Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Life was good for Baby Gin. Growing up in the rural South, she was the apple of her daddy's eye and was coddled and spoiled by a loving housekeeper and an elder brother who thought she could do no wrong. And she was in love. Baby Gin lived for the summers when she knew Cary Ellington would come to stay with his grandfather. She had grand designs for marrying him when she was all grown up. Of course, she took for granted that Cary would see things the same way. It never occurred to her that a ten-year age difference would be of consequence to him. But we all know what they say about a woman scorned. The Unicorn Glade is a coming-of-age story of a girl's quest for understanding of the world around her, especially when she realizes that she can't always get what she wants. It is a journey of self discovery and self realization, of finding her way out of darkness and learning to see beauty in the world even when things do not feel so beautiful. Written in a style evocative of the South, the book is peopled by a host of quirky characters who live in and around the small town of Indianola, Mississippi. The author's smooth, soothing, sometimes rambling prose brings to mind hot summer nights and warm gentle breezes, and will have you reaching for a cool mint julep by the end of the first page. A light-hearted, humorous, and often irreverent book, it is filled with anecdotes and old Southern expressions, with a heaping helping of gossip served on the side.
Identical twins Ginny and Noelle Cates are thrilled to be touring the magnificent Mandrake Hall mansion on their visit to Newport, Rhode Island. But when they get locked inside overnight with the ghosts of the past, things are not so thrilling. Ginny and Noelle awaken to find themselves in a strange new world full of people who believe them to be someone else. Is it a case of mistaken identity or is there something more sinister going on? As the girls struggle to understand what is really happening in the mysterious mansion in which they are trapped with nowhere to run, Ginny and Noelle must confront the inhabitants of this strange new world in their efforts to find their way home, and to learn that sometimes you have to lose yourself in the most unexpected places in order to truly find yourself. Captive Orbits is a story of loneliness and loss, and the search to find happiness again after tragedy. It explores the bond between sisters and the love that binds family even across time, space, and generations.
Identical twins Ginny and Noelle Cates are thrilled to be touring the magnificent Mandrake Hall mansion on their visit to Newport, Rhode Island. But when they get locked inside overnight with the ghosts of the past, things are not so thrilling. Ginny and Noelle awaken to find themselves in a strange new world full of people who believe them to be someone else. Is it a case of mistaken identity or is there something more sinister going on? As the girls struggle to understand what is really happening in the mysterious mansion in which they are trapped with nowhere to run, Ginny and Noelle must confront the inhabitants of this strange new world in their efforts to find their way home, and to learn that sometimes you have to lose yourself in the most unexpected places in order to truly find yourself. Captive Orbits is a story of loneliness and loss, and the search to find happiness again after tragedy. It explores the bond between sisters and the love that binds family even across time, space, and generations.
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Life was good for Baby Gin. Growing up in the rural South, she was the apple of her daddy's eye and was coddled and spoiled by a loving housekeeper and an elder brother who thought she could do no wrong. And she was in love. Baby Gin lived for the summers when she knew Cary Ellington would come to stay with his grandfather. She had grand designs for marrying him when she was all grown up. Of course, she took for granted that Cary would see things the same way. It never occurred to her that a ten-year age difference would be of consequence to him. But we all know what they say about a woman scorned. The Unicorn Glade is a coming-of-age story of a girl's quest for understanding of the world around her, especially when she realizes that she can't always get what she wants. It is a journey of self discovery and self realization, of finding her way out of darkness and learning to see beauty in the world even when things do not feel so beautiful. Written in a style evocative of the South, the book is peopled by a host of quirky characters who live in and around the small town of Indianola, Mississippi. The author's smooth, soothing, sometimes rambling prose brings to mind hot summer nights and warm gentle breezes, and will have you reaching for a cool mint julep by the end of the first page. A light-hearted, humorous, and often irreverent book, it is filled with anecdotes and old Southern expressions, with a heaping helping of gossip served on the side.
Father John Marie Latour, a wise and patrician French priest, enters the wilderness of New Mexico to establish a Roman Catholic diocese. Father Latour must overcome the hostility of his subordinates and his own deep loneliness in this vast and mysterious land.
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