Author: Genevieve Scott
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780864929884
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An Atlantic Books Today Editor's Pick Lorna always wanted to stand out, but her career as a competitive swimmer was cut short by a knee injury. Cara, her daughter, tries hard to blend in, but when she has to fill in for her brother at a school pageant, she is overwhelmed by terror. Lorna is vain about her ability to shut out distractions. Cara can't control her scary thoughts. And while Lorna tries her best to move past life's early disappointments, Cara picks at the cracks in her family's story. Spanning two decades, Catch My Drift follows mother and daughter through life changes big and small, and reveals that despite our shared experiences, we each live a private story.
Catch My Drift
Author: Genevieve Scott
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780864929884
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An Atlantic Books Today Editor's Pick Lorna always wanted to stand out, but her career as a competitive swimmer was cut short by a knee injury. Cara, her daughter, tries hard to blend in, but when she has to fill in for her brother at a school pageant, she is overwhelmed by terror. Lorna is vain about her ability to shut out distractions. Cara can't control her scary thoughts. And while Lorna tries her best to move past life's early disappointments, Cara picks at the cracks in her family's story. Spanning two decades, Catch My Drift follows mother and daughter through life changes big and small, and reveals that despite our shared experiences, we each live a private story.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780864929884
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An Atlantic Books Today Editor's Pick Lorna always wanted to stand out, but her career as a competitive swimmer was cut short by a knee injury. Cara, her daughter, tries hard to blend in, but when she has to fill in for her brother at a school pageant, she is overwhelmed by terror. Lorna is vain about her ability to shut out distractions. Cara can't control her scary thoughts. And while Lorna tries her best to move past life's early disappointments, Cara picks at the cracks in her family's story. Spanning two decades, Catch My Drift follows mother and daughter through life changes big and small, and reveals that despite our shared experiences, we each live a private story.
Someone to Catch My Drift
Author: Jacqueline Powell
Publisher: Grand Central Pub
ISBN: 9780446527484
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Depressed after the arrest of her boyfriend, aspiring singer Nikai Parker meets gorgeous firefighter Robert Hayes, and as she falls in love with him, she learns that he is involved with another woman--one who will not give him up without a fight.
Publisher: Grand Central Pub
ISBN: 9780446527484
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Depressed after the arrest of her boyfriend, aspiring singer Nikai Parker meets gorgeous firefighter Robert Hayes, and as she falls in love with him, she learns that he is involved with another woman--one who will not give him up without a fight.
Catchin' the Drift O' the Draft
Author: Louis Brodsky
Publisher: Time Being Books
ISBN: 1568092156
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
When you enter L.D. Brodsky's Catchin' the Drift o' the Draft, you find yourself in the surreal world of a master satirist. Imagine staring into a mirror and recognizing your reflection as that of a chimpanzee, before you swing to work on a vine, or consider the possibility that you and your spouse are the newest additions to the ape house at the zoo, where your every move is being scrutinized. Prepare yourself for Brodsky's auto-factory-assembly-line worker from south St. Louis, who takes the stage in six pieces that set up a chronological continuity around which the other fictions swirl. His humor is boisterous, whimsical, condemnatory, at times even self-deprecating, his language a study in fractured English that nonetheless debunks conventional wisdom and political correctness, exposing the cant and hypocrisy of 1990s America. These fast-paced fictions, about persons bedeviled by phobias and physical afflictions arising from the realities of old age, racism, and too-rapid change, are pieces of life that examine the world and revel in its absurdities. If Jonathan Swift, Franz Kafka, and Richard Brautigan could collaborate, the result might be Catchin' the Drift o' the Draft, a highly original, satirical, and altogether entertaining collection of forty-one short short fictions. Delight in them.
Publisher: Time Being Books
ISBN: 1568092156
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
When you enter L.D. Brodsky's Catchin' the Drift o' the Draft, you find yourself in the surreal world of a master satirist. Imagine staring into a mirror and recognizing your reflection as that of a chimpanzee, before you swing to work on a vine, or consider the possibility that you and your spouse are the newest additions to the ape house at the zoo, where your every move is being scrutinized. Prepare yourself for Brodsky's auto-factory-assembly-line worker from south St. Louis, who takes the stage in six pieces that set up a chronological continuity around which the other fictions swirl. His humor is boisterous, whimsical, condemnatory, at times even self-deprecating, his language a study in fractured English that nonetheless debunks conventional wisdom and political correctness, exposing the cant and hypocrisy of 1990s America. These fast-paced fictions, about persons bedeviled by phobias and physical afflictions arising from the realities of old age, racism, and too-rapid change, are pieces of life that examine the world and revel in its absurdities. If Jonathan Swift, Franz Kafka, and Richard Brautigan could collaborate, the result might be Catchin' the Drift o' the Draft, a highly original, satirical, and altogether entertaining collection of forty-one short short fictions. Delight in them.
Guarangoddamnteeya!
Author: Louis Daniel Brodsky
Publisher: Time Being Books
ISBN: 1568092520
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
He's back -- L. D. Brodsky's working stiff from St. Louis, with his Bud Light-hued worldview and his uniquely foul-mouthed, malapropistic takes on modern life and his own tenuous place in it. This volume, the title of which is our unlikely hero's trademark interjection, brings together his narrations from seven of Brodsky's short-fiction books, in which he made spot appearances. Together, these episodes in the hilarious chronicle of a true American "rough" prove Brodsky's uncanny ability to satirize both the best and the worst of American culture. You will never again experience anything like Guarangoddamnteeya! -- guarangoddamnteeya!
Publisher: Time Being Books
ISBN: 1568092520
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
He's back -- L. D. Brodsky's working stiff from St. Louis, with his Bud Light-hued worldview and his uniquely foul-mouthed, malapropistic takes on modern life and his own tenuous place in it. This volume, the title of which is our unlikely hero's trademark interjection, brings together his narrations from seven of Brodsky's short-fiction books, in which he made spot appearances. Together, these episodes in the hilarious chronicle of a true American "rough" prove Brodsky's uncanny ability to satirize both the best and the worst of American culture. You will never again experience anything like Guarangoddamnteeya! -- guarangoddamnteeya!
Catch My Fall
Author: Jessica Scott
Publisher: Jessica Scott
ISBN: 1942102275
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
He'll do anything for a second chance... Deacon Hunter knows what it feels like to want. To ache. To longing for the woman who captured his heart when they were deployed in Iraq. To know that he screwed everything up with the one woman who trusted him. One night changes everything... Kelsey Ryder has scars, the kind of scars she hopes that no one ever sees. Working around the guys at the Pint, she's reminded of everything she lost when she left the Army behind. But she can't leave. She won't. No matter how much she might be afraid of the sleepless nights. But some scars refuse to stay hidden. Nothing will ever be the same. Being alone in the dark changes everything. It's the silence that breaks her. Makes her reach out to the one man she shouldn't. And Deacon doesn't know if he's strong enough to catch her when she falls.
Publisher: Jessica Scott
ISBN: 1942102275
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
He'll do anything for a second chance... Deacon Hunter knows what it feels like to want. To ache. To longing for the woman who captured his heart when they were deployed in Iraq. To know that he screwed everything up with the one woman who trusted him. One night changes everything... Kelsey Ryder has scars, the kind of scars she hopes that no one ever sees. Working around the guys at the Pint, she's reminded of everything she lost when she left the Army behind. But she can't leave. She won't. No matter how much she might be afraid of the sleepless nights. But some scars refuse to stay hidden. Nothing will ever be the same. Being alone in the dark changes everything. It's the silence that breaks her. Makes her reach out to the one man she shouldn't. And Deacon doesn't know if he's strong enough to catch her when she falls.
Catch Your Death
Author: Ravena Guron
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1805077325
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
“A contemporary locked-room mystery with Agatha Christie-style thrills, it is a must-read for fans of Holly Jackson.” - The Observer Trapped in a mansion with a murderer and a family of liars - how would you survive? A mind-blowing thriller from the author of THIS BOOK KILLS, perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Karen McManus. When three girls are stranded at the grand Bramble Estate in the middle of a snowstorm, they stumble into a murder plot. Someone has poisoned wealthy Emily Vanforte in the middle of a family dinner - which means Devi, Lizzie and Jayne are trapped in the house with a killer and a mystery to solve. With knives under floorboards, vanishing guns and secret passages in the walls, no one is safe and everyone is a suspect. But in a house of liars and corruption, will the girls save themselves...or learn to fit in?
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1805077325
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
“A contemporary locked-room mystery with Agatha Christie-style thrills, it is a must-read for fans of Holly Jackson.” - The Observer Trapped in a mansion with a murderer and a family of liars - how would you survive? A mind-blowing thriller from the author of THIS BOOK KILLS, perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Karen McManus. When three girls are stranded at the grand Bramble Estate in the middle of a snowstorm, they stumble into a murder plot. Someone has poisoned wealthy Emily Vanforte in the middle of a family dinner - which means Devi, Lizzie and Jayne are trapped in the house with a killer and a mystery to solve. With knives under floorboards, vanishing guns and secret passages in the walls, no one is safe and everyone is a suspect. But in a house of liars and corruption, will the girls save themselves...or learn to fit in?
When You Get the Chance
Author: Tom Ryan
Publisher: Running Press Kids
ISBN: 0762495014
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Follow cousins on a road trip to Pride as they dive into family secrets and friendships in this contemporary novel—perfect for fans of David Levithan and Becky Albertalli. As kids, Mark and his cousin Talia spent many happy summers together at the family cottage in Ontario, but a fight between their parents put an end to the annual event. Living on opposite coasts—Mark in Halifax and Talia in Victoria—they haven't seen each other in years. When their grandfather dies unexpectedly, Mark and Talia find themselves reunited at the cottage once again, cleaning it out while the family decides what to do with it. Mark and Talia are both queer, but they soon realize that's about all they have in common, other than the fact that they'd both prefer to be in Toronto. Talia is desperate to see her high school sweetheart Erin, who's barely been in touch since leaving to spend the summer working at a coffee shop in the Gay Village. Mark, on the other hand, is just looking for some fun, and Toronto Pride seems like the perfect place to find it. When a series of complications throws everything up in the air, Mark and Talia—with Mark's little sister Paige in tow—decide to hit the road for Toronto. With a bit of luck, and some help from a series of unexpected new friends, they might just make it to the big city and find what they're looking for. That is, if they can figure out how to start seeing things through each other's eyes.
Publisher: Running Press Kids
ISBN: 0762495014
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Follow cousins on a road trip to Pride as they dive into family secrets and friendships in this contemporary novel—perfect for fans of David Levithan and Becky Albertalli. As kids, Mark and his cousin Talia spent many happy summers together at the family cottage in Ontario, but a fight between their parents put an end to the annual event. Living on opposite coasts—Mark in Halifax and Talia in Victoria—they haven't seen each other in years. When their grandfather dies unexpectedly, Mark and Talia find themselves reunited at the cottage once again, cleaning it out while the family decides what to do with it. Mark and Talia are both queer, but they soon realize that's about all they have in common, other than the fact that they'd both prefer to be in Toronto. Talia is desperate to see her high school sweetheart Erin, who's barely been in touch since leaving to spend the summer working at a coffee shop in the Gay Village. Mark, on the other hand, is just looking for some fun, and Toronto Pride seems like the perfect place to find it. When a series of complications throws everything up in the air, Mark and Talia—with Mark's little sister Paige in tow—decide to hit the road for Toronto. With a bit of luck, and some help from a series of unexpected new friends, they might just make it to the big city and find what they're looking for. That is, if they can figure out how to start seeing things through each other's eyes.
The Slangman Guide to Street Speak 3
Author: David Burke
Publisher: SLANGMAN PUBLISHING
ISBN: 9781891888229
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The Slangman Guide to STREET SPEAK 3 continues the book series with even more popular slang and idioms that will help you understand any American!The 3rd book in the series introduces you to popular slang and idioms used in a variety of situations including dating ¿ everything from the pick up (¿beginning of a relationship¿) to the break up (¿end of a relationship¿) and everything in between!Once you learn all the slang used in dating, you¿ll definitely know if someone is either hitting on (¿flirting with¿) you or just not into (¿not interested in¿) you!The Slangman Guide to STREET SPEAK 3 contains popular chapters on slang and idioms associated with:Dating & RelationshipsEmergency SituationsTelevision & EntertainmentTeens & Students (Jr. High through University)Being Politically CorrectSports (Popular Terms Used in Daily Conversations)Foreign Words that Americans Use Every DayAlliterations & Repeating WordsThe Slangman Files ¿ a special section in each chapter with slang & idioms used in categories
Publisher: SLANGMAN PUBLISHING
ISBN: 9781891888229
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The Slangman Guide to STREET SPEAK 3 continues the book series with even more popular slang and idioms that will help you understand any American!The 3rd book in the series introduces you to popular slang and idioms used in a variety of situations including dating ¿ everything from the pick up (¿beginning of a relationship¿) to the break up (¿end of a relationship¿) and everything in between!Once you learn all the slang used in dating, you¿ll definitely know if someone is either hitting on (¿flirting with¿) you or just not into (¿not interested in¿) you!The Slangman Guide to STREET SPEAK 3 contains popular chapters on slang and idioms associated with:Dating & RelationshipsEmergency SituationsTelevision & EntertainmentTeens & Students (Jr. High through University)Being Politically CorrectSports (Popular Terms Used in Daily Conversations)Foreign Words that Americans Use Every DayAlliterations & Repeating WordsThe Slangman Files ¿ a special section in each chapter with slang & idioms used in categories
Living Single
Author: Holly Chamberlin
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 0758278853
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
“Fans of Sex in the City will enjoy” this tale of a Boston woman’s rocky road to finding herself by the author of Barefoot in the Sand (Booklist). From Holly Chamberlin, author of Tuscan Holiday and Summer Friends, comes a witty, insightful novel chronicling a year in one woman’s quest to find love, joy—and herself . . . At twenty, singlehood is a lifestyle choice. At thirty-two, it starts to feel like an affliction. Erin Weston has a rewarding PR career, loyal friends, and a wonderful Boston condo. But in between weekend brunches, farmers’ market forays, and dinners in Cambridge and the South End, Erin can’t shake the sense that something’s missing. The traditional ideal—husband, house, clothing-coordinated children—once seemed too obvious, and pride in her accomplishments doesn’t keep the loneliness at bay. Now, ready to venture into uncharted territory, Erin is going to claim the life she thinks she wants. And in the process, she might just figure out exactly what—and who—she really needs . . . Praise for the writing of Holly Chamberlin “Nostalgia over real-life friendships lost and regained pulls readers into the story.” —USA Today on Summer Friends “An honest, forceful novel about love, family, and sacrifice.” —Booklist on One Week in December “It does the trick as a beach book and provides a touristy taste of Maine’s seasonal attractions.” —Publishers Weekly on The Family Beach House
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 0758278853
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
“Fans of Sex in the City will enjoy” this tale of a Boston woman’s rocky road to finding herself by the author of Barefoot in the Sand (Booklist). From Holly Chamberlin, author of Tuscan Holiday and Summer Friends, comes a witty, insightful novel chronicling a year in one woman’s quest to find love, joy—and herself . . . At twenty, singlehood is a lifestyle choice. At thirty-two, it starts to feel like an affliction. Erin Weston has a rewarding PR career, loyal friends, and a wonderful Boston condo. But in between weekend brunches, farmers’ market forays, and dinners in Cambridge and the South End, Erin can’t shake the sense that something’s missing. The traditional ideal—husband, house, clothing-coordinated children—once seemed too obvious, and pride in her accomplishments doesn’t keep the loneliness at bay. Now, ready to venture into uncharted territory, Erin is going to claim the life she thinks she wants. And in the process, she might just figure out exactly what—and who—she really needs . . . Praise for the writing of Holly Chamberlin “Nostalgia over real-life friendships lost and regained pulls readers into the story.” —USA Today on Summer Friends “An honest, forceful novel about love, family, and sacrifice.” —Booklist on One Week in December “It does the trick as a beach book and provides a touristy taste of Maine’s seasonal attractions.” —Publishers Weekly on The Family Beach House
The Sisters Graves
Author: Margaux Sky
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
In the gripping pages of The Sisters Graves, a shocking murder rocks the tranquil property of Coo Blackstone. The victim, a beautiful woman, is discovered in a grotesque state, sending shockwaves through the community. All eyes turn to Angus, her lover and Coo’s own brother, as a prime suspect in this heinous crime. However, as the layers of the victim’s life are peeled back, it becomes evident that she was not innocent. In fact, she led a covert existence, manipulating and blackmailing the townspeople. The list of disgruntled individuals with motives to see her silenced grows longer, each unaware of the others’ entanglements with the captivating but treacherous country girl. Money, sex, and revenge emerge as the compelling motives that entwine the dead woman and the town’s residents, leaving a web of secrets and a trail of potential killers. Determined to defend her brother’s honor, Coo takes it upon herself to unravel the perplexing clues that emerge during her investigation. Yet, the more she digs, the more bewildering and uncertain the truth becomes. Clues begin to implicate not just Angus, but several other individuals, leaving Coo at a loss, torn between her loyalty to her family and her relentless pursuit of justice. As the local Sheriff, Clyde Buck, steps into the investigation, tensions rise. With the victim found on Coo’s property, suspicion falls upon her, straining their relationship. Clyde is committed to solving the crime, but his growing feelings for Coo make it increasingly challenging to separate personal desires from the demands of upholding the law. Even if the unthinkable truth implicates Angus or even Coo herself, Clyde must navigate the treacherous waters of love and justice to bring the murderer to light.
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
In the gripping pages of The Sisters Graves, a shocking murder rocks the tranquil property of Coo Blackstone. The victim, a beautiful woman, is discovered in a grotesque state, sending shockwaves through the community. All eyes turn to Angus, her lover and Coo’s own brother, as a prime suspect in this heinous crime. However, as the layers of the victim’s life are peeled back, it becomes evident that she was not innocent. In fact, she led a covert existence, manipulating and blackmailing the townspeople. The list of disgruntled individuals with motives to see her silenced grows longer, each unaware of the others’ entanglements with the captivating but treacherous country girl. Money, sex, and revenge emerge as the compelling motives that entwine the dead woman and the town’s residents, leaving a web of secrets and a trail of potential killers. Determined to defend her brother’s honor, Coo takes it upon herself to unravel the perplexing clues that emerge during her investigation. Yet, the more she digs, the more bewildering and uncertain the truth becomes. Clues begin to implicate not just Angus, but several other individuals, leaving Coo at a loss, torn between her loyalty to her family and her relentless pursuit of justice. As the local Sheriff, Clyde Buck, steps into the investigation, tensions rise. With the victim found on Coo’s property, suspicion falls upon her, straining their relationship. Clyde is committed to solving the crime, but his growing feelings for Coo make it increasingly challenging to separate personal desires from the demands of upholding the law. Even if the unthinkable truth implicates Angus or even Coo herself, Clyde must navigate the treacherous waters of love and justice to bring the murderer to light.