Author: Bich Minh Nguyen
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101082259
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Winner of an American Book Award Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Library Journal A novel about two Vietnamese-American sisters, longtime rivals, growing closer as they "grapplewith their upbringing, their present circumstances and their shortcomings" (Kirkus Reviews) Called "A writer to watch, a tremendous talent" by the Chicago Tribune, Bich Minh Nguyen makes her fiction debut with the deeply moving and entertaining story of two Vietnamese sisters. Aside from their petite stature, Van and Linny Luong couldn't be more different. Diligent, unassuming Van works as an immigration lawyer in the Michigan suburbs where she resides with her handsome, Chinese-American lawyer husband. Beautiful, fashionable Linny lives in Chicago and has drifted into an affair with a married man. When Van's picture-perfect marriage collapses and Linny finds herself grappling to escape her dead-end life, the long-estranged sisters are unable to confide in one another- until their eccentric inventor father calls them back home to the Vietnamese American community they fled long ago.
Short Girls
Author: Bich Minh Nguyen
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101082259
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Winner of an American Book Award Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Library Journal A novel about two Vietnamese-American sisters, longtime rivals, growing closer as they "grapplewith their upbringing, their present circumstances and their shortcomings" (Kirkus Reviews) Called "A writer to watch, a tremendous talent" by the Chicago Tribune, Bich Minh Nguyen makes her fiction debut with the deeply moving and entertaining story of two Vietnamese sisters. Aside from their petite stature, Van and Linny Luong couldn't be more different. Diligent, unassuming Van works as an immigration lawyer in the Michigan suburbs where she resides with her handsome, Chinese-American lawyer husband. Beautiful, fashionable Linny lives in Chicago and has drifted into an affair with a married man. When Van's picture-perfect marriage collapses and Linny finds herself grappling to escape her dead-end life, the long-estranged sisters are unable to confide in one another- until their eccentric inventor father calls them back home to the Vietnamese American community they fled long ago.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101082259
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Winner of an American Book Award Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Library Journal A novel about two Vietnamese-American sisters, longtime rivals, growing closer as they "grapplewith their upbringing, their present circumstances and their shortcomings" (Kirkus Reviews) Called "A writer to watch, a tremendous talent" by the Chicago Tribune, Bich Minh Nguyen makes her fiction debut with the deeply moving and entertaining story of two Vietnamese sisters. Aside from their petite stature, Van and Linny Luong couldn't be more different. Diligent, unassuming Van works as an immigration lawyer in the Michigan suburbs where she resides with her handsome, Chinese-American lawyer husband. Beautiful, fashionable Linny lives in Chicago and has drifted into an affair with a married man. When Van's picture-perfect marriage collapses and Linny finds herself grappling to escape her dead-end life, the long-estranged sisters are unable to confide in one another- until their eccentric inventor father calls them back home to the Vietnamese American community they fled long ago.
Stay True
Author: Marilyn Singer
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780590360333
Category : Children's stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A collection of short stories by various authors, including Andrea Davis Pinkney, M.E. Kerr, and Anne Mazer, about adolescent girls coming of age.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780590360333
Category : Children's stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A collection of short stories by various authors, including Andrea Davis Pinkney, M.E. Kerr, and Anne Mazer, about adolescent girls coming of age.
Lost Girls
Author: Celina Grace
Publisher: Isaro Publishing Ltd
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
A haunting? A hallucination? Or something even worse? Twenty three years ago, Maudie Sampson’s childhood friend Jessica disappeared on a family holiday in Cornwall. She was never seen again. In the present day, Maudie is struggling to come to terms with the death of her wealthy father, her increasingly fragile mental health and a marriage that’s under strain. Slowly, she becomes aware that there is someone following her: a blonde woman in a long black coat. As the woman begins to infiltrate her life, Maudie realises no one else appears to be able to see her. Is Maudie losing her mind? Is the woman a figment of her imagination or does she actually exist? Have the crimes of the past caught up with Maudie’s present... or is there something even more sinister going on? Lost Girls is a psychological thriller from crime writer Celina Grace, author of The Kate Redman Mysteries. It is a dark and convoluted mystery that proves that nothing can be taken for granted and that no one is as they seem.
Publisher: Isaro Publishing Ltd
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
A haunting? A hallucination? Or something even worse? Twenty three years ago, Maudie Sampson’s childhood friend Jessica disappeared on a family holiday in Cornwall. She was never seen again. In the present day, Maudie is struggling to come to terms with the death of her wealthy father, her increasingly fragile mental health and a marriage that’s under strain. Slowly, she becomes aware that there is someone following her: a blonde woman in a long black coat. As the woman begins to infiltrate her life, Maudie realises no one else appears to be able to see her. Is Maudie losing her mind? Is the woman a figment of her imagination or does she actually exist? Have the crimes of the past caught up with Maudie’s present... or is there something even more sinister going on? Lost Girls is a psychological thriller from crime writer Celina Grace, author of The Kate Redman Mysteries. It is a dark and convoluted mystery that proves that nothing can be taken for granted and that no one is as they seem.
The Bailey Girls
Author: Max Jones
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The full series of The Bailey Girls, featuring nine erotic short stories by Max Jones ... There is only one thing I enjoy more than taking photographs of beautiful girls and that's having sex with them.I can only describe the physical act as having sex because, by the time they are in bed with me, we have already made love ... well, usually. My life as a fashion photographer brings me into contact with many of the most beautiful women to have walked the Earth. Every photo session involves a kind of love-making. Sometimes the photos are taken first, sometimes I don't bother with the photos at all.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The full series of The Bailey Girls, featuring nine erotic short stories by Max Jones ... There is only one thing I enjoy more than taking photographs of beautiful girls and that's having sex with them.I can only describe the physical act as having sex because, by the time they are in bed with me, we have already made love ... well, usually. My life as a fashion photographer brings me into contact with many of the most beautiful women to have walked the Earth. Every photo session involves a kind of love-making. Sometimes the photos are taken first, sometimes I don't bother with the photos at all.
Girl Heart Boy: Girls' Night In (short story ebook 1)
Author: Ali Cronin
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141341947
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Real love. Real lives. The real thing . . . Girl Heart Boy is the irresistible new romantic series for teens, combining the romance of The OC with the realism of Skins and the sexiness of E L James' Fifty Shades of Grey - for a teen audience. Girl Heart Boy is perfect for fans of Twilight and the Hunger Games looking for their next must-have read. Four girls, three boys, turning 18. Get set to follow their eventful final year at school . . . Sarah's off to see the girls for some quality bonding time. . . but just what do they get up to when the boys aren't looking? Get behind the scenes with your favourite characters in this exciting short story, exclusively available as an ebook at only 49p. Immerse yourself in the stories and engage with the characters through our books, ebooks and online webisodes. Fall in love with Girl Heart Boy at facebook/GirlHeartBoy. About the author: Ali Cronin is a British author with wide experience writing for young adults in print and online. She cut her teeth on Bliss, Sugar and J17 magazines, then became producer of the BBC's website for teens, before leaving to write full-time. Girl Heart Boy is her first book series.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141341947
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Real love. Real lives. The real thing . . . Girl Heart Boy is the irresistible new romantic series for teens, combining the romance of The OC with the realism of Skins and the sexiness of E L James' Fifty Shades of Grey - for a teen audience. Girl Heart Boy is perfect for fans of Twilight and the Hunger Games looking for their next must-have read. Four girls, three boys, turning 18. Get set to follow their eventful final year at school . . . Sarah's off to see the girls for some quality bonding time. . . but just what do they get up to when the boys aren't looking? Get behind the scenes with your favourite characters in this exciting short story, exclusively available as an ebook at only 49p. Immerse yourself in the stories and engage with the characters through our books, ebooks and online webisodes. Fall in love with Girl Heart Boy at facebook/GirlHeartBoy. About the author: Ali Cronin is a British author with wide experience writing for young adults in print and online. She cut her teeth on Bliss, Sugar and J17 magazines, then became producer of the BBC's website for teens, before leaving to write full-time. Girl Heart Boy is her first book series.
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Languages : en
Pages : 400
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Pages : 400
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Author: Commonwealth Shipping Committee
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Category : Shipping
Languages : en
Pages : 1208
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Category : Shipping
Languages : en
Pages : 1208
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The Delineator
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Category : Dressmaking
Languages : en
Pages : 1094
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Category : Dressmaking
Languages : en
Pages : 1094
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Lippincott's Monthly Magazine
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Pages : 954
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Pages : 954
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Forum and Column Review
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Pages : 548
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Pages : 548
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