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The Rain Before It Falls
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Author : Jonathan Coe
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2008-03-11
The Rain Before It Falls written by Jonathan Coe and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-11 with Fiction categories.
As a young girl, Rosamond is sent to Shropshire to escape the Blitz. Here, in the countryside, she forms a close bond with her older cousin, Beatrix, a young woman haunted by anger and resentment. Sixty years later, just before her death, Rosamond records her memories on cassettes, addressing them to a distant cousin—a near stranger-named Imogen. As Gill, her beloved niece, listens to these tapes, a heart—stopping family saga is revealed. In this masterful portrait of three generations of woman, Jonathan Coe exposes the profound reserves of hope and loss within the lives of ordinary woman.
Hard Rain Falling
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Author : Don Carpenter
language : en
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Release Date : 2010-06-23
Hard Rain Falling written by Don Carpenter and has been published by New York Review of Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-23 with Fiction categories.
A hardboiled novel about life in the American underground, from the pool halls of Portland to the cells of San Quentin. Simply one of the finest books ever written about being down on your luck. Don Carpenter’s Hard Rain Falling is a tough-as-nails account of being down and out, but never down for good—a Dostoyevskian tale of crime, punishment, and the pursuit of an ever-elusive redemption. The novel follows the adventures of Jack Levitt, an orphaned teenager living off his wits in the fleabag hotels and seedy pool halls of Portland, Oregon. Jack befriends Billy Lancing, a young black runaway and pool hustler extraordinaire. A heist gone wrong gets Jack sent to reform school, from which he emerges embittered by abuse and solitary confinement. In the meantime Billy has joined the middle class—married, fathered a son, acquired a business and a mistress. But neither Jack nor Billy can escape their troubled pasts, and they will meet again in San Quentin before their strange double drama comes to a violent and revelatory end.
The Rain Before It Falls
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Author : Jonathan Coe
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2008-06-05
The Rain Before It Falls written by Jonathan Coe and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-05 with Fiction categories.
The Rain Before it Falls - Jonathan Coe's heartbreaking novel of family secrets Deeply moving and compelling, The Rain Before it Falls is the story of three generations of one family riven by tragedy. When Rosamund, a reluctant bearer of family secrets, dies suddenly, a mystery is left for her niece Gill to unravel. Some photograph albums and tapes point towards a blind girl named Imogen whom no one has seen in twenty years. The search for Imogen and the truth of her inheritance becomes a shocking story of mothers and daughters and of how sadness, like a musical refrain, may haunt us down the years. 'Spectacular, heartbreaking, beautifully written. Rosamund's story is one of the most extraordinary and compelling you will ever read. Impossible to put down, I loved every minute of it' Sunday Express 'A sad, often very moving story of mothers and daughters' Guardian 'Entirely compelling...the plot will keep you rapt...reminiscent of Ian McEwan at his most effective' New Statesman Jonathan Coe's novels are filled with moving, astute observations of life and love, and are written with a revealing honesty that has captivated a generation of readers. His other titles, The Accidental Woman, The Rotters' Club (winner of the Everyman Wodehouse prize), The Closed Circle, The Dwarves of Death, The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Sim, The House of Sleep (winner of the 1998 Prix Médicis Étranger), A Touch of Love, and What a Carve Up! (winner of the 1995 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize), are all available in Penguin paperback.
When The Rain Falls
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Author : Sasha A. Linderson
language : en
Publisher: Linderson Creations Limited
Release Date : 2021-12-01
When The Rain Falls written by Sasha A. Linderson and has been published by Linderson Creations Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-01 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
The soldiers came with the storm. Our people didn’t stand a chance. But we were lucky. Under darkening skies, a group of teens must fight to survive a war no one saw coming. Their families are taken. The citizens, imprisoned. As they hide in the thick native bush they begin to realize they’re alone—no help is coming. In their never-ending struggle for freedom, one question remains: Who started this war? They must discover the truth before war’s fingers reach farther afield.
The Terrible Privacy Of Maxwell Sim
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Author : Jonathan Coe
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2010-05-27
The Terrible Privacy Of Maxwell Sim written by Jonathan Coe and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-27 with Fiction categories.
The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Sim is Jonathan Coe's latest heart-breaking and hilarious novel Maxwell Sim could be any of us. He could be you. He's about to have a mid-life crisis (though eh doesn't know it yet). He'll be found in his car in the north of Scotland, half-naked and alone, suffering hypothermia, with a couple of empty whisky bottles and a boot full of toothbrushes. It's a far cry from a restaurant in Sydney, where his story starts. But then Maxwell Sim has, unknowingly, got a long way to go. If he knew now about his lonely journey to the Shetland Isles, or the truth about his father and the folded photograph, or the mystery of Poppy and her peculiar job, or even about Emma's lovely, fading voice, then perhaps he's stay where he was - hiding from destiny. But Max knows none of it. And nor do you - at least not yet. . . Equal parts funny and moving, The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Sim will be cherished by readers everywhere, from fans of David Nicholls to Will Self. 'Witty, unexpected and curiously unsettling. Coe carries it off with empathy, comedy and a ventriloquist's ear for idiom' Literary Review 'Clever, engaging, spring-loaded with mysteries and surprises' Time Out 'Masterly, highly engaging. Coe's eye for the details of contemporary life remains as sharp as ever' Daily Mail Jonathan Coe's novels are filled with biting social commentary, moving and astute observations of life and hilarious set pieces that have made him one of the most popular writers of his generation. His other titles, The Accidental Woman, The Rotters' Club (winner of the Everyman Wodehouse prize), The House of Sleep (winner of the1998 Prix Médicis Étranger), A Touch of Love, What a Carve Up! (winner of the 1995 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize) and The Rain Before it Falls, are all available in Penguin paperback.
Expo 58
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Author : Jonathan Coe
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date : 2014
Expo 58 written by Jonathan Coe and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Fiction categories.
An English public employee becomes embroiled in a Soviet plot while he oversees the construction of an authentic British pub being showcased at the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels.
The Gift Of Rain
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Author : Tan Twan Eng
language : en
Publisher: Canongate Books
Release Date : 2022-02-03
The Gift Of Rain written by Tan Twan Eng and has been published by Canongate Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-03 with Fiction categories.
LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE Penang, 1939. Being half Chinese and half English, Philip Hutton always felt like he never belonged. That is until he befriends Hayato Endo, a mysterious Japanese diplomat and master in the art of aikido. But when Japan invades Malaya, Philip realises Endo bears a secret, one powerful enough to jeopardise everything he loves. This masterful début conjures an unforgettable tale of courage, brutality, loyalty, deceit and love.
Mr Wilder And Me
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Author : Jonathan Coe
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2020-11-05
Mr Wilder And Me written by Jonathan Coe and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-05 with Fiction categories.
**The dazzling new novel from the prize-winning, bestselling author of Middle England** In the heady summer of 1977, a naïve young woman called Calista sets out from Athens to venture into the wider world. On a Greek island that has been turned into a film set, she finds herself working for the famed Hollywood director Billy Wilder, about whom she knows almost nothing. But the time she spends in this glamorous, unfamiliar new life will change her for good. While Calista is thrilled with her new adventure, Wilder himself is living with the realisation that his star may be on the wane. Rebuffed by Hollywood, he has financed his new film with German money, and when Calista follows him to Munich for the shooting of further scenes, she finds herself joining him on a journey of memory into the dark heart of his family history. In a novel that is at once a tender coming-of-age story and an intimate portrait of one of cinema's most intriguing figures, Jonathan Coe turns his gaze on the nature of time and fame, of family and the treacherous lure of nostalgia. When the world is catapulting towards change, do you hold on for dear life or decide it's time to let go? _______________________________________________________ Praise for Jonathan Coe 'Coe is a writer of uncommon decency' Observer 'Brilliantly funny' Economist 'Superb' Times 'Very, very funny' Stylist
Some Rain Must Fall
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Author : Karl Ove Knausgaard
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2016-03-03
Some Rain Must Fall written by Karl Ove Knausgaard and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-03 with Fiction categories.
An exhilarating story of ambition, joy and failure in early manhood from the international phenomenon, Karl Ove Knausgaard. * Karl Ove Knausgaard's dazzling new novel, The Morning Star, is available to pre-order now * As the youngest student to be admitted to Bergen's prestigious Writing Academy, Karl Ove arrives full of excitement and writerly aspirations. Soon though, he is stripped of his youthful illusions. His writing is revealed to be puerile and clichéd, and his social efforts are a dismal failure. He drowns his shame in drink and rock music. Then, little by little, things begin to change. He falls in love, gives up writing and the beginnings of an adult life take shape. That is, until his self-destructive binges and the irresistible lure of the writer's struggle pull him back. 'Breathtaking... Knausgaard has a rare talent for making everyday life seem fascinating' The Times
Rain
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Author : Amanda Sun
language : en
Publisher: Harlequin
Release Date : 2014-07-01
Rain written by Amanda Sun and has been published by Harlequin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
A STORM IS COMING When she first moved to Japan, American Katie Greene had no idea she would get caught in a battle between the Japanese Mafia and the supernatural forces that have governed Japan for most of its history. Despite the danger, Katie is determined to stay put. Tomohiro, the guy's she fallen in love with, is struggling—his connection to the ancient gods of Japan and his power to bring drawings to life have begun to spiral out of control. When Tomo decides to stop drawing, the ink finds other ways to seep into his life—blackouts, threatening messages and the appearance of unexplained sketches. In order to save themselves, Katie and Tomohiro must unravel the truth about Tomo's dark ancestry and confront one of the darkest gods in Japanese legend.