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Against A Darkening Sky
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Author : Lauren B. Davis
language : en
Publisher: Library Window Press
Release Date : 2018-02-14
Against A Darkening Sky written by Lauren B. Davis and has been published by Library Window Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-14 with Fiction categories.
From the author of the acclaimed Our Daily Bread and The Empty Room comes a rich and fascinating new novel of mysterious, magic-riddled 7th-century England: Against A Darkening Sky transports the reader to a rich yet violent past where a young woman is torn between her deepest beliefs and her desire to belong in a changing world. Wilona, the lone survivor of a plague that has wiped out her people, makes her way across the moors to a new life in the village of Ad Gefrin, where she is apprenticed to Touilt, a revered healer and seeress. She blossoms under Touilt's tutelage and will one day take her place, but as an outsider, she is viewed with suspicion by all except Margawn, a warrior in the lord's hall. When the king proclaims a conversion to the new Christian religion, Ad Gefrin becomes a dangerous place for Wilona and Touilt. Their very lives are at risk as the villagers embrace the new faith and turn against the old ways, even as Wilona's relationship with Margawn grows. Wilona's fate becomes intertwined with that of Egan, a monk sent to Ad Gefrin as part of the Christian mission; both will see their faith and their loyalties tested. Torn between her deepest beliefs and a desire to belong in a confusing, changing world, Wilona must battle for survival, dignity and love against overwhelming odds. Seamlessly combining timeless choices and struggles and rich, nuanced historical detail that brings pagan Britain to life, Against a Darkening Sky is an exquisitely rendered work of fiction from one of Canada's most acclaimed and celebrated novelists.
Against A Darkening Sky
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Author : Janet Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Release Date : 2023-08-22
Against A Darkening Sky written by Janet Lewis and has been published by Ohio University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-22 with Fiction categories.
Against a Darkening Sky was originally published in 1943. Set in a semirural community south of San Francisco, it is the story of an American mother of the mid-1930s and the sustaining influence she brings, through her own profound strength and faith, to the lives of her four growing children. Scottish by birth, but long a resident of America, Mary Perrault is married to a Swiss-French gardener. Their life in South Encina, though anything but lavish, is gay, serene, and friendly. As their children mature and the world outside, less peaceful and secure than the Perrault home, begins to threaten the equilibrium of their tranquil lives, Mrs. Perrault becomes increasingly aware of a moral wilderness rising from the physical wilderness which her generation has barely conquered. Her struggle to influence, while not invading the lives of her children, is the focus of this novel of family life during the Depression years.
Under A Darkening Sky The American Experience In Nazi Europe 1939 1941
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Author : Robert Lyman
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2018-11-06
Under A Darkening Sky The American Experience In Nazi Europe 1939 1941 written by Robert Lyman and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-06 with History categories.
A vivid social history of the American expatriate experience in Europe between 1939 and 1941, as the Nazi menace brings a shadow over the continent, heralding the storms of war. A poignant and powerful portrait of Europe in the years between 1939 and 1941—as the Nazi menace marches toward the greatest man-made catastrophe the world has ever experienced—Under A Darkening Sky focuses on a diverse group of expatriate Americans. Told through the eyes and observations of these characters caught up in these seismic events, the story unfolds alongside a war that slowly drags a reluctant United States into its violent embrace. This vibrant narrative takes these dramatic personalities and evokes the engagement between Europe and a reluctant America from the September 3rd, 1939—when Britain declares war—through the tragedy of Pearl Harbor in December 1941. In a distinctively energetic storyline, Robert Lyman brings together a wide range of encounters, conversations, and memories. It includes individuals from across the social spectrum, from Josephine Baker to the young Americans who volunteered to fight in the RAF, as part of the famous “Eagle Squadrons.” Hundreds of young Americans—like the aces James Goodison, Art Donahue, and the wealthy playboy Billy Fiske, who was the first American volunteer in the RAF to die in action during the Battle of Britain—smuggled themselves into Canada so that they could volunteer for the cockpits of Spitfires and Hurricanes, as they flew against the deadly Luftwaffe over ever-darkening skies in London.
Beneath The Darkening Sky
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Author : Majok Tulba
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-06-01
Beneath The Darkening Sky written by Majok Tulba and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-01 with Fiction categories.
WINNER OF THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD YOUNG NOVELIST'S AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE, THE COMMONWEALTH WRITERS' PRIZE AND NEW SOUTH WALES' PREMIER LITERARY AWARDS On the day that Obinna’s village is savagely attacked by the rebel army and his father murdered, he witnesses violence beyond his imagination. Along with his older brother he finds himself thrown into a truck when the soldiers leave, to be shaped into an agent of horror – a child soldier. Marched through minefields and forced into battle, enduring a brutal daily existence, Obinna slowly works out which parts of himself to save and which to sacrifice in this world turned upside down.
Under A Darkening Sky
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Author : Janet Snowdon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
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The Darkening Sky
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Author : Hugh Greene
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-09-20
The Darkening Sky written by Hugh Greene and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-20 with categories.
In this first novel of a new crime series Dr Power, Consultant Psychiatrist, is recruited by Superintendent Lynch to help him solve a murder in leafy Alderley Edge. Lynch and Power are then challenged by a series of intense events and realise that they are both caught up in a desperate race against time. This is the first novel by Hugh Greene in the Power and Lynch series.
The Darkening Sky
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Author : Alison Joseph
language : en
Publisher: Magna Large Print Books
Release Date : 2005-01-01
The Darkening Sky written by Alison Joseph and has been published by Magna Large Print Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with Fiction categories.
"Young, independent and sharply aware of her spiritual weaknesses, Sister Agnes Bourdillon is not the kind of nun who needs a habit and a wimple to express her religious commitment. Approaching her final vows in the order, after six years as a novice, Agnes is dreading leaving the solitude of her Bermondsey flat to join the rest of the community in Hackney. If she takes the vow of poverty, she will have to give up a house she owns in Provence, bequeathed to her by her mother. Her mentor, Father Julius, tries to allay her fears, yet Agnes is not comforted. A temporary respite from the decision is her work in an addiction centre near her home." "One of the residents, Walker McFadden, a dried-out alcoholic, is stabbed in a street brawl and dies in hospital. Before his death, he had confided in Agnes, and given her pages of his writing - a war diary - to read. At his funeral, she is surprised to see that the coffin is plush and obviously expensive, but thinks no more of it until a man turns up at the hostel looking for information on Walker. His story is intriguing, and Agnes decides to investigate. This decision will cost her dearly, and take her on a journey that will challenge her beliefs as well as her safety."--BOOK JACKET.
Darkening Sky
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Author : Alison Joseph
language : en
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Release Date : 2006
Darkening Sky written by Alison Joseph and has been published by Allison & Busby this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Agnes, Sister (Fictitious character) categories.
Sister Agnes is about to take her final vows, but is worried about giving up all her earthly possessions. If she ever leaves the convent, how would she survive with no home and no finances? However, Agnes's concerns are put into perspective when Walker McFadden, a lodger at the hostel for addicts at which she works, is found dead. When Walker's handsome brother Alasdair turns up at the funeral and announces that he believes Walker's death was no accident, he enlists Agnes's help in tracking down the killer. By tracing Walker's childhood friends and comrades in the Falklands War, Agnes stumbles on Walker's own writings of horror and revenge on an unnamed man. Agnes feels she is beginning to pick up the trail of truth but is anxious about where that trail might lead.
The Darkening
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Author : Ran Cartwright
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date :
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The Dark World War Fiction Annotated
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Author : Henry Kuttner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-08-11
The Dark World War Fiction Annotated written by Henry Kuttner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-11 with categories.
TO THE north thin smoke made a column against the darkening sky. Again I felt the unreasoning fear, the impulse toward nightmare flight that had been with me for a long time now. I knew it was without reason. There was only smoke, rising from the swamps of the tangled Limberlost country, not fifty miles from Chicago, where man has outlawed superstition with strong bonds of steel and concrete. I knew it was only a camper's fire, yet I knew it was not. Something, far back in my mind, knew what the smoke rose from, and who stood about the fire, peering my way through the trees. I looked away, my glance slipping around the crowded walls -- shelves bearing the random fruit of my uncle's magpie collector's instinct. Opium pipes of inlaid work and silver, golden chessmen from India, a sword... Deep memories stirred within me -- deep panic. I was beneath the sword in two strides, tearing it from the wall, my fingers cramping hard around the hilt. Not fully aware of what I did, I found myself facing the window and the distant smoke again. The sword was in my fist, but feeling wrong, not reassuring, not as the sword ought to feel.