When Catherine's mother dies she's lost in a world of havbing to grow up fast and learning where she is and isn't wanted. Catherine's journey takes her from a quite apartmenrt in Connecticut to a fast paced life with her father in Providence. When Catherine's stepmother begins to show open distaste for having her around she is sent away to fend for herself. There's hate, love, money, poverty, a suicide attempt, death.
The Feast of the Widow and Other Stories is a collection of several short stories, a personal essay, and the title novella. The work included here tracks my exploration of how to invoke in my fiction all the complex forces--existential, supernatural, historical, mythical, emotional--that act on the human world and influence the human experience Of the short stories included here, half--"Selling the Couch," "Grace," and "Elegy"--Fall into the realm of traditional realist fiction, while "Kings" and "Cave Dwelling" incorporate elements of fairy tales, legend, and/or fantasy into a traditional realist, semi-autobiographical framework, and "The Cooking Grate" re-imagines the Hansel & Gretel tale. The personal essay, "We follow the railroad" explores my Italian-American family's roots and my own rootlessness through a series of interwoven vignettes The novella is narrated by two alternating point of view characters, Gaetano and Catarina, and set in the small fictional Italian village of Santa Lucia in the middle of the 20 th century The novella follows three main dramatic arcs--the young midwife Catarina's mysterious ability to invoke the dead; Gaetano's 30-year infatuation with Catarina's mother, Antonella; and the "widow" Geneveva who has, with the help of Santa Lucia's womenfolk, established a yearly ritual to honor the memory of her murdered fiance, Fabrizio The desperate acts to which Geneveva is driven by her incessant grief connect and propel the events that unfold throughout the course of the novella.
Sara Daniels lives in France where she pursues her passion for organic gardening and natural building at her environmentally-friendly B&B, Terre et Toi. This book reflects her concern for the environment and provides alternatives for an increasing percentage of the population who no longer wish to include gluten and dairy products in their diet. With an emphasis on fresh, seasonal food, Recipes from the Straw Bale House is bursting with tasty, healthy, vegetarian dishes which will surely convert even the most obstinate meat-eater.
The title says it all…whether you like your romances small-town sweet, hot and steamy, or with a bit of danger, we have what you're looking for. Inside ALL ROMANCE, ALL THE TIME, you'll get a taste of 13 stories by some of our most popular and bestselling authors, at least one of whom is guaranteed to become your new romance go-to. So no matter if your toes curl for Regency rogues, wounded warriors, chiseled cowboys or the classic guy-next-door, prepare to lose yourself between the covers. Featuring titles from The Closer you Come by Gena Showalter, The Devil Takes a Bride by Julia London, Unfaded Glory by Sara Arden, Flirting with Disaster by Victoria Dahl, Wild Horses by B.J. Daniels, First Time in Forever by Sarah Morgan, One Wish by Robyn Carr, Holding Strong by Lori Foster, Part Time Cowboy by Maisey Yates, In Your Dreams by Kristan Higgins, When We Met by Susan Mallery, Wild Iris Ridge by RaeAnne Thayne, and The Tea Shop on Lavender Lane by Sheila Roberts.
Thank you for visiting our website. Would you like to provide feedback on how we could improve your experience?
This site does not use any third party cookies with one exception — it uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic.Learn More.