Discover the Rainbow Central Sapphic Romance Series! When Life Gives You Oranges is a light-hearted rivals to lovers contemporary romance featuring women who love women and a happy ever after. There’s one thing Lisa loves more than anything and that’s fruit. As owner of a small juice business, she attends a yearly food festival to share her passion with the world. But this time, she’s not the only fruit fanatic on the block and the competition is about to get fierce. Who knew juice could be so exciting? Reading suggestion: If you’re easily influenced by descriptions of food, put some (orange) juice in the fridge before you start this story! **** When Life Gives You Oranges is a F/F contemporary romance connected to the Rainbow Central series but can be read entirely on its own.

A classic of reportage, Oranges was first conceived as a short magazine article about oranges and orange juice, but the author kept encountering so much irresistible information that he eventually found that he had in fact written a book. It contains sketches of orange growers, orange botanists, orange pickers, orange packers, early settlers on Florida's Indian River, the first orange barons, modern concentrate makers, and a fascinating profile of Ben Hill Griffin of Frostproof, Florida who may be the last of the individual orange barons. McPhee's astonishing book has an almost narrative progression, is immensely readable, and is frequently amusing. Louis XIV hung tapestries of oranges in the halls of Versailles, because oranges and orange trees were the symbols of his nature and his reign. This book, in a sense, is a tapestry of oranges, too—with elements in it that range from the great orangeries of European monarchs to a custom of people in the modern Caribbean who split oranges and clean floors with them, one half in each hand.

The New York Times–bestselling author’s Whitbread Prize–winning debut—“Winterson has mastered both comedy and tragedy in this rich little novel” (The Washington Post Book World). When it first appeared, Jeanette Winterson’s extraordinary debut novel received unanimous international praise, including the prestigious Whitbread Prize for best first fiction. Winterson went on to fulfill that promise, producing some of the most dazzling fiction and nonfiction of the past decade, including her celebrated memoir Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal?. Now required reading in contemporary literature, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a funny, poignant exploration of a young girl’s adolescence. Jeanette is a bright and rebellious orphan who is adopted into an evangelical household in the dour, industrial North of England and finds herself embroidering grim religious mottoes and shaking her little tambourine for Jesus. But as this budding missionary comes of age, and comes to terms with her unorthodox sexuality, the peculiar balance of her God-fearing household dissolves. Jeanette’s insistence on listening to truths of her own heart and mind—and on reporting them with wit and passion—makes for an unforgettable chronicle of an eccentric, moving passage into adulthood. “If Flannery O’Connor and Rita Mae Brown had collaborated on the coming-out story of a young British girl in the 1960s, maybe they would have approached the quirky and subtle hilarity of Jeanette Winterson’s autobiographical first novel. . . . Winterson’s voice, with its idiosyncratic wit and sensitivity, is one you’ve never heard before.” —Ms. Magazine

A unique culinary adventure through Italian history The Land Where Lemons Grow is the sweeping story of Italy's cultural history told through the history of its citrus crops. From the early migration of citrus from the foothills of the Himalayas to Italy's shores to the persistent role of unique crops such as bergamot (and its place in the perfume and cosmetics industries) and the vital role played by Calabria's unique Diamante citrons in the Jewish celebration of Sukkoth, author Helena Attlee brings the fascinating history and its gustatory delights to life. Whether the Battle of Oranges in Ivrea, the gardens of Tuscany, or the story of the Mafia and Sicily's citrus groves, Attlee transports readers on a journey unlike any other.

A New York Times bestseller: The “magnificent” memoir by one of the bravest and most original writers of our time—“A tour de force of literature and love” (Vogue). One of the New York Times’ “50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years” Jeanette Winterson’s bold and revelatory novels have established her as a major figure in world literature. Her internationally best-selling debut, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, tells the story of a young girl adopted by Pentecostal parents, and has become a staple of required reading in contemporary fiction classes. Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? is a “singular and electric” memoir about a life’s work to find happiness (The New York Times). It is a book full of stories: about a girl locked out of her home, sitting on the doorstep all night; about a religious zealot disguised as a mother who has two sets of false teeth and a revolver in the dresser, waiting for Armageddon; about growing up in a north England industrial town now changed beyond recognition; about the universe as a cosmic dustbin. It is the story of how a painful past, rose to haunt the author later in life, sending her on a journey into madness and out again, in search of her biological mother. It is also a book about the power of literature, showing how fiction and poetry can form a string of guiding lights, or a life raft that supports us when we are sinking. Witty, acute, fierce, and celebratory, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? is a tough-minded story of the search for belonging—for love, identity, home, and a mother.

For years, 10-year-old Zelly Fried has tried to convince her parents to let her have a dog. After all, practically everyone in Vermont owns a dog, and it sure could go a long way helping Zelly fit in since moving there from Brooklyn. But when her eccentric grandfather Ace hatches a ridiculous plan involving a "practice dog" named O.J., Zelly's not so sure how far she's willing to go to win a dog of her own. Is Ace's plan so crazy it just might work . . . or is it just plain crazy? Erica S. Perl weaves an affectionate and hilarious tale that captures the enduring bond between grandparents and grandchildren. Even when they're driving each other nuts.

CALLING ALL THE SINGLE LADIES ... GET READY TO GO DATING! Do you keep thinking that Prince Charming will knock on your door, only to be met by the pizza delivery man? Is your idea of an action-packed evening a night on the couch watching rom-coms with a tub of ice cream? Have you given up on love or are you stuck in a dating rut? It's time to change the record! Using a no-nonsense approach, dating expert Avril Mulcahy teaches you how to break the bad habits and negative attitudes holding you back from finding Mr Right. You'll learn how to: - Stop faffing and start dating - Ditch the dickheads - Create a killer online profile - Increase your opportunities to meet men - Overcome your limiting beliefs and ooze confidence - Attract and keep the man of your dreams.Straight-talking, funny, a bit bold but brutally honest, GO GET HIM! will give you the push you need to take control of your life, get off the couch and start dating using a three-stage strategy: - Get Ready – Get to know your needs and what you're looking for in a man - Get Set – Learn the practical details of perfect dating - Go! – Become a goddess and put your dating plans into action. So what are you waiting for? Get this book and GO GET HIM! GO GET HIM!: Table of Contents GET READY - Stop Faffing and Start Doing! - Future Pacing - Are You an Eagle or a Chicken? - I Am a Ride - Know Your Needs - Getting Back to Business: SWOT Yourself - The Marketing Mix - Destructive Dating Patterns - Mr Wrong - Breaking Up Is Hard to Do - The Dickhead Clearout - Be the Flame GET SET - It's All About OTMs - The Dating Network - The Personal Network - The Out and About Network - Playing the Field GO! - You Are a Goddess - Sexuality Is a State of Mind - The Flirtation Formula - Be as Pretty as Possible for Destiny - Confidence Is Key - Getting Fired Up for a First Date - Keep Your Flame Alive

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I know that change is difficult but it is possible. I keep thinking that I will do something tomorrow and then tomorrow comes and I cant remember what it was I said that I was going to do, so I end up doing something else. For example, this collection of thoughts is years in the making. There were days that I was just too afraid to write about what I was dealing with, so I would put it off for another day. Then at the end of the day I realize what I was supposed to be doing. So then one day becomes two just like that. It is similar to standing on the sideline waiting for your turn at jump rope. I would make all the movements to jump in but kept waiting for the best time to jump in. Does anyone else know what that feels like? What I have learned about death is that every experience brought with it a new set of emotions in a different way. Sometimes it brought loneliness, other times it brought joy. Sometimes it brought sadness, other times it brought peace. Sometimes nothing came and that is when I hear the voice. The voice reminded me that for everything there is a season. A time to be born and a time to die. It is in this time of nothingness that I am finally able to accept the passing and have the ceremonial burial in my spirit. Reflections What I Know to Be True will take you on a journey that you will want to share with your spouse, sisters and friends. Jema has a unique way of telling a story that will allow you to see yourself in it and to grow from it.

Join the women of Rainbow Central in these six contemporary sapphic romances full of heart, romance, and happy endings. The Rainbow Central Complete Series Collection includes: - Please Be My Love: When everyone is talking about boys, Jo can't stop thinking about girls. It wouldn't be so bad if she could share her new discovery with her best friend, but how can she tell Ellie that she likes... Ellie? - Love For The Holidays: With the approaching holidays and Ivy's ever-nosy family about her love life, a misunderstanding about her new roommate, Frances, gives her the perfect idea to avoid the yearly disappointment from her parents. A fake girlfriend. - When Life Gives You Oranges: There’s one thing Lisa loves more than anything and that’s fruit. As owner of a small juice business, she attends a yearly food festival to share her passion with the world. But this time, she’s not the only fruit fanatic on the block and the competition is about to get fierce. Who knew juice could be so exciting? - New Lease Of Love: Despite their age difference, Quinn and Olivia work well together trying to breathe a new lease of life into the Rainbow Central bar. But what about a new lease of love? - Love Is For Later: The thin line between friendship and more blurs when Nix and Harper dance around each other in an LGBT club. It's all fun and games until one of them catches feelings, but that's not what they agreed on... - Project Crush: When film maker Erin starts her latest project about people confessing their crushes, the last thing she expects is to end up with one of her own.