At once experimental, polyvocal, and politically engaged, the stories collected in There a Petal Silently Falls offer a rich, evocative exploration of violence, trauma, and loss in divided Korea. Ch'oe's stories take us well beyond previous literary representations of national division and the 1980 Kwangju Massacre by probing the relationship among desire, fantasy, and memory, all the while locating gender at the center of the making of history.
I have been sat thinking about how I can perfectly summarise my story. I have googled "how do I write the perfect synopsis?". I have asked friends for the "perfect opening sentence". How do you summarise your life?? How do I summarise for you the nitty gritty of what myself and OH (Other Half that means in fertility forum world... or infertility as the case may be) have been through? Actually what we are still going through (book2 pending **wink wink**) All I can tell you is that it will be Honest, it will be from the heart, it will be true. I will take you through every thought, every feeling, every part of my journey through IVF and infertility. You will feel my happiness and my pain. You may laugh, I sometimes find myself funnier than I should. You will most likely cry, like I did.I am just a normal girl who has been through a lot, ectopic pregnancy, fluid on the brain, loss of sight... temporary that is, sorry that was slightly dramatic. Surgeries, heartache that caused actual physical pain and so much more. In January 2018 after yet another failed treatment I found therapy in writing a blog. Getting it all out released so many emotions and helped me in more ways than I could have hoped. There have been moments where I didn't think I would make it; I didn't think I could take any more. I am now 7 years into this journey, 7! This real-life story will take you through it all, and you will end up right where I am now. Waiting for the next chapter to begin......
A young English major graduate lives with her soon-to-be penniless inventor father in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, with the only things waiting for her being a relentless, rich and notable playboy suitor and a job at The Tattered Cover bookstore. She sees an ad for a job as a literature and poetry tutor for a mentally-deranged shut-in student in Aspen with a $1000 a month stipend and answers the ad, embarking on a journey that will change her life.
In early 2008, the author AVIS Viswanathan and Vaani - his soul-mate, friend, wife and business partner - were staring at a bankruptcy of their Firm. A series of business decisions had literally brought them to the brink of penury. This book is their story. It captures learnings from this excruciatingly painful, Life-changing, phase that they are still going through.It also explores the nature and continuum of Life. There is no beginning to the story. There is no end either. There are simply experiences. Of hopelessness. Of fear. Of insolvency. Of pennilessness. And also of faith, patience, love, companionship, abundance and soul. Of integrity and of leading a principled Life, despite temptations to take the 'easy way' out of painful or messy situations.This book has been written to share how AVIS and his family have learned to be happy despite their circumstances. You too can benefit from their learning, and experience, and discover the right way of thinking, living, working and winning in Life - for yourself
Bea: Till death do us part... That was how it was supposed to go. We didn’t even make it that far. The day of my wedding, I found out that Law, the man I planned to marry, didn’t really love me. Maybe he did, just not enough. Watching a petal fall from my bouquet, almost like a silent tear commemorating the end of a relationship, instead of the beginning of a blessed partnership, felt like a sign. Then, my best friend, Ky, stepped in. He told me that all was well and to meet him at the altar, as planned. I took a leap of faith, and hoped that Law would be there waiting for me. He wasn’t there. That didn’t stop me from getting married though. The difficulty came when Law realized his mistake a moment too late, the moment when I pledged myself to someone else. KY: Stepping in to be my best friend’s replacement husband was the best decision I ever made. I’d been in love with her since we were young, and I wouldn’t miss out on the opportunity to finally make her understand how I felt. This is book 2 in the Robeson Family Novel Series. While each book focuses on a Robeson sibling, they each stand alone as their own story. There is an HEA and no cheating.
I didn't expect a perfect marriage.I didn't even believe they existed.What I didn't expect was to say, "I do" and then be completely forgotten....At least, that was how it started out. It just got more complicated from there, until it wasn't.Happiness was just around the corner, and maybe even, in time, the perfect marriage too.NOTE: This is an arranged marriage, enemies to lovers, second chance romance. The Robeson Family Novel Books are all standalone stories and may be read in any order.READER CONTENT WARNING: This is an arranged marriage situation, with all the angst that might imply, including the appearance of cheating by main characters. *There is no cheating once the characters agree to a real relationship, but that happens after they say "I do", if that is a problem for you, then this might not be the book for you.
On the heels of the successful Lifetime TV version of Flowers in the Attic comes the TV movie tie-in edition of Petals On the Wind, the second book in the captivating Dollanganger saga. Forbidden love comes into full bloom. For three years they were kept hidden in the eaves of Foxworth Hall, their existence all but denied by a mother who schemed to inherit a fortune. For three years their fate was in the hands of their righteous, merciless grandmother. They had to stay strong...but in their hopeless world, Cathy and her brother Christopher discovered blossoming desires that tumbled into a powerful obsession. Now, with their frail sister Carrie, they have broken free and scraped enough together for three bus tickets and a chance at a new life. The horrors of the attic are behind them...but they will carry its legacy of dark secrets forever.
In 2011, a minor news story made headlines and turned Lori Arnold McFarlane's comfortable life upside down. Residing in Scotland, her life seemed pretty close to perfect - a beautiful family, wonderful friends, a breath-taking view of the Clyde, and a meaningful relationship with Jesus Christ. An evangelical Christian and a Calvinist, McFarlane's deepest desire was to glorify and enjoy her God forever. But when a tiny group of religious fanatics began preaching doom and gloom and the End of Days, she found herself suddenly and unwillingly questioning everything she'd ever believed. Her memoir takes us through the next three years as she struggled deeply with her faith, grappling with feelings of abandonment and the soul-crushing silence of the heavenly Father she'd always trusted. Depressed and desperate, she tried everything she could to hold on to her hope in Christ, but as her faith flatlined and her resolve weakened, she began to wonder how much longer she could go on like this - or if she even wanted to. McFarlane tells her story with sensitivity and honesty, providing witty and touching accounts of her most formative childhood and adolescent moments of faith, and provides fascinating insight into many different sects of Christianity she'd encountered as an adult, from speaking in tongues to wearing head coverings. She deals with both the anger and the longing she felt when faced with the question that would ultimately make or break her faith: Do all saints really persevere until the end?
_______________________________ The brand new heart-warming romance from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Country Escape and A Secret Garden. _______________________________ IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO FALL IN LOVE... Caro Swanson has taken a job in a remote part of Scotland. She’s answered an ad in The Lady: being a companion to an elderly gentleman who lives in a country estate could be perfect! Surely it's time to make a change and do something different for a while? The fact that she may also see Alec, the young man who she met some years previously and who she has always thought of as her ‘one who got away’, is of course purely incidental. Soon Caro is falling in love - not only with Alec but with the stunning country house she's now living in. But the estate is in financial difficulties, and Caro soon realises there's only one way to rescue it. So begins a magical romantic summer, one that will take Caro from Scotland to London and the south of France, in search of a classic lost perfume that might just restore all their fortunes. Romance, humour, a cast of warm and totally believable characters and the tantalising possibility of happily-ever-after? It must be a Katie Fforde novel. _______________________________ The whole world loves Katie Fforde's work: "Modern-day Austen. Great fun" Red "Top-drawer romantic escapism" Daily Mail "Warm, brilliant and full of love" Heat "Delicious - gorgeous humour and the lightest of touches" Sunday Times "Effortlessly lovable, warm and fun" Closer "Curl up on the sofa with this book and dream... delightful" The Lady "Deliciously enjoyable" Woman and Home "Uplifting and delightful" Hot Brands Cool Places
