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The Dollmaker
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Author : Harriette Arnow
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2010-10-12
The Dollmaker written by Harriette Arnow 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 2010-10-12 with Fiction categories.
The Dollmaker was originally published in 1954 to immediate success and critical acclaim. In unadorned and powerful prose, Harriette Arnow tells the unforgettable and heartbreaking story of the Nevels family and their quest to preserve their deep-rooted values amidst the turmoil of war and industrialization. When Gertie Nevels, a strong and self-reliant matriarch, follows her husband to Detroit from their countryside home in Kentucky, she learns she will have to fight desperately to keep her family together. A sprawling book full of vividly drawn characters and masterful scenes, The Dollmaker is a passionate tribute to a woman's love for her children and the land.
The Dollmaker
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Author : Nina Allan
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2019-04-04
The Dollmaker written by Nina Allan and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-04 with Fiction categories.
EWA CHAPLIN WASN'T AFRAID TO MAKE DOLLS THAT WEREN'T COMFORTING. SHE SEEMED TO KNOW THAT DOLLS ARE PEOPLE, JUST LIKE US. THE BEWITCHING NEW NOVEL FROM THE AWARD-WINNING GUARDIAN FRESH VOICES AUTHOR 'A fantastic book' Andrew O'Hagan 'Wholly original - worthy of a modern Grimm' Andrew Caldecott, author of Rotherweird 'A masterful and multi-layered haunted toyshop of a novel' Tony White, author of The Fountain in the Forest Stitch by perfect stitch, Andrew Garvie makes exquisite dolls in the finest antique style. Like him, they are diminutive, but graceful, unique and with surprising depths. Perhaps that's why he answers the enigmatic personal ad in his collector's magazine. Letter by letter, Bramber Winters reveals more of her strange, sheltered life in an institution on Bodmin Moor, and the terrible events that put her there as a child. Andrew knows what it is to be trapped; and as they knit closer together, he weaves a curious plan to rescue her. On his journey through the old towns of England he reads the fairytales of Ewa Chaplin - potent, eldritch stories which, like her lifelike dolls, pluck at the edges of reality and thread their way into his mind. When Andrew and Bramber meet at last, they will have a choice - to remain alone with their painful pasts or break free and, unlike their dolls, come to life. A love story of two very real, unusual people, The Dollmaker is also a novel rich with wonders: Andrew's quest and Bramber's letters unspool around the dark fables that give our familiar world an uncanny edge. It is this touch of magic that, like the blink of a doll's eyes, tricks our own . . .
The Dollmaker
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Author : Harriette Arnow
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2017-03-02
The Dollmaker written by Harriette Arnow and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-02 with Fiction categories.
'A terrifying lesson in US history – and a haunting tragedy' Guardian Gertie is the young mother of five children – uneducated, determined, strong. Her only ambition is to own her own small farm in the Kentucky hills where she lives, to become self-sufficient and free. Whenever the struggle to live off the land eases, her inarticulate imagination takes its freedom and flies. Because Gertie is also an artist, a sculptor of wood and creator of beautiful handmade dolls. When the family is forced to move to industrial Detroit, with its pre-fab houses, appliances bought on credit and neighbours on every side, life turns into an incomprehensible, lonely nightmare. Gertie realises she must adapt to a life where land, family and creativity are replaced by just one thing: the constant need for money. ‘A masterwork... A superb book of unforgettable strength and glowing richness’ New York Times WITH AN AFTERWORD BY JOYCE CAROL OATES
The Dollmaker Of Krakow
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Author : R. M. Romero
language : en
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Release Date : 2017-09-12
The Dollmaker Of Krakow written by R. M. Romero and has been published by Delacorte Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-12 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
In the vein of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and Number the Stars, this fusion of fairy tales, folklore, and World War II history eloquently illustrates the power of love and the inherent will to survive even in the darkest of times. In the land of dolls, there is magic. In the land of humans, there is war. Everywhere there is pain. But together there is hope. Karolina is a living doll whose king and queen have been overthrown. But when a strange wind spirits her away from the Land of the Dolls, she finds herself in Kraków, Poland, in the company of the Dollmaker, a man with an unusual power and a marked past. The Dollmaker has learned to keep to himself, but Karolina’s courageous and compassionate manner lead him to smile and to even befriend a violin-playing father and his daughter—that is, once the Dollmaker gets over the shock of realizing a doll is speaking to him. But their newfound happiness is dashed when Nazi soldiers descend upon Poland. Karolina and the Dollmaker quickly realize that their Jewish friends are in grave danger, and they are determined to help save them, no matter what the risks.
The Complete Dollmaker
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Author : Alice D. Weiner
language : en
Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
Release Date : 1985
The Complete Dollmaker written by Alice D. Weiner and has been published by Sterling Publishing (NY) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Dollmaker
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Author : Kathryn Lasky
language : en
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Release Date : 1981
Dollmaker written by Kathryn Lasky and has been published by Scribner Book Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Examines the process of making a sculpted head portrait doll from mold to costuming in the studio of a master dollmaker.
Dollmaker S Workshop
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Author : Vera P. Guild
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Dollmaker S Workshop written by Vera P. Guild and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Step-by-step instructions for making dolls out of socks , yarn and pieces of fabrics.
Dollmaker
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Author : J. Robert Janes
language : en
Publisher: Overamstel Uitgevers
Release Date : 2012-06-05
Dollmaker written by J. Robert Janes and has been published by Overamstel Uitgevers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-05 with Fiction categories.
A high-ranking German sailor is accused of petty, brutal murder As Allied bombers rain death on the German submarine pens of occupied France, police inspectors Jean-Louis St-Cyr and Hermann Kohler stumble through the darkness to a crime scene. A shopkeeper lies dead, head bashed in with a railway tie, surrounded by fragments of a shattered porcelain doll. It appears to be an open-and-shut case, which would make the detectives’ job simple if the obvious suspect weren’t a decorated U-Boat commander. Feared by the British, beloved by his crew, Kapitän Kaestner is a killer with a hobby: the manufacture of high-quality dolls. Before World War I ruined their business, generations of Kaestners produced the finest dolls on the continent. The shopkeeper’s death comes not long after he and Kaestner fail to revive the dollmaking trade. Now, shrouded by a blackout, St-Cyr and Kohler begin the unenviable task of pinning a murder on the pride of the German fleet.
The Dollmaker
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Author : Harriette Louisa Simpson Arnow (Lehrerin)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
The Dollmaker written by Harriette Louisa Simpson Arnow (Lehrerin) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with categories.
The Queen S Dollmaker
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Author : Christine Trent
language : en
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Release Date : 2010-01-01
The Queen S Dollmaker written by Christine Trent and has been published by Kensington Publishing Corp. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Fiction categories.
On the brink of revolution, with a tide of hate turned against the decadent royal court, France is in turmoil--as is the life of one young woman forced to leave her beloved Paris. After a fire destroys her home and family, Claudette Laurent is struggling to survive in London. But one precious gift remains: her talent for creating exquisite dolls that Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France herself, cherishes. When the Queen requests a meeting, Claudette seizes the opportunity to promote her business, and to return home. . . Amid the violence and unrest, Claudette befriends the Queen, who bears no resemblance to the figurehead rapidly becoming the scapegoat of the Revolution. But when Claudette herself is lured into a web of deadly political intrigue, it becomes clear that friendship with France's most despised woman has grim consequences. Now, overshadowed by the specter of Madame Guillotine, the Queen's dollmaker will face the ultimate test. Infused with the passion and excitement of a country--and an unforgettable heroine--on the threshold of radical change, this captivating novel propels readers into a beguiling world of opulence, adventure, and danger, from the rough streets of eighteenth-century London to France's lavish Palace of Versailles. "Winningly original. . .glittering with atmospheric detail!" --Leslie Carroll, author of Royal Affairs "Unique, imaginative. . .replete with delightful details and astounding characters, both real and imagined." --Donna Russo Morin, author of The Courtier's Secret