Author: Marion L. Cornett
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN: 1509209387
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Newlywed Tilly Miner turns a deaf ear to rumors and gossip her husband, Johnny, is running parties where “complimentary” hooch loosens lips as well as pocketbooks for those looking to gamble. Some nights he crawls into their bed, smelling of sour rye mash; others, not even making it home until early morning. But her loyalty remains unwavering. And then, the unspeakable happens. A few days before Christmas, Tilly discovers a bloody atrocity dumped on their kitchen table. A warning from the Ku Klux Klan? Johnny laughs it off as a joke. But, when he goes missing one cold night in February, 1929, Tilly is convinced someone or something prevents his return. Her undying faith in Johnny is tested by righteous attitudes from her best friend’s mother and a too cruel mother-in-law, while a recalcitrant sheriff is convinced the man merely ran off.
Tilly Loves Johnny
Author: Marion L. Cornett
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN: 1509209387
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Newlywed Tilly Miner turns a deaf ear to rumors and gossip her husband, Johnny, is running parties where “complimentary” hooch loosens lips as well as pocketbooks for those looking to gamble. Some nights he crawls into their bed, smelling of sour rye mash; others, not even making it home until early morning. But her loyalty remains unwavering. And then, the unspeakable happens. A few days before Christmas, Tilly discovers a bloody atrocity dumped on their kitchen table. A warning from the Ku Klux Klan? Johnny laughs it off as a joke. But, when he goes missing one cold night in February, 1929, Tilly is convinced someone or something prevents his return. Her undying faith in Johnny is tested by righteous attitudes from her best friend’s mother and a too cruel mother-in-law, while a recalcitrant sheriff is convinced the man merely ran off.
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN: 1509209387
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Newlywed Tilly Miner turns a deaf ear to rumors and gossip her husband, Johnny, is running parties where “complimentary” hooch loosens lips as well as pocketbooks for those looking to gamble. Some nights he crawls into their bed, smelling of sour rye mash; others, not even making it home until early morning. But her loyalty remains unwavering. And then, the unspeakable happens. A few days before Christmas, Tilly discovers a bloody atrocity dumped on their kitchen table. A warning from the Ku Klux Klan? Johnny laughs it off as a joke. But, when he goes missing one cold night in February, 1929, Tilly is convinced someone or something prevents his return. Her undying faith in Johnny is tested by righteous attitudes from her best friend’s mother and a too cruel mother-in-law, while a recalcitrant sheriff is convinced the man merely ran off.
Booze at Breakfast
Author: Catherine W. Scott
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1483697126
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Booze at Breakfast is a family portrait of the disease of alcoholism. Stories take us to the heart of life's deep truths, and this one hits us from all the characters' perspectives the abusive self-loathing alcoholic, his wife and the children's experience, and especially his son, Peter. It is charmingly interspersed with an Irish neighbor's spiritual wisdom and the youth priest's friendship with the alcoholic's wife and son. The redemption herein is hard-won, funny, and sweet. Engrossing, loving, and wise, this story will provide understanding for anyone who has puzzled about an alcoholic or his/her family's choices and challenges.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1483697126
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Booze at Breakfast is a family portrait of the disease of alcoholism. Stories take us to the heart of life's deep truths, and this one hits us from all the characters' perspectives the abusive self-loathing alcoholic, his wife and the children's experience, and especially his son, Peter. It is charmingly interspersed with an Irish neighbor's spiritual wisdom and the youth priest's friendship with the alcoholic's wife and son. The redemption herein is hard-won, funny, and sweet. Engrossing, loving, and wise, this story will provide understanding for anyone who has puzzled about an alcoholic or his/her family's choices and challenges.
All About Evie
Author: Cathy Lamb
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 1496709861
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Set against the natural beauty of the San Juan Islands in the Pacific Northwest, acclaimed author Cathy Lamb’s latest novel tells the emotionally compelling story of one woman’s life-changing discovery about her past . . . As a child, Evie Lindsay was unnerved by her premonitions. As an adult, they have become a simple fact of life—sometimes disruptive but also inescapable, much like her quirky, loveable family. Evie’s mother, Poppy, and her aunts, Camellia and Iris, are well known on San Orcanita island for their free-spirited ways and elaborately decorated hats. Their floral shop and Evie’s bookstore draw streams of visitors all summer long. This season promises to be extra busy: Evie’s sister, Jules, is getting married on the island. As Jules plans her unconventional wedding, she arranges to do a DNA test with her mother, sister, and aunts, to see how much accepted lore about their heritage holds true. The results blow apart everything Evie has grown up believing about herself and her family. Spurred on by the revelations, Evie uncovers the real story of her past. But beyond her feelings of shock and betrayal, there are unexpected opportunities—to come to terms with a gift that has sometimes felt like a curse, to understand the secrets that surrounded her childhood, and to embrace the surprising new life that is waiting for her . . .
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 1496709861
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Set against the natural beauty of the San Juan Islands in the Pacific Northwest, acclaimed author Cathy Lamb’s latest novel tells the emotionally compelling story of one woman’s life-changing discovery about her past . . . As a child, Evie Lindsay was unnerved by her premonitions. As an adult, they have become a simple fact of life—sometimes disruptive but also inescapable, much like her quirky, loveable family. Evie’s mother, Poppy, and her aunts, Camellia and Iris, are well known on San Orcanita island for their free-spirited ways and elaborately decorated hats. Their floral shop and Evie’s bookstore draw streams of visitors all summer long. This season promises to be extra busy: Evie’s sister, Jules, is getting married on the island. As Jules plans her unconventional wedding, she arranges to do a DNA test with her mother, sister, and aunts, to see how much accepted lore about their heritage holds true. The results blow apart everything Evie has grown up believing about herself and her family. Spurred on by the revelations, Evie uncovers the real story of her past. But beyond her feelings of shock and betrayal, there are unexpected opportunities—to come to terms with a gift that has sometimes felt like a curse, to understand the secrets that surrounded her childhood, and to embrace the surprising new life that is waiting for her . . .
Salted Tops of the Tasty Bakery
Author: R. Allen Lancaster
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525588435
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
Small town America in the summer of 1946, three veterans plan on re-opening a family bakery that closed during the Great Depression. Youth who’ve been using the building take issue to the bakery opening. Two decide they’ll burn the place down. Their failed arson attempt ends up with 12yr old Jonathon getting caught and put to work, by the veterans and his war widowed mother, Clair. The day of labor turns into a paying summer job for Jonathon and Clair. Causing mixed feelings amongst Jonathon’s friends that lead to gossip, vandalism, a fight, further arson and eventually murder. A coming-of-age story full of distinct, realized characters. Reminding us to value honor and integrity over appearance and perception.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525588435
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
Small town America in the summer of 1946, three veterans plan on re-opening a family bakery that closed during the Great Depression. Youth who’ve been using the building take issue to the bakery opening. Two decide they’ll burn the place down. Their failed arson attempt ends up with 12yr old Jonathon getting caught and put to work, by the veterans and his war widowed mother, Clair. The day of labor turns into a paying summer job for Jonathon and Clair. Causing mixed feelings amongst Jonathon’s friends that lead to gossip, vandalism, a fight, further arson and eventually murder. A coming-of-age story full of distinct, realized characters. Reminding us to value honor and integrity over appearance and perception.
Bee Sting - My Bali Diary
Author: Melanie J Framp
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0646587617
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
On October 12, 2002, 202 people were killed in the Bali Bombing through a terrorist attack. One of those people was my beautiful husband Shane Walsh-Till. This is my real and honest diary of the days and months that followed. It has been ten years now since the tragedy, and I have finally got the courage to believe that maybe someone wants to read my story. Maybe you do, maybe you don't. This is definitely not a book for everyone to read. It is deeply personal and deeply honest. For me it is a personal milestone, and a measure of my love for Tilly. I believe that if I can help someone else come to terms with their grief, then I have done a good thing. I hope this helps you enjoy every day, as it may just be your last.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0646587617
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
On October 12, 2002, 202 people were killed in the Bali Bombing through a terrorist attack. One of those people was my beautiful husband Shane Walsh-Till. This is my real and honest diary of the days and months that followed. It has been ten years now since the tragedy, and I have finally got the courage to believe that maybe someone wants to read my story. Maybe you do, maybe you don't. This is definitely not a book for everyone to read. It is deeply personal and deeply honest. For me it is a personal milestone, and a measure of my love for Tilly. I believe that if I can help someone else come to terms with their grief, then I have done a good thing. I hope this helps you enjoy every day, as it may just be your last.
Punch, Or, The London Charivari
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Punch
Author: Henry Mayhew
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Caricatures and cartoons
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Caricatures and cartoons
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
THE STOLEN YEARS
Author: Fiona Hood-Stewart
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460362373
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 505
Book Description
Spanning three generations and a century of love, loss and longing, The Stolen Years is a stunning tale of secrets and betrayals, of an empire forged from the seeds of revenge…and the legacy that withstood it all. On the battlefields of World War I, twin brothers Gavin and Angus MacLeod are torn apart in one horrific instant that changes their lives forever. Believing his brother dead, a shattered, tormented Angus returns home to Scotland and takes his place as heir to the family title and husband to his brother's fiancée. But Gavin has survived. Believing he was betrayed by his twin, he creates a new identity for himself in America. And as he helms an elite china empire through decades of war and turbulence, peace and prosperity, he nurses a bitter obsession for revenge. Fate and one remarkable woman will unite the brothers' lives in astonishing unforeseen ways. Yet the children of these men will bear the sins of their fathers. And as the twenty-first century dawns, the secrets that have shaped their destinies will finally be revealed.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460362373
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 505
Book Description
Spanning three generations and a century of love, loss and longing, The Stolen Years is a stunning tale of secrets and betrayals, of an empire forged from the seeds of revenge…and the legacy that withstood it all. On the battlefields of World War I, twin brothers Gavin and Angus MacLeod are torn apart in one horrific instant that changes their lives forever. Believing his brother dead, a shattered, tormented Angus returns home to Scotland and takes his place as heir to the family title and husband to his brother's fiancée. But Gavin has survived. Believing he was betrayed by his twin, he creates a new identity for himself in America. And as he helms an elite china empire through decades of war and turbulence, peace and prosperity, he nurses a bitter obsession for revenge. Fate and one remarkable woman will unite the brothers' lives in astonishing unforeseen ways. Yet the children of these men will bear the sins of their fathers. And as the twenty-first century dawns, the secrets that have shaped their destinies will finally be revealed.
JOKO
Author: Karl Kofoed
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN: 1625792352
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
FACT: 1884. US Newspapers report the capture of Bigfoot by a train crew. They call the Sasquatch Jacko and say: "He resembles a human being with one exception; his entire body, apart from his hands and feet, is covered in hair. He possesses extraordinary strength." FACT: 1884. Bigfoot mysteriously disappears, presumably back into the wild. FACT: 1880s. James Gilchrist Swan, one of the most distinguished pioneers of the American North West, spends much time in the wilderness and records Native American folklore and mysteries in his journal. FACT: There is still a $1,000,000 reward for information leading to the capture of Bigfoot. THE STORY: In 19th Century America, young railroad hand Johnny and best friend Joko are on the run - from all mankind. Because the price on Joko's head is higher than that for the capture of any Wild West outlaw. He's Sasquatch; one of the last surviving members of the legendary and elusive Bigfoot race . a goldmine for unscrupulous circus and freak show owners. For a while, Johnny evades their relentless hunters by protecting Joko in civilization by passing him off as a moonstruck teenage boy. But when their stalkers get too close for comfort, the desperate runaways take to the wilds, where their roles are reversed, as Joko becomes Johnny's protector. In the wilderness, they meet the famous frontiersman James G. Swan, who takes them under his wing. But can a cunning disguise and modern education prepare the young Bigfoot for a place in the human race? Much more than a spellbinding adventure for readers of all ages: master story-teller Karl Kofoed seamlessly blends fact and myth to look at the world from two vastly different points of view and examine what it really means to be 'human'. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN: 1625792352
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
FACT: 1884. US Newspapers report the capture of Bigfoot by a train crew. They call the Sasquatch Jacko and say: "He resembles a human being with one exception; his entire body, apart from his hands and feet, is covered in hair. He possesses extraordinary strength." FACT: 1884. Bigfoot mysteriously disappears, presumably back into the wild. FACT: 1880s. James Gilchrist Swan, one of the most distinguished pioneers of the American North West, spends much time in the wilderness and records Native American folklore and mysteries in his journal. FACT: There is still a $1,000,000 reward for information leading to the capture of Bigfoot. THE STORY: In 19th Century America, young railroad hand Johnny and best friend Joko are on the run - from all mankind. Because the price on Joko's head is higher than that for the capture of any Wild West outlaw. He's Sasquatch; one of the last surviving members of the legendary and elusive Bigfoot race . a goldmine for unscrupulous circus and freak show owners. For a while, Johnny evades their relentless hunters by protecting Joko in civilization by passing him off as a moonstruck teenage boy. But when their stalkers get too close for comfort, the desperate runaways take to the wilds, where their roles are reversed, as Joko becomes Johnny's protector. In the wilderness, they meet the famous frontiersman James G. Swan, who takes them under his wing. But can a cunning disguise and modern education prepare the young Bigfoot for a place in the human race? Much more than a spellbinding adventure for readers of all ages: master story-teller Karl Kofoed seamlessly blends fact and myth to look at the world from two vastly different points of view and examine what it really means to be 'human'. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Hush, Little Baby
Author: Shane Dunphy
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141917393
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Five heart-stopping true stories of terror and triumph, told by the man who tried to make life better for these troubled children ... Clive, a thirteen-year-old victim of terrifying demonic visions, tells frightening stories of abuse and imprisonment. Could they be genuine? Patrick, twelve, bravely setting out to find the truth about his birth family - however painful it may be ... Six-year-old Johnny, tiny and undernourished, desperately tries to recover from a brain-injury inflicted by his drunken and violent father ... At fourteen, Katie is so aggressive that the authorities have put her in special care, away from other children. What could be the cause of such fury? And in a grim island prison, a lumbering bully ponders his crimes against his twin children, Larry and Francey - while his sadistic and conniving wife, the real monster behind his actions, tries to fool the state into returning the traumatised boy and girl to her care.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141917393
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Five heart-stopping true stories of terror and triumph, told by the man who tried to make life better for these troubled children ... Clive, a thirteen-year-old victim of terrifying demonic visions, tells frightening stories of abuse and imprisonment. Could they be genuine? Patrick, twelve, bravely setting out to find the truth about his birth family - however painful it may be ... Six-year-old Johnny, tiny and undernourished, desperately tries to recover from a brain-injury inflicted by his drunken and violent father ... At fourteen, Katie is so aggressive that the authorities have put her in special care, away from other children. What could be the cause of such fury? And in a grim island prison, a lumbering bully ponders his crimes against his twin children, Larry and Francey - while his sadistic and conniving wife, the real monster behind his actions, tries to fool the state into returning the traumatised boy and girl to her care.