The Seamstress Of Hollywood Boulevard

Author : Erin McGraw
Publisher : HMH
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780547524870

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The Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevard by Erin McGraw Pdf

A Kansas seamstress reinvents herself in Los Angeles, but the past comes back to haunt her, in this “superb, surprising” historical novel (The Seattle Times). At age seventeen, Nell Plat is an unhappily married woman, quick with her needle and wit, but ill-suited to wifely duties like cooking, mothering, and tending to her boorish husband. Unable to shake her dreams of glamour and excitement, she abandons her family and quiet life in Kansas for the hustle, bustle, and glittering lights of Los Angeles. Among the wannabes and celebrities of the silver screen, Nell reinvents herself as Madame Annelle, seamstress to the stars. But just as she begins stitching her way to success, her past shows up on her doorstep, threatening to unravel her carefully crafted ruse. “Meticulously researched” (The A.V. Club) and “vibrant with historical accuracy” (SFGate)—based on the true story of the author’s grandmother—The Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevard is a fascinating look at old Hollywood glamour, gender roles, and the ever-evolving American dream.

Author : Erin McGraw
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0547237855

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The Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevard by Erin McGraw Pdf

Moving to Los Angeles in 1901 to start her life anew, Nell Plat marries and begins a career as a costumer to the stars, but when a visitor from her past comes calling, everything she has worked so hard to achieve for her future is jeopardized.

Author : Erin McGraw
Publisher : Slant Books
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781639820023

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Better Food for a Better World by Erin McGraw Pdf

Ideals and reality collide when six college friends band together to start an ice cream store, promising "Better Food for a Better World," but finding a worse world than they had expected. It seems like a great idea: six friends from college pool their money and energy to start an ice cream store. Natural High Ice Cream: Better Food for a Better World. It's high-minded, with a wink, like the marital self-help group they all belong to. The store finds a ready clientele in its northern California college town filled with amiable ex-hippies who are happy to contribute to a better world, even if all they have to contribute is the price of an ice cream cone. But the store, like the marriage group, turns out to be work, not fun, and rifts start to appear between the friends. Nancy, who had seemed so easygoing and sweetly sexy when they started, turns stern. Cecilia, who had wanted to be a musician, is openly bored. And flighty, excitable Vivy is crawling out of her skin. She yearns for the old days, before Natural High, when she and her husband Sam traveled around the country with countercultural musicians and dancers. She'd give anything to have those days back again. And so quietly, without telling the partners, she starts to rev up the old company, contacting her old acts--the fat contortionist, the muscle-bound juggler. She's going to save them all, and Natural High, too. But saving turns out to be harder than it looks, and Vivy isn't the only one with secrets.

Author : Sally Barr Ebest
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780815652403

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The Banshees by Sally Barr Ebest Pdf

Although much has been written about American feminism and its influence on culture and society, very little has been recorded about the key role played by Irish American women writers in exposing women’s issues, protecting their rights, and anticipating, if not effecting, change. Like the mythical Irish banshee who delivered fore-warnings of imminent death, Irish American women, through their writing, have repeatedly warned of the death of women’s rights. These messages carried the greatest potency at liminal times when feminism was under attack due to the politics of civil society, the government, or the church. The Banshees traces the feminist contributions of a wide range of Irish American women writers, from Mother Jones, Kate Chopin, and Margaret Mitchell to contemporary authors such as Gillian Flynn, Jennifer Egan, and Doris Kearns Goodwin. To illustrate the growth and significance of their writing, the book is organized chronologically by decade. Each chapter details the progress and setbacks of Irish American women during that period by revealing key themes in their novels and memoirs contextualized within a discussion of contemporary feminism, Catholicism, Irish American history, American politics, and society. The Banshees examines these writers’ roles in protecting women’s sovereignty, rights, and reputations. Thanks to their efforts, feminism is revealed as a fundamental element of Irish American literary history.

Author : Rebecca Vnuk,Nanette Donohue
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781610695381

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Women's Fiction by Rebecca Vnuk,Nanette Donohue Pdf

Offering a fresh perspective on women's fiction for a broad reading audience—fans as well as librarians—this book defines and maps the genre, and describes hundreds of relevant titles. Women's Fiction: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests celebrates the books in this broad genre—titles that explore the lives of female protagonists, with a focus on their relationships with family, friends, and lovers. After a brief introductory history and a chapter that defines the characteristics of women's fiction, the author showcases annotations and suggestions of approximately 300 titles by more than 100 authors. She explains how women's fiction differs from romance fiction, enabling readers to appreciate this rich body of literature that encompasses titles as diverse as Meg Cabot's lighthearted chick lit to the more serious novels of Elizabeth Berg and Maeve Binchy. The book identifies some of the most popular and enduring women's fiction authors and titles, and provides invaluable reading lists and readalike suggestions that will be appreciated by both librarians and general readers.

Author : Suzanne M. Wolfe
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780718039622

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The Confessions of X by Suzanne M. Wolfe Pdf

Winner of the Christianity Today 2017 Book Award! Before he became a father of the Christian Church, Augustine of Hippo loved a woman whose name has been lost to history. This is her story. She met Augustine in Carthage when she was seventeen. She was the poor daughter of a mosaic-layer; he was a promising student and heir to a fortune. His brilliance and passion intoxicated her, but his social class would be forever beyond her reach. She became his concubine, and by the time he was forced to leave her, she was thirty years old and the mother of his son. And his Confessions show us that he never forgot her. She was the only woman he ever loved. In a society in which classes rarely mingle on equal terms, and an unwed mother can lose her son to the burgeoning career of her ambitious lover, this anonymous woman was a first-hand witness to Augustine’s anguished spiritual journey from secretive religious cultist to the celebrated Bishop of Hippo. Giving voice to one of history’s most mysterious women, The Confessions of X tells the story of Augustine of Hippo’s nameless lover, their relationship before his famous conversion, and her life after his rise to fame. A tale of womanhood, faith, and class at the end of antiquity, The Confessions of X is more than historical fiction . . . it is a timeless story of love and loss in the shadow of a theological giant.

Author : Molly McQuade
Publisher : Sarabande Books
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781936747245

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One Word by Molly McQuade Pdf

"One Word" asks the question writers and readers love to answer: what word means the most to you, and why?

Author : John Reimringer
Publisher : Milkweed Editions
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781571310804

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Vestments by John Reimringer Pdf

Just a few years after his ordination as a priest in the Catholic Church, James Driscoll finds himself attracted again to his first love, Betty Garcia, and torn by his opposing desires for the Church and for Betty and haunted by his familial heritage, is faced with a crossroads. A first novel.

Author : Erin McGraw
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781640093522

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Joy by Erin McGraw Pdf

“McGraw is wise and occasionally laugh–out–loud funny, with a seventh sense for the perfect turn of phrase . . . This quintessential collection of stories serves as an homage to the form while showcasing McGraw’s stunning talent and deep empathy for the idiosyncrasies, small joys, and despairs of human nature." —Publishers Weekly (starred and boxed review) In Joy, narrators step out of themselves to explain their lives to us, sometimes defensively, sometimes regretfully, other times deceitfully. Voices include those of the impulsive first–time murderer, the depressed pet sitter, the assistant of Patsy Cline, the anxiety–riddled new mother, the aged rock–and–roller, the girlfriend of your husband—human beings often (incredibly) unaware of the turning points staring them in the face. "How can stories this brief be so satisfying? . . . [McGraw] deals with the profound, the dire, the mundane, and the ridiculous, paying particular attention to relationships between parents and children, siblings, spouses, criminals, and their victims. While some stories are meant purely to amuse, many are intense and beautiful . . . Fifty–three gems that demonstrate all the things a short story can do. Wow." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Author : Kyle Minor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131619996

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In the Devil's Territory by Kyle Minor Pdf

Debut collection from highly regarded story and non-fiction author.

Author : John Crowe Ransom
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Literature, Modern
ISBN : UCD:31175034442510

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The Kenyon Review by John Crowe Ransom Pdf

Editor: winter 1939-autumn 1941 J. C. Ransom.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Education, Humanistic
ISBN : NWU:35556042161968

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Humanities by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. National Labor Relations Board
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1464 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Labor laws and legislation
ISBN : CORNELL:31924054595297

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Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board by United States. National Labor Relations Board Pdf

Author : Tim Parrish
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : IOWA:31858063596401

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The Jumper by Tim Parrish Pdf

"Set amidst North Baton Rouge's inferno of industries and refineries, smack in the middle of low-rent crime and violence, The jumper is a fast-paced and gritty tale about characters who'd intimidate the thugs of a 1930s hard-boiled novel. Parrish's visceral yet lyrical prose, his structuring of fictional time, and his clear moral vision transform these tough-guy elements into an experience somehow luminescent, emotionally disturbing, and completely uplifting."--Back cover.

Author : Erin McGraw
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015055185790

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The Baby Tree by Erin McGraw Pdf

Pastor Kate Gussey and her husband, Ned, provide a home for the homeless, build houses for the needy, and lend willing hands and sturdy good humor wherever needed. But when her ex-husband moves into her small town, people question Pastor Gussey's vaunted goodness. Why move her ex into her home? Why take in a spoiled, pregnant teenager? Piece by piece, Kate's shining life comes apart. She is attacked by a pro-life group, by her own church, and finally by her husband. Defending herself, she must rethink the most basic decisions of her life, and come to new conclusions.Erin McGraw has published two collections of short stories, and teaches at the University of Cincinnati.