When her husband leaves her for a younger woman, Rose Franklin buys a camper and sets off—away from her heartache and anger. She finds herself spending a couple of days in Shady Grove, a camp site along the Mississippi River in West Memphis, Arkansas. While there, a respected and well-liked man in the community seems to commit suicide for no apparent reason. Could it somehow be connected to the ancient slave burial ground that he was researching? As Rose comes to know the characters of this small community she begins to unravel the mystery of why a man loses his faith and the consequences of his loss.
Jacob's Ladder is a thoughtful follow up to Down by the Riverside, featuring a curious and spiritual sleuth. When her husband left her for a younger woman, Rose Franklin bought a camper and started traveling. Eventually, she put down roots in Shady Grove, a campsite along the Mississippi River in West Memphis, Arkansas, where she has lived for six months now. Since she solved the murder of Lawrence Franklin, life has been quiet: she is enjoying her new friends, life next to the river, and a blossoming romance with neighbor Thomas Sawyer. But when Rose discovers a mysterious camper from New Mexico dead in his trailer, she finds herself in the middle of another mystery. American Indian artifacts, an ancient cultural history, and a passage to grace are at stake as Rose unravels the murder, while at the same time comes to terms with a visit from her ex-husband and her father's declining health.
A spiritual and riveting follow-up to Jacob's Ladder, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is ultimately a story about redemption, and the chariots that carry each of us from hardship and darkness, to understanding. When her husband left her for a younger woman, Rose Franklin bought a camper and started traveling. Eventually, she put down roots in Shady Grove, a campsite along the Mississippi River in West Memphis, Arkansas, where she has lived for almost two years now. After helping to solve two murders in the area, Rose is now entangled in the murder of a young man from South Dakota—a murder which Chariot, a young woman at the Shady Grove campground, stands accused. As Rose tries to help her friend Chariot out from under the shadow of suspicion and solve the murder, she also struggles with unresolved maternal instincts, and her own difficult choices.
Explore the tragedies, relationships, and resilient qualities of the characters in a small-town community who learn to value the resolve and connectedness that develops as they overcome adversity in the touching new novel, To Welcome You Home. The author Jackie-Lynn M. Brown, PhD, found through her studies that prior-service members and civilians all react to unforseen tragedies in unique and personal ways. Meet Pops, a prior US Marine, whose heartbreaking loss suddenly leaves him as a single father caring for and raising his first-born son; Theo and Homer, two US Army buddies who fall victim to a driving accident that changes their lives forever; Brooke, a young woman who aspires to join the US Air Force, but experiences a frightening water-skiing accident that causes her to question her purpose in life; and Jesse, a kind-hearted young boy who struggles with how to stop a group of bullies from humiliating him and his friends at school. Readers will adore the colorful characters in To Welcome You Home, as their hardships are overcome and they seek to live meaningful, purposful lives. Their inspirational stories provide a sense of hope that, no matter the obstacle, you can overcome it.
The Lab. C’est LA boîte branchée du moment à Marseille. C’est là que Gaëlle, Cassandra et Solène, toutes fraîches diplômées, ont décidé de célébrer leur master. Pour des motivations bien différentes, chacune des trois amies espère que cette soirée sera mémorable. Elles sont cependant bien loin de s’imaginer à quel point cette nuit se révélera aussi surprenante qu’inoubliable.
100 People to Meet Before You Die is an anthology of cultural reports about daily life in 12 countries, shared by a Midwest mother with 321 photos of people at work/play. The theme is understanding and tolerance that grows to warmth and admiration of many fine qualities in those who practice the traditions that arise from centuries of repetition.
When Jackie Yvonne is born, she has no idea that she is the only thing keeping her parents sane. A recent tragedy has changed their family forever. As they settle into a new beginning in El Dorado, Arkansas, and focus on caring for little Jackie, things seem to improve for the family. Jackie is a stubborn yet happy girl who uses her imagination to play and interact with friends. As she embarks on a coming-of-age journey with optimism as her traveling companion during the 1950s, Jackies parents eventually divorce and her mother remarries. When chasing the American Dream becomes a way of life, Jackie moves with her parents into a new home in a new town or state every year. But it is not until the innocence of the era finally gives way to reality with her first husband and the arrival of her first born that Jackie learns that guts and determination are the true necessities of life. In this historical tale, a girl blossoms into a young woman during 1950s California and discovers that loss and love are the two main ingredients of a full life.
Whether you're curious to learn what camping is all about or you already know you love camping, this book is for you. This is the book to read when you're up for an adventure, ready to try something new, or want some fun games to play. The stories in the book might be slightly embellished; it's up to the reader to decide which are true, which are exaggerated, and which are completely fabricated. Also, reader beware. Reading this book might just compel you to get out and seek adventure and make up your own camping adventures along the way.
Live life! Break away from the mundane habits and predictable schedules of everyday living! Interactions with new cultures will transcend the limitations of your world. Should you be immune to the lessons life is waiting to teach? Let me introduce you to dozens of people to meet along the way, as you gain personal insights cultures, customs, and hints about the incredible changes taking place inside yourself from this type of exposure. The icing on the cake is the compelling photographs that take you through the daily life of an unfamiliar culture. A travel experience starts with the place and the sights to see. What you bring back in your treasure chest of memories will be experiences with people you meet along the way. I will hold your hand while you see, taste, smell and breathe the life of the people. This is not a show and tell guidebook to suggest where to go and what to do. It will open your eyes and tempt your tongue, as you taste traditional Moroccan bisteeya (a delectable three-layer sweet pie wrapped in the thinnest of pastries and eaten with three fingers). Your exposure to more traditional customs may cause you to change your lifestyle. After this safe, vicarious trip at my side, you will be packing for your second. Whether you need inspiration, without venturing away from your known comforts to fill those gaps of discontentment, or you dare to let your imagination run free in exploring the world around you, you will want to keep "100 People" at your bedside or in your reading bag for your next flight. Jackie Chase has more than four decades of travel experience in and out of over one hundred countries. She has lived temporarily with remote tribal people in the populated continents of the earth and has written several books in this photo-journalism series about cultures, plus a Traveler's Handbook that won a Royal Palm Literary Award.
Through several abusive relationships the author leaned on her faith in God and learned to become a stronger person, one who did not need to stay in unhealthy relationships.
When Jackie Yvonne is born, she has no idea that she is the only thing keeping her parents sane. A recent tragedy has changed their family forever. As they settle into a new beginning in El Dorado, Arkansas, and focus on caring for little Jackie, things seem to improve for the family. Jackie is a stubborn yet happy girl who uses her imagination to play and interact with friends. As she embarks on a coming-of-age journey with optimism as her traveling companion during the 1950s, Jackies parents eventually divorce and her mother remarries. When chasing the American Dream becomes a way of life, Jackie moves with her parents into a new home in a new town or state every year. But it is not until the innocence of the era finally gives way to reality with her first husband and the arrival of her first born that Jackie learns that guts and determination are the true necessities of life. In this historical tale, a girl blossoms into a young woman during 1950s California and discovers that loss and love are the two main ingredients of a full life.
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