[PDF] When Sparrows Fall eBook

Author : Meg Moseley
Publisher : Multnomah
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 25,59 MB
Release : 2011-05-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 160142356X

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Freedom. Safety. Love. Miranda vows to reclaim them--for herself, and for her children. A widow and mother of six, Miranda Hanford leads a quiet, private life. When the pastor of her close-knit church announces his plans to move the entire congregation to another state, Miranda jumps at the opportunity to dissolve ties with Mason Chandler and his controlling method of ruling his flock. But then Mason threatens to unearth secrets from her past, and Miranda feels trapped, terrified she’ll be unable to protect her children. College professor Jack Hanford is more than surprised when he gets a call from his estranged sister-in-law’s oldest son, Timothy, informing him that Miranda has taken a serious fall and he has been named legal guardian of her children while she recovers. Quickly charmed by Miranda’s children, Jack brings some much-needed life into the sheltered household. But his constant challenging of the family’s conservative lifestyle makes the recovering mother uneasy and defensive—despite Jack’s unnerving appeal. As Jack tries to make sense of the mysterious Miranda and the secrets she holds so tightly, Mason’s pressure on her increases. With her emotions stirring and freedom calling, can Miranda find a way to unshackle her family without losing everything?

Author : Neil Sharpson
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 33,24 MB
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1250784220

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Life in the Caspian Republic has taught Agent Nikolai South two rules. Trust No One. And work just hard enough not to make enemies. Here, in the last sanctuary for the dying embers of the human race in a world run by artificial intelligence, if you stray from the path—your life is forfeit. But when a Party propagandist is killed—and is discovered as a “machine”—he’s given a new mission: chaperone the widow, Lily, who has arrived to claim her husband’s remains. But when South sees that she, the first “machine” ever allowed into the country, bears an uncanny resemblance to his late wife, he’s thrown into a maelstrom of betrayal, murder, and conspiracy that may bring down the Republic for good. WHEN THE SPARROW FALLS illuminates authoritarianism, complicity, and identity in the digital age, in a page turning, darkly-funny, frightening and touching story that recalls Philip K. Dick, John le Carré and Kurt Vonnegut in equal measure. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Wallace Stegner
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 13,97 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780805062960

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Winner of three O. Henry Awards, the Commonwealth Gold Medal, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the Kirsch Award for Lifetime Literary Achievement, Wallace Stegner was a literary giant. In Marking the Sparrow's Fall, the first collection of Stegner's work published since his death, Stegner's son Page has collected, annotated, and edited fifteen essays that have never before been published in any edition, as well as a little-known novella and several of Stegner's best-known essays on the American West. Seventy-five percent of the contents of this body of work is published here for the first time.

Author : Robert Hellenga
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 29,34 MB
Release : 1999-07-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0684850273

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In his rich and dazzling new novel, the author of the bestselling "The Sixteen Pleasures" chronicles the journey of a man awakening from profound sorrow and rediscovering love in a most unexpected time and place.

Author : Mary Doria Russell
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 13,95 MB
Release : 2008-05-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0345510887

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A visionary work that combines speculative fiction with deep philosophical inquiry, The Sparrow tells the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and linguist, Emilio Sandoz, who leads a scientific mission entrusted with a profound task: to make first contact with intelligent extraterrestrial life. The mission begins in faith, hope, and beauty, but a series of small misunderstandings brings it to a catastrophic end. Praise for The Sparrow “A startling, engrossing, and moral work of fiction.”—The New York Times Book Review “Important novels leave deep cracks in our beliefs, our prejudices, and our blinders. The Sparrow is one of them.”—Entertainment Weekly “Powerful . . . The Sparrow tackles a difficult subject with grace and intelligence.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Provocative, challenging . . . recalls both Arthur C. Clarke and H. G. Wells, with a dash of Ray Bradbury for good measure.”—The Dallas Morning News “[Mary Doria] Russell shows herself to be a skillful storyteller who subtly and expertly builds suspense.”—USA Today

Author : Brad Kessler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 16,58 MB
Release : 2007-03-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0743287398

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Hauntingly beautiful, this new work by the author of "Lick Creek" is an extraordinarily moving novel about solitude, love, losing one's way, and finding something like home.

Author : Tim Hancock
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 20,9 MB
Release : 2014-01-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 130478679X

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The Billion Dollar Law Firm Martin had built was in shambles. The explanation the Police gave for the McCormack's murder was full of holes. Martin had left him a few surprises Including shady business dealings with bad people. Karen was no more over him than he was her. Faced with reviving a failing business and keeping his promise to Karen to find the truth, Brad learns both of their lives are in danger. He must dig deep inside himself to rebuild the company and his relationship with Karen, while keeping them both alive.With the help of some old friends and a few new ones, Brad has to crawl through a web of deceit, lies and police corruption to find the truth. In the end he must draw on all of his reserves and face an arm of the Russian Mafia

Author : Sálim Ali
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 20,25 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780195621273

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This is the autobiography of one of the world's greatest ornithologists. Sálim Ali traces his fascination with birds from early childhood, and recalls his close association with a host of famous figures: Nehru, Ghandi, and Sidney Dillon Ripley among them.

Author : Chris Chester
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 20,63 MB
Release : 2004-04-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1400033853

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“There’s a special providence in the fall of a sparrow.” --William Shakespeare, Hamlet B fell twenty-five feet from his nest into the life of Chris Chester. The encounter was providential for both of them. B and Chester spent hours together playing games like bottle-cap fetch or hide-and-seek. They learned “words” in each other’s vocabularies. B developed a fetish for nostrils and a dislike of the color yellow. He grew anxious if Chester came home late from work. At bedtime he would rub his sleepy eyes on Chester’s thumb and settle to sleep in his palm. Chester ended up turning part of his house into an aviary and adjusting his social life to meet B’s demands. This was a small price to pay, though, for the trust and comfort of a twenty-five-gram friend who brought joy and wonder back into his life.