If I Knew You Were Going To Be This Beautiful I Never Would Have Let You Go

Author : Judy Chicurel
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780425277966

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If I Knew You Were Going to Be This Beautiful, I Never Would Have Let You Go by Judy Chicurel Pdf

“A wise, clear look at what it was to be a young woman at a singular time in our country…a beautiful, accomplished book.”—Katie Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Girls in Trucks It is 1972, and America is losing its innocence. So are the girls of Elephant Beach, a working-class town on the edge of Long Island. Families come here from the city to escape, to protect their kids, but even with the smell of the sea in the air and the quaint bungalow houses lining the streets, trouble can be found if you’re looking for it: drinking and drugs, racial tensions and bar fights, alluring young men back from Vietnam with damage that is not always visible. Soaked in the atmosphere of a once idyllic place undergoing tumultuous change, observant and wise about the struggles young women face, these are beautiful portraits of mothers and daughters, men and women, haves and have-nots that capture the eternal struggle between holding on to what we have, and daring to hope for something more. READERS GUIDE INSIDE

Author : Judy Chicurel
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780698138643

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If I Knew You Were Going To Be This Beautiful, I Never Would Have Let You Go by Judy Chicurel Pdf

“Brings to mind the books of Richard Price and the films of Martin Scorsese... I did not want this book to end.” —Julie Klam, New York Times–bestselling author of Friendkeeping It is the summer of 1972, and Katie has just turned eighteen. Katie and her town, Elephant Beach, are both on the verge: Katie of adulthood, and Elephant Beach of gentrification. But not yet: Elephant Beach is still gritty, working-class, close-knit. And Katie spends her time smoking and drinking with her friends, dreaming about a boy just back from Vietnam who’s still fighting a battle Katie can’t understand. In this poignant, evocative debut collection, Judy Chicurel creates a haunting, vivid world, where conflicts between mothers and daughters, men and women, soldiers and civilians and haves and have-nots reverberate to our own time. She captures not only a time and place, but the universal experience of being poised between the past and the future. At once heartbreaking, mesmerizing, and nostalgic, Chicurel shows us that no matter how beautiful some dreams are, there comes a time when we must let them go.

Author : Perfection Learning Corporation
Publisher : Turtleback
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1663608199

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Last Lecture by Perfection Learning Corporation Pdf

Author : Ann Patchett
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780063092808

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These Precious Days by Ann Patchett Pdf

The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays. "The elegance of Patchett’s prose is seductive and inviting: with Patchett as a guide, readers will really get to grips with the power of struggles, failures, and triumphs alike." —Publisher's Weekly “Any story that starts will also end.” As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be. Life, however, often takes turns we do not see coming. Patchett ponders this truth in these wise essays that afford a fresh and intimate look into her mind and heart. At the center of These Precious Days is the title essay, a surprising and moving meditation on an unexpected friendship that explores “what it means to be seen, to find someone with whom you can be your best and most complete self.” When Patchett chose an early galley of actor and producer Tom Hanks’ short story collection to read one night before bed, she had no idea that this single choice would be life changing. It would introduce her to a remarkable woman—Tom’s brilliant assistant Sooki—with whom she would form a profound bond that held monumental consequences for them both. A literary alchemist, Patchett plumbs the depths of her experiences to create gold: engaging and moving pieces that are both self-portrait and landscape, each vibrant with emotion and rich in insight. Turning her writer’s eye on her own experiences, she transforms the private into the universal, providing us all a way to look at our own worlds anew, and reminds how fleeting and enigmatic life can be. From the enchantments of Kate DiCamillo’s children’s books (author of The Beatryce Prophecy) to youthful memories of Paris; the cherished life gifts given by her three fathers to the unexpected influence of Charles Schultz’s Snoopy; the expansive vision of Eudora Welty to the importance of knitting, Patchett connects life and art as she illuminates what matters most. Infused with the author’s grace, wit, and warmth, the pieces in These Precious Days resonate deep in the soul, leaving an indelible mark—and demonstrate why Ann Patchett is one of the most celebrated writers of our time.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 930 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Dressmaking
ISBN : MINN:31951000970016T

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Demorest's Monthly Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sally Rooney
Publisher : Crown
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781984822185

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Normal People by Sally Rooney Pdf

NOW AN EMMY-NOMINATED HULU ORIGINAL SERIES • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • “A stunning novel about the transformative power of relationships” (People) from the author of Conversations with Friends, “a master of the literary page-turner” (J. Courtney Sullivan). “[A] novel that demands to be read compulsively, in one sitting.”—The Washington Post ONE OF ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY’S TEN BEST NOVELS OF THE DECADE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: People, Slate, The New York Public Library, Harvard Crimson Connell and Marianne grew up in the same small town, but the similarities end there. At school, Connell is popular and well liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation—awkward but electrifying—something life changing begins. A year later, they’re both studying at Trinity College in Dublin. Marianne has found her feet in a new social world while Connell hangs at the sidelines, shy and uncertain. Throughout their years at university, Marianne and Connell circle one another, straying toward other people and possibilities but always magnetically, irresistibly drawn back together. And as she veers into self-destruction and he begins to search for meaning elsewhere, each must confront how far they are willing to go to save the other. Normal People is the story of mutual fascination, friendship, and love. It takes us from that first conversation to the years beyond, in the company of two people who try to stay apart but find that they can’t. WINNER: The British Book Award, The Costa Book Award, The An Post Irish Novel of the Year, Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Vogue, Esquire, Glamour, Elle, Marie Claire, Vox, The Paris Review, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country

Author : Eliakim Littell,Robert S. Littell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IND:32000000701849

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Littell's Living Age by Eliakim Littell,Robert S. Littell Pdf

Author : John Bonner,George William Curtis,Henry Mills Alden,Samuel Stillman Conant,Montgomery Schuyler,John Foord,Richard Harding Davis,Carl Schurz,Henry Loomis Nelson,John Kendrick Bangs,George Brinton McClellan Harvey,Norman Hapgood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1208 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : United States
ISBN : UOM:39015014703295

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Harper's Weekly by John Bonner,George William Curtis,Henry Mills Alden,Samuel Stillman Conant,Montgomery Schuyler,John Foord,Richard Harding Davis,Carl Schurz,Henry Loomis Nelson,John Kendrick Bangs,George Brinton McClellan Harvey,Norman Hapgood Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IND:32000000714024

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The Christian Union by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11795561

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The academy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Charles Edward Cutts Birch Appleton,Charles Edward Doble,James Sutherland Cotton,Charles Lewis Hind,William Teignmouth Shore,Alfred Bruce Douglas,Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett,Thomas William Hodgson Crosland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Literature
ISBN : UOM:39015020093798

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Academy and Literature by Charles Edward Cutts Birch Appleton,Charles Edward Doble,James Sutherland Cotton,Charles Lewis Hind,William Teignmouth Shore,Alfred Bruce Douglas,Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett,Thomas William Hodgson Crosland Pdf

Author : William Black
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : English fiction
ISBN : PRNC:32101066704931

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Three Feathers by William Black Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Literature
ISBN : CORNELL:31924079601005

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Littell's Living Age by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 780 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015039718039

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American Illustrated Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 982 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : American literature
ISBN : HARVARD:HNYBI5

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Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Anonim Pdf