The Polite Act Of Drowning
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The Polite Act Of Drowning
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Author : Charleen Hurtubise
language : en
Publisher: Bonnier Books UK
Release Date : 2023-04-06
The Polite Act Of Drowning written by Charleen Hurtubise and has been published by Bonnier Books UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-06 with Fiction categories.
An elegant, atmospheric, emotional coming-of-age novel with themes of generational trauma, sexual identity and coping with mental illness at its heart, as well as the silence of women drowning in plain view in their daily lives. 'The Polite Act of Drowning is a beautiful and captivating novel, lyrical and sensuous, a precise and faithful evocation of the tumult and trauma of family life, and of emergence into adulthood, and the confrontation of truths about ourselves and the people we love' - Donal Ryan Michigan, 1985. The drowning of a teenage girl causes ripples in the small town of Kettle Lake, though for most the waters settle quickly. For sixteen year old Joanne Kennedy, however, the tragedy dredges up untold secrets and causes her mother to drift farther from reality and her family. When troubled newcomer Lucinda arrives in town, she offers Joanne a chance of real friendship, and together the teenagers push against the boundaries of family, self-image, and their sexuality during the tension of a long, stifling summer. But the undercurrents of past harms continuously threaten to drag Joanne and those around her under... Perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owen
Strange Flowers
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Author : Donal Ryan
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2020-08-20
Strange Flowers written by Donal Ryan and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-20 with Fiction categories.
Winner of the An Post Irish Novel of the Year 2020 Longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award 'You have to truly love people to write like this' RACHEL JOYCE 'One of the greatest novels of this century' SUNDAY INDEPENDENT 'Gorgeously wrought' GUARDIAN In 1973, twenty-year-old Moll Gladney takes a morning bus from her rural home and disappears. Bewildered and distraught, Paddy and Kit must confront an unbearable prospect: that they will never see their daughter again. Five years later, Moll returns. What - and who - she brings with her will change the course of her family's life forever. Beautiful and devastating, this exploration of loss, alienation and the redemptive power of love reaffirms Donal Ryan as one of the most talented and empathetic writers at work today. _________ 'Outstanding ... Tender and beautifully written' INDEPENDENT 'All the beauty and sorrow of life can be found in these pages' KATHLEEN MACMAHON 'Exquisite . . . Beautiful' ANNE GRIFFIN, author of WHEN ALL IS SAID 'Ryan gathers together the fragments of broken lives and makes us something new and beautiful from them' RÓNÁN HESSION, author of LEONARD AND HUNGRY PAUL
A Thousand Moons
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Author : Sebastian Barry
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2020-04-21
A Thousand Moons written by Sebastian Barry and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-21 with Fiction categories.
“A brave and moving novel [that] has a tender empathy with the natural world.” —Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books From the two-time Booker Prize finalist author of Days Without End comes a dazzling companion novel about memory and identity, set in Tennessee in the aftermath of the Civil War Winona Cole, an orphaned child of the Lakota Indians, finds herself growing up in an unconventional household on a farm in west Tennessee. Raised by her adoptive parents John Cole and Thomas McNulty, whose story Barry told in his acclaimed previous novel Days Without End, she forges a life for herself beyond the violence and dispossession of her past. Tennessee is a state still riven by the bitter legacy of the Civil War, and the fragile harmony of her family is soon threatened by a further traumatic event, one which Winona struggles to confront, let alone understand. Exquisitely written, A Thousand Moons is a stirring, poignant story of love and redemption, of one woman's journey and her determination to write her own future.
After Drowning
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Author : Valerie Mills-Milde
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
After Drowning written by Valerie Mills-Milde and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Erie, Lake categories.
Maeve In America
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Author : Maeve Higgins
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2018-08-07
Maeve In America written by Maeve Higgins and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-07 with Humor categories.
“If Tina Fey and David Sedaris had a daughter, she would be Maeve Higgins.” —Glamour A startlingly hilarious essay collection about one woman’s messy path to finding her footing in New York City, from breakout comedy star and podcaster Maeve Higgins Maeve Higgins was a bestselling author and comedian in her native Ireland when, at the grand old age of thirty-one, she left the only home she’d ever known in search of something more and found herself in New York City. Together, the essays in Maeve in America create a smart, funny, and revealing portrait of a woman who aims for the stars but sometimes hits the ceiling and the inimitable city that helped make her who she is. Here are stories of not being able to afford a dress for the ball, of learning to live with yourself while you’re still figuring out how to love yourself, of the true significance of realizing what sort of shelter dog you would be. Self-aware and laugh-out-loud funny, this collection is also a fearless exploration of the awkward questions in life, such as: Is clapping too loudly at a gig a good enough reason to break up with somebody? Is it ever really possible to leave home? “Maeve Higgins is hilarious, poignant, conversational, and my favorite Irish import since U2. You’re in for a treat.” —Phoebe Robinson
The Midnight Lock
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Author : Jeffery Deaver
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2021-11-30
The Midnight Lock written by Jeffery Deaver and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-30 with Fiction categories.
The "master of ticking-bomb suspense" (People) Jeffery Deaver delivers the latest thriller featuring his beloved protagonists Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs as they search for a criminal whose fascination with breaking locks terrorizes New York City. A woman awakes in the morning to find that someone has picked her apartment’s supposedly impregnable door lock and rearranged personal items, even sitting beside her while she slept. The intrusion, the police learn, is a message to the entire city of carnage to come. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are brought in to investigate and soon learn that the sociopathic intruder, who calls himself "the Locksmith,” can break through any lock or security system ever devised. With more victims on the horizon, Rhyme, Sachs and their stable of associates must follow the evidence to the man’s lair… and discover his true mission. Their hunt is interrupted when an internal investigation in the police force uncovers what seems to be a crucial mistake in one of Rhyme's previous cases. He’s fired as a consultant for the NYPD and must risk jail if he investigates the Locksmith case in secret. The Midnight Lock is a roller-coaster read that takes place over just a few days’ time, features surprise after surprise and offers a fascinating look at the esoteric world of lockpicking.
The Life Changing Magic Of Not Giving A F Ck
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Author : Sarah Knight
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-12-31
The Life Changing Magic Of Not Giving A F Ck written by Sarah Knight and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-31 with Self-Help categories.
A brilliant, hilarious homage to The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, showing how to shed your mental clutter for good. Aimed at overachieving but dissatisfied people everywhere. Sarah's inspirational two-step "NotSorry" program shows how unleashing the power of not giving a fuck will help you shed unwanted guilt and obligations to redirect time, energy, and enthusiasm to your true priorities. Sarah reveals why giving a fuck about what other people think is your worst enemy-and how to stop doing it; how to sort your fucks into four essential categories; simple criteria for whether or not you should give a fuck (i.e. "Does this affect anyone other than me?"); and the two keys to successfully not giving a fuck without also being an asshole. So, get rid of the mental clutter, ditch the perfectionism and create the life you want - for good.
The Art Of Drowning
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Author : Billy Collins
language : en
Publisher: Pitt Poetry
Release Date : 1995
The Art Of Drowning written by Billy Collins and has been published by Pitt Poetry this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Poetry categories.
A collection of poems offers insights into common and unusual life events and the human condition.
A New Dictionary Of The Portuguese And English Languages
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Author : José Maria de Almeida e Araujo Corrẽa de Lacerda
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1871
A New Dictionary Of The Portuguese And English Languages written by José Maria de Almeida e Araujo Corrẽa de Lacerda and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1871 with English language categories.
Strangers Drowning
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Author : Larissa MacFarquhar
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2016-09-27
Strangers Drowning written by Larissa MacFarquhar and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-27 with Psychology categories.
What does it mean to devote yourself wholly to helping others? In Strangers Drowning, Larissa MacFarquhar seeks out people living lives of extreme ethical commitment and tells their deeply intimate stories; their stubborn integrity and their compromises; their bravery and their recklessness; their joys and defeats and wrenching dilemmas. A couple adopts two children in distress. But then they think: If they can change two lives, why not four? Or ten? They adopt twenty. But how do they weigh the needs of unknown children in distress against the needs of the children they already have? Another couple founds a leprosy colony in the wilderness in India, living in huts with no walls, knowing that their two small children may contract leprosy or be eaten by panthers. The children survive. But what if they hadn’t? How would their parents’ risk have been judged? A woman believes that if she spends money on herself, rather than donate it to buy life-saving medicine, then she’s responsible for the deaths that result. She lives on a fraction of her income, but wonders: when is compromise self-indulgence and when is it essential? We honor such generosity and high ideals; but when we call people do-gooders there is skepticism in it, even hostility. Why do moral people make us uneasy? Between her stories, MacFarquhar threads a lively history of the literature, philosophy, social science, and self-help that have contributed to a deep suspicion of do-gooders in Western culture. Through its sympathetic and beautifully vivid storytelling, Strangers Drowning confronts us with fundamental questions about what it means to be human. In a world of strangers drowning in need, how much should we help, and how much can we help? Is it right to care for strangers even at the expense of those we are closest to? Moving and provocative, Strangers Drowning challenges us to think about what we value most, and why.