Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance
Title | Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance PDF eBook |
Author | Lloyd Jones |
Publisher | Vintage Canada |
Pages | 261 |
Release | 2010-10-29 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0307369684 |
Available in Canada for the first time from the author of Mister Pip The two intertwined love stories in this brilliant novel take the reader from New Zealand to Buenos Aires to Sydney, from the final days of WWI, to the present moment, and back again. Drawing on the intimate rhythms of the tango to find its shape, Jones has written a thrilling and sensuous essay on how we can fall in love, while brilliantly evoking the spare and windswept landscapes of New Zealand’s South Island and the stately sensuous contours of one of the world’s most famous dances.
Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance
Title | Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance PDF eBook |
Author | Lloyd Jones |
Publisher | Dial Press |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2008-08-26 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0440338026 |
In tango, there are no wrong turns. But every dance begins with a backward step. Taking his cue from the tango, the acclaimed author of Mister Pip has written a thrilling and sensuous novel about how we fall in love. Ranging from rural New Zealand during the final days of World War I to Buenos Aires at mid-century to the present day, this masterful novel intertwines two love stories across three generations. The deep suspicions of an isolated community in the midst of war force Louise and Schmidt—two near-strangers—to hide in a cave overlooking the ocean. Desperate for solace, Schmidt teaches Louise the tango, and the iconic dance becomes their mutual obsession and the trigger for an affair that will span continents. Years later, Schmidt’s granddaughter, keeper of the family secrets, owns a restaurant in Wellington where a shy young student named Lionel washes the dishes. One day she snaps her fingers in his direction and says: “I need to dance.” Brilliantly evoking the seductive power of one of the world’s most famous dances, Lloyd Jones’s novel is a virtuoso performance.
She Reads Truth
Title | She Reads Truth PDF eBook |
Author | Raechel Myers |
Publisher | B&H Publishing Group |
Pages | 186 |
Release | 2016-10-04 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1433688980 |
Born out of the experiences of hundreds of thousands of women who Raechel and Amanda have walked alongside as they walk with the Lord, She Reads Truth is the message that will help you understand the place of God's Word in your life.
A Time to Dance
Title | A Time to Dance PDF eBook |
Author | Padma Venkatraman |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2014-05-01 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 0698158261 |
Padma Venkatraman’s inspiring story of a young girl’s struggle to regain her passion and find a new peace is told lyrically through verse that captures the beauty and mystery of India and the ancient bharatanatyam dance form. This is a stunning novel about spiritual awakening, the power of art, and above all, the courage and resilience of the human spirit. Veda, a classical dance prodigy in India, lives and breathes dance—so when an accident leaves her a below-knee amputee, her dreams are shattered. For a girl who’s grown used to receiving applause for her dance prowess and flexibility, adjusting to a prosthetic leg is painful and humbling. But Veda refuses to let her disability rob her of her dreams, and she starts all over again, taking beginner classes with the youngest dancers. Then Veda meets Govinda, a young man who approaches dance as a spiritual pursuit. As their relationship deepens, Veda reconnects with the world around her, and begins to discover who she is and what dance truly means to her.
The Last Lecture
Title | The Last Lecture PDF eBook |
Author | Randy Pausch |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Cancer |
ISBN | 9780340978504 |
The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.
Contemporary Authors
Title | Contemporary Authors PDF eBook |
Author | Lisa Kumar |
Publisher | Contemporary Authors |
Pages | 472 |
Release | 2004-04 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780787666996 |
A biographical and bibliographical guide to current writers in all fields including poetry, fiction and nonfiction, journalism, drama, television and movies. Information is provided by the authors themselves or drawn from published interviews, feature stories, book reviews and other materials provided by the authors/publishers.
Dancing on My Ashes
Title | Dancing on My Ashes PDF eBook |
Author | Heather Gilion |
Publisher | Tate Publishing |
Pages | 312 |
Release | 2010-05 |
Genre | Bereavement |
ISBN | 1607998718 |
Holly and Heather share their story and help to walk the reader through the painful yet necessary healing process for when life deals us its harshest blows. Dancing on my ashes soothes and empathizes with the broken heart, while sharing the truth of scripture, and the hope that comes from the heart of God.