Author: Lisbeth Thom
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480808296
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
In this family drama, the struggles and triumphs of life are laid bare. The reality and honesty will touch you. Lisbeth Thom has delivered a delicious bedtime read, as effective as coffee and leftover cheesecake but with none of the calories. --Larry Larance, author of Choctow Bluff, A Better Looking Corpse, and Skidaway Scenes It is 1955 when sixteen-year-old Tessa Steinbrucker suddenly finds her life turned upside down after her unpredictable, alcoholic mother, Eva Mae, decides to leave their stepfather. Tessa and her older sister, Claudine, sit together on a bus bound for Indianapolis. Upon arrival Tessa realizes she is nothing but a tiny dot in a big city. As Tessa and Claudine attempt to acclimate to the frenzied Indianapolis pace, their grandfather helps their mother secure an apartment and a job. Introverted Tessa desperately desires a closer relationship with gregarious Claudine. Unfortunately, the only thing they seem to have in common is their concern for their mother, who often pits her daughters against one another. Over the years Eva Mae remarries more than once and continues on a rocky path. But when their mother goes missing, the sisters must decide whether to accept the sordid details of her disappearance. Now only time will tell if their relationship is strong enough to survive this latest tragedy. Tessa and Claudine is the poignant tale of two sisters and their tumultuous relationship with their troubled mother as they battle their differences and attempt to find acceptance within themselvesand with each other.
Tessa and Claudine
Author: Lisbeth Thom
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480808296
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
In this family drama, the struggles and triumphs of life are laid bare. The reality and honesty will touch you. Lisbeth Thom has delivered a delicious bedtime read, as effective as coffee and leftover cheesecake but with none of the calories. --Larry Larance, author of Choctow Bluff, A Better Looking Corpse, and Skidaway Scenes It is 1955 when sixteen-year-old Tessa Steinbrucker suddenly finds her life turned upside down after her unpredictable, alcoholic mother, Eva Mae, decides to leave their stepfather. Tessa and her older sister, Claudine, sit together on a bus bound for Indianapolis. Upon arrival Tessa realizes she is nothing but a tiny dot in a big city. As Tessa and Claudine attempt to acclimate to the frenzied Indianapolis pace, their grandfather helps their mother secure an apartment and a job. Introverted Tessa desperately desires a closer relationship with gregarious Claudine. Unfortunately, the only thing they seem to have in common is their concern for their mother, who often pits her daughters against one another. Over the years Eva Mae remarries more than once and continues on a rocky path. But when their mother goes missing, the sisters must decide whether to accept the sordid details of her disappearance. Now only time will tell if their relationship is strong enough to survive this latest tragedy. Tessa and Claudine is the poignant tale of two sisters and their tumultuous relationship with their troubled mother as they battle their differences and attempt to find acceptance within themselvesand with each other.
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480808296
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
In this family drama, the struggles and triumphs of life are laid bare. The reality and honesty will touch you. Lisbeth Thom has delivered a delicious bedtime read, as effective as coffee and leftover cheesecake but with none of the calories. --Larry Larance, author of Choctow Bluff, A Better Looking Corpse, and Skidaway Scenes It is 1955 when sixteen-year-old Tessa Steinbrucker suddenly finds her life turned upside down after her unpredictable, alcoholic mother, Eva Mae, decides to leave their stepfather. Tessa and her older sister, Claudine, sit together on a bus bound for Indianapolis. Upon arrival Tessa realizes she is nothing but a tiny dot in a big city. As Tessa and Claudine attempt to acclimate to the frenzied Indianapolis pace, their grandfather helps their mother secure an apartment and a job. Introverted Tessa desperately desires a closer relationship with gregarious Claudine. Unfortunately, the only thing they seem to have in common is their concern for their mother, who often pits her daughters against one another. Over the years Eva Mae remarries more than once and continues on a rocky path. But when their mother goes missing, the sisters must decide whether to accept the sordid details of her disappearance. Now only time will tell if their relationship is strong enough to survive this latest tragedy. Tessa and Claudine is the poignant tale of two sisters and their tumultuous relationship with their troubled mother as they battle their differences and attempt to find acceptance within themselvesand with each other.
The Black Moonstone
Author: K L Rinne
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1524633410
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
A murdered 18th Century prince, a powerful stone, a mysterious cloaked figure and a young violinist attending a music festival in beautiful Bavaria, are all connected Gisle Adler returns to Schwanberg, the place of her birth, seeking only to discover something of the mother who died giving birth to her, and to play her violin. But sinister forces are gathering around her, and certain people are not who they seem to be An overheard conversation, alerting her to the danger she is in, and an impossible encounter in the fairytale castle of Schwanberg, confirm that she must uncover her heritage to understand exactly what threatens her. Gisle attempts to get to the truth with the help of the good friends she has made, but when she is abducted back in time to the 18th Century, all seems to be lost. It is there that she comes face to face with an incomprehensible evil Will she be able to escape her shocking heritage, return from the past and can a doomed love ever survive? This meticulously researched fantasy novel segues between the 21st and the 18th Centuries. Surprising twists and turns keep the reader enthralled. A hybrid of fantasy, historical and thriller genres, the Black Moonstone is an engaging and deliciously escapist read that lingers long after the final page has revealed a shocking conclusion.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1524633410
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
A murdered 18th Century prince, a powerful stone, a mysterious cloaked figure and a young violinist attending a music festival in beautiful Bavaria, are all connected Gisle Adler returns to Schwanberg, the place of her birth, seeking only to discover something of the mother who died giving birth to her, and to play her violin. But sinister forces are gathering around her, and certain people are not who they seem to be An overheard conversation, alerting her to the danger she is in, and an impossible encounter in the fairytale castle of Schwanberg, confirm that she must uncover her heritage to understand exactly what threatens her. Gisle attempts to get to the truth with the help of the good friends she has made, but when she is abducted back in time to the 18th Century, all seems to be lost. It is there that she comes face to face with an incomprehensible evil Will she be able to escape her shocking heritage, return from the past and can a doomed love ever survive? This meticulously researched fantasy novel segues between the 21st and the 18th Centuries. Surprising twists and turns keep the reader enthralled. A hybrid of fantasy, historical and thriller genres, the Black Moonstone is an engaging and deliciously escapist read that lingers long after the final page has revealed a shocking conclusion.
His Turquoise Eyes
Author: Eva Pang
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1982299312
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Avery Park's first love returned from her past. Damien Rhodes brought so much into her life; light, love, intimacy and passion. He was the one man who takes away the darkness and her pain. He was her soul-consuming, clichéd romance that was magical. But she makes one unforgiveable mistake that changes the course of everything.
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1982299312
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Avery Park's first love returned from her past. Damien Rhodes brought so much into her life; light, love, intimacy and passion. He was the one man who takes away the darkness and her pain. He was her soul-consuming, clichéd romance that was magical. But she makes one unforgiveable mistake that changes the course of everything.
Catalogue
Author: Musée de la marine (Paris, France)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, French
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, French
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
New Progress to Proficiency Student's Book
Author: Leo Jones
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521635530
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
This popular exam coursebook has been updated in full colour for the 2002 exam specifications.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521635530
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
This popular exam coursebook has been updated in full colour for the 2002 exam specifications.
Autumn Leaves, 1922
Author: Tessa Lunney
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1643137131
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
After a year away from Paris, Kiki Button is delighted to be back in City of Lights. But danger threatens her return as she is pulled into another spy mission—one that brings her ever closer to the rising fascist threat in Europe. October 1922. Kiki Button has had a rough year at home in Australia after her mother’s sudden death. As the leaves turn gold on the Parisian boulevards, Kiki returns to Europe, more desperately in need of Paris and all its liveliness than ever. As soon as she arrives back in Montparnasse, Kiki takes up her life again, drinking with artists at the Café Rotonde, gossiping with her friends, and finding lovers among the enormous expatriate community. Even her summertime lover from the year before, handsome Russian exile Prince Theo Romanov, is waiting for her. But it’s not all champagne and moonlit trysts. Theo is worried that his brother-in-law is being led astray by political fanatics. Kiki’s boy from home, Tom, is still hiding under a false name. Her friends are in trouble—Maisie has been blackmailed and looks for revenge, Bertie is still lovesick and lonely, and Harry has important information about her mother. And to top it off, she is found by Dr. Fox, her former spymaster, who insists that she work for him once more. Amidst the gaiety of 1920s Paris, Kiki stalks the haunted, the hunted, and people still heartsore from the war. She parties with princes and Communist comrades, she wears ballgowns with Chanel and the Marchesa Casati, she talks politics with Hemingway and poetry with Sylvia Beach, and sips tea with Gertrude Stein. She confronts the men who would bring Europe into another war. And as she uses her gossip columnist connections for her mission, she also meets people who knew her mother, and can help to answer her burning question: why did her mother leave England all those years ago?
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1643137131
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
After a year away from Paris, Kiki Button is delighted to be back in City of Lights. But danger threatens her return as she is pulled into another spy mission—one that brings her ever closer to the rising fascist threat in Europe. October 1922. Kiki Button has had a rough year at home in Australia after her mother’s sudden death. As the leaves turn gold on the Parisian boulevards, Kiki returns to Europe, more desperately in need of Paris and all its liveliness than ever. As soon as she arrives back in Montparnasse, Kiki takes up her life again, drinking with artists at the Café Rotonde, gossiping with her friends, and finding lovers among the enormous expatriate community. Even her summertime lover from the year before, handsome Russian exile Prince Theo Romanov, is waiting for her. But it’s not all champagne and moonlit trysts. Theo is worried that his brother-in-law is being led astray by political fanatics. Kiki’s boy from home, Tom, is still hiding under a false name. Her friends are in trouble—Maisie has been blackmailed and looks for revenge, Bertie is still lovesick and lonely, and Harry has important information about her mother. And to top it off, she is found by Dr. Fox, her former spymaster, who insists that she work for him once more. Amidst the gaiety of 1920s Paris, Kiki stalks the haunted, the hunted, and people still heartsore from the war. She parties with princes and Communist comrades, she wears ballgowns with Chanel and the Marchesa Casati, she talks politics with Hemingway and poetry with Sylvia Beach, and sips tea with Gertrude Stein. She confronts the men who would bring Europe into another war. And as she uses her gossip columnist connections for her mission, she also meets people who knew her mother, and can help to answer her burning question: why did her mother leave England all those years ago?
The Journal of Museum Education
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Museums
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Museums
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Digital Scholarly Editions Beyond Text
Author: Tessa Gengnagel
Publisher: arthistoricum.net
ISBN: 3985011389
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
Scholarly editions contextualize our cultural heritage. Traditionally, methodologies from the field of scholarly editing are applied to works of literature, e.g. in order to trace their genesis or present their varied history of transmission. What do we make of the variance in other types of cultural heritage? How can we describe, record, and reproduce it systematically? From medieval to modern times, from image to audiovisual media, the book traces discourses across different disciplines in order to develop a conceptual model for scholarly editions on a broader scale. By doing so, it also delves into the theory and philosophy of the (digital) humanities as such.
Publisher: arthistoricum.net
ISBN: 3985011389
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
Scholarly editions contextualize our cultural heritage. Traditionally, methodologies from the field of scholarly editing are applied to works of literature, e.g. in order to trace their genesis or present their varied history of transmission. What do we make of the variance in other types of cultural heritage? How can we describe, record, and reproduce it systematically? From medieval to modern times, from image to audiovisual media, the book traces discourses across different disciplines in order to develop a conceptual model for scholarly editions on a broader scale. By doing so, it also delves into the theory and philosophy of the (digital) humanities as such.
Mystery Women, Volume Three (Revised)
Author: Colleen Barnett
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1615950109
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1090
Book Description
Like other fictional characters, female sleuths may live in the past or the future. They may represent current times with some level of reality or shape their settings to suit an agenda. There are audiences for both realism and escapism in the mystery novel. It is interesting, however, to compare the fictional world of the mystery sleuth with the world in which readers live. Of course, mystery readers do not share one simplistic world. They live in urban, suburban, and rural areas, as do the female heroines in the books they read. They may choose a book because it has a familiar background or because it takes them to places they long to visit. Readers may be rich or poor; young or old; conservative or liberal. So are the heroines. What incredible choices there are today in mystery series! This three-volume encyclopedia of women characters in the mystery novel is like a gigantic menu. Like a menu, the descriptions of the items that are provided are subjective. Volume 3 of Mystery Women as currently updated adds an additional 42 sleuths to the 500 plus who were covered in the initial Volume 3. These are more recently discovered sleuths who were introduced during the period from January 1, 1990 to December 31, 1999. This more than doubles the number of sleuths introduced in the 1980s (298 of whom were covered in Volume 2) and easily exceeded the 347 series (and some outstanding individuals) described in Volume 1, which covered a 130-year period from 1860-1979. It also includes updates on those individuals covered in the first edition; changes in status, short reviews of books published since the first edition through December 31, 2008.
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1615950109
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1090
Book Description
Like other fictional characters, female sleuths may live in the past or the future. They may represent current times with some level of reality or shape their settings to suit an agenda. There are audiences for both realism and escapism in the mystery novel. It is interesting, however, to compare the fictional world of the mystery sleuth with the world in which readers live. Of course, mystery readers do not share one simplistic world. They live in urban, suburban, and rural areas, as do the female heroines in the books they read. They may choose a book because it has a familiar background or because it takes them to places they long to visit. Readers may be rich or poor; young or old; conservative or liberal. So are the heroines. What incredible choices there are today in mystery series! This three-volume encyclopedia of women characters in the mystery novel is like a gigantic menu. Like a menu, the descriptions of the items that are provided are subjective. Volume 3 of Mystery Women as currently updated adds an additional 42 sleuths to the 500 plus who were covered in the initial Volume 3. These are more recently discovered sleuths who were introduced during the period from January 1, 1990 to December 31, 1999. This more than doubles the number of sleuths introduced in the 1980s (298 of whom were covered in Volume 2) and easily exceeded the 347 series (and some outstanding individuals) described in Volume 1, which covered a 130-year period from 1860-1979. It also includes updates on those individuals covered in the first edition; changes in status, short reviews of books published since the first edition through December 31, 2008.
Mystery Women, Volume Two (Revised)
Author: Colleen Barnett
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1615950095
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Many bibliographers focus on women who write. Lawyer Barnett looks at women who detect, at women as sleuths and at the evolving roles of women in professions and in society. Excellent for all women's studies programs as well as for the mystery hound. Look at the popularity of such reading guides as Willetta Heising's Detecting Women (3rd ed. 0-9644593-7-X) or Amanda Cross' fiction (Honest Doubt 0-345-44011-0 11/00).
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1615950095
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Many bibliographers focus on women who write. Lawyer Barnett looks at women who detect, at women as sleuths and at the evolving roles of women in professions and in society. Excellent for all women's studies programs as well as for the mystery hound. Look at the popularity of such reading guides as Willetta Heising's Detecting Women (3rd ed. 0-9644593-7-X) or Amanda Cross' fiction (Honest Doubt 0-345-44011-0 11/00).