Author: Chick O'Brien
Publisher: America Star Books
ISBN: 145606231X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Deirdre: A Woman from Clare is a historical romance wrapped around a mystery. It explores the many loves we enjoy: lustful love between man and woman, trusting love with parent and child, brothers, sisters and family. It explores our strong love for the land and place of our birth. There are many common threads between the British Empire of the early twentieth century and our own U.S. government at the beginning of this new twenty-first century. Set in 1915 while Europe is aflame with war, and Irish rebellion close at hand, Jay and Deirdre meet on a train in Russia and fall in love. She disappears in Paris and Jay, frantic to find her, enlists the aid of MacGregor, his father’s best friend. Is she really a member of the secret Irish Republican Brotherhood? The sinking of the Lusitania adds a twist and Jay goes to Ireland to find his father and Deirdre.
Deirdre: A Woman from Clare
Author: Chick O'Brien
Publisher: America Star Books
ISBN: 145606231X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Deirdre: A Woman from Clare is a historical romance wrapped around a mystery. It explores the many loves we enjoy: lustful love between man and woman, trusting love with parent and child, brothers, sisters and family. It explores our strong love for the land and place of our birth. There are many common threads between the British Empire of the early twentieth century and our own U.S. government at the beginning of this new twenty-first century. Set in 1915 while Europe is aflame with war, and Irish rebellion close at hand, Jay and Deirdre meet on a train in Russia and fall in love. She disappears in Paris and Jay, frantic to find her, enlists the aid of MacGregor, his father’s best friend. Is she really a member of the secret Irish Republican Brotherhood? The sinking of the Lusitania adds a twist and Jay goes to Ireland to find his father and Deirdre.
Publisher: America Star Books
ISBN: 145606231X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Deirdre: A Woman from Clare is a historical romance wrapped around a mystery. It explores the many loves we enjoy: lustful love between man and woman, trusting love with parent and child, brothers, sisters and family. It explores our strong love for the land and place of our birth. There are many common threads between the British Empire of the early twentieth century and our own U.S. government at the beginning of this new twenty-first century. Set in 1915 while Europe is aflame with war, and Irish rebellion close at hand, Jay and Deirdre meet on a train in Russia and fall in love. She disappears in Paris and Jay, frantic to find her, enlists the aid of MacGregor, his father’s best friend. Is she really a member of the secret Irish Republican Brotherhood? The sinking of the Lusitania adds a twist and Jay goes to Ireland to find his father and Deirdre.
Deirdre: A Woman from Clare: (Special Christmas Edition)
Author: Chick O'Brien
Publisher: America Star Books
ISBN: 9781682293683
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Deirdre: A Woman from Clare is a historical romance wrapped around a mystery. It explores the many loves we enjoy: lustful love between man and woman, trusting love with parent and child, brothers, sisters and family. It explores our strong love for the land and place of our birth. There are many common treads between the British Empire of the early twentieth century and our own U.S. government at the beginning of this new twenty-first century. Set in 1915 while Europe is aflame with war, and Irish rebellion close at hand, Jay and Deirdre meet on a train in Russia and fall in love. She disappears in Paris and Jay, frantic to find her, enlists the aid of MacGregor, his father's best friend. Is she really a member of the secret Irish Republican Brotherhood? The sinking of the Lusitania adds a twist and Jay goes to Ireland to find his father and Deirdre. Chick O'Brien from Flushing, New York, has a lifelong interest in history, politics and all things Irish, including songs, stories, myths, the people and the land itself. His writings include articles, short stories, plays and a novel. He and his wife, Grace, packed up their four children and moved to Ireland. They settled in Cork County, which became the setting for this story. Today they live in Orlando, Florida, and supply artificial foliage to the theme park industry.
Publisher: America Star Books
ISBN: 9781682293683
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Deirdre: A Woman from Clare is a historical romance wrapped around a mystery. It explores the many loves we enjoy: lustful love between man and woman, trusting love with parent and child, brothers, sisters and family. It explores our strong love for the land and place of our birth. There are many common treads between the British Empire of the early twentieth century and our own U.S. government at the beginning of this new twenty-first century. Set in 1915 while Europe is aflame with war, and Irish rebellion close at hand, Jay and Deirdre meet on a train in Russia and fall in love. She disappears in Paris and Jay, frantic to find her, enlists the aid of MacGregor, his father's best friend. Is she really a member of the secret Irish Republican Brotherhood? The sinking of the Lusitania adds a twist and Jay goes to Ireland to find his father and Deirdre. Chick O'Brien from Flushing, New York, has a lifelong interest in history, politics and all things Irish, including songs, stories, myths, the people and the land itself. His writings include articles, short stories, plays and a novel. He and his wife, Grace, packed up their four children and moved to Ireland. They settled in Cork County, which became the setting for this story. Today they live in Orlando, Florida, and supply artificial foliage to the theme park industry.
Social Q's
Author: Philip Galanes
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 145160579X
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
A series of whimsical essays by the New York Times "Social Q's" columnist provides modern advice on navigating today's murky moral waters, sharing recommendations for such everyday situations as texting on the bus to splitting a dinner check.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 145160579X
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
A series of whimsical essays by the New York Times "Social Q's" columnist provides modern advice on navigating today's murky moral waters, sharing recommendations for such everyday situations as texting on the bus to splitting a dinner check.
Christmas Romance Galore!
Author: Clare Lydon
Publisher: Custard Books
ISBN: 1912019221
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 725
Book Description
Love Christmas? Love romance? Get three festive novels in one glittery boxset! If you love laugh-out-loud, snowy and heartwarming rom-coms, Christmas Romance Galore! is the ultimate holiday boxset for you. This festive collection brings together three best-selling sapphic novels: All I Want For Christmas, Christmas In Mistletoe and The Christmas Catch, each one a sparkling snow globe of British wit, smoochy romance, and holiday cheer. Set against a backdrop of picturesque winter wonderlands, these stories weave the excitement of the season with the thrill of unexpected love. From serendipitous encounters under the mistletoe, to heart-fluttering moments by the fireside, read along as our heroines gulp mulled wine, inhale mince pies, and succumb to the magic of Christmas romance. This holiday season, wrap yourself up with three of Clare Lydon’s funniest books, guaranteed to drop you head-first into a vat of Christmas spirit. If you love friends falling in love, riotous road trips, lashings of snow and all the festive feels, you’ll fall head over heels for this boxset!
Publisher: Custard Books
ISBN: 1912019221
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 725
Book Description
Love Christmas? Love romance? Get three festive novels in one glittery boxset! If you love laugh-out-loud, snowy and heartwarming rom-coms, Christmas Romance Galore! is the ultimate holiday boxset for you. This festive collection brings together three best-selling sapphic novels: All I Want For Christmas, Christmas In Mistletoe and The Christmas Catch, each one a sparkling snow globe of British wit, smoochy romance, and holiday cheer. Set against a backdrop of picturesque winter wonderlands, these stories weave the excitement of the season with the thrill of unexpected love. From serendipitous encounters under the mistletoe, to heart-fluttering moments by the fireside, read along as our heroines gulp mulled wine, inhale mince pies, and succumb to the magic of Christmas romance. This holiday season, wrap yourself up with three of Clare Lydon’s funniest books, guaranteed to drop you head-first into a vat of Christmas spirit. If you love friends falling in love, riotous road trips, lashings of snow and all the festive feels, you’ll fall head over heels for this boxset!
Eugenia
Author: Clare Darcy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780708815021
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780708815021
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Regiment of Women
Author: Winnifred Ashton
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
ISBN: 1513298488
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Regiment of Women (1917) is a novel by Winifred Ashton. Written using the pseudonym Clemence Dane, Regiment of Women was Ashton’s debut novel and a turning point in her career. Deriving its title from an anti-feminist polemic written by 16th century minister John Knox, Ashton’s novel depicts a doomed romance between two intelligent, strong-willed women living in Edwardian England. Recognized as a pioneering work of lesbian literature, Regiment of Women would inspire famed novelist Radclyffe Hall to write her groundbreaking novel The Well of Loneliness (1928). Early on in her days as a teacher at a prestigious private school for girls, Alwynne Durand, a young woman new to the profession, is made aware of the lofty status of Clare Hartill, a popular teacher among the schoolgirls. Primed to take over as headmistress, Hartill has a reputation as a strict instructor who pushes her students to the limit of their abilities, often resulting in their adoration and respect. Soon, Alwynne and Clare become close friends, frequently visiting one another outside of school—much to the dismay of Alwynne’s aunt and legal guardian Elsbeth. As their relationship grows more and more romantic, Alwynne begins spending most of her spare time at Clare’s flat, leading her aunt to devise a scheme to drive them apart. When an unrelated tragedy occurs at the school, a change in Clare’s demeanor threatens her relationship with Alwynne, who finds her companion growing increasingly harsh and distant. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Winifred Ashton’s Regiment of Women is a classic work of British literature reimagined for modern readers.
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
ISBN: 1513298488
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Regiment of Women (1917) is a novel by Winifred Ashton. Written using the pseudonym Clemence Dane, Regiment of Women was Ashton’s debut novel and a turning point in her career. Deriving its title from an anti-feminist polemic written by 16th century minister John Knox, Ashton’s novel depicts a doomed romance between two intelligent, strong-willed women living in Edwardian England. Recognized as a pioneering work of lesbian literature, Regiment of Women would inspire famed novelist Radclyffe Hall to write her groundbreaking novel The Well of Loneliness (1928). Early on in her days as a teacher at a prestigious private school for girls, Alwynne Durand, a young woman new to the profession, is made aware of the lofty status of Clare Hartill, a popular teacher among the schoolgirls. Primed to take over as headmistress, Hartill has a reputation as a strict instructor who pushes her students to the limit of their abilities, often resulting in their adoration and respect. Soon, Alwynne and Clare become close friends, frequently visiting one another outside of school—much to the dismay of Alwynne’s aunt and legal guardian Elsbeth. As their relationship grows more and more romantic, Alwynne begins spending most of her spare time at Clare’s flat, leading her aunt to devise a scheme to drive them apart. When an unrelated tragedy occurs at the school, a change in Clare’s demeanor threatens her relationship with Alwynne, who finds her companion growing increasingly harsh and distant. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Winifred Ashton’s Regiment of Women is a classic work of British literature reimagined for modern readers.
Grace in Winter
Author: Deirdre Purcell
Publisher: Hachette Books Ireland
ISBN: 1473699932
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
'Thought-provoking, absorbing, superbly written ... Deirdre Purcell at her best' Patricia Scanlan A winter cruise sounds like a dream come true. But this gift from Grace's ex-husband is less a selfless act and more an effort to keep their highly destructive daughter Leonie away from his new family over the Christmas season. Despite her reservations, Grace accepts, hoping that a change of scene will be a good thing for herself and Leonie. Though what she really longs for is some time alone, away from her responsibilities as a mother and carer. Their cruise holiday has barely begin when Leonie's beauty attracts the attention of Ben, a fellow passenger. But as Ben does his best to get to know Leonie, Grace finds herself developing an unexpected bond with the young novelist, one which awakens feelings in her that she had thought buried forever. Then, it's discovered that Leonie has gone missing -- and what happens next will change the course of Grace's life...
Publisher: Hachette Books Ireland
ISBN: 1473699932
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
'Thought-provoking, absorbing, superbly written ... Deirdre Purcell at her best' Patricia Scanlan A winter cruise sounds like a dream come true. But this gift from Grace's ex-husband is less a selfless act and more an effort to keep their highly destructive daughter Leonie away from his new family over the Christmas season. Despite her reservations, Grace accepts, hoping that a change of scene will be a good thing for herself and Leonie. Though what she really longs for is some time alone, away from her responsibilities as a mother and carer. Their cruise holiday has barely begin when Leonie's beauty attracts the attention of Ben, a fellow passenger. But as Ben does his best to get to know Leonie, Grace finds herself developing an unexpected bond with the young novelist, one which awakens feelings in her that she had thought buried forever. Then, it's discovered that Leonie has gone missing -- and what happens next will change the course of Grace's life...
Modernist Women Writers and American Social Engagement
Author: Jody Cardinal
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1498582915
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Modernist Women Writers and American Social Engagement explores the role of social and political engagement by women writers in the development of American modernism. Examining a diverse array of genres by both canonical modernists and underrepresented writers, this collection uncovers an obscured strain of modernist activism. Each chapter provides a detailed cultural and literary analysis, revealing the ways in which modernists’ politically and socially engaged interventions shaped their writing. Considering issues such as working class women’s advocacy, educational reform, political radicalism, and the global implications for American literary production, this book examines the complexity of the relationship between creating art and fostering social change. Ultimately, this collection redefines the parameters of modernism while also broadening the conception of social engagement to include both readily acknowledged social movements as well as less recognizable forms of advocacy for social change.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1498582915
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Modernist Women Writers and American Social Engagement explores the role of social and political engagement by women writers in the development of American modernism. Examining a diverse array of genres by both canonical modernists and underrepresented writers, this collection uncovers an obscured strain of modernist activism. Each chapter provides a detailed cultural and literary analysis, revealing the ways in which modernists’ politically and socially engaged interventions shaped their writing. Considering issues such as working class women’s advocacy, educational reform, political radicalism, and the global implications for American literary production, this book examines the complexity of the relationship between creating art and fostering social change. Ultimately, this collection redefines the parameters of modernism while also broadening the conception of social engagement to include both readily acknowledged social movements as well as less recognizable forms of advocacy for social change.
Regiment of Women
Author: Clemence Dane
Publisher: Modern Library
ISBN: 0593244060
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Obsessive friendships lead to tragedy in this early-twentieth-century novel about a charismatic schoolmistress, a naïve new teacher, and an impressionable student—with an afterword by Melissa Broder, author of Milk Fed and The Pisces. Clare Hartill is a brilliant, commanding educator at a private all-girls boarding school: the undisputed queen of her own small kingdom. But her tightly controlled world is disrupted when she meets Alwynne Durand, a nineteen-year-old teacher with no formal training. Alwynne's innocence and openness endear her to the secretive Clare. Alwynne is drawn to Clare's intelligence and sophistication. The two women fall headlong into an all-consuming friendship and begin planning a life together. But their relationship is tested when an exceptionally gifted student named Louise enters their orbit. Louise will do anything to win Clare's approval. Meanwhile, Clare's jealous and manipulative nature slowly pulls Alwynne away from her friends, her students, and her family—anyone, in fact, who is not Clare Hartill. Written in the early twentieth century by Winifred Ashton (under the pseudonym Clemence Dane), Regiment of Women is a complex tale of love and power that asks: How well do we truly see the people we love? And what are we willing to sacrifice for them? The Modern Library Torchbearers series features women who wrote on their own terms, with boldness, creativity, and a spirit of resistance.
Publisher: Modern Library
ISBN: 0593244060
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Obsessive friendships lead to tragedy in this early-twentieth-century novel about a charismatic schoolmistress, a naïve new teacher, and an impressionable student—with an afterword by Melissa Broder, author of Milk Fed and The Pisces. Clare Hartill is a brilliant, commanding educator at a private all-girls boarding school: the undisputed queen of her own small kingdom. But her tightly controlled world is disrupted when she meets Alwynne Durand, a nineteen-year-old teacher with no formal training. Alwynne's innocence and openness endear her to the secretive Clare. Alwynne is drawn to Clare's intelligence and sophistication. The two women fall headlong into an all-consuming friendship and begin planning a life together. But their relationship is tested when an exceptionally gifted student named Louise enters their orbit. Louise will do anything to win Clare's approval. Meanwhile, Clare's jealous and manipulative nature slowly pulls Alwynne away from her friends, her students, and her family—anyone, in fact, who is not Clare Hartill. Written in the early twentieth century by Winifred Ashton (under the pseudonym Clemence Dane), Regiment of Women is a complex tale of love and power that asks: How well do we truly see the people we love? And what are we willing to sacrifice for them? The Modern Library Torchbearers series features women who wrote on their own terms, with boldness, creativity, and a spirit of resistance.
Bessborough
Author: Deirdre Finnerty
Publisher: Hachette Books Ireland
ISBN: 9781529340396
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
'I read Bessborough in one sitting, veering from fury to devastation within a matter of pages. A vitally important book.' Louise O'Neill 'A powerfully important book that demands to be read' Irish Examiner For over seventy years, Bessborough House, a grand country mansion on the outskirts of Cork city, operated as one of Ireland's biggest mother and baby institutions. Women and girls who walked up its stone steps were warned never to reveal their true identities and gave birth to babies they would not be allowed to keep. In Bessborough: Three Women. Three Decades. Three Stories of Courage, a trio of remarkable women confined there in the 60s, 70s and 80s, tell their truths. Their vivid accounts take us right inside the walls of the secretive institution and give us a deep insight into how their experiences impacted their lives afterwards. The result is a stark portrait of a system that split families apart -- and a moving account of love, loss and reconnection.
Publisher: Hachette Books Ireland
ISBN: 9781529340396
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
'I read Bessborough in one sitting, veering from fury to devastation within a matter of pages. A vitally important book.' Louise O'Neill 'A powerfully important book that demands to be read' Irish Examiner For over seventy years, Bessborough House, a grand country mansion on the outskirts of Cork city, operated as one of Ireland's biggest mother and baby institutions. Women and girls who walked up its stone steps were warned never to reveal their true identities and gave birth to babies they would not be allowed to keep. In Bessborough: Three Women. Three Decades. Three Stories of Courage, a trio of remarkable women confined there in the 60s, 70s and 80s, tell their truths. Their vivid accounts take us right inside the walls of the secretive institution and give us a deep insight into how their experiences impacted their lives afterwards. The result is a stark portrait of a system that split families apart -- and a moving account of love, loss and reconnection.