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Marjorie Her War Years

Author : Patricia Skidmore
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459741683

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Marjorie Her War Years by Patricia Skidmore Pdf

Her family broken apart and her identity taken away, she had to forget her past in order to face her future. But forgetting isn’t forever. Taken from their mother’s care and deported from England to the colonies, ten-year-old Marjorie Arnison and her nine-year-old brother, Kenny, were sent to the Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm School on Vancouver Island in September 1937. Their eight-year-old sister, Audrey, followed the next August. Marjorie's new home was on an isolated farm — a cottage she shared with at least ten other girls and a “cottage mother” at the head, who had complete control over her “children.” Survival required sticking to bare essentials. Marjorie had to accept a loss, which was difficult to forgive. Turning inward, she would find strength to pull her through, but she had to lock away her memories in order to endure her new life. Marjorie was well into her senior years before those memories resurfaced.

A British Home Child in Canada 2-Book Bundle

Author : Patricia Skidmore
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459744387

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A British Home Child in Canada 2-Book Bundle by Patricia Skidmore Pdf

The biography of a British girl, split from her family by the British child migration program, learning to cope with her hard new life in Canada. Marjorie Too Afraid to Cry — Book #1 In 1937, 10-year-old Marjorie Arnison was shipped from Britain to Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm School near Victoria, British Columbia. For years she wouldn't talk about her past. It wasn't until daughter Patricia explored archival records and shared them with her mother that a home-child saga emerged. Marjorie Her War Years — Book #2 Sent away from her family and England to an isolated farm where she was at the mercy of a tyrannical “cottage mother,” Marjorie Arnison had to learn to forget her identity in order to survive in her unfamiliar and hostile new home. It was only much later in her life that the memories of where she came from began to resurface.

Marjorie Her War Years

Author : Patricia Skidmore
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459741676

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Marjorie Her War Years by Patricia Skidmore Pdf

Sent away from her family and England to an isolated farm where she was at the mercy of a tyrannical “cottage mother,” Marjorie Arnison had to learn to forget her identity in order to survive in her unfamiliar and hostile new home. It was only much later in her life that the memories of where she came from began to resurface.

Marjorie Morningstar

Author : Herman Wouk
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316248549

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Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk Pdf

Now hailed as a "proto-feminist classic" (Vulture), Pulitzer Prize winner Herman Wouk's powerful coming-of-age novel about an ambitious young woman pursuing her artistic dreams in New York City has been a perennial favorite since it was first a bestseller in the 1950s. A starry-eyed young beauty, Marjorie Morgenstern is nineteen years old when she leaves home to accept the job of her dreams--working in a summer-stock company for Noel Airman, its talented and intensely charismatic director. Released from the social constraints of her traditional Jewish family, and thrown into the glorious, colorful world of theater, Marjorie finds herself entangled in a powerful affair with the man destined to become the greatest--and the most destructive--love of her life. Rich with humor and poignancy, Marjorie Morningstar is a classic love story, one that spans two continents and two decades in the life of its heroine. "I read it and I thought, 'Oh, God, this is me.'" --Scarlet Johansson

Marjorie Too Afraid to Cry

Author : Patricia Skidmore
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459703407

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Marjorie Too Afraid to Cry by Patricia Skidmore Pdf

In 1937, 10-year-old Marjorie Arnison was shipped from Britain to Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm School near Victoria, British Columbia. For years she wouldn't talk about her past. It wasn't until daughter Patricia explored archival records and shared them with her mother that a home-child saga emerged.

Summer at Tiffany

Author : Marjorie Hart
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780061754982

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Summer at Tiffany by Marjorie Hart Pdf

“Hart has a genuine gift for conveying the texture of midcentury Manhattan…. [She makes] the dilemmas of her own young life both compelling and contemporary.” —USA Today “[A] glorious once upon a time fairytale come true….I loved every moment!” —Adriana Trigiani, author of Very Valentine A memoir acclaimed as “reminiscent of The Best of Everything and Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (BookPage), Summer at Tiffany by Marjorie Hart is the true story of two best friends experiencing the time of their lives in New York City during the summer of 1945. The Cleveland Plain Dealer raves, “Hart writes about that stylish summer with verve, recollecting with a touching purity a magical summer in Manhattan, seen through the eyes of two 21-year-olds, just as the end of World War II approached.”

When the Men Were Gone

Author : Marjorie Herrera Lewis
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062836045

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When the Men Were Gone by Marjorie Herrera Lewis Pdf

“…Sublimely ties together the drama of high school football, gender politics, and the impact of war on a small town in Texas.” – Sports Illustrated A 2019 One of the Best Books So Far--Newsweek.com A cross between Friday Night Lights and The Atomic City Girls, When The Men Were Gone is a debut historical novel based on the true story of Tylene Wilson, a woman in 1940's Texas who, in spite of extreme opposition, became a female football coach in order to keep her students from heading off to war. Football is the heartbeat of Brownwood, Texas. Every Friday night for as long as assistant principal Tylene Wilson can remember, the entire town has gathered in the stands, cheering their boys on. Each September brings with it the hope of a good season and a sense of unity and optimism. Now, the war has changed everything. Most of the Brownwood men over 18 and under 45 are off fighting, and in a small town the possibilities are limited. Could this mean a season without football? But no one counted on Tylene, who learned the game at her daddy’s knee. She knows more about it than most men, so she does the unthinkable, convincing the school to let her take on the job of coach. Faced with extreme opposition—by the press, the community, rival coaches, and referees and even the players themselves—Tylene remains resolute. And when her boys rally around her, she leads the team—and the town—to a Friday night and a subsequent season they will never forget. Based on a true story, When the Men Were Gone is a powerful and vibrant novel of perseverance and personal courage.

The Frontline Generation

Author : Marjorie K. Eastman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0997761598

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The Frontline Generation by Marjorie K. Eastman Pdf

It began as a personal memoir for her son, stories of inspiration and combat journal entries. It became the first book that defines the post 9/11 generation of service members, offers lessons learned on life, leadership, and service, all of which is shared from the distinct perspective of a female combat leader. Also available in paperback.

Medicine and Duty

Author : Harold W. McGill
Publisher : University of Calgary Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9781552381939

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Medicine and Duty by Harold W. McGill Pdf

Medicine and Duty is the World War I memoir of Harold McGill, a medical officer in the 31st (Alberta) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. McGill attempted to have his memoir published by Macmillan of Canada in 1935, but unfortunately, due to financial constraints, the company was not able to complete the publication. Decades later, editor Marjorie Norris came upon a draft of the manuscript in the Glenbow Archives and took it upon herself to resurrect McGills story. Norris's painstaking archival research and careful editing skills have brought back to light a gripping first-hand account of the 31st Battalion and, on a larger scale, of Canada's participation in World War I. A wealth of additional information, including extensive notes and excerpts from letters written "from the trenches," lends a new sense of immediacy and realism to the original memoir, and provides a fascinating, harrowing glimpse into the day-to-day life of Canadian soldiers during the Great War.

Wotan's Daughter

Author : Richard Harding Davis
Publisher : Wakefield Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781743051221

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Wotan's Daughter by Richard Harding Davis Pdf

This title recounts the turbulent life and career of Marjorie Lawrence, one of Australia's most renowned opera stars. From humble beginnings in rural Victoria, Lawrence rose to become one of the pre-eminent Wagner singers of her generation, acclaimed in Europe and at the Metropolitan Opera in New York where she shared roles with Kirsten Flagstad.

The Yearling

Author : Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066338095053

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The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Pdf

'The Yearling' is a dramatic novel written by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. It won the 1939 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel. The story follows the life of Young Jody Baxter, who lives with his parents, Ora and Ezra "Penny" Baxter, on a small farm in the backwoods of central Florida in the 1870s. His parents had six other children before him, but they died in infancy. His mother has difficulty bonding with the boy. Jody loves the outdoors and his family. He has wanted a pet for as long as he can remember, but his mother says that they barely have enough food to feed themselves, let alone a pet.

Mamaleh Knows Best

Author : Marjorie Ingall
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780804141420

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Mamaleh Knows Best by Marjorie Ingall Pdf

We all know the stereotype of the Jewish mother: Hectoring, guilt-inducing, clingy as a limpet. In Mamaleh Knows Best, Tablet Magazine columnist Marjorie Ingall smashes this tired trope with a hammer. Blending personal anecdotes, humor, historical texts, and scientific research, Ingall shares Jewish secrets for raising self-sufficient, ethical, and accomplished children. She offers abundant examples showing how Jewish mothers have nurtured their children’s independence, fostered discipline, urged a healthy distrust of authority, consciously cultivated geekiness and kindness, stressed education, and maintained a sense of humor. These time-tested strategies have proven successful in a wide variety of settings and fields over the vast span of history. But you don't have to be Jewish to cultivate the same qualities in your own children. Ingall will make you think, she will make you laugh, and she will make you a better parent. You might not produce a Nobel Prize winner (or hey, you might), but you'll definitely get a great human being.

Invisible North

Author : Alexandra Shimo
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459722934

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Invisible North by Alexandra Shimo Pdf

Journalist Alexandra Shimo flew to the remote Northern Ontario reserve of Kashechewan, hoping to document its deplorable living conditions. Instead, she was faced with the dark side of Canadian history and the limits of her own mental stability.

The Life She Wished to Live: A Biography of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, author of The Yearling

Author : Ann McCutchan
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393353501

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The Life She Wished to Live: A Biography of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, author of The Yearling by Ann McCutchan Pdf

A comprehensive and engaging biography of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of the beloved classic The Yearling. Washington, DC, born and Wisconsin educated, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings was an unlikely author of a coming-of-age novel about a poor central Florida child and his pet fawn—much less one that has become synonymous with Florida literature writ large. Rawlings was a tough, ambitious, and independent woman who refused the conventions of her early-twentieth-century upbringing. Determined to forge a literary career beyond those limitations, she found her voice in the remote, hardscrabble life of Cross Creek, Florida. There, Rawlings purchased a commercial orange grove and discovered a fascinating world out of which to write—and a dialect of the poor, swampland community that the literary world had yet to hear. She employed her sensitive eye, sharp ear for dialogue, and philosophical spirit to bring to life this unknown corner of America in vivid, tender detail, a feat that earned her the Pulitzer Prize in 1938. Her accomplishments came at a price: a failed first marriage, financial instability, a contentious libel suit, alcoholism, and physical and emotional upheaval. With intimate access to Rawlings’s correspondence and revealing early writings, Ann McCutchan uncovers a larger-than-life woman who writes passionately and with verve, whose emotions change on a dime, and who drinks to excess, smokes, swears, and even occasionally joins in on an alligator hunt. The Life She Wished to Live paints a lively portrait of Rawlings, her contemporaries—including her legendary editor, Maxwell Perkins, and friends Zora Neale Hurston, Ernest Hemingway, and F. Scott Fitzgerald—and the Florida landscape and people that inspired her.