Gardenias

Gardenias

Author: Faith Sullivan

Publisher: Milkweed Editions

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9781571310521

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A month after the United States enters World War II, the country is in upheaval and so is the Erhardt family. Nine-year-old Lark, her mother Arlene, and Aunt Betty are heading for San Diego, far away from Harvester, Minnesota and Arlene s shiftless husband. In the booming wartime economy, Arlene and Betty are soon at work, leaving Lark alone to explore their new neighborhood, a wartime housing project full of others with similarly uprooted lives. Away from prying eyes and small town expectations, the two women begin to forge new lives and new dreams dreams that Lark isn t always comfortable with. This richly detailed novel, told through Lark s observant eyes, reflects the era s tumultuous events in the everyday dramas of its memorable, finely nuanced characters."


Gardenias for Breakfast

Gardenias for Breakfast

Author: Robin Jones Gunn

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780849944475

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Abby returns to her childhood home in rural Louisiana, hoping to share the wisdom of her ninety-two-year-old grandma with her daughter Hannah, but instead of the wise, loving woman Abby remembers, she finds an old woman with the power to crush Hannah's spirit.


Gardenias for Breakfast

Gardenias for Breakfast

Author: Robin Jones Gunn

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc

Published: 2005-01-14

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1418512672

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"Everybody has a story. You listen to that story, Honeygirl, and your story will come find you." Her Grand Lady spoke these words when Abby was just a girl, spending the summer in rural Louisiana, surrounded by an extended, loving family. She's been listening carefully ever since. Now Abby is raising her own family thousands of miles away. And even though Hawaii might seem like paradise to some, it's a long way away from those idyllic days she remembers, sitting with her grandmother, learning about the beauty and mystery of life. So Abby has just one wish: that her daughter Hannah might be touched by the beauty of her 92-year-old Grand Lady's stories, before it's too late. But when Hannah finally does spend time with Grand Lady, the old woman crushes her tender spirit. And a mother-daughter journey home becomes an adventure of discovery-about the importance of family and the healing found in forgiveness. In Gardenias for Breakfast, mothers and daughters may recognize a branch or two from their own family trees and find themselves wishing not only for Grand Lady's guidance but also for Hannah's ability to smell the clouds.


Black Gardenias

Black Gardenias

Author: Antoinette Karleen Ellis-Williams

Publisher: Semaj Publishing

Published: 2014-03-21

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13: 0977257282

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Black Gardenias is a collection of poems, short stories and sayings whispered by women; ancient and present who have loved, conquered, danced, prayed, struggled, overcome, suffered and laughed. It is about how women love and laugh in spite of hardships. Some of the women in this collection reflect on rape, incest, and abortion. Others share their joys and pains of childbirth, sex, God, marriage, and love. Still others discuss resistance and politics, beauty and femininity. Black Gardenias for me is a collage of Black women, which transcends time and place, fluid and powerful. A testimony of our ability to connect and disconnect with our most constant force—God.


Guitars and Gardenias

Guitars and Gardenias

Author: Sierra Ann Hill

Publisher: Abbott Press

Published: 2014-06-24

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 1458215563

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Country western singer-megastar Matson Daley had always been surrounded by gorgeous women-but the party was getting old. He was ready to find and fall in love with the right woman. His woman. He'd had thousands of miles of highway to think about what she'd be like, and the fantasy turned real when he met Leah Hayes. Matson believes he's found his true love in Leah, with her incomparable supermodel beauty, knowledge of the music business and kind, generous heart. Theirs is a whirlwind fairytale romance that evolves into something authentic and pure. But Leah possesses a terrifying, life-altering secret that she must reveal to Matson, though she's not sure how or when. And Matson Daley has demons of his own. Unknown to him, by becoming his lover, Leah has unwittingly become a target for murder. Will their dreams of being together ever come true?


Florida Gardener's Guide

Florida Gardener's Guide

Author: Tom MacCubbin

Publisher:

Published: 2002-06-21

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 1930604785

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Gardening experts Georgia Tasker and Tom MacCubbin present advice on choosing plants for the diverse landscape of Florida. More than 160 entries provide information on planting, growing, and caring for a myriad of plants.


Edible & Medicinal Flowers

Edible & Medicinal Flowers

Author: Margaret Joan Roberts

Publisher: New Africa Books

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780864864673

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This guide brings together an extraordinary collection of over 80 flowers, trees and herbs that not only give a magnificent show in the garden, but also have remarkable healing properties and can be used in cooking and as cosmetic alternatives.


White Gardenia

White Gardenia

Author: Belinda Alexandra

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2015-02-17

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 1476790310

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From internationally bestselling author Belinda Alexandra comes a sweeping, emotional journey that “depicts vividly the powerful lifelong bond between mothers and daughters” (Paullina Simons, author of The Bronze Horseman). In a district of the city of Harbin, a haven for White Russian families since Russia’s Communist Revolution, Alina Kozlova must make a heartbreaking decision if her only child, Anya, is to survive the final days of World War II. White Gardenia sweeps across cultures and continents, from the glamorous nightclubs of Shanghai to the austerity of Cold War Soviet Russia in the 1960s, from a desolate island in the Pacific Ocean to a new life in post-war Australia. Both mother and daughter must make sacrifices, but is the price too high? Most importantly of all, will they ever find each other again? Rich in historical detail and reminiscent of stories by Kate Morton and Lucinda Riley, White Gardenia is a compelling and beautifully written tale about yearning, longing, and the lengths a mother will go to protect her child.