A shocking accident. A little girl struggling to survive. And the childless aunt who transforms her own world to help her... Danielle Steel's latest novel is a deeply moving story of resilience and hope.Paige Watts is the ultimate stage mother. The daughter of Hollywood royalty, Paige channels her own acting dreams into making her daughter Emma a star. By the age of nine, Emma is playing a central role in a hit TV show. Then everything is shattered by unforeseeable tragedy.Now Emma is living with her Aunt Whitney, who had chosen a very different path than her sister Paige. Whitney was always the studious older sister, hating the cult of celebrity that enveloped their childhood. Instead, she is a psychiatrist who lives for her work and enjoys a no-strings-attached love affair with a wealthy venture capitalist. But at a moment's notice, Whitney drops everything to help her niece.Once famous, outgoing, and charismatic, Emma is a shadow of her former... Views: 509
Maria is the only daughter of an unmarried woman. She has grown up at the seaside alongside her cousin Tsugumi, a lifelong invalid, charismatic, spoiled and occasionally cruel. Now Maria's father is finally able to bring Maria and her mother to Tokyo, ushering Maria into a world of university, impending adulthood, and a 'normal' family. When Tsugumi invites Maria to spend a last summer by the sea, a restful idyll becomes a time of dramatic growth as Tsugumi finds love, and Maria learns the true meaning of home and family. She also has to confront both Tsugumi's inner strength and the real possibility of losing her. Views: 509
Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) is one of the most famous French writers in history, known for his historical novels of swashbuckling adventure. Dumas’ work, including The Three Musketeers and Twenty Years After, are still widely read in classrooms throughout the world and remain entertaining upon rereading. Dumas’ works were serialized, as he was a magazine correspondent and journalist. Also among Dumas’ best adventures is The Count of Monte Cristo, which is now a staple of Western classrooms and has been made into many movies. Views: 509
Jobs, Mo'Steel, 2Face, and a handful of others are the last of the human race. They are all that remain of what we knew as the planet Earth. And they've traveled millions of miles and five hundred years to find a place to begin again.
But the ship that now sustains them nearly destroys the survivors. Its computer feeds them images that are incredibly beautiful, intensely horrifying, and very, very dangerous. In order to stay alive, the Remnants have to find a way to work together in an environment that wants to tear them apart. And so far the environment -- this strange new place they have to call home -- is winning... Views: 509
From master storyteller Graham Greene comes the tale of Anthony Farrant, who has boasted, lied and cheated his way through jobs all over the world. Then his adoring twin sister, Kate, gets him taken on as the bodyguard of Krogh, her lover and boss, a megalomaniac Swedish financier. All goes well until Krogh gives orders that offend Anthony's innate decency. Outraged and blind to risk, he leaks information to Minty, a shabby journalist and fellow victim of life, a decision that will lead to disastrous consequences.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Views: 509
Thrown out of a Lancaster bomber at twenty thousand feet without a parachute, Squadron Leader Peter Crighton-Biggie has just four and a half minutes of precious existence left.Thrown out of a Lancaster bomber at twenty thousand feet without a parachute, Squadron Leader Peter Crighton-Biggie has just four and a half minutes of precious existence left. What would go through YOUR mind? Includes 'Rescue', a bonus story of WW2. Views: 509
Joe is living in a post-apocalyptic world which is mostly reclaimed by nature. After the war human race almost got extinct. Nobody knows why the war started. One day people start to kill each other for no reason. In short world became a place for mad men. In this world a mysterious plague is spreading and infected are turning into ape like people. Joe need to survive the increasing natural threatsJoe is living in a post-apocalyptic world which is mostly reclaimed by nature. After the war human race almost got extinct. Nobody knows why the war started. One day people start to kill each other for no reason. In short world became a place for mad men. In this world a mysterious plague is spreading and infected are turning into ape like people. Joe need to survive the increasing natural threats along with the problems created by the mad people. Views: 509
Looking for Bianca is contemporary narrative fiction telling the story of Tara, who is struggling to come to terms with the death of her sister. Tara travels to an Italian garden her sister also visited, looking to connect with her sister's memory and hoping it will help her begin to heal.In this short story, follow Tara on a journey to Italy that she hopes will also be a step in her journey to healing. After the death of her sister, Tara's friendships, family relationships, work performance, physical health and mental health suffer as she struggles to escape her grief. Will visiting a magical garden her sister told her about help her take that first step to recovery? Views: 509
Pearl S. Buck’s absorbing and candid chronicle of her experience making a movie in 1960s Japan, while surviving the loss of her beloved husband
Pearl S. Buck’s children’s story, The Big Wave, about two young friends whose lives are transformed when a volcano erupts and a tidal wave engulfs their village, was eventually optioned as a movie. A Bridge for Passing narrates the resulting adventure, the story of the people involved in the movie-making process (including Polish director Tad Danielewski), their many complications while shooting, and the experience of working in Japan at a time when memories of the war remained strong. As much as all this, the book is a poignant reflection on personal crisis, and relates Buck’s grief over the death of her husband of twenty-five years, Richard Walsh, who was also her editor. A Bridge for Passing offers an intimate view of postwar Japan mixed with Buck’s heartrending meditation on loss and love.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author’s estate. Views: 509
Named one of 2021’s Best Beach Reads by Bustle ∙ Country Living ∙ Cosmopolitan ∙ Augusta Chronicle ∙ E! Online ∙ SheReads ∙ and more!Breakups, like book clubs, come in many shapes and sizes and can take us on unexpected journeys as four women discover in this funny and heartwarming exploration of friendship from the USA Today bestselling author of Ten Beach Road and My Ex-Best Friend’s Wedding. On paper, Jazmine, Judith, Erin and Sara have little in common – they’re very different people leading very different lives. And yet at book club meetings in an historic carriage house turned bookstore, they bond over a shared love of reading (and more than a little wine) as well as the growing realization that their lives are not turning out like they expected. Former tennis star Jazmine is a top... Views: 509
Warning: The ’n’ word is used in this story for educational purposes, to illustrate the ugliness of racism.This poignant short story is part of a YA series telling the tales of so-called “military brats.”What readers are saying about OUT OF THE BLUE…“This is amazing!”AditiDankar“I’m dead. Literally dead. I love your writing so much. Please continue.”ebails32Warning: The ’n’ word is used in this story for educational purposes, to illustrate the ugliness of racism.This poignant short story is part of a YA series telling the tales of so-called “military brats.”What readers are saying about OUT OF THE BLUE…“This is amazing!”AditiDankar“I’m dead. Literally dead. I love your writing so much. Please continue.”ebails32“Fabulous story - so much left to be said and discovered in that small longing voice. Families are always a puzzle. You've given delicate fragile threads of beauty here.”tamojaOverview of Birdy…Meredith’s new best friend is a boy with the nickname “Birdy,” who seems smarter than the other kids. But why doesn’t her mother like him?More praise…“This story is beautifully written! I absolutely love it!”alexthymix“Very distinct and well thought out characters.”austinlugo“What a lovely story. You've captured all the interesting dynamics between the characters and I loved the way you've told the story. Short and sweet!”Jing_JingAn award-winning storyteller…WINNER of the Miami Fiction PrizeWINNER of the Associated Writing Programs Intro Journals Project AwardFINALIST for the Faulkner/Wisdom AwardA Wattpad FEATURED AUTHOR Recipient of a MAJOR GRANT from the Tacoma Arts CommissionYou might also like…Lisa Brunette’s powerful poetry collection, Broom of Anger.“I want to binge on every word.”Lisa HickeyCEO, The Good Men Project Views: 508
