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The Christmas Tin II
ISBN: 9780692514979 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jesse Maclean's life is in flux. Laid off from his job going into the holiday season, Jesse is facing debt he no longer has the means to pay. He is consumed with financial worry. Given his precarious financial situation, Christmas is far removed from Jesse's thoughts. But that changes when he visits his grandparents in Vermont and discovers that his wife packed the family Christmas Tin in his duffel bag. The Christmas Tin inspires his grandparents to share their stories with him, poignant holiday stories of faith, hope, and perseverance during hard times. Stories that might just give Jesse...
Jesse Maclean's life is in flux. Laid off from his job going into the holiday season, Jesse is facing debt he no longer has the means to pay. He is co...
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35,78 |
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This Is How It Always Is
ISBN: 9781250088567 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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71,98 |
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The Beach Trees
ISBN: 9780451233073 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels comes a story that takes one woman on a journey into a secret past, and a life she never expected... From the time she was twelve, Julie Holt knew what a random tragedy could do to a family. At that tender age, her little sister disappeared--never to be found. It was a loss that slowly eroded the family bonds she once relied on. As an adult with a prestigious job in the arts, Julie meets a struggling artist who reminds her so much of her sister, she can't help feeling protective. It is a friendship...
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels comes a story that takes one woman on a journey into a secret past,...
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83,39 |
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The Stormchasers
ISBN: 9780452297135 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The author of the runaway New York Times bestseller Those Who Save Us returns with a powerful novel about twins who must confront a dark secret from their past.
Jenna Blum's debut novel became a grassroots sensation and was a New York Times bestseller for more than a year. In this emotional and provocative new novel, Blum asks the question: How far would you go to protect a sibling-and at what cost to yourself? As a teenager, Karena Jorge has always taken care of her twin brother, Charles. Obsessed with severe weather, Charles, who suffers from bipolar... The author of the runaway New York Times bestseller Those Who Save Us returns with a powerful novel about twins who must confront a ...
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83,39 |
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Afraid To Go Home
ISBN: 9781884730252 / Angielski / Miękka / 422 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A novel about domestic violence, drawn from the true stories of women who have been tormented at the hands of others.
A novel about domestic violence, drawn from the true stories of women who have been tormented at the hands of others.
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79,56 |
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Centenary at Jalna
ISBN: 9781554889181 / Angielski / Miękka / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1958, Centenary at Jalna brings us to 1953 when the Whiteoaks gather to mark the 100th anniversary of their estate. It has now been a century since Captain Philip and Adeline Whiteoak arrived in Canada and built their legacy. While this should be a time of festivity for the clan, tension and discontent surround the forthcoming marriage of a new generations Adeline and Philip, grandchildren of the originals. To make matters worse, young Dennis risks tragedy and Wakefield finds himself in a doomed relationship. As the celebrations loom closer, the question remains:... First published in 1958, Centenary at Jalna brings us to 1953 when the Whiteoaks gather to mark the 100th anniversary of their estate. It ha... |
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94,72 |
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Morning at Jalna
ISBN: 9781554889150 / Angielski / Miękka / 283 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1960, in Morning at Jalna it is 1863 and the American Civil War is raging south of the border. Still in its early years, the Jalna estate seems far away from the despair and destruction. Philip, who will grow up to become the master of Jalna, has just come into the world, while Augusta, Nicholas, and Ernest are children. Life at Jalna is as peaceful as usual until the Sinclairs come to visit. They arrive with the polished manners and soft accents of Old Carolina and quickly appeal to Adelines sense of hospitality. However, as the burden these distant cousins bring...
First published in 1960, in Morning at Jalna it is 1863 and the American Civil War is raging south of the border. Still in its early years, the...
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94,72 |
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Annabel: Finding Her Way Home
ISBN: 9781453766286 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based on his first book "From Ashes To Dreams; My Life, My Story" Alberto Mercado continues to deliver a powerful story that will test the faith, love and commitment of the characters in this fictitious story. Annabel is a single woman battered by her past. She spent most her life taking care of her parents, her only family. After they died, she decided to moved back to Massachusetts in search of her roots and the child she left behind 30 years ago.
Based on his first book "From Ashes To Dreams; My Life, My Story" Alberto Mercado continues to deliver a powerful story that will test the faith, love...
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43,79 |
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I am Still the Same
ISBN: 9781449572181 / Angielski / Miękka / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A father discovers his daughter's dark secret, and in a blinding rage of fury runs her out of his life. Yet despite his decision he is plagued with guilty haunting dreams and delirious temptation. At night he wonders if she truly is still that same little girl while his daughter is suffering at school, at work, and at her new home. She is unable to deal with her father's rejection, and constantly turns her attention to that kitchen knife sitting on the table. Can her father fight off his own guilt and temptations before it's too late? Or will his daughter truly be lost forever? Dive into...
A father discovers his daughter's dark secret, and in a blinding rage of fury runs her out of his life. Yet despite his decision he is plagued with gu...
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23,85 |
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Come Again No More
ISBN: 9781416598503 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the award-winning author of the acclaimed Sun Going Down comes an intimate portrait of a marriage and a family struggling to survive turbulent times that echo our own. THE PAINT FAMILY built an American empire on the legendary strength of their character, their wit, and their resolve, but the foreclosures, bank failures, and joblessness of the Great Depression may bring their world down around them. The family's foundation is further weakened by a rift running through two generations, scarred over by stubbornness and pain. Come Again No More is a uniquely...
From the award-winning author of the acclaimed Sun Going Down comes an intimate portrait of a marriage and a family struggling to survive tu...
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87,14 |
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Rescue
ISBN: 9780316020732 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nineteen years after inexplicably leaving her family, Sheila returns, bringing long-buried questions to the surface. Shreve's tale of trespass and forgiveness, secrets and the seismic force of the truth portray a family trying to understand its fractured past to begin again.
Nineteen years after inexplicably leaving her family, Sheila returns, bringing long-buried questions to the surface. Shreve's tale of trespass and for...
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83,35 |
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A Second Chance
ISBN: 9781847488138 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An engineer with thirty-five years of experience, Jonathan Daniels's settled life is turned upside down by the takeover of the firm he works for and his resulting redundancy. Almost simultaneously his marriage to Carol, from whom he has been drifting apart since their son left home, comes to an end.But it is not long before Jonathan has the chance to build a new life of his own. A meeting at the home of his former boss, Sir James Conroy, ends with him being offered a position at another company in which Sir James has an interest. And then, on a weekend motorbike trip, he meets Mo, and is...
An engineer with thirty-five years of experience, Jonathan Daniels's settled life is turned upside down by the takeover of the firm he works for and h...
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106,09 |
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Besotted
ISBN: 9780330448987 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For Kieran it's his Irish roots, for Michael it's Kieran's girlfriend, for Kieran's girlfriend it's God--some infatuations are so explosive it takes years for the dust to settleIt's 1982, and the summer is oppressive. Twin brothers Michael and Kieran--gasping for air in the middle of an eccentric family that only outsiders find enchanting--are visiting their grandparents in County Cork. The questions and entanglements born of that stifling trip are to shape the rest of their lives. Returning to Britain, the brothers don't know whether to call themselves English or Irish. Years...
For Kieran it's his Irish roots, for Michael it's Kieran's girlfriend, for Kieran's girlfriend it's God--some infatuations are so explosive it take...
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55,97 |
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Are You Sitting Down?
ISBN: 9780984238330 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A rape victim raising a biracial baby. A drug addict haunted by a dead girlfriend. A homosexual mourning a dead lover. A teacher having an affair with his student. And a businesswoman sexually harassed by her boss. What do they all have in common? They all sit at Lorraine White's holiday dinner table; they are also her children. But Lorraine's children are not the only ones in the family dealing with ghosts of the past. This is the first Christmas the Whites have spent together since the death of their father. And it very well could be their last, as arguments ensue, secrets are revealed, and...
A rape victim raising a biracial baby. A drug addict haunted by a dead girlfriend. A homosexual mourning a dead lover. A teacher having an affair with...
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43,59 |
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Suspicious Minds
ISBN: 9780751543483 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. To her neighbours in Belfast, Maura Brady looks like she has it all - an attractive husband, a comfortable home and a gorgeous little boy, Danny. But behind closed doors, things are far from idyllic. Maura has long harboured doubts that her husband Adam only married her because he was quickly trying to mend a broken heart. Years ago, Adam's childhood sweetheart Evelyn suddenly left town to marry a rich, older man and left Adam shocked and shaken.
But now that Evelyn has returned, as gorgeous and provocative as ever, can Adam keep his unresolved feelings for her in check? As Maura's... To her neighbours in Belfast, Maura Brady looks like she has it all - an attractive husband, a comfortable home and a gorgeous little boy, Danny. But ...
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151,19 |
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Prairie Dog Blues
ISBN: 9780865348011 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mom wants to fix each of her children's problems--Jeff's gambling, Ida's promiscuity, Junior's drinking--and to create a normal family. She convinces Pop to sell the family land and give $500,000 to each child, believing the money will solve their woes. However, hundreds of prairie dogs and the City Council's animal ordinance stop the sale. The prairie dogs come up out of their holes and into each of the Corleys' hearts, mysteriously softening their hard edges, helping them to find healing deep in Mother Nature.
Mom wants to fix each of her children's problems--Jeff's gambling, Ida's promiscuity, Junior's drinking--and to create a normal family. She convinces ...
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Discovering Grace: A story about family and the redemptive power of forgiveness
ISBN: 9780615416755 / Angielski / Miękka / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It's the end of summer in small town Mission Grove, North Carolina, where life is simple and family still means everything. During those last picture-perfect days of the season, parents bask in a lazy weekend before heading back to work. Children happily play, enjoying the last days of freedom before school starts. Life is about as normal as it gets in this quiet southern town. Then, in a split second an accident changes everything and threatens to divide two brothers and destroy friendships. Join the fast-paced story as Pastor Jonathan Matheson's faith is tested as he struggles to keep his...
It's the end of summer in small town Mission Grove, North Carolina, where life is simple and family still means everything. During those last picture-...
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47,72 |
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The River Jordan
ISBN: 9781453825358 / Angielski / Miękka / 802 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. IN AN ERA WHEN BLACK FAMILIES WERE STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE ECONOMICALLYAND OVERCOME HARSH RACIAL BARRIERS, THE HAWKINS AND EDWARDS CLANS WERE WITNESSING THEIR OWN IDENTITY CRISIS...'COLORED, ' 'NEGRO, ' 'BLACK'? BUT ALVINA EDWARDS' PERSONAL DILEMMA WAS MORE DRAMATIC. SHROUDED WITH A SELF-IMPOSED RELIGIOUS PIOUSNESS UNDER SIEGE, SHE NEEDED NOT ONLY HER BIBLE, BUT GUILE TO WARD OFF HER DETRACTOR. AND WITH A WILY GRANDSON, JASON EQUALLY DETERMINE TO DISCLOSE HER PAST, SHE MUST PREVAIL, EVEN AT THE EXPENSE OF FAMILY UNITY AND PROGRESS.
IN AN ERA WHEN BLACK FAMILIES WERE STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE ECONOMICALLYAND OVERCOME HARSH RACIAL BARRIERS, THE HAWKINS AND EDWARDS CLANS WERE WITNESSING...
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My Father's Daughter
ISBN: 9781456487393 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What really can prepare a daughter to become the primary caregiver to her ailing father? Especially when the relationship was shaky to begin with? Angela Kelly grapples with this very issue as her father's cancer diagnosis and subsequent illness cause her to reevaluate her relationship with him, not to mention with those around her.
What really can prepare a daughter to become the primary caregiver to her ailing father? Especially when the relationship was shaky to begin with? Ang...
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Shaded
ISBN: 9781456496159 / Angielski / Miękka / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Shaded is a story of self-hatred and denial. A played out tragedy about the shame, confusion and anger experienced by a family refusing to deal with their insecurities about skin color and race. Society refuses to talk about these children. The babies of racial denial who question who they are and where they fit in this color conscious world. Saul thought marrying a woman of a different race would make him feel better. Ease the pain and shame that taunted him in his dreams. His children would save him. They were his to own and keep like trinkets on a shelf. They were his trophies to display....
Shaded is a story of self-hatred and denial. A played out tragedy about the shame, confusion and anger experienced by a family refusing to deal with t...
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