Can you start your life over at forty? Lizbeth Jackson was about to find out. She found her first gray hair on the morning of her trip to Ocracoke Island, off the coast of North Carolina. Lizbeth was about to begin a three month sabbatical, on the scenic coastal island, in order to finish her Master's thesis in Linguistic Anthropology. She plans to study the Carolina Brogue spoken there. What she ends up studying is her lesbian neighbor across the street and the uncontrollable pull Lizbeth feels toward her. Lizbeth Jackson is about to find out what life has to offer, after waking up gray. Views: 60
"If Julian has not already won readers' hearts with his [earlier] exploits, he will here when he tries to find out his father's secret dream for a birthday present. Surprised at hearing his father mumble 'two snakes,' Julian duly catches and presents them, only to discover that snakes are his father's recurring nightmare. Cameron's style is elegantly smooth and the characters come alive through easy dialogue and involving action."--Bulletin, Center for Children's Books. From the Hardcover edition. Views: 60
Twenty Something recounts a year in the life of Jack Lancaster, a go-getting graduate in the city, who is mainly going to get drunk. Inspired by the sage advice of flatmate Fred, Jack endeavours to keep a diary, in the hope that he'll be able to tease out the snags in his complicated life: his disastrous relationship with the luscious Lucy, his dismal job in an investment bank, and his general dissatisfaction with life as a twenty something in the city. Jack sets out to sabotage his career and save his soul. He embarks on a war of nerves with his Latin-spouting boss, dumps his girlfriend and falls head over heels in love with the office beauty, Leila. But when his ex takes up his ginger best friend by way of revenge, Jack's life spirals further into chaos, until a tragic twist of fate sets him on a bumbling journey towards a life less awful. Views: 60
A romance short story, heart melting and a great read for those who love to read poetry and love stories Views: 60
When Father Paul Michel, a missionary on the desperately poor Caribbean island of Ganae, plucks a black child from abject poverty, he does not expect the boy to become a charismatic Catholic priest and outspoken revolutionary. Jeannot, as Father Paul calls him, is a messianic orator who bravely urges his black brethren to rise against their oppressors. At odds with the Vatican in Rome, he is expelled from his order only to emerge as the first democratically elected president of the volatile Ganae. Antagonising the mulatto elite and the ruling military junta, Jeannot discovers his enemies will stop at nothing - assassination, arson, brutal repression - to destroy him. Even Father Paul, who tells this story, is unsure whether Jeannot is saint or tyrant. In this deeply unsettling novel, Brian Moore weighs immortal souls against mortal misery. Views: 60
She was supposed to be hidden away. But when the truth is exposed, she can't stay silent....
After tragedy tears her family apart, Jordan March is shipped off by
her domineering Grandmother Emma to live with Emma's long-forgotten
sister. Shuttered in a rundown farmhouse, Aunt Frances is the strangest
person Jordan has ever met. Why has Grandmother hidden away this
fragile, harmless woman — did Frances grow up much too fast, like Jordan
did? In the shadows of the farmhouse, Jordan is about to unearth the
shattering truth — and the March family will never be the same.... Views: 60
Centered on a real landmark on the coast of North Carolina, The Mailbox blends intriguing folklore and true faith with raw contemporary issues that affect every woman. Views: 60
