Author: Kitty Glanville
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0425247775
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
On the face of it, Claire and William have a perfect marriage and family. They also have an impeccably restored cottage in the country that looks like it belongs in a magazine. It will be in a magazine, in fact: Idyllic Home plans to feature the house in its Christmas issue. But to meet its deadline, it‘s scheduling the photo shoot in two days—in the middle of a heat wave in July. The publicity would help Claire’s growing vintage textile business—and at first William likes the idea of showing off the results of all his renovations. But soon he’s complaining that the photo shoot is disrupting his plans to build a summer house in the garden. Sometimes, Claire thinks, William loves the house more than he loves her. Then Stefan, the photographer, shows up. He’s eager to get started. He’s also unsettlingly attractive, and just mysterious enough to make Claire feel a bit off-balance. Claire is beginning to see how her ideal life may not be so idyllic after all—and that creating the perfect house isn’t always the best way to create a happy home.
A Perfect Home for a Family
Author: David Lee Harrison
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780823423385
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A family of raccoons searches for the perfect home, only to find that what they had been looking for is right under their noses.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780823423385
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A family of raccoons searches for the perfect home, only to find that what they had been looking for is right under their noses.
The Perfect Family
Author: Robyn Harding
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982169400
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The bestselling author of the The Swap takes you “on a wild psychological ride with this addictive thriller” (Palm Beach Daily News) about what happens when a seemingly perfect family is pushed to the edge. Thomas and Viv Adler are the envy of their neighbors: attractive, successful, with well-mannered children and a beautifully restored home. Until one morning, when they wake up to find their porch has been pelted with eggs. It’s a prank, Thomas insists; the work of a few out-of-control kids. But when a smoke bomb is tossed on their front lawn, and their car’s tires are punctured, the family begins to worry. Surveillance cameras show nothing but grainy images of shadowy figures in hoodies. And the police dismiss the attacks, insisting they’re just the work of bored teenagers. Unable to identify the perpetrators, the Adlers are helpless as the assaults escalate into violence, and worse. And each new violation brings with it a growing fear. Because everyone in the Adler family is keeping a secret—not just from the outside world, but from each other. And secrets can be very dangerous…. “Unsettling and darkly sublime, Robyn Harding deftly explores twisted family dynamics and devastating secrets in suburbia in this stunning novel that will shock readers by the final page” (Christina McDonald, USA TODAY bestselling author of The Night Olivia Fell).
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982169400
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The bestselling author of the The Swap takes you “on a wild psychological ride with this addictive thriller” (Palm Beach Daily News) about what happens when a seemingly perfect family is pushed to the edge. Thomas and Viv Adler are the envy of their neighbors: attractive, successful, with well-mannered children and a beautifully restored home. Until one morning, when they wake up to find their porch has been pelted with eggs. It’s a prank, Thomas insists; the work of a few out-of-control kids. But when a smoke bomb is tossed on their front lawn, and their car’s tires are punctured, the family begins to worry. Surveillance cameras show nothing but grainy images of shadowy figures in hoodies. And the police dismiss the attacks, insisting they’re just the work of bored teenagers. Unable to identify the perpetrators, the Adlers are helpless as the assaults escalate into violence, and worse. And each new violation brings with it a growing fear. Because everyone in the Adler family is keeping a secret—not just from the outside world, but from each other. And secrets can be very dangerous…. “Unsettling and darkly sublime, Robyn Harding deftly explores twisted family dynamics and devastating secrets in suburbia in this stunning novel that will shock readers by the final page” (Christina McDonald, USA TODAY bestselling author of The Night Olivia Fell).
Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century
Author: Jeanne E. Arnold
Publisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
ISBN: 1938770900
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Winner of the 2014 John Collier Jr. Award Winner of the Jo Anne Stolaroff Cotsen Prize Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century cross-cuts the ranks of important books on social history, consumerism, contemporary culture, the meaning of material culture, domestic architecture, and household ethnoarchaeology. It is a distant cousin of Material World and Hungry Planet in content and style, but represents a blend of rigorous science and photography that these books can claim. Using archaeological approaches to human material culture, this volume offers unprecedented access to the middle-class American home through the kaleidoscopic lens of no-limits photography and many kinds of never-before acquired data about how people actually live their lives at home. Based on a rigorous, nine-year project at UCLA, this book has appeal not only to scientists but also to all people who share intense curiosity about what goes on at home in their neighborhoods. Many who read the book will see their own lives mirrored in these pages and can reflect on how other people cope with their mountains of possessions and other daily challenges. Readers abroad will be equally fascinated by the contrasts between their own kinds of materialism and the typical American experience. The book will interest a range of designers, builders, and architects as well as scholars and students who research various facets of U.S. and global consumerism, cultural history, and economic history.
Publisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
ISBN: 1938770900
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Winner of the 2014 John Collier Jr. Award Winner of the Jo Anne Stolaroff Cotsen Prize Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century cross-cuts the ranks of important books on social history, consumerism, contemporary culture, the meaning of material culture, domestic architecture, and household ethnoarchaeology. It is a distant cousin of Material World and Hungry Planet in content and style, but represents a blend of rigorous science and photography that these books can claim. Using archaeological approaches to human material culture, this volume offers unprecedented access to the middle-class American home through the kaleidoscopic lens of no-limits photography and many kinds of never-before acquired data about how people actually live their lives at home. Based on a rigorous, nine-year project at UCLA, this book has appeal not only to scientists but also to all people who share intense curiosity about what goes on at home in their neighborhoods. Many who read the book will see their own lives mirrored in these pages and can reflect on how other people cope with their mountains of possessions and other daily challenges. Readers abroad will be equally fascinated by the contrasts between their own kinds of materialism and the typical American experience. The book will interest a range of designers, builders, and architects as well as scholars and students who research various facets of U.S. and global consumerism, cultural history, and economic history.
My Family, Your Family
Author: Lisa Bullard
Publisher: Millbrook Press ™
ISBN: 1467776602
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Different can be great! Makayla is visiting friends in her neighborhood. She sees how each family is different. Some families have lots of children, but others have none. Some friends live with grandparents or have two dads or have parents who are divorced. How is her own family like the others? What makes each one great? This diverse cast allows readers to compare and contrast families in multiple ways.
Publisher: Millbrook Press ™
ISBN: 1467776602
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Different can be great! Makayla is visiting friends in her neighborhood. She sees how each family is different. Some families have lots of children, but others have none. Some friends live with grandparents or have two dads or have parents who are divorced. How is her own family like the others? What makes each one great? This diverse cast allows readers to compare and contrast families in multiple ways.
Family Living
Author: Judith Wilson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781841724058
Category : Family
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Whether you are moving house or planning alterations to accommodate a growing family, this book, packed with ideas and advice, will help you create a home that everyone will love. 250 specially commissioned photos of real homes are included showing stylish and innovative ideas.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781841724058
Category : Family
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Whether you are moving house or planning alterations to accommodate a growing family, this book, packed with ideas and advice, will help you create a home that everyone will love. 250 specially commissioned photos of real homes are included showing stylish and innovative ideas.
A Family Legacy of Great Home Cooks
Author: Susan B. White
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1512710016
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
A Family Legacy of Great Home Cooks is a collection of family stories and delicious recipes. As a bonus, unlike most other cookbooks, there are stories and photos for you to know and relate to many of the folks in this family tree, highlighting the love, humor, tenacity, and spirit of this enduring legacy. Welcome to their kitchens.
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1512710016
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
A Family Legacy of Great Home Cooks is a collection of family stories and delicious recipes. As a bonus, unlike most other cookbooks, there are stories and photos for you to know and relate to many of the folks in this family tree, highlighting the love, humor, tenacity, and spirit of this enduring legacy. Welcome to their kitchens.
A Perfect Home
Author: Kate Glanville
Publisher: Headline Accent
ISBN: 1783755504
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Perfect for fans of Rosanna Ley, Karen Swan and Santa Montefiore, Kate Glanville's beautifully observed and poignant love story of a woman who has to find out if home really is where the heart is has been richly praised: 'Beautiful . . . with heart' TRACY REES 'Poignant, warm, and unpredictable' JULIE COHEN 'A warm and touching family drama. Moving' LAURA WILKINSON 'A perfect page-turner' REBECCA F. JOHN 'This is a riveting read, I couldn't put it down *****' AMAZON REVIEWER 'A love story in every sense of the word *****' AMAZON REVIEWER ___________________ Is home really where the heart is? Claire appears to have it all - the kind of life you read about in magazines: a beautiful cottage, three gorgeous children, a handsome husband in William and her own flourishing vintage textile business. But when an interiors magazine sends a good-looking photographer to take pictures of Claire's perfect home, he makes her wonder if the house means more to William than she does... ___________________ ***THE PEACOCK HOUSE, THE NEW NOVEL FROM KATE GLANVILLE, IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW*** Readers LOVE Kate Glanville's captivating novels: 'A lovely heart-warming story, could not put down *****' Amazon reviewer 'Had me drawn in from the first few pages *****' Amazon reviewer 'Claire's emotional roller coaster life keeps you turning the pages *****' Amazon reviewer 'An excellent writer *****' Amazon reviewer 'You just have to keep reading! *****' Amazon reviewer
Publisher: Headline Accent
ISBN: 1783755504
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Perfect for fans of Rosanna Ley, Karen Swan and Santa Montefiore, Kate Glanville's beautifully observed and poignant love story of a woman who has to find out if home really is where the heart is has been richly praised: 'Beautiful . . . with heart' TRACY REES 'Poignant, warm, and unpredictable' JULIE COHEN 'A warm and touching family drama. Moving' LAURA WILKINSON 'A perfect page-turner' REBECCA F. JOHN 'This is a riveting read, I couldn't put it down *****' AMAZON REVIEWER 'A love story in every sense of the word *****' AMAZON REVIEWER ___________________ Is home really where the heart is? Claire appears to have it all - the kind of life you read about in magazines: a beautiful cottage, three gorgeous children, a handsome husband in William and her own flourishing vintage textile business. But when an interiors magazine sends a good-looking photographer to take pictures of Claire's perfect home, he makes her wonder if the house means more to William than she does... ___________________ ***THE PEACOCK HOUSE, THE NEW NOVEL FROM KATE GLANVILLE, IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW*** Readers LOVE Kate Glanville's captivating novels: 'A lovely heart-warming story, could not put down *****' Amazon reviewer 'Had me drawn in from the first few pages *****' Amazon reviewer 'Claire's emotional roller coaster life keeps you turning the pages *****' Amazon reviewer 'An excellent writer *****' Amazon reviewer 'You just have to keep reading! *****' Amazon reviewer
The Perfect Home for a Long Life
Author: Lyndsay Green
Publisher: Dundurn.com
ISBN: 1771023228
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
The Perfect Home for a Long Life responds to the anxieties of boomers and seniors about where to live when they grow old and their fears about ending up in a nursing home. This book is designed to help people plan their future by providing creative and concrete examples of the many ways they can organize their living arrangements to support lives of quality and fulfillment throughout their retirement years. Housing needs are as individual as the residents themselves, and The Perfect Home for a Long Life guides the reader to discover what their needs are and how to fulfill them. The Perfect Home for a Long Life looks at downsizing, modifying your home, and retirement communities, as well as innovative solutions such as cohousing, shared housing, supportive housing, along with a number of other creative options. The focus is on practical housing solutions and replicable ideas with insights into the benefits and challenges of each option. The ideas are illuminated through dozens of confidential interviews with seniors, who share insights into living arrangements that are working for them and why. Combining practical lived experiences with research, tips and resources, The Perfect Home for a Long Life is an essential guide for anyone experiencing retirement or planning for the future.
Publisher: Dundurn.com
ISBN: 1771023228
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
The Perfect Home for a Long Life responds to the anxieties of boomers and seniors about where to live when they grow old and their fears about ending up in a nursing home. This book is designed to help people plan their future by providing creative and concrete examples of the many ways they can organize their living arrangements to support lives of quality and fulfillment throughout their retirement years. Housing needs are as individual as the residents themselves, and The Perfect Home for a Long Life guides the reader to discover what their needs are and how to fulfill them. The Perfect Home for a Long Life looks at downsizing, modifying your home, and retirement communities, as well as innovative solutions such as cohousing, shared housing, supportive housing, along with a number of other creative options. The focus is on practical housing solutions and replicable ideas with insights into the benefits and challenges of each option. The ideas are illuminated through dozens of confidential interviews with seniors, who share insights into living arrangements that are working for them and why. Combining practical lived experiences with research, tips and resources, The Perfect Home for a Long Life is an essential guide for anyone experiencing retirement or planning for the future.
A Good Home
Author: Cynthia Reyes
Publisher: BPS Books
ISBN: 1927483484
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
The memoirs of Cynthia Reyes, author of non-fiction stories for various Toronto newspapers and magazines, which tells of her marriage, children, and an accident which changed her life. Reyes also talks about some of her childhood homes and memories and the things that led her to the career she now has.
Publisher: BPS Books
ISBN: 1927483484
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
The memoirs of Cynthia Reyes, author of non-fiction stories for various Toronto newspapers and magazines, which tells of her marriage, children, and an accident which changed her life. Reyes also talks about some of her childhood homes and memories and the things that led her to the career she now has.
Families in Today's World
Author: David Cheal
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134241461
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
An international textbook designed as a quick introduction for students from around the world studying sociology of family, this text provides comprehensive coverage of the major topics in the sociology of family life. Written in an easy access style it opens with a chapter on defining family and family structures. It then moves on to discuss over a dozen major topics; from interaction and meaning in families to sexuality. David Cheal provides coverage of these topics by drawing on a variety of international material. Most of the studies focus on contemporary family life but Cheal also presents information on historical changes which have shaped family life as it is known today. This book an incredibly valuable teaching tool as it presents diversity in family patterns through thinking about family life from a global perspective.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134241461
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
An international textbook designed as a quick introduction for students from around the world studying sociology of family, this text provides comprehensive coverage of the major topics in the sociology of family life. Written in an easy access style it opens with a chapter on defining family and family structures. It then moves on to discuss over a dozen major topics; from interaction and meaning in families to sexuality. David Cheal provides coverage of these topics by drawing on a variety of international material. Most of the studies focus on contemporary family life but Cheal also presents information on historical changes which have shaped family life as it is known today. This book an incredibly valuable teaching tool as it presents diversity in family patterns through thinking about family life from a global perspective.