Author: Paulette Callen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783955330781
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Charity
Author: Paulette Callen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783955330781
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783955330781
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Charity
Author: Madeline Dewhurst
Publisher: Eye Books (US&CA)
ISBN: 1785632485
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
A powerful story about race, class, and the clash of generations as two Londoners from utterly different worlds find themselves under the same roof. Flashbacks to the colonial brutality of the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya. Edith, an elderly widow with a large house in an Islington garden square, needs a carer. Lauren, a nail technician born in the East End, needs somewhere to live. A rent-free room in lieu of pay seems the obvious solution, even though the pair have nothing in common. Or do they? Why is Lauren so fascinated by Edith's childhood in colonial Kenya? Is Paul, the handsome lodger in the basement, the honest broker he appears? And how does Charity, a Kenyan girl brutally tortured during the Mau Mau rebellion, fit into the equation? Capturing the spirited interplay between two women divided by class, generation, and a deeper gulf from the past, and offering vivid flashbacks to 1950s East Africa, Madeline Dewhurst's captivating debut spins a web of secrets and deceit&–where it's not always obvious who is the spider and who is the fly.
Publisher: Eye Books (US&CA)
ISBN: 1785632485
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
A powerful story about race, class, and the clash of generations as two Londoners from utterly different worlds find themselves under the same roof. Flashbacks to the colonial brutality of the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya. Edith, an elderly widow with a large house in an Islington garden square, needs a carer. Lauren, a nail technician born in the East End, needs somewhere to live. A rent-free room in lieu of pay seems the obvious solution, even though the pair have nothing in common. Or do they? Why is Lauren so fascinated by Edith's childhood in colonial Kenya? Is Paul, the handsome lodger in the basement, the honest broker he appears? And how does Charity, a Kenyan girl brutally tortured during the Mau Mau rebellion, fit into the equation? Capturing the spirited interplay between two women divided by class, generation, and a deeper gulf from the past, and offering vivid flashbacks to 1950s East Africa, Madeline Dewhurst's captivating debut spins a web of secrets and deceit&–where it's not always obvious who is the spider and who is the fly.
Charity
Author: Len Deighton
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 0802162770
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
'The master of espionage writing at his brilliant best.” – Mail on Sunday Bernard Samson is still tormented by the mystery surrounding the cold-blooded murder of his sister-in-law, Tessa, on the streets of Berlin. With his wife Fiona back in the West and his family in tatters, Samson has nowhere to turn. Dark secrets are undermining the core of the British Secret Service – and Samson is on the brink of discovering the dark truth behind Tessa’s death. Full of action, incident, and intrigue, Charity is the concluding book of Deighton’s superb trilogy that began with Faith and Hope. Deighton is back and better than ever in this triumphant novel – but for Bernard Samson, the end is near.
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 0802162770
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
'The master of espionage writing at his brilliant best.” – Mail on Sunday Bernard Samson is still tormented by the mystery surrounding the cold-blooded murder of his sister-in-law, Tessa, on the streets of Berlin. With his wife Fiona back in the West and his family in tatters, Samson has nowhere to turn. Dark secrets are undermining the core of the British Secret Service – and Samson is on the brink of discovering the dark truth behind Tessa’s death. Full of action, incident, and intrigue, Charity is the concluding book of Deighton’s superb trilogy that began with Faith and Hope. Deighton is back and better than ever in this triumphant novel – but for Bernard Samson, the end is near.
Big Charity
Author: Tami Hotard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615540979
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
"This controversial novel portrays a once thriving hospital community corrupted by greed and bound by the lust of a shared legacy--men and women swept toward a perilous climax where control and power, fed by the shocking truth of a hospital's demise, must be stopped, or not just one man's dreams of providing comprehensive care to the medically underserved, but those of a nation's will die."--Jacket.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615540979
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
"This controversial novel portrays a once thriving hospital community corrupted by greed and bound by the lust of a shared legacy--men and women swept toward a perilous climax where control and power, fed by the shocking truth of a hospital's demise, must be stopped, or not just one man's dreams of providing comprehensive care to the medically underserved, but those of a nation's will die."--Jacket.
Charity Girl
Author: Michael Lowenthal
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618546299
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
During World War I, after an impulsive night with an infected soldier, Frieda Mintz, a seventeen-year-old Jewish girl, is sent to a makeshift detention center for medical treatment with other "charity girls" in similar circumstances.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618546299
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
During World War I, after an impulsive night with an infected soldier, Frieda Mintz, a seventeen-year-old Jewish girl, is sent to a makeshift detention center for medical treatment with other "charity girls" in similar circumstances.
Summer
Author: Edith Wharton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
One of the first novels to deal honestly with a woman's sexual awakening, "Summer" created a sensation upon its 1917 publication. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Ethan Frome" shattered the standards of conventional love stories with candor and realism. Nearly a century later, this tale remains fresh and relevant.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
One of the first novels to deal honestly with a woman's sexual awakening, "Summer" created a sensation upon its 1917 publication. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Ethan Frome" shattered the standards of conventional love stories with candor and realism. Nearly a century later, this tale remains fresh and relevant.
Freeing Grace
Author: Charity Norman
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 145961304X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Warm, insightful and poignant, Freeing Grace tells the story of David, curate of an inner-city parish, and Leila, his Nigerian-born wife. Unable to have children of their own, they're desperate for a family. When they finally hear they've been approved to adopt a baby, Grace, they can scarcely believe their good fortune. There's just one problem for which David and Leila cannot plan; Grace's birth family - the enigmatic, charismatic Harrisons. Enlisting their friend, the feckless, charming New Zealander, Jake Kelly - who's half in love with all of them, one way or another - the Harrisons send him on a quest that will force a confrontation. Ultimately, each has a terrible decision to make. Everyone only wants what's best for Grace - but who can say exactly what that is?
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 145961304X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Warm, insightful and poignant, Freeing Grace tells the story of David, curate of an inner-city parish, and Leila, his Nigerian-born wife. Unable to have children of their own, they're desperate for a family. When they finally hear they've been approved to adopt a baby, Grace, they can scarcely believe their good fortune. There's just one problem for which David and Leila cannot plan; Grace's birth family - the enigmatic, charismatic Harrisons. Enlisting their friend, the feckless, charming New Zealander, Jake Kelly - who's half in love with all of them, one way or another - the Harrisons send him on a quest that will force a confrontation. Ultimately, each has a terrible decision to make. Everyone only wants what's best for Grace - but who can say exactly what that is?
Who Really Cares
Author: Arthur C. Brooks
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465003656
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
We all know we should give to charity, but who really does? In his controversial study of America's giving habits, Arthur C. Brooks shatters stereotypes about charity in America-including the myth that the political Left is more compassionate than the Right. Brooks, a preeminent public policy expert, spent years researching giving trends in America, and even he was surprised by what he found. In Who Really Cares, he identifies the forces behind American charity: strong families, church attendance, earning one's own income (as opposed to receiving welfare), and the belief that individuals-not government-offer the best solution to social ills. But beyond just showing us who the givers and non-givers in America really are today, Brooks shows that giving is crucial to our economic prosperity, as well as to our happiness, health, and our ability to govern ourselves as a free people.
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465003656
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
We all know we should give to charity, but who really does? In his controversial study of America's giving habits, Arthur C. Brooks shatters stereotypes about charity in America-including the myth that the political Left is more compassionate than the Right. Brooks, a preeminent public policy expert, spent years researching giving trends in America, and even he was surprised by what he found. In Who Really Cares, he identifies the forces behind American charity: strong families, church attendance, earning one's own income (as opposed to receiving welfare), and the belief that individuals-not government-offer the best solution to social ills. But beyond just showing us who the givers and non-givers in America really are today, Brooks shows that giving is crucial to our economic prosperity, as well as to our happiness, health, and our ability to govern ourselves as a free people.
Real
Author: Carol Cujec
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
ISBN: 9781639930807
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Inspired by a true story. My name is Charity. I am thirteen years old. Actually, thirteen years plus eighty-seven days. I love sour gummies and pepperoni pizza. That last part no one knows because I have not spoken a sentence since I was born. Each dawning day, I live in terror of my unpredictable body that no one understands. Charity may have mad math skills and a near-perfect memory, but with a mouth that can't speak and a body that jumps, rocks, and howls unpredictably, most people incorrectly assume she cannot learn. Charity's brain works differently from most people's because of her autism, but she's still funny, determined, and kind. So why do people treat her like a disease or ignore her like she's invisible? When Charity's parents enroll her in a public junior high school, she faces her greatest fears. Will kids make fun of her? Will her behavior get her kicked out? Will her million thoughts stay locked in her head forever? With the support of teachers and newfound friends, Charity will have to fight to be treated like a real student. Inspired by a true story, Real speaks to all those who've ever felt they didn't belong and reminds readers that all people are worthy of being included.
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
ISBN: 9781639930807
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Inspired by a true story. My name is Charity. I am thirteen years old. Actually, thirteen years plus eighty-seven days. I love sour gummies and pepperoni pizza. That last part no one knows because I have not spoken a sentence since I was born. Each dawning day, I live in terror of my unpredictable body that no one understands. Charity may have mad math skills and a near-perfect memory, but with a mouth that can't speak and a body that jumps, rocks, and howls unpredictably, most people incorrectly assume she cannot learn. Charity's brain works differently from most people's because of her autism, but she's still funny, determined, and kind. So why do people treat her like a disease or ignore her like she's invisible? When Charity's parents enroll her in a public junior high school, she faces her greatest fears. Will kids make fun of her? Will her behavior get her kicked out? Will her million thoughts stay locked in her head forever? With the support of teachers and newfound friends, Charity will have to fight to be treated like a real student. Inspired by a true story, Real speaks to all those who've ever felt they didn't belong and reminds readers that all people are worthy of being included.
Without Charity
Author: Michelle Paver
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0552147524
Category : Domestic fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
When Sarah first saw Harlaston Hall, its grandeur unnerved her. How could this mansion have anything to do with her family, and in particular with her grandmother Charity? But as she became immersed in the story of the house, it became vital that she uncovered the truth.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0552147524
Category : Domestic fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
When Sarah first saw Harlaston Hall, its grandeur unnerved her. How could this mansion have anything to do with her family, and in particular with her grandmother Charity? But as she became immersed in the story of the house, it became vital that she uncovered the truth.