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Author: Jane Green
Publisher: Broadway
Published: 2011-07-26
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 0307888533
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn her U.S. debut, bestselling British novelist Green introduces an irresistible heroine who sets out to tackle attraction, addiction, and the meaning of true love.
Author: Beatrix Potter
Publisher: Warne
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780723267492
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA rhyming adaptation of Beatrix Potter's story of Jemima Puddle-Duck, who keeps her ducklings warm in their nest.
Author: Binyavanga Wainaina
Publisher: Kwani Archive Online
Published: 2003-12
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9789966983602
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKwani? is arguably Africa's most exciting and varied literary initiative of recent years. Describing itself as ?a magazine of ideas, [that] seeks to entertain, provoke and create?, Kwani? commissions and publishes stories, poetry, art and photography ?from all around the African continent and the diaspora'. Rejecting artificial divisions of high and low art and literary snobbery, it is dedicated to the flourishing of literature in Kenya and the of African cultural values. Kwami? 01 is widely available outside Africa for the first time. The volume features the writings of numerous prize-winners. It includes the short story, ?The Weight of Whispers?, by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, which won The Caine Prize for African Writing in 2003. Yvonne Owuor is also a screenplay writer, and Executive Director of the Zanzibar International Film Festival. Other contributions are from Parsilelo Kantai, who was short-listed for the Caine Prize in 2004;drawings from Gaddo, one of East Africa's foremost political cartoonists; photographs from the photo-journalist Marion Kaplan; and interviews with ?ghetto youths? conducted by the editor.
Author: Andy Knaggs
Publisher: M-Y Books Limited
Published: 2012-08-08
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1911124196
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLife is good. A new home in the countryside, a well-paid job and, best of all, a son for Nick and Kay to rejoice in. To top it all, as little Davy's second birthday approaches, Kay's long-estranged dad comes back into the picture. It seems that not even the storm clouds that are starting to gather over Kay's new workplace can spoil their idyllic family lifestyle. Until that is, they discover that the past hasn't gone conveniently away, and everything that Nick and Kay hold dear suddenly comes under terrifying threat.
Author: Lulu Taylor
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2010-12-15
Total Pages: 674
ISBN-13: 1446410013
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the Sunday Times bestselling author of Her Frozen Heart. They were born to the scent of success. Now they stand to lose it all ... Fame, fashion and scandal, the Trevellyan heiresses are the height of success, glamour and style. But when it comes to ... ... WEALTH: Jemima's indulgent lifestyle knows no limits; Tara's one purpose in life, no matter the sacrifice, is to be financially independent of her family and husband; and Poppy wants to escape its trappings without losing the comfort their family money brings. ... LUST: Jemima's obsession relieves the boredom of her marriage; while Tara's seemingly 'perfect' life doesn't allow for such indulgences; and Poppy, spoiled by attention and love throughout her life, has yet to expose herself to the thrill of really living and loving dangerously. ... FAMILY: it's all they've ever known, and now the legacy of their parents, a vast and ailing perfume empire, has been left in their trust. But will they be able to turn their passion into profit? And in making a fresh start, can they face their family's past?
Author: Cath Weeks
Publisher: Piatkus
Published: 2017-07-06
Total Pages: 247
ISBN-13: 0349410658
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor fans of Liane Moriarty and the award-winning TV series Big Little Lies, this is an emotional, gripping and suspenseful family drama of secrets, betrayal and intrigue... Would you let your daughter go? Steffie has always been proud of the decisions she's made as a mother - even when she battled with her husband's infidelity and resolved to raise their ten-year-old daughter, Jemima, alone. But when Jemima has the chance to leave home and train as a professional ballerina, Steffie finds herself faced with that most unbearable of parental decisions: should she keep her child safe, or give them the wings to fly? She knows what's right. And so does her husband. But when tragedy strikes, can Steffie ever forgive herself? Especially given the devastating secret she's kept hidden for so many years... Praise for Cath Weeks: 'It'll make you weep' Elle '[The writing] gnaws away at you, forcing you to question your own morals' Evening Standard 'Beautifully written and refreshingly unique' Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Author: Donna Maree Hanson
Publisher: Donna Maree Hanson
Published: 2019-05-30
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 0987638130
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA book of manners, magic and mayhem! After Edward and Jemima's honeymoon is cut short by a severed head landing in their marriage bed, they must away to London to devise a way to defeat the ravenous beast, Geneck, and Jemima must be the bait. Newspaper headlines reveal carnage in London streets and the police and the secret brotherhood of magicians are pounding at the door, demanding answers from Edward. Joined by Fulton, Edward and Jemima begin to scour the dark places of London: sewers and newly-constructed underground railway tunnels. Their only chance is to find Geneck's lair and end him in daylight, when he is weak. But the monster's minions protect him and the road to safety is not clear. When Jemima is taken, Edward is beside himself. Who has taken her and how is he going to get her back? Deeper into magic he must go, and Milly and Aunt Prudence join in the fight to rid the world of Geneck. But will that be enough?
Author: Sean B. Cochrane
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 285
ISBN-13: 0957060114
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCan you handle reality? What about the next one? When Jack Purnell decides to end it all, he certainly doesn't expect to find himself standing back on top of the building he had just fallen from. What happened to the afterlife; the big black nothing? After that, things just get confusing. For one thing, his new life is different to his old life - his signature is different: his flat is different. Not only that, when he gets killed by a car later that day, he finds himself very much alive in yet another strange reality... and then it happens again... and again... It's driving him slowly insane, so Jack has questions. Is he in purgatory? Why can't he stay comfortably dead? Why does he keep meeting the same familiar people in each ridiculous reality and most importantly...what is that big swirling column thing? Join Jack in his darkly comic reality-hopping nightmare where he searches to find himself, his true love and an insight into the peculiar workings of the universe.
Author: Clare Revell
Publisher: Pelican Ventures Book Group
Published: 2018-12-01
Total Pages: 88
ISBN-13: 152230181X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe only problem drama teacher Paiton Underwood has is deciding what to do for the school's fiftieth anniversary Christmas production...Until a class altercation leaves her with a broken arm—and a new job. Fraser Quirk's first day as headmaster goes from pretty good to downright disastrous in seconds. Now he's suspending students and dealing with an injured teacher. Not to mention the threat of a school closure—of the permanent kind. She thinks he's bossy and overbearing. He thinks she's a control freak. Can the school's journey to Christmas bring healing, love and a hope for the future?
Author: Sara Donati
Publisher: Dell
Published: 2010-01-19
Total Pages: 642
ISBN-13: 0440339022
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA rich, passionate, multilayered portrayal of family strength and endurance from bestselling author Sara Donati In the spring of 1824, in the remote village of Paradise on the New York frontier, Nathaniel and Elizabeth Bonner celebrate a glorious reunion as their children return from far-off places: Lily and her husband from Italy, and Martha Kirby, the Bonners’ ward, from Manhattan. In the peace that follows a devastating flood, childhood friends Martha and Daniel, Lily’s twin brother, suddenly begin to see each other in a new light. But their growing bond is threatened when Martha’s estranged mother arrives back in Paradise. Jemima Southern is a dangerous schemer who has destroyed more than one family, and her anger touches everyone, as do her secrets. Has Jemima come to claim her daughter—or does she have other, darker motives? Whatever transpires, Martha, Daniel, and all the Bonners must stand united against the threats to both heart and home.
