Departing at Dawn

Departing at Dawn
Title Departing at Dawn PDF eBook
Author Gloria Lisé
Publisher The Feminist Press at CUNY
Pages 191
Release 2009-05-01
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1558616470

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“[A] quiet, powerful novel” of a young woman caught in the chaos of Argentina in the mid-1970s, when speaking against the government could mean death (Publishers Weekly). March 23, 1976. Berta watches horrified as her lover, a union organizer named Atilio, is thrown from a window to his death by soldiers. The next day, Colonel Jorge Rafael Videla stages a coup d’état and a military dictatorship takes control of Argentina. And even though she was never a part of Atilio’s union efforts, Berta is on a list to be “disappeared.” Fleeing to relatives in the countryside, she becomes part of the family she knows only from old photographs: Aunt Avelina, who blasts music from an old record player; Uncle Nepomuceno, who watches slugs slither in the garden every afternoon; and Uncle Javier, who sits in his tiny grocery store day and night. But soon enough, Berta realizes she must run even further to save her life—and those she has come to love. With a prose that is light yet penetrating, Gloria Lisé has written “a beautifully simple, poetic story of solidarity and love, with memorable characters painted in the tender strokes of a watercolor” (Luisa Valenzuela, author of Black Novel with Argentines).

A Diamond's Allure

A Diamond's Allure
Title A Diamond's Allure PDF eBook
Author Eboni Snoe
Publisher Kensington Books
Pages 292
Release 2003-05-01
Genre Fiction
ISBN 9781583143391

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Adventurous Stonekeeper Sienna, the last of a line of protectors of gems vital to humanity's future, finds her longed-for relationship with enigmatic intellectual Hawk threatened by ruthless enemies and terrifying visions that force them to confront their darkest fears. Original.

The Last Days of a Rake

The Last Days of a Rake
Title The Last Days of a Rake PDF eBook
Author Donna Lea Simpson
Publisher Carina Press
Pages 72
Release 2010-06-01
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1426890192

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In Love & Scandal, Collette Jardiniere is outraged when notorious roué Charles Jameson appears to take credit for The Last Days of a Rake, a novel she wrote under the pseudonym Colin Jenkins to satisfy Victorian convention. Can a rake be true to himself, yet remain free from sin? Edgar Lankin has lived the life of rake, a man who cares for nothing but the pleasures of the flesh. But it is the seduction—and abandonment—of a gentle maiden that turns him from mere gadabout to immoral cad. Too late, Lankin realizes his self-centered ways have left him incapable of finding enjoyment in anything. Now on his deathbed, he relates the shocking tale of his wasted life to John Hamilton, a school chum who chose a different path. In telling his story, can Lankin find redemption for the trail of ruined lives he leaves behind? Companion piece to Love & Scandal by Donna Lea Simpson 17,000 words

Dirty Secrets, Dirty War

Dirty Secrets, Dirty War
Title Dirty Secrets, Dirty War PDF eBook
Author David Cox
Publisher EveningPostBooks
Pages 240
Release 2008
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 9780981873503

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From 1976-1983, an estimated 30,000 people disappeared in Argentina. They were victims of the "Dirty War" - a brutal campaign designed by the government to root out possible subversives. Robert J. Cox, editor of the Buenos Aires Herald, did what few others were willing to do - he told the truth about what was happening every day in his newspaper. He challenged those in power - asking questions and demanding answers.

The Temple of Dawn

The Temple of Dawn
Title The Temple of Dawn PDF eBook
Author Yukio Mishima
Publisher Vintage
Pages 353
Release 2013-04-09
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0307834328

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The third novel in the masterful tetralogy, The Sea of Fertility, in which a brilliant lawyer will go to nearly any length to discover whether a young Thai princess is in fact the reincarnated spirit of his childhood friend. • “Surpassingly chilling, subtle, and original.” —The New York Times Here, Shigekuni Honda continues his pursuit of the successive reincarnations of Kiyoaki Matsugae, his childhood friend. Travelling in Thailand in the early 1940s, Shigekuni Honda, now a brilliant lawyer, is granted an audience with a young Thai princess—an encounter that radically alters the course of his life. In spite of all reason, he is convinced she is the reincarnated spirit of his friend Kiyoaki. As Honda goes to great lengths to discover for certain if his theory is correct, The Temple of Dawn becomes the story of one man’s obsessive pursuit of a beautiful woman and his equally passionate search for enlightenment.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls
Title Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls PDF eBook
Author Steve Hockensmith
Publisher Quirk Books
Pages 292
Release 2010-05-01
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1594744823

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Complete with romance, action, comedy, and an army of shambling corpses, this prequel to the hit mash-up novel will have Jane Austen rolling in her grave—or crawling out of it! Four years before the events of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the Bennet sisters are enjoying a peaceful life in the English countryside, reading, gardening, and daydreaming about future husbands—until a funeral at the local parish goes strangely and horribly awry. Suddenly, corpses are springing from the soft earth—and only one family can stop them. As the bodies pile up, Elizabeth Bennet grows from a naive young teenager into a savage slayer of the undead. Along the way, two men vie for her affections: Master Hawksworth is the powerful warrior who trains her to kill, while thoughtful Dr. Keckilpenny seeks to conquer the walking dead using science instead of strength. Will either man win the prize of Elizabeth’s heart? Or will their hearts be feasted upon by hordes of marauding zombies?

First Dawn (Freedom’s Path Book #1)

First Dawn (Freedom’s Path Book #1)
Title First Dawn (Freedom’s Path Book #1) PDF eBook
Author Judith Miller
Publisher Baker Books
Pages 297
Release 2005-07-01
Genre Fiction
ISBN 158558746X

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Lured by the promise of "real" freedom and a new town to call their own, sharecroppers Ezekial Harban and his three daughters leave behind remnants of slavery in the war-torn south and set off for Nicodemus, Kansas. When they arrive, they are shocked to see that little of what they were promised actually exists. Many head back home, but Ezekial and his daughters are determined to build a new life in the stark territory. Dr. Boyle, a newly arrived doctor in neighboring Hill City, is called to deliver a baby in Nicodemus. He and his family are moved by the plight of the settlers there and vow to help. But the white pioneers of Hill City face problems, too. When the lives of these two families intersect, neither town will ever be the same. Freedom's Path Book 1.