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What provokes one child down a dangerous path, while her cousin takes a less tortuous direction in life? A mere six months apart in age, the girls were born near the end of World War Two, when a war tragedy set the stage for Ginger Drake's calamitous life. Ginger's 'sister at heart', cousin Glory Clayborne, has all she can do to protect the incorrigible Ginger from herself, to say nothing of the many evils lying in wait.
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"Where's the youngster? Grant asked. "Church," Derek answered. "Between that and St. Benedict's I'll make a priest out of him yet." Priest! The word flung into Devlyn's brain and buried itself there. He could not believe his ears. A priest! I don't want to be a priest. He remembered that St. Benedict's was a seminary as well as a boarding school. He was thunderstruck. A priest, for Pete's sake!
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"This Man Called Bunk" follows a man who went to work in Baltimore City in 1926 and never returned, leaving his wife and four young children with no explanation. His wife raised the children with the help of her brother and sister and never remarried. Years later, his granddaughter Jenny Lynn became curious about what caused her grandfather to leave. There were many theories in the family about his reason for leaving. Some dismissed his disappearance...
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Este cuento lo hice pensando en que muchos de nosotros cuando vamos al baño, es en ese lugar donde surgen las grandes ideas, también es un lugar de reflexión y de recordar tristezas y alegrías.Cada vez que entramos al baño nos volvemos como leones porque nos empoderamos y salimos de allí con más fortaleza para enfrentar al mundo.La soledad de estar en un baño permite el encuentro consigo mismos y, lo más importante, nos demuestra que no somos...
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Two Kinds of Color is story of a mother's love and sacrifice for her four racially divided children. Two of them are black, two are white. Their mother, Freddie Walker, has not only movie star beauty, sensuality, and sexuality, she has the kind of intelligence which white-collar Wall Street can only dream of. Sidetracked from realizing her dream of gaining a fortune playing with stocks and bonds, she moves to the notorious South Side of Chicago, where...
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It seemed the ocean had always been part of his life…in St. Yves, France, in Southampton, New York, and here in California, north of Morro Bay. He loved the colors of the sunset. He mused. How do I see, people wonder, and how do I explain? On some days I see fairly clearly and on those days, I take out Jean-Marie's picture and Jennifer's. I study them and I study Johanna and the children and sometimes Johanna asks," Jef, why are you looking...
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A Perfect Husband is a story of family, of secrets, of love, lust, trust, deceit, and of sisters and promises set in a small desert town in California and in the lush green and also snowy small city of Appleton, Wisconsin. Will a change of scenery right a wrong? Or will it forever haunt and torment?
8) Icey May
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In spite of themselves and their families ten year old Janiece Addison and fourteen Year old Icey May Watkins become friends one summer. Growing up in Love, Oklahoma was a wonderful experience for Janiece but Icey May had the misfortune of being born on the wrong side of the tracks.
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Janiece gets an education in just three short months. In October she learns tolerance from her father's new helper Jay Sims. In November she learns to forgive her parents for being human. In December she learns patience from Doug Sherman when he finally kisses her for the first time on Christmas day. Just as the seasons change, so does Janiece. She changes from a silly girl to a teenager with real problems, and yet, she finds a way to deal with each...
10) Jabber Jabber
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This story is about Jabber Jabber, a playful, noisy, energetic monkey. He is the pet of Luke and Lilly who live at the edge of the jungle with their mother and father. One day, Jabber Jabber ran into the jungle, followed by Luke and Lilly. This is about their adventure.
11) Rockbound
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First published in 1928, now public domain, this Canadian classic describes the lives of the people that make up an isolated fishing community off Nova Scotia. The book is set just before the start of the First World War, in the opening years of the twentieth century.
This novel evokes the eternal battle between humans and their environment: the struggle of the fishermen to survive working in the harsh seas in order to earn their livings. Frank Parker...
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When Sathapathi entered into his one hundredth year hale and healthy without any problems that the age old people do have and can do all his works actively, he felt worried rather than feeling happy why his nature was not like all the other old people. The other worry he has was he might remain alive like that and never will die. He started writing his life as a book from the birthday of his one hundredth year till the day of his death on one hundred...
13) The Gifted Son
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A Sydney family's picture-perfect life is upended in an unputdownable new novel from the bestselling author of The Mothers.
What if the worst day of your life turns out to be the making of you?
Lillian heard her daughter's footsteps hurry up the passage. She ran her fingers underneath her eyes, ready to greet her son. But when Kate appeared in the doorway her face was white. 'Mum,' Kate said. 'You'd better come. It's the police.'
With two bright...
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"A Mother's Tale of Financial Triumph" follows the journey of Sarah, a dedicated mother dealing with the daunting undertaking of handling excessive debt while residing with her in-legal guidelines. Despite the overpowering occasions, Sarah is determined to offer a higher lifestyles for her youngsters. As she navigates the complexities of familial relationships and economic strain, Sarah discovers her very own resilience and resourcefulness. Through...
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Hast du die Freude und die Liebe in deinem Leben schon gefunden? L(i)ebst du dein Leben? Ich lade dich ein, den weiteren, turbulenten Weg durch mein Leben mit mir zu gehen. Erneut lege ich dir mein Herz auf ein Silbertablett. Sei gewarnt, du wirst wahrscheinlich gemeinsam mit mir in einer neuen Bewusstheit »Ankommen – in deinem L(i)eben«. Vielleicht wünschst du dir für dich mehr Eigenverantwortung und traust dich nicht. Leicht und locker erfährst...
16) La otra hija
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«La otra hija» es una larga carta que Annie Ernaux le escribe a Ginette, la hermana muerta a la que nunca conoció, pero cuya sombra siempre la acompaña desde aquel lejano domingo de agosto de 1950 en el que descubrió accidentalmente su existencia.
«Pero tú no eres mi hermana, nunca lo fuiste. No hemos jugado, comido, dormido juntas. Nunca te toqué, nunca te besé. No sé de qué color tienes los ojos. Nunca te he visto. No tienes cuerpo ni...
17) The Memory Box
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Adam never had a good childhood; his father was an alcoholic and his mother was scared to stand up to her husband. Adam is put into care, but the abuse he suffered as a child has scarred him and he is unable to control his anger and behaviour - leading him to bounce between foster homes and engage in fights.When he's 21 he discovers that his father is dying and goes to visit him in the hospital. His father gives him a wooden box and tells him that...
18) The Will
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Arylk, Judich Pam and Shirley were all childhood friends. They had been through a lot together, and as life takes them on a journey of ups and downs it takes them a while to get it right. Atylk especially reflects quite often on the naivety and innocence of youth, the folly of adulthood and the mercy and awesome goodness of her Father. A Father that she thought was never there for her. As her journey through life shows her what it takes to become...
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Two single mothers, Brenda and Maureen established friendships when shopping in the city one day. As normal London families, they shared ideas and helped each other out. They both had daughters who automatically became friends too. Events enfold when Tyler the nephew of Maureen began to blackmail his cousin Emilia, Maureen's daughter leading her to sexually groom Maria for Tyler, Brenda's daughter.
Maureen suffered depression and was sectioned upon...
20) Take Two
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"A brilliant, funny new novel from the bestselling, beloved Danielle Hawkins
'Take Two is that rare and special thing, a novel that is effortless to read - I sped through it in a day - but is also emotionally genuine and original. Danielle Hawkins is a natural storyteller with a light touch and she doesn't shy away from the gritty and the real. She is New Zealand's very own version of Marian Keyes.' - Nicky Pellegrino
Sometimes you have to revisit...
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