A Different Kind of Normal

A Different Kind of Normal
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Publisher : Kensington Books
Total Pages : 417
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ISBN-10 : 9780758259394
ISBN-13 : 0758259395
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis A Different Kind of Normal by : Cathy Lamb

From acclaimed author Cathy Lamb comes a warm and poignant story about mothers and sons, family and forgiveness--and loving someone enough to let them be true to themselves. . . Jaden Bruxelle knows that life is precious. She sees it in her work as a hospice nurse, a job filled with compassion and humor even on the saddest days. And she sees it in Tate, the boy she has raised as her son ever since her sister gave him up at birth. Tate is seventeen, academically brilliant, funny, and loving. He's also a talented basketball player despite having been born with an abnormally large head--something Jaden's mother blames on a family curse. Jaden dismisses that as nonsense, just as she ignores the legends about witches and magic in the family. Over the years, Jaden has focused all her energy on her job and on sheltering Tate from the world. Tate, for his part, just wants to be a regular kid. Through his blog, he's slowly reaching out, finding his voice. He wants to try out for the Varsity basketball team. He wants his mom to focus on her own life for a change, maybe even date again. Jaden knows she needs to let go--of Tate, of her fears and anger, and of the responsibilities she uses as a shield. And through a series of unexpected events and revelations, she's about to learn how. Because as dear as life may be, its only real value comes when we are willing to live it fully, even if that means risking it all. Beautifully written, tender and true, A Different Kind of Normal is a story about embracing love and adventure, and learning to look ahead for the first time. . .

Resting In the Bosom Of the Lamb

Resting In the Bosom Of the Lamb
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Publisher : BelleBooks
Total Pages : 209
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ISBN-10 : 9781611940336
ISBN-13 : 1611940338
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Resting In the Bosom Of the Lamb by : Augusta Trobaugh

Four elderly southern women share a house, a history, and heartbreaking secrets. Baby girl, I hope you're listening real good to what I'm gonna tell you about that sure-enough miracle we got us. Had to be a miracle, because in all my born days, I didn't never think it could turn out like this. Didn't never think you'd be sitting right here on this very porch with me, hearing me talk about all us folks you don't know nothing much about yet.. . . Back then, I didn't really know that all the folks who came ahead of us are like the brown roots of a big old vine growing close to the porch, and even though those roots are way down deep in the ground where we can't see them, they're still there. And we grow from them, our whole lives, and then, if we're lucky, others grow from us. Well, I expect that the ones who came before us--black and white--had things they had to keep still about, too, just like me and Miss Cora. Things we had to do, whether we liked it or not. And then never speak of them again. Augusta Trobaugh is the acclaimed author of fine novels including PraiseJerusalem, Sophie and the Rising Sun, and coming soon, Music From Beyond the Moon.

The Forge

The Forge
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 546
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ISBN-10 : UIUC:30112003182018
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis The Forge by : Thomas Sigismund Stribling

Now in November

Now in November
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Publisher : New York : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : UCAL:$B243329
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis Now in November by : Josephine Winslow Johnson

A long drought brings hardship to the Haldemarnes as they struggle to wrest a living from their small farm.

Lamb in His Bosom

Lamb in His Bosom
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9781561456017
ISBN-13 : 1561456012
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Lamb in His Bosom by : Caroline Miller

The 1934 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a young newlywed woman struggling with her harsh life in rural, impoverished antebellum Georgia. "It has a wonderful freshness about it.... A wonderfully large and vital picture." ―The New York Times Cean and Lonzo are a young couple beginning their married lives two decades before the Civil War in a land where nature is hostile, the seasons dictate the law, and the days are punctuated by the hard work of the land. The couple's only wealth is their hands, their obstinacy, and their love. By the time Cean is forty-three, she has borne fourteen children; buried five of them and her husband; and survived a civil war, venomous snakebite, ferocious panther attack, and a deadly house fire. Neither life nor the din of history has spared her. In her lyrical, fascinating story (winner of the 1932 Pulitzer Prize for Literature), author Caroline Miller explores the struggle and survival of impoverished settlers in pre-Civil War South Georgia. A thought-provoking addition to American, Civil War, and Women's History studies. Available in eBook.

Black Sunday

Black Sunday
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 261
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ISBN-10 : 9781101100905
ISBN-13 : 1101100907
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis Black Sunday by : Thomas Harris

From the genius of Thomas Harris, the #1 New York Times bestselling author who introduced the world to Hannibal Lecter, comes the terrifying and prophetic novel that set the standard for international suspense and heralded one of the most arresting voices in contemporary fiction. It’s the event of the year. Eighty thousand fans have converged in New Orleans for Super Bowl Sunday. Among them is a young man named Michael Lander. But he has not come to watch the game. A tool for a radical terrorist group, he’s has come to play one. To enact revenge. To feed the rage of others. And the whole world will be watching. Unless someone stops him. But first, they have to find him.

A Flag for Sunrise

A Flag for Sunrise
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 449
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ISBN-10 : 9780679737629
ISBN-13 : 0679737626
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis A Flag for Sunrise by : Robert Stone

An emotional, dramatic and philosophical novel about Americans drawn into a small Central American country on the brink of revolution.

Honey in the Horn

Honey in the Horn
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0870717685
ISBN-13 : 9780870717680
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Honey in the Horn by : Harold Lenoir Davis

Set in Oregon in the early years of the twentieth century, H. L. Davis's Honey in the Horn chronicles the struggles faced by homesteaders as they attempted to settle down and eke out subsistence from a still-wild land. With sly humor and keenly observed detail, Davis pays homage to the indomitable character of Oregon's restless people and dramatic landscapes without romanticizing or burnishing the myths. An essential book for all serious readers of Northwest literature, this classic coming-of-age novel has been called the "Huckleberry Finn of the West." It is the only Oregon book that has ever won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction. With a new introduction by Richard W. Etulain, this path-breaking work from one of Oregon's premier authors is once again available for a new generation to enjoy.

The New Georgia Encyclopedia Companion to Georgia Literature

The New Georgia Encyclopedia Companion to Georgia Literature
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Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Total Pages : 489
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ISBN-10 : 9780820343006
ISBN-13 : 0820343005
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis The New Georgia Encyclopedia Companion to Georgia Literature by : Hugh Ruppersburg

Georgia has played a formative role in the writing of America. Few states have produced a more impressive array of literary figures, among them Conrad Aiken, Erskine Caldwell, James Dickey, Joel Chandler Harris, Carson McCullers, Flannery O'Connor, Jean Toomer, and Alice Walker. This volume contains biographical and critical discussions of Georgia writers from the nineteenth century to the present as well as other information pertinent to Georgia literature. Organized in alphabetical order by author, the entries discuss each author's life and work, contributions to Georgia history and culture, and relevance to wider currents in regional and national literature. Lists of recommended readings supplement most entries. Especially important Georgia books have their own entries: works of social significance such as Lillian Smith's Strange Fruit, international publishing sensations like Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind, and crowning artistic achievements including Jean Toomer's Cane. The literary culture of the state is also covered, with information on the Georgia Review and other journals; the Georgia Center for the Book, which promotes authors and reading; and the Townsend Prize, given in recognition of the year's best fiction. This is an essential volume for readers who want both to celebrate and learn more about Georgia's literary heritage.

Lamb

Lamb
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 468
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780061798238
ISBN-13 : 0061798231
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Lamb by : Christopher Moore

Everyone knows about the immaculate conception and the crucifixion. But what happened to Jesus between the manger and the Sermon on the Mount? In this hilarious and bold novel, the acclaimed Christopher Moore shares the greatest story never told: the life of Christ as seen by his boyhood pal, Biff. Just what was Jesus doing during the many years that have gone unrecorded in the Bible? Biff was there at his side, and now after two thousand years, he shares those good, bad, ugly, and miraculous times. Screamingly funny, audaciously fresh, Lamb rivals the best of Tom Robbins and Carl Hiaasen, and is sure to please this gifted writer’s fans and win him legions more.