Willow By Your Side

Willow By Your Side

Author: Peter Haynes

Publisher: eBook Partnership

Published: 2018-11-26

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 1912658011

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To be young is to know magic, to see the woods for what they are and recognise visions when you see them.In the aftermath of war, a young boy tries to hold his family together, under a man who brought his nightmares back from the battlefield.As his sister recovers from a terrible assault by their father, she teaches him about the magic in the land, the tombs of ancient kings, about the treacherous Red Cap and the places where the adults donaat go.When she disappears, all eyes turn to their father. They search the woods, pushing deeper into the strange spaces where myths grow among the ancient oaks. But only the boy knows the secret paths they took, and the way to the lake where wishes come true.A story of the potent and dark spaces of folklore, channelling Robert Holdstockaas Mythago Wood and Catriona Wardaas Rawblood, Haynes plunges deep into the landscape, revealing the darkness that hides beneath.


The Willow Wren

The Willow Wren

Author: Philipp Schott

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 2021-03-23

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 1773056999

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The touching and nuanced portrait of the rise and fall of Nazi Germany through the eyes of a resourceful German boy. Ludwig is an odd and introverted child, growing up in Hitler’s Germany. While Ludwig’s father, Wilhelm, is a senior Nazi and a true believer, Ludwig escapes the unfolding catastrophe by withdrawing into nature and books. Eventually, when the Allied bombing campaign intensifies, Ludwig is sent to a Hitler Youth camp, where his oddness makes him a target for bullying. As the war turns against Germany, the Hitler Youth camp becomes ever more severe and militaristic, and the atmosphere spirals towards chaos. After the Nazis abandon the camp, Ludwig returns home, and his father is presumed dead. With Ludwig’s mother descending into depression, the 11-year-old bears increasing responsibility for the survival of the family as starvation sets in under Russian occupation. Soon, it will be impossible to leave the Russian zone, so Ludwig decides that he must rally his despondent mother and lead her and his three younger siblings in an escape attempt to the west. Based on a true story, The Willow Wren is a unique, touching exploration of extremism, resilience, and the triumph of the small.


Beneath the Willow

Beneath the Willow

Author: Kenna White

Publisher: Bella Books

Published: 2006-03-01

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 1594937052

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When Dr. Paris DeMont lost her beloved Gabriella to the mindless tragedy of Nine Eleven, she lost more than her partner of eight years. She lost her will to love. A successful cardiologist to New York City's elite, Paris now lives a sterile emotionless existence on Manhattan's Upper East Side. But Paris finds out that even when one tries to give up on life, life has a way of interfering and forcing you to live it. When Paris returns to Banyon, Missouri to oversee the repairs to the aging Victorian farmhouse she inherited from her grandmother, the protective barrier she has wrapped around her heart is tested to the limit. Childhood friend Sloan McKinley still carries a torch for Paris... A torch that even after twenty-five years still burns brightly and threatens to consume them both if only Paris will let it.


Songs of Willow Frost

Songs of Willow Frost

Author: Jamie Ford

Publisher: Allison & Busby

Published: 2013-09-10

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 0749014636

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Twelve-year-old William Eng, a Chinese-American, has lived at Seattle's Sacred Heart Orphanage since his mother disappeared five years ago. During a trip to the movie theatre, William glimpses an actress on the silver screen who goes by the name of Willow Frost. Struck by her features, William is convinced that the movie star is his mother.


By Your Side

By Your Side

Author: Ashley Erin

Publisher: Ashley Erin

Published:

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13:

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Adeline I wasn’t looking for love… but when my world collided with Owen’s, I found my second chance in a small town. Owen is a man of many talents, and few words. Little did I know the grumpy contractor would be the one to make my grieving heart beat again. I never dreamed repairing the crumbling walls of my house together would turn it into a home and become the foundation of our love story. Owen Adeline is a force of nature. Even after everything the beautiful widow has been through, her bright demeanor is like basking in the sunshine. When I agreed to help with her renovations, it seemed like the neighborly thing to do. As days turn into weeks, I find myself falling for her. Love happens when we least expect it, and I definitely wasn't planning on her. Sometimes, life's most beautiful surprises come from the heart's quietest desires.


Return to Willow Lake

Return to Willow Lake

Author: Susan Wiggs

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2013-02-26

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 1460306414

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs brings readers home to Avalon, a town nestled on the shores of Willow Lake, in a heartbreaking and uplifting novel that explores the bonds of family and the perils and rewards of love. Sonnet Romano has the ideal career, the ideal boyfriend, and has just been offered a prestigious fellowship. But when she learns her mother is unexpectedly expecting in a high-risk pregnancy, she puts everything on hold and heads home to Avalon. Once her mom is out of danger, Sonnet intends to pick up her life where she left off.But when her mother receives a devastating diagnosis, Sonnet must decide what really matters in life, even if that means staying in Avalon and taking a job that forces her to work alongside her biggest, and maybe her sweetest, mistake—award-winning filmmaker Zach Alger. And in a summer of laughter and tears, of old dreams and new possibilities, Sonnet may find the home of her heart. Don’t miss a novel of sisters, friendship and the lush surroundings of Sonoma County... Susan Wiggs’ The Apple Orchard. New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand calls it, “…sweet, crisp and juicy.”


Cricket

Cricket

Author: Willow Hadley

Publisher:

Published: 2020-11-17

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13:

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Witches come of age when they turn eighteen-the age where they reach the full potential of their power and magical abilities.Cricket Kendall's birthday is a little more than a month away. She's just moved to Emery Ridge, Colorado for her senior year of high school in the hopes her eccentric aunt Aurora might help her learn all she needs to know about becoming a full-fledged witch. Just a few days after moving to her new town, Aurora introduces Cricket to a young werewolf from the local pack.Theo Ashbrooke is funny, charming, and super-freaking-hot. Cricket and Theo connect right away, and it doesn't take long before they're spending almost all of their time together. The only problem is, Theo has two equally hot best friends: Hollis Wakefield and Cas Seymour


Yes, Please

Yes, Please

Author: Willow Summers

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2015-11-29

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 9781519305152

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Desperate for work, recent Stanford grad Olivia Jonston accepts the job as Hunter Carlisle's new administrative assistant, unsure if she can follow his rules and keep her emotions in check.


The Willow Tree

The Willow Tree

Author: Hubert Selby

Publisher: Penguin Classics

Published: 2012-04-26

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780141195698

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Bobby is young and black. His life is irrevocably shattered when he and his Hispanic girlfriend Maria are savagely beaten by a vicious street gang. Bobby's bruised and battered body is discovered by Moishe, a concentration camp survivor, and an unlikely friendship begins.


The Columbia Anthology of Chinese Folk and Popular Literature

The Columbia Anthology of Chinese Folk and Popular Literature

Author: Victor H. Mair

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2011-05-03

Total Pages: 661

ISBN-13: 0231526733

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In The Columbia Anthology of Chinese Folk and Popular Literature, two of the world's leading sinologists, Victor H. Mair and Mark Bender, capture the breadth of China's oral-based literary heritage. This collection presents works drawn from the large body of oral literature of many of China's recognized ethnic groups including the Han, Yi, Miao, Tu, Daur, Tibetan, Uyghur, and Kazak and the selections include a variety of genres. Chapters cover folk stories, songs, rituals, and drama, as well as epic traditions and professional storytelling, and feature both familiar and little-known texts, from the story of the woman warrior Hua Mulan to the love stories of urban storytellers in the Yangtze delta, the shaman rituals of the Manchu, and a trickster tale of the Daur people from the forests of the northeast. The Cannibal Grandmother of the Yi and other strange creatures and characters unsettle accepted notions of Chinese fable and literary form. Readers are introduced to antiphonal songs of the Zhuang and the Dong, who live among the fantastic limestone hills of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region; work and matchmaking songs of the mountain-dwelling She of Fujian province; and saltwater songs of the Cantonese-speaking boat people of Hong Kong. The editors feature the Mongolian epic poems of Geser Khan and Jangar; the sad tale of the Qeo family girl, from the Tu people of Gansu and Qinghai provinces; and local plays known as "rice sprouts" from Hebei province. These fascinating juxtapositions invite comparisons among cultures, styles, and genres, and expert translations preserve the individual character of each thrillingly imaginative work.