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Women are poised to rule the entire world as one united country, as one giant republic in The Next World Order. The bold signs heralding and the loud messages announcing this unstoppable dawn of The Next World Order, which will be exclusively ruled by women, are written on every wall, everywhere in the world, for everybody to hear and see.
On one hand, founded on the bitter but valuable lessons learned from the failed experiences and the burned and...
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Flower of the South follows the early life of US Southerner Lucinda Lee Alexander, chronicling her escape from abuse, recounting her attempts to reconcile the influences of both her Old South and Hillbilly ancestors, and elaborating her efforts to build a meaningful life. Her story is told by a friend and colleague who finds she did not know Lucinda Lee as well as she thought, that Lucinda Lee's secrets and ability to cover the truth with believable...
3) Three Titles
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Three Titles will captivate and entertain you. It will also make you feel.
'Written from Heaven' will take you to a country church where you will find Wren trapped within its walls, forced to face all truths about her life before she can be truly free, in every sense of the word.
'Sanctuary' will introduce you to Dr. Pascale Miner, a retired psychiatrist, who has moved her life miles away from the familiar, alone. But will she stay in her loneliness...
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A gripping psychological drama of delusional love, obsessive desire, and broken ties, Woman Refusing to Leave moves through thirty-six stormy hours for Catherine Harper and her two former husbands. Feeling the build-up of years of loss, including the death of her son, the divorce from her first husband, and the loss of her college teaching job, Catherine now faces yet another loss as her current husband, Steven, abandons her. As an unexpected spring...
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Secrets! Secrets! Secrets!Jolene Hartman, a young girl walking a duck in L. A., has a secret she's unable to share as she grows up during the turbulent 1930s and l940s on the fringes of Hollywood. Despite an unusual and troubling relationship with her parents, Jolene finds wonder and delight in constant adventures as she seeks God and love.Join Jolene as she grows up with unique relatives, fascinating friends from many cultures, and her pet duck,...
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Jordan, Florence, Zoe and Madelyn's friendship is put to the ultimate test when a terrible tragedy is revealed. How far will these women go to prove their loyalty? And will they take matters into their own hands? Each one of them is on a journey of their own, hiding secrets they believed had been firmly left in the past. But all is uprooted again when they decide that helping a friend in need is the right thing to do. In the end, they must face their...
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From early childhood, Vivien is obsessed with her plan to meet a rich man who will provide her with a mansion-like house and a happy life. In her efforts to fulfil this dream, she negatively affects not only her own life, but the lives of others, especially her daughter, rose. Ultimately, Vivien is placed in the position of having to explain her story to a legally-appointed panel. What happens to her next will depend on how well she can persuade them...
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Originally published in Spanish in 1981, Fiesta in April is a story about political prisoners, and the abuses and psychological torture they face. As opposed to using conventional prose, the author weaves dramatic poetry into a reportage-type of narrative, capturing the heavy emotion and raw expression of people in unthinkable situations. This new English-language edition stays true to the original musicality and poetry of the Spanish, and rings heavy...
10) Wasted Salt
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Wasted Salt is the fictionalized narrative of two marginalized immigrant women trying to find their way in America.
Zahra is a Lebanese refugee sponsored by a Baptist church in Wichita, Kansas.
Noor, an Egyptian American, is a webcam model who shares a musty basement room with Zahra. During the holy month of Ramadan, Noor, who was born into a Muslim family, doesn't get naked in front of a camera; instead, she cleans houses with Zahra along as her...
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My book is for people who are working as carers and have an interest in aspects of dealing with mental hospital staff, the National Disability Insurance and of the Court. The story will entertain those who like an earthy story of hope, love, suspense and enduring dreams. A story that discusses the issues lived by people with mental illness and their carers.
12) Elise
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On the surface, Elise is a shy, unassuming 23-year-old. Despite working for a successful wine company in London, her life is anything but lavish. In her efforts to save money for the deposit to buy a flat, she lurks by the reduced section in her supermarket and builds her wardrobe from the sale rail in charity shops. Her life suddenly takes a dramatic turn, which leads her to Paris and finds her weaving through previously unknown stories of the heroism...
13) Dare to Dance
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At the start we find the central character, Ivy, lying in a hospital bed, slowly recovering from a hip operation. She is lonely and missing Arthur, her much loved husband, terribly. They are both in their early 70s. He has Alzheimer's and has been put in a home. She does not like this at all. This indomitable lady also dislikes being in a hospital ward. She rebels and walks out. To her amazement she also rebels against her old way of life and dowdy...
14) Hard Hat
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Loretta "Lolly" Novak has a great job as a project manager for a construction company in San Francisco. She likes to work hard and play hard. But when she begins to experience her life in a male-dominated world, Lolly realizes that the hat she chose to wear is harder than she ever imagined.
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Plagued by illness and haunted by the loss of her children, Olivia is driven by a fierce determination to heal. She suspects her ailments are tied to the heartache of her estrangement and sets out on a quest for wellness. As she grapples with her own health and remorse, she takes up residence in a modest apartment near a hospital, where she meets Jolene, a sometimes friend, sometimes burden, battling her own demons with alcohol.
As Olivia confronts...
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Women Forgotten in History unveils the captivating narratives of extraordinary women whose stories have been marginalized and obscured throughout time. As we reflect on history, it becomes apparent that the majority of names we encounter are those of men. But does this imply that women have contributed little or led uneventful lives? Or is it rather an indication that their achievements and stories have been obscured and overshadowed throughout the...
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Sammy overhears the truth about their mother's death. She promises to bury the truth from all, including her sister Rani. Years later, from the carefully buried past, the horrific truth of Rani's life, including the story of their mother, comes out in the least expected way-a generation apart.
18) Dear Life
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Beth Taylor is a young girl growing up in Sydney with her parents and grandmother, and aspiring to become a doctor when she graduates.
But in one tragic moment, Beth's life will be changed forever.
She moves on with her life--now alone--and fate brings her to meet Chad, the dashing real estate entrepreneur from Los Angeles, and her life is complete again.
Then a tragic accident happens, and Beth is thrown back into her grief of earlier years. The...
19) Crystal Island
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Who is Amanda Patters really? What is her actual purpose for sending ten 'seekers' to an idyllic but extremely remote Indian Ocean island? Why would anyone want to spend seventy days completely cut off from the world?
Through the eyes of her protagonist, Sarah Blake, Gillian Leggat explores life on a remote island which has its fair share of dangers and dramas, explores human nature when it is stripped of all 21st-century conveniences and delves...
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7 Russell Hill Road is a multi-generational story of humble beginnings in France, a camp in Germany after World War II, rural Jamaica, Vietnam, Sweden, USA, and an old farm north of Toronto, Canada. By 2007, through sheer circumstance, the individuals of the culturally and racially diverse Canadian family eventually find themselves living on a leafy street in an upscale neighborhood in Toronto, Canada. The central character, a Supreme Court justice,...
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