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Download or read book Cold Comfort Farm written by Clare West and published by . This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A school reader for secondary pupils, in the OXFORD BOOKWORMS. BLACK SERIES STAGE 6. This new series offers students at all levels the opportunity to extend their reading and appreciation of English.
Book Synopsis Cold comfort farm by : Stella Gibbons
Download or read book Cold comfort farm written by Stella Gibbons and published by Aegitas. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cold Comfort Farm is a comic novel by English author Stella Gibbons, published in 1932. It parodies the romanticised, sometimes doom-laden accounts of rural life popular at the time, by writers such as Mary Webb. Following the death of her parents, the book and 's heroine, Flora Poste, finds she is possessed "of every art and grace save that of earning her own living". She decides to take advantage of the fact that "no limits are set, either by society or one and 's own conscience, to the amount one may impose on one and 's relatives", and settles on visiting her distant relatives at the isolated Cold Comfort Farm in the fictional village of Howling in Sussex. The inhabitants of the farm – Aunt Ada Doom, the Starkadders, and their extended family and workers – feel obliged to take her in to atone for an unspecified wrong once done to her father.
Book Synopsis Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm by : Stella Gibbons
Download or read book Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm written by Stella Gibbons and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-11-10 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indulge in a feel-good collection of stories from the author of Cold Comfort Farm. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH The title story tells of a typical Christmas at the farm before the coming of Flora Poste. It is a parody of the worst sort of family Christmas: Adam Lambsbreath dresses up as Father Christmas in two of Judith's red shawls. There are unsuitable presents, unpleasant insertions into the pudding and Aunt Ada Doom orders Amos to carve the turkey, adding: 'Ay, would it were a vulture, 'twere more fitting!' 'Stella Gibbons is the Jane Austen of the 20th century' Lynne Truss, author of the Constable Twitten series.
Book Synopsis Nightingale Wood by : Stella Gibbons
Download or read book Nightingale Wood written by Stella Gibbons and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sly and satirical fairytale by the author of Cold Comfort Farm Unavailable for decades, Stella Gibbons's Nightingale Wood is a delightfully modern romance ripe for rediscovery by the many fans of Cold Comfort Farm. Poor, lovely Viola has been left penniless and alone after her late husband's demise, and is forced to live with his family in their joyless home. Its occupants are nearly insufferable: Mr. Withers is a tyrannical old miser; Mrs. Withers dismisses her as a common shop girl; and Viola's sisters-in-law, Madge and Tina, are too preoccupied with their own troubles to give her much thought. Only the prospect of the upcoming charity ball can lift her spirits-especially as Victor Spring, the local prince charming, will be there. But Victor's intentions towards the young widow are, in short, not quite honorable.
Book Synopsis Conference at Cold Comfort Farm by : Stella Gibbons
Download or read book Conference at Cold Comfort Farm written by Stella Gibbons and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Poste's child is back at Cold Comfort Farm. But all is not well. Flora finds the farm transformed into a twee haven filled with Toby jugs and peasant pottery, and rooms labelled 'Quiete Retreate' and 'Greate laundrie'. It is, Flora winces, 'exactly like being locked in the Victoria and Albert Museum after closing time'. Worse, the farm is hosting a conference of the pretentious International Thinkers Group - a group made up of the 'sadistic owl' Mr Peccavi, loathsome Mr Mybug and the overpowering Mrs Ernestine Thump. And worst of all, there are no Starkadders at Cold Comfort Farm. All the he-cousins have gone abroad to make their fortunes and the female cousins are having a pretty thin time of it. Once again the sensible Flora decides to take the situation in hand.
Download or read book Precious Bane written by Mary Webb and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Killing Me Softly written by Nicci French and published by Mysterious Press. This book was released on 2001-08-07 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From internationally acclaimed author Nicci French comes a shattering psychological thriller in the spirit of Gone Girl. Alice Loudon has it all: a devoted boyfriend, a marvelous circle of friends, a challenging job as a research scientist. Then one morning, on her way to work, she exchanges a lingering look with a devastatingly attractive man. Adam Tallis is the essence of every female fantasy-a daring mountain climber who has been hailed as a hero. As a lover, he is more passionate than Alice's wildest imaginings. Soon there isn't anything or anyone she wouldn't give up to stay by his side. But as she learns more about her lover, she enters his world of risk and transgression-and begins to uncover a past filled with troubling secrets. Adam hurts her sometimes and three women in his life have died accidental deaths. Determined to uncover the truth, Alice turns detective as her fears start to come true. Soon love and sexual obsession overwhelm her until they threaten everything: her safety, her sanity and her life.
Book Synopsis The Pursuit of Love by : Nancy Mitford
Download or read book The Pursuit of Love written by Nancy Mitford and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis How to be a Heroine ; Or, what I've Learned from Reading Too Much by : Samantha Ellis
Download or read book How to be a Heroine ; Or, what I've Learned from Reading Too Much written by Samantha Ellis and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cathy Earnshaw or Jane Eyre? b>Petrova or Posy? b>Scarlett or Melanie? b>Lace or Valley of the Dolls? On a pilgrimage to Wuthering Heights, Samantha Ellis found herself arguing with her best friend about which heroine was best: Jane Eyre or Cathy Earnshaw. She was all for wild, passionate Cathy; but her friend found Cathy silly, a snob, while courageous Jane makes her own way. And that's when Samantha realised that all her life she'd been trying to be Cathy when she should have been trying to be Jane. So she decided to look again at her heroines the girls, women, books that had shaped her ideas of the world and how to live. Some of them stood up to the scrutiny (she will always love Lizzy Bennet); some of them most decidedly did not (turns out Katy Carr from What Katy Did isn't a carefree rebel, she's a drip). There were revelations (the real heroine of Gone with the Wind? It's Melanie), joyous reunions (Anne of Green Gables), poignant memories (Sylvia Plath) and tearful goodbyes (Lucy Honeychurch). And then there was Jilly Cooper... How To Be A Heroine is Samantha's funny, touching, inspiring exploration of the
Book Synopsis My Particular Friend: A Charlotte House Affair by : Jennifer Petkus
Download or read book My Particular Friend: A Charlotte House Affair written by Jennifer Petkus and published by Jennifer Petkus. This book was released on 2012-03-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss Charlotte House will not admit impediments to marriage, not even when those impediments include scandal, blackmail and even a duel to the death. With the help of her particular friend Miss Jane Woodsen, she deduces all that happens in Bath-both good and ill-and together they ensure that true love's course runs smooth, even though both friends have suffered tragedies that prevent their own happiness. These six affairs, set in Bath, England, during the Napoleonic War, are inspired by the creations of both Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Jane Austen. The sequel to this book is Our Mutual Friends: https: //amazon.com/Mutual-Friends-Charlotte-House-Affair/dp/1541054989/
Book Synopsis Out of the Woodshed by : Reggie Oliver
Download or read book Out of the Woodshed written by Reggie Oliver and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out of the Woodshed is the first biography of the author of Cold Comfort Farm, but also offers the reader an inside view of literary London from the 1930s until Stella's death in 1989.
Book Synopsis The Pear Field by : Nana Ekvtimishvili
Download or read book The Pear Field written by Nana Ekvtimishvili and published by Peirene Press. This book was released on 2020-10-30 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lela knows two things: her history teacher must die and she must start a new life beyond the pear field. On the outskirts of Tbilisi, in a newly independent Georgia, is the Residential School for Intellectually Disabled Children – or, as the locals call it, the School for Idiots. Abandoned by their parents, the pupils here receive lessons in violence and neglect. At eighteen, Lela is old enough to leave, but with nowhere to go she stays and plans, both for her own escape and for the future she hopes to give Irakli, a young boy at the school. When a couple from the USA decide they want to adopt a child, Lela is determined to do everything she can to help Irakli make the most of this chance.
Book Synopsis A Rush of Wings by : Laura E. Weymouth
Download or read book A Rush of Wings written by Laura E. Weymouth and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-11-22 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the eighteenth-century Scotland Highlands, untutored cailleach Rowenna must master her craft to free her cursed brothers, thwart a charismatic tyrant, and save her village.
Download or read book Ask a Manager written by Alison Green and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together
Book Synopsis The House in Dormer Forest by : Mary Webb
Download or read book The House in Dormer Forest written by Mary Webb and published by . This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Class and generational conflict between aging parents and their adult children in Shropshire during the Edwardian age. The young men also vie for the affections of a manipulative cousin, and their sisters search for love from a limited universe of available men.
Download or read book Cold Comfort Farm written by Paul Doust and published by Samuel French Limited. This book was released on 1993 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orphan Flora Poste, heroine of Gibbons's tongue-in-cheek classic novel, likes everything to be tidy and comfortable so when she goes to live with her eccentric relatives at Cold Comfort Farm she tries to alter her surroundings and encourage other to greater things. But this proves difficult...6 women, 9 men
Book Synopsis Cold Comfort Confronted by : Guy Clutton-Brock
Download or read book Cold Comfort Confronted written by Guy Clutton-Brock and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 1972 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
