A Reluctant Debut
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A Reluctant Debut
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Author : Teresa Sweeney
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-11-15
A Reluctant Debut written by Teresa Sweeney and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-15 with categories.
The Reluctant Debutante
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Author : William Douglas Home
language : en
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
Release Date : 1957
The Reluctant Debutante written by William Douglas Home and has been published by Samuel French, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with American drama categories.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
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Author : Mohsin Hamid
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2008-04-24
The Reluctant Fundamentalist written by Mohsin Hamid and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-24 with Fiction categories.
The Man Booker-shortlisted, thrillingly provocative international bestseller - adapted to a major motion picture starring Kiefer Sutherland - from the author of Exit West 'Excuse me, sir, but may I be of assistance? Ah, I see I have alarmed you. Do not be frightened by my beard. I am a lover of America . . . ' So speaks the mysterious stranger at a Lahore cafe as dusk settles. Invited to join him for tea, you learn his name and what led this speaker of immaculate English to seek you out. For he is more worldy than you might expect; better travelled and better educated. He knows the West better than you do. And as he tells you his story, of how he embraced the Western dream -- and a Western woman -- and how both betrayed him, so the night darkens. Then the true reason for your meeting becomes abundantly clear . . . Challenging, mysterious and thrillingly tense, Mohsin Hamid's masterly The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a vital read teeming with questions and ideas about some of the most pressing issues of today's globalised, fractured world.
The Reluctant Debutante
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Author : Becky Lower
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-08-14
The Reluctant Debutante written by Becky Lower and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-14 with categories.
Beautiful Ginger Fitzpatrick wants nothing to do with New York City's conventional society-- after all, she is a bloomer-wearing suffragette who holds a position in her father's bank! Her mother is determined her willful daughter must go to the popular Cotillion ball and look for a suitable husband during the "season"--and Ginger is given no choice. But when she meets her brother's best friend, handsome Joseph Lafontaine, the mysterious man sets Ginger ablaze with a mere glance--and gives her second thoughts about remaining single. Joseph knows he can never have Ginger. He's totally unsuitable as a husband for this spirited, cultured woman, for many reasons. He's from the rough-and-ready Western city of St. Louis, and he's her brother's best friend. But there's one thing he can never overcome: he's a half-breed Ojibwa, forever tainted in the eyes of these high-society whites from the East. Despite the budding love between them, her family will never accept him. Joseph returns to St. Louis, and months later, Ginger follows with her father to attend to banking business there. Through a twist of Fate, a deadly accident brings Joseph and Ginger together once more, and this time, neither will allow another separation. Can they find happiness together despite their different backgrounds? It's all or nothing for THE RELUCTANT DEBUTANTE...
The Reluctant First Lady
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Author : Venita Ellick
language : en
Publisher: BrownBooks.ORM
Release Date : 2013-09-03
The Reluctant First Lady written by Venita Ellick and has been published by BrownBooks.ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-03 with Fiction categories.
A New York woman chooses her career over her new role as America’s First Lady, challenging the expectations of a nation and her husband. Ashley Taylor has been straightforward with her husband, the president-elect of the United States. She supported his candidacy, but she has no intention of assuming the traditional role of First Lady—a position she describes as “First Hostess.” Instead, she will resume her own career as head of one of the largest art museums in New York. The aftermath of her decision triggers reactions from the public, news commentators, late night comedians, and other political factions. While Ashley and Michael wrestle with saving their marriage and preserving their professional lives, the country debates whether the role of First Lady is a necessity, how the media influences the lives of public figures, and how much a woman should sacrifice for the person she loves. Praise for The Reluctant First Lady “With a premise that challenges both mind and emotion, The Reluctant First Lady is a fun, energy-charged read. Ellick provides a perfect balance of thought, action, and dialogue, along with well-timed back-story of the main characters, and she definitely gets the reader thinking, ‘What if?’” —ForeWord Reviews “An elegantly crafted novel, The Reluctant First Lady clearly documents author Venita Ellick as an exceptionally accomplished writer able to skillfully weave memorable characters into a riveting story line from beginning to end. As engaging as it is entertaining, The Reluctant First Lady is highly recommended.” —Midwest Book Reviews
A Reluctant Spy
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Author : David Goodman
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2024-09-12
A Reluctant Spy written by David Goodman and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-09-12 with Fiction categories.
RIGHT PLACE. RIGHT TIME. WRONG MAN. 'I was on the edge of my seat the whole time' ANTONY JOHNSTON 'A rip-roaring page-turning keep-you-up-all-night thriller' NICHOLAS BINGE, author of ASCENSION 'Smart, riveting, and eerily prescient' SUNYI DEAN, Sunday Times Bestselling author of THE BOOK EATERS 'A pulse-pounding, twisting thrill-a-minute read that Slow Horses fans are going to absolutely love' ADAM SIMCOX Jamie Tulloch is a successful exec at a top tech company, a long way from the tough upbringing that drove him to rise so far and so quickly. But he has a secret...since the age of 23, he's had a helping hand from the Legend Programme, a secret intelligence effort to prepare impenetrable backstories for undercover agents. Real people, living real lives, willing to hand over their identities for a few weeks in return for a helping hand with plum jobs, influence and access. When his tap on the shoulder finally comes, it's swiftly followed by the thud of a body. Arriving at a French airport ready to hand over his identity, Jamie finds his primary contact dead, the agent who's supposed to step into his life AWOL and his options for escape non-existent. Pitched into a deadly mission on hostile territory, Jamie must contend with a rogue Russian general, arms dealers, elite hackers, CIA tac-ops and the discovery of a brewing plan for war. Dangerously out of his depth, he must convince his sceptical mission handler he can do the job of a trained field agent while using his own life story as convincing cover. Can Jamie play himself well enough to avoid being killed - and to avert a lethal global conflict?
Anthem Of A Reluctant Prophet
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Author : Joanne Proulx
language : en
Publisher: Soho Press
Release Date : 2008-04-01
Anthem Of A Reluctant Prophet written by Joanne Proulx and has been published by Soho Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-01 with Fiction categories.
“Joanne Proulx’s debut novel is an impressive literary feat. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet is a pitch-perfect glimpse of that powerful yet paradoxically fragile moment in adolescence when the world is rushing at you and you are rushing at it.”—Katharine Weber, author of Triangle “Proulx is . . . a talented inhabitor of people unlike herself . . . every new writer so blessed should be cherished.”—Toronto Star “A narrative rippling with the author’s insight slyly encoded in the hormone itch and cooler-than-thou posturing of a mixed-up teen. . . . Beguiling.”—The Globe and Mail “Joanne Proulx’s debut novel rocks, and her teenage protagonist, Luke Hunter . . . rules. . . . This is a great book.”—National Post (Canada) "A contemporary coming of age story that feels authentic to its times. It has some rough language and doesn’t shy away from depicting the kinds of things that a lot of teens do—in other words, they’re not squeaky clean the way the kids are in the Stephenie Meyer Twilight books….what I like about Proulx’s writing is that, throughout the book, the reader never quite knows where she’s going with the various elements of her plot, yet once we get to where she takes us, it all makes perfect sense. And boy, does she get the voice right. Highly recommended.”—Charles de Lint for Fantasy & Science Fiction When seventeen-year-old Luke Hunter foretells the death of his friend with freakish accuracy, his life gets complicated. Everyone in Stokum, Michigan, his rank little pinprick of a hometown, knows about the premonition and wants to know more. But Luke holds everyone—the local news crew, his parents, his buddy Fang—at arm’s length, telling no one that the death premonitions keep happening. Terrified, he lurches through a personal minefield studded with previously unconsidered existential ponderings, Christian fundamentalists, and a dream girl who his dead friend left behind. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet is a darkly comic coming-of-age novel that nails contemporary youth culture. Joanne Proulx’s short stories have been published in literary magazines on both sides of the Atlantic. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet is her first novel. She lives in Ottawa, Canada. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Unveiling The Prophet
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Author : Lucy Ferriss
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2005
Unveiling The Prophet written by Lucy Ferriss and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In the autumn of 1972, Lucy Ferriss, then a college student in California, was preparing for the Veiled Prophet Ball at which she was to be presented to St. Louis society. Once the largest cotillion in the country, the invitation-only ball was unique among society events not only for the legend and mystery surrounding its namesake but also for its setting in a public, taxpayer-funded arena and for its accompanying parade. In the late sixties and early seventies, with racial tensions at a boiling point and urban renewal failing, the exclusively white male Christian membership of the Veiled Prophet Society and the Veiled Prophet's costume--eerily reminiscent of a Klansman's--attracted the ire of ACTION, a militant civil rights group. Before the 1972 ball, ACTION founder Percy Green, himself a native St. Louisan, sent letters inviting all of the debutantes to join in the protest: "ACTION understands that you hate being part of this upcoming white racist Veiled Prophet Ball as we hate you being forced to participate by your parents." The letter didn't persuade Ferriss, who felt she owed it to her father to participate. She wrote back: "Don't you have bigger fish to fry? This is just a stupid party. We are slaughtering people in Southeast Asia. Let this one go. It will fall of its own weight." But ACTION did not let this one go. On the night of the ball, as Ferriss bowed in obeisance to the crowd and took her place on the stage, a woman swooped down onto the stage and knocked off the Veiled Prophet's hat and veil, revealing his identity. In the era of monumental Vietnam War protests, unmasking a wealthy and powerful old man might have seemed a feeble act of revolution, but this act forever changed the Veiled Prophet Ball in St. Louis. Ferriss's memoir blends regional history, national history, and her own personal history to create a fast-paced narrative that follows two time lines. One is the dramatic and often funny story of her attending the exclusive ball, having eaten half a pan of marijuana brownies beforehand, with a Jewish hippie who smelled of "unwashed beard." The other story takes place thirty years later as Ferriss returns to St. Louis from her home on the East Coast to track down some of ACTION's principal activists as well as key figures in the Veiled Prophet Society. Over the course of this engaging story, Ferriss undergoes her own unveiling, as she discusses and comes to terms with her family; the past, present, and future of St. Louis; and the cultural politics that frame young women's entrance into society.
The Reluctant Fortune Teller
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Author : Keziah Frost
language : en
Publisher: Harlequin
Release Date : 2018-03-06
The Reluctant Fortune Teller written by Keziah Frost and has been published by Harlequin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-06 with Fiction categories.
A retired accountant finds a new calling as the town fortune-teller in this “charming, warm, and wittily told” debut novel (Kirkus Reviews). Norbert Zelenka has always lived life on the sidelines. It’s why at seventy-three years old he’s broke and alone except for the company of a Chihuahua. But when “Carlotta’s Club” —three strong-willed seniors with plenty of time on their hands—decide to make Norbert their latest project, he reluctantly agrees to their scheme: establishing himself as the town’s fortune-teller. Soon his life begins changing in unexpected ways. It turns out that years of observing other people make Norbert an excellent card reader. As Norbert’s lonesome world expands with new friendships and a newfound self-confidence, he finally finds what he never had—a place to belong. But disaster looms on the horizon. When a troubled young woman goes missing after a bad reading, Norbert must find a strength beyond the cards to bring her home safely.
Reluctant First Lady
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Author : Lorena A. Hickok
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
Reluctant First Lady written by Lorena A. Hickok and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with Presidents' spouses categories.