Old Love Letters

Author : Gae Polisner
Publisher : Algonquin Young Readers
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-25
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781616204020

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The Summer of Letting Go by Gae Polisner Pdf

Summer has begun, the beach is calling . . . . . . but Francesca Schnell is going nowhere. Four years ago, Francesca’s little brother, Simon, drowned when she should have been watching. Now she is about to turn sixteen, but guilt keeps her stuck in the past. Meanwhile, her best friend is moving on—with the boy Francesca secretly wants—and her father may be having an affair. Then Francesca begins babysitting Frankie Sky, a four-year-old who bears an almost eerie resemblance to Simon. She even wonders if Frankie could be Simon’s reincarnation. Their surprising friendship helps Francesca think she might begin to forgive herself, grow up, and even fall in love, whether or not she solves the riddle of Frankie Sky. “Resonates with real feeling.” —The New York Times Book Review “Haunting, heart-lifting, and impossible to put down.” —A. S. King, author of Please Ignore Vera Dietz “A beautiful story of heartbreak and hope.” —Daisy Whitney, author of The Mockingbirds

Author : Bill Shapiro
Publisher : Clarkson Potter Publishers
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780307382641

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Other People's Love Letters by Bill Shapiro Pdf

A voyeuristic look at modern romance brings together an assortment of actual love letters, written by a diverse cross section of people, that appear exactly as they were originally written, offering candid insights into how people think about love.

Author : Ava Dellaira
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780374346683

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Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira Pdf

It begins as an assignment for English class: Write a letter to a dead person. Laurel chooses Kurt Cobain because her sister, May, loved him. And he died young, just like May did. Soon, Laurel has a notebook full of letters to people like Janis Joplin, Amy Winehouse, Amelia Earhart, Heath Ledger, and more -- though she never gives a single one of them to her teacher. She writes about starting high school, navigating new friendships, falling in love for the first time, learning to live with her splintering family. And, finally, about the abuse she suffered while May was supposed to be looking out for her. Only then, once Laurel has written down the truth about what happened to herself, can she truly begin to accept what happened to May. And only when Laurel has begun to see her sister as the person she was -- lovely and amazing and deeply flawed -- can she begin to discover her own path in this stunning debut from Ava Dellaira, Love Letters to the Dead.

Author : Abby Sage Richardson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Authors, English
ISBN : HARVARD:HN6K92

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Old Love-letters by Abby Sage Richardson Pdf

Author : Rosy Thornton
Publisher : Review
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780755377039

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More Than Love Letters by Rosy Thornton Pdf

When Richard Slater receives a letter of complaint from one of his constituents, a Margaret Hayton, he merely responds with his standard letter of empty promises. Clearly, this woman is insane and must be avoided at all costs. But she will not be dismissed so easily, and when Richard finally sets eyes on the ‘twenty-something vision in stone-washed denim, with a cloud of dark ringlets and huge, serious eyes’ he risks losing his heart, his head and quite possibly his political career.

Author : Eleanor Bass
Publisher : Icon Books
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-05
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781785781698

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Yours Always by Eleanor Bass Pdf

Love letters are potent. They breathe. They speak. They can arouse, comfort, captivate. They can also cut deep. The powerful, deeply personal letters collected here reveal the painful underside of love. Witness Winston Churchill 'growl with anger to be treated with benevolent indifference' and Edith Piaf reel in the throes of a 'terrible' passion. Through the letters of literary icons Charlotte Brontë, Oscar Wilde and Virginia Woolf, Hollywood stars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton and statesmen Henry VIII and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Yours Always offers an unusually intimate insight into the lives of such illustrious figures. Love is revealed here in its many shades of disharmony and confusion: unrequited, uncertain, imbalanced, unconventional, thwarted, failed and forbidden. Love is not always rose-tinted, and Yours Always illuminates the sorrows that can accompany falling in, falling out, and staying in love. Includes letter to and from: Charlotte Brontë, Richard Burton, Lord Byron, Winston Churchill, Marie Curie, Charles Dickens, Ernest Hemingway, Henry VIII, Ted Hughes, Graham Greene, Franz Kafka, Marilyn Monroe, Iris Murdoch, Edith Piaf, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Elizabeth Taylor, Oscar Wilde, Virginia Woolf, W.B. Yeats

Author : David H. Lowenherz
Publisher : Gramercy
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Love-letters
ISBN : 0517223333

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The 50 Greatest Love Letters of All Time by David H. Lowenherz Pdf

If a picture speaks a thousand words, a love letter speaks a thousand more . . . Even in this age of e-mail, faxes, and instant messaging, nothing has ever replaced the power of a love letter. Much the way light displays every color when passed through a prism, love letters express the spectrum of our emotions, offering a colorful glimpse into the soul of the writer, and of the writer's beloved. For passionate readers and lovers of words, a letter is irresistible. Internationally renowned collector David Lowenherz sifted through hundreds and hundreds of historical and contemporary epistles and selected the most ardent, witty, whimsical, sexy, clever, and touching letters for this inspiring collection. Unlike interviews or biographies, these letters give us marvelous insight into the lives of some of history's most famous lovers and provide intimate glimpses into the hearts of some whose fervent or amusing expressions of devotion will come as a great surprise. Zelda Fitzgerald to Scott Fitzgerald Michelangelo Buonarroti to Vittoria Colonna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart toConstanze Mozart Harry Truman to Bess Wallace Khalil Gibran to Mary Haskell Benjamin Franklin to Madame Brillon Horatio Nelson to Emma Hamilton George Bush to Barbara Pierce Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn Elizabeth Barrett Browning to George Barrett Jack London to Anna Strunsky Marc Chagall to Bella Chagall Ernest Hemingway to Mary Welsh Jack Kerouac to Sebastian Sampas Alfred Dreyfus to Lucie Dreyfus Marjorie Fossa to Elvis Presley Vita Sackville-West to Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf to Vita Sackville-West Ludwig van Beethoven to the "Immortal Beloved" Emma Goldman to Ben Reitman Frida Kahlo to Diego Rivera Dylan Thomas to Caitlin Thomas Franz Kafka to Felice Bauer Napoleon Bonaparte to Josephine Bonaparte Abigail Smith to John Adams John Ruskin to Euphemia Ruskin George Sand to Gustave Flaubert Simone de Beauvoir to Nelson Algren Anais Nin to Henry Miller Voltaire to Marie Louise Denis James Thurber to Eva Prout George Bernard Shaw to Stella Campbell Sarah Bernhardt to Jean Richepin Marcel Proust to Daniel Halevy Frank Lloyd Wright to Maude Miriam Noel Anne Sexton to Philip Legler Elizabeth I to Thomas Seymour Oscar Wilde to Constance Lloyd Katherine Mansfield to John Middleton Maury Charles Parnell to Katherine O'Shea Lewis Carroll to Clara Cunnyngham

Author : Katie Fforde
Publisher : Random House
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781409062646

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Love Letters by Katie Fforde Pdf

Has Laura found her leading man? A wonderfully romantic novel from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author . . . 'The queen of uplifting, feel good romance' AJ PEARCE 'Effortlessly lovable, warm and fun' CLOSER 'Katie Fforde is on sparkling form' INDEPENDENT 'Top-drawer romantic escapism' DAILY MAIL ___________________________ Falling in love can be all too easy . . . When the bookshop where Laura works is about to close, she finds herself agreeing to help organise a literary festival. Laura's initial excitement turns to dread when an innocent mistake leads the festival organisers to believe that Laura is a close friend of Dermot Flynn. An infamous writer at the top of their wish list and a notorious recluse to boot. Always one to rise to a challenge, Laura sets off for Ireland to convince her literary hero to attend the festival. Falling for him was never part of the plan . . . _______________________________ The whole world loves Katie Fforde's work: 'Modern-day Austen. Great fun' Red 'Top-drawer romantic escapism' Daily Mail 'Warm, brilliant and full of love' Heat 'Delicious - gorgeous humour and the lightest of touches' Sunday Times 'Effortlessly lovable, warm and fun' Closer 'Curl up on the sofa with this book and dream... delightful' The Lady 'Deliciously enjoyable' Woman and Home 'Uplifting and delightful' Hot Brands Cool Places

Author : Susanna Ives
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781402283642

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How to Impress a Marquess by Susanna Ives Pdf

"A fresh voice that reminded me of Julia Quinn's characters." —Eloisa James, New York Times bestselling author TAKE ONE MARQUESS: Proper, put-upon, dependable, but concealing a sensitive artist's soul. ADD ONE BOHEMIAN LADY: Creative, boisterous, unruly, but secretly yearning for a steadfast love, home, and family. STIR in a sensational serialized story that has society ravenous for each installment. COMBINE with ambitious guests at an ill-fated house party hosted by a treacherous dowager possessing a poison tongue. SHAKE until a stuffy marquess and rebellious lady make a shocking discovery: the contents of their hearts are just alike. Take a sip. You'll laugh, you'll swoon, you'll never want this moving Victorian love story to end. "With [an] intriguing plot, quirky characters, witty escapades, and heartfelt dialogue, Ives has created a read that's as thought-provoking as it is romantic." —RT Book Reviews, 4 1⁄2 stars and nominee for Best First Historical Romance, Wicked Little Secrets "Will touch readers' hearts. Ives delivers on every level" —RT Book Reviews for Wicked, My Love Top Pick 4 stars "I have never, ever laughed so hard or swooned so much while reading a historical romance." —Long and Short Reviews for Wicked Little Secrets

Author : Franz Kafka
Publisher : Schocken
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-06
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780805208511

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Letters to Felice by Franz Kafka Pdf

Franz Kafka met Felice Bauer in August 1912, at the home of his friend Max Brod. Energetic, down-to-earth, and life-affirming, the twenty-five-year-old secretary was everything Kafka was not, and he was instantly smitten. Because he was living in Prague and she in Berlin, his courtship was largely an epistolary one—passionate, self-deprecating, and anxious letters sent almost daily, sometimes even two or three times a day. But soon after their engagement was announced in 1914, Kafka began to worry that marriage would interfere with his writing and his need for solitude. The more than five hundred letters Kafka wrote to Felice—through their breakup, a second engagement in 1917, and their final parting in the fall of that year, when Kafka began to feel the effects of the tuberculosis that would eventually claim his life—reveal the full measure of his inner turmoil as he tried, in vain, to balance his desire for human connection with what he felt were the solitary demands of his craft.

Author : Fawn Fitter,Beth Gulas
Publisher : Hazelden Publishing
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2002-02-25
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1568387903

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Working in the Dark by Fawn Fitter,Beth Gulas Pdf

Working in the Dark

Author : E. W. Boening
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781480954953

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Love Letters in a Box by E. W. Boening Pdf

Love Letters in a Box By: E. W. Boening For author E. W. Boening, a simple gathering one day at a friend’s house ended up turning into something much more than simple. While talking and enjoying each other’s company, her host jumped up, left the room, and, when she returned, she brought a box of letters to Boening. These letters took Boening’s breath away, as they were filled with such beautiful words of love, which she felt had to be shared with the world. Love Letters in a Box gives us a peek into American history from 1902-1912 and the lost art of love letter writing.

Author : Lucinda Brant
Publisher : Roxton Family Saga
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1925614999

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Satyr's Son by Lucinda Brant Pdf

A Cinderella romance from 1786, between the son of a duke and a penniless orphan. Set in the glittering aristocratic world of the Roxton family.

Author : Simone de Beauvoir
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781611454987

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Letters to Sartre by Simone de Beauvoir Pdf

In these letters, de Beauvoir tells Sartre everything, tracing the extraordinary complications of their triangular love life; they reveal her not only as manipulative and dependent, but also as vulnerable, passionate, jealous, and committed.

Author : Laura Creedle
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780544932050

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The Love Letters of Abelard and Lily by Laura Creedle Pdf

Lily, who has attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and Abelard, who has Asperger's, meet in detention and discover a mutual affinity for love letters--and, despite their differences, each other.