SWEET KYRA and the American Dream

SWEET KYRA and the American Dream

Author: Onin Age-Iron

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2010-03-19

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13: 1450060285

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Prepare to sweep thru an epic American tale with Sweet Kyra Fjord, a woman for all seasons, as she transforms from an obese girl into alluring, brilliant womanhood: A poet, philosopher, journalist and mother, with a penetrati ng view of the human conditi on. High-adventure-and acti on? You bet! - Flashing you through her family story from the Civil War to modern Chicago. From the moment they meet as children, Sweet Kyra soars in adventures with cousin Helga Steinhoff , whose family story takes us back to the Nazi Lebensborn program to create a master race; and best friend Susan Mifume whose ninja, samurai and kamikaze forebears excelled in World War II. Writi ng from an intriguing female point of view, Onin weaves a big story in a unique short literary form including poetry, that misses no riveti ng detail. Bizet?s opera Carmen overarches as a connecti ng force for many enchanti ng characters. And of course, an evil Dragon threatens Sweet Kyra?s life?enjoy.


SWEET KYRA and the American Dream

SWEET KYRA and the American Dream

Author: Onin Age-Iron

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2010-03-19

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13: 1450060307

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Prepare to sweep thru an epic American tale with Sweet Kyra Fjord, a woman for all seasons, as she transforms from an obese girl into alluring, brilliant womanhood: A poet, philosopher, journalist and mother, with a penetrati ng view of the human conditi on. High-adventure-and acti on? You bet! - Flashing you through her family story from the Civil War to modern Chicago. From the moment they meet as children, Sweet Kyra soars in adventures with cousin Helga Steinhoff , whose family story takes us back to the Nazi Lebensborn program to create a master race; and best friend Susan Mifume whose ninja, samurai and kamikaze forebears excelled in World War II. Writi ng from an intriguing female point of view, Onin weaves a big story in a unique short literary form including poetry, that misses no riveti ng detail. Bizet’s opera Carmen overarches as a connecti ng force for many enchanti ng characters. And of course, an evil Dragon threatens Sweet Kyra’s life...enjoy.


The Tortilla Curtain

The Tortilla Curtain

Author: T. Coraghessan Boyle

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0143119079

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The lives of two different couples--wealthy Los Angeles liberals Delaney and Kyra Mossbacher, and Candido and America Rincon, a pair of Mexican illegals--suddenly collide, in a story that unfolds from the shifting viewpoints of the various characters.


Sweet Cravings

Sweet Cravings

Author: Kyra Bussanich

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1607743604

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When Bussanich realized she had to go gluten-free, she mourned the toasty morning muffins, moist birthday cakes, and fruity crumbles she thought she'd have to give up. She used trial and error to recreate her favorite treats-- sans gluten. Her Portland bakery, Crave Bake Shop, proved that gluten-free can taste just as good as the original.


Parting Gifts

Parting Gifts

Author: Charlotte Vale Allen

Publisher: MIRA

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 9781551669007

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On the day of her late husband's funeral, widow Kyra Latimer is confronted by a young woman claiming to be her long-lost daughter, given up for adoption twenty years earlier, who leaves her toddler son with his "grandmother" to raise among the eccentric members of Kyra's famous British theatrical family