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I Greenwood
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Author : Michael Christie
language : it
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
I Greenwood written by Michael Christie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Fiction categories.
I Greenwood
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Author : Michael Christie
language : it
Publisher: Marsilio Editori spa
Release Date : 2021-10-21T00:00:00+02:00
I Greenwood written by Michael Christie and has been published by Marsilio Editori spa this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-21T00:00:00+02:00 with Fiction categories.
Jacinda “Jake” Greenwood lavora come guida naturalistica e accompagna ricchi turisti appassionati di ecologia a visitare le rigogliose foreste di un’isola della British Columbia, che curiosamente – una coincidenza? – porta il suo nome. Senza radici e senza una famiglia alle spalle, un giorno Jake entra in possesso del diario della nonna, un aiuto inatteso che le permette di ricostruire il suo passato. Come se percorresse la circonferenza di un albero secolare, un cerchio dopo l’altro, è finalmente in grado di attraversare il tempo che è stato, gli anni che si sono accumulati come fa il legno: strato su strato. Leggendo quelle pagine, Jake si rende conto che anche la sua esistenza poggia su strati invisibili, racchiusi nelle vite di quelli che l’hanno preceduta, nella serie di crimini e miracoli, casualità e scelte che ha portato a lei: ogni strato è la conseguenza di un altro, così come ogni successo e ogni disastro vengono conservati per sempre. Ripercorrendo a ritroso il Novecento, scoprirà che quello che unisce tutti i membri della dinastia dei Greenwood sin dal lontano 1908 – quando la stirpe mise radici in seguito allo scontro frontale tra due treni – è proprio il bosco. Con il loro pulsare silenzioso, gli alberi offrono rifugio, ma custodiscono anche delitti, decisioni estreme, rinunce ed errori. Imponente, trascinante e brillantemente strutturato come gli anelli concentrici di un tronco, I Greenwood mette in scena l’intreccio di menzogne, omissioni e mezze verità che segna le origini di ogni famiglia, un groviglio di segreti e tradimenti che ricade su quattro generazioni unite nel destino delle foreste del Canada.
If I Fall If I Die
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Author : Michael Christie
language : en
Publisher: Hogarth
Release Date : 2015-01-20
If I Fall If I Die written by Michael Christie and has been published by Hogarth this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-20 with Fiction categories.
A heartfelt and wondrous debut about family, fear, and skateboarding, that Karen Russell calls "A bruiser of a tale . . . a death-defying coming-of-age story." Will has never been outside, at least not since he can remember. And he has certainly never gotten to know anyone other than his mother, a fiercely loving yet wildly eccentric agoraphobe who panics at the thought of opening the front door. Their world is rich and fun- loving—full of art, science experiments, and music—and all confined to their small house. But Will’s thirst for adventure can’t be contained. Clad in a protective helmet and unsure of how to talk to other kids, he finally ventures outside. At his new school he meets Jonah, an artsy loner who introduces Will to the high-flying freedoms of skateboarding. Together, they search for a missing local boy, help a bedraggled vagabond, and evade a dangerous bootlegger. The adventure is more than Will ever expected, pulling him far from the confines of his closed-off world and into the throes of early adulthood, and all the risks that everyday life offers. In buoyant, kinetic prose, Michael Christie has written an emotionally resonant and keenly observed novel about mothers and sons, fears and uncertainties, and the lengths we’ll go for those we love.
Angel Of Greenwood
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Author : Randi Pink
language : en
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Release Date : 2021-01-12
Angel Of Greenwood written by Randi Pink and has been published by Feiwel & Friends this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-12 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
A piercing, unforgettable love story set in Greenwood, Oklahoma, also known as the “Black Wall Street,” and against the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. Isaiah Wilson is, on the surface, a town troublemaker, but is hiding that he is an avid reader and secret poet, never leaving home without his journal. Angel Hill is a loner, mostly disregarded by her peers as a goody-goody. Her father is dying, and her family’s financial situation is in turmoil. Though they’ve attended the same schools, Isaiah never noticed Angel as anything but a dorky, Bible toting church girl. Then their English teacher offers them a job on her mobile library, a three-wheel, two-seater bike. Angel can’t turn down the money and Isaiah is soon eager to be in such close quarters with Angel every afternoon. But life changes on May 31, 1921 when a vicious white mob storms the Black community of Greenwood, leaving the town destroyed and thousands of residents displaced. Only then, Isaiah, Angel, and their peers realize who their real enemies are.
Greenwood
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Author : Michael Christie
language : en
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Release Date : 2019-10-17
Greenwood written by Michael Christie and has been published by Scribe Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-17 with Fiction categories.
‘The truth is that all family lines, from the highest to the lowest, originate somewhere, on some particular day. Even the grandest trees must’ve once been seeds spun helpless on the wind, and then just meek saplings nosing up from the soil.’ 2034. On a remote island off the Pacific coast of British Columbia stands the Greenwood Arboreal Cathedral, one of the world’s last forests. Wealthy tourists flock from all corners of the dust-choked globe to see the spectacle and remember what once was. But even as they breathe in the fresh air and pose for photographs amidst the greenery, ranger Jake knows that the forest is dying, though her bosses won’t admit it. 1908. Two passenger locomotives meet head-on. The only survivors are two young boys, who take refuge in a trapper’s cabin in a forest on the edge of town. In fourteen years, one of them, now a recluse, will find an abandoned baby in that same forest — another child of Greenwood — setting off a series of events that will change the course of his life, and the lives of those around him. Structured like the rings of a tree, this remarkable novel moves from the future to the present to the past, and back again, to tell the story of one family and their enduring connection to the place that brought them together.
Forbidden Hill
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Author : John D. Greenwood
language : en
Publisher: Monsoon Books
Release Date : 2017-12-01
Forbidden Hill written by John D. Greenwood and has been published by Monsoon Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-01 with Fiction categories.
On 6 February 1819, Stamford Raffles, William Farquhar, Temenggong Abdul Rahman and Sultan Hussein signed a treaty that granted the British East India Company the right to establish a trading settlement on the sparsely populated island of Singapore. Forbidden Hill (Singapore Saga, Vol. 1) is a meticulously researched and vividly imagined historical narrative that brings to life the stories of the early European, Malay, Chinese and Indian pioneers – the administrators, merchants, policemen, boatmen, coolies, concubines, slaves and secret society soldiers – whose vision and intrigues drive the rapid expansion of the port city in the early decades of the nineteenth century. While Raffles and Farquhar clash over the administration of the settlement, theScottish merchant adventurer Ronnie Simpson and Englishwoman Sarah Hemmings find love and redemption as they battle an American duelist and Illanun pirates. As the ghosts of the rajahs of the ancient city of Singapura fade into the shadows of Forbidden Hill, the new settlers forge their linked destinies in the ‘emporium of the Eastern seas’.
Eden S Garden
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Author : Juliet Greenwood
language : en
Publisher: Honno Press
Release Date : 2012
Eden S Garden written by Juliet Greenwood and has been published by Honno Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Man-woman relationships categories.
2010 - Carys aggrees, with mixed feelings, to look after her mother after a fall. Once home she is haunted by old memories of a childhood sweetheart. How will she feel when they meet again? 1895 - Ann , destitute, stands on London bridge. She remembers her last visit to London, a spoilt aristocratic bride, sure of the power of her youth and beauty. Now the river seems like her only option...A powerful tale of two women struggling with love, family duty, long-buried secrets and their own creative ambitions. Can Carys follow the clues left by Ann and find her true path?
The Boat People
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Author : Sharon Bala
language : en
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Release Date : 2018-01-02
The Boat People written by Sharon Bala and has been published by McClelland & Stewart this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-02 with Fiction categories.
By the winner of The Journey Prize, and inspired by a real incident, The Boat People is a gripping and morally complex novel about a group of refugees who survive a perilous ocean voyage to reach Canada – only to face the threat of deportation and accusations of terrorism in their new land. When the rusty cargo ship carrying Mahindan and five hundred fellow refugees reaches the shores of British Columbia, the young father is overcome with relief: he and his six-year-old son can finally put Sri Lanka’s bloody civil war behind them and begin new lives. Instead, the group is thrown into prison, with government officials and news headlines speculating that hidden among the “boat people” are members of a terrorist militia. As suspicion swirls and interrogation mounts, Mahindan fears the desperate actions he took to survive and escape Sri Lanka now jeopardize his and his son’s chances for asylum. Told through the alternating perspectives of Mahindan; his lawyer Priya, who reluctantly represents the migrants; and Grace, a third-generation Japanese-Canadian adjudicator who must decide Mahindan’s fate, The Boat People is a high-stakes novel that offers a deeply compassionate lens through which to view the current refugee crisis. Inspired by real events, with vivid scenes that move between the eerie beauty of northern Sri Lanka and combative refugee hearings in Vancouver, where life and death decisions are made, Sharon Bala’s stunning debut is an unforgettable and necessary story for our times.
The Girl With The Silver Clasp
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Author : Juliet Greenwood
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2021-07-22
The Girl With The Silver Clasp written by Juliet Greenwood and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-22 with Fiction categories.
'Absolutely loved it' Heidi Swain on The Ferryman's Daughter Will they find the courage to follow their dreams? St. Ives, 1916. Jess Morgan always hoped to become a celebrated silversmith, but when the men return from war she's forced to return to her job as a seamstress. All she can cling to is the memory of that delicate, unique silver clasp she created for a society bride. Rachel Bellamy served as an ambulance driver on the front line during the Great War but now it's up to her to save the family home and picturesque harbour from her wealthy brother-in-law, before it's too late. Giselle Harding fought her way up from poverty to become a Hollywood movie star. Yet even the most beautiful jewels she owns will never fill replace the man she lost. As the lives of the three women collide, will they be able to overcome their differences and fight together for the dreams they once held so close? Readers are loving THE GIRL WITH THE SILVER CLASP: 'A lovely book filled full of hope nostalgia and love' NetGalley Reviewer 'Full of highs and lows that pull at your heartstrings, superb!' NetGalley Reviewer 'A really nice, feel good story' NetGalley Reviewer 'Some of my favourite parts were reading about life in London as well as the growth of the artists in the St. Ives area!' NetGalley Reviewer
The Story Of Land And Sea
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Author : Katy Simpson Smith
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2014-08-26
The Story Of Land And Sea written by Katy Simpson Smith and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-26 with Fiction categories.
Set in a small coastal town in North Carolina during the waning years of the American Revolution, this incandescent debut novel follows three generations of family—fathers and daughters, mother and son, master and slave, characters who yearn for redemption amidst a heady brew of war, kidnapping, slavery, and love. Drawn to the ocean, ten-year-old Tabitha wanders the marshes of her small coastal village and listens to her father’s stories about his pirate voyages and the mother she never knew. Since the loss of his wife Helen, John has remained land-bound for their daughter, but when Tab contracts yellow fever, he turns to the sea once more. Desperate to save his daughter, he takes her aboard a sloop bound for Bermuda, hoping the salt air will heal her. Years before, Helen herself was raised by a widowed father. Asa, the devout owner of a small plantation, gives his daughter a young slave named Moll for her tenth birthday. Left largely on their own, Helen and Moll develop a close but uneasy companionship. Helen gradually takes over the running of the plantation as the girls grow up, but when she meets John, the pirate turned Continental soldier, she flouts convention and her father’s wishes by falling in love. Moll, meanwhile, is forced into marriage with a stranger. Her only solace is her son, Davy, whom she will protect with a passion that defies the bounds of slavery. In this elegant, evocative, and haunting debut, Katy Simpson Smith captures the singular love between parent and child, the devastation of love lost, and the lonely paths we travel in the name of renewal.