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The Hard Blue Sky

A Novel

By: Shirley Ann Grau

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“An arresting and beautifully written novel” about a young woman who yearns to escape her life in Louisiana, by a Pulitzer Prize–winning author (The New York Times). West of New Orleans among a few small Gulf islands lies the Isle aux Chiens, a tiny, impoverished strip of land burdened by intolerable heat and roaming packs of wild dogs. Here a handful of Creole families eke out a meager existence by fishing the Gulf waters. Such is the fate of Al Landry and his seventeen-year-old daughter, Annie. All Annie has ever known is the wild sea, but she longs for other people and places, including the glamor of life in the Big Easy. When a cruel, handsome sailing boat pilot from the city passes through, he kindles Annie’s fantasies for a life beyond the island. Soon, the young girl faces a decision: remain planted in the predictable life she has always known, or toss it all aside for her dreamed-of adventure. Elsewhere on the island, eighteen-year-old Henry Livaudais disappears on a hunting expedition, sparking a feud with a neighboring settlement of Yugoslavian oystermen. As the summer heat intensifies, his father tries to discover why Henry left the isolated fishing settlement. By the author of The Keepers of the House, this novel follows two teenagers on the cusp of adulthood as they look for an escape from their Southern homes. The National Book Award–shortlisted author establishes herself as the master chronicler of bayou life in this debut novel that captures the complexities of the Deep South’s most impoverished corners. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Shirley Ann Grau, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.

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616

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Open Road Media

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1453247246

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9781453247242

Selected Stories

By: Shirley Ann Grau

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Selected Stories

By: Shirley Ann Grau

This magnificent summation of the short stories of Shirley Ann Grau, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Keepers of the House, gathers together eighteen gems ranking with the finest of Eudora Welty and Flannery O'Connor. Grau possesses a range representing a master course in the craft of this most demanding art form. Her reader's banquet offers character sketches of Chekovian poignance and insight, a hilarious love story, excursions into the gothic and hauntingly apocalyptic, the elegiac and experimental, and stories that feel like compressed novels in their lapidary polish, depth, and emotional weight. Grau belongs in the company of the great southern short story writers, and the author's own choices of her best work remind readers of the unmatched capacity of the brief fictional form to depict character epiphany and such timeless themes as redemption and rebirth, the struggle between power and love, and the persistence of the past.

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300

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LSU Press

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0807132012

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9780807132012

Re-Constructing the Book

Literary Texts in Transmission

By: Maureen Bell,Shirley Chew,Simon Eliot

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Re-Constructing the Book

Literary Texts in Transmission

By: Maureen Bell,Shirley Chew,Simon Eliot

This title was first published in 2001. Literary critics, textual editors and bibliographers, and historians of publishing have hitherto tended to publish their research as if in separate fields of enquiry. The purpose of this volume is to bring together contributions from these fields in a dialogue rooted in the transmission of texts. Arranged chronologically, so as to allow the use of individual sections relevant to period literature courses, the book offers students and teachers a set of essays designed to reflect these approaches and to signal their potential for fruitful integration. Some of the essays answer the demand "Show me what literary critics (or textual editor; or book historians) do and how they do it", and stand as examples of the different concerns, methodologies and strategies employed. Others draw attention to the potential of the approaches in combination.

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234

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Routledge

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1351754106

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9781351754101

The Trolley Dollies Dog Show Diary

By: Shirley Myall

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The Trolley Dollies Dog Show Diary

By: Shirley Myall

This book is about the fun that Pat and I have showing our dogs in conformation. About the traumas that we have had while on the road with both motor homes on the odd occasion. Always room for a laugh and of course the odd tears that go with it. The showing of dogs in conformation can be very political but Pat and I do not let that affect either of us. We still strive for the wins on our dogs. Whether you show dogs or not you will get a good laugh reading this book.

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198

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Xlibris Corporation

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1465391800

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9781465391803

The Noble and Gentle Men of England

By: Evelyn Philip Shirley

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The Noble and Gentle Men of England

By: Evelyn Philip Shirley

Reprint of the original, first published in 1859. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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330

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BoD – Books on Demand

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338231102X

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9783382311025

Cat Cross Their Graves

By: Shirley Rousseau Murphy

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Cat Cross Their Graves

By: Shirley Rousseau Murphy

The beautiful, serene village of Molena Point, California is the type of place where people go to get away from the harsher realities of life––which is what attracted classic film star Patty Rose to buy the village inn, and settle down to enjoy her golden years. But as the town gathers to celebrate and honor the beautiful, aging actress with a festival of her old films, Patty is brutally murdered––to the horror and shock of this peaceful burg. A gentle tortoiseshell cat, Kit, has been enjoying a retreat to the animal–loving actress's inn, where she's spending time with her feline friends Dulcie, and the slick tomcat sleuth, Joe Grey. But her relaxation is cut short when she hears the gunshots that end Patty's life, and sees her dead body sprawled on the inn's front steps. She glimpses the killer racing into the parking garage, and soon follows his trail. Joe and Dulcie must now follow the naïve Kit's trail, and keep her from getting into serious trouble. To complicate matters, Joe discovers that Dulcie has been hiding a runaway child––one of the lucky humans that these special cats choose to talk to––who has now been kidnapped, likely by the same man who killed their famous friend. In the end, the little girl's abduction leads them to Patty's killer, and the feline friends are all united––but they all must mourn a departed friend as they stand beside the newly laid grave of Patty Rose.

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428

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Harper Collins

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0061740128

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9780061740121

Sarah Flanagan Mysteries

By: Shirley Brown

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Sarah Flanagan Mysteries

By: Shirley Brown

It starts out with her going to Hawaii with Officer Tim Collins, but as usual, she finds herself doing things for him. She also finds murder! A vacation in Hawaii ends up in work instead of a vacation. And a long series of murders, even after they get back to Los Angeles. Lieutenant Joe Henderson sees to that.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1503556476

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9781503556478

Knitting for Fun and Profit

By: Shirley MacNulty

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Knitting for Fun and Profit

By: Shirley MacNulty

Crafting today is a booming billion-dollar-a-year industry that attracts millions of people from all walks of life. Prima's new For Fun & Profit series offers all the information beginning crafters and those with an interest in crafting need to get started in turning a fun hobby into extra cash -- today! These books combine crafting basics with a wealth of simple business how-to information in a fun, easy-to-use format. Written by top crafts experts, these books show readers how to turn their passion into profit.

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310

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Prima Lifestyles

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0761521089

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9780761521082

Book's by Shirley Lacy

The Hard Blue Sky

The Hard Blue Sky

Selected Stories

Selected Stories

Re-Constructing the Book

Re-Constructing the Book

The Trolley Dollies Dog Show Diary

The Trolley Dollies Dog Show Diary

The Noble and Gentle Men of England

The Noble and Gentle Men of England

Cat Cross Their Graves

Cat Cross Their Graves

Sarah Flanagan Mysteries

Sarah Flanagan Mysteries

Knitting for Fun and Profit

Knitting for Fun and Profit

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