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Author : Karen Stolz
Publisher : Hyperion
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Fanny and Sue written by Karen Stolz and published by Hyperion. This book was released on 2003-03-05 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set against the backdrop of St. Louis during the Great Depression, twins Fanny and Sue tell their charming story in alternating voices.
Author : Karen Stolz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780786255061
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (55 download)
Download or read book Fanny and Sue written by Karen Stolz and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Kiss, kiss, kiss, it was a new year, with new hopes and dreams and fudge too," chirps one of the child narrators of Stolz's second novel (after World of Pies), an affectionate portrait of Depression-era Midwestern lifemarred by sticky-sweet sentimentality. Identical twin sisters, for whom the novel is named, take turns narrating chapters that span their school years in St. Louis with their warm, spirited parents and little brother, Baby Bob. Their world is full of hobos, streetcars, soda fountains and theterror of polio, but there isn't much depth behind these well-drawn set pieces. The major events of the novel-Fanny burns her arm on the stove; their mother miscarries; the girls assume each other's identities in
Author : Karen Stolz
Publisher : Hardie Grant Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781740640244
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (42 download)
Download or read book The World of Pies written by Karen Stolz and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warm, funny and touching, this is a charming account of American small town life in the 1960's and beyond. Spanning almost 30 years, we follow Roxanne's life through all its tenderness, poignancy, sorrow, great humour, and plenty of baking moments, as each chapter ending in old fashioned dessert recipes from people in the town.
Author : Nancy Horan
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 034553882X
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)
Download or read book Under the Wide and Starry Sky written by Nancy Horan and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2014-01-21 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH From the New York Times bestselling author of Loving Frank comes a much-anticipated second novel, which tells the improbable love story of Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson and his tempestuous American wife, Fanny. At the age of thirty-five, Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne has left her philandering husband in San Francisco to set sail for Belgium—with her three children and nanny in tow—to study art. It is a chance for this adventurous woman to start over, to make a better life for all of them, and to pursue her own desires. Not long after her arrival, however, tragedy strikes, and Fanny and her children repair to a quiet artists’ colony in France where she can recuperate. Emerging from a deep sorrow, she meets a lively Scot, Robert Louis Stevenson, ten years her junior, who falls instantly in love with the earthy, independent, and opinionated “belle Americaine.” Fanny does not immediately take to the slender young lawyer who longs to devote his life to writing—and who would eventually pen such classics as Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In time, though, she succumbs to Stevenson’s charms, and the two begin a fierce love affair—marked by intense joy and harrowing darkness—that spans the decades and the globe. The shared life of these two strong-willed individuals unfolds into an adventure as impassioned and unpredictable as any of Stevenson’s own unforgettable tales. Praise for Under the Wide and Starry Sky “A richly imagined [novel] of love, laughter, pain and sacrifice . . . Under the Wide and Starry Sky is a dual portrait, with Louis and Fanny sharing the limelight in the best spirit of teamwork—a romantic partnership.”—USA Today “Powerful . . . flawless . . . a perfect example of what a man and a woman will do for love, and what they can accomplish when it’s meant to be.”—Fort Worth Star-Telegram “Horan’s prose is gorgeous enough to keep a reader transfixed, even if the story itself weren’t so compelling. I kept re-reading passages just to savor the exquisite wordplay. . . . Few writers are as masterful as she is at blending carefully researched history with the novelist’s art.”—The Dallas Morning News “A classic artistic bildungsroman and a retort to the genre, a novel that shows how love and marriage can simultaneously offer inspiration and encumbrance.”—The New York Times Book Review
Author : Fanny Fern
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813511689
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (116 download)
Download or read book Ruth Hall and Other Writings written by Fanny Fern and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fanny Fern was one of the most popular American writers of the mid-nineteenth century, the first woman newspaper columnist in the United States, and the most highly paid newspaper writer of her day. This volume gathers together for the first time almost one hundred selections of her best work as a journalist. Writing on such taboo subjects as prostitution, venereal disease, divorce, and birth control, Fern stripped the façade of convention from some of society's most sacred institutions, targeting cant and hypocrisy, pretentiousness and pomp.
Author : John Lithgow
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416982930
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (169 download)
Download or read book I Got Two Dogs written by John Lithgow and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Lithgow sings one of his most popular songs, "I Got Two Dogs," in this e-book edition. The clever rhyming text tells of the narrator's two dogs who could not be more different—one is big, one is small, one barks quietly, while one has a loud and enthusiastic bark—but he loves them both the same. The bold graphic art style adds humor by revealing that the narrator's view of the dogs isn't exactly the way others might see them.
Author : Elisabeth Hyde
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735218617
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)
Download or read book Go Ask Fannie written by Elisabeth Hyde and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With all the feels of a This Is Us episode, Hyde's latest novel will delight readers" (Booklist). Three adult siblings. Three days with their father. What could go wrong? When Murray Blaire invites his three children to his New Hampshire farm for a few days, he makes it clear he expects things to be pleasant. But when Ruth and George arrive already bickering and Lizzie turns up late, cradling a damaged family cookbook and talking about possible criminal charges against her, all hope for a relaxing family weekend is gone. This is not the first time the Blaire family has been thrown into chaos. In fact, that cookbook, an old edition of Fannie Farmer, is the last remaining artifact from a time when they were a family of six, not four, with a father running for Congress and a mother building a private life of her own. The notes written in its pages, pages Lizzie risked her spotless record to save, provide tantalizing clues to their mother's ambitions and the mysterious choices she once made, choices that pulled the Blaire family apart, but could also bring them back together. Told with equal measures of humor and tenderness, Go Ask Fannie is a warm and heartfelt tale of the power of family and the pains of growing up, proving that family survival isn't about setting aside old rivalries, but preserving the love that's written between the lines.
Author : Howard Paul
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Dashes of American Humour written by Howard Paul and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : G Henry Howard Paul
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book "Patchwork," Embroidered with Wit, Whim, and Fancy written by G Henry Howard Paul and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sue Miller
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0345481062
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (454 download)
Download or read book The World Below written by Sue Miller and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This "New York Times" Notable Book by the bestselling author of "While I Was Gone" is a haunting novel that exposes the nerves that lie hidden in marriages, families, and the lives of two women.
Author : Trudy Krisher
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 081565295X
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (156 download)
Download or read book Fanny Seward written by Trudy Krisher and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On April 14, 1865, the night of President Lincoln’s assassination, Booth’s conspirator Lewis Powell attempted to assassinate Secretary of State William Seward in his home just blocks from Ford’s Theatre. The attack, which left Seward and his son seriously wounded, is recounted in poignant detail in Fanny Seward’s diary. Fanny, the beloved only daughter of Seward, was a keen observer, and her diary entries from 1858 to 1866 are the foundation of Krisher’s vivid portrait of the young girl who was an eyewitness to one of the most tumultuous periods in American history. Fanny offers intimate observations on the politicians, generals, and artists of the time. She tells of attending dinner parties, visiting troops, and going to the theater, often alongside President Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary. Through Fanny’s writings, Krisher not only skillfully brings to life the events and activities of a progressive political family but also illuminates the day-to-day drama of the war. Giving readers a previously unseen glimpse into the era, Fanny Seward: A Life broadens our understanding of Civil War America.
Author : Maimie Pinzer
Publisher : Feminist Press at CUNY
ISBN 13 : 9781558611436
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (114 download)
Download or read book The Maimie Papers written by Maimie Pinzer and published by Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 1997 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An astonishing book. . . .Maimie wrote like a dream"--"New York Times Book Review"
Author : Patricia Schmidt Jameson
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1543460410
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (434 download)
Download or read book Moon over Dryden written by Patricia Schmidt Jameson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out of the Blue and Into the Light are stories about the six sons of Maudie and Paul Perkins. Moon over Dryden is actually the first book in the Dryden series. In it, the reader will meet Maudie and Paul and watch them from the start, putting into practice the faith they so strongly believe in. It is a story of faiththe faith of young Maudie as she calls her aunt back from deaths door after childbirth and the faith of young Paul Perkins and how he wins the hand of Maudie Geibel even though her father was against their marriage. It is a story of faith when their two-year-old daughter is found floating face down in the pond. Throughout their lives, Paul and Maudie prove Gods faithfulness and pass that faith on to not only their six sons and their niece, Sally Anne, whom they raised after her parents were killed in an accident, but they also witnessed and won their neighbors in the small town of Dryden, New York. It is a story of hope. No matter how dismal things look, God always has a plan. They prove in their lifetime that all things do work together for good for those who love the Lord.
Author : Fanny Blake
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 125000103X
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)
Download or read book What Women Want written by Fanny Blake and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-06-19 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartwarming debut brimming with humor, richly drawn characters and a tender exploration of female friends who must decide what they want--and come to realize what they really need.
Author : Sandres D. Bruce
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3385482216
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (854 download)
Download or read book The American Stud Book written by Sandres D. Bruce and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-05-30 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
Author : Herbert G. Goldman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199839158
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)
Download or read book Fanny Brice written by Herbert G. Goldman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1993-10-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I've done everything in the theatre except marry a property man," Fanny Brice once boasted. "I've acted for Belasco and I've laid 'em out in the rows at the Palace. I've doubled as an alligator; I've worked for the Shuberts; and I've been joined to Billy Rose in the holy bonds. I've painted the house boards and I've sold tickets and I've been fired by George M. Cohan. I've played in London before the king and in Oil City before miners with lanterns in their caps." Fanny Brice was indeed show business personified, and in this luminous volume, Herbert G. Goldman, acclaimed biographer of Al Jolson, illuminates the life of the woman who inspired the spectacularly successful Broadway show and movie Funny Girl, the vehicle that catapulted Barbra Streisand to super stardom. In a work that is both glorious biography and captivating theatre history, Goldman illuminates both Fanny's remarkable career on stage and radio--ranging from her first triumph as "Sadie Salome" to her long run as radio's "Baby Snooks"--and her less-than-triumphant personal life. He reveals a woman who was a curious mix of elegance and earthiness, of high and low class, a lady who lived like a duchess but cursed like a sailor. She was probably the greatest comedienne the American stage has ever known as well as our first truly great torch singer, the star of some of the most memorable Ziegfeld Follies in the 1910s and 1920s, and Goldman covers her theatrical career and theatre world in vivid detail. But her personal life, as Goldman shows, was less successful. The great love of her life, the gangster Nick Arnstein, was dashing, handsome, sophisticated, but at bottom, a loser who failed at everything from running a shirt hospital to manufacturing fire extinguishers, and who spent a good part of their marriage either hiding out, awaiting trial, or in prison. Her first marriage was over almost as soon as it was consummated, and her third and last marriage, to Billy Rose, the "Bantam Barnum," ended acrimoniously when Rose left her for swimmer Eleanor Holm. As she herself remarked, "I never liked the men I loved, and I never loved the men I liked." Through it all, she remained unaffected, intelligent, independent, and, above all, honest. Goldman's biography of Al Jolson has been hailed by critics, fellow biographers, and entertainers alike. Steve Allen called it "an amazing job of research" and added "Goldman's book brings Jolson back to life indeed." The Philadelphia Inquirer said it was "the most comprehensive biography to date," and Ronald J. Fields wrote that "Goldman has captured not only the wonderful feel of Al Jolson but the heartbeat of his time." Now, with Fanny Brice, Goldman provides an equally accomplished portrait of the greatest woman entertainer of that illustrious era, a volume that will delight every lover of the stage.
Author : Sue Monk Kidd
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698408195
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (984 download)
Download or read book The Book of Longings written by Sue Monk Kidd and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An extraordinary novel . . . a triumph of insight and storytelling.” —Associated Press “A true masterpiece.” —Glennon Doyle, author of Untamed An extraordinary story set in the first century about a woman who finds her voice and her destiny, from the celebrated number one New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Invention of Wings In her mesmerizing fourth work of fiction, Sue Monk Kidd takes an audacious approach to history and brings her acclaimed narrative gifts to imagine the story of a young woman named Ana. Raised in a wealthy family with ties to the ruler of Galilee, she is rebellious and ambitious, with a brilliant mind and a daring spirit. She engages in furtive scholarly pursuits and writes narratives about neglected and silenced women. Ana is expected to marry an older widower, a prospect that horrifies her. An encounter with eighteen-year-old Jesus changes everything. Their marriage evolves with love and conflict, humor and pathos in Nazareth, where Ana makes a home with Jesus, his brothers, and their mother, Mary. Ana's pent-up longings intensify amid the turbulent resistance to Rome's occupation of Israel, partially led by her brother, Judas. She is sustained by her fearless aunt Yaltha, who harbors a compelling secret. When Ana commits a brazen act that puts her in peril, she flees to Alexandria, where startling revelations and greater dangers unfold, and she finds refuge in unexpected surroundings. Ana determines her fate during a stunning convergence of events considered among the most impactful in human history. Grounded in meticulous research and written with a reverential approach to Jesus's life that focuses on his humanity, The Book of Longings is an inspiring, unforgettable account of one woman's bold struggle to realize the passion and potential inside her, while living in a time, place and culture devised to silence her. It is a triumph of storytelling both timely and timeless, from a masterful writer at the height of her powers.
