The Eye Of The Heron

Author : Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466824478

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The Eye of the Heron by Ursula K. Le Guin Pdf

From multi-award-winning, literary legend Ursula K. Le Guin comes a speculative fiction classic, The Eye of the Heron. In Victoria on a former prison colony, two exiled groups—the farmers of Shantih and the City dwellers—live in apparent harmony. All is not as it seems, however. While the peace-loving farmers labor endlessly to provide food for the City, the City Bosses rule the Shantih with an iron fist. When a group of farmers decide to form a new settlement further away, the Bosses retaliate by threatening to crush the "rebellion." Luz understands what it means to have no choices. Her father is a Boss and he has ruled over her life with the same iron fist. Luz wonders what it might be like to make her own choices. To be free to choose her own destiny. When the crisis over the new settlement reaches a flash point, Luz will have her chance. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher : Tor Teen
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466824461

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The Beginning Place by Ursula K. Le Guin Pdf

From multi-award-winning, literary legend Ursula K. Le Guin comes a speculative fiction classic, The Beginning Place. Fleeing from the monotony of his life, Hugh Rogers finds his way to "the beginning place"—a gateway to Tembreabrezi, an idyllic, unchanging world of eternal twilight. Irena Pannis was thirteen when she first found the beginning place. Now, seven years later, she has grown to know and love the gentle inhabitants of Tembreabrezi, or Mountaintown, and she sees Hugh as a trespasser. But then a monstrous shadow threatens to destroy Mountaintown, and Hugh and Irena join forces to seek it out. Along the way, they begin to fall in love. Are they on their way to a new beginning...or a fateful end? At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Robbie Arnott
Publisher : FSG Originals
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780374722890

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The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott Pdf

"Astonishing...With the intensity of a perfect balance between the mythic and the real, The Rain Heron keeps turning and twisting, taking you to unexpected places. A deeply emotional and satisfying read. Beautifully written." --Jeff VanderMeer, author of Borne. One of LitHub's Most Anticipated Books of 2021. A gripping novel of myth, environment, adventure, and an unlikely friendship, from an award-winning Australian author Ren lives alone on the remote frontier of a country devastated by a coup d'état. High on the forested slopes, she survives by hunting, farming, trading, and forgetting the contours of what was once a normal life. But her quiet stability is disrupted when an army unit, led by a young female soldier, comes to the mountains on government orders in search of a legendary creature called the rain heron—a mythical, dangerous, form-shifting bird with the ability to change the weather. Ren insists that the bird is simply a story, yet the soldier will not be deterred, forcing them both into a gruelling quest. Spellbinding and immersive, Robbie Arnott’s The Rain Heron is an astounding, mythical exploration of human resilience, female friendship, and humankind’s precarious relationship to nature. As Ren and the soldier hunt for the heron, a bond between them forms, and the painful details of Ren’s former life emerge—a life punctuated by loss, trauma, and a second, equally magical and dangerous creature. Slowly, Ren's and the soldier’s lives entwine, unravel, and ultimately erupt in a masterfully crafted ending in which both women are forced to confront their biggest fears—and regrets. Robbie Arnott, one of Australia’s most acclaimed young novelists, sews magic into reality with a steady, confident hand. Bubbling with rare imagination and ambition, The Rain Heron is an emotionally charged and dazzling novel, one that asks timely yet eternal questions about environment, friendship, nationality, and the myths that bind us.

Author : Roderick MacIver
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-08
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781556439551

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The Heron Dance Book of Love and Gratitude by Roderick MacIver Pdf

In The Heron Dance Book of Love and Gratitude, Roderick MacIver uses text and pictures to encourage readers to discover that “all-transcendent meaning” in their daily lives. This wise and comforting book celebrates the open heart and the beauty and mystery that surround us through a wide array of voices and perspectives. MacIver weaves inspirational poetry and prose with his shimmering nature watercolors to create a book that helps readers discover—and honor—love and gratitude. These quotes from men and women span time and geography, but share a sense of hard-won wisdom. Henry Miller finds unexpected late-life solace in embracing the simple quality of trust. Gabriel García Márquez muses, “If I knew that this would be the last time you pass through this door, I’d embrace you, kiss you, and call you back for one more.” Helen Keller says, “God is in me as the sun is in the color and fragrance of a flower.” This book is equally rewarding when sampled or read cover to cover as a respite from the pressures of modern life.

Author : Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher : Bantam Books
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Fantasy
ISBN : 055324258X

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The Eye of the Heron by Ursula K. Le Guin Pdf

On a distant planet, a young woman searches for her true identity.

Author : Farah Heron
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781443457651

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The Chai Factor by Farah Heron Pdf

Amira Khan has no plans to break her no-dating rule. Thirty-year-old engineer Amira Khan has set one rule for herself: no dating until her grad-school thesis is done. Nothing can distract her from completing a paper that is so good her boss will give her the promotion she deserves when she returns to work in the city. Amira leaves campus early, planning to work in the quiet basement apartment of her family’s house. But she arrives home to find that her grandmother has rented the basement to . . . a barbershop quartet. Seriously? The living situation is awkward: Amira needs silence; the quartet needs to rehearse for a competition; and Duncan, the small-town baritone with the flannel shirts, is driving her up the wall. As Amira and Duncan clash, she is surprised to feel a simmering attraction for him. How can she be interested in someone who doesn’t get her, or her family’s culture? This is not a complication she needs when her future is at stake. But when intolerance rears its ugly head and people who are close to Amira get hurt, she learns that there is more to Duncan than meets the eye. Now she must decide what she is willing to fight for. In the end, it may be that this small-town singer is the only person who sees her at all.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0812434307

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Eye of the Heron-CC by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Science fiction
ISBN : 0586050892

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The Eye of the Heron and Other Stories by Ursula K. Le Guin Pdf

Author : Beverley McLachlin
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781982116460

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Full Disclosure by Beverley McLachlin Pdf

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the former Chief Justice of Canada—a riveting thriller starring Jilly Truitt, a rising young defense attorney faced with a case that hits close to home. When everyone has something to hide, the truth is the only defense. There’s nothing Jilly Truitt likes more than winning a case, especially against her former mentor, prosecutor Cy Kenge. Jilly has baggage, the residue of a dark time in a series of foster homes, but that’s in the past. Now she’s building her own criminal defense firm and making a name for herself as a tough-as-nails lawyer willing to take risks in the courtroom. When the affluent and enigmatic Vincent Trussardi is accused of his wife Laura’s murder, Jilly agrees to defend him, despite predictions that the case is a sure loser and warnings from those close to her to stay away from the Trussardi family. Determined to prove everyone wrong, Jilly investigates Laura’s death, hoping to discover a shred of evidence that might give the jury a reasonable doubt. Instead, she is confronted by damning evidence and uncooperative witnesses at every turn. Someone isn’t telling the truth, but who? With her reputation and Vincent’s life on the line, Jilly tries to unravel the web of secrets surrounding Laura’s murder. As she digs deeper, she uncovers a startling revelation that will change not only the case, but her life forever. From the gritty streets of Vancouver to the fateful halls of justice, Full Disclosure is a razor-sharp thriller that pulses with authenticity and intrigue.

Author : Adam Brookes
Publisher : Redhook
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316399852

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Night Heron by Adam Brookes Pdf

Set in China, and ripped from today's headlines, comes a pulse-pounding debut that reinvents the spy thriller for the 21st century. A lone man, Peanut, escapes a labor camp in the dead of night, fleeing across the winter desert of north-west China. Two decades earlier, he was a spy for the British; now Peanut must disappear on Beijing's surveillance-blanketed streets. Desperate and ruthless, he reaches out to his one-time MI6 paymasters via crusading journalist Philip Mangan, offering military secrets in return for extraction. But the secrets prove more valuable than Peanut or Mangan could ever have known. . . and not only to the British.

Author : Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0613925521

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The Eye of the Heron by Ursula K. Le Guin Pdf

In Victoria on a former prison colony, two exiled groups--the farmers of Shantih and the City dwellers--live in apparent harmony. All is not as it seems, however. While the peace-loving farmers labor endlessly to provide food for the City, the City Bosses rule the Shantih with an iron fist. When a group of farmers decide to from a new settlement further away, the Bosses retaliate by threatening to crush the rebellion. Luz understands what it means to have no choices. Her father is a Boss and he has ruled over her life with the same iron fist. Luz wonders what it might be like to make her own choices. To be free to choose her own destiny. When the crisis over the new settlement reaches a flash point, Luz will have her chance.

Author : Kristan Higgins
Publisher : HQN Books
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781460391891

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Anything for You by Kristan Higgins Pdf

Before you get down on bended knee… …you should be pretty darn sure the answer will be yes. For ten years, Connor O'Rourke has been waiting for Jessica Dunn to take their on-again, off-again relationship public, and he thinks the time has come. His restaurant is thriving, she's got her dream job at Blue Heron Vineyard—it's the perfect time to get married. When he pops the question, however, her answer is a fond but firm no. If it ain't broke, why fix it? Jess has her hands full with her younger brother, who's now living with her full-time, and a great career after years of waitressing. What she and Connor have is perfect: friends with an excellent benefits package. Besides, with her difficult past (and reputation), she's positive married life isn't for her. But this time, Connor says it's all or nothing. If she doesn't want to marry him, he'll find someone who does. Easier said than done, given that he's never loved anyone but her. And maybe Jessica isn't quite as sure as she thinks…

Author : Donna Love
Publisher : Sylvan Dell Publishing
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781607180555

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Henry the Impatient Heron by Donna Love Pdf

Henry the heron couldn't stand still. He was always moving, and it drove everyone crazy. All herons have to stand still to catch their food, so how would Henry ever be able to eat on his own? Henry learns a valuable lesson from the King of Camouflage, which teaches the importance of just being still. Includes "For Creative Minds" educational section.

Author : Farah Heron
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781538734964

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Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron Pdf

A delectable romantic comedy about a woman who fakes an engagement to the boy next door to enter a couples cooking contest--named one of the best romances of the year by NPR, USA Today, and Entertainment Weekly. When it comes to bread, Reena Manji knows exactly what she's doing. She treats her sourdough starters like (somewhat unruly) children. But when it comes to Reena's actual family—and their constant meddling in her life—well, that recipe always ends in disaster. Now Reena's parents have found her yet another potential Good Muslim Husband. This one has the body of Captain America, a delicious British accent, and lives right across the hall. He's the perfect, mouthwatering temptation . . . and completely ruined by the unwelcome side dish of parental interference. Reena refuses to marry anyone who works for her father. She won't be attracted to Nadim's sweet charm or gorgeous lopsided smile. That is, until the baking opportunity of a lifetime presents itself: a couples' cooking competition with the prize of her dreams. Reena will do anything to win—even asking Nadim to pretend they're engaged. But when it comes to love, baking your bread doesn't always mean you get to eat it too. Entertainment Weekly Best Romances of 2021 USA Today Best Rom-Coms of 2021 NPR Best Romances of 2021 CBC Best Books of Canada Vulture Best Romances of 2021

Author : Ann Y. K Choi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781501156120

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Kay's Lucky Coin Variety by Ann Y. K Choi Pdf

Mary, a Korean girl growing up with her brother above her parents' convenience store in 1980s Toronto, is caught between the traditional culture of her parents and her desire to be a Canadian.