Author: Cynthia A. Graham
Publisher: Brick Mantel Books
ISBN: 1941799345
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Some storms bring destruction. Others bring salvation. In 1934 the tiny town of Barmy, Oklahoma, is in desperate need of a miracle. The cows are hungry, the rain won’t fall, most of Main Street is boarded up. Young aspiring trapeze artist Sugar Watson is dumped unceremoniously into this bleak setting with little money and only one thing on her mind—escape. Beulah Clinton, a Holy Ghost preacher, has dedicated herself to helping the distressed in this ragged little wasteland, and Sugar soon finds herself thrown in with Marigold Lawford, the simple-minded widow of the richest man in town, and Homer Guppy, a boy trouble follows like dust after a wind. Despite Sugar’s immediate distaste of Barmy, Beulah’s patience, Marigold’s kindness, and Homer’s unconditional love make her reconsider the meaning of home. On Black Sunday, the worst dust storm in history brings with it a choice: Sugar must decide whether or not to return home, leaving the hospitality—and love—of Barmy’s inhabitants. A stunning Depression-era literary novel with a touch of magical realism, Beulah's House of Prayer captivates until the very end.
Beulah's House of Prayer
Author: Cynthia A. Graham
Publisher: Brick Mantel Books
ISBN: 1941799345
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Some storms bring destruction. Others bring salvation. In 1934 the tiny town of Barmy, Oklahoma, is in desperate need of a miracle. The cows are hungry, the rain won’t fall, most of Main Street is boarded up. Young aspiring trapeze artist Sugar Watson is dumped unceremoniously into this bleak setting with little money and only one thing on her mind—escape. Beulah Clinton, a Holy Ghost preacher, has dedicated herself to helping the distressed in this ragged little wasteland, and Sugar soon finds herself thrown in with Marigold Lawford, the simple-minded widow of the richest man in town, and Homer Guppy, a boy trouble follows like dust after a wind. Despite Sugar’s immediate distaste of Barmy, Beulah’s patience, Marigold’s kindness, and Homer’s unconditional love make her reconsider the meaning of home. On Black Sunday, the worst dust storm in history brings with it a choice: Sugar must decide whether or not to return home, leaving the hospitality—and love—of Barmy’s inhabitants. A stunning Depression-era literary novel with a touch of magical realism, Beulah's House of Prayer captivates until the very end.
Publisher: Brick Mantel Books
ISBN: 1941799345
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Some storms bring destruction. Others bring salvation. In 1934 the tiny town of Barmy, Oklahoma, is in desperate need of a miracle. The cows are hungry, the rain won’t fall, most of Main Street is boarded up. Young aspiring trapeze artist Sugar Watson is dumped unceremoniously into this bleak setting with little money and only one thing on her mind—escape. Beulah Clinton, a Holy Ghost preacher, has dedicated herself to helping the distressed in this ragged little wasteland, and Sugar soon finds herself thrown in with Marigold Lawford, the simple-minded widow of the richest man in town, and Homer Guppy, a boy trouble follows like dust after a wind. Despite Sugar’s immediate distaste of Barmy, Beulah’s patience, Marigold’s kindness, and Homer’s unconditional love make her reconsider the meaning of home. On Black Sunday, the worst dust storm in history brings with it a choice: Sugar must decide whether or not to return home, leaving the hospitality—and love—of Barmy’s inhabitants. A stunning Depression-era literary novel with a touch of magical realism, Beulah's House of Prayer captivates until the very end.
Laika
Author: Kate Kort
Publisher: Brick Mantel Books
ISBN: 1941799507
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Laika is a finalist in the Best Book Awards for Literary Fiction and the Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Young New Adult and Second Novel. You feel watched. It's nothing new, but the feeling is amplified when the streets are busy. That hum in your head is now a buzz. Laika desperately wishes for a new life. At fourteen, she’s hardened and independent, living on the streets of Southern California. She’s finally free of her volatile home but yearns for true stability. As Graham, a waiter at a local Russian restaurant, watches Laika steal and struggle to survive, he sees there is something else going on. Something dangerous. An insidious disease that gnaws at her mind and drags her deeper into a world of chaos and delusion. Laika brings to light the often-shrouded world of paranoid schizophrenia. It also examines the socially stigmatized issues of homelessness, addiction, and PTSD, in the hopes of fostering greater awareness and compassion.
Publisher: Brick Mantel Books
ISBN: 1941799507
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Laika is a finalist in the Best Book Awards for Literary Fiction and the Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Young New Adult and Second Novel. You feel watched. It's nothing new, but the feeling is amplified when the streets are busy. That hum in your head is now a buzz. Laika desperately wishes for a new life. At fourteen, she’s hardened and independent, living on the streets of Southern California. She’s finally free of her volatile home but yearns for true stability. As Graham, a waiter at a local Russian restaurant, watches Laika steal and struggle to survive, he sees there is something else going on. Something dangerous. An insidious disease that gnaws at her mind and drags her deeper into a world of chaos and delusion. Laika brings to light the often-shrouded world of paranoid schizophrenia. It also examines the socially stigmatized issues of homelessness, addiction, and PTSD, in the hopes of fostering greater awareness and compassion.
History of the Presbyterian Church in South Carolina Since 1850
Author: Frank Dudley Jones
Publisher:
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Category : Presbyterian Church
Languages : en
Pages : 1116
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Presbyterian Church
Languages : en
Pages : 1116
Book Description
Publications of the Rochester Historical Society
Author: Rochester Historical Society (Rochester, N.Y.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rochester (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rochester (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Publication Fund Series
Author: Rochester Historical Society (Rochester, N.Y.)
Publisher:
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Category : Rochester (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Rochester (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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The Baptist History of South Dakota
Author: Thomas Miles Shanafelt
Publisher:
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Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The Congregationalist
Author:
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Category : Boston (Mass. )
Languages : en
Pages : 1764
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Category : Boston (Mass. )
Languages : en
Pages : 1764
Book Description
Minutes of the ... Annual Session of the Baptist General Association of Virginia
Author: Baptist General Association of Virginia
Publisher:
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Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 646
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Publisher:
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Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
First Baptist Church, Charlotte, N. C., 1832-1916
Author:
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Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Beulah
Author: Jerry Jackson
Publisher: Hosanna/Faith Comes By Hearing
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher: Hosanna/Faith Comes By Hearing
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description