Author: Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062318675
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The New York Times–bestselling author of Wench returns with a “deeply moving” tale of love, healing, and magical gifts in post-Civil War Chicago (USA Today). The Civil War has ended, and Madge, Sadie, and Hemp have each come to Chicago in search of a new life. Madge was born with the power to discern others’ suffering, but to mend her own damaged heart, she must return to Tennessee to face the women healers who rejected her as a child. Sadie can commune with the dead, but until she makes peace with her father, she, too, cannot fully engage her gift. Searching for his missing family, Hemp arrives in this northern city that shimmers with possibility. In the bitter aftermath of a terrible, bloody war, as a divided nation tries to come together once again, Madge, Sadie, and Hemp will be caught in a desperate battle for survival in a community that years to lay the pain of the past to rest. Beautiful in its historical atmosphere and emotional depth, Balm is an ““elegantly crafted [novel that] captures the fierce energy, diversity, and suffering of Civil War-era Chicago” (Publishers Weekly).
Balm
Author: Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062318675
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The New York Times–bestselling author of Wench returns with a “deeply moving” tale of love, healing, and magical gifts in post-Civil War Chicago (USA Today). The Civil War has ended, and Madge, Sadie, and Hemp have each come to Chicago in search of a new life. Madge was born with the power to discern others’ suffering, but to mend her own damaged heart, she must return to Tennessee to face the women healers who rejected her as a child. Sadie can commune with the dead, but until she makes peace with her father, she, too, cannot fully engage her gift. Searching for his missing family, Hemp arrives in this northern city that shimmers with possibility. In the bitter aftermath of a terrible, bloody war, as a divided nation tries to come together once again, Madge, Sadie, and Hemp will be caught in a desperate battle for survival in a community that years to lay the pain of the past to rest. Beautiful in its historical atmosphere and emotional depth, Balm is an ““elegantly crafted [novel that] captures the fierce energy, diversity, and suffering of Civil War-era Chicago” (Publishers Weekly).
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062318675
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The New York Times–bestselling author of Wench returns with a “deeply moving” tale of love, healing, and magical gifts in post-Civil War Chicago (USA Today). The Civil War has ended, and Madge, Sadie, and Hemp have each come to Chicago in search of a new life. Madge was born with the power to discern others’ suffering, but to mend her own damaged heart, she must return to Tennessee to face the women healers who rejected her as a child. Sadie can commune with the dead, but until she makes peace with her father, she, too, cannot fully engage her gift. Searching for his missing family, Hemp arrives in this northern city that shimmers with possibility. In the bitter aftermath of a terrible, bloody war, as a divided nation tries to come together once again, Madge, Sadie, and Hemp will be caught in a desperate battle for survival in a community that years to lay the pain of the past to rest. Beautiful in its historical atmosphere and emotional depth, Balm is an ““elegantly crafted [novel that] captures the fierce energy, diversity, and suffering of Civil War-era Chicago” (Publishers Weekly).
Wench
Author: Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061966355
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Dolen Perkins-Valdez’s enchanting and unforgettable novel, based on little-known fact, combines the narrative allure of Cane River by Lalita Tademy and the moral complexities of Edward P. Jones’s The Known World as it tells the story of four black enslaved women in the years preceding the Civil War. wench \'wench\ n. from Middle English “wenchel,”1 a: a girl, maid, young woman; a female child. Situated in Ohio, a free territory before the Civil War, Tawawa House is an idyllic retreat for Southern white men who vacation there every summer with their enslaved black mistresses. It’s their open secret. Lizzie, Reenie, and Sweet are regulars at the resort, building strong friendships over the years. But when Mawu, as fearless as she is assured, comes along and starts talking of running away, things change. To run is to leave everything behind, and for some it also means escaping from the emotional and psychological bonds that bind them to their masters. When a fire on the resort sets off a string of tragedies, the women of Tawawa House soon learn that triumph and dehumanization are inseparable and that love exists even in the most inhuman, brutal of circumstances—all while they bear witness to the end of an era. An engaging, page-turning, and wholly original novel, Wench explores, with an unflinching eye, the moral complexities of slavery. “Readers entranced by The Help will be equally riveted by Wench. A deeply moving, beautifully written novel told from the heart.”—USA Today
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061966355
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Dolen Perkins-Valdez’s enchanting and unforgettable novel, based on little-known fact, combines the narrative allure of Cane River by Lalita Tademy and the moral complexities of Edward P. Jones’s The Known World as it tells the story of four black enslaved women in the years preceding the Civil War. wench \'wench\ n. from Middle English “wenchel,”1 a: a girl, maid, young woman; a female child. Situated in Ohio, a free territory before the Civil War, Tawawa House is an idyllic retreat for Southern white men who vacation there every summer with their enslaved black mistresses. It’s their open secret. Lizzie, Reenie, and Sweet are regulars at the resort, building strong friendships over the years. But when Mawu, as fearless as she is assured, comes along and starts talking of running away, things change. To run is to leave everything behind, and for some it also means escaping from the emotional and psychological bonds that bind them to their masters. When a fire on the resort sets off a string of tragedies, the women of Tawawa House soon learn that triumph and dehumanization are inseparable and that love exists even in the most inhuman, brutal of circumstances—all while they bear witness to the end of an era. An engaging, page-turning, and wholly original novel, Wench explores, with an unflinching eye, the moral complexities of slavery. “Readers entranced by The Help will be equally riveted by Wench. A deeply moving, beautifully written novel told from the heart.”—USA Today
Balm in Gilead
Author: Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
Publisher: Penguin Mass Market
ISBN: 9780140249675
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
"Combining the passion of a family member with the skepticism of a social sicentist, Lightfoot raises the standard of authenticity in African American biography."-Washington Post Book World. Winner of the Christopher Award.
Publisher: Penguin Mass Market
ISBN: 9780140249675
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
"Combining the passion of a family member with the skepticism of a social sicentist, Lightfoot raises the standard of authenticity in African American biography."-Washington Post Book World. Winner of the Christopher Award.
BALM
Author: Beverly A Buncher
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780473433635
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
This step-by-step guide to family recovery teaches you how to: - Erase judgments that create barriers between families and their loved one - Regain the inner calm and peace you thought was lost forever - Become aware of triggers that can give your loved one excuses to relapse - Set and stick to boundaries to achieve peace in the home
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780473433635
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
This step-by-step guide to family recovery teaches you how to: - Erase judgments that create barriers between families and their loved one - Regain the inner calm and peace you thought was lost forever - Become aware of triggers that can give your loved one excuses to relapse - Set and stick to boundaries to achieve peace in the home
Balm in Gilead
Author: Timothy Larsen
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830872965
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Marilynne Robinson is one of the most eminent public intellectuals in America today, and her writing offers probing meditations on the Christian faith. Based on the 2018 Wheaton Theology Conference, this volume brings together the thoughts of leading theologians, historians, literary scholars, and church leaders who engaged in theological dialogue with Robinson's work—and with the author herself.
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830872965
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Marilynne Robinson is one of the most eminent public intellectuals in America today, and her writing offers probing meditations on the Christian faith. Based on the 2018 Wheaton Theology Conference, this volume brings together the thoughts of leading theologians, historians, literary scholars, and church leaders who engaged in theological dialogue with Robinson's work—and with the author herself.
There is a Balm in Gilead
Author: Lewis V. Baldwin
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 9781451412987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Examines King's roots in Black popular culture and their role as the source of his power and vision
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 9781451412987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Examines King's roots in Black popular culture and their role as the source of his power and vision
Where The Balm Trees Grow
Author: K. B McMahon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781735990101
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
When Josie discovers her baby brother Silas needs help, she seeks it out in the most unusual of places. Knowing she can not go it alone, Josie calls upon her friends, Ophelos, Barnabas, Gabriel, Gemenina, and Coco, setting forth a story of love, acceptance, and looking within one's heart for answers.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781735990101
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
When Josie discovers her baby brother Silas needs help, she seeks it out in the most unusual of places. Knowing she can not go it alone, Josie calls upon her friends, Ophelos, Barnabas, Gabriel, Gemenina, and Coco, setting forth a story of love, acceptance, and looking within one's heart for answers.
Balm in Gilead
Author: Lanford Wilson
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 9780822216278
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Length: 2 acts.
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 9780822216278
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Length: 2 acts.
LIFE
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
The Beauty Aisle Insider
Author: Perry Romanowski
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373892667
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
The creators of BeautyBrains.com answer consumers' questions about the lotions, potions, and other beauty products they use every day. Original.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373892667
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
The creators of BeautyBrains.com answer consumers' questions about the lotions, potions, and other beauty products they use every day. Original.