Author: Ann Leary
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250043034
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Hildy Good is a townie. A lifelong resident of a small community on the rocky coast of Boston's North Shore, she knows pretty much everything about everyone. And she's good at lots of things, too. A successful real-estate broker, mother, and grandmother, her days are full. But her nights have become lonely ever since her daughters, convinced their mother was drinking too much, sent her off to rehab. Now she's in recovery--more or less. Alone and feeling unjustly persecuted, Hildy finds a friend in Rebecca McAllister, one of the town's wealthy newcomers. Rebecca is grateful for the friendship and Hildy feels like a person of the world again, as she and Rebecca escape their worries with some harmless gossip and a bottle of wine by the fire--just one of their secrets. But Rebecca is herself the subject of town gossip. When Frank Getchell, an old friend who shares a complicated history with Hildy, tries to warn her away from Rebecca, Hildy attempts to protect her friend from a potential scandal. Soon, however, Hildy is busy trying to protect her own reputation. When a cluster of secrets becomes dangerously entwined, the reckless behavior of one person threatens to expose the other, and this darkly comic novel takes a chilling turn. The Good House, by Ann Leary, is funny, poignant, and terrifying. A classic New England tale that lays bare the secrets of one little town, this spirited novel will stay with you long after the story has ended.
Pretty Good House
Author: Michael Maines
Publisher: Taunton Press
ISBN: 9781641551656
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Pretty Good House provides a framework and set of guidelines for building or renovating a high-performance home that focus on its inhabitants and the environment--but keeps in mind that few people have pockets deep enough to achieve a "perfect" solution. The essential idea is for homeowners to work within their financial and practical constraints both to meet their own needs and do as much for the planet as possible. A Pretty Good House is: * A house that's as small as possible * Simple and durable, but also well designed * Insulated and air-sealed * Above all, it is affordable, healthy, responsible, and resilient.
Publisher: Taunton Press
ISBN: 9781641551656
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Pretty Good House provides a framework and set of guidelines for building or renovating a high-performance home that focus on its inhabitants and the environment--but keeps in mind that few people have pockets deep enough to achieve a "perfect" solution. The essential idea is for homeowners to work within their financial and practical constraints both to meet their own needs and do as much for the planet as possible. A Pretty Good House is: * A house that's as small as possible * Simple and durable, but also well designed * Insulated and air-sealed * Above all, it is affordable, healthy, responsible, and resilient.
The Good House
Author: Ann Leary
Publisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
ISBN: 1782393218
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
NOW A MAJOR MOVIE STARRING KEVIN KLINE AND SIGOURNEY WEAVER LONGLISTED FOR THE IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2014 _______________________________________ Hildy Good has reached that dangerous time in a woman's life - middle-aged and divorced, she is an oddity in her small but privileged town. But Hildy isn't one for self-pity and instead meets the world with a wry smile, a dark wit and a glass or two of Pinot Noir. When her two earnest grown-up children stage an 'intervention' and pack Hildy off to an addiction centre, she thinks all this fuss is ridiculous. After all, why shouldn't she enjoy a drink now and then? But we start to see another side to Hildy Good, and to her life's greatest passion. Soon, a cluster of secrets become dangerously entwined, with devastating consequences...
Publisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
ISBN: 1782393218
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
NOW A MAJOR MOVIE STARRING KEVIN KLINE AND SIGOURNEY WEAVER LONGLISTED FOR THE IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2014 _______________________________________ Hildy Good has reached that dangerous time in a woman's life - middle-aged and divorced, she is an oddity in her small but privileged town. But Hildy isn't one for self-pity and instead meets the world with a wry smile, a dark wit and a glass or two of Pinot Noir. When her two earnest grown-up children stage an 'intervention' and pack Hildy off to an addiction centre, she thinks all this fuss is ridiculous. After all, why shouldn't she enjoy a drink now and then? But we start to see another side to Hildy Good, and to her life's greatest passion. Soon, a cluster of secrets become dangerously entwined, with devastating consequences...
The Good House
Author: Ann Leary
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250043034
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Hildy Good is a townie. A lifelong resident of a small community on the rocky coast of Boston's North Shore, she knows pretty much everything about everyone. And she's good at lots of things, too. A successful real-estate broker, mother, and grandmother, her days are full. But her nights have become lonely ever since her daughters, convinced their mother was drinking too much, sent her off to rehab. Now she's in recovery--more or less. Alone and feeling unjustly persecuted, Hildy finds a friend in Rebecca McAllister, one of the town's wealthy newcomers. Rebecca is grateful for the friendship and Hildy feels like a person of the world again, as she and Rebecca escape their worries with some harmless gossip and a bottle of wine by the fire--just one of their secrets. But Rebecca is herself the subject of town gossip. When Frank Getchell, an old friend who shares a complicated history with Hildy, tries to warn her away from Rebecca, Hildy attempts to protect her friend from a potential scandal. Soon, however, Hildy is busy trying to protect her own reputation. When a cluster of secrets becomes dangerously entwined, the reckless behavior of one person threatens to expose the other, and this darkly comic novel takes a chilling turn. The Good House, by Ann Leary, is funny, poignant, and terrifying. A classic New England tale that lays bare the secrets of one little town, this spirited novel will stay with you long after the story has ended.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250043034
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Hildy Good is a townie. A lifelong resident of a small community on the rocky coast of Boston's North Shore, she knows pretty much everything about everyone. And she's good at lots of things, too. A successful real-estate broker, mother, and grandmother, her days are full. But her nights have become lonely ever since her daughters, convinced their mother was drinking too much, sent her off to rehab. Now she's in recovery--more or less. Alone and feeling unjustly persecuted, Hildy finds a friend in Rebecca McAllister, one of the town's wealthy newcomers. Rebecca is grateful for the friendship and Hildy feels like a person of the world again, as she and Rebecca escape their worries with some harmless gossip and a bottle of wine by the fire--just one of their secrets. But Rebecca is herself the subject of town gossip. When Frank Getchell, an old friend who shares a complicated history with Hildy, tries to warn her away from Rebecca, Hildy attempts to protect her friend from a potential scandal. Soon, however, Hildy is busy trying to protect her own reputation. When a cluster of secrets becomes dangerously entwined, the reckless behavior of one person threatens to expose the other, and this darkly comic novel takes a chilling turn. The Good House, by Ann Leary, is funny, poignant, and terrifying. A classic New England tale that lays bare the secrets of one little town, this spirited novel will stay with you long after the story has ended.
The Good House
Author: Tananarive Due
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743449002
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
From the award-winning author of "The Black Rose" comes a terrifying story of supernatural suspense, as a woman searches for the inherited power that can save her hometown from evil forces.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743449002
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
From the award-winning author of "The Black Rose" comes a terrifying story of supernatural suspense, as a woman searches for the inherited power that can save her hometown from evil forces.
A Good Home
Author: Cynthia Reyes
Publisher: BPS Books
ISBN: 1927483565
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
A Good Home is an addictive read, a profoundly emotional book about the author's early life in rural Jamaica, her move to urban North America, and her trips back home, all told through vivid descriptions of the unique homes she has lived in -- from a tiny pink house in Jamaica and a mountainside cabin near Vancouver to the historic Victorian farmhouse she lives in today, surrounded by neighbors who share spicy Malaysian noodles and seafood, Greek pastries and roast lamb, and Italian tomato sauce and wine (really strong wine). Full of lovingly drawn characters and vividly described places, A Good Home takes the reader through deeply moving stories of marriage, children, the death of parents, and an accident that takes its high-flying author down a humbling notch. Its pages sparkle with stories and reflections on home as: A foundation on which to build connections with children, relatives, and friends A place to celebrate the joys of elegant design, overflowing gardens (except for the wisteria vine, which cannot be coaxed into blooming), and the sharing of good food A wise teacher, showing us who we really were -- and who we really are When this brave, clear-eyed, and honest book returns, full circle, to the way it began, readers will want to read it all over again.
Publisher: BPS Books
ISBN: 1927483565
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
A Good Home is an addictive read, a profoundly emotional book about the author's early life in rural Jamaica, her move to urban North America, and her trips back home, all told through vivid descriptions of the unique homes she has lived in -- from a tiny pink house in Jamaica and a mountainside cabin near Vancouver to the historic Victorian farmhouse she lives in today, surrounded by neighbors who share spicy Malaysian noodles and seafood, Greek pastries and roast lamb, and Italian tomato sauce and wine (really strong wine). Full of lovingly drawn characters and vividly described places, A Good Home takes the reader through deeply moving stories of marriage, children, the death of parents, and an accident that takes its high-flying author down a humbling notch. Its pages sparkle with stories and reflections on home as: A foundation on which to build connections with children, relatives, and friends A place to celebrate the joys of elegant design, overflowing gardens (except for the wisteria vine, which cannot be coaxed into blooming), and the sharing of good food A wise teacher, showing us who we really were -- and who we really are When this brave, clear-eyed, and honest book returns, full circle, to the way it began, readers will want to read it all over again.
A Good House
Author: Bonnie Burnard
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312420321
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
First-time novelist Bonnie Burnard, pens "A Good House", awarded Canada's Giller Prize in 1999, where she documents an Ontario family over half a century with unadorned, deliberate, and tender sympathy.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312420321
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
First-time novelist Bonnie Burnard, pens "A Good House", awarded Canada's Giller Prize in 1999, where she documents an Ontario family over half a century with unadorned, deliberate, and tender sympathy.
There is no home like home part 1: Beautiful dear Mexico
Author: Jessica Razo
Publisher: Jessica Razo
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Lise is an eleven year old and very fortunate girl. She lives on a ranch in Mexico. Her mom takes care of her and her dad lives in the “North” (United States of America) and he sends them money so they can live well. Lise and her mom live very well in Mexico until one day, Lise receives the option to change her life forever.
Publisher: Jessica Razo
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Lise is an eleven year old and very fortunate girl. She lives on a ranch in Mexico. Her mom takes care of her and her dad lives in the “North” (United States of America) and he sends them money so they can live well. Lise and her mom live very well in Mexico until one day, Lise receives the option to change her life forever.
The Beautiful House on the Hill
Author: Angela Dempster
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460200306
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
The Beautiful House on the Hill tells the story of a lovely and mysterious house. After hearing many rumours about this house in a far away land, a traveller decides to go on the adventure of a lifetime to discover for herself if the rumours are true or not. On her journey she learns not to be afraid of things that are different. She also finds an amazing treasure waiting for her there ...
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460200306
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
The Beautiful House on the Hill tells the story of a lovely and mysterious house. After hearing many rumours about this house in a far away land, a traveller decides to go on the adventure of a lifetime to discover for herself if the rumours are true or not. On her journey she learns not to be afraid of things that are different. She also finds an amazing treasure waiting for her there ...
The property with a Beautiful House
Author: Lance Ronay
Publisher: BookRix
ISBN: 3755414325
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
About a property with a beautiful house but sadly everything goes to ruins when contractors decide to build supermarket on the property putting an end to once was a house on the property.
Publisher: BookRix
ISBN: 3755414325
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
About a property with a beautiful house but sadly everything goes to ruins when contractors decide to build supermarket on the property putting an end to once was a house on the property.
The Most Beautiful House in the Kingdom
Author: Duane D. King
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1646548647
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
News of the gnome king’s visit has spread throughout the Enchanted Forest. Can Unny the Gnome fix up his house in time to be presentable for the gnome king? Will the gnome king find the true beauty he is searching for to add to his riches?
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1646548647
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
News of the gnome king’s visit has spread throughout the Enchanted Forest. Can Unny the Gnome fix up his house in time to be presentable for the gnome king? Will the gnome king find the true beauty he is searching for to add to his riches?