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A Rip Roaring Good Time (A Ripple Effect Cozy Mystery, Book 1)

Author : Jeanne Glidewell
Publisher : ePublishing Works!
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781614177142

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Lexie Starr Arrested For Murder in A Rip-Roaring Good Time, a Cozy Mystery, by Jeanne Glidewell Full-time RVers, Rip and Rapella Ripple, are headed to Rockdale, Missouri, in their old travel trailer (aka The Chartreuse Caboose) to attend a friend's surprise birthday party. But surprise quickly turns to shock when a party guest is found murdered and Lexie Starr, a friend of the Ripples, is hauled off to jail as suspect number one. Determined to exonerate Lexie, the Ripples put the Chartreuse Caboose in park and their investigating tactics in drive. But more than a simple frame-up is afoot when the victim's stepfather, who is also the local Police Chief, ignores the Ripple's findings. REVIEWS: 'The author [Jeanne Glidewell] keeps the story rolling along smoothly but with a humor that I really enjoy!" ~Amazon Verified Review "A delightfully good read! Well written with a ripping good story line and fully fleshed characters." ~Evonne Hutton, Amazon Reviewerbr> THE RIPPLE EFFECT MYSTERIES, in series order A Rip Roaring Good Time Rip Tide Ripped to Shreds Rip Your Heart Out Ripped Apart No Big Rip The Grim Ripper THE LEXIE STARR MYSTERIES, in series order Leave No Stone Unturned The Extinguished Guest Haunted With This Ring Just Ducky The Spirit of the Season (A Holiday Novella) Cozy Camping Marriage and Mayhem

Rip Roaring Good Time (A Ripple Effect Cozy Mystery, Book 1)

Author : Jeanne Glidewell
Publisher : Epublishing Works!
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1614179417

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Full-time RVers, Rip and Rapella Ripple, are headed to Rockdale, Missouri, in their old travel trailer (aka The Chartreuse Caboose) to attend a friend's surprise birthday party. But surprise quickly turns to shock when a party guest is found murdered and Lexie Starr, a friend of the Ripples, is hauled off to jail as suspect number one. Determined to exonerate Lexie, the Ripples put the Chartreuse Caboose in park and their investigating tactics in drive. But more than a simple frame-up is afoot when the victim's stepfather, who is also the local Police Chief, ignores the Ripple's findings. Reviews: "Glidewell succeeds in maintaining a rapidly paced story line that dramatically builds tension, while her tongue-in-cheek sense of humor provides plenty of laugh-out-loud moments." -Booklist on Leave No Stone Unturned THE RIPPLE EFFECT MYSTERIES A Rip Roaring Good Time Rip Tide THE LEXIE STARR MYSTERIES, in order Leave No Stone Unturned The Extinguished Guest Haunted With This Ring Just Ducky The Spirit of the Season - a holiday novella Cozy Camping ABOUT JEANNE GLIDEWELL: A pancreas/kidney transplant recipient and former RV Park owner, Jeanne lives in Bonner Springs, Kansas. When not writing, Jeanne is wade-fishing with her husband near their waterfront condo in Rockport, Texas, or volunteering as a mentor for the Gift of Life organization.

The Ripple Effect Cozy Mystery Boxed Set, Books 1-3

Author : Jeanne Glidewell
Publisher : ePublishing Works!
Page : 884 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781644570142

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"In a world that views aging and senior citizens as obsolete, it is refreshing to read The Ripple Effect Cozy Mystery series by Jeanne Glidewell." ~Cindy Travis, Reviewer Join Rip and Rapella Ripple and the Chartreuse Caboose on Their First Three Adventures Filled With Mystery and Mayhem BOOK 1: A RIP ROARING GOOD TIME – Senior citizens and full-time RVers, Rip and Rapella Ripple, are headed to Rockdale, Missouri, in their old travel trailer (aka The Chartreuse Caboose) to attend a friend's surprise birthday party. But surprise quickly turns to shock when a party guest is found murdered and Lexie Starr, a friend of the Ripples, is hauled off to jail as suspect number one. Determined to exonerate Lexie, the Ripples put the Chartreuse Caboose in park and their investigating tactics in drive. But more than a simple frame-up is afoot when the victim's stepfather, who is also the local Police Chief, ignores the Ripple's findings. BOOK 2: RIP TIDE - Rip and Rapella Ripple are spending the holidays with daughter Regina, in their hometown of Rockport, TX. When Regina's new husband, Milo Moore, becomes a suspect in an off-shore harpooning homicide, the Ripples set out to exonerate him. But proving Milo didn't harpoon his best friend and business partner, Cooper Claypool—with Claypool's spear-gun while out poaching red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico—is more challenging than the Ripples anticipated. BOOK 3: RIPPED TO SHREDS - Visiting Wyoming's Rest 'n Peace RV Park, senior citizens and full-time RVers Rip and Rapella Ripple are intent on winning a wildlife photo contest. But while trying to snap the perfect nature photo, Rapella's game camera captures the truth behind the RV park owner's mysterious death. Now Rip and Rapella are knee-deep in their own investigation, and on the trail of poachers illegally trapping bears in the Bighorn National Forest. From The Publisher: The Ripple Effect series will be enjoyed by fans of Joanne Fluke, Madison Johns, Ceecee James and readers of cozy mysteries who enjoy light-hearted, clean & wholesome, mysteries featuring female amateur sleuths and senior citizens. "It is not often a book makes me laugh aloud but Jeanne Glidewell never disappoints . . ." ~Yvonne P., Reviewer "Absolutely love this series. Very well done." ~eBook Discovery Read & Review Club "I hope this series continues. Being Rip and Rapellas' age I am happy to see them featured in adventures. I can recommend this book to anyone who likes mysteries, cozy or not." ~Anna, Reviewer THE RIPPLE EFFECT MYSTERIES, in series order: A Rip Roaring Good Time Rip Tide Ripped to Shreds Rip Your Heart Out Ripped Apart No Big Rip The Grim Ripper THE LEXIE STARR MYSTERIES, in series order Leave No Stone Unturned The Extinguished Guest Haunted With This Ring Just Ducky The Spirit of the Season - a holiday novella Cozy Camping Marriage & Mayhem

Marriage and Mayhem (A Lexie Starr Mystery, Book 7)

Author : Jeanne Glidewell
Publisher : ePublishing Works!
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781644570005

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Marriage and Mayhem (A Lexie Starr Mystery, Book 7) by Jeanne Glidewell Pdf

The Best Man is a Dead Man in Marriage and Mayhem, a Cozy Mystery by Jeanne Glidewell Lexie's daughter, Wendy, and Stone's nephew, Andy, just want a simple wedding at The Alexandria Inn. But when the best man collapses during the ceremony, followed by the florist's assistant, their wedding day becomes anything but simple. With the wedding cut short and two bodies on the floor, Lexie and Stone are determined to solve the mystery of how two people with no connection can fall to the same fate at the same place within minutes. When lab tests confirm the two victims were poisoned, there's a perp to find . . . and a wedding to finish! From The Publisher: The Lexie Starr Mystery series will be enjoyed by fans of Joanne Fluke, Madison Johns, Ceecee James and readers of cozy mysteries who enjoy light-hearted, clean & wholesome, mysteries featuring female amateur sleuths and senior citizens. "Just finished the Lexie Starr Mystery Series and it was one of my all-time favorites. Can't wait until her next series comes out . . ." Nancy Morton, Verified Amazon Reviewer "Glidewell maintains a rapidly paced story line that dramatically builds tension, while her narrator Lexie's sly, tongue-in-cheek sense of humor provides plenty of laugh-out-loud moments."Booklist THE LEXIE STARR MYSTERIES, in series order: Leave No Stone Unturned The Extinguished Guest Haunted With This Ring Just Ducky The Spirit of the Season (A Holiday Novella) Cozy Camping Marriage and Mayhem THE RIPPLE EFFECT MYSTERIES, in series order A Rip Roaring Good Time Rip Tide Ripped to Shreds Rip Your Heart Out Ripped Apart Ripped Off No Big Rip The Grim Ripper

Lexie Starr Cozy Mysteries Boxed Set (Books 1 to 3)

Author : Jeanne Glidewell
Publisher : ePublishing Works!
Page : 687 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781614177821

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Lexie Starr Cozy Mysteries Boxed Set (Books 1 to 3) by Jeanne Glidewell Pdf

Join widowed library assistant and amateur sleuth Lexie Starr on her first three encounters with mayhem, murder, and a potential suitor. Book 1: Lexie Starr accidently discovers that her new son-in-law may be guilty of murdering his first wife. Then Lexie's daughter, Wendy, disappears. Book 2: At the Grand Opening of a local B&B, the Historical Society's president is found murdered in the inn's grandest suite, and Lexie, much to the owner's chagrin, horns her way in on the investigation. Book 3: Lexie Starr has converted her boyfriend's B&B into a haunted house for Halloween. But when a young college student is found truly dead in the makeshift coffin in the parlor, Lexie fears for her boyfriend's business and sets out to solve the murder. REVIEWS: ". . . rapidly paced tongue-in-cheek humor provides plenty of laugh-out-loud moments." ~Booklist "The Lexie Starr mysteries have just the right hint of romance." ~Jill Churchill, author of the Jane Jeffry and Grace and Favor series "I love Lexie Starr. She can get into more trouble. . ." ~Alice Duncan, author of The Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery Series THE RIPPLE EFFECT MYSTERIES, in series order A Rip Roaring Good Time Rip Tide Ripped to Shreds Rip Your Heart Out Ripped Apart Ripped Off No Big Rip The Grim Ripper THE LEXIE STARR MYSTERIES, in series order Leave No Stone Unturned The Extinguished Guest Haunted With This Ring Just Ducky The Spirit of the Season (A Holiday Novella) Cozy Camping Marriage and Mayhem

Lexie Starr Cozy Mysteries Boxed Set (Books 4 to 6)

Author : Jeanne Glidewell
Publisher : ePublishing Works!
Page : 1863 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781644572528

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Lexie Starr Cozy Mysteries Boxed Set (Books 4 to 6) by Jeanne Glidewell Pdf

Join newlywed library assistant and amateur sleuth Lexie Starr on her continuing encounters with mystery, mayhem, and murder. With This Ring (A Lexie Starr Mystery, Book 4) Lexie Starr, a 50-year-old widowed library assistant, fell in love with Stone Van Patten while helping him run his B&B. Ten days before their wedding, the pastor is found murdered. Not wanting to postpone the wedding, Lexie launches her own investigation, breaks her wrist, and gets herself and her best friend in a life-or-death situation or two. Just Ducky (A Lexie Starr Mystery, Book 5) Lexie Starr needs something to keep her busy during the off-season. Filling in for the head librarian, Bertha Duckworthy, seems a perfect choice. Until she finds "Ducky" hanged from the library's rafters. The police rule the death as a suicide, but Lexie disagrees. Heavily armed with caffeine, Lexie is determined to obtain justice for "Ducky", and finds herself in the killer's crosshairs. The Spirit of the Season (A Lexie Starr Mystery, Novella) Lexie Starr, adopts a local military family struggling to make ends meet at Christmastime while the father serves in Afghanistan. Soon collection bins are overflowing with toys, food, and household items for the Allens, so Lexie expands her cause to the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program. When the most expensive toys go missing, Lexie is determined to bring the holiday-cheer-stealing grinch to justice. Cozy Camping (A Lexie Starr Mystery, Book 6) On their first wedding anniversary, Lexie Starr is surprised by her husband, Stone, with a family RV'ing vacation to Cheyenne, Wyoming. While there, Lexie and her daughter, Wendy, overhear a heated conversation between the park's owner and the egotistical Fanny Finch, a bestselling author penning an unauthorized tell-all book. When Fanny is discovered dead, Lexie launches her own impromptu investigation when it becomes clear the patronizing police detective has his eye on the wrong person. PRAISE FOR The Lexie Starr Mystery Series: "Glidewell maintains a rapidly paced story line that dramatically builds tension, while her narrator Lexie's sly, tongue-in-cheek sense of humor provides plenty of laugh-out-loud moments." ~Booklist "Jeanne Glidewell's mysteries are fast-paced, complex – and have just the right hint of romance." ~Jill Churchill, author of the Jane Jeffry and Grace and Favor mystery series. THE LEXIE STARR MYSTERIES, in series order Leave No Stone Unturned The Extinguished Guest Haunted With This Ring Just Ducky The Spirit of the Season (A Holiday Novella) Cozy Camping Marriage and Mayhem Join widowed library assistant and amateur sleuth Lexie Starr on her first three encounters with mayhem, murder, and a potential suitor. Book 1: Lexie Starr accidently discovers that her new son-in-law may be guilty of murdering his first wife. Then Lexie's daughter, Wendy, disappears. Book 2: At the Grand Opening of a local B&B, the Historical Society's president is found murdered in the inn's grandest suite, and Lexie, much to the owner's chagrin, horns her way in on the investigation. Book 3: Lexie Starr has converted her boyfriend's B&B into a haunted house for Halloween. But when a young college student is found truly dead in the makeshift coffin in the parlor, Lexie fears for her boyfriend's business and sets out to solve the murder. REVIEWS: ". . . rapidly paced tongue-in-cheek humor provides plenty of laugh-out-loud moments." ~Booklist "The Lexie Starr mysteries have just the right hint of romance." ~Jill Churchill, author of the Jane Jeffry and Grace and Favor series "I love Lexie Starr. She can get into more trouble. . ." ~Alice Duncan, author of The Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery Series THE RIPPLE EFFECT MYSTERIES, in series order A Rip Roaring Good Time Rip Tide Ripped to Shreds Rip Your Heart Out Ripped Apart Ripped Off No Big Rip The Grim Ripper ABOUT JEANNE GLIDEWELL: A pancreas/kidney transplant recipient, Jeanne lives in Bonner Springs, Kansas. When not writing, Jeanne is wade-fishing with her husband near their waterfront condo in Rockport, Texas, or volunteering as a mentor for the Gift of Life organization.

Leave No Stone Unturned (A Lexie Starr Mystery, Book 1)

Author : Jeanne Glidewell
Publisher : ePublishing Works!
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781614173816

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Leave No Stone Unturned (A Lexie Starr Mystery, Book 1) by Jeanne Glidewell Pdf

Volunteer Librarian Turns Sleuth in Leave No Stone Unturned, a cozy mystery by Jeanne Glidewell Lexie Starr, a widowed library assistant, accidentally discovers her new son-in-law, Clay Pitt, may be guilty of murdering his first wife. Then Lexie's daughter, Wendy, is abducted. Vowing to bring Wendy home and unravel the truth about Clay, Lexie comes face-to-face with Clay’s psychotic mother, a foul-mouthed parrot, a bad-tempered detective, a feisty old B&B proprietor, and a potential suitor. REVIEWS: "...rapidly paced... tongue-in-cheek humor provides plenty of laugh-out-loud moments." ~Booklist "Begins with a bang and ends on just the right note." ~Library Journal Review OTHER TITLES by Jeanne Glidewell: THE LEXIE STARR MYSTERIES, in series order Leave No Stone Unturned The Extinguished Guest Haunted With This Ring Just Ducky The Spirit of the Season (A Holiday Novella) Cozy Camping Marriage and Mayhem THE RIPPLE EFFECT MYSTERIES, in series order A Rip Roaring Good Time Rip Tide Ripped to Shreds Rip Your Heart Out Ripped Apart No Big Rip The Grim Ripper

The Night Circus

Author : Erin Morgenstern
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780385534642

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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Two starcrossed magicians engage in a deadly game of cunning in the spellbinding novel that captured the world's imagination. • "Part love story, part fable ... defies both genres and expectations." —The Boston Globe The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway: a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them both, this is a game in which only one can be left standing. Despite the high stakes, Celia and Marco soon tumble headfirst into love, setting off a domino effect of dangerous consequences, and leaving the lives of everyone, from the performers to the patrons, hanging in the balance.

Drop the Rock--The Ripple Effect

Author : Fred H.
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-24
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781616496050

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Drop the Rock--The Ripple Effect by Fred H. Pdf

Drop the Rock—The Ripple Effect provides multiple perspectives from people successfully working a Twelve Step Program, showing Step 10 as a key to a sober life free of fear and resentment and filled with serenity and gratitude. When Drop the Rock: Removing Character Defects was first published in 1999, it quickly became the standard resource for working Steps 6 and 7, two of the most challenging of the Twelve Steps for many people in recovery. Learning what it means to fully surrender character defects frees you to make amends with Steps 8 and 9, realize the Big Book’s “Promises,” and move on to Step 10.In this new follow-up resource, Fred H. explores what he calls “the ripple effect” that can be created by using Step 10 to practice Steps 6 and 7 every day and avoid picking up “the rock” again. Drawing on his years of lecturing on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, he reveals Step 10 as the natural culmination of working the previous Steps. providing a crash course on renewing your recovery program through the daily practice of Twelve Step principles.Like its predecessor, Drop the Rock—The Ripple Effect provides multiple perspectives from people successfully working a Twelve Step Program, showing Step 10 as a key to a sober life free of fear and resentment and filled with serenity and gratitude.Fred H. has worked in the field of addiction and recovery for over three decades and is the director of the retreat center for a leading addiction treatment program. He is a popular international speaker on the Big Book and the principles of the Twelve Steps.

Flowers In The Attic

Author : V.C. Andrews
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781451636949

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Flowers In The Attic by V.C. Andrews Pdf

Celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the enduring gothic masterpiece Flowers in the Attic—the unforgettable forbidden love story that earned V.C. Andrews a fiercely devoted fan base and became an international cult classic. At the top of the stairs there are four secrets hidden—blond, innocent, and fighting for their lives… They were a perfect and beautiful family—until a heartbreaking tragedy shattered their happiness. Now, for the sake of an inheritance that will ensure their future, the children must be hidden away out of sight, as if they never existed. They are kept in the attic of their grandmother’s labyrinthine mansion, isolated and alone. As the visits from their seemingly unconcerned mother slowly dwindle, the four children grow ever closer and depend upon one another to survive both this cramped world and their cruel grandmother. A suspenseful and thrilling tale of family, greed, murder, and forbidden love, Flowers in the Attic is the unputdownable first novel of the epic Dollanganger family saga. The Dollanganger series includes: Flowers in the Attic, Petals in the Wind, If There Be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday, Garden of Shadows, Beneath the Attic, and Out of the Attic.

A Spider in the Cup

Author : Barbara Cleverly
Publisher : Soho Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781616952891

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A Spider in the Cup by Barbara Cleverly Pdf

At dawn one morning in 1933, an amateur dowsing team digging the banks of the Thames for precious metals unearths the body of a young woman with a missing toe and a priceless gold coin in her mouth. The case falls on Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard Joe Sandilands' turf, but he's been given another assignment—and a very high-profile one. London is hosting a historic global economic conference to try to solve the global Depression, and political tensions are running very high, as very influential participants are starting to take positions allied with or staunchly against the rapidly militarizing Germany. Sandilands' job is to protect and keep an eye on the visiting American senator Cornelius Kingstone, right-hand man to President Roosevelt, throughout the conference. When a strange set of coincidences link the river bank body to the senator, Joe realizes his assignment is much bigger than he'd thought, and that Senator Kingstone is caught up in a very dangerous game—one that might cost not just one but thousands of lives.

The Extinguished Guest (A Lexie Starr Mystery, Book 2)

Author : Jeanne Glidewell
Publisher : ePublishing Works!
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781614173823

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The Extinguished Guest (A Lexie Starr Mystery, Book 2) by Jeanne Glidewell Pdf

Historical Society President Murdered, Lexie Starr Investigates in The Extinguished Guest, A Cozy Mystery by Jeanne Glidewell At the Grand Opening of Stone Van Patten's new B&B, the local Historical Society's soon-to-be inaugurated new president, Horatio Prescott III, is found murdered in the inn's grandest suite. Much to Van Patten's chagrin, Lexie, a widowed library assistant, decides to aid in the investigation. Despite several foiled attempts made on her own life by the killer, Lexie manages to save herself, uncover the perpetrator and rescue several abducted kakapo parrots in the process. REVIEWS: "The Lexie Starr mysteries are fast-paced, complex... and have just the right hint of romance." ~Jill Churchill, author of the Jane Jeffry and Grace and Favor series ". . . the ride is rollicking right through to the end." ~Alice Duncan, author of The Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery Series ". . . an enjoyable read, for all who relish a humorously entertaining and fast-paced mystery, The Extinguished Guest is sure to please!" ~Evelyn Horan, author of Rain On My Wings, Moving on, and Aging With Gentle Attitude THE LEXIE STARR MYSTERIES, in series order Leave No Stone Unturned The Extinguished Guest Haunted With This Ring Just Ducky The Spirit of the Season (A Holiday Novella) Cozy Camping Marriage and Mayhem THE RIPPLE EFFECT MYSTERIES, in series order A Rip Roaring Good Time Rip Tide Ripped to Shreds Rip Your Heart Out Ripped Apart Ripped Off No Big Rip The Grim Ripper

Anne of Windy Poplars

Author : Lucy Maud Montgomery
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9788026882022

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Anne of Windy Poplars by Lucy Maud Montgomery Pdf

Anne Shirley has graduated from Redmond College and she is getting ready to marry to Gilbert Blythe. While Gilbert is still in medical school, Anne takes a job as the principal of Summerside High School, where she also teaches. She lives in a large house called Windy Poplars with two elderly widows, Aunt Kate and Aunt Chatty, along with their housekeeper, Rebecca Dew, and their cat, Dusty Miller. During her time in Summerside, Anne must learn to manage many of Summerside's inhabitants, including the clannish and resentful Pringle family, her bitter colleague Katherine Brooke, and others of Summerside's more eccentric residents.

Beswitched

Author : Kate Saunders
Publisher : Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Boarding schools
ISBN : 9780385740753

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Originally published: London: Marion Lloyd Books, 2010.

Main Street

Author : Sinclair Lewis
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9791041802418

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Main Street by Sinclair Lewis Pdf

Carol Milford grows up in a mid-sized town in Minnesota before moving to Chicago for college. After her education, during which she’s exposed to big-city life and culture, she moves to Minneapolis to work as a librarian. She soon meets Will Kennicott, a small-town doctor, and the two get married and move to Gopher Prairie, Kennicott’s home town. Carol, inspired by big-city ideas, soon begins chafing at the seeming quaintness and even backwardness of the townsfolk, and their conservative, self-satisfied way of life. She struggles to try to reform the town in her image, while finding meaning in the seeming cultural desert she’s found herself in and in her increasingly cold marriage. Gopher Prairie is a detailed, satirical take on small-town American life, modeled after Sauk Centre, the town in which Lewis himself grew up. The town is fully realized, with generations of inhabitants interacting in a complex web of village society. Its bitingly satirical portrayal made Main Street highly acclaimed by its contemporaries, though many thought the satirical take was perhaps a bit too dark and hopeless. The book’s celebration and condemnation of small town life make it a candidate for the title of the Great American Novel. Main Street was awarded the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, but the decision was overturned by the prize’s Board of Trustees and awarded instead to Edith Wharton for The Age of Innocence. When Lewis went on to win the 1926 Pulitzer for Arrowsmith, he declined it—with the New York Times reporting that he did so because he was still angry at the Pulitzers for being denied the prize for Main Street. Despite the book’s snub at the Pulitzers, Lewis went on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1930, with Main Street being cited as one of the reasons for his win.