Author: Frank JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canadian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
The Village of Merrow
Author: Frank JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canadian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Waking the Merrow
Author: Heather RigneyPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781499114256
Category : Authors
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
PRAISE FOR BOOK 1 OF THE MERROW TRILOGY: WAKING THE MERROW "A prickly and memorable protagonist fights to protect her family from wily merfolk in this promising debut contemporary fantasy." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "You know what's great about Rigney's horror-ific (that's horror-filled and terrific), hysterical debut novel? Besides the bloodthirsty merfolk, our antihero protagonist is an overweight, drunk, subpar mother, who also happens to be a funeral director. I can't even describe the premise of this book without getting giddy, because how many times does a plot involve both vicious mermaids and Rhode Island colonists?" - Nicole Hill, Barnes & Noble Book Blog "Rigney has struck gold with her first novel. It's humorous - hysterical at times - descriptive and has a nice flow to it." - Bobby Forrand, Motif Magazine "WAKING THE MERROW is a horrifying, addictive, and intriguing twist on the mermaid legend, and takes the reader on a bone-chilling ride through colonial and current times in Rhode Island. This is a fabulous debut novel by Heather Rigney. Read it if you dare." - Penny Watson, Bestselling Author of APPLES SHOULD BE RED *** In 1772, angry Rhode Island colonists set fire to a British ship, sparking the American Revolution. Taxation without representation was a motivator. So was the vengeful, man-eating mermaid who had it out for the commanding officer. That was then. This is now. Mermaids, or merrow, still hunt in Narragansett Bay, but these days they keep a lower profile. At night, centuries-old Nomia seduces smutty frat boys, lures them into icy waters, and feeds them to her voracious kin. By day, she and her half-breed daughter attempt to blend in at the coastal Village Playground. But Nomia slips up. She makes a friend. Then she makes that friend disappear, and someone notices. Thirty-something Evie McFagan just wants to make it through working motherhood. But she's a blistering stew of issues-snarky alcoholic and a friendless funeral director who just witnessed Nomia dismembering a guy at the nearby yacht club. When Evie believes a mermaid stole her baby, who will help? The merrow of Ireland? Or maybe anti-hero Evie will surprise everyone, including herself, and summon the strength to save her own family. Intertwining the stories of two primordial families with the colonial history of Narragansett Bay, Waking the Merrow is a dark historical fantasy.
The Table Book...
Author: William HoneBuried
Author: Robin Merrow MacCreadyPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780142411414
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Winner of the Edgar Award! Careful planning and constant control is Claudine's protection. Order is her weapon. She's long buried her own needs and dreams to cover for her alcoholic mom. But when Mom suddenly disappeares-another alcoholic binge-seventeen-year-old Claudine finds herself all alone, and a much darker reality emerges from beneath years of angry denial and enabling behavior. And as the truth comes closer to the surface, Claudine must dig for the answers she's always worked so hard to cover up.
The Every-day Book and Table Book
Author: William HonePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 890
Book Description
Genealogical history of the town of Reading, Mass.
Author: Lilley EatonPublisher: Dalcassian Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
including the present towns of Wakefield, Reading, and North Reading, with chronological and historical sketches, from 1639 to 1874
Steering the Course
Author: Samuel H. S. HughesPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 9780773520424
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
With the frankness and clarity of someone whose life has been lived to the full, Sam Hughes tells the story of that life, from his early years in Victoria, BC – his father was a chief engineer at Canadian Northern Railway – to his many years on the bench in Ontario as a Supreme Court judge. Hughes gives moving details about his life, from his time in England as a child while his father was in action in France during World War I, to time abroad in the army during World War II, to events during his twenty-six-year tenure on the bench. His passion for family and for law shine through his account. Even after retirement, he was still very much involved in the law and was appointed to lead the Royal Commission investigating child abuse at the Mount Cashel Orphanage in Newfoundland. Steering the Course not only documents a life but provides a poignant first-hand account of this century. His recollections of the events and changes that this country has undergone during the last eighty years are a stirring reminder of an important part of our recent past. From the book: "My earliest recollection was of the first daylight air raid on London when my mother and I were living in St John's Wood. I remember the explosions that accompanied the bombing of Selfridge's in Oxford Street and I remember clearly that the taxi from which we were hastily removed had yellow facings on its doors." "On New Year's Day 1944 misery and frustration prevailed. Slit trenches, the natural refuge and even sleeping place for soldiers in combat, were full of water ... George Renison and I took a bottle of Scotch whisky to the command vehicle of the First Brigade ... The bottle, which went only once around the company, was a reminder of the celebrations of other days and its like had not been seen for weeks."
Picturesque Rides and Walks, with Excursions by Water, Thirty Miles Round the British Metropolis ; Illustrated in a Series of Engravings
Author: John HassellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
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