Paradise Piece By Piece

Author : Molly Peacock
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780771072253

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Paradise, Piece by Piece by Molly Peacock Pdf

You can ask that a book tell you a compelling story, that it dazzle you with vivid writing, that its emotional content be pure and stirring, that the issues it tackles be timely, relevant, and put forth with candour and a tonic dose of humour. Paradise, Piece by Piece is such a book. Molly Peacock is an award-winning writer, and Paradise, Piece by Piece describes the coming of age of a poet and the flowering of her art. It is a self-portrait that speaks to the most intimate questions a woman can ask of herself and answers them with courageous introspection. It is the story of a child who had to grow up too soon; of the complicated web of relationships in which she, like all of us, defines herself – loyal friends, quirky relations, and tempestuous lovers; of the lifelong labour of self-determination, and finding ultimate fulfilment. Peacock’s language is emotionally charged, full of wit and dead-on accuracy. Her skill with narrative and character, her ability to write a vibrant scene, make her memoir as compelling as good fiction. Paradise, Piece by Piece is a virtuoso performance.

Author : T. A Williams
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781667204666

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A Little Piece of Paradise by T. A Williams Pdf

In this story of romance and sisterhood, Sophie learns that the inheritance of a lifetime sometimes comes with a catch. When Sophie’s uncle leaves her a castle on the Italian Riviera in his will, she can’t believe her luck. The catch? She and her estranged sister, Rachel, must live there together for three months in order to inherit it. A cheating Italian ex soon learns of Sophie’s return and wants to rekindle their spark, but Sophie realizes that distance does make the heart grow fonder—for her friend back home, Chris, who becomes more to her than just a friend. But does he feel the same? This beautiful story is perfect for fans of Alex Brown and Lucy Coleman.

Author : Terri Jentz
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2007-03-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0312426690

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Strange Piece of Paradise by Terri Jentz Pdf

Powerful, eloquent, and paced like a thriller, Strange Piece of Paradise is the electrifying account of the author's investigation into her near murder.

Author : Geoffrey Morgan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1853896349

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A Small Piece of Paradise by Geoffrey Morgan Pdf

Author : Amy Jones
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780771050695

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Every Little Piece of Me by Amy Jones Pdf

From the bestselling author of We're All in This Together comes a novel about family, friendship, fame, and the cost of living in the public eye -- because when everyone suddenly knows your name, it's easy to forget who you really are. "The first time they met, Mags saved Ava's life. The second time they met, Ava saved Mags's." Ava Hart is the most reluctant cast member of a reality TV show based on her big city family's (mostly staged) efforts to run a B&B in small-town Nova Scotia. Every family has its problems, but Ava has grown up seeing her family's every up and down broadcast on national television, after the show becomes an unexpected success for reasons that will take a heavy toll on the Harts. Mags Kovach is the charismatic lead singer of a struggling Halifax rock band hoping to be the Next Big Thing. For years she's managed to contain her demons and navigate the uglier aspects of being a woman in the music world, but after a devastating loss, she turns her anger on the only person she can: herself. As their private tragedies continue to set social media and tabloid headlines on fire, their every move subjected to an endless stream of public commentary, it will be their unexpected friendship that will save them. They will push back against the roles they've been forced to play, and take back control of something they thought they'd lost forever -- the right to their own stories.

Author : Ches Pennell
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781039115323

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Paradise, Newfoundland......When I Walked Its Gravel Road by Ches Pennell Pdf

An ever-present barrel of apples at the back door and the daily aroma of fresh bread. Weekly card games, stolen chickens, honky-tonks and a frigid one-room schoolhouse. Tradition and Family. Welcome to 1950s Paradise, Newfoundland. Growing up as one of 17 children, Pennell transports us back to a then little village full of love, adventure, mischief and colourful characters. In this love letter to his hometown, Pennell captures the significant changes over the decades and shows us that Paradise really was a little piece of heaven on earth.

Author : Raquel Cepeda
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781451635874

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Bird of Paradise by Raquel Cepeda Pdf

An award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker chronicles her personal year-long journey to discover the truth about her ancestry through DNA testing, sharing her findings as well as her insights into controversies surrounding modern Latino identity.

Author : T.A. Williams
Publisher : Canelo
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781800323827

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A Little Piece of Paradise by T.A. Williams Pdf

The inheritance of a lifetime... with a catch When Sophie’s uncle leaves her a castle in the Italian Riviera in his will, she can’t believe her luck. The catch? She and her estranged sister, Rachel, must live there together for three months in order to inherit it. Having worked in Rome for four years, Sophie’s excited to revisit to Italy, even if it reignites memories of a cheating ex who soon learns of her return and wants to rekindle their spark. Sophie realises that distance does indeed make the heart grow fonder – but for her friend back home, Chris, who she discovers is more to her than just a friend. With the clock ticking, can Sophie and Rachel stick it out and heal old wounds, or are the sisters destined to go their separate ways at the end of the three months? And does Chris feel the same way about Sophie as she does for him? A beautiful story of romance and sisterhood, perfect for fans of Alex Brown and Lucy Coleman.

Author : Toni Morrison
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780804169882

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Paradise by Toni Morrison Pdf

The acclaimed Nobel Prize winner challenges our most fiercely held beliefs as she weaves folklore and history, memory and myth into an unforgettable meditation on race, religion, gender, and a far-off past that is ever present—in prose that soars with the rhythms, grandeur, and tragic arc of an epic poem. “They shoot the white girl first. With the rest they can take their time.” So begins Toni Morrison’s Paradise, which opens with a horrifying scene of mass violence and chronicles its genesis in an all-black small town in rural Oklahoma. Founded by the descendants of freed slaves and survivors in exodus from a hostile world, the patriarchal community of Ruby is built on righteousness, rigidly enforced moral law, and fear. But seventeen miles away, another group of exiles has gathered in a promised land of their own. And it is upon these women in flight from death and despair that nine male citizens of Ruby will lay their pain, their terror, and their murderous rage. “A fascinating story, wonderfully detailed. . . . The town is the stage for a profound and provocative debate.” —Los Angeles Times

Author : Sepp Holzer
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781603584647

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Desert Or Paradise by Sepp Holzer Pdf

Outlines the author's ten points of sustainable self-reliance, details pond and lake construction, and discusses biodiversity.

Author : Teresa Toten
Publisher : Puffin HC
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03
Category : Immigrants
ISBN : 0670068497

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Piece by Piece by Teresa Toten Pdf

This young-adult anthology features original stories by some of Canada's finest writers who were born in another country and who struggled to fit in.

Author : Molly Peacock
Publisher : Riverhead Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1573227854

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How to Read a Poem by Molly Peacock Pdf

In Peacock's new book, she strips away poetry's scary mystique, introducing readers to its pleasures and inspiring them to form their own poetry circles with friends.

Author : Paul Frederick Kluge
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 082481567X

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The Edge of Paradise by Paul Frederick Kluge Pdf

In 1967 the Peace Corps sent P. F. Kluge to paradise - or so the American possessions in Micronesia seemed. His assignment was as noble as it was adventurous: to help the people of those half-forgotten Pacific islands move from old to new, so that paradise would have prosperity and freedom as well as physical beauty. He immersed himself in the lives of the diverse peoples of the islands. He composed speeches for their leaders. He wrote a stirring manifesto that became the Preamble to the Constitution of Micronesia. He began a friendship with a man who would one day be president of Palau. And then, a generation later, P. F. Kluge went back. . . . The result is a book the New Yorker called "remarkably effective," the Economist deemed "terrific"; a book Smithsonian Magazine found to be "written from the heart." The Edge of Paradise shows the impact and ironies of America's presence in an undeveloped part of the world, how perhaps there's no way "a big place can touch a little one without harming it."

Author : F. Scott Fitzgerald
Publisher : The Floating Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781775414834

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This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald Pdf

This Side of Paradise is a novel about post-World War I youth and their morality. Amory Blaine is a young Princeton University student with an attractive face and an interest in literature. His greed and desire for social status warp the theme of love weaving through the story.

Author : Sandy Allen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501134050

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A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise by Sandy Allen Pdf

“Compelling…A bracing work of art and a loving tribute” (Los Angeles Times), this propulsive, stunning book illuminates the experience of living with schizophrenia like never before. Sandra Allen did not know their uncle Bob very well. As a child, Sandy had been told Bob was “crazy,” that he had spent time in mental hospitals while growing up in Berkeley in the 60s and 70s. But Bob had lived a hermetic life in a remote part of California for longer than Sandy had been alive, and what little Sandy knew of him came from rare family reunions or odd, infrequent phone calls. Then in 2009 Bob mailed Sandy his autobiography. Typewritten in all caps, a stream of error-riddled sentences more than sixty, single-spaced pages, the often-incomprehensible manuscript proclaimed to be a “true story” about being “labeled a psychotic paranoid schizophrenic,” and arrived with a plea to help him get his story out to the world. “Searing” (O, The Oprah Magazine), “enthralling” (Star-Tribune, Minneapolis), and “a marvel” (Esquire), A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise shows how Sandy translated Bob’s autobiography, artfully creating a gripping coming-of-age story while sticking faithfully to the facts as he shared them. Sandy also shares background information about their family, the culturally explosive time and place of their uncle’s formative years, and the vitally important questions surrounding schizophrenia and mental healthcare in America more broadly. The result is a heartbreaking and sometimes hilarious portrait of a young man striving for stability in his life as well as his mind, and an utterly unique lens into an experience that, to most people, remains unimaginable. “Thrilling…Gorgeous…a watershed in empathetic adaptation of ‘outsider’ autobiography” (The New Republic), A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise is a dazzlingly, daringly written book that’s poised to change conversations about schizophrenia and mental illness overall.