Happy to Be Here

Happy to Be Here PDF Author: Garrison Keillor
Publisher: Penguin Books
ISBN: 9780140131826
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 294

Book Description
“Keillor’s best stuff is clean (in the sense that lines are clean), down to earth, exquisitely good-hearted, highly ludicrous, and as labored as nitrous oxide…. This book will either leave you dumbfounded or happy—almost deservedly happy—to be anywhere” —The New York Times Book Review “His humor is cerebral and complex, a blend of romance and nostalgia; it sparklingly parodies the American (and human) condition…. His stories and satires glow with a sense of time and place.” —The Washington Post

AWOL Bride

AWOL Bride PDF Author: Victoria Pade
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488014523
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 135

Book Description
A bride on the run heads back into her past—and hopes that time can heal a broken heart. From the bestselling author of The Marine Makes his Match. After Maicy Clark’s high school sweetheart breaks her fragile heart, she vows to cut him out of her life forever. But when Maicy dashes out of her own wedding decades later, she runs pell-mell back into Conor Madison’s healing arms . . . and his life! Navy doctor Conor is shocked to discover that his mysterious new patient is his never-forgotten childhood love. Now sweet Maicy is all grown up—and a woman to be reckoned with. With a blizzard looming, a snowed-in Conor is about to get up close and personal with the girl he’d never stopped wondering about. But are the scars of the past too deep to mend . . . or is it time for Conor and Maicy to finally come home?

The Trial ... By the Author of “The Heir of Redclyffe” [i.e. C. M. Yonge]. Twelfth Edition, with Illustrations

The Trial ... By the Author of “The Heir of Redclyffe” [i.e. C. M. Yonge]. Twelfth Edition, with Illustrations PDF Author: Charlotte Mary Yonge
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 462

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The Challenge

The Challenge PDF Author: Danielle Steel
Publisher: Dell
ISBN: 0593600207
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this thrilling novel from Danielle Steel, a small community is tested when their children go missing while exploring a dangerous local peak, forcing them to band together during the crisis. Fishtail, Montana, is home to Anne and Pitt Pollock, local royalty, high school sweethearts, and owners of the successful Pollock ranch. The sprawling foothills of the Beartooth Mountains surround the town, overlooking the Pollocks’ property and the nearby ranch belonging to Bill and Pattie Brown. The two couples have known each other since childhood. Their sons Peter Pollock and Matt Brown are also the best of friends. When they and two other local kids meet Juliet Marshall, new to town after her parents’ bitter divorce, the five of them are soon inseparable, spending their summer days swimming, horseback riding, hiking, and fishing. But one August afternoon, their latest adventure takes a dangerous turn—and quickly escalates into a battle for survival—when they find themselves trapped on Granite Peak. Fear reverberates through the town as their parents grow ever more desperate to hear word that their children have been found. They must place their own trials aside amid a massive search-and-rescue operation. As they come to lean on one another for support, a media frenzy ensues, heightening tensions and testing some already fragile relationships. In the aftermath of this one fateful event, devastating secrets are revealed, new love appears on the horizon, and families are forced to reconsider what they once held dear. In The Challenge, Danielle Steel deftly weaves a story that is a portrait of courage and a striking tale of the bonds of love and family.

Come Home to Deep River

Come Home to Deep River PDF Author: Jackie Ashenden
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1728216877
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
First in a bold, sexy new small-town Alaska contemporary romance series from Jackie Ashenden Deep River, Alaska boasts a fiercely independent though small population. The people who live here love it, and they don't much care what anyone else thinks. Until the day Silas Quinn comes back and tells them an oil reserve has been found below the town and now it's neighbor vs. neighbor. Some want to take the money and run, while others want to tell the oil company to put its rigs where the sun don't shine. Hope Dawson never expected to leave Deep River. Her mom needs her. Her grandfather died and left her the local hangout to run. Her dreams of college and adventure died long ago. Until Silas comes back to town, holding the key to set her free. But freedom means she loses him again, and he's the one she's really always wanted. "Tantalizing and explosive."—Publishers Weekly Starred review for Mine to Take

The Author's Cut

The Author's Cut PDF Author: Owen Marshall
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
ISBN: 0143774840
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305

Book Description
Chosen by the author from his thirteen previous collections, this latest selection of stories includes 'Coming Home in the Dark', the inspiration for a new feature film. Owen Marshall is regarded as one of our finest living writers. His stories capture the imagination and refuse to let go. From dark to funny, acerbic to warm, they probe our national psyche with clear-eyed insight. This selection from a long career ranges across New Zealand and ventures overseas; the pieces explore both cruelty and love; they look back to childhood and also capture the world we live in today. Full of unexpected turns, lyrical writing, wry observations and intriguing plots, this sampling offers a provocative take on New Zealand. `I very much envy his ability to lay things down in such a way that each one has its natural weight and place, without any straining and heaving.' - Maurice Gee, Sport 'Owen Marshall has established himself as one of the masters of the short story' - Livres Hebdo, Paris

Street Symphony

Street Symphony PDF Author: Rachel Wyatt
Publisher: Coteau Books
ISBN: 1550508253
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 249

Book Description
A woman carries a placard bearing the question “Are you content to be nothing?” as she conducts her way through the interconnected stories of this thought-provoking collection. A pianist herself, eventually she’ll be the soloist in her own story, but first we’ll encounter the contrapuntal lines of “Café Society”, the discord of “The Companion’s Tale”, the slowly evolving dark harmonic resolution of “Aquarium”. These are the songs of people – many of them seniors – sidelined and dismissed, but refusing to go gently into that good night – a night that isn’t even on their concert program! Be it through a percussive storm of revelation, or a quietly insistent ostinato that won’t be ignored, this is an orchestra of characters never content to be nothing, determined to be heard.

The Dublin Literary Gazette, Or Weekly Chronicle of Criticism, Belles Lettres, and Fine Arts

The Dublin Literary Gazette, Or Weekly Chronicle of Criticism, Belles Lettres, and Fine Arts PDF Author:
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Languages : en
Pages : 428

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Colder than Here

Colder than Here PDF Author: Laura Wade
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1849432937
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 110

Book Description
"I walked in and she's sat in the coffin. In the middle of the living-room floor and she's - she's watching telly and laughing" Nobody can ignore the fact that Myra is dying but in the meantime life goes on. There are boilers to be fixed, cats to be fed and the perfect funeral to be planned. As a mother researches burial spots and bio-degradable coffins, her family are finally forced to communicate with her, and each other, as they face up to an unpredictable future. Laura Wade's beautifully poised family drama was first performed at Soho Theatre, London.

Punch

Punch PDF Author:
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Languages : en
Pages : 286

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