Résultats pour "Luther" dans Fiction

Luther Albright is a devoted father and a designer of dams, a self-controlled man who believes he can engineer happiness for his family by sheltering them from his own emotions. But when an earthquake shakes his Sacramento home, the world Luther has constructed with such care begins to tilt: His son's behavior becomes increasingly bizarre and threatening, his loving wife seems to grow distant, the house he built with his own hands shows its first signs of decay, and a dam of his design comes under investigation for structural flaws exposed by the tremors.

Arriving at their idyllic and newly renovated Highland home, worthy of TV's Grand Designs, wealthy 30-somethings John and Laura Payne hope they are leaving their problems behind in the city. But the couple's presence disturbs neighbour and local eccentric Luther Grove, forcing him to confront long-buried secrets - secrets that draw him inextricably to Laura and trigger an instant conflict with John.

After a series of devastating events, one man’s misfortunes lead him to a reckoning with his Creator and the opportunity to accept the gift of God’s grace - in this captivating and heart-felt story of redemption. Paul Floater’s life is already a mess when he suddenly loses his parents in a car accident, sending him into a tailspin. Facing certain financial ruin and a fractured marriage, Paul is approached by a smooth-talking stranger with an offer he can’t refuse. But when the cash starts rolling in, poor decision-making leads to Paul staring death in the face.

Flying to war torn Vietnam, Patch Kincaid and Ray Meinkewitz are part of a secret plan, Operation Bluebird Rescue, to extricate Commander Phineas Beauregard from an American prison near Saigon and question Winkamp, an important player in the death of President Kennedy. An extensive riot ensues as Patch’s flying skills are challenged as Patch, Phinney, and Meinkewitz attempt to flee the country and top CIA operative Baker Finch.

Moved by the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., Lorenzo "Guts" Tolliver decides to abandon his career as a professional leg breaker and pursue a life of quiet moments and generous helpings of banana pudding in the company of his new, sensuous lover.