The Nearness of You

The Nearness of You

Author: Amanda Eyre Ward

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2017-02-21

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 110188715X

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In this profound and lyrical novel, acclaimed author Amanda Eyre Ward explores the deeper meanings of motherhood—from the first blissful hello to the heart-wrenching prospect of saying goodbye. Brilliant heart surgeon Suzette Kendall is stunned when Hyland, her husband of fifteen years, admits his yearning for a child. From the beginning they’d decided that having children was not an option, as Suzette feared passing along the genes that landed her mother in a mental institution. But Hyland proposes a different idea: a baby via surrogate. Suzette agrees, and what follows is a whirlwind of candidate selection, hospital visits, and Suzette’s doubts over whether she’s made the right decision. A young woman named Dorothy Muscarello is chosen as the one who will help make this family complete. For Dorrie, surrogacy (and the money that comes with it) are her opportunity to leave behind a troubled past and create a future for herself—one full of possibility. But this situation also forces all three of them—Dorrie, Suzette, and Hyland—to face a devastating uncertainty that will reverberate in the years to come. Beautifully shifting between perspectives, The Nearness of You deftly explores the connections we form, the families we create, and the love we hold most dear. Advance praise for The Nearness of You “[For] readers who like stories about competent people facing tough choices, like those from Jodi Picoult or Julie Lawson Timmer.”—Booklist “The Nearness of You includes everything I love about Amanda Eyre Ward’s books: edgy eloquence, ingenious plotting, and relationships that are never, not for a single paragraph, simple or predictable. Through Suzette, Dorrie, Hyland, and Jayne, Ward reveals parenthood as an enterprise that is as wrenching as it is beautiful. You will love these characters and this book.”—Marisa de los Santos, New York Times bestselling author of The Precious One “Deftly paced and enthralling, Amanda Eyre Ward’s The Nearness of You takes on the complexity of what it means to be a mother, and provides insights both heartening and harrowing.”—Mira Jacob, author of The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing “The Nearness of You is not just an arresting meditation on motherhood but also an exploration of how we can seize the lives we’ve been given and transform them into the lives we want to live. Like all of Ward’s novels, this book’s intrigue and charm demand that it be indulged in a single sitting.”—Vendela Vida, author of The Diver’s Clothes Lie Empty


Norah Jones Sheet Music Collection

Norah Jones Sheet Music Collection

Author: Norah Jones

Publisher: Hal Leonard

Published: 2020-09-01

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 1705114245

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(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). 25 songs from Norah Jones in piano/vocal/guitar arrangment: Be Here to Love Me * Carry On * Chasing Pirates * Cold, Cold Heart * Come Away with Me * December * Don't Know Why * Flipside * Happy Pills * How I Weep * I'm Alive * It Was You * It's Gonna Be * Man of the Hour * The Nearness of You * Not My Friend * Not Too Late * Say Goodbye * Seven Years * Shoot the Moon * Sunrise * Thinking About You * Those Sweet Words * Turn Me On * What Am I to You.


Hope and the Nearness of God

Hope and the Nearness of God

Author: Teresa White FCJ

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2022-02

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1472984196

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A reflection on the meaning and quality of Hope for the period of Lent and beyond


Wonderstruck

Wonderstruck

Author: Margaret Feinberg

Publisher: Worthy Books

Published: 2012-12-25

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781617950889

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Let’s be honest: it’s far too easy to go through day-to-day life without a sense of the mystery, the marvel, or the awe of God’s presence. Have you ever felt your relationship with God isn’t as vibrant as you want it to be? Have you ever felt like God seemed far away—even in the midst of devotions, prayer, and church? You’re not alone. We Were Created for Wonder You were created and designed to experience wonder. Woven into the fabric of our humanity is an innate ability and desire for the wonder of God. It’s felt in the moments when you watch the sun melt behind the horizon, when you reach out to cradle a baby and smell the sweet scent of new life, when you can’t help but smile as you witness two wrinkled souls renew their vows to each other. Such moments remind us we were made for something more than deadlines and debt, carpools and coffee breaks. Yet despite such wondrous moments, we can still find ourselves going through the motions of faith. Whether you’re: A long time follower of Jesus or still figuring Him out Unemployed, overly-employed, or an entrepreneur A creator, innovator, or conformist Grumpy, ebullient, grey-haired or bed-head An average Joe or have-a-gym-membership-but-never-go A superhero (of any era), supermom, superdad, super grand, super great grand, or don’t feel particularly super at all No matter who you are or where you’ve been—if you’ve lived a life where you’ve seen it all, done it all, or feel like you’re past it all—God still longs to take your breath away. Isaiah 29:4 records God’s desire for you: “Therefore once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder.” Do you see it? God is busting at the seams to display His glory, power, and might in your life. And He wants to give you the greatest gift of all—Himself. Yet why do we pass by the wonder of God unaware?


Norah Jones - Come Away with Me

Norah Jones - Come Away with Me

Author: Norah Jones

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2002-11-01

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 1458428265

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(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). Come Away with Me stole the show at the Grammy Awards, winning an astonishing five major honors. We're proud to present piano/vocal/guitar arrangements to this bestselling debut album featuring the smash hit single and the Song of the Year "Don't Know Why" and 13 others: Cold, Cold Heart * Come Away with Me * Feelin' the Same Way * I've Got to See You Again * Lonestar * The Long Day Is Over * The Nearness of You * Nightingale * One Flight Down * Painter Song * Seven Years * Shoot the Moon * Turn Me On.


The Dear Remote Nearness of You

The Dear Remote Nearness of You

Author: Danielle Legros Georges

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780989329699

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Poetry. African & African American Studies. "THE DEAR REMOTE NEARNESS OF YOU speaks poetry's origin in new and startling ways. This is the precise intelligence that knows it must step carefully across the light on the surface of the water... These poems form the contiguous dance of language choosing its own body at will, traveling across light and the dimensions of unarticulated history. This is the word rubbed onto the palimpsest of our being, the careful solo soprano in the space where music ends and poetry moves in to name what is eternal and what is only in the abbreviation of now. What a delightful book from Boston's Poet Laureate." Afaa Michael Weaver"


Mermaids in the Basement

Mermaids in the Basement

Author: Carolyn Kizer

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13:

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In Pro Femina, she writes: "From Sappho to myself, consider the fate of women. / How unworthy to discuss it! Like a noose ... / Juvenal set us apart in denouncing / our vices / Which had grown, in part, from / having been set apart: / Women abused their spouses, / cuckolded them, even plotted / To poison them ... "


The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette

The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette

Author: Richard Cook

Publisher: Penguin Mass Market

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 1556

ISBN-13:

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Featuring comprehensive information on musical and biographical details, authoritative critical ratings, special sections for "Anthologies" and "Various Artists" collections, and more, this guide answers the questions that jazz fans want to know. Over 3,500 new listings new to this edition.