Author: Judon Gray
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504962044
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Spoiled debutante Abby Anderson is looking forward to her upcoming wedding to Jeffrey Browning, Savannahs most sought-after bachelor. But when a jealous adversary publicly confronts her with allegations of her illegitimate birth, she realizes her reputation is ruined. Mortified, the debutante decides to immediately leave her Savannah home for destinations unknown. Joseph Jordan was headed to California, never expecting to run into the mysterious flaming-red-haired beauty. Her rudeness toward him challenges the handsome Texan. He soon finds himself becoming alarmingly interested in the beautiful debutante. A romantic alliance with this woman could be the ruin of his gold rush dreams. Jeffrey Browning was not about to give up on the love he and Abigail shared. He knew his strong political aspirations would help him silence the gossipers of Savannah. He wastes no time trying to find her and bring her back to Savannah to marry him as originally planned. Will Abby choose a new life with Joseph, the exciting handsome Texan? Will she choose to return home to marry Jeffrey and live the life shes always known and loved? Or will fate intervene and make the choice for her?
Abby's Story
Author: Louise Allen
Publisher: Mirror Books
ISBN: 9781913406165
Category : Abused children
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Little Abby was suddenly removed from her adopted family before her fourth birthday, and placed in foster care hundreds of miles from home - with no explanation. When foster mum Louise opens the front door, she experiences the first uncomfortable shock: it's clear Abby has symptoms of foetal alcohol syndrome. Her challenging behaviour soon turns the household upside down. How can one six-year-old unleash such a whirlwind of emotional and physical devastation? Louise is about to find out - and to unwittingly discover the darkness of incest, rejection and abuse in Abby's past. The second story in the 'Thrown Away Children' series by foster mum Louise Allen.
Publisher: Mirror Books
ISBN: 9781913406165
Category : Abused children
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Little Abby was suddenly removed from her adopted family before her fourth birthday, and placed in foster care hundreds of miles from home - with no explanation. When foster mum Louise opens the front door, she experiences the first uncomfortable shock: it's clear Abby has symptoms of foetal alcohol syndrome. Her challenging behaviour soon turns the household upside down. How can one six-year-old unleash such a whirlwind of emotional and physical devastation? Louise is about to find out - and to unwittingly discover the darkness of incest, rejection and abuse in Abby's past. The second story in the 'Thrown Away Children' series by foster mum Louise Allen.
Everyone Has Something
Author: Abigail Ferraro
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781730871252
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Even though Abby has spent more days with pain than without in her eight years of life, her joy comes through in her detailed description of living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, uveitis, and Crohn's disease. Abby discusses her road to each diagnosis, what she has learned, and how chronic disease has impacted her life.All money raised from the sale of this book goes to Abby's Army, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781730871252
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Even though Abby has spent more days with pain than without in her eight years of life, her joy comes through in her detailed description of living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, uveitis, and Crohn's disease. Abby discusses her road to each diagnosis, what she has learned, and how chronic disease has impacted her life.All money raised from the sale of this book goes to Abby's Army, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
Duped
Author: Abby Ellin
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1610398017
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Abby Ellin was shocked to learn that her fiancéas leading a secret life. But as she soon discovered, the world is full of people who aren't what they seem. From Abby Ellin's first date with the Commander, she was caught up in a whirlwind. Within six months he'd proposed, and they'd moved in together. But soon, his exotic stories of international espionage began to unravel. Finally, it all became clear: he was lying about who he was. After leaving him and sharing her story, she was floored to find out that her experience was far from unique. People everywhere, many of them otherwise sharp-witted and self-aware, are being deceived by their loved ones every day. In Duped, Abby Ellin studies the art and science of lying, talks to people who've had their worlds upended by duplicitous partners, and writes with great openness about her own mistakes. These remarkable stories reveal how often we encounter people whose lives beneath the surface are more improbable than we ever imagined.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1610398017
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Abby Ellin was shocked to learn that her fiancéas leading a secret life. But as she soon discovered, the world is full of people who aren't what they seem. From Abby Ellin's first date with the Commander, she was caught up in a whirlwind. Within six months he'd proposed, and they'd moved in together. But soon, his exotic stories of international espionage began to unravel. Finally, it all became clear: he was lying about who he was. After leaving him and sharing her story, she was floored to find out that her experience was far from unique. People everywhere, many of them otherwise sharp-witted and self-aware, are being deceived by their loved ones every day. In Duped, Abby Ellin studies the art and science of lying, talks to people who've had their worlds upended by duplicitous partners, and writes with great openness about her own mistakes. These remarkable stories reveal how often we encounter people whose lives beneath the surface are more improbable than we ever imagined.
Thrown Away Child
Author: Louise Allen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471166759
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Thrown Away Child is a memoir covering Louise Allen’s abusive childhood in a foster home, how she survived - using her love of art as a sanctuary - and how she hopes to right old wrongs now by fostering children herself and campaigning for the improvement of foster care services. It is a compelling and inspirational story. This book gives a voice to the many children who grew up unhappily in care.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471166759
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Thrown Away Child is a memoir covering Louise Allen’s abusive childhood in a foster home, how she survived - using her love of art as a sanctuary - and how she hopes to right old wrongs now by fostering children herself and campaigning for the improvement of foster care services. It is a compelling and inspirational story. This book gives a voice to the many children who grew up unhappily in care.
Abby's Book (The Baby-Sitters Club Portrait Collection)
Author: Ann M. Martin
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338092758
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
From the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation! So I gues this makes me an official SMS student--I'm writing my autobiography just like every other eight-grader here. This hasn't been easy. It's a big job, plus it's very emotional for me. Looking through all the family photos has made me remember some pretty difficult times. My family has been through a lot, but it hasn't all been bad. There was the period when my sister and I had to be color-coded so people could tell us apart! And then there was the crazy move to Stoneybrook, and my unforgettable first meeting with Kristy Thomas. So now here I am, a stoneybrookite, working on my first major school project. I sincerely hope I don't blow it.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338092758
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
From the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation! So I gues this makes me an official SMS student--I'm writing my autobiography just like every other eight-grader here. This hasn't been easy. It's a big job, plus it's very emotional for me. Looking through all the family photos has made me remember some pretty difficult times. My family has been through a lot, but it hasn't all been bad. There was the period when my sister and I had to be color-coded so people could tell us apart! And then there was the crazy move to Stoneybrook, and my unforgettable first meeting with Kristy Thomas. So now here I am, a stoneybrookite, working on my first major school project. I sincerely hope I don't blow it.
Unplanned
Author: Abby Johnson
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414396546
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
The author shares her journey from Planned Parenthood director to anti-abortion activist.
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414396546
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
The author shares her journey from Planned Parenthood director to anti-abortion activist.
Working It Out
Author: Abby Rike
Publisher: FaithWords
ISBN: 1609419286
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
In 2006, Abby Rike lost the life she knew and loved when her husband and two young children were killed in a car accident. Devastated and numb, she shut down. For nearly three years she walked through life like a spectre, present in body only. As she descended, so did her health. Fortunately, Abby was not alone. She had loving parents, supportive friends, and a faith that continued to sustain her. Little by little she found the courage to return to life. Joining The Biggest Loser proved a catalyst for the physical and emotional changes she needed to make. In fact, against all odds Abby gained strength, courage, wisdom, and continued her steadfast relationship with God. Instead of anger, she found herself slowly but steadily healing. She lost a hundred pounds but gained hope. In this riveting book, Abby tells her story -- from her joyous life before the accident to the unbearable pain that followed it and her eventual emergence as a woman reinvigorated by her faith in God. Today Abby's resilience and positivity are a testament to the power and importance of faith in the darkest hours.
Publisher: FaithWords
ISBN: 1609419286
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
In 2006, Abby Rike lost the life she knew and loved when her husband and two young children were killed in a car accident. Devastated and numb, she shut down. For nearly three years she walked through life like a spectre, present in body only. As she descended, so did her health. Fortunately, Abby was not alone. She had loving parents, supportive friends, and a faith that continued to sustain her. Little by little she found the courage to return to life. Joining The Biggest Loser proved a catalyst for the physical and emotional changes she needed to make. In fact, against all odds Abby gained strength, courage, wisdom, and continued her steadfast relationship with God. Instead of anger, she found herself slowly but steadily healing. She lost a hundred pounds but gained hope. In this riveting book, Abby tells her story -- from her joyous life before the accident to the unbearable pain that followed it and her eventual emergence as a woman reinvigorated by her faith in God. Today Abby's resilience and positivity are a testament to the power and importance of faith in the darkest hours.
Ralph Tells a Story
Author: Abby Hanlon
Publisher: Amazon Children's Publishing
ISBN: 9780761461807
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Although his teacher insists there are stories everywhere, Ralph cannot think of any to write.
Publisher: Amazon Children's Publishing
ISBN: 9780761461807
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Although his teacher insists there are stories everywhere, Ralph cannot think of any to write.
Becoming Eve
Author: Abby Stein
Publisher: Seal Press
ISBN: 1580059171
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The powerful coming-of-age story of an ultra-Orthodox child who was born to become a rabbinic leader and instead became a woman Abby Stein was raised in a Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn, isolated in a culture that lives according to the laws and practices of eighteenth-century Eastern Europe, speaking only Yiddish and Hebrew and shunning modern life. Stein was born as the first son in a dynastic rabbinical family, poised to become a leader of the next generation of Hasidic Jews. But Abby felt certain at a young age that she was a girl. She suppressed her desire for a new body while looking for answers wherever she could find them, from forbidden religious texts to smuggled secular examinations of faith. Finally, she orchestrated a personal exodus from ultra-Orthodox manhood to mainstream femininity-a radical choice that forced her to leave her home, her family, her way of life. Powerful in the truths it reveals about biology, culture, faith, and identity, Becoming Eve poses the enduring question: How far will you go to become the person you were meant to be?
Publisher: Seal Press
ISBN: 1580059171
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The powerful coming-of-age story of an ultra-Orthodox child who was born to become a rabbinic leader and instead became a woman Abby Stein was raised in a Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn, isolated in a culture that lives according to the laws and practices of eighteenth-century Eastern Europe, speaking only Yiddish and Hebrew and shunning modern life. Stein was born as the first son in a dynastic rabbinical family, poised to become a leader of the next generation of Hasidic Jews. But Abby felt certain at a young age that she was a girl. She suppressed her desire for a new body while looking for answers wherever she could find them, from forbidden religious texts to smuggled secular examinations of faith. Finally, she orchestrated a personal exodus from ultra-Orthodox manhood to mainstream femininity-a radical choice that forced her to leave her home, her family, her way of life. Powerful in the truths it reveals about biology, culture, faith, and identity, Becoming Eve poses the enduring question: How far will you go to become the person you were meant to be?
Abby's Birthright
Author: Judon Gray
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504962044
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Spoiled debutante Abby Anderson is looking forward to her upcoming wedding to Jeffrey Browning, Savannahs most sought-after bachelor. But when a jealous adversary publicly confronts her with allegations of her illegitimate birth, she realizes her reputation is ruined. Mortified, the debutante decides to immediately leave her Savannah home for destinations unknown. Joseph Jordan was headed to California, never expecting to run into the mysterious flaming-red-haired beauty. Her rudeness toward him challenges the handsome Texan. He soon finds himself becoming alarmingly interested in the beautiful debutante. A romantic alliance with this woman could be the ruin of his gold rush dreams. Jeffrey Browning was not about to give up on the love he and Abigail shared. He knew his strong political aspirations would help him silence the gossipers of Savannah. He wastes no time trying to find her and bring her back to Savannah to marry him as originally planned. Will Abby choose a new life with Joseph, the exciting handsome Texan? Will she choose to return home to marry Jeffrey and live the life shes always known and loved? Or will fate intervene and make the choice for her?
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504962044
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Spoiled debutante Abby Anderson is looking forward to her upcoming wedding to Jeffrey Browning, Savannahs most sought-after bachelor. But when a jealous adversary publicly confronts her with allegations of her illegitimate birth, she realizes her reputation is ruined. Mortified, the debutante decides to immediately leave her Savannah home for destinations unknown. Joseph Jordan was headed to California, never expecting to run into the mysterious flaming-red-haired beauty. Her rudeness toward him challenges the handsome Texan. He soon finds himself becoming alarmingly interested in the beautiful debutante. A romantic alliance with this woman could be the ruin of his gold rush dreams. Jeffrey Browning was not about to give up on the love he and Abigail shared. He knew his strong political aspirations would help him silence the gossipers of Savannah. He wastes no time trying to find her and bring her back to Savannah to marry him as originally planned. Will Abby choose a new life with Joseph, the exciting handsome Texan? Will she choose to return home to marry Jeffrey and live the life shes always known and loved? Or will fate intervene and make the choice for her?