Author: Connie Briscoe
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0446550876
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author of Sisters and Lovers returns with the next installment as Beverly faces marriage -- yet again -- and has to decide once and for all if he is the one and she's ready to commit. Ten years have passed since Sisters and Lovers, and Beverly, now 39, is engaged to Julian, a man her family and friends agree is the epitome of a great catch: he's gorgeous, loyal, trustworthy, successful, and very much in love with her. Since this is Beverly's third engagement in the past five years, after breaking off the previous two at the last moment, everyone's happy that she's finally settling down. For Beverly and Julian, nothing could be better than being in love and planning their wedding. That is until Beverly's oldest sister's marriage falls apart and dampens the mood of what should have been the happiest time in Beverly's life. Now, second-guessing her impending nuptials, Beverly is forced to wonder if marriage really works. Will she stick it out? Or will her fears cloud her judgment once again?
Sisters & Husbands
Author: Connie Briscoe
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0446550876
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author of Sisters and Lovers returns with the next installment as Beverly faces marriage -- yet again -- and has to decide once and for all if he is the one and she's ready to commit. Ten years have passed since Sisters and Lovers, and Beverly, now 39, is engaged to Julian, a man her family and friends agree is the epitome of a great catch: he's gorgeous, loyal, trustworthy, successful, and very much in love with her. Since this is Beverly's third engagement in the past five years, after breaking off the previous two at the last moment, everyone's happy that she's finally settling down. For Beverly and Julian, nothing could be better than being in love and planning their wedding. That is until Beverly's oldest sister's marriage falls apart and dampens the mood of what should have been the happiest time in Beverly's life. Now, second-guessing her impending nuptials, Beverly is forced to wonder if marriage really works. Will she stick it out? Or will her fears cloud her judgment once again?
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0446550876
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author of Sisters and Lovers returns with the next installment as Beverly faces marriage -- yet again -- and has to decide once and for all if he is the one and she's ready to commit. Ten years have passed since Sisters and Lovers, and Beverly, now 39, is engaged to Julian, a man her family and friends agree is the epitome of a great catch: he's gorgeous, loyal, trustworthy, successful, and very much in love with her. Since this is Beverly's third engagement in the past five years, after breaking off the previous two at the last moment, everyone's happy that she's finally settling down. For Beverly and Julian, nothing could be better than being in love and planning their wedding. That is until Beverly's oldest sister's marriage falls apart and dampens the mood of what should have been the happiest time in Beverly's life. Now, second-guessing her impending nuptials, Beverly is forced to wonder if marriage really works. Will she stick it out? Or will her fears cloud her judgment once again?
Sisters & Husbands
Author: Connie Briscoe
Publisher: Hachette Digital, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Ten years have passed since Sisters and Lovers, and Beverly, now 39, is engaged to Julian, a man her family and friends agree is the epitome of a great catch: he's gorgeous, loyal, trustworthy, successful, and very much in love with her. Since this is Beverly's third engagement in the past five years, after breaking off the previous two at the last moment, everyone's happy that she's finally settling down. For Beverly and Julian, nothing could be better than being in love and planning their wedding. That is until Beverly's oldest sister's marriage falls apart and dampens the mood of what should have been the happiest time in Beverly's life. Now, second-guessing her impending nuptials, Beverly is forced to wonder if marriage really works. Will she stick it out? Or will her fears cloud her judgment once again?
Publisher: Hachette Digital, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Ten years have passed since Sisters and Lovers, and Beverly, now 39, is engaged to Julian, a man her family and friends agree is the epitome of a great catch: he's gorgeous, loyal, trustworthy, successful, and very much in love with her. Since this is Beverly's third engagement in the past five years, after breaking off the previous two at the last moment, everyone's happy that she's finally settling down. For Beverly and Julian, nothing could be better than being in love and planning their wedding. That is until Beverly's oldest sister's marriage falls apart and dampens the mood of what should have been the happiest time in Beverly's life. Now, second-guessing her impending nuptials, Beverly is forced to wonder if marriage really works. Will she stick it out? Or will her fears cloud her judgment once again?
Nelly's Mail Order Husband
Author: Ruth Ann Nordin
Publisher: Ruth Ann Nordin
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Valentine Silverton has enjoyed comfort and luxury his entire life. Then, all at once, the family fortune vanishes, and he’s a pauper. The only recourse he has is to find a wealthy heiress. But he doesn’t want to just find just any wealthy heiress. He wants to find one he can fall in love with. Since there are no suitable prospects in his area, he takes his friend’s advice and becomes a mail-order husband. Nelly Larson grew up on a farm, and she loves everything about it. She loves the life so much, in fact, that she got her own homestead. The last thing she wants is to be strapped to one of the men in town who think her place is in the kitchen. She’s going to keep her independence, and keeping her independence will require her to avoid marriage at all costs. Nelly’s sisters, however, can’t believe Nelly will truly be happy if she doesn’t get married. Romance, after all, is one of life’s most wonderful experiences. When they come upon Valentine’s ad, they know he’ll be perfect for her. So they take matters into their own hands and answer his ad on Nelly’s behalf. Valentine thinks Nelly is the one answering his ad, and at once, he’s intrigued by her. He has no idea what a homestead is, but he assumes that a young woman who owns land and runs her own business must have lots of money. Excited, he runs off to Omaha to marry her. The day comes when the two meet, and it’s at that time they realize they’ve been set up. Since Valentine has no money, he can’t leave Omaha. He has to marry Nelly. Even if she doesn’t have much, she has a place to live and food to eat. In exchange for marriage, he promises Nelly he won’t hinder her independence. Thankfully, she agrees to marry him. But Valentine kind of likes Nelly, and he’s determined to show her that some things are worth giving up total independence for…and love just happens to be one of them.
Publisher: Ruth Ann Nordin
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Valentine Silverton has enjoyed comfort and luxury his entire life. Then, all at once, the family fortune vanishes, and he’s a pauper. The only recourse he has is to find a wealthy heiress. But he doesn’t want to just find just any wealthy heiress. He wants to find one he can fall in love with. Since there are no suitable prospects in his area, he takes his friend’s advice and becomes a mail-order husband. Nelly Larson grew up on a farm, and she loves everything about it. She loves the life so much, in fact, that she got her own homestead. The last thing she wants is to be strapped to one of the men in town who think her place is in the kitchen. She’s going to keep her independence, and keeping her independence will require her to avoid marriage at all costs. Nelly’s sisters, however, can’t believe Nelly will truly be happy if she doesn’t get married. Romance, after all, is one of life’s most wonderful experiences. When they come upon Valentine’s ad, they know he’ll be perfect for her. So they take matters into their own hands and answer his ad on Nelly’s behalf. Valentine thinks Nelly is the one answering his ad, and at once, he’s intrigued by her. He has no idea what a homestead is, but he assumes that a young woman who owns land and runs her own business must have lots of money. Excited, he runs off to Omaha to marry her. The day comes when the two meet, and it’s at that time they realize they’ve been set up. Since Valentine has no money, he can’t leave Omaha. He has to marry Nelly. Even if she doesn’t have much, she has a place to live and food to eat. In exchange for marriage, he promises Nelly he won’t hinder her independence. Thankfully, she agrees to marry him. But Valentine kind of likes Nelly, and he’s determined to show her that some things are worth giving up total independence for…and love just happens to be one of them.
Sisters and Husbands
Author: Amanda Brookfield
Publisher: Boldwood Books Ltd
ISBN: 180549533X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
'No one gets to the heart of human relationships quite so perceptively as Brookfield.' The Mirror Ever since the death of their father twenty years before, beautiful thirty-two-year-old Anna has acted as her younger sister Becky’s support, playing the peace-maker in her stormy relationship with their mother, and counselling her through the traumas of a life that has always appeared charmless and problematic in comparison to her own. Now married to wealthy, handsome David Lawrence, with a luxurious country home and a successful career in broadcasting, Anna’s good fortune looks set to continue. But when she unexpectedly falls pregnant and Becky’s marriage runs into trouble, the door to the sisters past suddenly swings open, exploding all their long-held perceptions both of each other and themselves. Perfect for fans of Erica James, Elizabeth Noble, Joanna Trollope and Anita Shreve, Amanda Brookfield gets to the heart of what it means to be a family and the power of sibling love. What readers are saying about Amanda Brookfield: ‘Loved everything about this book! The plot, the characters, even the language! Wonderful. This is the first book I have read written by Amanda Brookfield and she is now my favourite author.’ ‘A beautifully written book that is perfection in every way, simply my favourite book of all time, I could not praise it higher.’ ‘Packed with suspense, (I actually held my breath during some of the scenes) and full of relatable characters, this book will draw you in from the first page. Highly recommend.’ ‘I absolutely loved this book. At times I found myself holding my breath, it was so tense and so well written... I felt so involved in this story that I found myself thinking about it a lot during the day. A fantastic read. Gripping, moving, characters you care about, highly recommend.’ Praise for Amanda Brookfield: 'An engaging, emotionally-charged and intriguing story' Michelle Gorman 'Unputdownable. Perceptive. Poignant. I loved it.' bestselling author Patricia Scanlan on Before I Knew You 'If Joanna Trollope is the queen of the Aga Saga, then Amanda Brookfield must be a strong contender for princess.' Oxford Times
Publisher: Boldwood Books Ltd
ISBN: 180549533X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
'No one gets to the heart of human relationships quite so perceptively as Brookfield.' The Mirror Ever since the death of their father twenty years before, beautiful thirty-two-year-old Anna has acted as her younger sister Becky’s support, playing the peace-maker in her stormy relationship with their mother, and counselling her through the traumas of a life that has always appeared charmless and problematic in comparison to her own. Now married to wealthy, handsome David Lawrence, with a luxurious country home and a successful career in broadcasting, Anna’s good fortune looks set to continue. But when she unexpectedly falls pregnant and Becky’s marriage runs into trouble, the door to the sisters past suddenly swings open, exploding all their long-held perceptions both of each other and themselves. Perfect for fans of Erica James, Elizabeth Noble, Joanna Trollope and Anita Shreve, Amanda Brookfield gets to the heart of what it means to be a family and the power of sibling love. What readers are saying about Amanda Brookfield: ‘Loved everything about this book! The plot, the characters, even the language! Wonderful. This is the first book I have read written by Amanda Brookfield and she is now my favourite author.’ ‘A beautifully written book that is perfection in every way, simply my favourite book of all time, I could not praise it higher.’ ‘Packed with suspense, (I actually held my breath during some of the scenes) and full of relatable characters, this book will draw you in from the first page. Highly recommend.’ ‘I absolutely loved this book. At times I found myself holding my breath, it was so tense and so well written... I felt so involved in this story that I found myself thinking about it a lot during the day. A fantastic read. Gripping, moving, characters you care about, highly recommend.’ Praise for Amanda Brookfield: 'An engaging, emotionally-charged and intriguing story' Michelle Gorman 'Unputdownable. Perceptive. Poignant. I loved it.' bestselling author Patricia Scanlan on Before I Knew You 'If Joanna Trollope is the queen of the Aga Saga, then Amanda Brookfield must be a strong contender for princess.' Oxford Times
Sister Mother Husband Dog (Etc.)
Author: Delia Ephron
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471131874
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Delia Ephron brings her trademark wit and effervescent prose to a series of unforgettable, moving and provocative essays. The emotional lynchpin is the author's stirring, eloquent response to the death of Nora Ephron, her older sister and frequent writing companion. In 'Sister', she deftly captures the love, rivalry, respect and intimacy that made up her relationship with her sister in a way that is at once deeply personal and comfortingly universal. Other essays in the collection run the gamut from a hysterical piece about love and the movies - how romantic comedies completely destroyed her twenties - to the joy of girlfriends and best friendship, the magical madness and miracle of dogs, keen-eyed observations about urban survival, and a serious and affecting memoir of life with her mother - growing up the child of alcoholics. Ephron's sparkling wit and humanity is present on every emotionally resonant page.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471131874
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Delia Ephron brings her trademark wit and effervescent prose to a series of unforgettable, moving and provocative essays. The emotional lynchpin is the author's stirring, eloquent response to the death of Nora Ephron, her older sister and frequent writing companion. In 'Sister', she deftly captures the love, rivalry, respect and intimacy that made up her relationship with her sister in a way that is at once deeply personal and comfortingly universal. Other essays in the collection run the gamut from a hysterical piece about love and the movies - how romantic comedies completely destroyed her twenties - to the joy of girlfriends and best friendship, the magical madness and miracle of dogs, keen-eyed observations about urban survival, and a serious and affecting memoir of life with her mother - growing up the child of alcoholics. Ephron's sparkling wit and humanity is present on every emotionally resonant page.
Fowler's Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage
Author: Henry Watson Fowler
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199666318
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 657
Book Description
Fowler's Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage is an invaluable quick-reference work, providing clear, practical and up-to-date guidance on questions of grammar, spelling, style, and word choice. Jeremy Butterfield has judiciously revised the text to reflect the English usage practices and concerns of the 21st century.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199666318
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 657
Book Description
Fowler's Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage is an invaluable quick-reference work, providing clear, practical and up-to-date guidance on questions of grammar, spelling, style, and word choice. Jeremy Butterfield has judiciously revised the text to reflect the English usage practices and concerns of the 21st century.
Her Sister's Husband
Author: Smokey Moment
Publisher: Smokey Moment
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Paula, Penny, Pebbles... 3 sisters, 3 lives, 1 problem! Paula wants out of her marriage of convenience! And she will do anything to accomplisg it! Her solution...Set her husband up with a woman who can step into her shoes and raise her son, so she can whisk off to be with her longtime lover! The problem...Her husband has no idea! If you have something to do, this book will prevent that! Impossible to put down! So get ready! Paula wants out! Period! But getting out isn't so easy when you have a toddler and a husband who don't deserve the betrayal! But Paula is knee deep in betrayal. And getting out is her only option. She comes up with a plan that blows the lid off of her secret and sets forth a chain of events that could tear her family apart and destroy what little is left of her relationship with her sisters. Her sister Pebbles is living her best life. One call from her long lost sister, sends her running to her aid. But Paula doesn't tell the whole story, and Pebbles scrambles to help her. Only to find out that the betrayal included her! There are many dark secrets. Many untold truths. And the biggest shocking secret of all will nearly destroy Pebbles. Read along in this forbidden romance tale of one sister's unconventional way to end her marriage. A story shrouded in secrets, lies, deceit, sex and selfish agendas. An intense page-turner! See what can happen when a man is caught between three sisters with a unforgiven things and plenty of pain. A well-written story with strong characters. Get ready!
Publisher: Smokey Moment
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Paula, Penny, Pebbles... 3 sisters, 3 lives, 1 problem! Paula wants out of her marriage of convenience! And she will do anything to accomplisg it! Her solution...Set her husband up with a woman who can step into her shoes and raise her son, so she can whisk off to be with her longtime lover! The problem...Her husband has no idea! If you have something to do, this book will prevent that! Impossible to put down! So get ready! Paula wants out! Period! But getting out isn't so easy when you have a toddler and a husband who don't deserve the betrayal! But Paula is knee deep in betrayal. And getting out is her only option. She comes up with a plan that blows the lid off of her secret and sets forth a chain of events that could tear her family apart and destroy what little is left of her relationship with her sisters. Her sister Pebbles is living her best life. One call from her long lost sister, sends her running to her aid. But Paula doesn't tell the whole story, and Pebbles scrambles to help her. Only to find out that the betrayal included her! There are many dark secrets. Many untold truths. And the biggest shocking secret of all will nearly destroy Pebbles. Read along in this forbidden romance tale of one sister's unconventional way to end her marriage. A story shrouded in secrets, lies, deceit, sex and selfish agendas. An intense page-turner! See what can happen when a man is caught between three sisters with a unforgiven things and plenty of pain. A well-written story with strong characters. Get ready!
Once We Were Sisters
Author: Sheila Kohler
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143129295
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
ONE OF PEOPLE MAGAZINE’S BEST NEW BOOKS “A searing and intimate memoir about love turned deadly.” —The BBC “An intimate illumination of sisterhood and loss.” —People When Sheila Kohler was thirty-seven, she received the heart-stopping news that her sister Maxine, only two years older, was killed when her husband drove them off a deserted road in Johannesburg. Stunned by the news, she immediately flew back to the country where she was born, determined to find answers and forced to reckon with his history of violence and the lingering effects of their most unusual childhood—one marked by death and the misguided love of their mother. In her signature spare and incisive prose, Sheila Kohler recounts the lives she and her sister led. Flashing back to their storybook childhood at the family estate, Crossways, Kohler tells of the death of her father when she and Maxine were girls, which led to the family abandoning their house and the girls being raised by their mother, at turns distant and suffocating. We follow them to the cloistered Anglican boarding school where they first learn of separation and later their studies in Rome and Paris where they plan grand lives for themselves—lives that are interrupted when both marry young and discover they have made poor choices. Kohler evokes the bond between sisters and shows how that bond changes but never breaks, even after death. “A beautiful and disturbing memoir of a beloved sister who died at the age of thirty-nine in circumstances that strongly suggest murder. . . . Highly recommended.” —Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143129295
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
ONE OF PEOPLE MAGAZINE’S BEST NEW BOOKS “A searing and intimate memoir about love turned deadly.” —The BBC “An intimate illumination of sisterhood and loss.” —People When Sheila Kohler was thirty-seven, she received the heart-stopping news that her sister Maxine, only two years older, was killed when her husband drove them off a deserted road in Johannesburg. Stunned by the news, she immediately flew back to the country where she was born, determined to find answers and forced to reckon with his history of violence and the lingering effects of their most unusual childhood—one marked by death and the misguided love of their mother. In her signature spare and incisive prose, Sheila Kohler recounts the lives she and her sister led. Flashing back to their storybook childhood at the family estate, Crossways, Kohler tells of the death of her father when she and Maxine were girls, which led to the family abandoning their house and the girls being raised by their mother, at turns distant and suffocating. We follow them to the cloistered Anglican boarding school where they first learn of separation and later their studies in Rome and Paris where they plan grand lives for themselves—lives that are interrupted when both marry young and discover they have made poor choices. Kohler evokes the bond between sisters and shows how that bond changes but never breaks, even after death. “A beautiful and disturbing memoir of a beloved sister who died at the age of thirty-nine in circumstances that strongly suggest murder. . . . Highly recommended.” —Joyce Carol Oates
The Sisters Are Alright
Author: Tamara Winfrey Harris
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN: 1626563535
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
GOLD MEDALIST OF FOREWORD REVIEWS' 2015 INDIEFAB AWARDS IN WOMEN'S STUDIES What's wrong with black women? Not a damned thing! The Sisters Are Alright exposes anti–black-woman propaganda and shows how real black women are pushing back against distorted cartoon versions of themselves. When African women arrived on American shores, the three-headed hydra—servile Mammy, angry Sapphire, and lascivious Jezebel—followed close behind. In the '60s, the Matriarch, the willfully unmarried baby machine leeching off the state, joined them. These stereotypes persist to this day through newspaper headlines, Sunday sermons, social media memes, cable punditry, government policies, and hit song lyrics. Emancipation may have happened more than 150 years ago, but America still won't let a sister be free from this coven of caricatures. Tamara Winfrey Harris delves into marriage, motherhood, health, sexuality, beauty, and more, taking sharp aim at pervasive stereotypes about black women. She counters warped prejudices with the straight-up truth about being a black woman in America. “We have facets like diamonds,” she writes. “The trouble is the people who refuse to see us sparkling.”
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN: 1626563535
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
GOLD MEDALIST OF FOREWORD REVIEWS' 2015 INDIEFAB AWARDS IN WOMEN'S STUDIES What's wrong with black women? Not a damned thing! The Sisters Are Alright exposes anti–black-woman propaganda and shows how real black women are pushing back against distorted cartoon versions of themselves. When African women arrived on American shores, the three-headed hydra—servile Mammy, angry Sapphire, and lascivious Jezebel—followed close behind. In the '60s, the Matriarch, the willfully unmarried baby machine leeching off the state, joined them. These stereotypes persist to this day through newspaper headlines, Sunday sermons, social media memes, cable punditry, government policies, and hit song lyrics. Emancipation may have happened more than 150 years ago, but America still won't let a sister be free from this coven of caricatures. Tamara Winfrey Harris delves into marriage, motherhood, health, sexuality, beauty, and more, taking sharp aim at pervasive stereotypes about black women. She counters warped prejudices with the straight-up truth about being a black woman in America. “We have facets like diamonds,” she writes. “The trouble is the people who refuse to see us sparkling.”
Sisters & Lovers
Author: Connie Briscoe
Publisher: One World/Ballantine
ISBN:
Category : African American women
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Three sisters live in Washington, D.C. One is reluctantly single, the second seems securely happy and married, while the third struggles to support her son and her useless husband.
Publisher: One World/Ballantine
ISBN:
Category : African American women
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Three sisters live in Washington, D.C. One is reluctantly single, the second seems securely happy and married, while the third struggles to support her son and her useless husband.