Author: Susan A Jennings
Publisher: Sackville Hotel Trilogy
ISBN: 9781989553183
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
She dared to dream of the fame, her art destined to be a household name. But, gratitude and loyalty tugged at her heart. Can she resist ... It's 1960. Sarah, an exceptionally talented artist is graduating from London's Royal College of Art. She is told her art will hang in galleries all over the world. As a dutiful granddaughter will she quash her dreams or fulfill her grandmother's dream of Sarah's succession to the prestigious New Sackville Hotel? Indebted to her grandparents after the death of her mother and disappearance of her father she is torn between loyalty, gratitude and her passion for art. Plagued with self doubt she flounders doubting her ability to acquire the fame she's told she deserves. but passionate about art as a world famous artist-a difficult choice or can she do both? Already facing inner turmoil, she ignores her true love, the heir to Lord Thornton's estate, by choosing to love a rogue spy of the British Secret Service. She uncovers complicated scandals and secrets as she searches for her lost father. The choices Sarah makes will not only impact her life but those she loves dearly. Will she abandon her passion for a life of misery?
Sarah's Choice
Author: Susan A Jennings
Publisher: Sackville Hotel Trilogy
ISBN: 9781989553183
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
She dared to dream of the fame, her art destined to be a household name. But, gratitude and loyalty tugged at her heart. Can she resist ... It's 1960. Sarah, an exceptionally talented artist is graduating from London's Royal College of Art. She is told her art will hang in galleries all over the world. As a dutiful granddaughter will she quash her dreams or fulfill her grandmother's dream of Sarah's succession to the prestigious New Sackville Hotel? Indebted to her grandparents after the death of her mother and disappearance of her father she is torn between loyalty, gratitude and her passion for art. Plagued with self doubt she flounders doubting her ability to acquire the fame she's told she deserves. but passionate about art as a world famous artist-a difficult choice or can she do both? Already facing inner turmoil, she ignores her true love, the heir to Lord Thornton's estate, by choosing to love a rogue spy of the British Secret Service. She uncovers complicated scandals and secrets as she searches for her lost father. The choices Sarah makes will not only impact her life but those she loves dearly. Will she abandon her passion for a life of misery?
Publisher: Sackville Hotel Trilogy
ISBN: 9781989553183
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
She dared to dream of the fame, her art destined to be a household name. But, gratitude and loyalty tugged at her heart. Can she resist ... It's 1960. Sarah, an exceptionally talented artist is graduating from London's Royal College of Art. She is told her art will hang in galleries all over the world. As a dutiful granddaughter will she quash her dreams or fulfill her grandmother's dream of Sarah's succession to the prestigious New Sackville Hotel? Indebted to her grandparents after the death of her mother and disappearance of her father she is torn between loyalty, gratitude and her passion for art. Plagued with self doubt she flounders doubting her ability to acquire the fame she's told she deserves. but passionate about art as a world famous artist-a difficult choice or can she do both? Already facing inner turmoil, she ignores her true love, the heir to Lord Thornton's estate, by choosing to love a rogue spy of the British Secret Service. She uncovers complicated scandals and secrets as she searches for her lost father. The choices Sarah makes will not only impact her life but those she loves dearly. Will she abandon her passion for a life of misery?
Anna's Tree
Author: Cynthia Elliott Everest
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039121888
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
It’s 1941, near the town of Southampton, Ontario, and five young sisters are reeling from an accident that killed their mother and severely injured their father. With help from their aunt, the sisters strive to keep the family farm operating as World War II rages on. But the Ross sisters are not just facing the challenges of caring for their father and managing financial pressures. As Anna, the eldest, begins to fall for a young English pilot training in Ontario, she faces unwanted advances from the jealous farmhand. Gossip, discrimination, and harassment brew around the young women as emotional and physical threats grow. Although each of the sisters is struggling with the hardships of wartime and grieving their mother, they try to support one another when confronted by rigid small-town mores and unforeseen perils. When women’s voices are not respected or believed, is the bond between sisters strong enough to withstand tragedy and war? Little Women meets #MeToo in this rich historical novel about adversity and resilience on the Canadian home front of World War II.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039121888
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
It’s 1941, near the town of Southampton, Ontario, and five young sisters are reeling from an accident that killed their mother and severely injured their father. With help from their aunt, the sisters strive to keep the family farm operating as World War II rages on. But the Ross sisters are not just facing the challenges of caring for their father and managing financial pressures. As Anna, the eldest, begins to fall for a young English pilot training in Ontario, she faces unwanted advances from the jealous farmhand. Gossip, discrimination, and harassment brew around the young women as emotional and physical threats grow. Although each of the sisters is struggling with the hardships of wartime and grieving their mother, they try to support one another when confronted by rigid small-town mores and unforeseen perils. When women’s voices are not respected or believed, is the bond between sisters strong enough to withstand tragedy and war? Little Women meets #MeToo in this rich historical novel about adversity and resilience on the Canadian home front of World War II.
I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 (I Survived #18)
Author: Lauren Tarshis
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338317407
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
It was a battle that would change the course of World War II... New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis commemorates the Normandy landings in this pulse-pounding story of the largest seaborne invasion in history. Eleven-year-old Paul’s French village has been under Nazi control for years. His Jewish best friend has disappeared. Food is scarce. And there doesn’t seem to be anything Paul can do to make things better. Then Paul finds an American paratrooper in a tree near his home. The soldier says the Allies have a plan to crush the Nazis once and for all. But the soldier needs Paul’s help. This is Paul’s chance to make a difference. Soon he finds himself in the midst of the largest invasion in history. Can he do his part to turn horror into hope? New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tells the story of the battle that became the foundation for the Allied victory in World War II. Includes a section of nonfiction backmatter with more facts about the real-life event.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338317407
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
It was a battle that would change the course of World War II... New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis commemorates the Normandy landings in this pulse-pounding story of the largest seaborne invasion in history. Eleven-year-old Paul’s French village has been under Nazi control for years. His Jewish best friend has disappeared. Food is scarce. And there doesn’t seem to be anything Paul can do to make things better. Then Paul finds an American paratrooper in a tree near his home. The soldier says the Allies have a plan to crush the Nazis once and for all. But the soldier needs Paul’s help. This is Paul’s chance to make a difference. Soon he finds himself in the midst of the largest invasion in history. Can he do his part to turn horror into hope? New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tells the story of the battle that became the foundation for the Allied victory in World War II. Includes a section of nonfiction backmatter with more facts about the real-life event.
Unconditional Love Poems
Author: Lisa Zanyk
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525570285
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
This wise and moving poetry collection explores the depth of love in many forms, from romance and desire to family to women's shared experience. The theme of unconditional love is universal to women as lovers, and mothers, and through shared sisterhood. These poems reveal a vulnerability that is basic and essential to the act of loving and the quality of pain brought on by loving too much.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525570285
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
This wise and moving poetry collection explores the depth of love in many forms, from romance and desire to family to women's shared experience. The theme of unconditional love is universal to women as lovers, and mothers, and through shared sisterhood. These poems reveal a vulnerability that is basic and essential to the act of loving and the quality of pain brought on by loving too much.
The Kitchen House
Author: Kathleen Grissom
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476790140
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
"In 1790, Lavinia, a seven-year-old Irish orphan with no memory of her past, arrives on a tobacco plantation where she is put to work as an indentured servant with the kitchen house slaves. Though she becomes deeply bonded to her new family, Lavinia is also slowly accepted into the world of the big house, where the master is absent and the mistress battles opium addiction. As time passes she finds herself perilously straddling two very different worlds and when loyalties are brought into question, dangerous truths are laid bare and lives are at risk."--Publisher's description.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476790140
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
"In 1790, Lavinia, a seven-year-old Irish orphan with no memory of her past, arrives on a tobacco plantation where she is put to work as an indentured servant with the kitchen house slaves. Though she becomes deeply bonded to her new family, Lavinia is also slowly accepted into the world of the big house, where the master is absent and the mistress battles opium addiction. As time passes she finds herself perilously straddling two very different worlds and when loyalties are brought into question, dangerous truths are laid bare and lives are at risk."--Publisher's description.
Unconventional Warfare (Special Forces, Book 1)
Author: Chris Lynch
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545861632
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
"All the sizzle, chaos, noise and scariness of war is clay in the hands of ace storyteller Lynch." -- Kirkus Reviews for the World War II series Discover the secret missions behind America's greatest conflicts.Danny Manion has been fighting his entire life. Sometimes with his fists. Sometimes with his words. But when his actions finally land him in real trouble, he can't fight the judge who offers him a choice: jail... or the army.Turns out there's a perfect place for him in the US military: the Studies and Observation Group (SOG), an elite volunteer-only task force comprised of US Air Force Commandos, Army Green Berets, Navy SEALS, and even a CIA agent or two. With the SOG's focus on covert action and psychological warfare, Danny is guaranteed an unusual tour of duty, and a hugely dangerous one. Fortunately, the very same qualities that got him in trouble at home make him a natural-born commando in a secret war. Even if almost nobody knows he's there.National Book Award finalist Chris Lynch begins a new, explosive fiction series based on the real-life, top-secret history of US black ops.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545861632
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
"All the sizzle, chaos, noise and scariness of war is clay in the hands of ace storyteller Lynch." -- Kirkus Reviews for the World War II series Discover the secret missions behind America's greatest conflicts.Danny Manion has been fighting his entire life. Sometimes with his fists. Sometimes with his words. But when his actions finally land him in real trouble, he can't fight the judge who offers him a choice: jail... or the army.Turns out there's a perfect place for him in the US military: the Studies and Observation Group (SOG), an elite volunteer-only task force comprised of US Air Force Commandos, Army Green Berets, Navy SEALS, and even a CIA agent or two. With the SOG's focus on covert action and psychological warfare, Danny is guaranteed an unusual tour of duty, and a hugely dangerous one. Fortunately, the very same qualities that got him in trouble at home make him a natural-born commando in a secret war. Even if almost nobody knows he's there.National Book Award finalist Chris Lynch begins a new, explosive fiction series based on the real-life, top-secret history of US black ops.
The Expected One
Author: Kathleen McGowan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416574751
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
Biblical dreams and visions plague American Maureen Paschal. When she travels to France, she finds what has eluded centuries of treasure hunters--the original Magdalene scrolls that detail her love affair with Jesus, their marriage, and the crucifixion.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416574751
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
Biblical dreams and visions plague American Maureen Paschal. When she travels to France, she finds what has eluded centuries of treasure hunters--the original Magdalene scrolls that detail her love affair with Jesus, their marriage, and the crucifixion.
The Blue Pendant
Author: Susan A. Jennings
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781987985603
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
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?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781987985603
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
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?
The Circle of Ceridwen
Author: Octavia Randolph
Publisher: Pyewacket Press
ISBN: 9781942044178
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
Now in Hard Cover - The Complete Saga! It is the year 871. Of seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, five have fallen to the invading Vikings. . Across this war-torn landscape travels fifteen year old Ceridwen, now thrust into the lives of the conquerors... Epic...immensely satisfying...an impressive achievement - Historical Novel Society
Publisher: Pyewacket Press
ISBN: 9781942044178
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
Now in Hard Cover - The Complete Saga! It is the year 871. Of seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, five have fallen to the invading Vikings. . Across this war-torn landscape travels fifteen year old Ceridwen, now thrust into the lives of the conquerors... Epic...immensely satisfying...an impressive achievement - Historical Novel Society
Katherine
Author: Anya Seton
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544222881
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford, Chaucer's sister-in-law, fall in love in the 14th century.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544222881
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford, Chaucer's sister-in-law, fall in love in the 14th century.