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Fur Coat, No Knickers
by Anna KingA city torn apart by war. A family torn apart by tragedy. A classic World War II saga from the author of Palace of Tears. At the top of Lester Road in London&’s East End stands &“Paddy&’s Castle,&” the three-story, red-bricked Georgian house that is home to Grace Donnelly and her family. Life may be hard in the late 1930s, but it is nothing compared with what is about to follow. Grace&’s beloved fiancé Stanley decides to enlist in the fight against Nazi Germany. And as the sirens signal blitz after blitz of bombers, the family can only hide in the cellar and hope they will survive. But Grace has more than just the Germans to worry about. The good-looking Nobby Clark is keen to do more than just look out for his best friend&’s fiancée. And scheming barmaid Beryl Lovesett is determined to worm her way into the family home, seducing Grace&’s uncle with her fur coat, no knickers . . . &“A gripping wartime novel, with strong female characters . . . Full of courage, hope, and heartbreak.&” —Alina&’s Reading Corner
Fur-ever Yours, Booker Jones
by Betsy DuffeyTwelve-year-old Booker Jones turns to his writing once again to deal with the stress of his parents' decision to vacation together, leaving family and laundry behind.
La furia
by Silvina OcampoLos cuentos de La furia confiesan encantamientos y obsesiones de la autora, que otorga a la imaginación un lugar privilegiado: campo de pruebas y laboratorio del destino de sus personajes. No es exagerado afirmar que La furia, publicado por primera vez en 1959, es el libro más ocampesco de su autora, el que inaugura ferozmente su voz narrativa y su universo alucinado. Y esa cualidad se revela desde sus primeras páginas, donde la elegancia casi mitológica de "La liebre dorada" es seguida de un laberíntico monólogo sobre los celos ("La continuación"), y se prolonga en el éxtasis de un enfermo que agoniza en una cama de hospital, feliz de haber escapado de las preocupaciones de la vida cotidiana ("El mal"). Esa variedad de temas y de tonos alcanza uno de sus puntos más altos en "Las fotografías", donde parientes y amigos atormentan con distraída crueldad a una niña lisiada durante su cumpleaños. En estos treinta y cuatro relatos, Silvina Ocampo nos revela la fragilidad de los elementos que componen la realidad o, más modestamente, las apariencias. Lo hace con la precisión visionaria de su prosa, que ilumina con destellos de sabiduría y de humor el oscuro mundo de las pasiones humanas. «La furia es uno de los libros de cuentos más intensos de la literatura argentina.»Tomás Eloy Martínez
Furious Rush (Furious Rush Ser. #Vol. 3)
by S. C. Stephens"Addicting and heart pounding--you won't be able to put it down until you've devoured every word."--- Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author on Untamed The first in an emotion-fueled, New Adult series from the #1 bestselling author of the Thoughtless novels.Too fast, too furious-and way too hot to handle . . .Mackenzie Cox has a lot to prove. Daughter of a racing legend, she is eager to show the world that she has inherited her father's talent in the male-dominated sport of professional motorcycle racing. The last thing Kenzie needs is to be antagonized by her rival team's newest rider, Hayden Hayes. Plucked from the world of illegal street racing, Hayden immediately gets under Kenzie's skin. His insinuations that Kenzie is a spoiled princess who was handed her career fuels her desire to win, and much to her surprise, Kenzie soon learns she performs better when she's racing against Hayden.As Kenzie and Hayden push each other on the track, the electric energy between them off the track shifts into an intense--and strictly forbidden--attraction. The only rule between their two ultra-competitive teams is zero contact. Kenzie always does her best to play by the rules, but when her team slips into a financial crisis, she has no choice but to turn to Hayden for help. The tension simmers during their secret, late-night rendezvous, but Kenzie has too much to lose to give in to her desires. Especially when she begins to doubt that Hayden has completely left his street life behind...
Furious Thing
by Jenny DownhamFrom the critically acclaimed author of Before I Die comes a remarkably affecting story of a girl who burns with anger for reasons she can't understand, and the power and risk that comes with making noise. Fans of E. Lockhart, Jennifer Niven, and Gayle Foreman will find their own fury in this exceptional novel for our times.Lexi's angry. And it's getting worse.If only she could stop losing her temper and behave herself, her stepfather would accept her, her mom would love her like she used to, and her stepbrother would declare his crushing desire to spend the rest of his life with her. She wants these things so badly, she's determined to swallow her anger and make her family proud.But pushing fury down doesn't make it disappear. Instead, it simmers below the surface waiting to erupt . . . And there'll be fireworks when it does.From the bestselling and award-winning author of Before I Die, You Against Me, and Unbecoming comes a remarkably affecting story that explores the myriad of ways a girl's sense of self can be whittled away, and what might happen when she fights back.
The Furnace Man's Lament
by Tim GautreauxA Vintage Shorts "Short Story Month" Original Selection These kinds of calls come with the territory. One evening, when the temperature in Minnesota drops way below zero and the winds howl, the furnace man Mel Todd gets asked out to see about a broken furnace in Sauerville six miles away. That was the night Mel first met Jack Swensen. Jack was a junior in high school, orphaned, smart, and quick to pick up the mechanics of the handyman's trade--like a son Mel never had. But, Mel could never tell him how he felt, and the moment Jack turns eighteen, he disappears without a word. From the widely-celebrated novelist Tim Gautreaux, beloved chronicler of working class America, comes this never-before-published, brilliant piece about our spirit and resilience, our dogged commitment to strive for opportunity even where there is little to be found, and the enduring importance of community. An ebook short.
The Furrows: A Novel
by Namwali SerpellHow do you grieve an absence? From the award-winning author of The Old Drift, &“a piercing, sharply written novel about the conjuring power of loss&” (Raven Leilani, author of Luster).&“A genuine tour de force . . . What seems at first a meditation on family trauma unfolds through the urgency of an amnesiac puzzle-thriller, then a violently compelling love story.&”—Jonathan Lethem, author of Motherless BrooklynNamed One of the Most Anticipated Books of 2022 by More than a Dozen Publications, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, People, New York magazine, USA Today, and TimeI don&’t want to tell you what happened. I want to tell you how it felt. Cassandra Williams is twelve; her little brother, Wayne, is seven. One day, when they&’re alone together, there is an accident and Wayne is lost forever. His body is never recovered. The missing boy cleaves the family with doubt. Their father leaves, starts another family elsewhere. But their mother can&’t give up hope and launches an organization dedicated to missing children. As C grows older, she sees her brother everywhere: in bistros, airplane aisles, subway cars. Here is her brother&’s face, the light in his eyes, the way he seems to recognize her, too. But it can&’t be, of course. Or can it? Then one day, in another accident, C meets a man both mysterious and familiar, a man who is also searching for someone and for his own place in the world. His name is Wayne. Namwali Serpell&’s remarkable new novel captures the uncanny experience of grief, the way the past breaks over the present like waves in the sea. The Furrows is a bold exploration of memory and mourning that twists unexpectedly into a story of mistaken identity, double consciousness, and the wishful—and sometimes willful—longing for reunion with those we&’ve lost.
Further Adventures of the Family from One End Street
by Eve GarnettMore adventures with the Ruggles family from One End Street. This time three of them have measles - but it turns out to be a blessing in disguise as they are sent to Dew Drop Inn, a wonderful house in the country, while they recover. There are adventures galore - like the time Lily Rose is a bridesmaid, or when Mr Ruggles gets sent the wrong pig, and the day Baby Ruggles sees a cat at the kitchen window and it turns out to be an escaped tiger!
Furthermore
by Tahereh MafiThe bestselling author of the Shatter Me series takes readers beyond the limits of their imagination in this captivating new middle grade adventure where color is currency, adventure is inevitable, and friendship is found in the most unexpected places. There are only three things that matter to twelve-year-old Alice Alexis Queensmeadow: Mother, who wouldn't miss her; magic and color, which seem to elude her; and Father, who always loved her. The day Father disappears from Ferenwood he takes nothing but a ruler with him. But it's been almost three years since then, and Alice is determined to find him. She loves her father even more than she loves adventure, and she's about to embark on one to find the other.But bringing Father home is no small matter. In order to find him she'll have to travel through the mythical, dangerous land of Furthermore, where down can be up, paper is alive, and left can be both right and very, very wrong. Her only companion is a boy named Oliver whose own magical ability is based in lies and deceit--and with a liar by her side in a land where nothing is as it seems, it will take all of Alice's wits (and every limb she's got) to find Father and return home to Ferenwood in one piece. On her quest to find Father, Alice must first find herself--and hold fast to the magic of love in the face of loss. "A fast-paced, funny, and richly imaginative story that embraces and celebrates individuality." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "Rich, luscious, clever prose." --Kirkus, starred reviewFrom the Hardcover edition.
The Furys: A Novel (The Furys Saga #1)
by James HanleyA boy returns home from seminary to a family on the verge of collapse For almost seven years, Mrs. Fury has done nothing but think of Peter. Of her five children, he is the youngest, her darling boy whose future she planned out long ago. It was for Peter that she took one child out of college and married another off—for Peter that she sent a third to work at sea. She has sacrificed everything so that Peter could return to Ireland to study for the priesthood. He is to be the family&’s salvation—but after seven years in seminary, Peter has failed. Mrs. Fury receives two telegrams: One telling her that Peter is coming home, the other bearing the news that her eldest son, Anthony, has fallen from his ship&’s mast and is in a hospital in New York. With two slips of paper, Mrs. Fury&’s hopes for the future are dashed. But this Irishwoman is strong as iron, and she will do whatever it takes to keep her family together—if only for Peter&’s sake. The Furys is the first book of James Hanley&’s acclaimed Furys Saga.
The Furys Saga: The Furys, The Secret Journey, Our Time Is Gone, Winter Song, and An End and a Beginning (The Furys Saga #1)
by James HanleyA powerful five-volume story of a working-class Irish Catholic family in England by a “novelist of distinction and originality” (E. M. Forster). In five novels, published between 1935 and 1958, James Hanley chronicled the struggles of an Irish Catholic family of seafarers in a fictional port city based on Liverpool, evoking the harsh realities and frustrated longings of Britain’s working class. The complete saga offers abundant proof that Hanley “is that rarity of rarities: a genuine original” (The New York Times Book Review). The Furys: As matriarch Fanny Fury struggles to hold her family together, youngest son Peter returns from seminary in disgrace—dashing her hopes for him—and her other son Desmond becomes involved in union organizing and a violent strike, in this “novel of turbulent power” (The New York Times). The Secret Journey: Fanny Fury continues to sink deeper in debt to moneylender Anna Ragner, who has a grip on all the families in this port city. But it is Peter’s involvement with the woman—complicated by his affair with his brother’s wife—that will lead to a violent end. Our Time Is Gone: As World War I tears Europe apart, the Fury family is disintegrating as well. With her husband gone back to sea and her beloved son Peter imprisoned, Fanny collapses. Slowly she is able to pull herself up by doing service as a cleaner for troopships. Winter Song: After Denny Fury’s ship was reported torpedoed, his wife staggered into St. Stephen’s Hospice, prepared to die. But when the shipwrecked old man appears, the reunited couple decides to finally return to Ireland, no matter how difficult the journey. An End and a Beginning: After serving fifteen years in prison, Peter Fury has been released. With his parents gone, there is nothing left for him in England. A pilgrimage to Ireland to see their final resting place will start him on his new life where he may finally find freedom.
The Fuss-Free Toddler Cookbook: Mealtimes Made Easy with Healthy Recipes for the Whole Family
by Barbara LampertiOne meal for the whole family—the ultimate toddler cookbook for picky eatersFamily meals with a picky toddler can be more food fights than fun—or the same five foods on repeat. Your days as a short order cook are over with The Fuss-Free Toddler Cookbook. This family-friendly toddler cookbook is your guide to delicious meals with simple adaptations that will please the little ones and the big ones.Learn how a toddler can love the same foods that adults do just by changing a few simple things like cutting a tomato into a heart, or blending a chunky soup into a smoother one. In addition to tons of fun recipes, you'll find great suggestions in this toddler cookbook for including your kids in the cooking process to make dinnertime a true family event.The Fuss-Free Toddler Cookbook includes:Toddlerize it—Simple tricks like resizing, reshaping, and adding or skipping certain ingredients will help little ones get interested and willing to try their food!"If all else fails"—For the times when nothing works, look for recipe tweaks that are sure to make any meal more appealing to your little one.Stress less—Let the tested advice and tips throughout the book help make your mealtimes more fun and build a lifetime of healthy eating habits.Let The Fuss-Free Toddler Cookbook make your mealtimes easy, stress-free, and fun for the whole family.
Fussy Eaters
by Lisa RobinsonAre you finding it challenging to get your child to eat a variety of foods, especially fruits and vegetables? Is mealtime often a battle? If so, this book is your solution. Inside, you’ll find creative snack and meal ideas that cleverly incorporate hidden fruits and vegetables, ensuring your child enjoys a diverse and nutritious diet.
A Future: A Novel (The Passing Bells Trilogy)
by Phillip RockBefore Downton Abbey, there was Abingdon Pryory...The third installment in Phillip Rock's trilogy that came alive with The Passing Bells andcontinued with Circles of Time, begins with the fading of the Jazz Age in England, and ends with German bombers on the horizon.A Future Arrived, the conclusion to the epic Grevilles of Abingdon saga, contains a P.S. section with additional insights from the author, background material, suggestions for further reading, and more.
Future Directions in Surrogacy Law: Law and Policy Reform in the UK and Beyond (Law, Society, Policy)
by Kirsty Horsey, Zaina Mahmoud and Katherine WadeThis edited collection brings together a range of experts on surrogacy, at a time when the law in the UK has been fully reconsidered for the first time in generations. Society has developed significantly since surrogacy laws were first written and the existing law is out of date and no longer fit for purpose. Each chapter in this collection considers one aspect of surrogacy regulation and analyses the potential effectiveness of proposed reforms or suggests what changes should be made based on experience in other jurisdictions. This is an unprecedented contribution to the public and regulatory debate on surrogacy.
Future Families: Diverse Forms, Rich Possibilities
by Ross D. ParkeFuture Families explores the variety of family forms which characterize our contemporary culture, while addressing the implications of these increasingly diverse family units on child development. Reveals the diversity of new family forms based on the most current research on fathers, same-gender parents, new reproductive technologies, and immigrant families Illustrates that children and adults can thrive in a variety of non-traditional family forms Shows the interrelatedness of new trends in family organization through the common themes of embedded families and caregiving in community and cultural contexts Features an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from works in areas that include child development, family studies, sociology, cross-cultural scholarship, ethnic studies, biology, neuroscience, anthropology and even architecture Sets an agenda for future research in the area of families by identifying important gaps in our knowledge about families and parenting
Future Flash
by Kita Helmetag MurdockFor as long as she can remember, Laney's been having "future flashes"-visions of the future that she sees when she makes physical contact with another person. Left on a doorstep as a baby, Laney's past has always been cloudy to her, despite the clarity with which she can see the future. Her caretaker, Walt, claims to be her father, but Laney has a nagging suspicion that he isn't quite telling her the entire truth. And when a new kid, Lyle, moves to her small town, Laney is dreading meeting him-she almost always gets a future flash when first meeting someone new and they aren't always good. Unfortunately, her meeting with Lyle isn't just bad; it's painful. Engulfed in flames, Lyle's future flash is the worst Laney's ever experienced. But what does it mean? Is there anything Laney can do to change the future? And will she be able to save Lyle not only from a firey death but also from the merciless class bully without becoming a victim of his antics herself?In this thrilling and imaginative middle grade novel from author Kita Helmetag Murdock, follow Laney as she works against the clock to understand her past and prevent the disaster looming in the future. Aimed at readers ages 8 to 12, the book encompasses important themes such as identity, bullying, friendship, family relationship, and more. Kids will identify with Laney, who is a bit of an outsider but also has a good moral compass, and will love her supernatural abilities. Parents, teachers, and librarians will see the value in the themes discussed and in the positive outcome of the book with a very hopeful tone.
Future Forsaken: Abuses Against Children Affected by HIV/AIDS in India
by Human Rights WatchThis 209-page report documents how many doctors refuse to treat or even touch HIV-positive children. Some schools expel or segregate children because they or their parents are HIV-positive. Many orphanages and other residential institutions reject HIV-positive children or deny that they house them. Children from families affected by AIDS may be denied an education, pushed onto the street, forced into the worst forms of child labor, or otherwise exploited, all of which puts them at greater risk of contracting HIV.
The Future of Child and Family Law
by Elaine E. SutherlandChild and family law tells us much about how a society operates, since it touches the lives of everyone living in that society. In this volume, a variety of experts examine child and family law in thirteen countries – Australia, Canada, China, India, Israel, Malaysia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Scotland, South Africa and the United States. Each chapter identifies the imperatives and influences that have prevailed to date and offers informed predictions of how it will develop in the years to come. A common chapter structure facilitates comparison of the jurisdictions and, in the introduction, the editor highlights common trends and salient differences. The Future of Child and Family Law therefore provides practitioners, academics and policy-makers with access not just to an overview of child and family law in a range of countries around the world, but also to insights into what has shaped it and options for reform.
The Future of Love: A Novel
by Shirley AbbottSet in New York in 2001, Abbott's debut novel invites us into the lives of good people grappling with the hard choices and the sacrifices they must make to find love. In the manner of a contemporary Edith Wharton, Shirley Abbott exposes the inner lives and the tangled relationships of eight characters—before and after New York's tragedy—and forces both them and the reader to see the world in a new way. Having assembled a smart, compelling ensemble, reminiscent of HBO's Six Feet Under, Abbott allows us to see the possibility of happiness even as the city itself is tested. With humor and profound empathy, she has crafted a novel that runs deep into the heart of our need for commitment from friends, lovers, and family.
The Future of the International Monetary System: Change, Coordination of Instability?
by Omar F. Hamouda Robin Rowley Bernard M. WolfFirst Published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.
Future Perfect
by Jen LarsenJen Larsen, author of the critically acclaimed memoir Stranger Here and a subject of the Oprah Winfrey Network TV show <P><P>In Deep Shift with Jonas Elrod, tells a liberating story of hard-won self-acceptance--a tale of one girl, who knows that weight is just a number, and that no one is completely perfect. <P><P>This is a distinct, complex debut from a new voice in YA with an unforgettable main character whose doubts and insecurities will resonate with readers, and shed light on the dangers of taking on others' expectations instead of your own. <P><P>Underscored by a fierce intelligence and a dry, disarming wit, Future Perfect will satisfy fans of such authors as Maureen Johnson.
The Future She Left Behind
by Marin ThomasOne woman's journey home gets derailed by her soon-to-be ex-mother-in-law in a novel filled with humor, small-town charm, rekindled love, and the resilient ties of family.Cast aside by her cheating husband, Katelyn Chandler is ready to pack it all in and drive home to Little Springs, Texas. She wants a chance to regroup, reconnect with her mother, and get back to her art. But Shirley Pratt—master manipulator, elitist snob, and Katelyn's terror of a live-in monster-in-law—has other ideas. Shirley insists on joining Katelyn's trip after her son tries to pack her off to a retirement community. Katelyn has no choice but to play peacekeeper between the ornery old woman and the proud matrons of Little Springs. Yet the small town seems to be changing Shirley. And as Katelyn weighs the wisdom of picking up where she left off with Jackson Mendoza, the town bad boy and her high school sweetheart, she must find a way to believe in the strength of her dreams.
FutureChefs: Recipes by Tomorrow#s Cooks Across the Nation and the World
by Ramin Ganeshram Jean Paul VellottiA 2015 IACP Cookbook Awards Winner: Children, Youth and FamilyA curated collection of 150 recipes drawn from the experience and kitchens of young cooks all over America, FutureChefs brings real, cooking-obsessed tweens and teens to the page as relatable characters who span a diverse social and cultural experience. Here, in rich, inspiring detail, is the ethnoculinary America of the future. Veteran journalist and trained chef Ramin Ganeshram has crafted profiles of serious young cooks who run the gamut of experience, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds to create an inspiring prism through which readers might see what's ahead in America's food culture. Whether they've taken to it because of necessity, inspiration, or sheer passion, these are kids, teens, and tweens who are very serious about food. Featuring recipes from young celebrity chefs Logan Guleff, winner FOX's MasterChef Jr, and Kid Chef Eliana de Las Casas, Daniel Hamilton, Alessandra Ciuffo, and Jack Witherspoon from Food Network's Rachael versus Guy, as well as the White House's Healthy Lunchtime Challenge winners Sydney Michael Brown and Haile Thomas.This is a generation more interested in hands-on cooking than ever, but they're lacking material that treats them as a serious part of cooking culture; FutureChefs is the perfect vehicle.
Un futuro para tu hijo
by Vicente HernándezUn libro sobre orientación profesional para padres que quieren ayudar a sus hijos a diseñar su proyecto de futuro. Con prólogo de César Bona. «No evitéis a vuestros hijos las dificultades de la vida, enseñadles más bien a superarlas.»Louis Pasteur Tras la educación secundaria obligatoria, el adolescente debe decidir hacia dónde desea dirigir sus pasos profesionalmente. Se trata de un período lleno de dudas e incertidumbres, con una amplia variedad de caminos por escoger y la necesidad inaplazable de elegir uno de ellos. Este libro constituye una herramienta fundamental para los padres porque les facilita las claves para orientar a sus hijos y valorar, junto a ellos y sus tutores académicos, las distintas alternativas y oportunidades que nuestro sistema educativo y laboral ponen a su alcance. Con él adquirirán algunas nociones esenciales de psicología enfocada al adolescente así como a redactar un proyecto personal de vida o a descubrir las múltiples y secretas inteligencias de su hijo. Un futuro para tu hijo recoge las reflexiones de los mejores expertos en orientación profesional y se convertirá en el aliado indispensable de todos los padres que estén dispuestos a desempeñar un papel activo en ese momento decisivo de la vida de sus hijos.