[PDF] Summerland eBook

Author : Elin Hilderbrand
Publisher : Reagan Arthur Books
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 24,21 MB
Release : 2012-06-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0316202479

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The "queen of the summer novel" explores the power of community, family, and honesty-and proves that even from the ashes of sorrow new love can take flight (Kirkus Reviews). A warm June evening, a local tradition: the students of Nantucket High have gathered for a bonfire on the beach. What begins as a graduation night celebration ends in tragedy after a horrible car crash leaves the driver, Penny Alistair, dead, and her twin brother in a coma. The other passengers, Penny's boyfriend, Jake, and her friend Demeter, are physically unhurt--but the emotional damage is overwhelming. Questions linger about what happened before Penny took the wheel. As summer unfolds, startling truths are revealed about the survivors and their parents, the secrets kept, promises broken, and hearts betrayed.

Author : Michael Chabon
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 29,70 MB
Release : 2016-04-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0062418092

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From the Pulitzer Prize winning Michael Chabon comes this bestselling novel for readers of all ages that blends fantasy and folklore with that most American coming-of-age ritual: baseball—now in a new edition, with an original introduction by the author. Ethan Feld is having a terrible summer: his father has moved them to Clam Island, Washington, where Ethan has quickly established himself as the least gifted baseball player the island has ever seen. Ethan’s luck begins to change, however, when a mysterious baseball scout named Ringfinger Brown and a seven-hundred-and-sixty-five-year-old werefox enter his life, dragging Ethan into another world called the Summerlands. But this beautiful, winter-less place is facing destruction at the hands of the villainous Coyote, and it has been prophesized that only Ethan can save it. In this cherished modern classic, the New York Times bestselling, Pulitzer Prize winning author brings his masterful storytelling, dexterous plotting, and singularly envisioned characters to a coming-of-age novel for readers of all ages.

Author : Hannu Rajaniemi
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 24,13 MB
Release : 2018-06-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1250178924

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"Loss is a thing of the past. Murder is obsolete. Death is just the beginning. In 1938, death is no longer feared but exploited. Since the discovery of the afterlife, the British Empire has extended its reach into Summerland, a metropolis for the recently deceased. Yet Britain isn't the only contender for power in this life and the next. The Soviets have spies in Summerland, and the technology to build their own god. When SIS agent Rachel White gets a lead on one of the Soviet moles, blowing the whistle puts her hard-earned career at risk. The spy has friends in high places, and she will have to go rogue to bring him in. But how do you catch a man who's already dead?"--

Author : Barrett Swanson
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 23,91 MB
Release : 2023-07-25
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1640095322

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Barrett Swanson embarks on a personal quest across the United States to uncover what it means to be an American amid the swirl of our post-truth climate in this collection of critically acclaimed essays and reportage. A trip with his brother to a New York psychic community becomes a rollicking tour through the world of American spiritualism. At a wilderness retreat in Ohio, men seek a cure for toxic masculinity, while in the hinterlands of Wisconsin, antiwar veterans turn to farming when they cannot sustain the heroic myth of service. And when his best friend’s body washes up on the shores of the Mississippi River, he falls into the gullet of true crime discussion boards, exploring the stamina of conspiracy theories along the cankered byways of the Midwest. In this exhilarating debut, Barrett Swanson introduces us to a new reality. At a moment when grand unifying narratives have splintered into competing storylines, these critically acclaimed essays document the many routes by which people are struggling to find stability in the aftermath of our country’s political and economic collapse, sometimes at dire and disillusioning costs.

Author : L. B. Graham
Publisher : P & R Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,40 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Fantasy fiction
ISBN : 9780875527208

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It was foretold after Malek's first fall that twice more he would bring war, and that the last time, the very waters of the sea would obey him and fight for him. If this be so, then I cannot imagine how Sulare will escape his wrath... Book jacket.

Author : Malcolm Knox
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 40,52 MB
Release : 2002-05-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780312291662

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In an exciting fiction debut--a "Great Gatsby" for the gilded youth of the 21st century--Richard remembers a lost paradise with his charismatic friends. But as he confronts his golden memories, what seemed so idyllic is revealed as a sinister drama of secrets, lies, and betrayals.

Author : Adrian Van Young
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 25,61 MB
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1504063112

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“An extraordinary novel sure to enchant readers of Sarah Waters as well as those looking for a thrilling and transporting gothic tale.” —Julia Fierro, author of The Gypsy Moth Summer The author of The Man Who Noticed Everything, an award-winning collection of short stories, presents his debut work of full-length fiction, “a witty and disturbing horror novel . . . as if Henry James had written an issue of Tales from the Crypt” (Bennett Sims, author of A Questionable Shape). Loosely based on the lives of spirit photographer William H. Mumler and his wife, Shadows in Summerland transports readers to 1859 Boston, where those who promise access to the otherworldly—mediums, spiritualists, and psychics—are celebrated. This embrace of illusion and intrigue provides the perfect hunting ground for con artists and charlatans—men like William Mumler. When William teams up with Hannah, a shy young girl who sees and manifests the dead, they are welcomed into the drawing rooms of the city’s elite. But the couple’s newfound fame and fortune draw grifters and rogues into their circle, including someone who will bring the afterlife closer to them than they could ever imagine. Spanning three decades, Shadows in Summerland “recalls an era no less gullible than the present one . . . Van Young’s prose skillfully illuminates his gothic tale of greed, obsession, and murder” (Publishers Weekly). “A fabulous and weird addition to the contemporary fantastic.” —Laird Barron, author of Black Mountain

Author : Paul D. Storrie
Publisher : Graphic Universe
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 21,94 MB
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0761349359

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The reader's choices guide three teenagers as they explore the ruins of an amusement park with a shady history.

Author : BeeJaye Green
Publisher : Dog Ear Publishing
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 43,43 MB
Release : 2016-03-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1457543958

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Shia Porter’s life is turned upside down the day he receives the news of his father’s death and to make things worse, his mom has decided that moving from Los Angeles, California to Malta Bend, Missouri, population 211, is the best way to get on with their lives. Now, leaving behind friends, a home, and even his dog, he has come to the conclusion that this will be the loneliest, most uneventful summer of his life. But, unexpectedly, with the help of two unlikely friends, the nerdy boy at school & the eccentric girl next door, those thoughts quickly changed. With a summer filled with adventures, a secret hide-away, and plenty of schemes, together they climb, overcoming the obstacles of childhood, and even tackling some serious life lessons along the way. They learn the true meaning of friendship, the sorrows of loss, and the hardships of addiction.

Author : Jenny Lecoat
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 24,37 MB
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0369749286

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“Jenny Lecoat is an author to watch!” —New York Times bestselling author Kelly Rimmer In her spellbinding new novel, New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lecoat explores the secrets and lies in a small community recovering from war, and the two young women at the center of a volatile mystery. The German occupation is over. The Channel Islands, the only captured territory within the British Isles, are finally liberated. But the people of Jersey are left as scarred as the landscape. No longer a “summerland” holiday paradise, the island now boils with tension as locals seek revenge on anyone suspected of collaborating with the enemy during the war. Nineteen-year-old Jean Parris, still adjusting to this fractious peace, is shocked to learn that Hazel, a teacher who lives over her dad’s shop, may be responsible for her father’s wartime arrest. Hazel denies all accusations but has reasons to conceal what really happened. As rumors of Hazel’s guilt swell to a fury, Jean discovers new clues that suggest there were other, more sinister factors at play. When Hazel learns of Jean’s own ruinous secret, the women form an unexpected bond that sets them apart from the rest of Jean’s family and the frenzied demands for retribution. But in the end, Jean’s need to know the truth about her father may consume everything she once believed about her home, her family and herself.