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Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me
by Julie JohnstonSara Moone is an expert on broken hearts. She is a foster child who has been bounced from home to home, but now she is almost sixteen and cannot live in the system forever. She vows that she will live in a cold, white place where nobody can hurt her again. But there is one more placement in store for Sara. She is sent to live with the Huddlestons on their sheep farm. There, despite herself, Sara learns that there is no escape from love. The book won every major children's book award in Canada.
Adam and Eve and Pinch Me
by Ruth RendellMinty's boyfriend, Jock, was killed in the disastrous train wreck at Paddington, shortly after he borrowed all her savings. Now he has come back to haunt her. Zillah lost her estranged husband, Jerry, in that same accident. She is not convinced he is actually dead, but for reasons of her own decides not to pursue the matter. Fiona's fiancé, Jeff, has simply disappeared-quite inexplicably since she was supporting him in style.In her ingeniously unnerving new novel, Ruth Rendell deftly traces the connections among these women-and between them a series of vicious stabbings terrifying London. Adam and Eve and Pinch Me is a masterpiece of malice and psychological suspense.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Adam and Eve in Paradise
by Eça de QueirósNever before in English, this delectable novella offers a hilarious new version of Genesis, where, rather than living in innocent bliss, Adam and Eve live in terror of being stomped by an Ichthyosaurus Gloriously translated by Margaret Jull Costa, Adam and Eve in Paradise by Eça de Queirósis not the rosy prelapsarian tale of your childhood Bible: yellow-eyed Adam is a slope-browed Neanderthal all alone and panicked, and Paradise is abominable (seethingly alive with vicious insects and roving primordial carnivores). Luckily for Adam, Eve appears: “O wonder, there before Adam, as if it were both him and not him, was another Being very similar to him, only more slender and covered with a more silken down, and who was regarding him with wide, lustrous, liquid eyes… And slowly, gently rubbing its bare knees together, the whole of this silken, tender Being was offering itself up in astonished, lascivious submission. It was Eve… It was you, O Venerable Mother!” But still we must pity poor Adam and Eve: “Our Parents’ tireless, desperate efforts were devoted entirely to surviving in the midst of a Nature that was ceaselessly, furiously plotting their destruction. And Adam and Eve spent those days—which Semitic texts celebrate as delightful—always trembling, always whimpering, always fleeing!” Eça de Queirós’s pleasure in the glories of language and his delight in skewering all complacencies are richly palpable, leaving the reader smiling and sighing: Ahhh, those Genesiac days…
Adam and Evelyn
by John E. Woods Ingo SchulzeFrom one of Germany's finest writers comes a wonderfully light and humorous novel set during the tumultuous events of 1989. A wobbling Hungary has just opened its borders to Austria enabling a flood of refugees to escape, the Berlin Wall is on the cusp of falling, and, yet, seemingly sheltered from this onrushing new world in their idyllic East German home are Adam, a tailor and dressmaker who enjoys a life of dressing (and undressing) his appreciative clientele, and Evelyn, Adam's restless girlfriend. Having just unexpectedly quit her job as a waitress, Evelyn returns home one day to find Adam sleeping with one of his customers. Calmly, but quickly, Evelyn packs her belongings and runs off to Hungary on a vacation she had originally planned to take with Adam. Accompanying Evelyn on her journey is her friend Simone and Michael, Simone's West German cousin. In hot pursuit, however, to everyone's surprise or dismay, is Adam. Following the group in his family's rickety 1961 Communist-made automobile, Adam chases after Evelyn, banishing himself from his Garden of Eden as she pursues her very own idea of heaven. As Adam and Evelyn are swept out on a Western tide of new freedoms--helping refugees and helping themselves to impetuous trysts with others along the way--they find themselves forced to adjust to life in a world forever changed. Paradise regained? Perhaps not. Upending our expectations from the start, Adam and Evelyn is a deceptively simple love story that will enthrall longtime readers and those new to the delights of Ingo Schulze's stories alike.From the Hardcover edition.
Adam and Evie's Matchmaking Tour
by Nora NguyenA rollicking, unforgettable romance about two strangers finding love despite their best efforts as they embark on a sweeping matchmaking tour through Việt Nam.Evie Lang's life is in shambles. On the heels of losing her beloved aunt, she's unceremoniously fired from her poetry professorship. Lacking income and inspiration, she has no idea how to move forward - until hope arrives in the form of a surprising letter.Auntie Hảo has left her house in San Francisco to Evie. The catch? To inherit, she must go on a pre-arranged matchmaking tour in Việt Nam.Adam Quyền has a chip on his shoulder. He's working for his sister's elite matchmaking company and desperate to prove himself, so when she challenges him to join the first tour, he reluctantly agrees.Adam thinks Evie is chaotic and unpredictable. Evie thinks Adam is grumpy and uptight. But their chemistry is undeniable, their animosity charged with attraction. Will they find their perfect match in the last place they thought to look? An enemies-to-lovers romcom for everyone who's lost their faith in love.
Adam and Evil: An Amanda Pepper Mystery
by Gillian RobertsPhilly Prep English teacher Amanda Pepper fears for her bright senior student Adam Evans. Increasingly erratic and isolated, Adam is an accident waiting to happen. So when a young woman is murdered at the landmark Free Library while Amanda and her class are touring the premises, Adam, now mysteriously missing, becomes the prime suspect. But unlike the police, including her detective boyfriend, Amanda is dead certain that Adam is both innocent and in terrible danger. And he's not alone. For the more Amanda sifts through the layers of the victim's life, the closer she comes to losing her own.
Adam And His Kin
by Ruth BeechickThe purpose of this book is to provide a simple narrative of the events of the period of time covered in the opening chapters of Genesis.
Adam and Leonora: A Novel
by Carol JamesonAdam Sinclair is a reclusive surrealist painter, in search of his muse and obsessed with his visions, who lives in a vast artist&’s compound in the Santa Cruz mountains. Leonora Bloom is an artist and scientist who isn&’t sure why she is so drawn to a man she&’s never met yet can&’t shake her obsession with him. After years of hiking the ridge above Adam&’s property, she finally knocks on his door.Inside Adam&’s house, enormous paintings of golden spirals, cosmic stars, and cobalt universes cover the walls, vibrating with energy and mystery—and though he is aloof, the chemistry between him and Leonora is immediate. When the younger woman catches a glimpse of an old black-and-white photograph of his deceased wife, Pauline, who could be her twin, she begins to understand why. Interwoven with Leonora&’s tale are the voices of modern-day Don Quixote Adam&’s muses: Pauline, a talented writer who lives in both 1940s New York City and Mexico; and Mimi Saucier, a sultry singer from 1930s Paris. The two women play off characters of the Surrealist movement including André Breton, Remedios Varo, and Wolfgang Paalen, creating worlds of dreamy enchantment. Filled with intrigue and tension, secrets and admissions, and the colorful imagery of a painter&’s mind, Adam and Leonora explores Leonora&’s quest to discover Adam&’s secret to the creative pulse of life—a journey into the surreal.
Adam and Thomas
by Philippe Dumas Jeffrey Green Aharon AppelfeldAdam and Thomas is the story of two nine-year-old Jewish boys who survive World War II by banding together in the forest. They are alone, visited only furtively, every few days by Mina, a mercurial girl who herself has found refuge from the war by living with a peasant family. She makes secret journeys and brings the boys parcels of food at her own risk.Adam and Thomas must learn to survive and do. They forage and build a small tree house, although it's more like a bird's nest. Adam's family dog, Miro, manages to find his way to him, to the joy of both boys. Miro brings the warmth of home with him. Echoes of the war are felt in the forest. The boys meet fugitives fleeing for their lives and try to help them. They learn to disappear in moments of danger. And they barely survive winter's harshest weather, but when things seem to be at their worst, a miracle happens.From the Hardcover edition.
Adam Bede
by George EliotMary Ann Evans wrote under the pen name George Eliot. She did this so that her works would be taken seriously in Victorian England, which was still under the assumption that females were of lesser intelligence. <P> <P> Her novels were set in a provincial England and were known for their realism. Adam Bebe was her first novel written in 1859. The story centers around four characters in a rural town in 1799. The story contains a love triangle, an unwanted pregnancy, a child left abandoned to die and a trial. Eliot tells the story of a hard-working young carpenter and the simple country-woman he loves who has been seduced by a young squire.
Adam Bede
by George Eliot'Adam Bede', written by George Eliot. This story was George Eliot's first published novel, and it explores the love and loss of a young man in the 1800s.
Adam Bede
by George EliotThe story is about the hero, Adam Bede a steady and upright carpenter of the little midland village of Hayslope and his acquaintances.
Adam Bede: Silas Marner
by George EliotMuch admired for its depiction of rural life and rustic types, Adam Bede is the tale of a carpenter, the beautiful egotist Hetty Sorrel and the tragic death of a child.
Adam Bede: Novels Of George Eliot (Classics To Go)
by George EliotAccording to The Oxford Companion to English Literature (1967), "the plot is founded on a story told to George Eliot by her aunt Elizabeth Evans, a Methodist preacher, and the original of Dinah Morris of the novel, of a confession of child-murder, made to her by a girl in prison." (Wikipedia)
Adam Bede: Novels Of George Eliot
by George EliotExcerpt: . . . had the mysterious secret of never wearing a new-looking coat. "This is not the first time, by a great many," he said, "that I have had to thank my parishioners for giving me tokens of their goodwill, but neighbourly kindness is among those things that are the more precious the older they get. Indeed, our pleasant meeting to-day is a proof that when what is good comes of age and is likely to live, there is reason for rejoicing, and the relation between us as clergyman and parishioners came of age two years ago, for it is three-and-twenty years since I first came among you, and I see some tall fine-looking young men here, as well as some blooming young women, that were far from looking as pleasantly at me when I christened them as I am happy to see them looking now. But I'm sure you will not wonder when I say that among all those young men, the one in whom I have the strongest interest is my friend Mr. Arthur Donnithorne, for whom you have just expressed your regard. I had the pleasure of being his tutor for several years, and have naturally had opportunities of knowing him intimately which cannot have occurred to any one else who is present; and I have some pride as well as pleasure in assuring you that I share your high hopes concerning him, and your confidence in his possession of those qualities which will make him an excellent landlord when the time shall come for him to take that important position among you. We feel alike on most matters on which a man who is getting towards fifty can feel in common with a young man of one-and-twenty, and he has just been expressing a feeling which I share very heartily, and I would not willingly omit the opportunity of saying so. That feeling is his value and respect for Adam Bede. People in a high station are of course more thought of and talked about and have their virtues more praised, than those whose lives are passed in humble everyday work; but every sensible man knows how necessary that humble. . .
Adam Bede
by George EliotDiscover George Eliot’s first novel, a tale of rural tragedy and redemption. It may seem like an old tale: the beautiful village girl, her faithful admirer, a country squire's seduction. But seen through the eyes of any of its players, the old tale becomes one of fresh heartbreak, innocent hopes, best intentions gone awry, and better selves lost and restored. George Eliot's first novel shows all her humane intelligence and intimate knowledge of the richness and complexity of ordinary life.
Adam Bede
by George EliotCarpenter Adam Bede is in love with the beautiful Hetty Sorrel, but unknown to him, he has a rival, in the local squire’s son Arthur Donnithorne. Hetty is soon attracted by Arthur’s seductive charm and they begin to meet in secret. The relationship is to have tragic consequences that reach far beyond the couple themselves, touching not just Adam Bede, but many others, not least, pious Methodist Preacher Dinah Morris. A tale of seduction, betrayal, love and deception, the plot of Adam Bede has the quality of an English folk song. Within the setting of Hayslope, a small, rural community, Eliot brilliantly creates a sense of earthy reality, making the landscape itself as vital a presence in the novel as that of her characters themselves.
Adam Bede: Large Print
by George EliotGeorge Eliot&’s debut novel tells a story of love in rural eighteenth-century England. Adam Bede is an upstanding, hardworking, intelligent young man, the kind of person who knows what he wants—and what he wants is the incredibly shallow Hetty Sorrel. Though Hetty is a milkmaid, she harbors dreams of becoming a dignified member of the upper class. To that end, she has set her sights on Captain Arthur Donnithorne, a squire and heir to much of the town&’s wealth. Meanwhile, Dinah Morris, Hetty&’s compassionate cousin, harbors irrepressible romantic feelings for Adam. This love rectangle forms the character basis for one of the greatest English novels of all time. Upon its release in 1859, Adam Bede was immediately lauded as a seminal work for its depiction of English country life at the turn of the nineteenth century, garnering the praise of Charles Dickens. Eliot&’s deft mixing of the fictional with the real has made Adam Bede a timeless classic. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
The Adam Black Thrillers Books One to Five: Unleashed, Violation, Venomous, Fury, and Finale (The Adam Black Thrillers)
by Karl HillFive novels of action and suspense in one volume, featuring the special forces veteran who&’s now a lawyer—but still combat-ready.Unleashed An ex-SAS captain fights back and survives a violent attack in his quiet Scottish village—only to wind up with himself and his family in the crosshairs of a vengeful Glaswegian gangster . . .Violation When Adam Black learns he&’s the sole beneficiary of a stranger&’s will, the puzzling legacy is shrouded in mystery. To find the truth behind it, he will travel a violent and treacherous path that leads to devastating consequences—and forces him to resort to his expertise in killing for survival.Venomous The prime minister&’s daughter has been abducted, and to gain crucial information from a psychopath nicknamed the Red Serpent, Black must infiltrate one of Scotland&’s toughest prisons.Fury A stranger gives Black a book, claiming it holds the key to his wife&’s murder. A Hollywood actor filming in Glasgow makes a strange request that throws Black&’s life into turmoil. And a long-dormant killer re-emerges with gruesome results. All will entangle Black in his most mysterious case yet . . .Finale Black investigates an old friend&’s murder as a favor to his grieving widow—but as he plunges into a mystery involving money laundering and human trafficking, he may go to his own grave without any answers . . .
The Adam Black Thrillers Books One to Four: Unleashed, Violation, Venomous, and Fury (The Adam Black Thrillers)
by Karl HillFour action-packed thrillers featuring the fearless former SAS captain, now in one volume! Unleashed An ex-SAS captain fights back and survives a violent attack in his quiet Scottish village—only to wind up with himself and his family in the crosshairs of a vengeful Glaswegian gangster . . . Violation When Adam Black learns he&’s the sole beneficiary of a stranger&’s will, he soon discovers that the puzzling legacy is shrouded in mystery. To uncover the truth behind it, Black will travel a violent and treacherous path that leads to devastating consequences—and forces him to resort to his expertise in killing for survival. Venomous The prime minister&’s daughter has been abducted, and to gain crucial information from a psychopath nicknamed The Red Serpent, Adam Black must infiltrate one of Scotland&’s hardest prisons . . . Fury A stranger who gives Black a book, claiming it holds the key to his wife&’s murder. A Hollywood actor shooting in Glasgow who makes a strange request that throw Black&’s life into turmoil. And a long-dormant killer gruesomely murdering young woman. All will entangle Black in his most mysterious case yet.
The Adam Black Thrillers Books One to Three: Unleashed, Violation, and Venomous (The Adam Black Thrillers)
by Karl HillTogether in one collection: the first three adventures of an ex-SAS captain turned lawyer who administers his own brand of justice.UnleashedAdam Black, an ex SAS Captain, is randomly attacked while out for his nightly jog in the quiet Scottish village of Eaglesham. But Black does not take the ambush lying down and while defending himself kills two of the three attackers.Although the police decide not to press charges against Black, the men who assaulted him have links to a vicious criminal, Peter Grant. Swearing revenge, Grant begins a campaign of terror against Black, his wife and daughter. Black refuses to be intimidated. But at what cost?ViolationWhen Adam Black learns he is the sole beneficiary of a stranger’s will, he feels compelled to investigate. But to uncover the truth, Black will travel a violent and treacherous path. A path which leads to devastating consequences.To endure this challenge, Black must once again resort to the skill he is an expert in; killing for survival. But will Black make it back in one piece or will it result in his undoing?VenomousBlack must infiltrate one of Scotland’s hardest prisons to uncover crucial information from a psychopath nicknamed the Red Serpent. He may know the whereabouts of a recently abducted young woman. Unfortunately, the clock is ticking.When Black is betrayed, he’s forced to escape the prison to find the woman and the identity of her abductor. But can Black rescue the woman and stop a deranged psychopath? And will he make it out of this alive?Black knows one thing for sure: there will be bloodshed.The Adam Black Series is the perfect read for fans of authors like Mark Dawson, James Deegan, and Rob Sinclair.
Adam Bomb (Dreamspun Desires #97)
by Kilby BladesMoguls, Royals, and RoguesCan a lifelong friendship survive the fallout? Levi Cossio’s best friend Adam has always been larger than life: a smoking-hot billionaire hotelier whose charm can bend the world to his whim. When New York City stops being big enough for both of them—at least if Levi ever wants to fall out of love with Adam—he leaves it behind for a job in in San Francisco. But when Adam pulls an Adam—upending the calm new life Levi has come to love with a plea to lend his talent to a worthy cause—Levi is helpless to resist. Adam will be the first Fortune 100 CEO to come out of the closet on a grand scale. He needs a trusted ally on his PR team. Levi is a lauded portrait photographer. And the job will only last three weeks. Levi accepts on one hidden condition: he’ll keep his new friends away from Adam, certain that if they get a whiff, they, too, will fall under Adam’s spell. Bent on keeping his two lives separate, Levi barely makes it through the first two weeks unscathed—and then Adam drops another bomb….
Adam Buenosayres
by Norman Cheadle Leopoldo Marechal Sheila EthierA modernist urban novel in the tradition of James Joyce, Adam Buenosayres is a tour-de-force that does for Buenos Aires what Carlos Fuentes did for Mexico City or José Lezama Lima did for Havana - chronicles a city teeming with life in all its clever and crass, rude and intelligent forms. Employing a range of literary styles and a variety of voices, Leopoldo Marechal parodies and celebrates Argentina's most brilliant literary and artistic generation, the martinfierristas of the 1920s, among them Jorge Luis Borges. First published in 1948 during the polarizing reign of Juan Perón, the novel was hailed by Julio Cortázar as an extraordinary event in twentieth-century Argentine literature. Set over the course of three break-neck days, Adam Buenosayres follows the protagonist through an apparent metaphysical awakening, a battle for his soul fought by angels and demons, and a descent through a place resembling a comic version of Dante's hell. Presenting both a breathtaking translation and thorough explanatory notes, Norman Cheadle captures the limitless language of Marechal's original and guides the reader along an unmatched journey through the culture of Buenos Aires. This first-ever English translation brings to light Marechal's masterwork with an introduction outlining the novel's importance in various contexts - Argentine, Latin American, and world literature - and with notes illuminating its literary, cultural, and historical references. A salient feature of the Argentine canon, Adam Buenosayres is both a path-breaking novel and a key text for understanding Argentina's cultural and political history.
Adam Buenosayres: A Novel
by Leopoldo MarechalA modernist urban novel in the tradition of James Joyce, Adam Buenosayres is a tour-de-force that does for Buenos Aires what Carlos Fuentes did for Mexico City or José Lezama Lima did for Havana - chronicles a city teeming with life in all its clever and crass, rude and intelligent forms. Employing a range of literary styles and a variety of voices, Leopoldo Marechal parodies and celebrates Argentina's most brilliant literary and artistic generation, the martinfierristas of the 1920s, among them Jorge Luis Borges. First published in 1948 during the polarizing reign of Juan Perón, the novel was hailed by Julio Cortázar as an extraordinary event in twentieth-century Argentine literature. Set over the course of three break-neck days, Adam Buenosayres follows the protagonist through an apparent metaphysical awakening, a battle for his soul fought by angels and demons, and a descent through a place resembling a comic version of Dante's hell. Presenting both a breathtaking translation and thorough explanatory notes, Norman Cheadle captures the limitless language of Marechal's original and guides the reader along an unmatched journey through the culture of Buenos Aires. This first-ever English translation brings to light Marechal's masterwork with an introduction outlining the novel's importance in various contexts - Argentine, Latin American, and world literature - and with notes illuminating its literary, cultural, and historical references. A salient feature of the Argentine canon, Adam Buenosayres is both a path-breaking novel and a key text for understanding Argentina's cultural and political history.