop a promising musical talent but soon becomes distracted by marriage and children. Despite economic and social hardships, Abeba perseveres with dignity. 1979
The Sunshine Girls: a novel
Par Molly Fader. 2022
"1967 Iowa. Nursing school roommates BettyKay and Kitty don't have much in common. BettyKay has risked her family's disapproval to…
pursue her dreams away from her small town. Cosmopolitan Kitty has always relied on her beauty and smarts to get by and to hide a painful secret. Yet the two share a determination to prove themselves in a changing world, forging an unlikely bond on a campus unkind to women. Before their first year is up, tragedy strikes, and the women's paths are forced apart. But against all odds, a decades-long friendship forms, persevering through love, marriage, failure, and death, from the jungles of Vietnam to the glamorous circles of Hollywood. Until one snowy night leads their relationship to the ultimate crossroads. Fifty years later, two estranged sisters are shocked when a famous movie star shows up at their mother's funeral. Over one tumultuous weekend, the women must reckon with a dazzling truth about their family that will alter their lives forever..." -- Provided by publisher
Hello beautiful: a novel
Par Ann Napolitano. 2023
"William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him,…
much less love him-so when he meets the spirited and ambitious Julia Padavano in his freshman year of college, it's as if the world has lit up around him. With Julia comes her family, as she and her three sisters are inseparable: Sylvie, the family's dreamer, is happiest with her nose in a book; Cecelia is a free-spirited artist; and Emeline patiently takes care of them all. With the Padavanos, William experiences a newfound contentment; every moment in their house is filled with loving chaos. But then darkness from William's past surfaces, jeopardizing not only Julia's carefully orchestrated plans for their future, but the sisters' unshakeable devotion to one another. The result is a catastrophic family rift that changes their lives for generations. Will the loyalty that once rooted them be strong enough to draw them back together when it matters most? An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott's timeless classic, Little Women, Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it." -- Provided by publisher. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller
The brilliant life of Eudora Honeysett: a novel
Par Annie Lyons. 2020
"Eudora Honeysett is done with this noisy, moronic world-all of it. She has witnessed the indignities and suffering of old…
age and has lived a full life. At eighty-five, she isn't going to leave things to chance. Her end will be on her terms. With one call to a clinic in Switzerland, a plan is set in motion. Then she meets ten-year-old Rose Trewidney, a whirling, pint-sized rainbow of sparkling cheer. All Eudora wants is to be left alone to set her affairs in order. Instead, she finds herself embarking on a series of adventures with the irrepressible Rose and their affable neighbor, the recently widowed Stanley-afternoon tea, shopping sprees, trips to the beach, birthday celebrations, pizza parties. While the trio of unlikely BFFs grow closer and anxiously await the arrival of Rose's new baby sister, Eudora is reminded of her own childhood-of losing her father during World War II and the devastating impact it had on her entire family. In reflecting on her past, Eudora realizes she must come to terms with what lies ahead. But now that her joy for life has been rekindled, how can she possibly say goodbye?" -- Provided by publisher
Tom Lake: a novel
Par Ann Patchett. 2023
"In the spring of 2020, Lara's three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they…
beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake. As Lara recalls the past, her daughters examine their own lives and relationship with their mother, and are forced to reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew." -- Provided by publisher
The berry pickers: a novel
Par Amanda Peters. 2023
"July 1962. A Mi'kmaq family from Nova Scotia arrives in Maine to pick blueberries for the summer. Weeks later, four-year-old…
Ruthie, the family's youngest child, vanishes. She is last seen by her six-year-old brother, Joe, sitting on a favorite rock at the edge of a berry field. Joe will remain distraught by his sister's disappearance for years to come. In Maine, a young girl named Norma grows up as the only child of an affluent family. Her father is emotionally distant, her mother frustratingly overprotective. Norma is often troubled by recurring dreams and visions that seem more like memories than imagination. As she grows older, Norma slowly comes to realize there is something her parents aren't telling her. Unwilling to abandon her intuition, she will spend decades trying to uncover this family secret. For readers of The Vanishing Half and Woman of Light, this showstopping debut by a vibrant new voice in fiction is a riveting novel about the search for truth, the shadow of trauma, and the persistence of love across time."--Provided by publisher
The street of a thousand blossoms
Par Gail Tsukiyama. 2007
It is Tokyo in 1939. On the Street of a Thousand Blossoms, two orphaned brothers dream of a future firmly…
rooted in tradition. The older boy, Hiroshi, shows early signs of promise at the national obsession of sumo wrestling, while Kenji is fascinated by the art of Noh theater masks. But as the ripples of war spread to their quiet neighborhood, the brothers must put their dreams on hold? and forge their own paths in a new Japan. Meanwhile, the two young daughters of a renowned sumo master find their lives increasingly intertwined with the fortunes of their father's star pupil, Hiroshi. The Street of a Thousand Blossoms is a powerfully moving masterpiece about tradition and change, loss and renewal, and love and family from a glorious storyteller at the height of her powers. Adult. Unrated
Serie Azadi Libro 1 y 2 Set
Par Waheed Rabbani, J Whitten. 2016
El Cofre de Mar de la Doctora Margaret es el Libro I dentro de la trilogía de ficción histórica dentro…
del marco de la lucha de la India por la libertadAzadi libertad del Raj. Los libros tejen un relato de intriga internacional, conflicto y amor desgarrador entre personajes apasionantes de aquella época.En 1965 se descubre un cofre de mar de más de 100 años en un almacén de un hospital de Delhi, que se cree que era de una doctora americana llamada Margaret. A otro médico americano, Sharif, oriundo de Delhi, y que está contratado en el mismo hospital se le encomienda la tarea de localizar los familiares de la misteriosa mujer y devolverles el pequeño baúl. Sharif finalmente da con los descendientes de Margaret en Grimsby, Ontario, Canadá. Sus diarios y otros artefactos como puede ser la corona del Reino de Jhansi aparecieron en el cofre.Margaret, que nació en Nueva Jersey, nacida en una familia de clérigos Presbiterianos Escoceses consigue el deseo de su corazón que es de ser una de las primeras mujeres de Norteamérica en titularse como médico en 1850. Se casa con su primo canadiense Robert y viaja con él cuando va a servir en la guerra de Crimea en 1854. Mientras están en Crimea tienen que enfrentarse no solo a las dificultades relacionadas a las batallas, pero otros conflictos de otra índole.Derivado de los eventos que llevaron a la Carga de la Brigada Ligera de mal recuerdo, Margaret conoce a un oficial ruso el Conde Nicholai. El final sorpresa del Libro I, deja a Margaret en un trance difícil, sin saber si ha de buscar venganza o proseguir con su viaje a la India. Al final, está convencida de haber tomado la decisión correcta. La Doctora Margaret en Delhi es el Libro 2 de la Serie Azadi, y continuación del Libro 1, El Cofre de Mar de la Doctora Margaret. Esta novela de ficción histórica continúa el viaje de Margaret desde el tiempo cuando ella y su marido canadiense participaron en la guerra en Crimea en 1854. La Doctora Marga