Then She Found Me

Then She Found Me

Author: Elinor Lipman

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2009-11-24

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1439186723

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April Epner teaches high school Latin, wears flannel jumpers, and is used to having her evenings free. Bernice Graverman brandishes designer labels, favors toad-sized earrings, and hosts her own tacky TV talk show: Bernice G! But behind the glitz and glam, Bernice has followed the life of the daughter she gave up for adoption thirty-six years ago. Now that she's got her act together, she's aiming to be a mom like she always knew she could. And she's hurtling straight for April's quiet little life....


And Then I Found Me

And Then I Found Me

Author: Noel Tovey

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant

Published: 2017-05-04

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9781525247484

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Noel Tovey's previous memoir, Little Black Bastard ( Hodder Headline Australia 2004, shortlisted Victorian Premier's Prize for Indigenous Writing, Australian Human Rights Award) chronicled his extraordinary life - from a childhood lived in poverty, through to his international stage career, return to Australia and eventual reconciliation with his past. In this uplifting new work, Tovey crafts a tale that reveals a creative and sensitive spirit. And Then I Found Me is the triumphant story of his stellar career in London as an actor, singer, dancer, choreographer, director and curator. For more than 30 years, his stage productions reached audiences across Europe, South Africa and Australia. Martin Luther King's assassination, the dismantling of apartheid, the criminalisation of homosexuality and the rise of AIDS create a backdrop to this bold recollection of glamour and politics. As a trailblazer for Indigenous people and an advocate for underpriviledged artists, Tovey's new memoir is both moving and timely.


The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture

Author: Randy Pausch

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780340978504

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The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.


I Found Me

I Found Me

Author: Joanna Whitmire

Publisher: Austin Macauley

Published: 2021-05-28

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 9781645758358

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A volatile, abusive marriage. Loss of confidence and a sense of identity. A journey in search of redemption. Ah... the weekend - what a holy mess! What an unholy mess in fact! That weekend, I watched as Jack reeled about drunkenly and insulting friends. All veneers and facades were stripped away. He revealed to everyone the ugly side he usually saved for me. And there was nothing I could do. The cat was not just out of the bag, it had ripped its way out, yowling and tearing, nasty and vicious. There was no conceivable way to hide, diffuse or halt the raging storm. I could only watch aghast, horrified, embarrassed, and so, so sad. I was ashamed and full of sorrow for myself, and for Jack. I watched in horror as this once-charming man, staggering about, stripped away all years of my shielding, protecting, and covering up his dark side. I was beyond shame and beyond humiliated. Now, everyone knew the dark side of Jack and the secretive, weak, pitiable side of me.


Karuppu

Karuppu

Author: Praveena Shivram

Publisher: Zubaan

Published: 2023-01-01

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 9390514886

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Karuthamma, born to a Yamadoot, turns fourteen on Earth while Sigappan, an intersex child taken to the underworld in exchange, grows up with the Yamadoots. When their paths cross, the world is at the brink of destruction. Yama has disappeared. His twin Yami, an immortal on Earth, is trying to hold the fort. At the centre of the chaos is one person: Yami’s daughter. Karuthamma’s birth mother. Sigappan’s adopted mother. Yama’s only female Yamadoot: Karuppu. In the underworld death, dreams, and memories are living, breathing entities, and carry with them seeds of quiet hope. This is not a retelling or reimagining of myth—but a re-building of a world facing the terrifying consequences of single-minded devotion.


Little Black Bastard

Little Black Bastard

Author: Noel Tovey

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2011-03-01

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 0733627757

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Noel Tovey had a childhood and adolescence that would have killed some, and twisted many beyond hope. Abandoned on the streets of Melbourne at the age of six, he endured years of poverty, neglect and abuse before ending up in Pentridge Gaol at the age of seventeen, contemplating suicide. But Noel never lost his conviction that he would succeed as a dancer and actor, and that there was a better life out there somewhere. He did find it - and this is the story of his journey.


I'm So Glad You Found Me In Here

I'm So Glad You Found Me In Here

Author: Matthew Hobson

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2020-01-19

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0359962211

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I'm So Glad You Found Me in Here, co-written by college graduate Matt Hobson, a nonverbal young man living with autism, and his mother, Nancy, is a touching story about Matt's disability and the obstacles he and his family have faced and are still encountering today. Being diagnosed as severely mentally handicapped until the age eleven, the Hobsons' story is an inspirational one and will serve to provide insight, support, and comfort to the parents of autistic and other disabled children. �So few try to see what is actually inside my heart and my mind.� --Matthew Hobson �I think the greatest thing that I can do with my life is to help parents see that you have to have faith that God will help you do your best to support your child.� --Matthew Hobson


When You Reach Me

When You Reach Me

Author: Rebecca Stead

Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books

Published: 2009-07-14

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0375892699

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"Like A Wrinkle in Time (Miranda's favorite book), When You Reach Me far surpasses the usual whodunit or sci-fi adventure to become an incandescent exploration of 'life, death, and the beauty of it all.'" —The Washington Post This Newbery Medal winner that has been called "smart and mesmerizing," (The New York Times) and "superb" (The Wall Street Journal) will appeal to readers of all types, especially those who are looking for a thought-provoking mystery with a mind-blowing twist. Shortly after a fall-out with her best friend, sixth grader Miranda starts receiving mysterious notes, and she doesn’t know what to do. The notes tell her that she must write a letter—a true story, and that she can’t share her mission with anyone. It would be easy to ignore the strange messages, except that whoever is leaving them has an uncanny ability to predict the future. If that is the case, then Miranda has a big problem—because the notes tell her that someone is going to die, and she might be too late to stop it. Winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Fiction A New York Times Bestseller and Notable Book Five Starred Reviews A Junior Library Guild Selection "Absorbing." —People "Readers ... are likely to find themselves chewing over the details of this superb and intricate tale long afterward." —The Wall Street Journal "Lovely and almost impossibly clever." —The Philadelphia Inquirer "It's easy to imagine readers studying Miranda's story as many times as she's read L'Engle's, and spending hours pondering the provocative questions it raises." —Publishers Weekly, Starred review