In The Dream Lives Onlatest entry in the rich series of Anna Gills Chesapeake novelscharacters from the past return to rescue Eastern Shore farms and farmers from a sinister plan being put in motion by a powerful political figure determined to make huge sums of money at their expense. Congressman Charles Lee, descendant of the historic Lee family of Virginia, and his new wife, Willa Carpenter, well-known romance writer, decide to live on an island in the Chesapeake after purchasing an old home in Tuckerton for their weekend retreat. It is here they begin to learn that what Charles did in the past to help watermen survive on the bay might well be what he is called to do again for the Chesapeakes farmers. In this novel of passion for a way of lifechampioning never-changing traditions in an ever-changing outside worldold friends and new ones come together in a significant show of force to preserve what they love the most. The watermens cause is put on hold while farminggrains, fruit, vegetables, and, especially, chickenstakes center stage in a power struggle that changes everything. The rhythm of life that cycles land and sea and the folks who care for both and has generated an entire way of life is just too important to let die.
Theres a secret language between women . . . a smile, a sigh, a tear flowing down a cheek. They understand. How? They just do. Its been going on for as long as time, and will go on forevermore. They understand both happiness and deep sorrow, and, when they are lifelong friends, there is nothing they wont do to go to the rescue of another. This particular gaggle counted four and sometimes five, although it could expand on occasion to welcome a male or two into their confidences. But the immediate four were inseparable. A day didnt go by that they each didnt speak to one or another. Living far apart was their enemy, but, each year, they met on the Outer Banks of North Carolina to reminisce about the times of their youth in a small junior college in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, where they had met, lived together, and vowed an eternity of sisterhood. So far, all these gatherings had gone perfectly. Then, one day, the invitation arrived. What invitation, you ask? Why the one that was going to change all their lives. It came from Dixie Lee Callaway, and we all know someone just like her, the one who takes the oxygen out of the air when she arrives, and you dont ever feel quite well again. She too had gone to school with them, but she hadnt surfaced for decades, so why now? That is where this tale begins. With its mix of Southern hospitality and Yankee ingenuity, this story will take you on a ride that will make you laugh uproariously one minute and cry sorrowfully the next. Perhaps it could be best described as where Gone With the Wind meets Downton Abbey. Certainly anything and everything will happen. Tara, Ginger, Sabrina, and Dabney will do their best to uphold the traditions and manners learned long ago in the South, but, as for their former professor, southern gentleman extraordinaire Bristow ONeal, this may be one step too far. Enjoy listening in on the secret language of this unique group of women, as they revisit their past with both joy and regret, and share their present as it has been altered by the passage of time and the changing of the culture that formed them.
In her early thirties, the stunning blonde, Willa Carpenter, seemed to have it all. Her romance novels always made the best seller list and her life in urban D.C. was filled with friends and good times at the illustrious Willard Hotel. But deep inside Willa there was a light that had gone out when both her famous parents were killed in a senseless car accident. She was eighteen and alone, except for the care of a watchful and loving aunt. The joy in her life seemed over except for her desire to become successful; the wish of her novelist mother and insanely funny father who wrote a beloved weekly comic strip. While her days of youth and daydreams of summers in Maine were gone, Willa succeeded in everything she set out to do, except for one important thing: the love of a man to share it with. After one intense relationship that ended badly, Willa decided to concentrate on her writing. With success after success Willa's name became a household word for women loving the intrigue, betrayal and happy endings that a good romance novel delivers. Then something inside of her snapped and she couldn't write a word. Nothing came. Desperate to overcome this state of mind and heart, Willa had to get it back before her publisher, the indomitable Kit Winthrop came down on her with a vengeance. Trying to find the right words and story to go with it, Willa happened to see a short article in the paper that might lead to something. She could never imagine that meeting a young college graduate and following that article would lead her to a woman who would change her life forever. A woman who lived on an island that was magical. Willa was about to go on an adventure that would bring her all the things that had long been taken from her and find the love she had been looking for in the peace and serenity that could only be found on a small piece of land that defied time in the enchanted Chesapeake.
Inside New York's Elite Society, Fiona and John Briggs are royalty. Fiona is young, beautiful and famous for her watercolors of the Chesapeake marshes. John is the Wall Street kingpin who is brilliant, distinguished and has a flair of life. He is the sole heir to the Briggs fortune and he and his mother, Lenny, New York socialite extraordinaire, have been waiting ten years for Fiona to produce the one possession they want to more than anything- a child to carry on their legacy. Fiona has endured their endless emotional assaults about a child that can never be and in her attempt to escape from John's endless love affairs and horrendous fits of rage she has met and fallen hopelessly in love with another man.
The Eastwood Developmental Center, one of the most successful nonprofit agencies in New Jersey, is about to come unhinged. Betrayal, lies, and envy will become the order of the day until someone finally stops the madness. Poised to become the next president of Eastwood's board of directors, Adam Falk becomes entangled in the machinations of director Duncan Turner. For years, Turner has planned to take over the agency as CEO and executive director. But when another employee gets in his way, Turner will stop at nothing to eliminate the problem. He soon brings the entire nonprofit system under scrutiny and destroys the lives of those who trust him most. As famed private investigator Tom Duffy digs for answers, he becomes obsessed with the case and must contend with painful memories from his past. Trying to protect themselves, politicians and bureaucrats run for cover as the media and families of those involved begin to ask questions. Will Duffy's investigation uncover Turner's diabolical scheme before it's too late?
Holy crabs! The pot is steaming over and all hell is about to break loose when the veteran Chesapeake waterman, Dickie Short, marshals his best letter writing ability and goes to war against what he sees as the murder of all he knows. Why doesn't anyone stop it? Well someone is about to do just that and when young reporter Tug Alston arrives in the small town of Somerville, Maryland, nothing will ever be the same again. Join this unlikely pair as they try to turn back time, share a whole lot of laughs and devise a plan to protect the bay and all things Eastern Shore.
The most vital step in every child's early reading is to connect the movement of the mouth with the sounds of the alphabet. This is such a simple concept, but is fundamental to the development of reading. Look At My Mouth is a world first - a literacy mirror book which shows children this connection. Children see their mouth in the mirror as they look at the pictures and make the sounds of the alphabet. This awareness of mouth formations is essential for the development and understanding of different sounds and the vital step into school reading programs. 'Look At My Mouth' is also a great way to identify early speech difficulties so they can be helped at the earliest stages. Anna Gill is a Sydney based linguistics teacher, who has taught speech development and literacy in NSW primary schools. Her specialist area is pre-reading and early intervention with speech and reading difficulties.
An anthology of short stories and poems 'inspired by music and songs'. From the solo voice to the symphony, from the rhythm of the sea to the music of the spheres, this is the theme and starting point for Paper Jam, a collection of thirty stories and poems from the Writer's Hub, Coventry. It may be a song title or lyric that sets the spark, or the magic of the theatre; the enchantment of a much loved tune or the sensual pleasures of playing, dancing, and listening. Music has the power to unearth buried memories, deep emotions, times, places and people long gone, even entire eras. Music is a backdrop for romance, celebration and mourning; a metaphor for life in all its rhythm, harmony and discord. As universal as a lullaby or as personal as a choice of ringtone, the fifteen authors employ music in all its manifestations, transporting the reader across time and space on the power of song. Listen.
Colour is a powerful tool, recognized by the ancients and used widely by professionals in many fields today. This volume looks at the secrets of using colour in the home to create different atmospheres to suit individual personalities and styles.
Read & Respond: The Silver Sword provides teachers with a wealth of resources to teach The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier. Notes and activities reflect the way that teachers teach now and include shared texts, guided reading notes, reading activities, speaking and listening activities, writing projects and assessment guidance. The Silver Sword is a thought-provoking tale about a group of children's struggle to evade the Nazis and find their parents in the Second World War.
A handbook of step-by-step instructions, advice and tips on how to draw animals ranging from parrots to polar bears, using all sorts of pens, pastels, paints and pencils. It includes details of selected Web sites which contain more information on materials, famous artists and techniques.
Progressing on from Stage Two, this reading activity book provides stimulating activities to give young children a head start in learning to read. A pull-out reading game features the favourite Letterland characters.
EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND. Amid the heavy politicisation and problematisation of male migrants in Europe, this ethnographic study casts new light on their experiences, struggles and everyday resistance. The author follows the journeys of those who seek, but have little hope of achieving, permanent residence status in European countries, tracking their successive migrations, detentions and deportations within and beyond the continent. She explores migrants’ tactics, the impact of precarity on their lives and the dual feelings of enduring hope and powerless vulnerability they experience. This is a sensitive and insightful analysis of how the European migration regime shapes, and is shaped by, migrants’ practices.
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