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Author: Susan A. Jennings Publisher: ISBN: 9781987985597 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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It's 1913 and times are changing, but not fast enough for naïve, nineteen-year-old Anna as she dares toseek adventurous independence. Inspired by her globe-trotting uncle and his gift of a blue pendant fromIndia, Anna begins her exciting new life as a clerk at the prestigious Sackville Hotel, Bexhill-on-Sea.Reality hits hard and she is thwarted by the love of two beaus, challenged by charm and trickery, bulliedby perverted Mr. Pickles, and revered by the fearsome and wealthy Lady Thornton. The Great Warbrings sadness, but Anna's dream pivots on the edge of success. But an ocean adventure to Canada isless than fulfilling. The life she yearns for is once again at her fingertips until it is ripped away and she isforced to succumb to a life she hates. Disheartened, Anna runs back to her roots. Death anddisappointment prompt her to search for a lost love buried deep within Chicago's secrets. Time isrunning out. Can a tired and despondent Anna find the strength to finally follow her dreams?
Author: Susan A. Jennings Publisher: ISBN: 9781987985597 Category : Languages : en Pages :
Book Description
It's 1913 and times are changing, but not fast enough for naïve, nineteen-year-old Anna as she dares toseek adventurous independence. Inspired by her globe-trotting uncle and his gift of a blue pendant fromIndia, Anna begins her exciting new life as a clerk at the prestigious Sackville Hotel, Bexhill-on-Sea.Reality hits hard and she is thwarted by the love of two beaus, challenged by charm and trickery, bulliedby perverted Mr. Pickles, and revered by the fearsome and wealthy Lady Thornton. The Great Warbrings sadness, but Anna's dream pivots on the edge of success. But an ocean adventure to Canada isless than fulfilling. The life she yearns for is once again at her fingertips until it is ripped away and she isforced to succumb to a life she hates. Disheartened, Anna runs back to her roots. Death anddisappointment prompt her to search for a lost love buried deep within Chicago's secrets. Time isrunning out. Can a tired and despondent Anna find the strength to finally follow her dreams?
Author: Susan a Jennings Publisher: Saraka Inprint ISBN: 9781989553169 Category : Languages : en Pages : 474
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She dared to seek independence and travel the world. But she wasn't prepared to pay the price... Sussex, England, 1913. Nineteen-year-old Anna Neale longs for an independent life full of adventure. Refusing her father's wishes to marry his chosen suitor, she convinces him to allow her to take a receptionist position at a prestigious seaside hotel. But her beautiful plan soon turns ugly when the inn's lascivious manager assaults her. While struggling to recover from the brutal attack, she's charmed into a heartbreaking love triangle with a kind-hearted chef and a handsome rake. Eventually choosing a husband and migrating to Canada, Anna leaves her career behind hoping for the excitement she's always craved. But when they are utterly ruined by the Great Depression, her frustrations with unfulfilled hopes lead her to uproot her family and return to England. Will Anna survive more hardship to finally find the life of her dreams?
Author: Susan A. Jennings Publisher: ISBN: 9781987985603 Category : Languages : en Pages : 542
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It's 1913 and times are changing, but not fast enough for naIve, nineteen-year-old Anna as she dares to seek adventurous independence. Inspired by her globe-trotting uncle and his gift of a blue pendant from India, Anna begins her exciting new life as a clerk at the prestigious Sackville Hotel, Bexhill-on-Sea. Reality hits hard and she is thwarted by the love of two beaus, challenged by charm and trickery, bullied by perverted Mr. Pickles, and revered by the fearsome and wealthy Lady Thornton. The Great War brings sadness, but Anna's dream pivots on the edge of success. But an ocean adventure to Canada is less than fulfilling. The life she yearns for is once again at her fingertips until it is ripped away and she is forced to succumb to a life she hates. Disheartened, Anna runs back to her roots. Death and disappointment prompt her to search for a lost love buried deep within Chicago's secrets. Time is running out. Can a tired and despondent Anna find the strength to finally follow her dreams?
Author: Sally Gardner Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1440637946 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 416
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A mysterious gypsy boy, Yann Margoza, and his guardian, a dwarf, work for the magician Topolain in 1789. On the night of Topolain's death, Yann's life truly begins. That's when he meets Sido, an heiress with a horrible father. An attachment is born that will determine both their paths. Revolution is afoot in France, and Sido is being used as a pawn. Only Yann will dare to rescue her from a fearful villain named Count Kalliovski. It will take all of Yann's newly discovered talent to unravel the mysteries of Sido's past and his own and to fight the devilish count.
Author: Kate Furnivall Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0698196333 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 433
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The New York Times bestselling author of The Russian Concubine returns with a stunning new novel set in Mussolini’s Italy. Isabella Berotti is an architect, helping to create showpieces that will reflect the glory of her country’s Fascist leaders. She is not a deeply political sort, but designing these buildings of grandiose beauty helps her forget about the pain she’s felt since her husband was murdered years ago. One of her greatest accomplishments is the clock tower in the town of Bellina, outside Rome. But as she is admiring it one day, a woman approaches her, asking her to watch her ten-year-old daughter. Minutes later, to Isabella’s horror, the woman leaps to her death from that very clock tower. There are photos of the woman right after the suicide, taken by Roberto Falco. A propaganda photographer for Il Duce, he is expected to show his nation in the most flattering light. But what Roberto and Isabella have seen reflects a more brutal reality, and in a place where everyone is watching and friends turn on friends to save themselves, their decision to take a closer look may be a dangerous mistake.
Author: Alexander Lee Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 0385536607 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 595
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A fascinating and counterintuitive portrait of the sordid, hidden world behind the dazzling artwork of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, and more Renowned as a period of cultural rebirth and artistic innovation, the Renaissance is cloaked in a unique aura of beauty and brilliance. Its very name conjures up awe-inspiring images of an age of lofty ideals in which life imitated the fantastic artworks for which it has become famous. But behind the vast explosion of new art and culture lurked a seamy, vicious world of power politics, perversity, and corruption that has more in common with the present day than anyone dares to admit. In this lively and meticulously researched portrait, Renaissance scholar Alexander Lee illuminates the dark and titillating contradictions that were hidden beneath the surface of the period’s best-known artworks. Rife with tales of scheming bankers, greedy politicians, sex-crazed priests, bloody rivalries, vicious intolerance, rampant disease, and lives of extravagance and excess, this gripping exploration of the underbelly of Renaissance Italy shows that, far from being the product of high-minded ideals, the sublime monuments of the Renaissance were created by flawed and tormented artists who lived in an ever-expanding world of inequality, dark sexuality, bigotry, and hatred. The Ugly Renaissance is a delightfully debauched journey through the surprising contradictions of Italy’s past and shows that were it not for the profusion of depravity and degradation, history’s greatest masterpieces might never have come into being.
Author: James Tipton Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0061873845 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 532
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A privileged young woman finds romance with the English poet William Wordsworth and adventure amid the French Revolution in this debut historical novel. Born into a world of wealth and pleasure, Annette Vallon enjoys the privileges of aristocracy, but a burning curiosity and headstrong independence set her apart from other women of her class. Spoiled by the novels of Rousseau, she refuses to be married unless it is for passion. Her stubborn devotion to her romantic principles bears the sweetest fruit when William Wordsworth, a young English poet, enters her life. She will be his mistress, his muse, his obsession. But theirs is a love that will test Annette in unexpected ways, bringing great joy and gravest peril in a dark time of chaos, upheaval, and death. Set amid the terror and excitement of the French Revolution, Annette Vallon is an enthralling and evocative tale that captures the courageous spirit of a remarkable woman who, for too long, has been relegated to the shadows of history.
Author: Susanne Dunlap Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1599907976 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 347
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Amid the glitter and glamour of musical and court life in 18th century Vienna, fifteen-year-old Theresa Maria Shurman is trying to solve a brutal mystery. Who killed her father, an acclaimed violinist, and stole his valuable Amati violin? When Haydn himself offers her a position as his assistant, it gives Theresa access to life in the palace-and to a world of deceit. Theresa uncovers blackmail and extortion even as she discovers courage and honor in unexpected places: from a Gypsy camp on the banks of the Danube, to the rarefied life of the imperial family. And she feels the stirrings of a first, tentative love for someone who is as deeply involved in the mystery as she is.
Author: Susan A. Jennings
Author: Susan A. Jennings
Author: Susan a Jennings
Author: Susan A. Jennings
Author: Susan Jennings
Author: Sally Gardner
Author: Kate Furnivall
Author: Alexander Lee
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Author: James Tipton
Author: Susanne Dunlap