Author: Christina McKenna
Publisher: Neil Wilson Publishing
ISBN: 9781903238769
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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'I learned about conflict from my parents.' So begins Christina McKenna's haunting memoir of her lonely early life. Recounting scenes from her childhood in Ulster, she paints a memorable and poignant picture of violence and oppression with her brutal father and protective mother, whose retalliation to her husband's meaness came in the form of a secret yellow dress. This is a rite-of-passage account of two generations of Irish women, told with great humour and compassion. On the one hand is the writer; on the other the heroic mother who showed her love as best she could. McKenna concludes that our past, no matter how painful, need not keep us bound - once we choose love over hate. That choice, she suggests, will set us free.
Author: Sue Potter
Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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Making the Choice That Saves Your Life is about Ms. Potter's complete escape from the horrors of the war and an abusive relationship, starting afresh and living a totally free and accomplished life. Once totally free of that era of her past, Ms. Potter met and married the love of her life, rode motorcycles with him, studied and became an accomplished paralegal, retired, and traveled in an RV. All of these adventures come alive in the pages of Making the Choice That Saves Your Life.
Author: Constance Valis Hill
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190225386
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 462
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Here is the vibrant, colorful, high-stepping story of tap -- the first comprehensive, fully documented history of a uniquely American art form. Writing with all the verve and grace of tap itself, Constance Valis Hill offers a sweeping narrative, filling a major gap in American dance history and placing tap firmly center stage.
Author: Julia Kelly
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982171634
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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The author of the "sweeping, stirring, and heartrending" (Kristin Harmel, author of The Room on Rue Am lie) The Light Over London returns with a masterful, glittering novel that whisks you to midcentury Britain as it follows three of the last debutantes to be presented to Queen Elizabeth II. When it's announced that 1958 will be the last year debutantes are to be presented at court, thousands of eager mothers and hopeful daughters flood the palace with letters seeking the year's most coveted invitation: a chance for their daughters to curtsey to the young Queen Elizabeth and officially come out into society. In an effort to appease her traditional mother, aspiring university student Lily Nichols agrees to become a debutante and do the Season, a glittering and grueling string of countless balls and cocktail parties. In doing so, she befriends two very different women: the cool and aloof Leana Hartford whose apparent perfection hides a darker side and the ambitious Katherine Norman who dreams of a career once she helps her parents find their place among the elite. But the glorious effervescence of the Season evaporates once Lily learns a devastating secret that threatens to destroy her entire family. Faced with a dark past, she's forced to ask herself what really matters: her family legacy or her own happiness. With her signature "intricate, tender, and convincing" (Publishers Weekly) storytelling, Julia Kelly weaves an unforgettable tale of female friendship amid the twilight days of Britain's grand coming out balls.
Author: Anubha Sagar
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1482875357
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
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Whispers under the Sun closely follows Anubha Sagars first book the The Journey of Deceit published in 2014. This book unlike the first is a pack of short stories with a roller coaster ride of thrill, contemporary cultural clash, paranormal, premonition, parental love, teenage love, tragedy and animal emotions. The stories are written in different styles both contemporary as well as classic. The stories are set geographically from East Africa to India and in a time frame from pre independence 1947 India to the contemporary times of 2016. The stories are packed with powerful but subtle humor, well defined plots and surprise endings. Each story will keep you amazed and will linger in your minds long after you finished reading them.
Author: New York Times Staff
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9781579580599
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 536
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This anthology examines Love's Labours Lost from a variety of perspectives and through a wide range of materials. Selections discuss the play in terms of historical context, dating, and sources; character analysis; comic elements and verbal conceits; evidence of authorship; performance analysis; and feminist interpretations. Alongside theater reviews, production photographs, and critical commentary, the volume also includes essays written by practicing theater artists who have worked on the play. An index by name, literary work, and concept rounds out this valuable resource.
Author: George Dell
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
ISBN: 9780814208861
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 376
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George Dell's Dance unto the Lord is a compelling fusion of history and fiction. Set in 1848 to 1852, when Ohio was considered to be the West, Dance unto the Lord transports the readers to Union Village, a Shaker community in southwestern Ohio. The novel traces the coming of age of Richard and Ruth, young people who wish to marry but are forbidden to do so by Richard's parents. In desperation, Richard runs away to Cincinnati. Ruth, too, leaves her family. She settles in Union Village and eventually becomes a teacher at the Shaker school. Torn between her desire for freedom and the security of life with the Shakers, Ruth becomes increasingly more immersed in the Shaker society while dreaming of Richard and a life outside the community. Meanwhile, through his experiences with an ill-fated blacksmith's shop and its owners, Richard learns that life in the city can be complicated and painful. As he traces Richard's and Ruth's experiences, Dell vividly re-creates the texture of rural and city life in mid-nineteenth-century Ohio, providing a fascinating, well-researched account of a long-gone era. Dance unto the Lord provides wonderfully detailed descriptions of a Shaker community and life style. This book will be compelling reading for anyone interested in the time period, the Shakers, or simply a good story.
Author: Lili Wright
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698197011
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466
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Taut, acidly witty, menacingly erotic, and often absolutely terrifying: this is a literary thriller of propulsive force that introduces a powerful storyteller. *An Edgar Finalist for Best First Novel *Semifinalist for the 2017 VCU Cabell First Novelist Award It begins when a meth-addicted grave robber unearths the death mask of Montezuma, setting off a violent struggle for its possession. There is the drug lord who employs him, who would kill for that mask. There is the expat American collector, sinister and possibly mad. There is the greatly respected curator, who for a fee will provide provenances for his country’s looted artifacts, and his long-suffering housekeeper, a deeply religious lesbian in a culture of machismo, who despises her patron. And there is the looter himself, who has stolen the mask and is now running for his life. Above all, there is Anna Ramsey, an American with a history of bad choices, who has hidden behind a mask all her adult life. A deeply wounded woman, Anna knows that masks protect and conceal. Anna is a heroine for our times, as she searches for the courage to remove her mask and show her true face.
Author: Nikki Larsen
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402727856
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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Describes how to make scrpabooks using everyday materials, photos, and a little imagination.
Author: Caroline Stearns Griffin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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