Author: Louisa George
Publisher: Louise Groarke
ISBN: 1393177751
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
From award winning author Louisa George. A novel with humour and heart. Life is rosy for dance studio owner Charlotte Evans, who is about to marry beloved fiancé, Ben. But when Ben finds a lump in Charlotte's breast, it sends her on a journey of self-discovery which she knows she must do alone. Because Charlotte is adopted, and she suddenly, desperately, needs to know who she is and where she comes from. But her secret obsession with the past starts to consume her, tearing apart her future with Ben. As her wedding day draws closer, and her past merges ever more into her present, Charlotte must decide on the future she really wants… (Previously published as The Other Life Of Charlotte Evans) What readers are saying about Louisa George: "Many of the pages made me smile with joy…" "This story was wonderfully written. The author had my attention with every word.. I couldn't put it down. I laughed, I cried and I laughed some more..." "Ms George brings the characters to life on the pages…"
The Two Lives of Charlotte Evans
Author: Louisa George
Publisher: Louise Groarke
ISBN: 1393177751
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
From award winning author Louisa George. A novel with humour and heart. Life is rosy for dance studio owner Charlotte Evans, who is about to marry beloved fiancé, Ben. But when Ben finds a lump in Charlotte's breast, it sends her on a journey of self-discovery which she knows she must do alone. Because Charlotte is adopted, and she suddenly, desperately, needs to know who she is and where she comes from. But her secret obsession with the past starts to consume her, tearing apart her future with Ben. As her wedding day draws closer, and her past merges ever more into her present, Charlotte must decide on the future she really wants… (Previously published as The Other Life Of Charlotte Evans) What readers are saying about Louisa George: "Many of the pages made me smile with joy…" "This story was wonderfully written. The author had my attention with every word.. I couldn't put it down. I laughed, I cried and I laughed some more..." "Ms George brings the characters to life on the pages…"
Publisher: Louise Groarke
ISBN: 1393177751
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
From award winning author Louisa George. A novel with humour and heart. Life is rosy for dance studio owner Charlotte Evans, who is about to marry beloved fiancé, Ben. But when Ben finds a lump in Charlotte's breast, it sends her on a journey of self-discovery which she knows she must do alone. Because Charlotte is adopted, and she suddenly, desperately, needs to know who she is and where she comes from. But her secret obsession with the past starts to consume her, tearing apart her future with Ben. As her wedding day draws closer, and her past merges ever more into her present, Charlotte must decide on the future she really wants… (Previously published as The Other Life Of Charlotte Evans) What readers are saying about Louisa George: "Many of the pages made me smile with joy…" "This story was wonderfully written. The author had my attention with every word.. I couldn't put it down. I laughed, I cried and I laughed some more..." "Ms George brings the characters to life on the pages…"
Sweet Salt Air
Author: Barbara Delinsky
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250020387
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
On Quinnipeague, hearts open under the summer stars and secrets float in the Sweet Salt Air... Charlotte and Nicole were once the best of friends, spending summers together in Nicole's coastal island house off of Maine. But many years, and many secrets, have kept the women apart. A successful travel writer, single Charlotte lives on the road, while Nicole, a food blogger, keeps house in Philadelphia with her surgeon-husband, Julian. When Nicole is commissioned to write a book about island food, she invites her old friend Charlotte back to Quinnipeague, for a final summer, to help. Outgoing and passionate, Charlotte has a gift for talking to people and making friends, and Nicole could use her expertise for interviews with locals. Missing a genuine connection, Charlotte agrees. But what both women don't know is that they are each holding something back that may change their lives forever. For Nicole, what comes to light could destroy her marriage, but it could also save her husband. For Charlotte, the truth could cost her Nicole's friendship, but could also free her to love again. And her chance may lie with a reclusive local man, with a heart to soothe and troubles of his own. Bestselling author and master storyteller Barbara Delinsky invites you come away to Quinnipeague...
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250020387
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
On Quinnipeague, hearts open under the summer stars and secrets float in the Sweet Salt Air... Charlotte and Nicole were once the best of friends, spending summers together in Nicole's coastal island house off of Maine. But many years, and many secrets, have kept the women apart. A successful travel writer, single Charlotte lives on the road, while Nicole, a food blogger, keeps house in Philadelphia with her surgeon-husband, Julian. When Nicole is commissioned to write a book about island food, she invites her old friend Charlotte back to Quinnipeague, for a final summer, to help. Outgoing and passionate, Charlotte has a gift for talking to people and making friends, and Nicole could use her expertise for interviews with locals. Missing a genuine connection, Charlotte agrees. But what both women don't know is that they are each holding something back that may change their lives forever. For Nicole, what comes to light could destroy her marriage, but it could also save her husband. For Charlotte, the truth could cost her Nicole's friendship, but could also free her to love again. And her chance may lie with a reclusive local man, with a heart to soothe and troubles of his own. Bestselling author and master storyteller Barbara Delinsky invites you come away to Quinnipeague...
The Summer of Lost and Found
Author: Louisa George
Publisher: Louise Groarke
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Sometimes, going back is the only way to move on... With an engagement ring on her finger and a New York career to die for, life in the big apple is sweet for Emily Forrester... Until she is called back to Little Duxbury, the picture-perfect English village where she grew up – though it was anything but idyllic for the tearaway teenager. Her estranged stepfather, a former high-court judge, is ill and her stepsisters are demanding help. It's just a week, Emily tells herself as she swaps stilettos for wellies, power lunches for 4G blackspots, and polished fiancé Brett for sexy new neighbour Jacob. It's difficult enough facing the lies – and hard truths – that drove her to leave in the first place, but caring for The Judge proves the toughest challenge of all… and the most rewarding. They say home is where the heart is – but by the end of the week, Emily isn't entirely sure which home that is. Previously published as The Secret Art of Forgiveness (2016) Louisa George is the winner of the HOLT Medallion Award (2017) and the NZ KORU Award of excellence in romance writing (2014 and 2016) What readers are saying about Louisa George: "Many of the pages made me smile with joy…" "This story was wonderfully written. The author had my attention with every word.. I couldn't put it down. I laughed, I cried and I laughed some more..." "Ms George brings the characters to life on the pages…"
Publisher: Louise Groarke
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Sometimes, going back is the only way to move on... With an engagement ring on her finger and a New York career to die for, life in the big apple is sweet for Emily Forrester... Until she is called back to Little Duxbury, the picture-perfect English village where she grew up – though it was anything but idyllic for the tearaway teenager. Her estranged stepfather, a former high-court judge, is ill and her stepsisters are demanding help. It's just a week, Emily tells herself as she swaps stilettos for wellies, power lunches for 4G blackspots, and polished fiancé Brett for sexy new neighbour Jacob. It's difficult enough facing the lies – and hard truths – that drove her to leave in the first place, but caring for The Judge proves the toughest challenge of all… and the most rewarding. They say home is where the heart is – but by the end of the week, Emily isn't entirely sure which home that is. Previously published as The Secret Art of Forgiveness (2016) Louisa George is the winner of the HOLT Medallion Award (2017) and the NZ KORU Award of excellence in romance writing (2014 and 2016) What readers are saying about Louisa George: "Many of the pages made me smile with joy…" "This story was wonderfully written. The author had my attention with every word.. I couldn't put it down. I laughed, I cried and I laughed some more..." "Ms George brings the characters to life on the pages…"
Finding Noel
Author: Richard Paul Evans
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743298330
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
A heartwarming and inspirational Christmas novel in the tradition of The Christmas Box, Grace, The Gift, and The Christmas List. The New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Box and The Walk series returns with a holiday novel of hope, love, and redemption. A young woman, who has been adopted as a child by a loving family, has only a Christmas ornament inscribed with the word “Noel” as a keepsake of her birth family, about whom she remembers nothing. When long hidden memories resurface, she begins an emotionally challenging personal journey as she searches for her biological sister and clues about her mysterious past...
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743298330
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
A heartwarming and inspirational Christmas novel in the tradition of The Christmas Box, Grace, The Gift, and The Christmas List. The New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Box and The Walk series returns with a holiday novel of hope, love, and redemption. A young woman, who has been adopted as a child by a loving family, has only a Christmas ornament inscribed with the word “Noel” as a keepsake of her birth family, about whom she remembers nothing. When long hidden memories resurface, she begins an emotionally challenging personal journey as she searches for her biological sister and clues about her mysterious past...
As Good as Dead
Author: Elizabeth Evans
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 162040298X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
When Esme, the woman she betrayed twenty years ago, arrives on her doorstep, bringing with her a past she thought was buried forever, Charlotte is faced with a choice of redeeming the old friendship or give in to the fears of the past.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 162040298X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
When Esme, the woman she betrayed twenty years ago, arrives on her doorstep, bringing with her a past she thought was buried forever, Charlotte is faced with a choice of redeeming the old friendship or give in to the fears of the past.
History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Author: Theodore Weber Bean
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Montgomery County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Montgomery County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Genealogical and Family History of the Wyoming and Lackawanna Valleys, Pennsylvania
Author: Horace Edwin Hayden
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lackawanna County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lackawanna County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
The Love of Her Life
Author: Harriet Evans
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439163561
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
From the author of A Hopeless Romantic and Going Home comes an engaging new novel about a young woman who suffers loss and heartbreak—only to regain a chance at happiness when she least expects it. Thirty-year-old Kate Miller fled London two years ago when her life fell apart spectacularly. Living in New York with her mother and stepfather and working half-heartedly as a literary agent, Kate must return to London when her father, a famous classical musician, undergoes a kidney transplant. She’s only returning for a short visit, or so she thinks. But once in London, she faces the friends who are bound with her forever as a result of one day when life changed for all of them. What really happened before Kate left London? And can she pick up the pieces and allow herself to love her own life again? Witty, smart, and entertaining, Evans’s heartwarming tale, which was a bestseller in the United Kingdom earlier this year, will delight readers who enjoy novels by Cathy Kelly, Hester Browne, and Marian Keyes.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439163561
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
From the author of A Hopeless Romantic and Going Home comes an engaging new novel about a young woman who suffers loss and heartbreak—only to regain a chance at happiness when she least expects it. Thirty-year-old Kate Miller fled London two years ago when her life fell apart spectacularly. Living in New York with her mother and stepfather and working half-heartedly as a literary agent, Kate must return to London when her father, a famous classical musician, undergoes a kidney transplant. She’s only returning for a short visit, or so she thinks. But once in London, she faces the friends who are bound with her forever as a result of one day when life changed for all of them. What really happened before Kate left London? And can she pick up the pieces and allow herself to love her own life again? Witty, smart, and entertaining, Evans’s heartwarming tale, which was a bestseller in the United Kingdom earlier this year, will delight readers who enjoy novels by Cathy Kelly, Hester Browne, and Marian Keyes.
The Brave
Author: Nicholas Evans
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316125636
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
There's little love in eight-year-old Tom Bedford's life. His parents are old and remote and the boarding school they've sent him to bristles with bullies and sadistic staff. The only comfort he gets is from his fantasy world of Cowboys and Indians. But when his sister Diane, a rising star of stage and screen, falls in love with one of his idols, the suave TV cowboy Ray Montane, Tom's life is transformed. They move to Hollywood and all his dreams seem to have come true. Soon, however, the sinister side of Tinseltown casts its shadow and a shocking act of violence changes their lives forever. What happened all those years ago remains a secret that corrodes Tom's life and wrecks his marriage. Only when his estranged son, a US Marine, is charged with murder do the events resurface, forcing him to confront his demons. As he struggles to save his son's life, he will learn the true meaning of bravery. Powerfully written and intensely moving, The Brave traces the legacy of violence behind the myth of the American West and explores our quest for love and identity, the fallibility of heroes and the devastating effects of family secrets.
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316125636
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
There's little love in eight-year-old Tom Bedford's life. His parents are old and remote and the boarding school they've sent him to bristles with bullies and sadistic staff. The only comfort he gets is from his fantasy world of Cowboys and Indians. But when his sister Diane, a rising star of stage and screen, falls in love with one of his idols, the suave TV cowboy Ray Montane, Tom's life is transformed. They move to Hollywood and all his dreams seem to have come true. Soon, however, the sinister side of Tinseltown casts its shadow and a shocking act of violence changes their lives forever. What happened all those years ago remains a secret that corrodes Tom's life and wrecks his marriage. Only when his estranged son, a US Marine, is charged with murder do the events resurface, forcing him to confront his demons. As he struggles to save his son's life, he will learn the true meaning of bravery. Powerfully written and intensely moving, The Brave traces the legacy of violence behind the myth of the American West and explores our quest for love and identity, the fallibility of heroes and the devastating effects of family secrets.
Carter Clay
Author: Elizabeth Evans
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062434403
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Drunk, and driving a van down a Florida highway, Carter Clay, a Vietnam vet at loose ends, irrevocably shatters the lives of the Altiz family, killing Joe and seriously injuring his wife, Katherine, and their daughter, Jersey, in a hit-and-run accident. Horrified, Clay seeks redemption, while still concealing his culpability, by becoming the questionable caretaker of the two survivors' damaged lives--eventually imposing upon them the baggage of his past and his haphazard faith in God. Suspenseful, psychologically complex, and inhabited by characters that will haunt your memory long after you have turned the last page, Carter Clay is a finely wrought tale of the frailty of identity and the possibility of redemption.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062434403
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Drunk, and driving a van down a Florida highway, Carter Clay, a Vietnam vet at loose ends, irrevocably shatters the lives of the Altiz family, killing Joe and seriously injuring his wife, Katherine, and their daughter, Jersey, in a hit-and-run accident. Horrified, Clay seeks redemption, while still concealing his culpability, by becoming the questionable caretaker of the two survivors' damaged lives--eventually imposing upon them the baggage of his past and his haphazard faith in God. Suspenseful, psychologically complex, and inhabited by characters that will haunt your memory long after you have turned the last page, Carter Clay is a finely wrought tale of the frailty of identity and the possibility of redemption.