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The garment
By Catherine Cookson. 1994
Grace Rouse, a normal and beautiful young woman, is forced to recognise that her marriage is a sham after two…
years as the wife of a country parson. She seeks to escape a mounting sense of frustration and despair by turning from the husband she has tried in vain to love to the comfort and release offered by another man. Grace is forced to wage a war between a man who can give her children and a man who passionately desires children but can only give them his name. 1994.The Gardens of Covington (Ladies of Covington ; #2)
By Joan A Medlicott. 2001
Three seventyish friends, who live together in a North Carolina farmhouse, are busy growing and learning through life's experiences. Stalwart…
Hannah rallies the town's forces to combat a ruthless developer. Sweet, soft Grace and beau Bob open a tearoom together. And dreamy Amelia falls hard for a scoundrel who is sure to hurt her. Some descriptions of sex and some descriptions of violence. 2002, c2001. (Ladies of Covington ; 2)The heart's lonely secret
By Jane Peart. 1994
Ivy Austin dreams of being set free from the drudgery of the orphanage. But even after she is adopted, Ivy…
finds herself part of a plan to take orphaned and abandoned children by train to new families in the Midwest. On board the Orphan Train frightened Ivy acts impulsively to secure herself a new family. c1994.The hills: more tales from the Blue Stacks, stories of Ireland
By Robert Bernen. 1983
The desert crop
By Catherine Cookson. 1997
1880s England. Young Daniel Stewart's life changes when his alcoholic, widowed father marries a distant Irish cousin, Moira Conelly. Over…
the years the cheerful Moira has many children while the father squanders their money. When his father dies, Daniel assumes the leadership of the family, falls in love with the wrong girl, and continues farming. 1997.The Blythes are quoted
By L. M Montgomery. 2009
Adultery, illegitimacy, misogyny, revenge, murder, despair, bitterness, hatred, and death - usually not the terms associated with L.M. Montgomery. In…
this her last work, Montgomery brought these topics to the forefront, in stories featuring a grown up Anne and her family around the time of the First World War. 2009.The book of Ebenezer Le Page
By G. B Edwards. 1981
An autobiographical novel found among the author's papers after his death at the age of eighty. Ebenezer remembers his life…
on the isle of Guernsey from pastoral childhood to old age; from the time of the Boer War through World War II, when Guernsey was occupied by German troops, to the age of television and tourism. He also tells of his love/hate relationship with Liza. 1981.The blue castle
By L. M Montgomery. 1980
To be 29 and unmarried is the ultimate in shame and misery in the small Canadian town where Valancy has…
grown up, and for years she has taken refuge in her imaginary 'blue castle'. Now she must face reality; a letter has turned her life upside down. It's time to leave home and seek freedom. 1980.The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club
By Gil McNeil. 2009
Jo Mackenzie, newly widowed with two young sons and a perilous bank balance, leaves London to take over her Gran's…
wool shop in her seaside hometown. There, she finds unexpected comfort in a knitting group that meets to trade gossip and, occasionally, a new stitch. When a new man enters Jo's life, the knitting club has even more trouble confining the conversation to knit one, purl two. Some strong language. c2009.Teacher, teacher!
By Jack Sheffield. 2007
Still glides the stream
By Flora Thompson. 1967
Silver wedding
By Maeve Binchy. 1988
Desmond and Deirdre O'Hagan will soon have been married for twenty-five years. Naturally there must be a celebration - but…
who is going to arrange it? And will the right people come? The past secrets and present fears of family and friends are unveiled in this collection of stories. Each story is separate from, yet connected to, the others, all culminating in the last revealing drama - the celebration itself. 1988.Sir Philip's folly (Poor Relations. #4.)
By Marion Chesney. 1994
Mrs. Budge, another of Sir Philip's paramours, is allowed to stay at the hotel, but she is lazy and eats…
all day. A guest named Lady Carruthers arrives, and to hide her age, dresses her 19-year old daughter as a school girl. The poor relations must deal with Mrs. Budge, find Arabella a husband and trounce her terrible mother. Sequel to "Mrs. Budley falls from grace" (DC12531), followed by Colonel Sandhurst to the rescue" (DC13445). 1994. (The Poor Relations ; 4)Return journey
By Ruby M Ayres. 1983
A ship trip to Port Said is suddenly enlivened when the sparkling Rocky joins the ship at Toulon. She makes…
an enormous impact on the rest of the passengers who find themselves warming to her delightful charm and friendly ways. Relationships form and emotions are stirred at sea, and Rocky plays a hand in the excitements of the voyage. 1983.Pourquouââ?
By Yaël Vent des Hove. 2004
Prières d'un enfant très très sage
By Roch Carrier. 1988
Un enfant très très sage s'éveille à lui-même, au monde, et parle familièrement à Dieu. L'enfant le prie à haute…
voix et le questionne: "Pourquoi la vie est compliquée?" Le monde est trop grand, l'enfant est trop petit. À chaque question, c'est toujours un miracle ou un mystère qui répond. 1988.Où es-tu petite boule rouge?
By Patricia Côté. 2014
Album tout carton où un narrateur demande à une boule rouge ce qu'elle veut faire, soit: rebondir comme une balle…
de baseball ou de ping-pong, être suspendue à un pommier comme un fruit ou sur sapin à la manière d'un ornement, virevolter au vent au bout d'une tuque comme un pompon, devenir le bout du micro d'un chanteur populaire, glisser au sommet d'une crème glacée à la vanille ou servir de ballon à une bande d'enfants? Rebondissant au pied du possible narrateur (un garçon), elle devient le nez rouge qu'il fixe à son visage. Années M-2. 2014.Devant ma maison
By Marianne Dubuc. 2010
Un imagier jouant sur les associations d'idées d'un jeune narrateur qui présente sa maison, ce qui l'entoure et ce qu'elle…
contient, amenant par la même occasion le lecteur à faire un voyage dans sa chambre, sous son lit, où il ne trouve rien (ouf!) mis à part une vieille chaussette et un livre de contes. Ce dernier contient de nombreux personnages qui défilent ainsi que leurs univers respectifs. Après avoir évoqué princesses, loups, pirates et autres héros des classiques de la littérature pour enfants, il convie le lecteur à une visite au zoo de la ville avant de retourner à la maison et refermer la boucle de cette journée. Années M-2. 2010.Olivier 1940 (Roman d'Olivier. #7.)
By Robert Sabatier. 2003
En 1940, Olivier, l'enfant des Allumettes suédoises, fête ses dix-sept ans. Pour la traversée des épreuves, il a des armes…
: sa gouaille, sa malice, les trésors d'une vie libre et populaire. Comment vivre ces années, décider soi-même ? Son entourage - famille adoptive, compagnons de travail, amis d'Auvergne, Parisiens effarés - ne lui apporte pas de réponse. Sur un fond de bruits de bottes, de sirènes, de vacarme guerrier, d'étendards ennemis, le grouillement des êtres : assassins et victimes, privilégiés et démunis, égarés et attentistes, martyrs et indifférents, collaborateurs et trafiquants, et aussi hommes en lutte, rares et isolés. Cet univers tant décrit apparaît ici sous un regard neuf, miraculeusement inédit, saisi sur le vif avec une justesse incomparable. Par le naturel, le charme, la discrétion, l'humour, l'émotion, tous ces jours redeviennent plus vrais, plus réels. C'est la reconstruction d'une époque perdue, la lutte contre le désespoir, l'incertitude. Il se dégage d'Olivier 1940 quelque chose de fort, de secret, d'indéfinissable, parcourant ce qui, plus qu'un roman, plus que de l'histoire, restitue la vérité dans la splendeur d'un livre qu'aucun lecteur n'oubliera.Nana in the city (Recorded Books new reader)
By Lauren Castillo. 2015
A young boy is frightened by how busy and noisy the city is when he goes there to visit his…
Nana, but she makes him a fancy red cape that keeps him from being scared as she shows him how wonderful a place it is. 2015 Caldecott Honor Book. Grades P-2. 2015.