Resultados para "A Hanging" en Narrativa femenina

From the author of The Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart and set in the boom years of the West Virginia coalmining industry, this is an epic story of personal ambition, exile and return, and a grand heist. Keystone, West Virginia, 1910. In the hot August rain, the townspeople gather to witness the first public hanging in over a decade. At the gallows are none other than poker player Abe Baach and his lover, the madam of the town’s brothel, one Goldie Toothman.

From the moment Mandy's husband took his last breath, Mandy felt a piece of her died with him. After a year of unbearable grief, Mandy found herself longing for companionship once again. With the rise of online dating and the dangers of romance scams looming, Mandy was hesitant to put herself out there. She built walls, determined no swindler would walk in her front door and crawl into her bed.

Maggie, Cheryl, and Rhoda Lennon—dubbed the Lemon Sisters by their late mother—are together again. But unlike the trauma that marked their last adventure, this time they seek fun and relaxation on a deluxe river cruise. Maggie, the dateless school teacher, wishes for romance and companionship, a welcome change from her daily routine. Cheryl, the smart, beautiful, talented sister, looks for fame and fortune. And Rhoda, the always-on-the-edge-of-recovery addict, just wants to spend time with her treasured younger sisters and get her life together.

“‘There are no miracles,” says Rita …. ‘Miracles are simply misunderstandings. Or worse, cons.’” –The Lion Is In Tracee is a runaway bride and kleptomaniac. Lana’s an audacious beauty, a recovering alcoholic. Rita is a holy-roller minister’s wife, desperate to escape her...