The Kinship of Secrets
Title | The Kinship of Secrets PDF eBook |
Author | Eugenia Kim |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Total Pages | 305 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1328987825 |
"From the author of The Calligrapher's Daughter comes the riveting story of two sisters, one raised in the United States, the other in South Korea, and the family that bound them together even as the Korean War kept them apart"--
The Calligrapher's Daughter
Title | The Calligrapher's Daughter PDF eBook |
Author | Eugenia Kim |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Total Pages | 402 |
Release | 2013-01-14 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1408841800 |
'A beautiful, deliberate and satisfying story spanning thirty years of Korean history' Publishers' Weekly 'Kim weaves a wonderfully nuanced historical portrait, rich in detail and resonant with meaning and wisdom' Independent In Korea, Najin Han, the privileged daughter of a calligrapher, longs to choose her own destiny. Smart and headstrong, she is encouraged by her mother - but her stern father is determined to maintain tradition, especially as the Japanese steadily gain control of his beloved country. When he seeks to marry fourteen-year-old Najin into an aristocratic family, her mother defies generations of obedient wives and instead sends her daughter to serve in the king's court as a companion to a young princess. But the king is soon assassinated, and the centuries-old dynastic culture comes to its end. In the shadow of the dying monarchy, Najin begins a journey through increasing oppression that will change her world forever. As she desperately seeks to continue her education, will the unexpected love she finds along the way be enough to sustain her through the violence and subjugation her country continues to face? Spanning thirty years, The Calligapher's Daughter is an exquisite novel about a country torn between ancient customs and modern possibilities, a family ultimately united by love and a woman who never gives up her search for freedom.
A Stronger Kinship
Title | A Stronger Kinship PDF eBook |
Author | Anna-Lisa Cox |
Publisher | U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | 300 |
Release | 2007-09-06 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780803260184 |
Presents the story of the nineteenth-century community of Covert, Michigan, describing how its mixed-race citizens lived in harmony and enjoyed completely integrated schools and churches and shared power and wealth between races.
Wicked Little Secrets
Title | Wicked Little Secrets PDF eBook |
Author | Susanna Ives |
Publisher | Sourcebooks, Inc. |
Total Pages | 384 |
Release | 2013-12-03 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 140228358X |
"With Wicked Little Secrets' intriguing plot, quirky characters, witty escapades and heartfelt dialogue, Ives has created a read that's as thought-provoking as it is romantic."—RT Book Reviews, 4 1⁄2 stars Vivienne Taylor strives to be the embodiment of her wealthy fiancé's rigid ideal of a virtuous lady. But being good isn't easy when a blackmailer threatens to destroy her reputation—and the only person who can help is the deliciously wicked Lord Dashiell. Vivacious Vivienne has finally won her family's approval by getting engaged to the wealthy and upright John Vandergrift. But when threatened by a vicious blackmail scheme, it is to her childhood friend that Vivienne turns; the deliciously wicked Viscount Dashiell. Lord Dashiell promised himself long ago that his friendship with Vivienne would be the one relationship with a woman that he wouldn't ruin. He agrees to help her just to keep the little hothead safe, but soon finds that Vivienne has grown up to be very, very dangerous to all of Dash's best intentions. Wicked Little Secrets Series: Wicked Little Secrets (Book 1) Wicked, My Love (Book 2) How to Impress a Marquess (Book 3) Praise for Rakes and Radishes: "Once in a while, I read a book that's so emotive that I find myself thinking about it long after I have put it down and Rakes and Radishes, with its theme of love and forgiveness, is such a book."—The Romance Reviews, Best Book of 2010 Nominee "I thoroughly enjoyed this story."—Night Owl Reviews, 4 1⁄2 stars, Review Top Pick!
The Secret of Platform 13
Title | The Secret of Platform 13 PDF eBook |
Author | Eva Ibbotson |
Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
Total Pages | 208 |
Release | 2008-09-04 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0330477692 |
Under Platform 13 at King's Cross Station there is a secret door that leads to a magical island . . . It appears only once every nine years. And when it opens, four mysterious figures step into the streets of London. A wizard, an ogre, a fey and a young hag have come to find the prince of their kingdom, stolen as a baby nine years before. But the prince has become a horrible rich boy called Raymond Trottle, who doesn't understand magic and is determined not to be rescued. Shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, The Secret of Platform 13 is an exciting magical adventure from Eva Ibbotson, the award-winning author of Journey to the River Sea. 'This kind of fun will never fail to delight' Philip Pullman
The Kinship of Secrets
Title | The Kinship of Secrets PDF eBook |
Author | Eugenia Kim |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Total Pages | 305 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1328987825 |
"From the author of The Calligrapher's Daughter comes the riveting story of two sisters, one raised in the United States, the other in South Korea, and the family that bound them together even as the Korean War kept them apart"--
A Little Bird Told Me
Title | A Little Bird Told Me PDF eBook |
Author | Lynette Russell |
Publisher | Allen & Unwin |
Total Pages | 172 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781865086934 |
Story of the author's family, of "identity, memory, remembering and madness"