Author: Carol Ferring Shepley
Publisher: Missouri History Museum
ISBN: 1883982650
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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"The history of Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis is told through the stories of those who are buried there. Cemetery records and interviews with insiders inform the research"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Lily Tuck
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN: 0802190898
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
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This National Book Award–winning author’s autobiographical novel is a “layered portrait of a family and the historical eras it lived through” (The Boston Globe). “Tuck is a genius.” —Los Angeles Book Review Her father is a German movie producer who lives in Italy. Her mother is a beautiful, artistically talented woman who resides in New York. As their child, Liliane’s life is divided between those two very different worlds—worlds that inspire her to find herself in both the present and in her ancestors’ pasts. A shy and observant only child with a vivid imagination, Liliane finds herself exploring her family’s vibrant history—which includes such renowned and diverse figures as the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn and the tragic Mary Queen of Scots—and piecing together their vivid lives. And in doing so, what is revealed is an astonishing and riveting exploration of self, humanity, and family. Told with Lily Tuck’s inimitable elegance and peppered with documents, photos, and a rich and varied array of characters, “this autobiographical novel creates a portrait of the writer as a young woman” (The New Yorker).
Author: Lily Tuck
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
ISBN: 0802147607
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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The National Book Award winner explores the hidden dynamics of relationships with “lean, intriguing, formally inventive prose” in this collection (Kirkus Reviews). A New York Times Editor’s Choice In Heathcliff Redux, the novella that begins this collection, a married woman reads Wuthering Heights—just as she falls under the erotic and destructive spell of her own Heathcliff. In the stories that follow, a single photograph illuminates the intricate web of connections between friends at an Italian café; a forgotten act of violence in New York’s Carl Schurz Park returns to haunt the present; and a woman is prompted by a flurry of mysterious emails to recall her time as a member of the infamous Rajneesh cult. With keen psychological insight and delicate restraint, Lily Tuck pries open the desires, doubts, and secret motives of her characters and exposes their vulnerabilities to the light. Sharp and unflinching, the novella and stories together form an exquisitely crafted collection.
Author: Lily Tuck
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN: 0802193617
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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From the National Book Award-winning author of I Married You for Happiness: “Tuck packs a small universe and decades of emotional history into each story.”—Entertainment Weekly (A-) An artist learns that her deceased ex-husband had an especially illicit affair years before his death. A couple living in Thailand worries about the mental stability of their best friend, a U. S. army captain. On a ship bound for Antarctica, a retired couple strains to hold their forty-year marriage together. And a French family flees to Lima in the 1940s, with devastating consequences for their daughter’s young nanny. These “evocative stories of beautiful language and masterful economy” (The Boston Globe) span the better part of the twentieth century and almost every continent, excavating both the opportunities that arise from loss and the moments that knock lives onto a collision course and an uncertain future. “Reminiscent of the exquisite short stories of Edith Pearlman...We become intimate witnesses to these private lives falling apart and, in some cases, coming back together.”—The Boston Globe “For me, the most thrilling short stories conjure the psychological depth and chronological sweep typical of the novel. The ten stories in Lily Tuck’s The House at Belle Fontaine all do this.”—The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) “Tuck is a genius”—Los Angeles Times
Author: Lily Tuck
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007207999
Category : Irish
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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A historical epic that tells an unusual love story, "The News from Paraguay" offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of 19th-century Paraguay, a largely untouched wilderness where Europeans and North Americans intermingle with both the old Spanish aristocracy and native Guaran' Indians.
Author: Kim Anne Bellefontaine
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1554539587
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
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An alphabet book of American places and things.
Author: Eugenia Riley
Publisher: Eugenia Riley Classics
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1038
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Read Eugenia Riley’s Time Travel Romance Masterpiece on its 30th Anniversary for an everyday low price! Announcing the 30th Anniversary of the classic love story that “broke the mold” and launched a new era of Time Travel Romances that continues to this day! Don’t miss Eugenia Riley’s passionate and emotional A Tryst in Time, a truly “Timeless” love story that begins in the Vietnam war era and takes the reader back to the post-Civil-War era in the Old South! ETERNAL LOVE, HEALING AND TIME TRAVEL IN GLORIOUS OLD SOUTH LOUISIANA! In a spooky antebellum mansion along River Road, two anguished souls are drawn together across time. Both Sarah and Damien have lost a brother to war, only the wars are a century apart! Out of their grief and despair come love and healing . . . But is their love strong enough to overcome the barrier of time itself? A breathtaking Victorian Old South romance from a master of the genre. Eugenia Riley is the renowned, bestselling author of dozens of historical, contemporary, and time-travel romances, including the classics A Tryst in Time and Tempest in Time. She is the winner of the HOLT Medallion for her Waltz in Time. She has written for publishers including Avon, Bantam, Warner, Harlequin and Dorchester. HEAR WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE TIME TRAVEL ROMANCE THAT “BROKE THE MOLD” AND TOUCHED HEARTS ALL OVER THE WORLD: “Most paperbacks are not memorable. A Tryst in Time is both memorable and captivating!!" —Ms. V.N, PA “A Tryst in Time quite simply took my breath away! The characters were so defined and full of life that I could feel their joys and sorrows. I must admit, I cried.” —Ms. L.R., LA “The best romance and time travel I have read. I couldn’t put it down!” —Ms. C.B., NC "A Tryst in Time broke the mold! I was captivated! I hesitate to pick up another romance in fear that it will pale badly in comparison.” —Ms. N.L., CO “Thank you for such a wonderful story! If it hadn’t been midnight when I finished your book, I would have written you then, when my emotions were raw and my tears still fresh!” —Ms. BRS, PA “There are only two things wrong with this book: I lost sleep, and the book ended. Magnificent!” —Ms. C.A, CA “I was deeply touched by A Tryst in Time. Destined to become a classic!” —Ms. N.S., NM EDITORIAL REVIEWS: Nominated by Romantic Times and Affaire de Coeur as Best Time-Travel!! Four Stars! "A unique time-travel novel interlaced with mysterious secrets and intense emotions . . . Ms. Riley focuses on the magical potency of love, as it transcends the web of time to meld bleeding hearts together." --Romantic Times Five Stars! "Some really unusual twists . . . sets a high standard. I look forward to more from Ms. Riley." --Heartland Critiques "An exceptional time-travel with poignant scenes." --Rendezvous "A Tryst in Time is an apt title for this exciting narrative loaded with compelling episodes that hold the reader's attention. Readers who enjoy time-travel laced with intrigue will want to include this book in their priority-read list." --Gothic Journal
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Category : Logan County (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 806
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Author: Norman Vincent Peale
Publisher: Jaico Publishing House
ISBN: 8184959524
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 98
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Author: Kim Bellefontaine
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1553376854
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Follow acclaimed artist Per-Henrik Gürth's colorful cast of animal characters on this alphabet tour across Canada.
