Author: Matthew Quick
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books
ISBN: 142996023X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
A New York Times bestseller, The Silver Linings Playbook was adapted into the Oscar-winning movie starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. It tells the riotous and poignant story of how one man regains his memory and comes to terms with the magnitude of his wife's betrayal. During the years he spends in a neural health facility, Pat Peoples formulates a theory about silver linings: he believes his life is a movie produced by God, his mission is to become physically fit and emotionally supportive, and his happy ending will be the return of his estranged wife, Nikki. When Pat goes to live with his parents, everything seems changed: no one will talk to him about Nikki; his old friends are saddled with families; the Philadelphia Eagles keep losing, making his father moody; and his new therapist seems to be recommending adultery as a form of therapy. When Pat meets the tragically widowed and clinically depressed Tiffany, she offers to act as a liaison between him and his wife, if only he will give up watching football, agree to perform in this year's Dance Away Depression competition, and promise not to tell anyone about their "contract." All the while, Pat keeps searching for his silver lining. In this brilliantly written debut novel, Matthew Quick takes us inside Pat's mind, deftly showing us the world from his distorted yet endearing perspective. The result is a touching and funny story that helps us look at both depression and love in a wonderfully refreshing way.
The Silver Linings Playbook
Author: Matthew Quick
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books
ISBN: 142996023X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
A New York Times bestseller, The Silver Linings Playbook was adapted into the Oscar-winning movie starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. It tells the riotous and poignant story of how one man regains his memory and comes to terms with the magnitude of his wife's betrayal. During the years he spends in a neural health facility, Pat Peoples formulates a theory about silver linings: he believes his life is a movie produced by God, his mission is to become physically fit and emotionally supportive, and his happy ending will be the return of his estranged wife, Nikki. When Pat goes to live with his parents, everything seems changed: no one will talk to him about Nikki; his old friends are saddled with families; the Philadelphia Eagles keep losing, making his father moody; and his new therapist seems to be recommending adultery as a form of therapy. When Pat meets the tragically widowed and clinically depressed Tiffany, she offers to act as a liaison between him and his wife, if only he will give up watching football, agree to perform in this year's Dance Away Depression competition, and promise not to tell anyone about their "contract." All the while, Pat keeps searching for his silver lining. In this brilliantly written debut novel, Matthew Quick takes us inside Pat's mind, deftly showing us the world from his distorted yet endearing perspective. The result is a touching and funny story that helps us look at both depression and love in a wonderfully refreshing way.
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books
ISBN: 142996023X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
A New York Times bestseller, The Silver Linings Playbook was adapted into the Oscar-winning movie starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. It tells the riotous and poignant story of how one man regains his memory and comes to terms with the magnitude of his wife's betrayal. During the years he spends in a neural health facility, Pat Peoples formulates a theory about silver linings: he believes his life is a movie produced by God, his mission is to become physically fit and emotionally supportive, and his happy ending will be the return of his estranged wife, Nikki. When Pat goes to live with his parents, everything seems changed: no one will talk to him about Nikki; his old friends are saddled with families; the Philadelphia Eagles keep losing, making his father moody; and his new therapist seems to be recommending adultery as a form of therapy. When Pat meets the tragically widowed and clinically depressed Tiffany, she offers to act as a liaison between him and his wife, if only he will give up watching football, agree to perform in this year's Dance Away Depression competition, and promise not to tell anyone about their "contract." All the while, Pat keeps searching for his silver lining. In this brilliantly written debut novel, Matthew Quick takes us inside Pat's mind, deftly showing us the world from his distorted yet endearing perspective. The result is a touching and funny story that helps us look at both depression and love in a wonderfully refreshing way.
Silver Lining
Author: Maggie Osborne
Publisher: Ivy Books
ISBN: 044900516X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Hailed as “one of the best writers in the business” by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, multi-award-winning author Maggie Osborne delivers hilarious and heartrending tales of resilient women full of grit, pride, and dignity who shine through hard times. Now meet the most irresistible and independent heroine of them all, a woman called Low Down, who never had anything good happen to her until the day she asked for the one thing that only a man could give her. . . . As scruffy and rootless as the other prospectors searching for gold in the Rockies, Low Down wanted nothing in return for nursing a raggedy bunch through the pox. But when pressed to reveal her heart's wish, she admits, "I want a baby." Not a husband, not a forced marriage to the proud man who drew the scratched marble and became honor bound to marry her. To be sure, Max McCord was easy on the eyes, but he loved another woman and dreamed of a different life. Yet they agreed to a temporary marriage that could end only in disaster. But can this strange twist of fate lead to the silver lining that both have been searching for?
Publisher: Ivy Books
ISBN: 044900516X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Hailed as “one of the best writers in the business” by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, multi-award-winning author Maggie Osborne delivers hilarious and heartrending tales of resilient women full of grit, pride, and dignity who shine through hard times. Now meet the most irresistible and independent heroine of them all, a woman called Low Down, who never had anything good happen to her until the day she asked for the one thing that only a man could give her. . . . As scruffy and rootless as the other prospectors searching for gold in the Rockies, Low Down wanted nothing in return for nursing a raggedy bunch through the pox. But when pressed to reveal her heart's wish, she admits, "I want a baby." Not a husband, not a forced marriage to the proud man who drew the scratched marble and became honor bound to marry her. To be sure, Max McCord was easy on the eyes, but he loved another woman and dreamed of a different life. Yet they agreed to a temporary marriage that could end only in disaster. But can this strange twist of fate lead to the silver lining that both have been searching for?
Sorta Like a Rock Star
Author: Matthew Quick
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0316088587
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Juno meets Stargirl in this fresh, funny, and heartbreaking novel that inspired the major motion picture All Together Now. Amber Appleton lives in a bus. Ever since her mom's boyfriend kicked them out, Amber, her mom, and her totally loyal dog, Bobby Big Boy (aka Thrice B) have been camped out in the back of Hello Yellow (the school bus her mom drives). Still, Amber, the self-proclaimed princess of hope and girl of unyielding optimism, refuses to sweat the bad stuff. But when a fatal tragedy threatens Amber's optimism--and her way of life, can Amber continue to be the rock star of hope? With an oddball cast of characters, and a heartwarming, inspiring story, this novel unveils a beautifully beaten-up world of laughs, loyalty, and hard-earned hope. The world is Amber's stage, and Amber is, well...she's sorta like a rock star. True? True.
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0316088587
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Juno meets Stargirl in this fresh, funny, and heartbreaking novel that inspired the major motion picture All Together Now. Amber Appleton lives in a bus. Ever since her mom's boyfriend kicked them out, Amber, her mom, and her totally loyal dog, Bobby Big Boy (aka Thrice B) have been camped out in the back of Hello Yellow (the school bus her mom drives). Still, Amber, the self-proclaimed princess of hope and girl of unyielding optimism, refuses to sweat the bad stuff. But when a fatal tragedy threatens Amber's optimism--and her way of life, can Amber continue to be the rock star of hope? With an oddball cast of characters, and a heartwarming, inspiring story, this novel unveils a beautifully beaten-up world of laughs, loyalty, and hard-earned hope. The world is Amber's stage, and Amber is, well...she's sorta like a rock star. True? True.
The Silver Lining
Author: Nagendra Murti
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1948032147
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
The light from the truck was fully on her now and they were less than fifteen feet away from her. That’s when she turned around and stepped onto the road, directly in the path of their vehicle. Instinctively Ranga sounded the horn, swerved the vehicle and hit the brakes. But the woman didn’t flinch and stood bang in the middle of the road. The truck stood about ten feet or so away from her at an angle such that only the fringes of the headlights glare fell on her…… A series of vignettes woven with wit, intrigue, humor and the occasional jolt! Set in archetypal contemporary India, a proverbial silver lining binds the wrap and weft of each tale. PRAISE FOR THAR EXPRESS BY NAGENDRA MURTI “Mr. Murti immerses us in the multi-faceted Indian culture in a manner reminiscent of Kipling’s descriptions of the subcontinent in Kim” –AR Simmons, author of Bonne Femme “Touching, thrilling and sweet.” –Luciana Correa, author of The case of the Bear Cubs Loss
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1948032147
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
The light from the truck was fully on her now and they were less than fifteen feet away from her. That’s when she turned around and stepped onto the road, directly in the path of their vehicle. Instinctively Ranga sounded the horn, swerved the vehicle and hit the brakes. But the woman didn’t flinch and stood bang in the middle of the road. The truck stood about ten feet or so away from her at an angle such that only the fringes of the headlights glare fell on her…… A series of vignettes woven with wit, intrigue, humor and the occasional jolt! Set in archetypal contemporary India, a proverbial silver lining binds the wrap and weft of each tale. PRAISE FOR THAR EXPRESS BY NAGENDRA MURTI “Mr. Murti immerses us in the multi-faceted Indian culture in a manner reminiscent of Kipling’s descriptions of the subcontinent in Kim” –AR Simmons, author of Bonne Femme “Touching, thrilling and sweet.” –Luciana Correa, author of The case of the Bear Cubs Loss
The Good Luck Of Right Now
Author: Matthew Quick
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 1443425877
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
For almost four decades, Bartholomew Neil has done nothing but live with his mom. When she begins calling him Richard—for reasons unknown—and then dies, Bartholomew is woefully unprepared.” A clue comes in the form of a “Free Tibet” letter he finds in his mother’s underwear drawer, and so Bartholomew awkwardly starts his new life, writing Richard Gere a series of highly intimate fan letters. Jung’s theory of synchronicity, the mystery of women, the Dalai Lama’s teachings, alien abduction, cat telepathy and the Catholic Church are all explored in depth by Bartholomew’s epistles—but mostly the letters outline one man’s heartbreakingly earnest attempt to assemble a family of his own. A struggling priest, a “girlbrarian,” her foul-mouthed brother and Richard Gere (well, sort of) join the quest. In a rented Ford Focus, they travel to Canada in search of Bartholomew’s biological father and end up finding so much more.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 1443425877
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
For almost four decades, Bartholomew Neil has done nothing but live with his mom. When she begins calling him Richard—for reasons unknown—and then dies, Bartholomew is woefully unprepared.” A clue comes in the form of a “Free Tibet” letter he finds in his mother’s underwear drawer, and so Bartholomew awkwardly starts his new life, writing Richard Gere a series of highly intimate fan letters. Jung’s theory of synchronicity, the mystery of women, the Dalai Lama’s teachings, alien abduction, cat telepathy and the Catholic Church are all explored in depth by Bartholomew’s epistles—but mostly the letters outline one man’s heartbreakingly earnest attempt to assemble a family of his own. A struggling priest, a “girlbrarian,” her foul-mouthed brother and Richard Gere (well, sort of) join the quest. In a rented Ford Focus, they travel to Canada in search of Bartholomew’s biological father and end up finding so much more.
Silver Linings
Author: Debbie Macomber
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0553391801
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Set in Cedar Cove’s charming Rose Harbor Inn, Debbie Macomber’s captivating new novel follows innkeeper Jo Marie and two new guests as they seek healing and comfort, revealing that every cloud has a silver lining, even when it seems difficult to find. Since opening the Rose Harbor Inn, Jo Marie Rose has grown close to her handyman, Mark Taylor. Jo Marie and Mark are good friends—and are becoming something more—yet he still won’t reveal anything about his past. When Mark tells her that he’s moving out of town, Jo Marie is baffled. Just when she is starting to open herself up again to love, she feels once more that she is losing the man she cares about. And as she discovers the secret behind Mark’s decision to leave, she welcomes two visitors also seeking their own answers. Best friends Kellie Crenshaw and Katie Gilroy have returned to Cedar Cove for their ten-year high school reunion, looking to face down old hurts and find a sense of closure. Kellie, known as Coco, wants to finally confront the boy who callously broke her heart. Katie, however, wishes to reconnect with her old boyfriend, James—the man she still loves and the one who got away. As Katie hopes for a second chance, Coco discovers that people can change—and both look to the exciting possibilities ahead. Heartwarming and uplifting, Silver Linings is a beautiful novel of letting go of the past and embracing the unexpected. Praise for Silver Linings “A heartwarming, feel-good story from beginning to end . . . No one writes stories of love and forgiveness like Macomber.”—RT Book Reviews “Macomber’s homespun storytelling style makes reading an easy venture. . . . She also tosses in some hidden twists and turns that will delight her many longtime fans.”—Bookreporter “Reading Macomber’s novels is like being with good friends, talking and sharing joys and sorrows.”—New York Journal of Books
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0553391801
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Set in Cedar Cove’s charming Rose Harbor Inn, Debbie Macomber’s captivating new novel follows innkeeper Jo Marie and two new guests as they seek healing and comfort, revealing that every cloud has a silver lining, even when it seems difficult to find. Since opening the Rose Harbor Inn, Jo Marie Rose has grown close to her handyman, Mark Taylor. Jo Marie and Mark are good friends—and are becoming something more—yet he still won’t reveal anything about his past. When Mark tells her that he’s moving out of town, Jo Marie is baffled. Just when she is starting to open herself up again to love, she feels once more that she is losing the man she cares about. And as she discovers the secret behind Mark’s decision to leave, she welcomes two visitors also seeking their own answers. Best friends Kellie Crenshaw and Katie Gilroy have returned to Cedar Cove for their ten-year high school reunion, looking to face down old hurts and find a sense of closure. Kellie, known as Coco, wants to finally confront the boy who callously broke her heart. Katie, however, wishes to reconnect with her old boyfriend, James—the man she still loves and the one who got away. As Katie hopes for a second chance, Coco discovers that people can change—and both look to the exciting possibilities ahead. Heartwarming and uplifting, Silver Linings is a beautiful novel of letting go of the past and embracing the unexpected. Praise for Silver Linings “A heartwarming, feel-good story from beginning to end . . . No one writes stories of love and forgiveness like Macomber.”—RT Book Reviews “Macomber’s homespun storytelling style makes reading an easy venture. . . . She also tosses in some hidden twists and turns that will delight her many longtime fans.”—Bookreporter “Reading Macomber’s novels is like being with good friends, talking and sharing joys and sorrows.”—New York Journal of Books
The Little Book of Silver Linings
Author: Sky Banyes
Publisher: Castle Point Books
ISBN: 1250279569
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sky Banyes's The Little Book of Silver Linings will help you see beauty in even the messiest moments of life. No matter where you’re beginning or where you want to go, start right here, right now. There is hope and healing hidden in every challenge, no matter how difficult! Every day isn’t 100 percent clear and sunny, but when the inevitable dark clouds come into our lives, we can choose to focus on the glimmers of light peeking through all around us. The Little Book of Silver Linings brings you encouragement through art and words that meet you right where you are—without dismissing all the difficult feelings you may be going through. You need not linger in a dark place when there is shelter just ahead. - Find space to see possibility in the dark and growth through the rain - Take first steps toward healing from recent or past traumas - Discover all the strength you hold inside and the joy waiting for you in the world
Publisher: Castle Point Books
ISBN: 1250279569
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sky Banyes's The Little Book of Silver Linings will help you see beauty in even the messiest moments of life. No matter where you’re beginning or where you want to go, start right here, right now. There is hope and healing hidden in every challenge, no matter how difficult! Every day isn’t 100 percent clear and sunny, but when the inevitable dark clouds come into our lives, we can choose to focus on the glimmers of light peeking through all around us. The Little Book of Silver Linings brings you encouragement through art and words that meet you right where you are—without dismissing all the difficult feelings you may be going through. You need not linger in a dark place when there is shelter just ahead. - Find space to see possibility in the dark and growth through the rain - Take first steps toward healing from recent or past traumas - Discover all the strength you hold inside and the joy waiting for you in the world
Love May Fail
Author: Matthew Quick
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1447247523
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook. 'Brilliant . . . compulsively readable . . . Love May Fail is as wholly transporting as any cinematic experience' GQ Portia Kane has escaped her cheating husband only to find herself back at square one, living with her mum in a place she thought she'd left behind forever. Lost and alone, looking to find the goodness she believes still exists in the world, Portia sets off to save herself by saving someone else - a beloved high school English teacher who has retired after a traumatic incident. Can Chuck, the handsome brother of Portia's old school friend, together with a sassy nun and a metal-head little boy, help Portia's chances in her bid for renewed hope in the human race? Moving and funny, Love May Fail by Matthew Quick is about the heartache and daring choices it takes to become the person you know deep down you are meant to be.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1447247523
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook. 'Brilliant . . . compulsively readable . . . Love May Fail is as wholly transporting as any cinematic experience' GQ Portia Kane has escaped her cheating husband only to find herself back at square one, living with her mum in a place she thought she'd left behind forever. Lost and alone, looking to find the goodness she believes still exists in the world, Portia sets off to save herself by saving someone else - a beloved high school English teacher who has retired after a traumatic incident. Can Chuck, the handsome brother of Portia's old school friend, together with a sassy nun and a metal-head little boy, help Portia's chances in her bid for renewed hope in the human race? Moving and funny, Love May Fail by Matthew Quick is about the heartache and daring choices it takes to become the person you know deep down you are meant to be.
Secret Smile
Author: Nicci French
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141904488
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
You have an affair. You finish it. You think it's over. You're dead wrong . . . 'Too few novelists can combine this level of page-turning suspense with character care and pin-sharp prose' ERIN KELLY Discover this totally gripping psychological thriller about obsession, from the Richard and Judy pick and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lying Room _______ Miranda Cotton thinks she's put boyfriend Brendan out of her life for good. But two weeks later, she discovers that he's intimately involved with her sister, and what began as an embarrassment becomes threatening. And then utterly terrifying . . . Because Brendan will stop at nothing to be part of Miranda's life - even if it means taking it from her . . . _______ 'Creepy, genuinely gripping' Heat 'Excellent, compelling, like an addiction' 5***** Reader Review 'Draws you right in . . . one of the best psychological thrillers ever' 5***** Reader Review 'Chilling . . . This book stays in your mind' 5***** Reader Review
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141904488
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
You have an affair. You finish it. You think it's over. You're dead wrong . . . 'Too few novelists can combine this level of page-turning suspense with character care and pin-sharp prose' ERIN KELLY Discover this totally gripping psychological thriller about obsession, from the Richard and Judy pick and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lying Room _______ Miranda Cotton thinks she's put boyfriend Brendan out of her life for good. But two weeks later, she discovers that he's intimately involved with her sister, and what began as an embarrassment becomes threatening. And then utterly terrifying . . . Because Brendan will stop at nothing to be part of Miranda's life - even if it means taking it from her . . . _______ 'Creepy, genuinely gripping' Heat 'Excellent, compelling, like an addiction' 5***** Reader Review 'Draws you right in . . . one of the best psychological thrillers ever' 5***** Reader Review 'Chilling . . . This book stays in your mind' 5***** Reader Review
Short Story Press Presents Love's Silver Lining
Author: Short Story Press
Publisher: Short Story Press
ISBN: 1648913768
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Short Story Press Presents Love's Silver Lining by Jordan Lane Sometimes it is so easy to fall into a routine that you never notice when you are becoming a part of the woodwork. When that change does come, we can either embrace it or discard it. However if we are brave enough to embrace it, we might discover that there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Or in Delancy Smith’s case, she discovered that to every dark cloud, there is a Silver Lining. The story is characterized by: • Imagination • Laughter • Sincerity • Wonder and • Hope This short story will surely bring warmth to your heart and a smile to your face. It also reminds us that dreaming is not only for dreamers, and that anything is possible if you are willing to believe it Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.
Publisher: Short Story Press
ISBN: 1648913768
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Short Story Press Presents Love's Silver Lining by Jordan Lane Sometimes it is so easy to fall into a routine that you never notice when you are becoming a part of the woodwork. When that change does come, we can either embrace it or discard it. However if we are brave enough to embrace it, we might discover that there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Or in Delancy Smith’s case, she discovered that to every dark cloud, there is a Silver Lining. The story is characterized by: • Imagination • Laughter • Sincerity • Wonder and • Hope This short story will surely bring warmth to your heart and a smile to your face. It also reminds us that dreaming is not only for dreamers, and that anything is possible if you are willing to believe it Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.