Morton eve (12 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Trade paperback. Zustand: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Inscribed and dated by the author on the half-title. The author was born in Brooklyn and moved to Maryland. She has been associated with both Brooklyn College and Montgomery College, Belinda is a young slave in Alabama who must escape her home to find Woko, a Cherokee woman who lives in the woods. Together, Woko, Belinda, and Ned-another runaway slave-travel to North Carolina, hoping to find safety and peace from their horrific pasts. On their journey, the ghost of Belinda's mother guides and comforts her through dangerous encounters. After a few years, Belinda, Woko, and Ned arrive in North Carolina, and they make their home in woods near a plantation and begin taking in runaway slaves, providing them refuge and healing over the night. Master Ken learns of Belinda's operation, and though he could turn her over to be punished, he supports her mission. His support turns into infatuation and love, and the two have a daughter who is raised in his house as a white plantation heiress.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Trevor Dunn has never gone to the Calgary Stampede. In spite of living in the city all his life, he would much rather stay in his basement and listen to music while drawing comics. When his sister Madeline tricks him to come to the Stampede's opening parade, Trevor believes this is a temporary event . until he sees a man in a green cowboy hat named Charlie. Over the next few days, Charlie changes Trevor's mind about the Stampede, about country music, and what being a cowboy is really about. When an old flame from Trevor's past -- Mathieu, a punk singer turned acoustic country crooner -- appears in the middle of the festival, Trevor isn't sure what to do. He likes Charlie and the new life he's been shown, but Mathieu is Trevor's first love, and the one person who understands what life is really like in Calgary basements. The Stampede, Madeline reminds Trevor, is only a ten day affair, then Charlie will go back to his job in Toronto and Mathieu will go on tour. Should Trevor try to make amends with Mathieu and his past, or should he stay with Charlie and embrace a new kind of future Can there be life outside of Calgary basements Or will Trevor always be stuck in the shadows, never riding off into the sunset. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - After surviving a school shooting, Mona Ouellet moves from Montreal to Peterborough, switches her PhD discipline from English Literature to Psychology, and tries to move on with her life. Unfortunately, her nightmares follow her--and so do a host of 'bad men' who seem to appear around every corner to make her life difficult. Her only escape is to fall into her research completely, where she soon becomes obsessed with retelling true crime case studies and enamoured by a waitress at a local diner.Kerri Reznik is a waitress by day and horror writer by night, where she turns elements of her two-month long captivity in the wilderness with her survivalist father into stories to scare others. Though over a decade has passed, Kerri is still haunted by her brother Lee's absence in her life and her inability to reconcile with it. She seeks camaraderie with Absalom Lincoln, a detective on Peterborough police's force, where the two bond over mysteries, both true and imagined. As Kerri and Mona's connection becomes stronger, their past traumas begin to intertwine and both of their worst nightmares begin to evolve and intensify. Each character must struggle to negotiate how to live in a world where survival is never guaranteed, and even when it is possible, there is always a cost.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Nick Fraser is a true romantic. He wants the guy instead of the girl, but other than that, he wants everything his favourite rom-coms depict: the courtship, the passionate first kiss, the fairy tale wedding. But after breaking up with the love of his life, Nick wonders if anything fairy tale will ever happen for him. Then he meets Katie, who's just like a rom-com heroine. She's sharp, funny, sweet, and as into music and punk culture as Nick is. What's more, he's incredibly attracted to her, even though she's a woman. Nick has never considered he might be bisexual, but his feelings for Katie are definitely real. When Katie reveals she's transgender, Nick starts to see how much he doesn't understand about the world, queer identity, and himself. He is hopelessly in love with Katie, but this isn't a fairy tale, and Nick's friends and family may not accept his new relationship. He wants it all, but does he have the courage to make his fantasy a reality.…

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnAfter surviving a school shooting, Mona Ouellet moves from Montreal to Peterborough, switches her PhD discipline from English Literature to Psychology, and tries to move on with her life. Unfortunately, her nightmares follow her--.