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Languages : en
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Daughter's Waltz
Author: My Mama's Waltz
Author: Eleanor AgnewPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780671013868
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Emotional support for those wishing to overcome an alcoholic mother's destructive influences and create a happy, fulfilled life.
Mistral's Daughter
Author: Judith KrantzPublisher: Bantam
ISBN: 030780349X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 593
Book Description
They were three generations of magnificent red-haired beauties born to scandal, bred to success, bound to a single extraordinary man—Julien Mistral, the painter, the genius, the lover whose passions had seared them all. Maggy: Flamboyant mistress of Mistral’s youth, the toast of Paris in the‘20s. Her luminous flesh was immortalized in the paintings that made Mistral legendary. Teddy: Maggy’s daughter, the incomparable cover girl who lived fast and left as her legacy Mistral’s dazzling love child. Fauve: Mistral's daughter, the headstrong, fearless glory girl whose one dark secret drove her to rule the world of high fashion and to risk everything in a feverish search for love. From the ‘20s Paris of Chanel, Colette, Picasso and Matisse to New York’s sizzling new modeling agencies of the ‘50s, to the model ward of the‘70s, Mistral's Daughter captures the explosive glamour of life at the top of the worlds of art and high fashion. Judith Krantz has given us a glittering international tale as spellbinding as her other celebrated bestsellers, Scruples, Princess Daisy, I'll Take Manhattan, Till We Meet Again, Scruples Two, Dazzle, and Lovers.
Waltz of the Snowflakes
Author: Elly MacKayPublisher: Running Press Kids
ISBN: 0762462272
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A new holiday classic to add to your collection, this gorgeous wordless picture book by esteemed author-illustrator Elly MacKay celebrates the magic of theater and The Nutcracker as seen through the eyes of a young girl and her grandmother. It is a cold and rainy evening when Gran gives her granddaughter something special: tickets to the ballet. Her granddaughter is reluctant to go. The weather is terrible and they have to wear fancy, uncomfortable clothes. But as the curtains rise on The Nutcracker, the girl's eyes light up as she's introduced to the magic of the theater. The bright costumes, the intricate dances, the magical music, and a new friend all combine to captivate the girl and to bring color to an otherwise dreary evening. Waltz of the Snowflakes is Elly MacKay at her finest, mixing her acclaimed paper-cut artwork with vibrant colors in this whimsical, dreamlike, and inspiring wordless picture book. A must-have for any ballet- and theater-obsessed reader and the perfect gift to be shared during the holidays or any time of year when the world outside needs a little bit of color and vibrancy.
The Widow Waltz
Author: Sally KoslowPublisher: Penguin Group
ISBN: 0142180998
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Chosen by People and USA Today as a Great Summer Read Georgia Waltz has an enviable life: a plush Manhattan apartment, a Hamptons beach house, two bright twenty-something daughters, and a seemingly perfect marriage. But when Ben dies suddenly, she discovers that her perfect lawyer-husband has left them nearly penniless. As Georgia scrambles to support the family, she and her daughters plumb for the grit required to reinvent their lives, and Georgia even finds that new love is possible in the land of Spanx. Inspiring, funny, and deeply satisfying, The Widow Waltz is a compulsively readable tale of forgiveness, healing, and the bonds between mothers and daughters.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Dads & Daughters
Author: Jack CanfieldPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1611591694
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Dads & Daughters celebrates the special bond between fathers and daughters. Daughters and wives will find this book a wonderful way to express their appreciation to their fathers and husbands. The day a girl is born, she starts a special relationship with her father. It doesn’t matter her age -- she will always be his little girl. This wide-ranging exploration of the relationship between fathers and daughters will warm the hearts of daughters, fathers, and grandfathers, with our 101 favorite stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul’s library, celebrating the special bond between fathers and daughters as they move through all of life’s different phases.
Waltzburg: a tale
Author: WaltzburgVision
Author: CHILDREN’S TALES AND PLAYS
Author: Kerry Susan DrakePublisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1524520691
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
In these childrens stories and plays, starting with Mr. Redgum and Miss Eucalyptus, read about the flora and fauna of Australia and the native threat fire is to the natural environment that Kimberley Kookaburra, Kingsley Kangaroo, Wally Wombat, Candy Koala, and Baby Joylene live in. Timberlinathe Elephant is an adventure story about when a circus elephant takes Ozwald, Peter, Jennifer, and Clarissa to Africa, Tomorrowland, Toyland with Father Christmas, and a fantasy world. King of the Land of Kurralongawigglybell! is a pantomime about the misadventure of a villain who puts a spell on the village people of Kurralongawigglybell to stop the celebration of Christmas. But a handsome Prince Edward, who recruits the help of the Wizard of AZ and Bugsy Malone to capture the villain and break the spell by singing Jingle Bells, will marry a princess for his reward. Dinosaur in My Backyard is a short play about the believable appearance of a dinosaur in Mark Phillipss backyard where he found a fossil. His school teacher thinks it is unbelievable, but that afternoon, when Dr. Seux and Marks parents discuss a television interview, Dudley the Dinosaur appears and tells them he is from the planet of Palientology.
Choose to Dance
Author: Penny MonettiPublisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1604773235
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Get ready Moms and Pre-teen Daughters! Fleeting time together transforms into life-long memories as you Choose to Dance, or spend time, with Gods miraculous blessing each other. Choose To Dance opens up sensitive topics like a floodgate. Slow-flowing mother/daughter dialogue cascades into Niagara-sized conversations. Through heartwarming stories, memory-making projects, and relationship bonding exercises, moms discover their daughters true feelings and self-perception. Pre-teens realize moms dont live on an alien planet but have experienced similar temptations and challenges. Daughters are encouraged to choose a godly stance on tough issues such as peer-pressure, purity, and self-image before they face real-life situations. Then, when moral choices do arise, daughters are prepared to uphold their pre-determined Christian values. Choose To Dances fun, interactive website connects readers together to exchange creative ideas, unique experiences, and common challenges. Life is too short to sit this one out. Choose To Dance today.