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The Strength of a Kiss

By: Joyce Chipperfield

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In 1966, in a small fictitious village in the fens of Cambridgeshire, Lauren is only sixteen. She has never been in love, and when the bond she shares with David, a close friend and neighbour, develops into a more meaningful relationship, she is out of her depth. Having known Lauren since she was a baby, David is just as astounded to find he has fallen in love with a girl eight years younger, who has always been like a little sister. Fate takes control, however, when David is trapped into a loveless marriage. Fighting his love for Lauren he tries to make a life with his wife and baby daughter. The marriage does not stand a chance, as David's love for Lauren strengthens, he is forced to admit he has made a mistake. A brutal assault on Lauren by a local man, who has a grudge against the family, brings Lauren and David closer together. Lauren's story is of her journey from adolescence into womanhood; from the intensity of first love to the heartache of a forbidden love and family disapproval. She keeps her love secret from an over protective sister, who brought her and brother Mark up, after losing their parents eleven years ago. Embarking on an all consuming affair with David, she refuses to face reality; when she does it is almost too much to bear.

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1467007064

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Come and Join the Dance

A Novel

By: Joyce Johnson

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Come and Join the Dance

A Novel

By: Joyce Johnson

The daring debut of the Beat Generation’s first woman novelist It’s 1955. Seven days before her graduation from Barnard College, Susan Levitt asks herself, “What if you lived your entire life without urgency?” just before going out to make things happen to her that will shatter the mask of conformity concealing her feelings of alienation. If Susan continues to be “good,” marriage and security await her. But her hunger is rising for the self-discovery that comes from existential freedom. After breaking up with the Columbia boy she knows she could marry, Susan seeks out those she considers “outlaws”: the brave and fragile Kay, who has moved into a rundown hotel, in order to “see more than fifty percent when I walk down the street”; the vulnerable adolescent rebel Anthony; and Peter, the restless hipster graduate student who has become the object of Kay’s unrequited devotion. This fascinating novel—which the author began writing a year before her encounter with Jack Kerouac—is a young woman’s complex response to the liberating messages of the Beat Generation. In a subversive feminist move, Johnson gives her heroine all the freedom the male Beat writers reserved for men, to travel her own road.

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Open Road Media

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148048119X

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9781480481190

Excursions into Modernism

Women Writers, Travel, and the Body

By: Joyce Kelley

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Excursions into Modernism

Women Writers, Travel, and the Body

By: Joyce Kelley

Positioned at a crossroads between feminist geographies and modernist studies, Excursions into Modernism considers transnational modernist fiction in tandem with more rarely explored travel narratives by women of the period who felt increasingly free to journey abroad and redefine themselves through travel. In an era when Western artists, writers, and musicians sought 'primitive' ideas for artistic renewal, Joyce E. Kelley locates a key similarity between fiction and travel writing in the way women authors use foreign experiences to inspire innovations with written expression and self-articulation. She focuses on the pairing of outward journeys with more inward, introspective ones made possible through reconceptualizing and mobilizing elements of women’s traditional corporeal and domestic geographies: the skin, the ill body, the womb, and the piano. In texts ranging from Jean Rhys’s Voyage in the Dark to Virginia Woolf’s The Voyage Out and from Evelyn Scott’s Escapade to Dorothy Richardson’s Pilgrimage, Kelley explores how interactions between geographic movement, identity formation, and imaginative excursions produce modernist experimentation. Drawing on fascinating supplementary and archival materials such as letters, diaries, newspaper articles, photographs, and unpublished drafts, Kelley’s book cuts across national and geographic borders to offer rich and often revisionary interpretations of both canonical and lesser-known works.

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Taylor & Francis

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1134802854

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9781134802852

The Strength of a Promise

By: Joyce Chipperfield

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The Strength of a Promise

By: Joyce Chipperfield

The sequel to The Strength of a Kiss, The Strength of a Promise begins in May 1967, when 17 year old Laurens life changes forever. Her love for 25 year old David, who is married with a baby daughter, threatens to destroy everything she has ever known; splitting their families down the middle. They live in a small village community, and when Davids mother-in-law discovers their affair, Laurens sister and guardian has no choice but to forbid their relationship. To condone it would ruin Laurens reputation; even though Davids marriage is virtually over. During the next 18 months Lauren is forced to grow up in the cruelest possible way. Moving to Cambridge city with a friend, and estranged from her family, she attempts to put her life back together, while her sister Kay seizes every opportunity to drive Lauren and David further apart; finally betraying them unforgivably. When David is brutally attacked and left for dead, Lauren rushes home to be by his bedside, but soon discovers her actions have made matters worse. As Laurens story continues she emerges from adolescence into womanhood with a bittersweet taste in her mouth. Heartbroken and away from home what are her chances of ever finding happiness?

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146789317X

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9781467893176

Courting Justice

Gay Men And Lesbians V. The Supreme Court

By: Joyce Murdoch,Deb Price

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Courting Justice

Gay Men And Lesbians V. The Supreme Court

By: Joyce Murdoch,Deb Price

Since 1958, twenty-five men and two women have forced the Supreme Court to consider whether the Constitution's promises of equal protection apply to gay Americans. Here Joyce Murdoch and Deb Price reveal how the nation's highest court has reacted to these cases--from the surprising 1958 victory of a tiny homosexual magazine to the 2000 defeat of a gay Eagle Scout. A triumph of investigative reporting, Courting Justice gives us an inspiring new perspective on the struggle for civil rights in America.

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0786730943

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9780786730940

Courageous Christians

Devotional Stories for Family Reading

By: Joyce Vollmer Brown

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Courageous Christians

Devotional Stories for Family Reading

By: Joyce Vollmer Brown

Most Christian parents dream of raising children who will love God with their whole being and seek to serve Christ with their very lives. However, sometimes parents feel they lack solid Christian role models for their children outside of their family. Our kids need Christian heroes. Courageous Christians, by Joyce Brown, is just the family reader we need to fill this gap! The vast array of men, women, and children profiled in this book give everyone someone with whom to identify. These personalities are from different parts of the world and different time periods. These are people who have moved mountains with their faith, had courage beyond belief, and have demonstrated selfless, sacrificial love. Courageous Christians is a book that can be used by families with children of all ages. Joyce Brown provides clear, simple, well-explained stories of various Christian heroes. With sixty daily readings, this book will provide a perfect format for family devotions. This delightful family reader will teach children and parents alike what truly makes a Christian hero.

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Moody Publishers

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1575675943

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9781575675947

The Barbie Doll Years

By: Patrick C. Olds,Joyce L. Olds

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The Barbie Doll Years

By: Patrick C. Olds,Joyce L. Olds

Every Barbie doll, her friends, and their accessories are listed alphabetically by name, by stock number, and by year, making it possible to locate a specific doll even if you only know one of these details. Over 30,000 listings are at your fingertips, featured in a way that makes identification of one or 100 dolls easy. Cases, furniture, houses, paper dolls, children's clothes, jewelry, games, and more are included, as well as over 50 color photos.384 pages. REVIEW: This is a great reference for the Barbie collector. The main part of the book is a listing including number issued, date, value, and source store for each item issued from 1959 to 1998. Items listed include Barbie and Ken dolls, friend's dolls, outfits, accessories, and Barbie collectibles. The organization and multiple listings make everything easy to find and a pleasure to use.

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1574322710

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Under the Influence

A Novel

By: Joyce Maynard

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Under the Influence

A Novel

By: Joyce Maynard

The New York Times bestselling author of Labor Day and After Her returns with a poignant story about the true meaning—and the true price—of friendship. Drinking cost Helen her marriage and custody of her seven-year-old son, Ollie. Once an aspiring art photographer, she now makes ends meet taking portraits of school children and working for a caterer. Recovering from her addiction, she spends lonely evenings checking out profiles on an online dating site. Weekend visits with her son are awkward. He’s drifting away from her, fast. When she meets Ava and Swift Havilland, the vulnerable Helen is instantly enchanted. Wealthy, connected philanthropists, they have their own charity devoted to rescuing dogs. Their home is filled with fabulous friends, edgy art, and dazzling parties. Then Helen meets Elliott, a kind, quiet accountant who offers loyalty and love with none of her newfound friends’ fireworks. To Swift and Ava, he’s boring. But even worse than that, he’s unimpressed by them. As Helen increasingly falls under the Havillands’ influence—running errands, doing random chores, questioning her relationship with Elliott—Ava and Swift hold out the most seductive gift: their influence and help to regain custody of her son. But the debt Helen owes them is about to come due. Ollie witnesses an accident involving Swift, his grown son, and the daughter of the Havillands’ housekeeper. With her young son’s future in the balance, Helen must choose between the truth and the friends who have given her everything.

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HarperCollins

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0062257722

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9780062257727

One Hand in My Pocket

Decisions on the Way to the Alter Second Time Around

By: Joyce E. Davis,Kendra Lee,Mikel Husband

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One Hand in My Pocket

Decisions on the Way to the Alter Second Time Around

By: Joyce E. Davis,Kendra Lee,Mikel Husband

Tying in to BET's "Rap-It-Up" campaign to promote HIV/AIDS awareness, this anthology contains three inspiring stories about people with the HIV virus living positive and fulfilling lives.

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Kimani Sepia

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1583142517

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9781583142516

Book's by Joyce Kay

The Strength of a Kiss

The Strength of a Kiss

Come and Join the Dance

Come and Join the Dance

Excursions into Modernism

Excursions into Modernism

The Strength of a Promise

The Strength of a Promise

Courting Justice

Courting Justice

Courageous Christians

Courageous Christians

The Barbie Doll Years

The Barbie Doll Years

Under the Influence

Under the Influence

One Hand in My Pocket

One Hand in My Pocket

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