Author: Carla Stewart
Publisher: FaithWords
ISBN: 1455549967
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
For Nell Marchwold, bliss is seeing the transformation when someone gets a glimpse in the mirror while wearing one of her creations and feels beautiful. Nell has always strived to create hats that bring out a woman's best qualities. She knows she's fortunate to have landed a job as an apprentice designer at the prominent Oscar Fields Millinery in New York City. Yet when Nell's fresh designs begin to catch on, her boss holds her back from the limelight, claiming the stutter she's had since childhood reflects poorly on her and his salon. But it seems Nell's gift won't be hidden by Oscar's efforts. Soon an up-and-coming fashion designer is seeking her out as a partner of his 1922 collection. The publicity leads to an opportunity for Nell to make hats in London for a royal wedding. There, she sees her childhood friend, Quentin, and an unexpected spark kindles between them. But thanks to her success, Oscar is determined to keep her. As her heart tugs in two directions, Nell must decide what she is willing to sacrifice for her dream, and what her dream truly is.
The Hatmaker's Heart
Author: Carla Stewart
Publisher: FaithWords
ISBN: 1455549967
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
For Nell Marchwold, bliss is seeing the transformation when someone gets a glimpse in the mirror while wearing one of her creations and feels beautiful. Nell has always strived to create hats that bring out a woman's best qualities. She knows she's fortunate to have landed a job as an apprentice designer at the prominent Oscar Fields Millinery in New York City. Yet when Nell's fresh designs begin to catch on, her boss holds her back from the limelight, claiming the stutter she's had since childhood reflects poorly on her and his salon. But it seems Nell's gift won't be hidden by Oscar's efforts. Soon an up-and-coming fashion designer is seeking her out as a partner of his 1922 collection. The publicity leads to an opportunity for Nell to make hats in London for a royal wedding. There, she sees her childhood friend, Quentin, and an unexpected spark kindles between them. But thanks to her success, Oscar is determined to keep her. As her heart tugs in two directions, Nell must decide what she is willing to sacrifice for her dream, and what her dream truly is.
Publisher: FaithWords
ISBN: 1455549967
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
For Nell Marchwold, bliss is seeing the transformation when someone gets a glimpse in the mirror while wearing one of her creations and feels beautiful. Nell has always strived to create hats that bring out a woman's best qualities. She knows she's fortunate to have landed a job as an apprentice designer at the prominent Oscar Fields Millinery in New York City. Yet when Nell's fresh designs begin to catch on, her boss holds her back from the limelight, claiming the stutter she's had since childhood reflects poorly on her and his salon. But it seems Nell's gift won't be hidden by Oscar's efforts. Soon an up-and-coming fashion designer is seeking her out as a partner of his 1922 collection. The publicity leads to an opportunity for Nell to make hats in London for a royal wedding. There, she sees her childhood friend, Quentin, and an unexpected spark kindles between them. But thanks to her success, Oscar is determined to keep her. As her heart tugs in two directions, Nell must decide what she is willing to sacrifice for her dream, and what her dream truly is.
The Hatmakers
Author: Tamzin Merchant
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241426324
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Enter a spellbinding world in this soaring magical adventure, perfect for fans of Nevermoor, A Pinch of Magic and Rooftoppers. 'Wildly inventive . . . full of laugh-out-loud humour, enchanting magic and rebellious hope. I loved it' Catherine Doyle 'Imaginative . . . entertaining, comical and breezy, and the settings are conjured in transporting detail' The Times Cordelia comes from a long line of magical milliners, who weave alchemy and enchantment into every hat. In Cordelia's world, Making - crafting items such as hats, cloaks, watches, boots and gloves from magical ingredients - is a rare and ancient skill, and only a few special Maker families remain. When Cordelia's father Prospero and his ship, the Jolly Bonnet, are lost at sea during a mission to collect hat ingredients, Cordelia is determined to find him. But Uncle Tiberius and Aunt Ariadne have no time to help the littlest Hatmaker, for an ancient rivalry between the Maker families is threatening to surface. Worse, someone seems to be using Maker magic to start a war. It's up to Cordelia to find out who, and why . . . Featuring gorgeous black-and-white illustrations throughout by Paola Escobar. 'An utterly charming adventure full of wildness, wit, magic and heart' Anna James 'Absolutely wonderful' Emma Carroll 'A cosy magical adventure peppered with charming detail' The Bookseller
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241426324
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Enter a spellbinding world in this soaring magical adventure, perfect for fans of Nevermoor, A Pinch of Magic and Rooftoppers. 'Wildly inventive . . . full of laugh-out-loud humour, enchanting magic and rebellious hope. I loved it' Catherine Doyle 'Imaginative . . . entertaining, comical and breezy, and the settings are conjured in transporting detail' The Times Cordelia comes from a long line of magical milliners, who weave alchemy and enchantment into every hat. In Cordelia's world, Making - crafting items such as hats, cloaks, watches, boots and gloves from magical ingredients - is a rare and ancient skill, and only a few special Maker families remain. When Cordelia's father Prospero and his ship, the Jolly Bonnet, are lost at sea during a mission to collect hat ingredients, Cordelia is determined to find him. But Uncle Tiberius and Aunt Ariadne have no time to help the littlest Hatmaker, for an ancient rivalry between the Maker families is threatening to surface. Worse, someone seems to be using Maker magic to start a war. It's up to Cordelia to find out who, and why . . . Featuring gorgeous black-and-white illustrations throughout by Paola Escobar. 'An utterly charming adventure full of wildness, wit, magic and heart' Anna James 'Absolutely wonderful' Emma Carroll 'A cosy magical adventure peppered with charming detail' The Bookseller
A Fez of the Heart
Author: Jeremy Seal
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780156003933
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
The author recounts his adventures traveling through Turkey in search of the history of the fez, using it as a key to understanding the country's history and culture.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780156003933
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
The author recounts his adventures traveling through Turkey in search of the history of the fez, using it as a key to understanding the country's history and culture.
A Flying Affair
Author: Carla Stewart
Publisher: FaithWords
ISBN: 1455549975
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
Ever since Mittie Humphreys agreed to join dashing barnstorming pilot Ames for a joyride in his airplane, her lifelong love of horses has been surpassed by one thing -- a longing for the skies. It seems she's not the only one -- with Charles Lindbergh making his victory tour in the Spirit of St. Louis, aviation fever is spreading across the country. Mittie knows flying is the perfect focus for the soaring ambition and taste for adventure within her, and whenever she can slip away from her duties on her family's prosperous Kentucky horse farm, she heads to the airfield. Considering their shared passion, it's no surprise that Ames begins to vie for Mittie's time. But when handsome British aviator Bobby York offers her flying lessons, he is equally surprised-and beguiled-by Mittie's grit and talent. Driven to succeed, Mittie will do whatever it takes to compete in the Women's National Air Derby alongside Amelia Earhart. But when Calista "Peach" Gilson, a charming Southern belle, becomes her rival both professionally and in love, Mittie must learn how to navigate her heart's romantic longings as well as the skies.
Publisher: FaithWords
ISBN: 1455549975
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
Ever since Mittie Humphreys agreed to join dashing barnstorming pilot Ames for a joyride in his airplane, her lifelong love of horses has been surpassed by one thing -- a longing for the skies. It seems she's not the only one -- with Charles Lindbergh making his victory tour in the Spirit of St. Louis, aviation fever is spreading across the country. Mittie knows flying is the perfect focus for the soaring ambition and taste for adventure within her, and whenever she can slip away from her duties on her family's prosperous Kentucky horse farm, she heads to the airfield. Considering their shared passion, it's no surprise that Ames begins to vie for Mittie's time. But when handsome British aviator Bobby York offers her flying lessons, he is equally surprised-and beguiled-by Mittie's grit and talent. Driven to succeed, Mittie will do whatever it takes to compete in the Women's National Air Derby alongside Amelia Earhart. But when Calista "Peach" Gilson, a charming Southern belle, becomes her rival both professionally and in love, Mittie must learn how to navigate her heart's romantic longings as well as the skies.
7 Experiment
Author: Jen Hatmaker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692928080
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
7 Experiment Workbook. A guided journey through the 7 major areas of excess and clutter that we need to minimize and fight against. American life can be excessive, to say the least. And I was living it. In fact, all I wanted was more. Was there even such a thing as enough? My family finally decided that we wanted to do something about it, and that's where 7 came in. SEVEN was an experiment. We decided that we were going to try - just try - to address 7 places in our lives where we were overdoing it: Food, Clothes, Possessions, Media, Waste, Spending, and Stress. Simply put - SEVEN changed our lives. I think it can change yours, too. Learn How to be Free
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692928080
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
7 Experiment Workbook. A guided journey through the 7 major areas of excess and clutter that we need to minimize and fight against. American life can be excessive, to say the least. And I was living it. In fact, all I wanted was more. Was there even such a thing as enough? My family finally decided that we wanted to do something about it, and that's where 7 came in. SEVEN was an experiment. We decided that we were going to try - just try - to address 7 places in our lives where we were overdoing it: Food, Clothes, Possessions, Media, Waste, Spending, and Stress. Simply put - SEVEN changed our lives. I think it can change yours, too. Learn How to be Free
For the Love
Author: Jen Hatmaker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780718077600
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Jen Hatmaker reveals how to practice kindness, grace, truthfulness, vision, and love to ourselves and those around us.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780718077600
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Jen Hatmaker reveals how to practice kindness, grace, truthfulness, vision, and love to ourselves and those around us.
Kapelis “the Hatmaker”
Author: Andreas Kappa
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1543401155
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
This book is an account of a man living in Greece during two world wars and the occupation of Greece during World War II by German and Italian troops. This is also about the struggle to find justice from a state riddle with corruption and the interplay and tension of a humble man's life blistered with injustice and an abominable abuse of power.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1543401155
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
This book is an account of a man living in Greece during two world wars and the occupation of Greece during World War II by German and Italian troops. This is also about the struggle to find justice from a state riddle with corruption and the interplay and tension of a humble man's life blistered with injustice and an abominable abuse of power.
What the Hatmaker Heard
Author: Sandra Bretting
Publisher: Lyrical Press
ISBN: 1516105761
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
When a groom gets murdered, Louisiana hat maker Missy DuBois must look behind a veil of secrets on a former sugar plantation . . . Bride-to-be Lorelei Honeycutt is brimming with excitement over the elaborate headpiece Missy has created for her wedding but fears she won't be able to maintain her balance when she walks down the aisle. She’s asked Missy to assist her during the rehearsal at Honeycutt Hall, a once grand sugar plantation now used as the family's home. Missy’s trying to keep a cool head herself, as her own wedding is coming up in three short weeks on the Riverboat Queen. But after the rehearsal, she overhears the bride and groom quarreling. The next morning, Wesley Carmichael is missing. After searching the house and grounds, Missy discovers the groom lying at the bottom of an old, unused sugar silo—and now it's up to the mystery-solving milliner to find an unbalanced killer . . .
Publisher: Lyrical Press
ISBN: 1516105761
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
When a groom gets murdered, Louisiana hat maker Missy DuBois must look behind a veil of secrets on a former sugar plantation . . . Bride-to-be Lorelei Honeycutt is brimming with excitement over the elaborate headpiece Missy has created for her wedding but fears she won't be able to maintain her balance when she walks down the aisle. She’s asked Missy to assist her during the rehearsal at Honeycutt Hall, a once grand sugar plantation now used as the family's home. Missy’s trying to keep a cool head herself, as her own wedding is coming up in three short weeks on the Riverboat Queen. But after the rehearsal, she overhears the bride and groom quarreling. The next morning, Wesley Carmichael is missing. After searching the house and grounds, Missy discovers the groom lying at the bottom of an old, unused sugar silo—and now it's up to the mystery-solving milliner to find an unbalanced killer . . .
Hachette Book Group Summer Reading Fiction Sampler 2014
Author: Hachette Book Group,
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 1455589020
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
Summer is the perfect time to settle into your beach or deck chair and discover a new writer. Hachette Book Group proudly presents this free Summer Reading Fiction Sampler, filled with the first chapters of 15 novels being published across all our imprints over the course of summer 2014. Authors Jeff Abbott (Inside Man), Megan Abbott (The Fever), Adam Brookes (Night Heron), M.R. Carey (The Girl With All The Gifts), Stephan Eirik Clark (Sweetness #9), Kimberly Elkins (What Is Visible), Ryan Graudin (The Walled City), Edan Lepucki (California), Jodi Ellen Malpas (One Night Promised), David Shafer (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot), Anne Rivers Siddons (The Girls Of August), Carla Stewart (The Hatmaker's Heart), Alison Sweeney (Scared Scriptless), Carl Weber (The Choir Director 2) And Chris Weitz (The Young World) are united by a common publisher and a desire to share their work with any reader eager for a great story. Hopefully this taste of their work will lead you to discover your new favorite novelist!
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 1455589020
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
Summer is the perfect time to settle into your beach or deck chair and discover a new writer. Hachette Book Group proudly presents this free Summer Reading Fiction Sampler, filled with the first chapters of 15 novels being published across all our imprints over the course of summer 2014. Authors Jeff Abbott (Inside Man), Megan Abbott (The Fever), Adam Brookes (Night Heron), M.R. Carey (The Girl With All The Gifts), Stephan Eirik Clark (Sweetness #9), Kimberly Elkins (What Is Visible), Ryan Graudin (The Walled City), Edan Lepucki (California), Jodi Ellen Malpas (One Night Promised), David Shafer (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot), Anne Rivers Siddons (The Girls Of August), Carla Stewart (The Hatmaker's Heart), Alison Sweeney (Scared Scriptless), Carl Weber (The Choir Director 2) And Chris Weitz (The Young World) are united by a common publisher and a desire to share their work with any reader eager for a great story. Hopefully this taste of their work will lead you to discover your new favorite novelist!
The Midwife
Author: Jolina Petersheim
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414379358
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Past and present collide when Rhoda shows up at the Hopen Haus and forces Beth to confront her past.
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414379358
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Past and present collide when Rhoda shows up at the Hopen Haus and forces Beth to confront her past.