Author: Cynthia Rogerson
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504096215
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
A Saltire Prize Nominee: “Witty, wise and on occasion laugh aloud funny. . . . A tonic for all those concerned with living more fully while we can.” —Andrew Greig, award-winning author of Whirligig Something strange is going on in Fairfax, California. Joe Johnson is on the hunt for people who are dying; Morag has just been diagnosed with something terminal by someone who may or may not be a legitimate doctor; and the Snelling twins are harboring a secret. What ties these people together? Just who is Consuela? And what on earth does she have to do with it all? Love Letters from My Deathbed is a funny and life-affirming novel about the courage to love in the face of death, from award-winning author Cynthia Rogerson, author of Stepping Out and a winner of the V. S. Pritchett Prize. A Sunday Herald and Scotland on Sunday Favorite Book of the Year “Wonderfully eccentric . . . achingly funny and deeply touching.” —Laura Hird “Immediately engrossing, totally engaging.” —Janet Paisley “A master of fresh and sparky comic writing.” —The Guardian on I Love You, Goodbye
Love Letters from My Deathbed
Author: Cynthia Rogerson
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504096215
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
A Saltire Prize Nominee: “Witty, wise and on occasion laugh aloud funny. . . . A tonic for all those concerned with living more fully while we can.” —Andrew Greig, award-winning author of Whirligig Something strange is going on in Fairfax, California. Joe Johnson is on the hunt for people who are dying; Morag has just been diagnosed with something terminal by someone who may or may not be a legitimate doctor; and the Snelling twins are harboring a secret. What ties these people together? Just who is Consuela? And what on earth does she have to do with it all? Love Letters from My Deathbed is a funny and life-affirming novel about the courage to love in the face of death, from award-winning author Cynthia Rogerson, author of Stepping Out and a winner of the V. S. Pritchett Prize. A Sunday Herald and Scotland on Sunday Favorite Book of the Year “Wonderfully eccentric . . . achingly funny and deeply touching.” —Laura Hird “Immediately engrossing, totally engaging.” —Janet Paisley “A master of fresh and sparky comic writing.” —The Guardian on I Love You, Goodbye
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504096215
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
A Saltire Prize Nominee: “Witty, wise and on occasion laugh aloud funny. . . . A tonic for all those concerned with living more fully while we can.” —Andrew Greig, award-winning author of Whirligig Something strange is going on in Fairfax, California. Joe Johnson is on the hunt for people who are dying; Morag has just been diagnosed with something terminal by someone who may or may not be a legitimate doctor; and the Snelling twins are harboring a secret. What ties these people together? Just who is Consuela? And what on earth does she have to do with it all? Love Letters from My Deathbed is a funny and life-affirming novel about the courage to love in the face of death, from award-winning author Cynthia Rogerson, author of Stepping Out and a winner of the V. S. Pritchett Prize. A Sunday Herald and Scotland on Sunday Favorite Book of the Year “Wonderfully eccentric . . . achingly funny and deeply touching.” —Laura Hird “Immediately engrossing, totally engaging.” —Janet Paisley “A master of fresh and sparky comic writing.” —The Guardian on I Love You, Goodbye
Love Letters from My Deathbed
Author: Cynthia Rogerson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781917214162
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Something strange is going on in Fairfax, California. Joe Johnson is on the hunt for people who are dying. Morag has just been diagnosed with something terminal, by someone who may or may not be a legitimate doctor. And the Snelling twins are harbouring a secret. What ties these people together? Just who is Consuela, and what on earth does she have to do with it all? Love Letters from My Deathbed is a funny and life-affirming novel about the courage to love in the face of death, by award-winning author Cynthia Rogerson.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781917214162
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Something strange is going on in Fairfax, California. Joe Johnson is on the hunt for people who are dying. Morag has just been diagnosed with something terminal, by someone who may or may not be a legitimate doctor. And the Snelling twins are harbouring a secret. What ties these people together? Just who is Consuela, and what on earth does she have to do with it all? Love Letters from My Deathbed is a funny and life-affirming novel about the courage to love in the face of death, by award-winning author Cynthia Rogerson.
Always, Rachel
Author: Rachel Carson
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504073886
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 857
Book Description
These letters between the pioneering environmentalist and her beloved friend reveal “a vibrant, caring woman behind the scientist” (Los Angeles Times). “Rachel Carson, author of The Silent Spring, has been celebrated as the pioneer of the modern environmental movement. Although she wrote no autobiography, she did leave letters, and those she exchanged—sometimes daily—with Dorothy Freeman, some 750 of which are collected here, are perhaps more satisfying than an account of her own life. In 1953, Carson became Freeman's summer neighbor on Southport Island, ME. The two discovered a shared love for the natural world—their descriptions of the arrival of spring or the song of a hermit thrush are lyrical—but their friendship quickly blossomed, as each realized she had found in the other a kindred spirit. To read this collection is like eavesdropping on an extended conversation that mixes the mundane events of the two women's family lives with details of Carson’s research and writing and, later, her breast cancer. . . . Few who read these letters will forget these remarkable women and their even more remarkable bond.” —Publishers Weekly “Darting, fresh, sensuous, pleasingly elliptical at times, these letters also serve to tether the increasingly deified Carson firmly to earth—just where she’d want to be.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “It is not often that a collection of letters reveals character, emotional depth, personality, indeed intellect and talent, as well as a full biography might; these letters do all that.” —The New York Times Book Review “Provides insight into the creative process and a look into the daily lives of two intelligent, perceptive women whose family responsibilities were, at times, almost crushing.” —Library Journal “Dotted with vivid observations of the natural world and perceptive commentary on friendship, family, fame, and life itself, Always, Rachel will appeal to readers interested in biography and women’s studies as well as those drawn to nature writing and the history of the environmental movement.” —Booklist Online
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504073886
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 857
Book Description
These letters between the pioneering environmentalist and her beloved friend reveal “a vibrant, caring woman behind the scientist” (Los Angeles Times). “Rachel Carson, author of The Silent Spring, has been celebrated as the pioneer of the modern environmental movement. Although she wrote no autobiography, she did leave letters, and those she exchanged—sometimes daily—with Dorothy Freeman, some 750 of which are collected here, are perhaps more satisfying than an account of her own life. In 1953, Carson became Freeman's summer neighbor on Southport Island, ME. The two discovered a shared love for the natural world—their descriptions of the arrival of spring or the song of a hermit thrush are lyrical—but their friendship quickly blossomed, as each realized she had found in the other a kindred spirit. To read this collection is like eavesdropping on an extended conversation that mixes the mundane events of the two women's family lives with details of Carson’s research and writing and, later, her breast cancer. . . . Few who read these letters will forget these remarkable women and their even more remarkable bond.” —Publishers Weekly “Darting, fresh, sensuous, pleasingly elliptical at times, these letters also serve to tether the increasingly deified Carson firmly to earth—just where she’d want to be.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “It is not often that a collection of letters reveals character, emotional depth, personality, indeed intellect and talent, as well as a full biography might; these letters do all that.” —The New York Times Book Review “Provides insight into the creative process and a look into the daily lives of two intelligent, perceptive women whose family responsibilities were, at times, almost crushing.” —Library Journal “Dotted with vivid observations of the natural world and perceptive commentary on friendship, family, fame, and life itself, Always, Rachel will appeal to readers interested in biography and women’s studies as well as those drawn to nature writing and the history of the environmental movement.” —Booklist Online
Love Letters of the Angels of Death
Author: Jennifer Quist
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781927535158
Category : Couples
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a novel for everyone who has ever been happily married -- and for everyone who would like to be. Reminiscent of the work of David Bergen and Barbara Gowdy, Love Letters of the Angels of Death heralds the arrival of a formidable literary voice.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781927535158
Category : Couples
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a novel for everyone who has ever been happily married -- and for everyone who would like to be. Reminiscent of the work of David Bergen and Barbara Gowdy, Love Letters of the Angels of Death heralds the arrival of a formidable literary voice.
Juliette Drouet's Love-letters to Victor Hugo
Author: Juliette Drouet
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Juliette Drouet's Love-letters to Victor Hugo
Author: Louis Guimbaud
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Madeline. Adeline Mowbray. Simple tales. The black velvet pelisse. The death-bed. The fashionable wife. The robber. The mother and son. Love and duty. The soldier's return. The brother and sister. The revenge. The uncle and nephew. Murder will out. The orphan. The father and daughter. Happy faces
Author: Amelia Alderson Opie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo with a Biography of Juliette Drouet
Author: Juliette Drouet
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465589287
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465589287
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
The Five Invitations
Author: Frank Ostaseski
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 1250074665
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
The cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project and pioneer behind the compassionate care movement shares an inspiring exploration of the lessons dying has to offer about living a fulfilling life. Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight, helping us to discover what matters most. Life and death are a package deal. They cannot be pulled apart and we cannot truly live unless we are aware of death. The Five Invitations is an exhilarating meditation on the meaning of life and how maintaining an ever-present consciousness of death can bring us closer to our truest selves. As a renowned teacher of compassionate caregiving and the cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project, Frank Ostaseski has sat on the precipice of death with more than a thousand people. In The Five Invitations, he distills the lessons gleaned over the course of his career, offering an evocative and stirring guide that points to a radical path to transformation. The Five Invitations: -Don’t Wait -Welcome Everything, Push Away Nothing -Bring Your Whole Self to the Experience -Find a Place of Rest in the Middle of Things -Cultivate Don’t Know Mind These Five Invitations show us how to wake up fully to our lives. They can be understood as best practices for anyone coping with loss or navigating any sort of transition or crisis; they guide us toward appreciating life’s preciousness. Awareness of death can be a valuable companion on the road to living well, forging a rich and meaningful life, and letting go of regret. The Five Invitations is a powerful and inspiring exploration of the essential wisdom dying has to impart to all of us.
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 1250074665
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
The cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project and pioneer behind the compassionate care movement shares an inspiring exploration of the lessons dying has to offer about living a fulfilling life. Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight, helping us to discover what matters most. Life and death are a package deal. They cannot be pulled apart and we cannot truly live unless we are aware of death. The Five Invitations is an exhilarating meditation on the meaning of life and how maintaining an ever-present consciousness of death can bring us closer to our truest selves. As a renowned teacher of compassionate caregiving and the cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project, Frank Ostaseski has sat on the precipice of death with more than a thousand people. In The Five Invitations, he distills the lessons gleaned over the course of his career, offering an evocative and stirring guide that points to a radical path to transformation. The Five Invitations: -Don’t Wait -Welcome Everything, Push Away Nothing -Bring Your Whole Self to the Experience -Find a Place of Rest in the Middle of Things -Cultivate Don’t Know Mind These Five Invitations show us how to wake up fully to our lives. They can be understood as best practices for anyone coping with loss or navigating any sort of transition or crisis; they guide us toward appreciating life’s preciousness. Awareness of death can be a valuable companion on the road to living well, forging a rich and meaningful life, and letting go of regret. The Five Invitations is a powerful and inspiring exploration of the essential wisdom dying has to impart to all of us.
Letters from the Closet
Author: Amy Hollingsworth
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451666772
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
An honest and poignant look into the deeply intimate yet platonic relationship between a gay English teacher and his young female protge-each seeking connection and acceptance - as reflected by the decade of letters they exchanged. It's Tuesdays with Morrie- if Morrie were young and gay and Mitch Albom were a woman. Every writer needs a room of his own, but for some people, at certain times and in certain circumstances, the best you can do is a closet. From the confines of his closet, John wrote letters that were read, cherished and then locked away for decades.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451666772
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
An honest and poignant look into the deeply intimate yet platonic relationship between a gay English teacher and his young female protge-each seeking connection and acceptance - as reflected by the decade of letters they exchanged. It's Tuesdays with Morrie- if Morrie were young and gay and Mitch Albom were a woman. Every writer needs a room of his own, but for some people, at certain times and in certain circumstances, the best you can do is a closet. From the confines of his closet, John wrote letters that were read, cherished and then locked away for decades.