The Co-Lin Trillium, 1939 (Classic Reprint), Nichols Dorris

Автор: Eastham, Kate
Название: Miss Nightingale`s Nurses
ISBN: 1405935898 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781405935890
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Цена: 14070.00 T
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Описание: Discover the first heartwarming novel in Kate Eastham's nursing series in this gripping and compelling story of strength

'Deftly written . . . a moving account of loss, as well as self-discovery and achievement' Woman's Own
'A vivid, entertaining read which brought history alive' 5***** Reader Review
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From the docks of Liverpool to a distant battlefield, can one girl find her brother and save herself?

Ada Houston's life is shattered when her brother Frank goes missing following an accident at the docks. But a short time later she hears a rumour that he survived and left Liverpool to fight a foreign war.

Determined not to lose him a second time she boards a ship to bring him home. But the battlefields of the Crimea are a hostile place for a penniless young woman.

Then one day a lifeline is thrown her way as she is offered the chance to train as a nurse under the famous Florence Nightingale. Working in the most terrible of conditions, Ada shows an aptitude beyond anyone's expectations as she cares for her injured countrymen, makes new friends and enjoys the first flutter of romance.

But Frank is still missing and she needs to find him before it's too late . . .
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'A wonderfully written book' 5***** Reader Review

'Gripped me right from the start' 5***** Reader Review

'You felt you were with them' 5***** Reader Review

Автор: Dorris Jim
Название: Coal Dust Dreamer: Looking Back on Kentucky with Poetry and Photos
ISBN: 1480932728 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781480932722
Издательство: Неизвестно
Цена: 10110.00 T
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Описание: In Coal Dust Dreamer, author Jim Dorris is able to captivate readers with his experiences in Western Kentucky during the late 1940s, '50s and early '60s. By examining his thoughts and feelings through poetic and photographic snapshots, Dorris gives readers the opportunity to imagine a simpler time.

Nostalgia is a present theme throughout this book, especially within the photographs, which were all taken by the author's mother. Although a unique phenomenon at the time, Dorris' mother captured life through taking photographs and developing them for future generations. Dorris has used these photographs and his poetry throughout Coal Dust Dreamer, hoping that readers will rediscover a part of their past, whether or not they were reared in Kentucky.

About the Authors

Author Jim Dorris is a retired university professor who grew up in Providence, Kentucky. After graduating from Western Kentucky University in 1966, he left the commonwealth to seek his fortune (he's still looking). Dorris currently lives in Denver, Colorado.

Velma L. Dorris grew up as a country girl in Western Kentucky as the daughter of Jim and Grady Lovan. She worked hard all of her life, but found time for John, her kids, parakeets and photographs, which she took and developed herself. Some of these photos appear in this book.

Автор: Dorris M.
Название: Yellow Raft in Blue Water, A
ISBN: 0312421850 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780312421854
Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink(MPS)
Цена: 11640.00 T
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Описание: A fierce saga of three generations of Indian women, beset by hardships and torn by angry secrets, yet inextricably joined by the bonds of kinship. Starting in the present day and moving backward, the novel is told in the voices of the three women: Rayona, Christine and Ida.