Violet And Daisy
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Violet And Daisy
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Author : Sarah Miller
language : en
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
Release Date : 2021-04-27
Violet And Daisy written by Sarah Miller and has been published by Schwartz & Wade this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-27 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
From the author of The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets and The Borden Murders comes the absorbing and compulsively readable story of Violet and Daisy Hilton, conjoined twins who were the sensation of the US sideshow circuits in the 1920s and 1930s. On February 5, 1908, Kate Skinner, a 21-year-old unmarried barmaid in Brighton, England, gave birth to twin girls. They each had ten fingers and ten toes, but were joined back to back at the base of the spine. Freaks, monsters--that's what they were called. Mary Hilton, Kate's employer and midwife, adopted Violet and Daisy and promptly began displaying the babies as "Brighton's United Twins." Exhibitions at street fairs, carnivals, and wax museums across England and Scotland followed. At 8 years old, the girls came to the United States, eventually becoming the stars of sideshow, vaudeville, and burlesque circuits in the 1920s and 1930s. In a story loaded with questions about identity and exploitation, Sarah Miller delivers a completely compelling, empathetic portrait of two sisters whose bonds were so sacred that nothing — not even death— would compel Violet and Daisy to break them.
The Lives And Loves Of Daisy And Violet Hilton
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Author : Dean Jensen
language : en
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Release Date : 2012-12-12
The Lives And Loves Of Daisy And Violet Hilton written by Dean Jensen and has been published by Ten Speed Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The lives and loves of Daisy and Violet Hilton follows the poignant life story of twin sisters who were literally joined at the hip, set against the tumultuous backdrop of America during the first half of the 20th century. Daisy and Violet and an unforgettable cast of show-business characters come alive on the pages of this carefully researched and sensitively written biography. Reviews "Jensen's book is a testament to the fickleness of the entertainment world." -Tampa Bay Tribune "It is an affecting story, gently and honestly told without frills, without sensation. In Jensen's hands, the twins are always human, individuals, never freaks joined at the hips as the world saw them after their birth in 1908. . . Here, their story is pure." -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Insatiable
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Author : Daisy Buchanan
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2021-02-11
Insatiable written by Daisy Buchanan and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-11 with Fiction categories.
'Extremely funny, touching and wonderfully refreshing on women and sexual desire' Marian Keyes 'You will be intoxicated by this witty and honest exploration of female desire' Elle 'As filthy as it is funny, you won't be able to put it down' Dolly Alderton 'Insatiable is a story about loneliness and trying to fit in, about our desire to be loved and included, how it's easy to confuse being wanted with being used. It'll draw people in with the shagging, but people will stay because they're rooting for Violet.' Evening Standard A Grazia, Stylist, Cosmo, i paper, Red and Independent book of the year for 2021 Stuck in a dead-end job, broken-hearted, broke and estranged from her best friend: Violet's life is nothing like she thought it would be. She wants more - better friends, better sex, a better job - and she wants it now. So, when Lottie - who looks like the woman Violet wants to be when she grows up - offers Violet the chance to join her exciting start-up, she bites. Only it soon becomes clear that Lottie and her husband Simon are not only inviting Violet into their company, they are also inviting her into their lives. Seduced by their townhouse, their expensive candles and their Friday-night sex parties, Violet cannot tear herself away from Lottie, Simon or their friends. But is this really the more Violet yearns for? Will it grant her the satisfaction she is so desperately seeking? Insatiable is about women and desire - lust, longing and the need to be loved. It is a story about being unable to tell whether you are running towards your future or simply running away from your past. The result is at once tender and sad, funny and hopeful. 'Filthy, funny, and raw, Insatiable is utterly addictive' Louise O'Neill 'Come for the absolute filth and stay for the empathetic and sensitive way that Daisy Buchanan writes about all the chaos and conflict of being a young woman in a hard-edged, hard-faced world.' Red 'A piercing insight into the unreal demands modern women place on themselves and told with real humour and energy, we love this book so much' Stylist 'A raucous unravelling of female desire and bodily pleasures, in all their maddening complexity' Emma Jane Unsworth 'Few books out in the early half of the year are as flat-out entertaining as Buchanan's fizzy, filthy story of a young woman's sexual awakening.' i paper 'I'd call Insatiable Jilly Cooper for the Instagram generation, but that wouldn't do this book justice' Lauren Bravo
Conjoined Twins In Black And White
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Author : Linda Frost
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Release Date : 2009-06-10
Conjoined Twins In Black And White written by Linda Frost and has been published by Univ of Wisconsin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Conjoined twins have long been a subject of fantasy, fascination, and freak shows. In this first collection of its kind, Millie-Christine McKoy, African American twins born in 1851, and Daisy and Violet Hilton, English twins born in 1908, speak for themselves through memoirs that help us understand what it is like to live physically joined to someone else. Conjoined Twins in Black and White provides contemporary readers with the twins’ autobiographies, the first two “show histories” to be republished since their original appearance, a previously unpublished novella, and a nineteenth-century medical examination, each of which attempts to define these women and reveal the issues of race, gender, and the body prompted by the twins themselves. The McKoys, born slaves, were kidnapped and taken to Britain, where they worked as entertainers until they were reunited with their mother in an emotional chance encounter. The Hiltons, cast away by their horrified mother at birth, worked the carnival circuit as vaudeville performers until the WWII economy forced them to the burlesque stage. The hardships, along with the triumphs, experienced by these very different sister sets lend insight into our fascination with conjoined twins.
Heather The Violet Fairy
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Author : Daisy Meadows
language : en
Publisher: Orchard Books
Release Date : 2003
Heather The Violet Fairy written by Daisy Meadows and has been published by Orchard Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Children's stories categories.
Get ready for an exciting fairy adventure with the no. 1 bestselling series for girls aged 5 and up. When Rachel and Kirsty meet on the ferry to Rainspell Island one summer holiday, they have no idea that such magical adventures with the fairies await them! In the last exciting book in the series, the girls must find Heather the Violet Fairy and then go with the fairies to Fairyland to make sure that all the colours have returned to the magical kingdom! 'These stories are magic; they turn children into readers!' ReadingZone.com Read all seven fairy adventures in the Rainbow Fairies set! Ruby the Red Fairy; Amber the Orange Fairy; Saffron the Yellow Fairy; Fern the Green Fairy; Sky the Blue Fairy; Izzy the Indigo Fairy and Heather the Violet Fairy If you like Rainbow Magic, check out Daisy Meadows' other series: Magic Animal Friends and Unicorn Magic!
Buttercup And Violet
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Author : Tanya Inks
language : en
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Release Date : 2023-09-19
Buttercup And Violet written by Tanya Inks and has been published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-19 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
When Buttercup and Violet try to help their friend Daisy, they quickly realize they can’t do it alone. Buttercup and Violet are flower fairies. They live in tree houses in the Whispering Woods. Although they are each very different, they have fun together, and each complements the other. Even though Violet is shy, she is smart and enjoys sharing in Buttercup’s adventures. One day, their quiet and relaxing hours of daydreaming at the lily pond are interrupted. The grasshoppers are eating all their fairy friend Daisy’s daisies! Buttercup and Violet want to help their friend but can’t stop the grasshoppers without assistance. They ask for help from their flower fairy friends Cayenne and Chipotle, who are pepper flower fairies. They have to come up with an idea to make the stubborn grasshoppers go away. Fortunately, with all the fairies working together, they are finally able to defeat the grasshoppers by driving them away from the daisy field. Everyone is tired and dirty, but Buttercup and Violet realize that hard work is fun when you do it with friends. After their victory over the grasshoppers, celebrating with their friends is the best part of their day—and adventurous Buttercup learns that adventures can be found right here at home! Note for Parents This book is age-appropriate for young readers with more advanced reading skills. An abridged dictionary is provided at the back of the book for the more advanced vocabulary. Suggested questions for homeschool or book clubs are also provided in the back of the book.
Love Violet
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Author : Charlotte Sullivan Wild
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Release Date : 2022-01-04
Love Violet written by Charlotte Sullivan Wild and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-04 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Perfect for Valentine's Day, Love, Violet by Charlotte Sullivan Wild and Charlene Chua is a touching picture book about friendship and the courage it takes to share your feelings. Only one person makes Violet’s heart skip Of all the kids in Violet's class, only one leaves her speechless: Mira, the girl with the cheery laugh who races like the wind. If only they could adventure together! But every time Violet tries to tell Mira how she feels, Violet goes shy. As Valentine's Day approaches, Violet is determined to tell Mira just how special she is. Charlene Chua’s luminous watercolors bring to life this sweet and gentle picture book about friendship, love, and the courage it takes to share your heart.
Violet And Daisy S Forever Home
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Author : Alma Hammond
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-11-03
Violet And Daisy S Forever Home written by Alma Hammond and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-03 with categories.
The Miracle Tragedy Of The Dionne Quintuplets
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Author : Sarah Miller
language : en
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
Release Date : 2019-08-27
The Miracle Tragedy Of The Dionne Quintuplets written by Sarah Miller and has been published by Schwartz & Wade this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-27 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
In this riveting, beyond-belief true story from the author of The Borden Murders, meet the five children who captivated the entire world. When the Dionne Quintuplets were born on May 28, 1934, weighing a grand total of just over 13 pounds, no one expected them to live so much as an hour. Overnight, Yvonne, Annette, Cécile, Émilie, and Marie Dionne mesmerized the globe, defying medical history with every breath they took. In an effort to protect them from hucksters and showmen, the Ontario government took custody of the five identical babies, sequestering them in a private, custom-built hospital across the road from their family--and then, in a stunning act of hypocrisy, proceeded to exploit them for the next nine years. The Dionne Quintuplets became a more popular attraction than Niagara Falls, ogled through one-way screens by sightseers as they splashed in their wading pool at the center of a tourist hotspot known as Quintland. Here, Sarah Miller reconstructs their unprecedented upbringing with fresh depth and subtlety, bringing to new light their resilience and the indelible bond of their unique sisterhood.
Violet The Painting Fairy
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Author : Daisy Meadows
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-05
Violet The Painting Fairy written by Daisy Meadows and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05 with categories.
Rachel and Kirsty can't wait to try all the activities at Rainspell Island's Crafts Week. But now that Jack Frost has Violet's paintbrush, everyone's paintings look terrible. Only Rachel and Kirsty have the goblin know-how to get the paintbrush back!