Résultats pour "John of John" dans Petites villes et ruralité

Após uma juventude de rebeldia e bebedeira, John Tyree decidiu dar início a um novo capítulo em sua vida e se alistou no Exército. Um ano depois, agora um novo homem, ele retorna a Wilmington, na Carolina do Norte, para passar um tempo com o velho pai. Uma tarde, ele conhece a garota de seus sonhos. No entanto, John precisa voltar para a Alemanha a fim de concluir o serviço militar. Em nome do amor, Savannah decide esperar por ele, enquanto o jovem soldado promete que, após esse período, vai ficar para sempre ao lado da mulher que conquistou seu coração.

Æblemostreglementet er historien om dr. Wilbur Larch, grundlægger og leder af et kombineret fødselshospital og børnehjem, der i begyndelsen af 1900-tallet hjælper unge kvinder, der er "kommet i vanskeligheder". Men det er især historien om Homer Wells, det barn dr. Larch aldrig fik bortadopteret, og som han har udset til sin efterfølger. Homer tvivler på, om det er det, han vil og flygter til en æblefarm i Maine, hvor han oplever den store kærlighed. I Maine konfronteres han også med "æblemostreglerne", de fattige æbleplukkeres uskrevne love, som trækker ham ind i et drama på liv og død.

Based on true crime, Jar of Pennies follows the story of how a murderer was brought to justice in small town east Texas. A book as much about east Texas culture deep in the pine forests of the state as it is about a chain of murders and the gathering of evidence, this riveting narrative has elements of both humor and noir as it rockets to its conclusion.

Quando un giovane uomo viene ritrovato privo di sensi a St Piran, in Cornovaglia, gli abitanti del piccolo paese sono perplessi. Chi è costui, e come è arrivato fin lì? E che dire della balena che il giorno dopo si arena proprio davanti alla stessa spiaggia? Presto capiamo che il giovane, Joe Haak, è un analista finanziario, i cui studi non hanno portato agli esiti auspicati, e ha deciso di buttarsi in mare, dove viene salvato dalla stessa balena che lui salverà il giorno dopo. Eppure, quando scoppia il primo caso di influenza in Asia, Joe saprà esattamente che cosa sta succedendo.

Marlin Stains is a lonely man who is filled with words. Words that he longs to share with the world, but so far only shares with himself. He has over 300 notebooks brimming with them in his trailer room. A wood-paneled tomb of prose and syllable.

Unfolding on the vast grasslands of the steppes of Kazakhstan before its independence from the USSR, this haunting novel limns the struggles of the world through the eyes of Nasyr, a simple fisherman and village elder, and his resolute son, Kakharman. Both father and son confront the terrible future that is coming to the poisoned Aral Sea.

With Holding Lies, John Larison takes us deep into a thriving subculture of the Northwest, one born of the ferns and firs, rain and hot-springs, firebombs and whitewater. He takes us even deeper into the troubles of Hank Hazelton, a 59-year-old river guide, as he struggles to reconnect with his only daughter after a 14-year estrangement. His failure as a father haunts him, along with other deep regrets, tragedies, and longings. In the days before his daughter's arrival, Hank discovers a drift boat stranded below a rapid, empty except for a long smear of blood on its seat.

What begins as backyard diversion swells into a hilarious and absurd obsession: to grow the world’s largest pumpkin and, with the help of an entrepreneur friend, build a pumpkin empire to make everything from snacks to toilet paper. All to win him fame and fortune (and perhaps the affection of an alluring neighbor).

Cecil Younger, local Alaskan investigator, is neither good at his job nor great at staying sober. When an old Tlingit woman, unimpressed by the police's investigation, hires him to discover why her son, a big-game guide, was murdered, he takes the case without much conviction that he'll discover anything new.

Cecil Younger never thought it would come to this: providing surveillance for a chicken coop being raided by a fowl thief. But things have not exactly been breaking right lately for the Alaskan P.I. The logical thing to do? Take a vacation, of course. Well, it's not exactly a vacation. Younger has been paid to investigate a doctor aboard a luxurious first-class cruise ship up the Alaskan coast. Except passengers are dying. Now Younger finds himself trapped on a ship of fools with a murderer who is leaving a trail of well-to-do passengers in his wake...and leaving evidence pointing an accusing finger at Cecil!

In the third entry to the series, Alaska P.I. Cecil Younger is fresh out of rehab, sporting a fresh head wound, with a child custody case from hell, and with the clients to match. Confrontational and obsessed, Priscilla DeAngelo is sure her ex is conspiring with a state senator to wrest her son from her, and thus, hires Cecil Younger to investigate. This is the first time Younger has to deal with lawyers in flashy suits and overused paper shredders. When she storms off to Juneau for a showdown, Younger's custody case swiftly turns into a murder.

Cecil Younger is a man who takes comfort in the absurdity of the universe, and the universe is obliging him when he gets a call from his lawyer and psychiatrist, who offers him a job. A client wants to hire Younger to kill someone. Though common sense tells him murder just isn't a good career move, his finances tell him it can't hurt to meet his potential client, hoping he can succeed in appeasing him - without a dead body.

The call came from a place far away where the dark was deep and the only sound was the fading breath of a woman on the edge of eternity. The summons to the bedside of his dying aunt drags Cal MacCarl away from the blur of city life to the islands where time turns slowly and tradition endures. Aunt Mary is his only remaining blood link. She comes from the past. She still knows him as Calum. When she passes, he will be the last of the family line. But for Cal, family and history are just bonds to tie him down.

Set in familiar Steinbeck territory, To a God Unknown is a mystical tale, exploring one man's attempt to control the forces of nature and, ultimately, to understand the ways of God.

Phoenix Park is the man I fantasize about...hitting with my car, that is. He's rich. He's sexy. He's the absolute worst. But after I fall prey to an internet scam and lose every last penny in my account (please don’t ask), it’s Phoenix who swoops in with an offer I can’t refuse. I’ll marry him for the summer so he can inherit the family company from his dying grandmother, and in return, he’ll drop a hefty sum of money into my bank account.

"Hang on for this completely unexpected hard-hitting ride!"—Fresh Fiction Not needing him won’t stop her from wanting him… Trucker Sterling (Star) Parson is no stranger to the challenges a woman faces, both in her industry and in life. But she can take care of herself. She’s never...

The Lindsay family has come west hoping to help the father, John, recover from an illness. When they arrive, they are induced to purchase Spanish Peaks Ranch, an abandoned United States military post surrounded by mountains. It seems like a perfect place to settle into their new life as ranchers. As they soon find out, though, this deserted fort is equally suited for both protection and imprisonment.

Following the arrival of the town’s new preacher, Death returns in lupine form to stalk the Lazy L and the town of Texumma. Eight years of peace comes to a bloody end as howls echo along the banks of the Red River once again. Bitter vengeance backs Death’s play as the death toll rises. Will anyone survive the full moon?