The Marsh Queen

Author : Virginia Hartman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781982171612

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The Marsh Queen by Virginia Hartman Pdf

For fans of Where the Crawdads Sing, this “marvelous debut” (Alice McDermott, National Book Award–winning author of The Ninth Hour) follows a Washington, DC, artist as she faces her past and the secrets held in the waters of Florida’s lush swamps and wetlands. Loni Murrow is an accomplished bird artist at the Smithsonian who loves her job. But when she receives a call from her younger brother summoning her back home to help their obstinate mother recover after an accident, Loni’s neat, contained life in Washington, DC, is thrown into chaos, and she finds herself exactly where she does not want to be. Going through her mother’s things, Loni uncovers scraps and snippets of a time in her life she would prefer to forget—a childhood marked by her father Boyd’s death by drowning. When Loni comes across a single, cryptic note from a stranger—“There are some things I have to tell you about Boyd’s death”—she begins a dangerous quest to discover the truth, all the while struggling to reconnect with her mother and reconcile with her brother and his wife. To make matters worse, she meets a man whose attractive simple charm threatens to pull her back towards everything she’s worked to escape. Torn between worlds—her professional accomplishments in Washington, and the small town of her childhood—Loni must decide whether to delve beneath the surface into murky half-truths and avenge the past or bury it, once and for all. “Fans of Delia Owens and Lauren Groff will find this a wonderful and absorbing read” (Suzanne Feldman, author of Sisters of the Great War).

Author : Karen Dionne
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780735213029

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The Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dionne Pdf

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER—NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE! “Brilliant....About as good as a thriller can be.”—The New York Times Book Review The Marsh King’s Daughter is the mesmerizing tale of a woman who must risk everything to hunt down the dangerous man who shaped her past and threatens to steal her future: her own father. Helena Pelletier has a loving husband, two beautiful daughters, and a business that fills her days. But she also has a secret: she is the product of an abduction. Her mother was kidnapped as a teenager by her father and kept in a remote cabin in the marshlands of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Helena, born two years after the abduction, loved her home in nature, and despite her father’s sometimes brutal behavior, she loved him, too...until she learned precisely how savage he could be. More than twenty years later, she has buried her past so soundly that even her husband doesn’t know the truth. But now her father has killed two guards, escaped from prison, and disappeared into the marsh. The police begin a manhunt, but Helena knows they don’t stand a chance. Knows that only one person has the skills to find the survivalist the world calls the Marsh King—because only one person was ever trained by him: his daughter. “[A] nail-biter perfect for Room fans.”—Cosmopolitan “Sensationally good psychological suspense.”—Lee Child A Michigan Notable Book!

Author : Charity Marsh,Mark V. Campbell
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780228004844

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We Still Here by Charity Marsh,Mark V. Campbell Pdf

We Still Here maps the edges of hip-hop culture and makes sense of the rich and diverse ways people create and engage with hip-hop music within Canadian borders. Contributors to the collection explore the power of institutions, mainstream hegemonies, and the processes of historical formation in the evolution of hip-hop culture. Throughout, the volume foregrounds the generative issues of gender, identity, and power, in particular in relation to the Black diaspora and Indigenous cultures. The contributions of artists in the scene are front and centre in this collection, exposing the distinct inner mechanics of Canadian hip hop from a variety of perspectives. By amplifying rarely heard voices within hip-hop culture, We Still Here argues for its power to disrupt national formations and highlights the people and communities who make hip hop happen.

Author : Beezy Marsh
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781509892693

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Her Father's Daughter by Beezy Marsh Pdf

The international bestseller. From the Sunday Times bestselling author Beezy Marsh, comes a moving true story of two women fighting to survive scandal, poverty and war. When Annie marries Harry after years of heartache in a London slum she believes she's found her happy ever after. But the horrors of the Blitz soon threaten everything they hold dear. The terrible sights Harry witnesses as an air raid warden bring back traumatic memories of his time during the First World War. Suddenly Annie finds herself struggling to cope not only with life in wartime and two little children, but also with a husband who seems like a stranger. Kitty has always been protective of her little brother Harry. Hiding the scandal about their father from the world was the only way to survive as they were growing up in Newcastle. But when she discovers Harry too has a shocking secret, she is torn. Meanwhile Annie wonders why Harry refuses to discuss his life before their marriage and why she has never met his sister. Will the truth ever come to light? From the bombed-out terraces of London to the docks of Newcastle, Her Father's Daughter is Beezy Marsh's moving and poignant true story about the unbreakable bonds of family, and the power of love to heal the worst wounds.

Author : Beezy Marsh
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781509892716

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All My Mother's Secrets by Beezy Marsh Pdf

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Beautifully-penned story on the harshness of life and how hope survives' – Sun 'Absorbing . . . Marsh writes with a novelistic flair' – Daily Mail From the grimy streets of Acton and Notting Hill to the bright lights of the West End, Sunday Times bestselling author Beezy Marsh's All My Mother’s Secrets is a powerful, uplifting story of a young woman’s struggle to come to terms with her family’s tragic past. Annie Austin’s childhood ends at the age of twelve, when she joins her mother in one of the slum laundries of Acton, working long hours for little pay. What spare time she has is spent looking after her younger brother George and her two stepsisters, under the glowering eye of her stepfather Bill. In London between the wars, a girl like Annie has few choices in life – but a powerful secret will change her destiny. All Annie knows about her real father is that he died in the Great War, and as the years pass she is haunted by the pain of losing him. Her downtrodden mother won’t tell her more and Annie’s attempts to uncover the truth threaten to destroy her family. Distraught, she runs away to Covent Garden, but can she survive on her own and find the love which has eluded her so far?

Author : Carrie Delatte
Publisher : Magnolia Nook Publications
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692063064

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The Firefly Queen by Carrie Delatte Pdf

Set in Cajun Country, The Firefly Queen is the first installment of the Enchanted Marsh Series. From a princess star to a curious traveler, to a queen wearing a stellar crown, the heroine of this story must defeat a bayou boogie man in order to save her new furry little friends and their home.

Author : Beezy Marsh
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781509842667

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Keeping My Sisters' Secrets by Beezy Marsh Pdf

The Sunday Times Bestseller and #1 international bestseller 'A moving and bittersweet story' Sun Keeping My Sister’s Secrets by Beezy Marsh is the heartwarming true story of three sisters and their fearless fight to survive the hardships of poverty and war - by whatever means necessary. Born into a close-knit working class family in the slums of London’s Waterloo, Eva, Peggy and Kathleen are three remarkably different, but very loving sisters. Desperate to escape their violent father, they find different ways to survive. Beautiful Kathleen escapes into marriage with an abusive man, and during the horrors of the Second World War, falls in love again - this time with an American GI. Peggy, serious and studious, is appalled by conditions in the factories and becomes a communist, desperate to help her fellow workers. The rebellious sister, Eva, will do anything to protect her family - even if it means breaking the law to put dinner on the table. Living closely together, the sisters support each other through thick and thin - their story is a moving tale of unconditional love, the one constant in a changing world.

Author : Katie Marsh
Publisher : Hodder
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 147363962X

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This Beautiful Life by Katie Marsh Pdf

'An emotional rollercoaster of a read... profoundly touching and moving'- Daily Express. Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Jodi Picoult. Abi has been given the second chance she never expected: she's in remission. Now she's trying to get her life - and her family - back on track after facing the worst. But it's hard to trust in happiness again, and reconnecting with her husband John proves more challenging than she thought. Can you really go back to 'normal' after thinking you're going to lose one another? With Abi's son Seb struggling with a secret of his own, the three of them are in danger of falling apart just when they need each other most. But how do you pick up the pieces of a family still suffering emotional shockwaves? And can Abi bring the people she loves most in the world back together again... before it's too late? *** **What readers are saying about This Beautiful Life** 'Stunning, filled with emotion...one of my favourite books of 2017!' - Off the Shelf Books 'A breathtaking read that will break your heart' 'A beautiful, soaring story...highly, HIGHLY recommended!' 'I loved every word... a wonderful, wonderful book' 'Heartbreaking, real and unforgettable - the characters feel like friends or close family' 'Honest and powerful' 'Will stay in my mind for a long time to come. This author has really touched my heart' 'I devoured every page; an utter delight'

Author : Tanith Lee
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780575120549

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Personal Darkness by Tanith Lee Pdf

Emerging from the burned remains of their old home, the ancient, elegant Scarabae ready themselves for a new life of seduction and feasting, until little Ruth ignites a blaze of chaos through the streets of London that threatens them all. This is book two in the Blood Opera series.

Author : Joysetta Marsh Pearse
Publisher : Taags
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0979214920

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Black Royals by Joysetta Marsh Pearse Pdf

A brief history of the Queen Consort of King George III, and Regent for her son, King George IV. Queen Charlotte was a descendant of the African, Aloandro ben Bekar Gil, and through her descendants came to be known as the "grandmother of European royalty."

Author : Matthew Kressel
Publisher : Arche Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1630230421

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Queen of Static by Matthew Kressel Pdf

Following the events ofKing of Shards, both humans and demons continue their quest to control the Lamed Vavnik, the thirty-six righteous men who sustain the Earth against the persistent hunger of the twisted creatures who inhabit the Shards, the broken remains of shattered universes. Daniel Fisher, both cursed and empowered by his acceptance of his role as Earth's protectors, seeks to warn the righteous men of the coming demonic attack, while Mashit--the Queen of all demonkind--forces a quartet of captive Lamed Vavnik to her will, bringing new growth to her burning realm. Meanwhile, Daphna, Mashit's daughter, visits Earth and adopts the guise of a liberated Ukrainian slave girl cum pop superstar in order to bring all of humanity under her control. As humanity rushes to embrace the new celebrity and worship at her feet, Daniel struggles to convince the scattered Lamed Vavnik of the threat which faces them all, but they refuse to accept their true nature. Queen of Static continues theWorldmender Trilogy, a series thatThe Huffington Post has referred to as a "unique fantasy cosmos" and one that NPR has called a "feast for hardcore fantasy fans."

Author : Ngaio Marsh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Alleyn, Roderick (Fictitious character)
ISBN : 0006512593

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Clutch of Constables by Ngaio Marsh Pdf

'He looks upon the murders that he did in fact perform as tiresome and regrettable necessities,' reflected Chief Superintendent Roderick Alleyn on the international crook known as 'the Jampot'. But it was Alleyn's wife Troy who knew 'the Jampot' best: she had shared close quarters with him on the tiny pleasure steamer Zodiac on a cruise along the peaceful rivers of 'Constable country'. And it was she who knew something was badly wrong even before Alleyn was called in to solve the two murders on board. 'The brilliant Ngaio Marsh ranks with Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 'Cruising through Constable country, in both senses, with a cargo of strongly varied, cunningly suspect characters... the classic detective story ' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 'It's time to compare Christie to Marsh instead of the other way around' NEW YORK MAGAZINE 'The finest writer in the English language of pure classical puzzle whodunit. Among the crime queens, Ngaio Marsh stands outs as an Empress. THE SUN

Author : Selina Tusitala Marsh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1869408985

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Mophead by Selina Tusitala Marsh Pdf

An inspirational graphic memoir of growing up Pasifika in New Zealand, written and illustrated by our fast-talking PI Poet Laureate, Selina Tusitala Marsh. At school, Selina is teased for her big, frizzy hair. Kids call her 'mophead'. She ties her hair up this way and that way and tries to fit in. Until one day - Sam Hunt plays a role - Selina gives up the game. She decides to let her hair out, to embrace her difference, to be WILD! Selina takes us through special moments in her extraordinary life. She becomes one of the first Pasifika women to hold a PhD. She reads for the Queen of England and Samoan royalty. She meets Barack Obama. And then she is named the New Zealand Poet Laureate. She picks up her special tokotoko, and notices something. It has wild hair coming out the end. It looks like a mop. A kid on the Waiheke ferry teases her about it. So she tells him a story . . . This is an inspirational graphic memoir, full of wry humour, that will appeal to young readers and adults alike. Illustrated with wit and verve by the author - NZ's bestselling Poet Laureate - Mophead tells the true story of a New Zealand woman realising how her difference can make a difference.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1074 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : STANFORD:36105062814640

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The Law Reports. Queen's Bench Division by Anonim Pdf

Author : Great Britain. Court of Queen's Bench,William Mawdesley Best,George James Philip Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : NYPL:33433009487939

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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Queen's Bench by Great Britain. Court of Queen's Bench,William Mawdesley Best,George James Philip Smith Pdf