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El Hermano: A Novel By Carmen Baca
Par Carmen Baca. 2017
"El Hermano takes place during the forty days of Lent in 1928 as José and his cousins conspire to spy…
on one of the brotherhood's secret rituals to see what lies ahead for them as novices. José knows his time to join the Cofridías (of which his own father is Hermano Mayor) is near, but having seen Hermanos who appear to be in pain after a night spent at the morada, a meeting house and chapel, and having heard stories about those who even died in the past because of whatever went on within the sacred structure, his fear guides him to join his cousins in their clandestine scheme. Little do they know, certain New Mexican legends conspire against them; La Muerte, Saint Death, warns José to leave his future unknown, a ball of fire thought to be a witch crosses their path, and even la Llorona, ghost of the Weeping Woman, and el Diablo, the Devil make an appearance."--Amazon.com. Spanish language. UnratedBlackberries, blackberries
Par Crystal Wilkinson. 2000
Eighteen short stories exploring the curious lives of black, country women in "Affrilachia". Characters speak of their trials, sorrows, laughter,…
love, and tears. Their lives are never simple, but are black and juicy, just like a blackberry. 2000Meet us by the roaring sea: A Novel
Par Akil Kumarasamy. 2022
"In the near future, a young woman finds her mother's body starfished on the kitchen floor in Queens and sets…
on a journey through language, archives, artificial intelligence, and TV for a way back into herself. She begins to translate an old manuscript about a group of female medical students-living through a drought and at the edge of the war-as they create a new way of existence to help the people around them. In the process, the translator's life and the manuscript begin to become entangled. Along the way, the arrival of a childhood friend, a stranger, and an unusual AI project will force her to question her own moral compass and sense of goodness. How involved are we in the suffering of others? What does real compassion look like? How do you make a better world?" -- Provided by publisherCorazones perdidos
Par Celeste Ng. 2022
"Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books…
in a university library. Bird knows to not ask too many questions, stand out too much, or stray too far. For a decade, their lives have been governed by laws written to preserve "American culture" in the wake of years of economic instability and violence. To keep the peace and restore prosperity, the authorities are now allowed to relocate children of dissidents, especially those of Asian origin, and libraries have been forced to remove books seen as unpatriotic-including the work of Bird's mother, Margaret, a Chinese American poet who left the family when he was nine years old. Bird has grown up disavowing his mother and her poems; he doesn't know her work or what happened to her, and he knows he shouldn't wonder. But when he receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, he is pulled into a quest to find her. His journey will take him back to the many folktales she poured into his head as a child, through the ranks of an underground network of librarians, into the lives of the children who have been taken, and finally to New York City, where a new act of defiance may be the beginning of much-needed change." -- Provided by publisherAs love blooms: a novel (Gregory sisters #03)
Par Lorna Seilstad. 2015
"Tessa Gregory is nothing if not tenacious. Denied a position as a horticulturalist at prestigious Como Park in Saint Paul,…
she is not above a little benevolent deception in order to get the park superintendent to change his mind and hire her. She plans to infiltrate the world of wealthy and influential people in hopes of drumming up financial support for a world-class conservatory. Before she can put those plans into action, she meets Reese King, a handsome gardener at Como Park--and a major distraction. Still, Reese might be the key to achieving her dream. But is his goal to help her . . . or to capture her heart?" -- Provided by publisherLa respiración violenta del mundo
Par Ángela Pradelli. 2018
"Emilia is five years old when the military takes her mother from the house in Burzaco where they were hiding.…
The girl ends up in an orphanage and soon after she is taken by a married couple. Her appropriators, strict Catholics, decide to name her Florencia. At first, Emilia does not recognize herself in that name, but little by little the past - her mother's caresses, the songs her father sang in her ear, the memory of the green shoes her grandmother Lina gave her - is buried deep in her conscience. Meanwhile, Lina searches for her relentlessly with the help of Quica and Herminia who, like her, have lost their children at the hands of the "forces of order."" -- GoodreadsThe taste of ginger: a novel
Par Mansi Shah. 2022
"After her parents moved her and her brother to America, Preeti Desai never meant to tear her family apart. All…
she did was fall in love with a white Christian carnivore instead of a conventional Indian boy. Years later, with her parents not speaking to her and her controversial relationship in tatters, all Preeti has left is her career at a prestigious Los Angeles law firm. But when Preeti receives word of a terrible accident in the city where she was born, she returns to India, where she'll have to face her estranged parents...and the complicated past they left behind. Surrounded by the sights and sounds of her heritage, Preeti catches a startling glimpse of her family's battles with class, tradition, and sacrifice. Torn between two beautifully flawed cultures, Preeti must now untangle what home truly means to her." -- Provided by publisherWhile love stirs: a novel (Gregory sisters #02)
Par Lorna Seilstad. 2014
"After graduating from Fannie Farmer's School of Cookery in 1910, Charlotte Gregory is ready to stir things up. She is…
thrilled to have the opportunity to travel, lecture, and give cooking demonstrations on the very latest kitchen revolution--the gas stove--and certainly doesn't mind that the gas company has hired the handsome Lewis Mathis to perform at her lectures. Lewis encourages her work, especially her crusade to introduce fresh, appetizing, nutritious food to those convalescing in hospitals. But young hospital superintendent Dr. Joel Brooks is not convinced any changes should be made--especially by this outspoken young woman. When Charlotte and Joel are coerced into planning a fund-raising gala for the hospital, will this combustible pair explode?" -- Provided by publisherBetter parenting: a guide for Somali parents in the Diaspora
Par Ruqia Abdi. 2018
Three issues confront Somali parents more than any other in their attempts to raise children in a new cultural environment:…
the education system, a lack of trust in Social Services, and a lack of a support system. The divide between the culture they grew up with and the new place in which they raise their children can seem too big to cross. Better Parenting promotes healthy parent-child relationships not only through helpful strategies but through a focus on the love and care mothers and fathers have for their children, examining the importance of early learning and play, parental investment, leading by example, and balancing schoolwork and free time. Ruqia Abdi helps each parent meet their children's needs, honoring Somali culture as it finds roots in new places and integrates with existing structures. By showing parents support during their transition to a new country and culture, Better Parenting successfully bridges gaps and builds parent-child relationships. Adult. UnratedWhat comes after crazy: a novel
Par Sandi Kahn Shelton. 2005
Maz Lombrad craves a nice quiet life growing up with her fortune teller mom and a long line of stepfathers.…
Her soon-to-be ex-husband, leaves after a public affair with a daycare teacher and her daughter thinks she has inherited her grandmother's talent. When Lenny shows up wanting another chance and her mother rolls in with her latest husband, Maz has to define herself on her own terms and live the life she has always wantedThe lodestar (Heron Family #04)
Par Pamela Belle. 2017
"When Christopher Heron's favourite and much loved sister, Meg, marries Sir Robert Drakelon, against her family's wishes, Christie makes a…
vow to be there for her whenever she needs him. Meg's dreams of an idyllic married life are shattered almost immediately. Innocent and naïve, she accepts the ways of her husband and soon falls pregnant. In desperation, she reaches out to Christie, hoping he fulfils the vow he once made her. Despite his inexperience, Ambitious Christie has just secured a position in the services of the Duke of Gloucester, Richard Plantegenet. When Meg's cry for help reaches him, Christie is torn between keeping his vow or embarking upon a potentially victorious achievement over the Scots. Split between honouring his commitment to Meg and forfeiting the good will of the Duke, Christie pegs Meg's concerns down to her pregnancy and continues with the army. A mistake that will cost him a great deal.... Will Christie learn from his errors and find a way to put his ambitions to the side for once?" -- Provided by publisherA good death
Par Elizabeth Ironside. 2008
"It is 1944 and Theo Cazalle is returning to the family he left in Bonnemort, an estate deep in the…
French countryside, when he went off to fight with the Free French. Memories of Bonnemort have sustained him through four years of war-an image of a golden world to which he hoped, desperately, to return. But when at last he comes home, he finds that world in tatters. The house has been abandoned, a family servant has been shot, Theo's wife has been accused of collaborating, and a Nazi officer has been found dead-naked, with his throat slit-in front of Bonnemort's front gate. To save his sanity, Theo must restore order to Bonnemort, but first he must understand the disorder into which it has fallen. Is his wife a whore? A murderer? Or could there be another alternative?" -- Dust jacketDead of night (Sloane Monroe #6.5)
Par Cheryl Bradshaw. 2015
"Wren Bancroft has found herself at the wrong place at the wrong time. After her mother-in-law is fatally stabbed, Wren…
is seen fleeing the house with the bloody knife. Is Wren really the killer, or is a dark, scandalous family secret to blame? If you enjoy the twists and turns of a good suspense story, you'll be swept away with Dead of Night." -- Provided by publisherThe little women: A Novel
Par Katharine Weber. 2003
Sisters Meg, Jo and Amy have the perfect family, a comfortable life in Manhattan full of possibility until they discover…
their mother has had an affair and their father has forgiven her. Shattered by their parents' disclosure, the two younger sisters leave for New Haven, Connecticut where Meg is a junior at Yale. AdultLittle: a novel
Par David Treuer. 2022
A moving account of kinship and survival on a northern Minnesota reservation. The grave we dug for my brother Little…
remained empty even after we filled it back in. And nobody was going to admit it. So begins Little, first published by Graywolf Press in 1995 when David Treuer was just twenty-four. The narrative unfolds to reveal the deeply entwined stories of the three generations of Little's family, including Stan, a veteran of the Vietnam War who believes Little is his son; Duke and Ellis, the twins who built the first house in Poverty after losing their community to smallpox and influenza; Jeannette, the matriarch who loved both Duke and Ellis and who walked hundreds of miles to reunite with them. Each of these characters carries a piece of the mystery of Little's short life. UnratedCeniza en la boca (Narrativa Sexto Piso)
Par Brenda Navarro. 2022
"Diego jumps from the fifth floor, and from that moment on, the image is drilled into his sister's mind: six…
seconds and a body crashing to the ground. It is she who looks back and tells the story of the two siblings. Their arrival in the world in a home where life was never fair. The years they spent in Mexico with their grandparents, while their mother made a living in Spain, and it was she, still a child, who took care of Diego. The time in Madrid, a city they didn't understand and that didn't understand them either. The first separation, when she went to Barcelona to make her way and her brother stayed in the place he hated the most. And her return, carrying Diego's ashes, to a Mexico very different from the one she remembered." -- Translation provided by NLSYo no sé de otras cosas (Temas de hoy)
Par Elisa Levi. 2021
"Lea is 19 years old, has a burning in her gut, and a whole life in a village with four…
streets, a church, a grocery store and a forest she has never entered. Sitting in the shade, she sees a man appear who has lost his dog and, in the time it takes to smoke a cigarette, he tells her why the world ended yesterday. Lea has an air-headed sister, a mother whose name is also Lea, and a father who only knows about working in the fields. She has Javier, who doesn't know how to talk about love, Catalina, her best friend, who cries and cries and cries, and she has Marco, who leaves her presents on the doormat of her house. Lea has country eyes and distrusts strangers. Lea doesn't know about other things, but what she does know serves her everywhere." - Translation provided by NLSThe lucky ones
Par Tiffany Reisz. 2018
After being dumped by her lover, Allison learns her former foster father, brain surgeon Dr. Vincent Capello, is dying. Allison…
loved him and her foster siblings until a serious accident caused her abrupt departure from their home. She travels to the Oregon coast to see Dr. Capello and quickly reconnects with Roland, who she now sees as more than a brother. She suspects her accident 13 years ago was an attempt on her life and is curious to find out what really happened but wonders if she may still be in danger. 2018. Adult. Explicit descriptions of sex. Strong languageEl infierno heredado (Narrativa. Colección Malaseña #19)
Par Felipe A García. 2022
"In the city of Santa Tecla, at the beginning of the last century, Marta reports to work for a mysterious…
and rich family, and must ignore both the rumors that link her new employers with a supposed pact with the devil, as well as the enigmatic meetings that take place in that strange mansion, in order to earn enough money to get her daughter out of that city where disappearances are the order of the day.... The frequent disappearances of people are thus a central issue of the text, and a theme both then and now, with all the mystery, cruelty and pain that this entails: a truly hellish inheritance that, in the words of one of the characters, is summed up nicely with this solemn phrase: "We should be used to holding wakes over empty coffins by now." -- Translation provided by NLSMissing pieces
Par Meredith Tate. 2015
The story of a forbidden bond between a boy and a girl that goes beyond friendship. In their world, this…
bond could cost them their families and risk a fate far worse than death. Adult. Some descriptions of sex. Some violence and strong language