Visitation Street

Author : Ivy Pochoda
Publisher : HarperPerennial
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1443420425

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Visitation Street by Ivy Pochoda Pdf

A gritty urban drama about the many--and sometimes torturous--forms of redemption It is summer in Red Hook, Brooklyn--an isolated blue-collar neighborhood where hipster gourmet supermarkets push against tired housing projects and the East River opens into the bay. Bored and listless, fifteen-year-old June and Val are looking for fun. Forget the boys, the bottles, the coded whistles. Val wants to do something wild and a little crazy: take a raft out onto the bay. But on the water during the humid night, the girls disappear. Only Val returns, washing ashore in the weeds, bruised and unconscious. This shocking event echoes through the lives of Red Hook's diverse residents. Fadi, the Lebanese bodega owner who hopes that his shop is a place to share neighborhood news, trolls for information about June's disappearance. Cree, just beginning to pull it together after his father's murder, unwittingly makes himself the chief suspect in the investigation, but an enigmatic and elusive guardian is determined to keep him safe. Val contends with the shadow of her missing friend and a truth she's buried deep inside. Her teacher Jonathan, a Juilliard dropout and barfly, wrestles with dashed dreams and a past riddled with tragic sins. In Visitation Street, Ivy Pochoda combines intensely vivid prose with breathtaking psychological insight to explore a cast of solitary souls, pulled together by family, love, betrayal, and hope, who yearn for a chance to break free.

Author : Ivy Pochoda
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062656377

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Wonder Valley by Ivy Pochoda Pdf

NPR Best Book of 2017 Los Angeles Times Best Fiction Pick Refinery29 Best Book of the Year BOLO Books Top Read of 2017 “Destined to be a classic L.A. novel.”—Michael Connelly When a teen runs away from his father’s mysterious commune, he sets in motion a domino effect that will connect six characters desperate for hope and love, set across the sun-bleached canvas of Los Angeles. From the acclaimed author of Visitation Street, a visionary portrait of contemporary Los Angeles in all its facets, from the Mojave Desert to the Pacific, from the 110 to Skid Row. During a typically crowded morning commute, a naked runner is dodging between the stalled cars. The strange sight makes the local news and captures the imaginations of a stunning cast of misfits and lost souls. There's Ren, just out of juvie, who travels to LA in search of his mother. There's Owen and James, teenage twins who live in a desert commune, where their father, a self-proclaimed healer, holds a powerful sway over his disciples. There's Britt, who shows up at the commune harboring a dark secret. There's Tony, a bored and unhappy lawyer who is inspired by the runner. And there's Blake, a drifter hiding in the desert, doing his best to fight off his most violent instincts. Their lives will all intertwine and come crashing together in a shocking way, one that could only happen in this enchanting, dangerous city. Wonder Valley is a swirling mix of angst, violence, heartache, and yearning—a masterpiece by a writer on the rise.

Author : Jenny Erpenbeck
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780811219310

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Visitation by Jenny Erpenbeck Pdf

A bestseller in Germany, Visitation has established Jenny Erpenbeck as one of Europe’s most significant contemporary authors. A forested property on a Brandenburg lake outside Berlin lies at the heart of this darkly sensual, elegiac novel. Encompassing over one hundred years of German history, from the nineteenth century to the Weimar Republic, from World War II to the Socialist German Democratic Republic, and finally reunification and its aftermath, Visitation offers the life stories of twelve individuals who seek to make their home in this one magical little house. The novel breaks into the everyday life of the house and shimmers through it, while relating the passions and fates of its inhabitants. Elegant and poetic, Visitation forms a literary mosaic of the last century, tearing open wounds and offering moments of reconciliation, with its drama and its exquisite evocation of a landscape no political upheaval can truly change.

Author : Ivy Pochoda
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062656407

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These Women by Ivy Pochoda Pdf

SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL AN LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE, MYSTERY & THRILLER FINALIST * AN INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS FINALIST, BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL * A MACAVITY BEST MYSTERY NOVEL FINALIST A Recommended Book From The New York Times Book Review * The Washington Post * Vogue * Entertainment Weekly * Elle * People * Marie Claire * Vulture * The Minneapolis Star-Tribune * LitHub * Crime Reads * PopSugar * AARP * Book Marks * South Florida Sun Sentinel From the award-winning author of Wonder Valley and Visitation Street comes a serial killer story like you’ve never seen before—a literary thriller of female empowerment and social change In West Adams, a rapidly changing part of South Los Angeles, they’re referred to as “these women.” These women on the corner … These women in the club … These women who won’t stop asking questions … These women who got what they deserved … In her masterful new novel, Ivy Pochoda creates a kaleidoscope of loss, power, and hope featuring five very different women whose lives are steeped in danger and anguish. They’re connected by one man and his deadly obsession, though not all of them know that yet. There’s Dorian, still adrift after her daughter’s murder remains unsolved; Julianna, a young dancer nicknamed Jujubee, who lives hard and fast, resisting anyone trying to slow her down; Essie, a brilliant vice cop who sees a crime pattern emerging where no one else does; Marella, a daring performance artist whose work has long pushed boundaries but now puts her in peril; and Anneke, a quiet woman who has turned a willfully blind eye to those around her for far too long. The careful existence they have built for themselves starts to crumble when two murders rock their neighborhood. Written with beauty and grit, tension and grace, These Women is a glorious display of storytelling, a once-in-a-generation novel.

Author : Ivy Pochoda
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429918930

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The Art of Disappearing by Ivy Pochoda Pdf

Ivy Pochoda's spellbinding and cinematic storytelling seamlessly fuses timeless magic to modern-day passion. Haunting and beautiful, The Art of Disappearing is an imaginative and captivating love story destined to enchant readers for years to come. How do you know if love is real or just an illusion? When Mel Snow meets the talented magician Toby Warring in a dusty roadside bar, she is instantly drawn to the brilliant performer whose hands can effortlessly pull stray saltshakers and poker chips from thin air and conjure castles out of the desert sands. Just two days later they are married, beginning their life together in the shadow of Las Vegas, where Toby hopes to make it big. Mel knows that magicians are a dime a dozen, but Toby is different—his magic is real. As Toby's renown grows and Mel falls more and more in love with his wonderments, she starts to realize that Toby's powers are as unstable as they are dazzling. She learns that he once made his assistant disappear completely, and couldn't bring her back. And then, just as Mel becomes convinced that his magic is dangerous, a trick goes terribly awry during his Strip debut. Exiled from the stage, Mel and Toby flee the lights of Las Vegas for the streets of Amsterdam where a cabal of old-time magicians, real magicians like Toby, try to rescue him from his despair. But he's haunted by the trick that failed, and obsessed with using his powers to right his mistakes, leaving Mel to wonder if the love they share is genuine or merely a fantasy, conjured up by a lost magician looking to save himself from being alone.

Author : Sir Henry Saint-George,Henry St. George
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Reference
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040931508

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The Visitation of the County of Cornwall, in the Year 1620 by Sir Henry Saint-George,Henry St. George Pdf

Author : Sir Henry Saint-George
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : LCCN:10025458

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The Visitation of London by Sir Henry Saint-George Pdf

Author : Tracy Kidder,Richard Todd
Publisher : Random House Incorporated
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781400069750

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Good Prose by Tracy Kidder,Richard Todd Pdf

The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of House and the editor of Atlantic Monthly share stories from their literary friendship and respective careers, offering insight into writing principles and mechanics that they have identified as elementary to quality prose.

Author : Claire Waters
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-29
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781785358715

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Raising Faith by Claire Waters Pdf

One family's extraordinary experiences with their young daughter's ability to communicate with spirits, and the inspirational lessons learnt on their journey. Claire Waters has two young children, Faith and Tom. When the children were 4 and 2 years old respectively, Claire learned of their psychic medium abilities and she subsequently began a journey to learn as much as possible about psychic matters and the spirit world, to help and support her two children with their gift. Since that time Claire's own psychic abilities have started to develop. If your family is blessed with psychic abilities, this book helps you feel comforted to know that you are not alone, and offers practical suggestions to guide you through some of the challenges of living with psychic gifts.

Author : Sir Henry Saint-George,Henry St. George,Samson Lennard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Devon (England)
ISBN : HARVARD:32044004479135

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The Visitation of the County of Devon in the Year 1620 by Sir Henry Saint-George,Henry St. George,Samson Lennard Pdf

Author : Margaret Cain McCarthy,Mary Ann Zollmann
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780761864318

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Power of Sisterhood by Margaret Cain McCarthy,Mary Ann Zollmann Pdf

In 2008, the Vatican Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life initiated an Apostolic Visitation to examine the quality of life of women religious in the United States. Power of Sisterhood: Women Religious Tell the Story of the Apostolic Visitation serves as an historical record of the event and describes the experience of the women who participated in it. This book, initiated by a group of women in leadership in their communities during this unprecedented time, grew out of a survey that gleaned the essence of the experience from as many congregations of women religious as possible. After framing the Visitation as a story, situating it in an historical and theological context, tracing its chronology, and detailing the experience as revealed in the survey, the book delves into the deeper meaning of the Visitation for women religious as they experienced it and as they move into the future.

Author : Lee Clay Johnson
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101912447

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Nitro Mountain by Lee Clay Johnson Pdf

In the mine-riddled town of Bordon, Virginia, a group of lost souls are bound together by alcohol, small-time crime, and music. Leon is a lovesick bass player with a broken hand and a belief that next time—next time—he’ll definitely get it right; Jennifer is the bright-but-battered waitress who can’t quite escape the orbit of Arnett, the local drug dealer. When Jennifer convinces Leon to murder Arnett so she can finally be free, a dark chain of events is set in motion, its violence echoing the pain and misery that shape their fractured lives.

Author : Denise Bossert
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781594715693

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Gifts of the Visitation by Denise Bossert Pdf

The biblical encounter between the Virgin Mary and her cousin Elizabeth, before the births of Jesus and John the Baptist, is at the heart of Gifts of the Visitation by popular speaker and syndicated columnist Denise Bossert. She uses their story to highlight nine gifts experienced by both women as they awaited the arrival of their sons and to encourage readers to develop these gifts themselves. In her debut book, speaker, columnist, and Catholic convert Denise Bossert showcases the seasons of birth, grief, newness, and challenge experienced in the hearts of Mary and Elizabeth at the Visitation and invites readers to see these times in their own lives as opportunities to let God make all things new. Within each of those seasons, nine gifts emerge—spontaneity, courage, joy, readiness, humility, adventure, hospitality, wonder and awe, and thanksgiving—equipping readers to present Christ to the world as Mary and Elizabeth did. Bossert's encounter with Mary, which led her to Catholicism, serves as the window for discovering and exploring the gifts and helps readers look inside their own hearts to discover what the gifts of the visit between Mary and Elizabeth mean to them and how they can be Christ-bearers to others.

Author : Ivy Pochoda
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781443420433

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Visitation Street by Ivy Pochoda Pdf

A gritty urban drama about the many—and sometimes torturous—forms of redemption It is summer in Red Hook, Brooklyn—an isolated blue-collar neighborhood where hipster gourmet supermarkets push against tired housing projects and the East River opens into the bay. Bored and listless, fifteen-year-old June and Val are looking for fun. Forget the boys, the bottles, the coded whistles. Val wants to do something wild and a little crazy: take a raft out onto the bay. But on the water during the humid night, the girls disappear. Only Val returns, washing ashore in the weeds, bruised and unconscious. This shocking event echoes through the lives of Red Hook’s diverse residents. Fadi, the Lebanese bodega owner who hopes that his shop is a place to share neighborhood news, trolls for information about June’s disappearance. Cree, just beginning to pull it together after his father’s murder, unwittingly makes himself the chief suspect in the investigation, but an enigmatic and elusive guardian is determined to keep him safe. Val contends with the shadow of her missing friend and a truth she’s buried deep inside. Her teacher Jonathan, a Juilliard dropout and barfly, wrestles with dashed dreams and a past riddled with tragic sins. In Visitation Street, Ivy Pochoda combines intensely vivid prose with breathtaking psychological insight to explore a cast of solitary souls, pulled together by family, love, betrayal, and hope, who yearn for a chance to break free.

Author : Saundra Murray Nettles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0820322997

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Crazy Visitation by Saundra Murray Nettles Pdf

Detected only four days before its removal, the growth inside Saundra Murray Nettles had been encroaching on her left frontal lobe perhaps for decades. This work is Nettles' candid account of living - unaware - with the tumour, the operation to excise it, and her battle back to social wholeness.