Author: Susana Aikin
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 149671766X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Winner of the 2019 American Fiction Award for Best Historical Fiction Set in London and Russia at the turn of the century, Susana Aikin’s debut introduces a vibrant young woman determined to defy convention and shape an extraordinary future. Like other well-bred young women in Edwardian England, Lily Throop is expected to think of little beyond marriage and motherhood. Passionate about the stage, Lily has very different ambitions. To her father’s dismay, she secures an apprenticeship at London’s famous Imperial Theatre. Soon, her talent and beauty bring coveted roles and devoted admirers. Yet to most of society, the line between actress and harlot is whisper-thin. With her reputation threatened by her mentor’s vicious betrayal, Lily flees to St. Petersburg with an acting troupe—leaving her first love behind. Life in Russia is as exhilarating as it is difficult. The streets rumble with talk of revolution, and Lily is drawn into an affair with Sergei, a Count with fervent revolutionary ideals. Following Sergei when he is banished to Vladivostok, Lily struggles to find her role in an increasingly dangerous world. And as Russian tensions with Japan erupt into war, only fortitude and single-mindedness can steer her to freedom and safety at last. With its sweeping backdrop and evocative details, We Shall See the Sky Sparkling explores a fascinating period in history through the eyes of a strong-willed, singular heroine, in a moving story of love and resilience.
We Shall See the Sky Sparkling
Author: Susana Aikin
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 149671766X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Winner of the 2019 American Fiction Award for Best Historical Fiction Set in London and Russia at the turn of the century, Susana Aikin’s debut introduces a vibrant young woman determined to defy convention and shape an extraordinary future. Like other well-bred young women in Edwardian England, Lily Throop is expected to think of little beyond marriage and motherhood. Passionate about the stage, Lily has very different ambitions. To her father’s dismay, she secures an apprenticeship at London’s famous Imperial Theatre. Soon, her talent and beauty bring coveted roles and devoted admirers. Yet to most of society, the line between actress and harlot is whisper-thin. With her reputation threatened by her mentor’s vicious betrayal, Lily flees to St. Petersburg with an acting troupe—leaving her first love behind. Life in Russia is as exhilarating as it is difficult. The streets rumble with talk of revolution, and Lily is drawn into an affair with Sergei, a Count with fervent revolutionary ideals. Following Sergei when he is banished to Vladivostok, Lily struggles to find her role in an increasingly dangerous world. And as Russian tensions with Japan erupt into war, only fortitude and single-mindedness can steer her to freedom and safety at last. With its sweeping backdrop and evocative details, We Shall See the Sky Sparkling explores a fascinating period in history through the eyes of a strong-willed, singular heroine, in a moving story of love and resilience.
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 149671766X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Winner of the 2019 American Fiction Award for Best Historical Fiction Set in London and Russia at the turn of the century, Susana Aikin’s debut introduces a vibrant young woman determined to defy convention and shape an extraordinary future. Like other well-bred young women in Edwardian England, Lily Throop is expected to think of little beyond marriage and motherhood. Passionate about the stage, Lily has very different ambitions. To her father’s dismay, she secures an apprenticeship at London’s famous Imperial Theatre. Soon, her talent and beauty bring coveted roles and devoted admirers. Yet to most of society, the line between actress and harlot is whisper-thin. With her reputation threatened by her mentor’s vicious betrayal, Lily flees to St. Petersburg with an acting troupe—leaving her first love behind. Life in Russia is as exhilarating as it is difficult. The streets rumble with talk of revolution, and Lily is drawn into an affair with Sergei, a Count with fervent revolutionary ideals. Following Sergei when he is banished to Vladivostok, Lily struggles to find her role in an increasingly dangerous world. And as Russian tensions with Japan erupt into war, only fortitude and single-mindedness can steer her to freedom and safety at last. With its sweeping backdrop and evocative details, We Shall See the Sky Sparkling explores a fascinating period in history through the eyes of a strong-willed, singular heroine, in a moving story of love and resilience.
Five Plays
Author: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192834126
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Taken from the authoritative Oxford Chekhov, this collection features Chekhov's five greatest plays: Ivanov, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard. An Oxford University Press World Classic.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192834126
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Taken from the authoritative Oxford Chekhov, this collection features Chekhov's five greatest plays: Ivanov, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard. An Oxford University Press World Classic.
Who Do You Think You Are?
Author: Joseph Ward
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1496975871
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Joseph Ward has worked in ministry for over 40 years, listening and counseling. His interests are History, Education and Human Behaviour and he is a student of story-telling and myth. He has written many articles and letters responding to people and this is his first book on the subject.
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1496975871
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Joseph Ward has worked in ministry for over 40 years, listening and counseling. His interests are History, Education and Human Behaviour and he is a student of story-telling and myth. He has written many articles and letters responding to people and this is his first book on the subject.
Clouds Are the Dust of His Feet!
Author: H. Wayne Sampson PhD ThD
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1512700045
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
Man's fascination with clouds is legendary: their appearance, their formation, their beauty. Meteorologists use clouds to help predict weather. There's even a Cloud Appreciation Society with more than 34,000 members who share pictures and stories of clouds. Clouds also remind us of God's majesty, power, and beauty in creation. Indeed, the heavens declare the majesty of God. In Clouds Are the Dust of His Feet! author H. Wayne Sampson shares the role of clouds in Scripture. He examined each of the 157 references in the Bible referring to clouds and then organized them into several similar groupings to determine their function or role in the verse. In the course of this study, Dr. Sampson discovered that clouds in Scripture reveal an array of characteristics of the almighty God, such as His might, creative power, mercy, and gracious provision, as well as the promise of security by our heavenly Father. Dr. Sampson also demonstrates God's imagination in using clouds as transporters, His kindness in establishing a way for the frightened Israelites to speak to him, and His guidance and protective power. Clouds are the Dust of His Feet! communicates that clouds, as well as all the other wonders of nature, should remind us of the loving creator.
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1512700045
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
Man's fascination with clouds is legendary: their appearance, their formation, their beauty. Meteorologists use clouds to help predict weather. There's even a Cloud Appreciation Society with more than 34,000 members who share pictures and stories of clouds. Clouds also remind us of God's majesty, power, and beauty in creation. Indeed, the heavens declare the majesty of God. In Clouds Are the Dust of His Feet! author H. Wayne Sampson shares the role of clouds in Scripture. He examined each of the 157 references in the Bible referring to clouds and then organized them into several similar groupings to determine their function or role in the verse. In the course of this study, Dr. Sampson discovered that clouds in Scripture reveal an array of characteristics of the almighty God, such as His might, creative power, mercy, and gracious provision, as well as the promise of security by our heavenly Father. Dr. Sampson also demonstrates God's imagination in using clouds as transporters, His kindness in establishing a way for the frightened Israelites to speak to him, and His guidance and protective power. Clouds are the Dust of His Feet! communicates that clouds, as well as all the other wonders of nature, should remind us of the loving creator.
House of Darkness House of Light
Author: Andrea Perron
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1491829907
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
The Perron family purchased the Arnold Estate, located just beyond the village of Harrisville, Rhode Island, in 1970. They soon found out that the house was a portal to the past and a passage to the future
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1491829907
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
The Perron family purchased the Arnold Estate, located just beyond the village of Harrisville, Rhode Island, in 1970. They soon found out that the house was a portal to the past and a passage to the future
An Angelic Toolkit for the Spiritual Traveller
Author: Mhairi Scott
Publisher: BalboaPress
ISBN: 1452574340
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
An Angelic Toolkit for the Spiritual Traveller is an aid to the exploration of the divine qualities within all in this universe. This book explores the energies present that we must become aware of and work with as we journey along our path, opening and growing spiritually along the way. Knowing where to go and what to explore is one of the big challenges to those who have just begun their spiritual journey. This is a simple and basic guide to exploring and playing with all of the subjects covered and offers a starting point for the personal spiritual journey. The toolkit nature of the book is intended to support and guide as you explore each topic in your own time. It is a practical manual to explore, develop, and grow at your own pace, working with your own eternal spirit and the wonderful energy of Source and the angels. You can dip in and out of the book and be drawn to whatever resonates at a given time, rather than work through from front to back. Throughout the book the reader can call upon the help of the angels, through prayer, meditation, and visualisation.
Publisher: BalboaPress
ISBN: 1452574340
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
An Angelic Toolkit for the Spiritual Traveller is an aid to the exploration of the divine qualities within all in this universe. This book explores the energies present that we must become aware of and work with as we journey along our path, opening and growing spiritually along the way. Knowing where to go and what to explore is one of the big challenges to those who have just begun their spiritual journey. This is a simple and basic guide to exploring and playing with all of the subjects covered and offers a starting point for the personal spiritual journey. The toolkit nature of the book is intended to support and guide as you explore each topic in your own time. It is a practical manual to explore, develop, and grow at your own pace, working with your own eternal spirit and the wonderful energy of Source and the angels. You can dip in and out of the book and be drawn to whatever resonates at a given time, rather than work through from front to back. Throughout the book the reader can call upon the help of the angels, through prayer, meditation, and visualisation.
An Angel to Watch Over Me
Author: Joan Wester Anderson
Publisher: Loyola Press
ISBN: 0829436553
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Children are known to have wild imaginzations, which explains why their stuffed animals talk and invisible friends get invited to tea parties. So it's no wonder than when a child reports a personal encounter with an angel, adults tend to dismiss it with a wry smile and say, "That's nice, sweetie. Why don't you go outside and play?" But Joan Wester Anderson says "not so fast." If Jesus himself taught that the kingdom of heaven belongs to children, there's no reason in the world not to believe that God can reveal his love to little ones through angels. In An Angel to Watch Over Me (originally published by Random House in 1994, with sales of 150,000 copies), Anderson shares more than 30 stories of children's experiences with celestial beings--from a boy whose angels helps him conquer his fear of thunderstorms to a girl who is miraculously rescued from her burning home. From angels who combat evil and darkness to angels who bring news of comfort and joy, each of these accounts is grounded in traditional Christian belief, eschewing any New Age interpretation of the events. For all who are open to the possibility that even children can have authentic spiritual lives--and that attaining a certain age is not a prerequisite for God to touch our lives in the form of heavenly helpers--this book is sure to stir the soul and fan the faith.
Publisher: Loyola Press
ISBN: 0829436553
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Children are known to have wild imaginzations, which explains why their stuffed animals talk and invisible friends get invited to tea parties. So it's no wonder than when a child reports a personal encounter with an angel, adults tend to dismiss it with a wry smile and say, "That's nice, sweetie. Why don't you go outside and play?" But Joan Wester Anderson says "not so fast." If Jesus himself taught that the kingdom of heaven belongs to children, there's no reason in the world not to believe that God can reveal his love to little ones through angels. In An Angel to Watch Over Me (originally published by Random House in 1994, with sales of 150,000 copies), Anderson shares more than 30 stories of children's experiences with celestial beings--from a boy whose angels helps him conquer his fear of thunderstorms to a girl who is miraculously rescued from her burning home. From angels who combat evil and darkness to angels who bring news of comfort and joy, each of these accounts is grounded in traditional Christian belief, eschewing any New Age interpretation of the events. For all who are open to the possibility that even children can have authentic spiritual lives--and that attaining a certain age is not a prerequisite for God to touch our lives in the form of heavenly helpers--this book is sure to stir the soul and fan the faith.
Look Well to This Day
Author: Tom Gordon
Publisher: Wild Goose Publications
ISBN: 1849523088
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Life is lived one day at a time. Each day brings its own challenges, and any day may need a word of guidance and reassurance. Having completed his trilogy of contemporary parables - a story for every week of the three-year Church Lectionary - Tom Gordon turns his hand, in an equally compelling, contemporary fashion, to the day-by-day nature of our living. This book will encourage you to 'look well to this day' and to do so with Tom's wisdom and thoughtfulness.
Publisher: Wild Goose Publications
ISBN: 1849523088
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Life is lived one day at a time. Each day brings its own challenges, and any day may need a word of guidance and reassurance. Having completed his trilogy of contemporary parables - a story for every week of the three-year Church Lectionary - Tom Gordon turns his hand, in an equally compelling, contemporary fashion, to the day-by-day nature of our living. This book will encourage you to 'look well to this day' and to do so with Tom's wisdom and thoughtfulness.
You Can Soar with Angels
Author: A. Xavier Sustaeta
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 145252405X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
You Can Soar with Angels is a cheery testimonial of basic but often forgotten truths regarding our spirituality, and how we can reclaim it. Beginning by how modern technology is constantly modifying our use of time and our expectations, the narrative proceeds to analyze the source of our current disenfranchisement with the spiritual, while offering practical guidelines for reverting to our heart as the main moral compass to be followed. Angels, in a reformatted, contemporary presentation, are the main vehicle used by the author for drawing attention to the many transcendent possibilities open to all of us in our quest for self-improvement. Peppered with quotes from influential thinkers, and illustrated with poignant short stories, the text includes two fun-practical Work Books (See an Angel/Become an Angel), as well as a full set of tongue-in-cheek instructions for successful Angel Sightings and an Angel Equation Formula for their clear identification. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 145252405X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
You Can Soar with Angels is a cheery testimonial of basic but often forgotten truths regarding our spirituality, and how we can reclaim it. Beginning by how modern technology is constantly modifying our use of time and our expectations, the narrative proceeds to analyze the source of our current disenfranchisement with the spiritual, while offering practical guidelines for reverting to our heart as the main moral compass to be followed. Angels, in a reformatted, contemporary presentation, are the main vehicle used by the author for drawing attention to the many transcendent possibilities open to all of us in our quest for self-improvement. Peppered with quotes from influential thinkers, and illustrated with poignant short stories, the text includes two fun-practical Work Books (See an Angel/Become an Angel), as well as a full set of tongue-in-cheek instructions for successful Angel Sightings and an Angel Equation Formula for their clear identification. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creative Visualization
Author: Carolyn Flynn
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 144069656X
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
If you can envision it, you can make it happen. Creative visualization is the technique of using the imagination to identify goals and then making them a reality. It’s more powerful than sheer drive because it works in harmony with the positive energy of the universe. The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Creative Visualization helps readers visualize—and then actualize—their best and brightest lives. - Filled with techniques and exercises that reveal the power of visualization. - Offers suggestions, guidance, and tips to inspire the imagination. - Follows the path of the book that launched the creative visualization movement nearly 30 years ago and adds such New Age elements as meditations and affirmations. - Creative visualization offers something for those interested in the New Age movement, spirituality, and self-improvement.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 144069656X
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
If you can envision it, you can make it happen. Creative visualization is the technique of using the imagination to identify goals and then making them a reality. It’s more powerful than sheer drive because it works in harmony with the positive energy of the universe. The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Creative Visualization helps readers visualize—and then actualize—their best and brightest lives. - Filled with techniques and exercises that reveal the power of visualization. - Offers suggestions, guidance, and tips to inspire the imagination. - Follows the path of the book that launched the creative visualization movement nearly 30 years ago and adds such New Age elements as meditations and affirmations. - Creative visualization offers something for those interested in the New Age movement, spirituality, and self-improvement.