Home For Erring And Outcast Girls

Author : Julie Kibler
Publisher : Crown
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780451499349

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Home for Erring and Outcast Girls by Julie Kibler Pdf

An emotionally raw and resonant story of love, loss, and the enduring power of friendship, following the lives of two young women connected by a home for “fallen girls,” and inspired by historical events. “Home for Erring and Outcast Girls deftly reimagines the wounded women who came seeking a second chance and a sustaining hope.”—Lisa Wingate, author of Before We Were Yours In turn-of-the-20th century Texas, the Berachah Home for the Redemption and Protection of Erring Girls is an unprecedented beacon of hope for young women consigned to the dangerous poverty of the streets by birth, circumstance, or personal tragedy. Built in 1903 on the dusty outskirts of Arlington, a remote dot between Dallas and Fort Worth’s red-light districts, the progressive home bucks public opinion by offering faith, training, and rehabilitation to prostitutes, addicts, unwed mothers, and “ruined” girls without forcibly separating mothers from children. When Lizzie Bates and Mattie McBride meet there—one sick and abused, but desperately clinging to her young daughter, the other jilted by the beau who fathered her ailing son—they form a friendship that will see them through unbearable loss, heartbreak, difficult choices, and ultimately, diverging paths. A century later, Cate Sutton, a reclusive university librarian, uncovers the hidden histories of the two troubled women as she stumbles upon the cemetery on the home’s former grounds and begins to comb through its archives in her library. Pulled by an indescribable connection, what Cate discovers about their stories leads her to confront her own heartbreaking past, and to reclaim the life she thought she'd let go forever. With great pathos and powerful emotional resonance, Home for Erring and Outcast Girls explores the dark roads that lead us to ruin, and the paths we take to return to ourselves.

Author : Julie Kibler
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250014535

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Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler Pdf

A National Best Seller! Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler is a soaring debut interweaving the story of a heartbreaking, forbidden love in 1930s Kentucky with an unlikely modern-day friendship Eighty-nine-year-old Isabelle McAllister has a favor to ask her hairdresser Dorrie Curtis. It's a big one. Isabelle wants Dorrie, a black single mom in her thirties, to drop everything to drive her from her home in Arlington, Texas, to a funeral in Cincinnati. With no clear explanation why. Tomorrow. Dorrie, fleeing problems of her own and curious whether she can unlock the secrets of Isabelle's guarded past, scarcely hesitates before agreeing, not knowing it will be a journey that changes both their lives. Over the years, Dorrie and Isabelle have developed more than just a business relationship. They are friends. But Dorrie, fretting over the new man in her life and her teenage son's irresponsible choices, still wonders why Isabelle chose her. Isabelle confesses that, as a willful teen in 1930s Kentucky, she fell deeply in love with Robert Prewitt, a would-be doctor and the black son of her family's housekeeper—in a town where blacks weren't allowed after dark. The tale of their forbidden relationship and its tragic consequences makes it clear Dorrie and Isabelle are headed for a gathering of the utmost importance and that the history of Isabelle's first and greatest love just might help Dorrie find her own way.

Author : Haley Harrigan
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781492647560

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Secrets of Southern Girls by Haley Harrigan Pdf

"Harrigan's novel, part mystery and part coming-of-age, explores the process of healing from tragedies and misunderstandings."—Publishers Weekly A tender, yet thrilling suspense novel about a young woman who uncovers devastating secrets that will resurrect the people she lost and the lies she buried perfect for fans of Diane Chamberlain and Ellen Marie Wiseman Ten years ago, Julie Portland accidentally killed her best friend, Reba. What's worse is she got away with it. Consumed by guilt, she left the small town of Lawrence Mill, Mississippi, and swore nothing would ever drag her back. Now, raising her daughter and struggling to make ends meet in Manhattan, Julie still can't forget the ghost of a girl with golden hair and a dangerous secret. When August, Reba's first love, begs Julie to come home to find the diary that Reba kept all those years ago, Julie's past comes creeping back to haunt her. That diary could expose the shameful memories Julie has been running from, but it could also unearth the hidden truths that Reba left buried...and reveal that Julie isn't the only one who feels responsible for Reba's death.

Author : Anna-Lou Weatherly
Publisher : Sphere
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0751579807

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Couple on Cedar Close by Anna-Lou Weatherly Pdf

One sunny August afternoon, the residents of Cedar Close throw their annual summer barbecue. Children play in the cherry-tree lined street, tables are laden with food, and the wine is flowing. For Laurie Mills, it's her first time meeting the neighbours. And it's the first time she discovers her husband Robert is having an affair.Cedar Close has always been a nice place to live - a quiet suburban street where everyone looks out for one another and bad things don't happen.Until late one evening, when Robert Mills is found dead in his bedroom.Downstairs, in their beautiful kitchen, his wife Laurie sits alone in the dark with her head in her hands.She can't remember the last few hours, but she knows she didn't kill Robert.The trouble is, no-one believes her...An utterly gripping page-turner about the dark secrets that lie behind closed doors. Perfect for fans of JP Delaney's The Girl Before and Gone Girl, The Couple on Cedar Close will keep you reading late into the night.Read what everyone is saying about The Couple on Cedar Close:'A.......maz........ing, what a fantastic book, loved every word on every page, a great psychological thriller that held my interest throughout and I didn't want it to end...I could carry on raving about this book but just read it for yourself, I can definitely recommend, you will not be disappointed.' NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars'Gripping, page turner, disturbing, just a few words I would use to describe this fantastic read! I loved this book, it reminded me of The Girl on the Train and quickly became one of my new favorites!' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars'Ten stars for being able to keep me up until 4 a.m. I just HAD to finish this book! I cannot begin to describe how riveting this novel was. Great writing, characterizations, plot, timing, suspense--it has it all. Trust me, you will NOT be able to put it down until you finish reading it. So many mediocre thrillers out there that this one hit me like a ton of bricks. Absolutely SUPERB!' NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars'What an explosive read...this is a loop the loop rollercoaster of a ride, you better strap in and get ready, your head will be spinning trying to keep up with all the twists, betrayals, friendships, heartache, loss... this book has it all, puts a whole new meaning on the term psychological thriller!!!' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars

Author : Shirley Dickson
Publisher : Bookouture
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1838882502

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The Outcast Girls by Shirley Dickson Pdf

An utterly heartbreaking tale of two young girls, worlds apart, who are thrown together when they have lost everything. Fans of Wives of War, Before We Were Yours and Diney Costeloe will absolutely love this poignant and moving World War Two novel. England, 1937: After a devastating childhood at Blakely Hall Orphanage, fifteen-year-old Sandra is released. She finds work as a housemaid, finally able to put her past behind her. But the start of World War Two throws the country into turmoil, and her brother Alf is sent away to fight, leaving her completely alone. Germany, 1939: Eleven-year-old Frieda is about to board a ship bound for England with her brother, Kurt. Life at home is perilous, with synagogues set alight and innocent lives lost to the Nazis. They have no choice but to flee, with only their identity cards and a small suitcase. But at the last moment, as Frieda stands on the deck crammed with frightened children, she spots her brother jumping off, back to land. England, 1943: Joining the Land Army, Sandra is sent to a farm in the remote countryside where she meets evacuee Frieda. The girls are grappling with their own tragedies - Sandra fretting over whether Alf, flying a bomber in the heavens, will see tomorrow, and Frieda distraught that Kurt abandoned her, uncertain whether he is alive. All the while, they face long, terrifying nights in bunkers, huddling together as wailing sirens and distant explosions shock them to their cores. Sandra and Frieda form a friendship that sees them through the darkest of days, but in times of war heartbreak is always just around the corner. Will the girls ever be reunited with their loved ones? And will the relationships they have fostered amidst the terror of war survive? Readers are losing their hearts to The Outcast Girls 'Wow. I was totally gone from Chapter 1... The story of Sandra and Freida is one I will not forget for a long time. Written with so much love! While this is my first book by this author it won't be my last!' Goodreads Reviewer 'I can honestly say I loved it... Can highly recommend it.' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars 'Almost impossible to put down... I unquestionably loved this book.' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars 'I didn't want to put it down!... A beautifully written story that pulls at your heart strings. Another 5 star read from Shirley Dickson!' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars

Author : Clifford Griffith Roe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Human trafficking
ISBN : HARVARD:32044005015060

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The Great War on White Slavery by Clifford Griffith Roe Pdf

Author : Lori Nelson Spielman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781984803153

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The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman Pdf

An International Bestseller! A LibraryReads and Indie Next Pick! A trio of second-born daughters sets out on a whirlwind journey through the lush Italian countryside to break the family curse that says they’ll never find love, by New York Times bestseller Lori Nelson Spielman, author of The Life List. Since the day Filomena Fontana cast a curse upon her sister more than two hundred years ago, not one second-born Fontana daughter has found lasting love. Some, like second-born Emilia, the happily-single baker at her grandfather’s Brooklyn deli, claim it’s an odd coincidence. Others, like her sexy, desperate-for-love cousin Lucy, insist it’s a true hex. But both are bewildered when their great-aunt calls with an astounding proposition: If they accompany her to her homeland of Italy, Aunt Poppy vows she’ll meet the love of her life on the steps of the Ravello Cathedral on her eightieth birthday, and break the Fontana Second-Daughter Curse once and for all. Against the backdrop of wandering Venetian canals, rolling Tuscan fields, and enchanting Amalfi Coast villages, romance blooms, destinies are found, and family secrets are unearthed—secrets that could threaten the family far more than a centuries-old curse.

Author : Kelly Mustian
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781728217727

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The Girls in the Stilt House by Kelly Mustian Pdf

THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "Remarkable debut.... [a] nearly flawless tale of loss, perseverance and redemption."—Publishers Weekly, STARRED review Perfect for readers of Where The Crawdads Sing! Set in 1920s Mississippi, this debut Southern novel weaves a beautiful and harrowing story of two teenage girls cast in an unlikely partnership through murder. Ada promised herself she would never go back to the Trace, to her hard life on the swamp and her harsh father. But now, after running away to Baton Rouge and briefly knowing a different kind of life, she finds herself with nowhere to go but back home. And she knows there will be a price to pay with her father. Matilda, daughter of a sharecropper, is from the other side of the Trace. Doing what she can to protect her family from the whims and demands of some particularly callous locals is an ongoing struggle. She forms a plan to go north, to pack up the secrets she's holding about her life in the South and hang them on the line for all to see in Ohio. As the two girls are drawn deeper into a dangerous world of bootleggers and moral corruption, they must come to terms with the complexities of their tenuous bond and a hidden past that links them in ways that could cost them their lives.

Author : Clifford Griffith Roe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Prostitution
ISBN : UCD:31175035188476

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Horrors of the White Slave Trade by Clifford Griffith Roe Pdf

Author : Clifford Griffith Roe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Prostitution
ISBN : UCAL:$B21111

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The Prodigal Daughter by Clifford Griffith Roe Pdf

Author : Lori Lansens
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006-05-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780759515888

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The Girls by Lori Lansens Pdf

Meet Rose and Ruby: sisters, best friends, confidantes, and conjoined twins. Since their birth, Rose and Ruby Darlen have been known simply as "the girls." They make friends, fall in love, have jobs, love their parents, and follow their dreams. But the Darlens are special. Now nearing their 30th birthday, they are history's oldest craniopagus twins, joined at the head by as pot the size of a bread plate. When Rose, the bookish sister, sets out to write her autobiography, it inevitably becomes the story of her short but extraordinary life with Ruby, the beautiful one. From their awkward first steps -- Ruby's arm curled around Rose's neck, her foreshortened legs wrapped around Rose's hips -- to the friendships they gradually build for themselves in the small town of Leaford, this is the profoundly affecting chronicle of an incomparable life journey. As Rose and Ruby's story builds to an unforgettable conclusion, Lansens aims at the heart of human experience -- the hardship of loss and struggles for independence, and the fundamental joy of simply living a life. This is a breathtaking novel, one that no reader will soon forget, a heartrending story of love between sisters.

Author : Ohio. General Assembly. House of Representatives
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1394 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CHI:78245637

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Journal of the House of Representatives ... General Assembly of Ohio ... by Ohio. General Assembly. House of Representatives Pdf

Author : Ohio. General Assembly. House of Representatives
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1094 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Electronic
ISBN : SRLF:AA0001571520

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Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Ohio by Ohio. General Assembly. House of Representatives Pdf

Author : A. D. T. Whitney
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1022057464

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We Girls: A Home Story by A. D. T. Whitney Pdf

This book is a heartwarming story of a group of young girls and their daily lives in a small New England town. The book explores themes of friendship, loyalty, and growing up, and provides a glimpse into the challenges and joys of girlhood in the late 19th century. The book is a charming and nostalgic read for anyone who loves classic literature. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Adeline Dutton Train Whitney
Publisher : Tredition Classics
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3842451105

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We Girls: a Home Story by Adeline Dutton Train Whitney Pdf

This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work, tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As a reader of a TREDITION CLASSICS book, you support our mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion.