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Author
Publisher
Picador USA
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Paul Kelly, an Irishman working in England, returns to his homeland to avenge the murder of his brother. As Kelly searches for the killer, the reader is given a picture of the Border Counties with their violence, poverty, drunkenness and humor. A first novel.
122) The Neighbors
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Andrew Morrison sacrificed everything--is childhood, his education, and the girl of his dreams--to look after his alcoholic mother. But enough is enough, and now he's determined to get out and live his life. That means trading the home he grew up in for a rented room in the house of an old childhood friend--both of which are in sorry shape. The only thing worse than Drew's squalid new digs and sullen new roommate is the envy he feels for the house...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Finally back in the Old Order Amish world she loves, Will Ariana's new perspectives draw her family closer together-- or completely rip them apart? After months away in the Englisch world, Ariana Brenneman is overjoyed to be in the Old Order Amish home where she was raised. Yet her excitement is mixed with an unexpected apprehension as she reconciles all she's learned from her biological parents with the uncompromising teachings of her Plain community....
Author
Publisher
Bella Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Workaholic Erin Ryder was on the fast track to self-destruction. Reeling after her lover walked out on her, she turned to booze and caffeine to make it through each day. After a family intervention, she finds herself on a remote ranch in New Mexico, on womyn's land, to detox and heal. No cell service, no Internet--she's convinced she won't last three days, much less for the three-month sentence her father has mandated. Running from the chaos that...
126) The Invisible enemy
Series
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
"This welcome anthology offers a fresh approach to alcoholism, a complex family and social problem. The Invisible Enemy is divided into five sections: 'The Family and Alcoholism', 'Children', 'Progession', 'Delusions', and 'Trying to Stop.' Within each section, the stories, written by such well-known authors as Louise Erdrich, Tillie Olsen, Langston Hughes, John Cheever, Raymond Carver and Joyce Carol Oates, provide the reader with a wide range of...
127) Como el fuego
Author
Series
Publisher
Titania
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
"Andrea nunca sabe qué le apetece más, si besar a Tanner o atizarle un puñetazo. Tanner es un chico guapísimo, de mirada soñolienta y cuerpazo de bombero, pero también un ligón de marca mayor. Cuando están juntos, no pueden pasar más de cinco minutos sin discutir. Hasta ahora. Tanner sabe que Andrea y él mantienen una tempestuosa relación de amor/odio desde el instante en que cruzaron las miradas, pero le gustaría dejar el odio a un lado...
Author
Publisher
One World
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Today is no ordinary day for thirty-eight-year-old Lanita Lightfoot. Today represents the culmination of years of struggle and sacrifice. Today she graduates from college. But first, Lanita's husband treats her to a day of beauty at an upscale black salon in Los Angeles, during which she shares her story with the staff and the other customers, and what a story it is. . . Talk about an entrance. Lanita was born in a little corner store in the thick...
Author
Series
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"You can now explore new RPG character ideas with this character backstory guide to the most popular RPG genres beyond fantasy, from sci-fi to horror and superhero to western-themed games. This latest guide from One Shot creator and RPG expert James D'Amato helps you build out an existing character or create a new one, with these activities that provide plenty of RPG fun before you even hit the gaming table. With activities to help you flesh out characters...
Author
Series
Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
1964.
Language
English
Description
Ten Nights in a Bar-room and What I Saw There is an 1854 novel written by American author Timothy Shay Arthur.The novel is presented by an unnamed narrator who makes an annual visit to the fictional town of Cedarville. On his first visit, he stops at the new tavern, the Sickle and Sheaf. The proprietor, Simon Slade, is a former miller who gave up the trade for the more lucrative tavern. The business is a family affair, with Slade's unnamed wife, son...
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