The Bridge of Beyond
The Bridge of Beyond

Author: Simone Schwarz-Bart

Publisher: New York Review of Books

Published: 2013-08-20

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1590176804

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This is an intoxicating tale of love and wonder, mothers and daughters, spiritual values and the grim legacy of slavery on the French Antillean island of Guadeloupe. Here long-suffering Telumee tells her life story and tells us about the proud line of Lougandor women she continues to draw strength from. Time flows unevenly during the long hot blue days as the madness of the island swirls around the villages, and Telumee, raised in the shelter of wide skirts, must learn how to navigate the adversities of a peasant community, the ecstasies of love, and domestic realities while arriving at her own precious happiness. In the words of Toussine, the wise, tender grandmother who raises her, “Behind one pain there is another. Sorrow is a wave without end. But the horse mustn’t ride you, you must ride it.” A masterpiece of Caribbean literature, The Bridge of Beyond relates the triumph of a generous and hopeful spirit, while offering a gorgeously lush, imaginative depiction of the flora, landscape, and customs of Gua­deloupe. Simone Schwarz-Bart’s incantatory prose, interwoven with Creole proverbs and lore, appears here in a remarkable translation by Barbara Bray.

Beyond the Rainbow Bridge
Beyond the Rainbow Bridge

Author: Kimberly Gatto

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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Beyond the Rainbow Bridge is filled with practical advice from professionals such as clinical psychologist and veterinarians, and shares the personal stories of horse folks from backyard riders to famous horse people such as Lynn Palm and John Lyons that will provide comfort in your journey through the healing process. While nothing can alter the pain of losing an equine companion, Beyond the Rainbow Bridge gives affirming and inspiration advice and comfort.It is also a very kind gift for a friend going through a difficult time.

How to Escape from a Leper Colony
How to Escape from a Leper Colony

Author: Tiphanie Yanique

Publisher: Graywolf Press

Published: 2012-08-07

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 1555970532

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An enthralling debut collection from a singular Caribbean voice For a leper, many things are impossible, and many other things are easily done. Babalao Chuck said he could fly to the other side of the island and peek at the nuns bathing. And when a man with no hands claims that he can fly, you listen. The inhabitants of an island walk into the sea. A man passes a jail cell's window, shouldering a wooden cross. And in the international shop of coffins, a story repeats itself, pointing toward an inevitable tragedy. If the facts of these stories are sometimes fantastical, the situations they describe are complex and all too real. Lyrical, lush, and haunting, the prose shimmers in this nuanced debut, set mostly in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Part oral history, part postcolonial narrative, How to Escape from a Leper Colony is ultimately a loving portrait of a wholly unique place. Like Gabriel García Márquez, Edwidge Danticat, and Maryse Condé before her, Tiphanie Yanique has crafted a book that is heartbreaking, hilarious, magical, and mesmerizing. An unforgettable collection.

Beyond the Sand Creek Bridge
Beyond the Sand Creek Bridge

Author: Scott Wyatt

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 9780988238800

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1882. Northern Pacific Railroad Camp, Idaho Territory. The body of Sheriff Roger Langston is found beneath the Sand Creek Bridge. Chinese railroad worker Wong Hok-Ling is charged with murder days after the unexpected arrival of his fiancee, Mei-Yin, who has escaped her unscrupulous father and stowed away aboard a ship bound for America. Jason McQuade, the territory's newest lawyer, must defend the accused, but after encountering the beautiful Mei-Yin how far is he willing to go--what sacrifices will he make--to save his client's life?

Beyond the Rainbow Bridge
Beyond the Rainbow Bridge

Author: Barbara J. Patterson

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 9780964783232

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"Beyond the Rainbow Bridge" is a treasure house of practical and inspiring wisdom for raising children. Based on a successful parent enrichment class led by a seasoned teacher and parent. Learn about healthy rhythms, creative discipline, birthday stories, and doll making. Appendix with resources and craft instructions. Richly-illustrated with photographs and pencil drawings. For anyone who cares for children.

Water Beyond the Bridge
Water Beyond the Bridge

Author: Sue Allen

Publisher:

Published: 2016-04-08

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9780997384703

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This upmarket women's fiction is steeped in yearning and illuminated by the shining waters of the Great Lakes. It's a later-in-life love story that gives readers an inside view of historic Mackinac Island, Mich., as two summer lovers from decades past meet again on the island and their worlds are forever altered. Together they must learn how to navigate the unexplored waters ahead and make peace with their pasts.

Beyond the Bridge
Beyond the Bridge

Author: James Stephen Zoller

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2001-01-15

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 9781469791951

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When a father dangles his son upside down from the Golden Gate Bridge, the young boy is understandably terrified. But why is he more frightened by the sight of his fathers shoes? Twenty-two years later we awake in a small San Francisco apartment with Jessica Mason. A lowly receptionist for a small law firm, whose life is about to change forever when she meets Juan Carlos Montoya, the handsome son of a Peruvian drug dealer, who is haunted by a distant memory of his first visit to the Golden Gate Bridge. Beyond the Bridge is a quick page-turner that brings to life a handful of appealing, and very real characters. Laugh-aloud conversations and unnerving suspense flow throughout a myriad of backdrops including San Franciscos high society, Ohios Middle America, and Perus underground world of crime and drugs, all cascading into an unexpected yet dramatic conclusion. With just a hint of San Franciscos gay flavor, Beyond the Bridge captures the quirky, flawed beauty that is the City by the Bay; a city where receptionists become artists, criminals become millionaires, and Middle America becomes comic relief.

Blessing the Bridge
Blessing the Bridge

Author: Rita M. Reynolds

Publisher:

Published: 2011-01-25

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780939165599

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Like a hospice worker, author Rita M. Reynolds cares for sick and dying animals, helping them comfortably cross the threshold into death. She shares stories about dogs, cats, a donkey, a cow, ducks, goats, and even baby wild mice she cares for as they die. Reynolds teaches basic skills in respectfully handling a dying animal, whether it's a newborn bird that's fallen from a tree or a beloved dog that is terminally ill. Her new edition includes blessings and prayers for animals, whether in the process of dying or who have already passed over. Reynolds believes in divine and angelic influences when it comes to helping animals cross over. She believes animals possess unique souls that transform into an afterlife. She even tells of seeing the spirits of dead animals and messages they bring her. Many of Reynolds' lessons are conveyed through real-life stories, where the reader witnesses how she simultaneously releases and embraces dying animals. Like The Tibetan Book of the Dead, this book has functional appeal and longevity. This book appeals to anyone grieving and looking for comfort.

Beyond The Bridge
Beyond The Bridge

Author: Tobias Hochscherf

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-02-28

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1786731452

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Drawing worldwide acclaim from critics and audiences alike, programmes like The Killing, Borgen, The Bridge and The Legacy demonstrate widespread fascination with Danish style, aesthetics and culture as seen through television narratives. This book uses familiar, alongside lesser known, case studies of drama series to demonstrate how the particular features of Danish production - from work cultures, to storytelling techniques and trans-national cooperation - have enhanced contemporary Danish drama's appeal both at home and abroad. The era of globalisation has blurred national and international television cultures and promoted regular cross-fertilisation between film and television industries. Important questions have emerged from this context surrounding, for example, the 'Americanisation' of foreign television formats, the meaning and practice behind the term 'quality television', and the purpose and efficacy of public service broadcasting. Beyond the Bridge tackles these issues in relation to Danish television, by examining the so-called 'scaffolded production processes' behind the making of quality serials and their thought-provoking content. Drawing on popular motifs from these celebrated dramas such as foreign politics, organised crime, global warming, and the impact of multinational corporations, this timely book provides crucial insight into the Danish dramas at the forefront of sophisticated, forward-thinking, fictional television.