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Author: Becky Coke Publisher: Trafford Publishing ISBN: 1466978104 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 235
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His Fist, My Face, My Pillow is a true story of Becky's life in Jamaica and the struggles, abuse, and hurt she had to endure from the very people who vowed to love and protect her. The disappointments and hurt Becky endured are what some psychologist might phrase as "survival of the fittest." She lost both parents at an early age and had to live with her grandmother. Living an adult life for Becky began after that. She spent time on and off the streets. She was forced to marry at an early age and was physically abuse by her husband. She was almost raped by family members who were old enough to be her father. She was, however, given a second chance when she met a man that introduced her to opportunities.
Author: Becky Coke Publisher: Trafford Publishing ISBN: 1466978104 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 235
Book Description
His Fist, My Face, My Pillow is a true story of Becky's life in Jamaica and the struggles, abuse, and hurt she had to endure from the very people who vowed to love and protect her. The disappointments and hurt Becky endured are what some psychologist might phrase as "survival of the fittest." She lost both parents at an early age and had to live with her grandmother. Living an adult life for Becky began after that. She spent time on and off the streets. She was forced to marry at an early age and was physically abuse by her husband. She was almost raped by family members who were old enough to be her father. She was, however, given a second chance when she met a man that introduced her to opportunities.
Author: Maryse Meijer Publisher: Catapult ISBN: 1948226022 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 128
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"Artfully explores themes of pain, desire, and the meeting place of the two, for a surreal, fairytale–esque accounting of what happens when we go to the darkest places within ourselves, and within others.” —NYLON Part fairy tale, part horror story, Northwood is a genre–breaking novella told in short, brilliant, beautifully strange passages. The narrator, a young woman, has fled to the forest to pursue her artwork in isolation. While there, she falls in love with a married man she meets at a country dance. The man is violent, their affair even more so. As she struggles to free herself, she questions the difference between desire and obsession—and the brutal nature of intimacy. Packaged with a cover and end papers by famed English artist Rufus Newell and inventive, white–on–black text treatments by award–winning designer Jonathan Yamakami, Northwood is a work of art as well as a literary marvel.
Author: Safiya Sinclair Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1982132353 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 352
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National Book Critics Circle Award Winner A New York Times Notable Book A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick! A Best Book of 2023 by the New York Times, Time, The Washington Post, Vulture, Shelf Awareness, Goodreads, Esquire, The Atlantic, NPR, and Barack Obama With echoes of Educated and Born a Crime, How to Say Babylon is the stunning story of the author’s struggle to break free of her rigid Rastafarian upbringing, ruled by her father’s strict patriarchal views and repressive control of her childhood, to find her own voice as a woman and poet. Throughout her childhood, Safiya Sinclair’s father, a volatile reggae musician and militant adherent to a strict sect of Rastafari, became obsessed with her purity, in particular, with the threat of what Rastas call Babylon, the immoral and corrupting influences of the Western world outside their home. He worried that womanhood would make Safiya and her sisters morally weak and impure, and believed a woman’s highest virtue was her obedience. In an effort to keep Babylon outside the gate, he forbade almost everything. In place of pants, the women in her family were made to wear long skirts and dresses to cover their arms and legs, head wraps to cover their hair, no make-up, no jewelry, no opinions, no friends. Safiya’s mother, while loyal to her father, nonetheless gave Safiya and her siblings the gift of books, including poetry, to which Safiya latched on for dear life. And as Safiya watched her mother struggle voicelessly for years under housework and the rigidity of her father’s beliefs, she increasingly used her education as a sharp tool with which to find her voice and break free. Inevitably, with her rebellion comes clashes with her father, whose rage and paranoia explodes in increasing violence. As Safiya’s voice grows, lyrically and poetically, a collision course is set between them. How to Say Babylon is Sinclair’s reckoning with the culture that initially nourished but ultimately sought to silence her; it is her reckoning with patriarchy and tradition, and the legacy of colonialism in Jamaica. Rich in lyricism and language only a poet could evoke, How to Say Babylon is both a universal story of a woman finding her own power and a unique glimpse into a rarefied world we may know how to name, Rastafari, but one we know little about.
Author: Kendra Moreno Publisher: Kendra Moreno ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 404
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Kate has always been a city girl. The city is all she knows, and she’s fine with that until an ex-boyfriend knocks on her door and destroys all her carefully made plans. Now, she has no choice but to run and get as far away from the city as possible. Head west. Move fast. She doesn’t stop until she finds herself in the mountains of Wyoming. Answering an ad looking for help on a ranch should have been a silly idea, but Kate’s never been afraid of hard work and she likes animals. Besides, no one should find her out in the middle of nowhere. Steele Mountain Ranch is safe and exactly what she’s looking for, or so she thinks. Dakota Steele, the namesake of the ranch. Wiley Carter, the horse wrangler. Levi James, the lead cowhand. Each of them is as unpredictable as the Wyoming weather. But not everything is as safe as it seems out in the mountains. Kate may have run from a murder of crows only to find herself in a rattlesnake nest, and everyone knows a rattlesnake bite can be deadly. The past is coming for Kate. She can’t run forever, but Steele Mountain won’t let her go without a fight. Out here, they don’t call 911. Come and take her. **Barbed Wire Hearts is a full-length dark WhyChoose stand-alone novel. Get ready to enter your dark cowboy romance era! Recommended 18+ due to mature language, adult situations, and sensitive content. Check the trigger warnings.**
Author: Heather Lynn Publisher: FriesenPress ISBN: 1525541692 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 588
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Charlotte Harper’s life isn’t going as she expected. She had to change her course of studies, her ex-boyfriend has hooked up with her best friend, and she misses her mother desperately since her passing. Searching for meaning and direction, she pours herself into her family history, researching her roots. When she learns of a possible ancestor named Elizabeth from the early nineteenth century, who was hung for the crime of witchcraft, she is determined to try to save her fate. Charlotte explores the strength of her Wiccan beliefs and the powers within her stones, preparing a spell to transport herself back in time nearly two centuries. She arrives at a small, sleepy town on the shore of Owasco Lake, New York. Intending to stay just long enough to save her ancestor, she creates a cover story and attempts to fit in, but after waiting for weeks with no word of Elizabeth, she immerses herself in the community. She works in the General Store to earn her keep and uses her knowledge of herbs and medicine to help those in need. She soon forms strong bonds with those around her, finding herself drawn into the simple and fulfilling life of a bygone era, and even falls in love—more deeply than she ever thought possible. As the deadline of the execution nears, visions of the future begin to plague her and those around her. Can she truly save Elizabeth and undo what happened almost two centuries ago? With two lives on the line, she knows she must face the consequences of meddling with time, even if it costs her everything.
Author: Leah Omar Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc. ISBN: 1649524730 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 240
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Kate Malone has her life mapped out. After graduating with her master's degree, she plans to marry her high-school sweetheart and settle down in the same comfortable town where she's lived her whole life. But when a betrayal shatters her dreams of the future, Kate's father convinces her to volunteer for a few months as a midwife at a rural hospital in Tanzania. Heartbroken and unsure of who she is and what she wants, Kate is braced to wait out the four-month commitment on the other side of the world in misery. Instead, she finds friendship, meaningful work, and a growing attraction to Dr. Andrew-the talented, kind, and impossibly handsome physician she works under. Drawn together by an immediate and undeniable chemistry, Kate and Andrew's flirtation soon develops into something more until Kate's two worlds collide unexpectedly. Suddenly forced to confront race issues and the sacrifices she's made to please others at the expense of her own happiness, Kate must make an impossible choice. Can she finally find the courage to be the star of her own life?
Author: G Jullie FRK Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1524677337 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 468
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In the north of Redbree, in a peasant-infested kingdom, Eliza, a young, unpredictable girl, quickly infuriated lives. She visualizes the day she can escape the firm grasp of her loathsome parents, wondering what it would feel like to run through the free lands hand in hand with her brothers. Her dream comes true, when she hears the weak voice of a prince she knows to be long dead.
Author: the late N. N. Ladygina-Kohts Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 9780199770793 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 312
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This edition presents the first complete English translation of N.N. Ladygina-Kohts' journal chronicling her pioneering work with the chimpanzee, Joni. The journal entries describe and compare the instincts, emotions, play, and habits of her son Rudy and Joni as each develops. First published in Moscow in 1935 as a memoir in the Darwin Museum Series, this edition has 120 photographs, 46 drawings and an introduction by Allen and Beatrix Gardner of the Center for Advanced Study at the University of Nevada, as well as a Foreword and an Afterword by Lisa A. Parr, Signe Preuschoft, and Frans B. M. de Waal of the Living Links Center at Emory University.
Author: Eva Bielby Publisher: Joyster Publishing ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 346
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Everything we do in life always has a price! Well-spoken, intelligent and beautiful, Helen Pawson has lived a privileged life. Her parents have made sure she wants for nothing. She’s attended the best private schools and has learned to appreciate the finer things in life. In her mind, she has everything she needs at her fingertips. Her father’s unexpected illness soon turns Helen’s world topsy-turvy. To make matters worse, she experiences a betrayal that will last a lifetime. Determined to overcome the mental illness she fights, she dives head-first into a decision that will change her life forever. The trials and tribulations of marriage leave her wanting more from the life she leads. Displeased and tired of her husband’s dark secrets, Helen sets out on a journey of self-discovery, one that leads her straight into the arms of dashing lawyer, Simon. Startled by the fact she enjoys carnal pleasures in more ways than one, Helen agrees to Simon’s subtle demands. In doing so, he opens her eyes to the dark and gritty world of being a call girl. A world she soon begins to crave. The secrets of Helen’s past follow her at every turn. If she’s to succeed in making something of herself, she’ll need to confront each of her ghosts. Will she be able to set all wrongs to right before it’s too late? Or will her new hunger for more end up swallowing her in the process? The Hurt is the first novel in The Hurt trilogy
Author: Becky Coke
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Author: Maryse Meijer
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Author: Kendra Moreno
Author: Heather Lynn
Author: Leah Omar
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Author: Eva Bielby