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The Things We Don't Say*A Dream-Life Novel by Amara LumenAt four years old, Amara survives the road between Jakarta and Bandung, only to wake in a bright hospital room to a world rewritten by absence.When she wakes from a two-week coma, the only face...

Born into a warm Cleveland household in 1950, Ogden Kern navigates life sideways-with good humor and an eye for the telling detail.From a boyhood of cowboy shows and Saturday adventures, through the newsrooms of Evansville and Atlanta, a failed marriage, a new love, and...

Pickled Dill-legal name Dale Rufus Dillard-has spent his life learning the hard way: from his mama's correction, honest work, stubborn mules, a sharp-tongued wife named Ola Mae, the death of a little boy, and the long silence grief leaves behind. Told in the warm,...

Ruin to Redemption explores how lives can be changed instantly and sheds light on the personal suffering and tragedies of humanity when normal lives are disrupted. Readers as asked to consider: What if you are faced with insurmountable difficulties from birth and then more...

Madison Coutrane is an accomplished artist who finds peace and tranquility at her lakeside cottage, where she paints and gardens to her heart's content. When a charming young man moves in next door, she finds his presence an unwelcome intrusion. Far more sociable than...

"The Constant Nymph" is a compelling exploration of the clash between bohemian idealism and the rigid constraints of traditional society. Centered on the eccentric and chaotic Sanger family-famously known as "Sanger's Circus"-the novel follows the lives of the children of a brilliant but dissolute...

A moving literary novel about friendship, family, and the final journey we must all face.When distinguished attorney John Eastman learns he has terminal cancer, he makes a decision that will alter the lives of everyone who loves him. Rather than subject himself and his...

"Wild Geese" is a powerful and stark masterpiece of prairie realism that captures the harsh beauty of the Canadian landscape and the psychological intensity of rural life. Set in the isolated community of northern Manitoba, the novel centers on the Gare family and their...

"East Wind: West Wind" is a poignant and evocative novel that explores the profound cultural shifts occurring in early 20th-century China. The story follows Kwei-lan, a young Chinese woman raised in the strict traditions of her ancestors, whose world is turned upside down when...

At sixteen, Jenny Thompson finds a girl's body in the woods behind her family's raspberry thicket. By morning, the town has already begun to forget. Jenny has not.In the mountains of Tennessee, where the land holds memory and silence is passed down like inheritance,...

When her elderly mother starts making impulsive choices, Gwen panics - but her mother insists everyone, regardless of age, has the right to choose their own happiness in this new novel by beloved author, Susan Meissner. San Diego, 1969. As Apollo astronauts prepare to...

Frankie Martinez is three months out of a breakup and completely fine.She says so.Bridge Cahill arrives at Frankie's search and rescue training by pulling herself over the edge of an eighty-foot cliff. No rope. No harness. Her first act is correcting Frankie on the...

From bestselling novelist Nadia Hashimi--a gripping, occasionally terrifying, yet ultimately hopeful novel focusing on the women of Afghanistan in the years since the Taliban regained power.In February 2020 the US began to withdraw troops from Afghanistan after nearly twenty years of occupation. A whole...

A single figure stands apart amid the swirl of city life, her presence both lost and searching in the restless tide of early twentieth-century urban America. In the charged atmosphere of bustling streets and shifting social boundaries, a young woman's journey unfolds-one shaped by...

The Balm is a heart-warming comic and romantic story about family and the healing power of community. The novel's surprises unravel truths, which reveal characters' health struggles and anguish, uniting them as humans.As the Snowstorm of the Century bears down on the town of...

The BRAND NEW book club pick from bestseller Sian O'Gorman Three generations; Two families; One secret. After another relationship disaster Alice Littleton returns home to spend summer in Dublin's Sandycove with her Mum, Ciara and beloved grandmother Eva at their family deli and grocers....

A war widow and a neglected boy form a chosen family in a profoundly moving multigenerational saga about the transformative power of kindness by New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde.It's 1970 in rural California where Shirley Bennett, a forty-year-old Vietnam War widow,...

A frozen river, a song echoing through the Nebraska dusk, and a life poised between longing and loss-these are the moments that linger long after the final page is turned. At once intimate and epic, this twentieth century novel unfolds in the heart of...

Ilene's senses were in so much thought of her coming sixteenth birthday and Peter's visits, that there seemed to be no other concerns. She loved Peter and that brought a smile. Work still had to be done each and every day. The mist of...

A haunting Southern Gothic mystery where dark magic meets deadly secrets, and a daughter must uncover the truth about her mother before it's too late. Arkansas, 1999. Eighteen-year-old Raven Moore has spent her entire life trying to outrun her mother's dark reputation. Twelve years...

Photos, Footprints, and Flash weaves the compelling tale of Brian Miller, a professional photographer who ascends from his humble Brooklyn roots to achieve widespread recognition, always accompanied by his extraordinary border collie, Flash. Brian's life is a tapestry of calculated professional risks, groundbreaking financial...

A teenager's idyllic summer of freedom is shaded by the growing weight of responsibility and a recognition of the fallibility of the adults around him. Actor and director Ed Burns returns with the continuing fictionalized saga of growing up on Marlboro Road. In this...

Rusty Blackstone thought he had conquered the toughest arenas in rodeo, until life handed him a challenge no championship buckle could prepare him for. When Jenny, his first love, reveals a heartbreaking truth-that Rusty is the father of her five-year-old son-his world tilts. The...

The world knows the thunder of his genius: the inventor, the diplomat, the revolutionary.This is the story of the silence.From the dark print shops of Boston to the shadowed alleys of revolutionary Paris, Benjamin Franklin walks a solitary path. His ambition is a storm...

'Tender and emotional, just absolutely beautiful' JOSIE SILVER 'Heartbreaking and hopeful' SARAH MORGAN She thought their love story was over. The world had other plans... When Magnolia Jones finds her daughter's travel journal, she can think of no better way to honour her life...

Lindbergh Sedacy is a spiritual teacher, author, and guide who has dedicated his life to sharing advanced insights and enlightenment principles with others. Through his writings and teachings, he offers a unique perspective on the nature of reality, the human condition, and the path...

Love One Another, by Rev. Lucius Cervantes, is filled with favorite stories that will be most happily greeted again.In both true and fictional stories, such as "God Loves You" and "The Evil Witch and the Beautiful Rapunzel," Rev. Cervantes taps our deepest longing to...

This is a well-orchestrated prose-work, fiction. Although events in the narratives are mirrored to reflect real life occurrences. It is a tragic story. A tale of struggles, hardship, fortune, survival and death. The Book has fifteen chapters in total running into 108 pages with...

It used to be the dust and noise. The workers coming and going like ants to a picnic. Now it's personal. Everyone calls him Pap for reasons he can't remember. The people who matter are all gone now. His only neighbor is the factory....

Nyiraneza and Isaro are both albino children. Nyiraneza is able to go to school but Isaro can not. Nyiraneza helps Isaro overcome this challenge.Author: Peter Gitego,Mary G. MbabaziISBN-10: 9997777328ISBN-13: 9789997777324Publisher: Furaha PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/30/2017Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.23lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.06d

Go through Esther-Jean's journey, as she eagerly and patiently awaits the arrival of her new baby sister. Through the wonders that go on in her excitable head, to the times of asking her Mummy those all important questions.Will it be worth the wait?A great,...

Sometimes, the right decision isn't the easiest one to makeTrish Sylvester knows her family and when they accept a week long stay at a rustic dude ranch, she is concerned- especially since it's at her ex's home.Aaron is overjoyed at the opening of his...

Josie Sparks is looking for escape after a disastrous relationship. A summer job on a small Pacific Northwest island seems perfect. That is, until she meets her irascible new boss. She thinks she can help his sweet little girl--he's another story.Jacob Samuels needs someone...

Nathan Smythe is a young man with a musical addiction, a stressful family, and two roommates who seem to be the only people who understand him. He is the type of guy who thrives on consistency and stability, but lately, at every turn, his...

Destiny finds out the truth about everything and everybody. Believe it or not, she is not hurt, but she is disappointed in both herself and others. Can Destiny master the hardest spiritual and life lesson for humanity--forgiveness? Only time will tell...Author: Alicia HollandISBN-10: 1944346198ISBN-13:...

Texas has been good to Linelle Destiny. Destiny is getting everything that her heart desires and just learned that she has been accepted into a doctoral program in Florida and got a new job offer for a teacher leadership position. This is what dreams...

Join Our Secret Sisters Club Get Connected Now. www.thesecretsistersclub.com Look out, Texas, here we come! Linelle Destiny's family help her pack up the moving truck for the big move. Just when things are going good with the move, Dino and DeMarcus gets lost with...

It's only been one week and Linelle Destiny is so homesick. She misses Louisiana. All of that changes when she gets a phone call from a new tutoring client in Texas and Alvin. Things are beginning to take off for Destiny until she gets...

The Neighborhood block party is today. Little Lisa and her friends are super excited. This time around, the block party will be on Lawrence Street. Little Lisa and Michelle work on plans to make this the best block party ever in Sabine Parish. Can...

Chloe Abbott is a young girl who is excited for summer camp. With her older sister working there and being able to spend the summer with her favorite animal, horses, everything looks great. But will the girls at camp like Chloe or will they...

Join Our Secret Sisters Club Get Connected Now. www.thesecretsistersclub.com Linelle Destiny has been all smiles ever since she got her teaching degree until she finds out that she may not have a teaching job for a reason that is out of her control. After...

Alvin Loves Linelle Destiny Alvin + Destiny = Forever Linelle Destiny has had her fair share in the love department, but Destiny still yearns for the love of her life. Through all the ups and downs, Destiny learns that there's nothing far from the...

Linelle Destiny has kept a secret from her friends for far too long. Her friends are supportive, but Linelle Destiny knows that if she tells them about her big decision, they may not understand it all. The truth is Linelle Destiny has already received...

Plan B is a dark comedy screenplay (103 pages) by Dawn Greenfield Ireland Logline: A family's rationality snaps after trying to deal with their out of control teenager; they decide it's time for Plan B... kill the little bastard... and get away with it....

Our relationships are what define us. We would like to think that we are individuals who can control our own destinies and personalities, but it's a big world, and when individuals clash, someone will always come out of the conflict different.Some of us are...

It is 2017 in a quiet upmarket suburb in West Essex. A son waits for his father to arrive for their usual monthly coffee and chocolate morning together.To kill time, he takes his mind back to growing up in West Essex and the stories...

Four-year-old Eleanor is forced to accept her mother's religious beliefs, that her whole life has already been written, and that she has no choice but to honour and accept her parents' plans for her. Subject to abuse by an Islamic teacher, and witness to...

Agnes Kembe has lived with the Gimeras for the past seventeen years of her life, clueless as to how she had become an Orphan-It's a well-kept secret, known only to a few within the community.Then comes along Lance Tega, tall, dark and incredibly handsome....

Stuck in a dead-end job, going nowhere, Anita Wright decides to go back to the classroom to fulfil her lifelong dream of becoming a counsellor. But with three energetic young boys and an even more energetic husband, life is anything but dull in the...

Nhamo relates an orphan girl's life full of challenges. Life has fortunes and misfortunes. When the fortunes come for us, we ought to make good use of them. Nhamo, after a number of misfortunes in her life, encountered some fortunes. Unfortunately, she failed to...