Author: Margaret E. Hayes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Miss Jean, Or, Lives that Tell
Author: Margaret E. Hayes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Author: Muriel Spark
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453245030
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
“A perfect book”—and basis for the Maggie Smith film—about a teacher who makes a lasting impression on her female students in the years before World War II (Chicago Tribune). “Give me a girl at an impressionable age, and she is mine for life!” So asserts Jean Brodie, a magnetic, dubious, and sometimes comic teacher at the conservative Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh. Brodie selects six favorite pupils to mold—and she doesn’t stop with just their intellectual lives. She has a plan for them all, including how they will live, whom they will love, and what sacrifices they will make to uphold her ideals. When the girls reach adulthood and begin to find their own destinies, Jean Brodie’s indelible imprint is a gift to some, and a curse to others. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is Spark’s masterpiece, a novel that offers one of twentieth-century English literature’s most iconic and complex characters—a woman at once admirable and sinister, benevolent and conniving. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Muriel Spark including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s archive at the National Library of Scotland.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453245030
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
“A perfect book”—and basis for the Maggie Smith film—about a teacher who makes a lasting impression on her female students in the years before World War II (Chicago Tribune). “Give me a girl at an impressionable age, and she is mine for life!” So asserts Jean Brodie, a magnetic, dubious, and sometimes comic teacher at the conservative Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh. Brodie selects six favorite pupils to mold—and she doesn’t stop with just their intellectual lives. She has a plan for them all, including how they will live, whom they will love, and what sacrifices they will make to uphold her ideals. When the girls reach adulthood and begin to find their own destinies, Jean Brodie’s indelible imprint is a gift to some, and a curse to others. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is Spark’s masterpiece, a novel that offers one of twentieth-century English literature’s most iconic and complex characters—a woman at once admirable and sinister, benevolent and conniving. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Muriel Spark including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s archive at the National Library of Scotland.
Past Lives
Author: Shana Chartier
Publisher: Pants On Fire Press
ISBN: 1625179456
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
This is the story of how I died…repeatedly. J has been cursed for all eternity. In her very first life on Earth, she made the mistake of falling in love with her sister’s betrothed… and it was all downhill from there. In revolutionary France, J and the other members of Marie Antoinette’s court are forced into hiding, desperate to escape a wild uprising out for their blood. From there, she is reincarnated in America in the late 1800s, where she disguises herself as a man in the Confederate army and is surrounded by carnage and blood. In Austria in the 1930s, she became the only hope for her Jewish friends’ survival against the Nazi storm. Now, as a 21st century teenager, she faces mountains of extracurricular volunteer work and a ruthless bully all on her quest to get into a competitive college. Talk about a bummer. Beside her in each life, Sebastian finds himself on the wrong side of every battle. Always a soldier, he makes it his mission time and time again to rescue J with the hope that maybe someday they’ll get the chance to be together, if only that were possible. They say that everything happens for a reason, but can J and Sebastian find a way to break their curse and finally make a life together?
Publisher: Pants On Fire Press
ISBN: 1625179456
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
This is the story of how I died…repeatedly. J has been cursed for all eternity. In her very first life on Earth, she made the mistake of falling in love with her sister’s betrothed… and it was all downhill from there. In revolutionary France, J and the other members of Marie Antoinette’s court are forced into hiding, desperate to escape a wild uprising out for their blood. From there, she is reincarnated in America in the late 1800s, where she disguises herself as a man in the Confederate army and is surrounded by carnage and blood. In Austria in the 1930s, she became the only hope for her Jewish friends’ survival against the Nazi storm. Now, as a 21st century teenager, she faces mountains of extracurricular volunteer work and a ruthless bully all on her quest to get into a competitive college. Talk about a bummer. Beside her in each life, Sebastian finds himself on the wrong side of every battle. Always a soldier, he makes it his mission time and time again to rescue J with the hope that maybe someday they’ll get the chance to be together, if only that were possible. They say that everything happens for a reason, but can J and Sebastian find a way to break their curse and finally make a life together?
Missing Ties
Author: Dexter McMillan
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1477138102
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
In rural Trinidad a teenager with second sight sees creatures invisible to his siblings. Misunderstood and feared, Devon Alexander, goes through several misfortunes in life. After being separated from his siblings at age ten, his life makes a sudden change with the return of his childhood friend Malik who eventually leads him to living a well-financed and comfortable life. In returns Allister, his elder but troubled brother, who supports Devon to the reality that his long lost father may be alive. Through the sudden introduction of a beautiful, white faced entity, Devon learns that he is no different from the creatures he feared – one of a long line of entities that walk the earth, tracked and monitored by forbidden minions’ intent on tainting his kind... willing to do anything to get their way.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1477138102
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
In rural Trinidad a teenager with second sight sees creatures invisible to his siblings. Misunderstood and feared, Devon Alexander, goes through several misfortunes in life. After being separated from his siblings at age ten, his life makes a sudden change with the return of his childhood friend Malik who eventually leads him to living a well-financed and comfortable life. In returns Allister, his elder but troubled brother, who supports Devon to the reality that his long lost father may be alive. Through the sudden introduction of a beautiful, white faced entity, Devon learns that he is no different from the creatures he feared – one of a long line of entities that walk the earth, tracked and monitored by forbidden minions’ intent on tainting his kind... willing to do anything to get their way.
The Blue Ribbon
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382506505
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382506505
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Live Stock Journal
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal industry
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal industry
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
The Life and Letters of Margaret Junkin Preston
Author: Elizabeth Preston Allan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lexington (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lexington (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
The Book News Monthly
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 686
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 686
Book Description
Publishers' circular and booksellers' record
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1610
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1610
Book Description
Life's Fight, Love's Might
Author: Dawn Everson
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 148369612X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 523
Book Description
Life's Fight, Love's Might is a controversial true story about Lorna, a courageous determined Australian woman whose life was ravaged by the betrayal of her family, her employers, the Christian church, the judicial system and sanctioned abuse by the state and federal governments. Lorna stood alone against the world that's until she meets Rod, a surfie who sweeps her off her feet. Unfortunately, their fervent love also feels the smack of betrayal, which nearly destroys them both, but ultimately they stand united with trust, love and loyalty. When Rod enlists, Lorna becomes an excellent army wife. She learns how to compromise, because the army must come first. She becomes independent and resourceful while her soldier is away, supporting him all the way up the ranks to Warrant Office. Rod's postings take Lorna and their two children to Sydney, Papua New Guinea, Canberra and Melbourne. Lorna finds each posting is fraught with its own kind of agony, with Papua New Guinea being the worst of all. She survives unbelievable traumas, which befall her and her family. Then she faces the failures of the Australian Defence Force and the Department of Veterans' Affairs. To the Australian people these two systems appear to be functioning at an optimum for the serving members of the ADF, veterans' and their families respectively, but it only appears that they are. Lorna also gives accounts of how the leadership within the Christian community believes it is above the law of the land, and how the judicial system aides the church's betrayal of trust. In the end, Lorna's resilience and strength wins through to overcome the impossible, leading her to write this inspiring book.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 148369612X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 523
Book Description
Life's Fight, Love's Might is a controversial true story about Lorna, a courageous determined Australian woman whose life was ravaged by the betrayal of her family, her employers, the Christian church, the judicial system and sanctioned abuse by the state and federal governments. Lorna stood alone against the world that's until she meets Rod, a surfie who sweeps her off her feet. Unfortunately, their fervent love also feels the smack of betrayal, which nearly destroys them both, but ultimately they stand united with trust, love and loyalty. When Rod enlists, Lorna becomes an excellent army wife. She learns how to compromise, because the army must come first. She becomes independent and resourceful while her soldier is away, supporting him all the way up the ranks to Warrant Office. Rod's postings take Lorna and their two children to Sydney, Papua New Guinea, Canberra and Melbourne. Lorna finds each posting is fraught with its own kind of agony, with Papua New Guinea being the worst of all. She survives unbelievable traumas, which befall her and her family. Then she faces the failures of the Australian Defence Force and the Department of Veterans' Affairs. To the Australian people these two systems appear to be functioning at an optimum for the serving members of the ADF, veterans' and their families respectively, but it only appears that they are. Lorna also gives accounts of how the leadership within the Christian community believes it is above the law of the land, and how the judicial system aides the church's betrayal of trust. In the end, Lorna's resilience and strength wins through to overcome the impossible, leading her to write this inspiring book.