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Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Other Birds
Author: Sarah Addison AllenPublisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250019885
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
The New York Times Bestseller From the acclaimed author of Garden Spells comes an enchanting tale of lost souls, lonely strangers, secrets that shape us, and how the right flock can guide you home. Down a narrow alley in the small coastal town of Mallow Island, South Carolina, lies a stunning cobblestone building comprised of five apartments. It’s called The Dellawisp and it is named after the tiny turquoise birds who, alongside its human tenants, inhabit an air of magical secrecy. When Zoey Hennessey comes to claim her deceased mother’s apartment at The Dellawisp, she meets her quirky, enigmatic neighbors including a girl on the run, a grieving chef whose comfort food does not comfort him, two estranged middle-aged sisters, and three ghosts. Each with their own story. Each with their own longings. Each whose ending isn’t yet written. When one of her new neighbors dies under odd circumstances the night Zoey arrives, she is thrust into the mystery of The Dellawisp, which involves missing pages from a legendary writer whose work might be hidden there. She soon discovers that many unfinished stories permeate the place, and the people around her are in as much need of healing from wrongs of the past as she is. To find their way they have to learn how to trust each other, confront their deepest fears, and let go of what haunts them. Delightful and atmospheric, Other Birds is filled with magical realism and moments of pure love that won’t let you go. Sarah Addison Allen shows us that between the real and the imaginary, there are stories that take flight in the most extraordinary ways.
Musical Digest
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1038
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The Line Tender
Author: Kate AllenPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735231613
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Funny, poignant, and deeply moving, The Line Tender is a story of nature's enduring mystery and a girl determined to find meaning and connection within it. Wherever the sharks led, Lucy Everhart's marine-biologist mother was sure to follow. In fact, she was on a boat far off the coast of Massachusetts, collecting shark data when she died suddenly. Lucy was seven. Since then Lucy and her father have kept their heads above water--thanks in large part to a few close friends and neighbors. But June of her twelfth summer brings more than the end of school and a heat wave to sleepy Rockport. On one steamy day, the tide brings a great white--and then another tragedy, cutting short a friendship everyone insists was "meaningful" but no one can tell Lucy what it all meant. To survive the fresh wave of grief, Lucy must grab the line that connects her depressed father, a stubborn fisherman, and a curious old widower to her mother's unfinished research on the Great White's return to Cape Cod. If Lucy can find a way to help this unlikely quartet follow the sharks her mother loved, she'll finally be able to look beyond what she's lost and toward what's left to be discovered. ★"Confidently voiced."—Kirkus Reviews, starred ★"Richly layered."—Publishers Weekly, starred ★"A hopeful path forward."—Booklist, starred ★"Life-affirming."—BCCB, starred ★"Big-hearted." —Bookpage, starred ★“Will appeal to just about everyone.” – SLC, starred ★"Exquisitely, beautifully real."—Shelf Awareness, starred
A Life Worth Living
Author: Irene B. BrandPublisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 1624169694
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
Dora is dissatisfied. Although she’s at the center of New York society, Dora Porter still feels there’s something missing in her life. But a textile mill wasn’t what she had in mind. When she learns her father has purchased a Southern mill for her, she is upset. . .and faced with a difficult decision: either she assumes ownership or loses her inheritance. Allen Bolden never pictured himself with a wife until he aides injured Dora in the mountains near the Biltmore Estate. As a teenager he left his parents’ strained marriage behind and settled down to permanent bachelorhood. Now he can’t wrest his thoughts from Dora’s pretty face. Desperate to make a success of her business venture, Dora requests Allen’s advice, but their positions are as incompatible as oil and water. Can they find a solution together before disaster strikes the mill and their relationship?
And the next Thing You Know . . .
Author: Chase Taylor HackettPublisher: Lyrical Press
ISBN: 1516104471
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Not the one you’re waiting for . . . Jeffrey Bornic is getting over his ex. Really. So what if the rising-star attorney is angrily sleeping his way through most of Manhattan’s male population? When the time is right, the perfect partner will show up. And Jeffrey knows exactly what he’ll be like: an ambitious, polished professional who’ll make the ideal other half of a fabulous power couple. Theo McPherson is definitely not that guy. He’s a short, fiery red-head who works in the arts and wears sneakers held together with duct tape. If it weren’t for the fact that Theo is his best friend’s little (literally) brother, Jeff would be crossing the street to avoid him. Theo, meanwhile, has nothing but contempt for guys in suits, and seems to have deliberately set out to make Jeff’s life miserable, all while grinning at him in that exasperating—some might say irresistible—way that he has. At least it’s hard for Jeff to keep moping over his ex when he’s butting heads with Theo—and suddenly wondering if the last guy he’d ever fall for might be exactly that . . .
Rise of the Aligerai
Author: Kira R. TregoningPublisher: Kira R. Tregoning
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
When a mysterious new friend reveals the existence of a world called Corá, mage Sita Newbury and her college roommates must protect both Earth and Corá from soul-stealing magical occultists or face the destruction of both worlds.
101 Things You Didn't Know About Jane Austen
Author: Patrice HannonPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440517126
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Discover the long-kept secrets of literature's leading lady You've read Emma. You own Pride and Prejudice. You love Sense and Sensibility. But do you know all there is to know about Jane Austen? Find answers to such questions as: Who was the Irishman who stole her heart? Why was their affair doomed? Which Austen heroine most resembled Jane? Who were the real Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy? Why did Jane never marry? These fascinating secrets and much more are revealed in 101 Things You Didn't Know about Jane Austen. Romantic. Tragic. Mysterious. And you thought Austen's heroines led intriguing lives.
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