Gone the Sun

Gone the Sun

Author: Jeff Laffel

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2010-11-23

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 1450271642

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For the sixteen year olds attending Camp Kanuga in the summer of 1975, it is supposed to the best summer of their young lives. They are finally upper seniors at the camp, and they are going to make the best of it. But without warning, tragedy strikes, and its effects will haunt five campers for the rest of their lives. There is Gavin Stewart, a twin who lives in his brothers shadow. Theres Andrew Apple Brookman, the jokester whose life is changed by loss. Theres Henry Sturtz, the rich boy whose words can be deadly. Theres Leonard Pulitzer Dorff, the poor boy sent to spend a summer in a world he can only dream about. And theres Nicki Polis, the girlfriend of the golden boy who is privy to a secret that will change all of them. Gone the Sun traces the lives of these individuals over the course of thirty-five years, finally bringing them together again in a meeting where truth and illusion must be separated and secrets and lies exposed. Its a story about a bunch of kids who thought they knew it all at sixteen and how that hubris changed the course of their lives.


Gone the Sun

Gone the Sun

Author: Winston Groom

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780671535162

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The phenomenal success of Winston Groom's Forrest Gump demonstrated his gift for creating characters and stories that echo beyond the pages of his novels. Now he traces an entirely different hero's return to the Deep South as he resurrects the town's decrepit newspaper, gives it new life, and investigates corruption at the city's highest level.


The Sun Is Gone

The Sun Is Gone

Author: Jodee Prouse

Publisher:

Published: 2017-03-20

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 9780995890503

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The author describes her life as the older sister of an alcoholic brother, and how her love for him and his dependence on her would last them a lifetime and almost destroy them both.


He's Gone: A Novel

He's Gone: A Novel

Author: Deb Caletti

Publisher: Bantam

Published: 2013-05-14

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0345534360

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From National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti comes an intensely gripping story about love, loss, marriage, and secrets—perfect for readers of Jodi Picoult, Kristin Hannah, and Anna Quindlen. “One of the best books I’ve read all year.”—Barbara O’Neal, author of The Garden of Happy Endings “What do you think happened to your husband, Mrs. Keller?” The Sunday morning starts like any other, aside from the slight hangover. Dani Keller wakes up on her Seattle houseboat, a headache building behind her eyes from the wine she drank at a party the night before. But on this particular Sunday morning, she’s surprised to see that her husband, Ian, is not home. As the hours pass, Dani fills her day with small things. But still, Ian does not return. Irritation shifts to worry, worry slides almost imperceptibly into panic. And then, like a relentless blackness, the terrible realization hits Dani: He’s gone. As the police work methodically through all the logical explanations—he’s hurt, he’s run off, he’s been killed—Dani searches frantically for a clue as to whether Ian is in fact dead or alive. And, slowly, she unpacks their relationship, holding each moment up to the light: from its intense, adulterous beginning, to the grandeur of their new love, to the difficulties of forever. She examines all the sins she can—and cannot—remember. As the days pass, Dani will plumb the depths of her conscience, turning over and revealing the darkest of her secrets in order to discover the hard truth—about herself, her husband, and their lives together. “A thought-provoking and moving exploration.”—New York Times bestselling author Erica Bauermeister Look for special features inside. Join the Circle for author chats and more.


Sigh, Gone

Sigh, Gone

Author: Phuc Tran

Publisher: Flatiron Books

Published: 2020-04-21

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1250194725

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For anyone who has ever felt like they don't belong, Sigh, Gone shares an irreverent, funny, and moving tale of displacement and assimilation woven together with poignant themes from beloved works of classic literature. In 1975, during the fall of Saigon, Phuc Tran immigrates to America along with his family. By sheer chance they land in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, a small town where the Trans struggle to assimilate into their new life. In this coming-of-age memoir told through the themes of great books such as The Metamorphosis, The Scarlet Letter, The Iliad, and more, Tran navigates the push and pull of finding and accepting himself despite the challenges of immigration, feelings of isolation, and teenage rebellion, all while attempting to meet the rigid expectations set by his immigrant parents. Appealing to fans of coming-of-age memoirs such as Fresh Off the Boat, Running with Scissors, or tales of assimilation like Viet Thanh Nguyen's The Displaced and The Refugees, Sigh, Gone explores one man’s bewildering experiences of abuse, racism, and tragedy and reveals redemption and connection in books and punk rock. Against the hairspray-and-synthesizer backdrop of the ‘80s, he finds solace and kinship in the wisdom of classic literature, and in the subculture of punk rock, he finds affirmation and echoes of his disaffection. In his journey for self-discovery Tran ultimately finds refuge and inspiration in the art that shapes—and ultimately saves—him.


The Road

The Road

Author: Lorraine Liston

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2021-07-01

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1664106111

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This is Jenny’s story and she tells us how she has finally escaped from a life which was anything but perfect. But what she learns as she moves along the new road of her life is that there are still many choices to face and choosing the right one can sometimes be just as complicated as staying with what you know. But in the end Jenny does find happiness and she shows us how important friends are when the past comes back to try and destroy the peace she has found and the road of life is not as strewn with curves and pot holes as before.


The Day the Sun Went Away

The Day the Sun Went Away

Author: Jonathan Heilig

Publisher:

Published: 2014-12-11

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781320285520

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The tale of Bird and Scientist Guy,Who find a light bulb in the sky


Stallion of the Sun and Other Stories

Stallion of the Sun and Other Stories

Author: U. R. Anantha Murthy

Publisher: Penguin Books India

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9780140285246

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A Collection Of Finely Crafted Stories That Challenge Our Political, Social And Cultural Beliefs. One Of The Leading Exponents Of The Modernist School In Kannada And Jnanpith Award Winner, U.R. Anantha Murthy Has Been A Writer For Nearly Five Decades. This Excellent Anthology Brings Together Stories From His Five Collections. Spanning Thirty-Five Years From 1955-89, They Represent His Journey From An Angry Young Radical To An Intensely Humanist Conservative . 'Clip Joint Explores The Conflict And Confluence Of Indian And Western Values Through An Encounter Between An Indian Student In England And His English Classmate. Ghatashradhha Is A Severe Indictment Of The Brahminical System Where A Priest Performs A Mock Funeral For His Child-Widow Daughter, Yamunakka, Who Has Become Pregnant. The Critique Of Unquestioning Belief In Tradition Is Pursued In Akkayya But Resolved With A Touch Of Humour Through The Protagonist S Singular Life Story. In The Crowning Story, Stallion Of The Sun , Which Is Typical Of Anantha Murthy S Later, Self-Reflexive Phase, The Dissonance Between Tradition And Modernity Settles In Favour Of Simple Faith. The Seven Masterful Stories In This Collection, Many Of Which Have Been Translated Into English For The First Time, Affirm Anantha Murthy As One Of India S Foremost Fiction Writers.