Cast adrift in 1870s San Francisco after the death of her mother, a girl named Olive disguises herself as a boy and works as a lighthouse keeper's assistant on the Farallon Islands to escape the dangers of a world unkind to young women.
From Imperial Russia to Savannah, Georgia and beyond, a circus family, a once aspiring ballerina, and a scorned lover set the stage and then draw the curtain to this saga of identity, fate, and the steps we take to find who we are in this world.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;The Forsyte Saga: The Man of Property, Indian Summer of a Forsyte, In Chancery, Awakening, To Let (Unabridged)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
Winner, National Indie Excellence Award 2021 Best Regional Fiction - SouthwestFinalist, National Indie Excellence Award 2021 Literary FictionFinalist, National Indie Excellence Award 2021 Best Fiction Cover DesignWinner, Independent Press Award 2021 Literary FictionJacobo's Rainbow is an historical literary novel set primarily in the nineteen sixties during the convulsive period of the student protest movements and the Vietnam War.
In this long short story, a writer arrives at an old manor for a six-week residency, only to discover that while there, she can't seem to write a word.
A man obsessively investigates the mysteries of his family's past in this "e;brave and unflinching"e; novel by the acclaimed Russian author of Oblivion (The Financial Times).
After a four-month estrangement from her family, thirty-two-year-old Emma Michaels visits The Harbor View Assisted Living Home to tell her grandmother, Gussie, that she has made a decision: she's going to sell the family propertyher inheritance.
In der völlig neuen Romanreihe "Fürstenkinder" kommt wirklich jeder auf seine Kosten, sowohl die Leserin der Adelsgeschichten als auch jene, die eigentlich die herzerwärmenden Mami-Storys bevorzugt.
In der völlig neuen Romanreihe "Fürstenkrone" kommt wirklich jeder auf seine Kosten, sowohl die Leserin der Adelsgeschichten als auch jene, die eigentlich die herzerwärmenden Mami-Storys bevorzugt.
"e;With tough women and sensitive men, desertdry humor, hotsprings sensuality, heartbreaking secrets, escalating suspense, and a 360degree perspective on the battle over water, Richman's twentyfirstcentury western is riveting, wise, and compassionate.
A Woman's Love, a Brother's Betrayal, a Family's Battle
Junior lawyer Samuel Wilde has always been incredibly close with his brothers, but that bond gets put to the ultimate test when a woman enters their lives, threatening to tear the Wilde family apart.
Five hundred miles from mainland Colombia, grassroots resistance, sloppy vacationers, and a muddy history of conquest converge for Veronica, returning after living in Mexico City, ready to understand herself and the place she came from.
The Decision: The Truth Revealed is the second in the three-part series, Mental Gymnastics, tracking the stormy relationship between Melissa and Travis.
In der völlig neuen Romanreihe "Fürstenkrone" kommt wirklich jeder auf seine Kosten, sowohl die Leserin der Adelsgeschichten als auch jene, die eigentlich die herzerwärmenden Mami-Storys bevorzugt.
On 6 February 1819, Stamford Raffles, William Farquhar, Temenggong Abdul Rahman and Sultan Hussein signed a treaty that granted the British East India Company the right to establish a trading settlement on the sparsely populated island of Singapore.
Set against the development of Singapore in the years 1852-1869, Hungry Ghosts (Singapore Saga, Vol 3) continues the vivid portrayal of the lives of the early pioneers, including Tan Kim Ching, W.
Chasing the Dragon is volume two in the Singapore Saga, a series of historical fiction that spans the first 100 years of Singapore, and follows Forbidden Hill.
DISCLAIMER: Contains adult themesThe Peithosian Gift is a speculative fiction novel about two warring clans with the power to control the minds of others.
Over 100,000 copies sold'A tapestry of strong characters and accomplished writing' Herald ScotlandIt is 1911, and Jean is about to join the mass strike at the Singer factory.
"e;Delightfully detailed, emotionally rich and relevant"e; Anora McGaha, editor of Women Writers, Women BooksA multi-layered, multi-faceted story of love, loss and mixed-race marriage, Revolt is the tale of three wealthy sisters and the problems that no amount of money can solve.
**Sally Page's remarkable new novel The Secrets of Flowers is available now**From the author of the phenomenal bestseller The Keeper of Stories, comes an utterly beautiful and charming novel full of mystery and secrets waiting to be uncovered.
