Author: Mary Lynn
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781535302197
Category : Decatur (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In 1970, Mary Lynn found a box of neatly-bound love letters concealed within the attic of her grand 1910 estate in the heart of the Midwest. The letters, sent to Mrs. Sarah Grady from her lover, a successful and politically-connected Eastern businessman, were dated between 1915 and 1920. After decades of research, Mary Lynn has uncovered the mysterious fate of Sarah and blended real letters, court documents, and photographs to recreate the tragic existence of those that lived within her home at the onset of the century. This novel, delivered through the eyes of Sarah, is a rare glimpse into the experiences, challenges, and victories of those within the upper echelons of society during World War I. -- Publisher's description.
The Forgotten Life of Sarah Grady
Author: Mary Lynn
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781535302197
Category : Decatur (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In 1970, Mary Lynn found a box of neatly-bound love letters concealed within the attic of her grand 1910 estate in the heart of the Midwest. The letters, sent to Mrs. Sarah Grady from her lover, a successful and politically-connected Eastern businessman, were dated between 1915 and 1920. After decades of research, Mary Lynn has uncovered the mysterious fate of Sarah and blended real letters, court documents, and photographs to recreate the tragic existence of those that lived within her home at the onset of the century. This novel, delivered through the eyes of Sarah, is a rare glimpse into the experiences, challenges, and victories of those within the upper echelons of society during World War I. -- Publisher's description.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781535302197
Category : Decatur (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In 1970, Mary Lynn found a box of neatly-bound love letters concealed within the attic of her grand 1910 estate in the heart of the Midwest. The letters, sent to Mrs. Sarah Grady from her lover, a successful and politically-connected Eastern businessman, were dated between 1915 and 1920. After decades of research, Mary Lynn has uncovered the mysterious fate of Sarah and blended real letters, court documents, and photographs to recreate the tragic existence of those that lived within her home at the onset of the century. This novel, delivered through the eyes of Sarah, is a rare glimpse into the experiences, challenges, and victories of those within the upper echelons of society during World War I. -- Publisher's description.
We Sold Our Souls
Author: Grady Hendrix
Publisher: Quirk Books
ISBN: 1683690214
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
“A gloriously over-the-top scare fest that has hidden depths. Readers will root for Kris all the way to the explosive, poignant finale.”—Publishers Weekly From the New York Times best-selling author of The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires. Only a girl with a guitar can save us all. Every morning, Kris Pulaski wakes up in hell. In the 1990s she was lead guitarist of Dürt Würk, a heavy-metal band on the brink of breakout success until lead singer Terry Hunt embarked on a solo career and rocketed to stardom, leaving his bandmates to rot in obscurity. Now Kris works as night manager of a Best Western; she’s tired, broke, and unhappy. Then one day everything changes—a shocking act of violence turns her life upside down, and she begins to suspect that Terry sabotaged more than just the band. Kris hits the road, hoping to reunite Dürt Würk and confront the man who ruined her life. Her journey will take her from the Pennsylvania rust belt to a celebrity rehab center to a satanic music festival. A spine-tingling horror novel, We Sold Our Souls is an epic journey into the heart of a conspiracy-crazed, pill-popping, paranoid country that seems to have lost its very soul.
Publisher: Quirk Books
ISBN: 1683690214
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
“A gloriously over-the-top scare fest that has hidden depths. Readers will root for Kris all the way to the explosive, poignant finale.”—Publishers Weekly From the New York Times best-selling author of The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires. Only a girl with a guitar can save us all. Every morning, Kris Pulaski wakes up in hell. In the 1990s she was lead guitarist of Dürt Würk, a heavy-metal band on the brink of breakout success until lead singer Terry Hunt embarked on a solo career and rocketed to stardom, leaving his bandmates to rot in obscurity. Now Kris works as night manager of a Best Western; she’s tired, broke, and unhappy. Then one day everything changes—a shocking act of violence turns her life upside down, and she begins to suspect that Terry sabotaged more than just the band. Kris hits the road, hoping to reunite Dürt Würk and confront the man who ruined her life. Her journey will take her from the Pennsylvania rust belt to a celebrity rehab center to a satanic music festival. A spine-tingling horror novel, We Sold Our Souls is an epic journey into the heart of a conspiracy-crazed, pill-popping, paranoid country that seems to have lost its very soul.
The Pages of Our Lives
Author: Sarah Sportelli
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781536892284
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Things couldn't be moving any faster. Grady is now on his own after the riot that ensued due to his rally and other members of the movement are closing in. What is becoming a revolution needs its leader more than ever or all could be lost. Rush fiercely maintains her position running the Mall, which has become the only safe haven in a world imprisoned by all that technology has brought into it. She will fight against anything to protect her people, including the latest and very powerful threat that that could shut it down forever. In the Mall, Grady's younger sister Bridget, once a follower, is improving her combat skills and herself, getting stronger every day. Sophie falls into the depths of self-discovery, coming to terms with who she really is while Louis struggles between truly living life and the one thing that pulls him through every day. Rush and Grady must do whatever it takes to keep the movement under control and the Mall safe. Threats loom around every corner as the world continues to self-destruct, and in trying to hold onto what is left of a dream for a new future they will be faced with trials much harder than any they have faced before.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781536892284
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Things couldn't be moving any faster. Grady is now on his own after the riot that ensued due to his rally and other members of the movement are closing in. What is becoming a revolution needs its leader more than ever or all could be lost. Rush fiercely maintains her position running the Mall, which has become the only safe haven in a world imprisoned by all that technology has brought into it. She will fight against anything to protect her people, including the latest and very powerful threat that that could shut it down forever. In the Mall, Grady's younger sister Bridget, once a follower, is improving her combat skills and herself, getting stronger every day. Sophie falls into the depths of self-discovery, coming to terms with who she really is while Louis struggles between truly living life and the one thing that pulls him through every day. Rush and Grady must do whatever it takes to keep the movement under control and the Mall safe. Threats loom around every corner as the world continues to self-destruct, and in trying to hold onto what is left of a dream for a new future they will be faced with trials much harder than any they have faced before.
The Queen
Author: Josh Levin
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 031651327X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography In this critically acclaimed true crime tale of "welfare queen" Linda Taylor, a Slate editor reveals a "wild, only-in-America story" of political manipulation and murder (Attica Locke, Edgar Award-winning author). On the South Side of Chicago in 1974, Linda Taylor reported a phony burglary, concocting a lie about stolen furs and jewelry. The detective who checked it out soon discovered she was a welfare cheat who drove a Cadillac to collect ill-gotten government checks. And that was just the beginning: Taylor, it turned out, was also a kidnapper, and possibly a murderer. A desperately ill teacher, a combat-traumatized Marine, an elderly woman hungry for companionship -- after Taylor came into their lives, all three ended up dead under suspicious circumstances. But nobody -- not the journalists who touted her story, not the police, and not presidential candidate Ronald Reagan -- seemed to care about anything but her welfare thievery. Growing up in the Jim Crow South, Taylor was made an outcast because of the color of her skin. As she rose to infamy, the press and politicians manipulated her image to demonize poor black women. Part social history, part true-crime investigation, Josh Levin's mesmerizing book, the product of six years of reporting and research, is a fascinating account of American racism, and an exposé of the "welfare queen" myth, one that fueled political debates that reverberate to this day. The Queen tells, for the first time, the fascinating story of what was done to Linda Taylor, what she did to others, and what was done in her name. "In the finest tradition of investigative reporting, Josh Levin exposes how a story that once shaped the nation's conscience was clouded by racism and lies. As he stunningly reveals in this "invaluable work of nonfiction," the deeper truth, the messy truth, tells us something much larger about who we are (David Grann, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon).
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 031651327X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography In this critically acclaimed true crime tale of "welfare queen" Linda Taylor, a Slate editor reveals a "wild, only-in-America story" of political manipulation and murder (Attica Locke, Edgar Award-winning author). On the South Side of Chicago in 1974, Linda Taylor reported a phony burglary, concocting a lie about stolen furs and jewelry. The detective who checked it out soon discovered she was a welfare cheat who drove a Cadillac to collect ill-gotten government checks. And that was just the beginning: Taylor, it turned out, was also a kidnapper, and possibly a murderer. A desperately ill teacher, a combat-traumatized Marine, an elderly woman hungry for companionship -- after Taylor came into their lives, all three ended up dead under suspicious circumstances. But nobody -- not the journalists who touted her story, not the police, and not presidential candidate Ronald Reagan -- seemed to care about anything but her welfare thievery. Growing up in the Jim Crow South, Taylor was made an outcast because of the color of her skin. As she rose to infamy, the press and politicians manipulated her image to demonize poor black women. Part social history, part true-crime investigation, Josh Levin's mesmerizing book, the product of six years of reporting and research, is a fascinating account of American racism, and an exposé of the "welfare queen" myth, one that fueled political debates that reverberate to this day. The Queen tells, for the first time, the fascinating story of what was done to Linda Taylor, what she did to others, and what was done in her name. "In the finest tradition of investigative reporting, Josh Levin exposes how a story that once shaped the nation's conscience was clouded by racism and lies. As he stunningly reveals in this "invaluable work of nonfiction," the deeper truth, the messy truth, tells us something much larger about who we are (David Grann, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon).
The Night We Met
Author: Tara Taylor Quinn
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426800274
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
I wasn't supposed to love Nate Grady, let alone marryhim. But we found a love that triumphed over alladversity…just like Jane Eyre, my very favorite heroine. I was young, bookish, naive…on the verge ofentering the convent—and then I met him…. Theday I abandoned my old life, the day I agreed to marryhim, now seems an eternity ago. But despite everyone'sobjections, I fell for Nate. An older, previously marriedman. My first and only love. My husband. When I looked into Nate's eyes on our wedding day,the rest of the world vanished. If I was crazy for doingthis, I prayed the craziness would last forever….
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426800274
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
I wasn't supposed to love Nate Grady, let alone marryhim. But we found a love that triumphed over alladversity…just like Jane Eyre, my very favorite heroine. I was young, bookish, naive…on the verge ofentering the convent—and then I met him…. Theday I abandoned my old life, the day I agreed to marryhim, now seems an eternity ago. But despite everyone'sobjections, I fell for Nate. An older, previously marriedman. My first and only love. My husband. When I looked into Nate's eyes on our wedding day,the rest of the world vanished. If I was crazy for doingthis, I prayed the craziness would last forever….
Write to Me
Author: Cynthia Grady
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780876172926
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A touching story about Japanese American children who corresponded with their beloved librarian while they were imprisoned in WW II internment camps. Booklist writes, ''A beautiful picture book for sharing and discussing with older children as well as the primary audience.'' Starred Review
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780876172926
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A touching story about Japanese American children who corresponded with their beloved librarian while they were imprisoned in WW II internment camps. Booklist writes, ''A beautiful picture book for sharing and discussing with older children as well as the primary audience.'' Starred Review
Sarah: The Hawthorne Sisters
Author: Ava Catori
Publisher: Ava Catori Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
Sarah's entire world crumbled when her father died. Nothing was the same. She didn't mean to keep making bad choices. When she got shocking news that she couldn't undo, she'd never felt more alone. Grady wasn't looking for love, and he certainly wasn't looking for a life sentence. About to turn eighteen and leave for college, his entire universe shifted. There was just one problem...he wasn't the only piece of the puzzle. Too young to be pregnant, confused and afraid, can Grady and Sarah find acceptance and love? Or will Grady turn away when he hears the news, leaving Sarah to go it alone? (Order to read: Hannah, Allie, Maggie, and Sarah) (complete series, completed series, small town romance, wholesome, family-friendly, Western, western romance, western romance books, romance, romantic, romance books, love stories, contemporary romance, sweet romance, clean romance, contemporary western)
Publisher: Ava Catori Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
Sarah's entire world crumbled when her father died. Nothing was the same. She didn't mean to keep making bad choices. When she got shocking news that she couldn't undo, she'd never felt more alone. Grady wasn't looking for love, and he certainly wasn't looking for a life sentence. About to turn eighteen and leave for college, his entire universe shifted. There was just one problem...he wasn't the only piece of the puzzle. Too young to be pregnant, confused and afraid, can Grady and Sarah find acceptance and love? Or will Grady turn away when he hears the news, leaving Sarah to go it alone? (Order to read: Hannah, Allie, Maggie, and Sarah) (complete series, completed series, small town romance, wholesome, family-friendly, Western, western romance, western romance books, romance, romantic, romance books, love stories, contemporary romance, sweet romance, clean romance, contemporary western)
The Amateurs
Author: Sara Shepard
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1484747356
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Five years ago, high school senior Helena Kelly disappeared from her backyard in Dexby, Connecticut, never to be heard from again. Her family was left without any answers -- without any idea who killed Helena, or why. So when eighteen-year-old Seneca Frazier sees a desperate post on the Case Not Closed message board, she knows it's time to change that. Helena's high-profile disappearance is the one that originally got Seneca addicted to true crime. It's the reason she's a member of the site in the first place. Determined to get to the bottom of the mystery, she agrees to spend spring break in Connecticut working on the case with Maddy Wright, her friend from Case Not Closed. However, the moment she steps off the train, things start to go wrong. Maddy's nothing like she expected, and Helena's sister, Aerin, doesn't seem to want any help after all. Plus, Seneca has a secret of her own, one that could derail the investigation if she's not careful. Alongside Brett, another super-user from the site, they slowly begin to unravel the secrets Helena kept in the weeks before her disappearance. But the killer is watching . . . and determined to make sure the case stays cold. #1 New York Times best-selling author Sara Shepard is back with The Amateurs, first in a gripping new series packed with scandalous twists, shocking betrayals, and sizzling romance. "Shepard . . . unravels the truth, the author lulls readers into a false sense of security before expertly pulling the rug out from underneath them. This is a delicious start to the Amateurs series." -Publishers Weekly, starred review "A twisty and ultimately satisfying romantic whodunit." -Kirkus Reviews "[L]ikely to reach best-seller status." -Booklist "A delicious and suspenseful page-turner. I want more!" -I. Marlene King, Executive Producer, Pretty Little Liars "Chilling and romantic and full of surprises." -Cecily von Ziegesar, New York Times best-selling author of the Gossip Girl series "Long live the queen of secrets! The Amateurs is a dark and twisty thriller which might just fill the Pretty Little Liars shaped hole in my heart!" -Danielle Paige, New York Times best-selling author of Dorothy Must Die "Deceitful and delicious!" -- Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times best-selling coauthor of Beautiful Creatures and author of The Lovely Reckless "It's clear that Sara Shepard is no amateur; her devious and thrilling twists will leave you frantically turning pages until the very last moment." -- Kass Morgan, New York Times best-selling author of The 100 series
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1484747356
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Five years ago, high school senior Helena Kelly disappeared from her backyard in Dexby, Connecticut, never to be heard from again. Her family was left without any answers -- without any idea who killed Helena, or why. So when eighteen-year-old Seneca Frazier sees a desperate post on the Case Not Closed message board, she knows it's time to change that. Helena's high-profile disappearance is the one that originally got Seneca addicted to true crime. It's the reason she's a member of the site in the first place. Determined to get to the bottom of the mystery, she agrees to spend spring break in Connecticut working on the case with Maddy Wright, her friend from Case Not Closed. However, the moment she steps off the train, things start to go wrong. Maddy's nothing like she expected, and Helena's sister, Aerin, doesn't seem to want any help after all. Plus, Seneca has a secret of her own, one that could derail the investigation if she's not careful. Alongside Brett, another super-user from the site, they slowly begin to unravel the secrets Helena kept in the weeks before her disappearance. But the killer is watching . . . and determined to make sure the case stays cold. #1 New York Times best-selling author Sara Shepard is back with The Amateurs, first in a gripping new series packed with scandalous twists, shocking betrayals, and sizzling romance. "Shepard . . . unravels the truth, the author lulls readers into a false sense of security before expertly pulling the rug out from underneath them. This is a delicious start to the Amateurs series." -Publishers Weekly, starred review "A twisty and ultimately satisfying romantic whodunit." -Kirkus Reviews "[L]ikely to reach best-seller status." -Booklist "A delicious and suspenseful page-turner. I want more!" -I. Marlene King, Executive Producer, Pretty Little Liars "Chilling and romantic and full of surprises." -Cecily von Ziegesar, New York Times best-selling author of the Gossip Girl series "Long live the queen of secrets! The Amateurs is a dark and twisty thriller which might just fill the Pretty Little Liars shaped hole in my heart!" -Danielle Paige, New York Times best-selling author of Dorothy Must Die "Deceitful and delicious!" -- Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times best-selling coauthor of Beautiful Creatures and author of The Lovely Reckless "It's clear that Sara Shepard is no amateur; her devious and thrilling twists will leave you frantically turning pages until the very last moment." -- Kass Morgan, New York Times best-selling author of The 100 series
Sigh, Gone
Author: Phuc Tran
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 1250194725
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
For anyone who has ever felt like they don't belong, Sigh, Gone shares an irreverent, funny, and moving tale of displacement and assimilation woven together with poignant themes from beloved works of classic literature. In 1975, during the fall of Saigon, Phuc Tran immigrates to America along with his family. By sheer chance they land in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, a small town where the Trans struggle to assimilate into their new life. In this coming-of-age memoir told through the themes of great books such as The Metamorphosis, The Scarlet Letter, The Iliad, and more, Tran navigates the push and pull of finding and accepting himself despite the challenges of immigration, feelings of isolation, and teenage rebellion, all while attempting to meet the rigid expectations set by his immigrant parents. Appealing to fans of coming-of-age memoirs such as Fresh Off the Boat, Running with Scissors, or tales of assimilation like Viet Thanh Nguyen's The Displaced and The Refugees, Sigh, Gone explores one man’s bewildering experiences of abuse, racism, and tragedy and reveals redemption and connection in books and punk rock. Against the hairspray-and-synthesizer backdrop of the ‘80s, he finds solace and kinship in the wisdom of classic literature, and in the subculture of punk rock, he finds affirmation and echoes of his disaffection. In his journey for self-discovery Tran ultimately finds refuge and inspiration in the art that shapes—and ultimately saves—him.
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 1250194725
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
For anyone who has ever felt like they don't belong, Sigh, Gone shares an irreverent, funny, and moving tale of displacement and assimilation woven together with poignant themes from beloved works of classic literature. In 1975, during the fall of Saigon, Phuc Tran immigrates to America along with his family. By sheer chance they land in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, a small town where the Trans struggle to assimilate into their new life. In this coming-of-age memoir told through the themes of great books such as The Metamorphosis, The Scarlet Letter, The Iliad, and more, Tran navigates the push and pull of finding and accepting himself despite the challenges of immigration, feelings of isolation, and teenage rebellion, all while attempting to meet the rigid expectations set by his immigrant parents. Appealing to fans of coming-of-age memoirs such as Fresh Off the Boat, Running with Scissors, or tales of assimilation like Viet Thanh Nguyen's The Displaced and The Refugees, Sigh, Gone explores one man’s bewildering experiences of abuse, racism, and tragedy and reveals redemption and connection in books and punk rock. Against the hairspray-and-synthesizer backdrop of the ‘80s, he finds solace and kinship in the wisdom of classic literature, and in the subculture of punk rock, he finds affirmation and echoes of his disaffection. In his journey for self-discovery Tran ultimately finds refuge and inspiration in the art that shapes—and ultimately saves—him.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Author: Fannie Flagg
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 042528655X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Folksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is a now-classic novel about two women: Evelyn, who’s in the sad slump of middle age, and gray-headed Mrs. Threadgoode, who’s telling her life story. Her tale includes two more women—the irrepressibly daredevilish tomboy Idgie and her friend Ruth—who back in the thirties ran a little place in Whistle Stop, Alabama, offering good coffee, southern barbecue, and all kinds of love and laughter—even an occasional murder. And as the past unfolds, the present will never be quite the same again. Praise for Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe “A real novel and a good one [from] the busy brain of a born storyteller.”—The New York Times “Happily for us, Fannie Flagg has preserved [the Threadgoodes] in a richly comic, poignant narrative that records the exuberance of their lives, the sadness of their departure.”—Harper Lee “This whole literary enterprise shines with honesty, gallantry, and love of perfect details that might otherwise be forgotten.”—Los Angeles Times “Funny and macabre.”—The Washington Post “Courageous and wise.”—Houston Chronicle
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 042528655X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Folksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is a now-classic novel about two women: Evelyn, who’s in the sad slump of middle age, and gray-headed Mrs. Threadgoode, who’s telling her life story. Her tale includes two more women—the irrepressibly daredevilish tomboy Idgie and her friend Ruth—who back in the thirties ran a little place in Whistle Stop, Alabama, offering good coffee, southern barbecue, and all kinds of love and laughter—even an occasional murder. And as the past unfolds, the present will never be quite the same again. Praise for Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe “A real novel and a good one [from] the busy brain of a born storyteller.”—The New York Times “Happily for us, Fannie Flagg has preserved [the Threadgoodes] in a richly comic, poignant narrative that records the exuberance of their lives, the sadness of their departure.”—Harper Lee “This whole literary enterprise shines with honesty, gallantry, and love of perfect details that might otherwise be forgotten.”—Los Angeles Times “Funny and macabre.”—The Washington Post “Courageous and wise.”—Houston Chronicle