In 1857, at a place called Mountain Meadows in southern Utah, a band of Mormons and Indians massacred 120 emigrants. Twenty years later, the slaughter was blamed on one man named John D. Lee, previously a member of Brigham Young s inner circle. Red Water imagines Lee s extraordinary frontier life through the eyes of three of his nineteen wives. Emma is a vigorous and capable Englishwoman who loves her husband unconditionally. Ann, a bride at thirteen years old, is an independent adventurer. Rachel is exceedingly devout and married Lee to be with her sister, his first wife. These spirited...
In 1857, at a place called Mountain Meadows in southern Utah, a band of Mormons and Indians massacred 120 emigrants. Twenty years later, the slaughter...
Verna Flake is fleeing Utah, a failed marriage (her husband has left her for a former beauty queen named Pinky), and the constricted yet reliable Mormon way of life. Seemingly naive but also gifted with an almost second sight for the emotional heart of things, Verna relates her adventures on the road, in Los Angeles, and eventually in Mexico, as she confronts her future and muses over her past. Reading group guide included.
Verna Flake is fleeing Utah, a failed marriage (her husband has left her for a former beauty queen named Pinky), and the constricted yet reliable Morm...
From the author of the widely acclaimed The Chinchilla Farm comes a hauntingly wise novel about a woman coming to terms with herself as a mother; a lover; an artist, and a friend.
Twenty-five years after she last saw him, Lucy Patterson has been briefly reunited with Dr. Carlos Cabrera, who saved her son's life but wrenched her own onto a violent trajectory of loss. Now Lucy has retreated to an isolated motel outside Las Vegas, hoping to make sense of this visitation from her past.
But in the next room the present is calling, in the person of a young stripper who is as troubled and needy...
From the author of the widely acclaimed The Chinchilla Farm comes a hauntingly wise novel about a woman coming to terms with herself as a mother; a lo...
The predecessor to "More Books Kids Will Sit Still For" culls the most exciting fiction and nonfiction released through 1989. The booklists are complemented by how-to chapters on reading aloud, storytelling, and other whole language-style activities guaranteed to entrance young children.
"Books Kids Will Sit Still For 3: A Read-Aloud Guide" is the latest all-new volume in the "Books Kids Will Sit Still For" series, which includes "Books Kids Will Sit Still For: A Read-Aloud Guide, Second Edition" and "More Books Kids Will Sit Still For: A Read-Aloud Guide." The three books together...
The predecessor to "More Books Kids Will Sit Still For" culls the most exciting fiction and nonfiction released through 1989. The booklists are com...
Kitchens are where we cook, clean, cry, talk, laugh, break things. Hugely symbolic--as well as practical--kitchens evoke thoughts of hearth and home, family and domesticity. No wonder that people today commonly spend more money refurbishing their kitchens than any other room in the house. To get at the heart of the meaning, design and purpose of the modern kitchen, Freeman interviewed dozens of homeowners. She follows them through the process of shopping and purchasing a new kitchen, and she discusses the importance of layout, color, shape, and texture. She explores the dominant role that...
Kitchens are where we cook, clean, cry, talk, laugh, break things. Hugely symbolic--as well as practical--kitchens evoke thoughts of hearth and hom...
Raymond Chandler was among the most original and enduring crime novelists of the twentieth century. Yet much of his pre-writing life, including his unconventional marriage, has remained shrouded in mystery. In this compelling, wholly original book, Judith Freeman sets out to solve the puzzle of who Chandler was and how he became the writer who would create in Philip Marlowe an icon of American culture. Visiting Chandler's many homes and apartments, Freeman uncovers vestiges of the Los Angeles that was Chandler's terrain and inspiration for his imagination. She also uncovers the life of Cissy...
Raymond Chandler was among the most original and enduring crime novelists of the twentieth century. Yet much of his pre-writing life, including his un...
One of her moms is pregnant What will this mean for a child who will soon be an older sibling? Her mothers prepare her for the change in their family, and finally the baby arrives. The girl feels confused, angry, and ambivalent, but she grows at last toward happy acceptance of the baby and of her new status in the family.
One of her moms is pregnant What will this mean for a child who will soon be an older sibling? Her mothers prepare her for the change in their family...
