Results for "joseph Jacobs" in Genre Fiction

Published over a ten-year period between 1933 and 1943, Thomas Mann’s Joseph and his Brothers is an epic four-part novel that works as a retelling of chapters twenty-one to thirty of the Book of Genesis. Described as a “Mythological novel”, It took Mann over sixteen years to write the...

Losing his job isn't the end of the world for Simon-he still has his faith, his music, and his friends. But when a newcomer to the group hijacks Simon's plan to start a band, he struggles to come to terms with the prospect of losing everything he has left. Set against the charged backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war, Simon Jacobs is a contemporary portrayal of one young man's journey through the most tumultuous time of his life.

EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! A new age has dawned upon the United Freedom Republic! From the gleaming towers of Caisteal City to the farthest reaches of the civilized world, science has transformed the impossible into the everyday. Airships crowd the skies. Marvels of engineering reshape...

We know the story of Scrooge, but we don't know what happened to Jacob Marley on that fateful Christmas night when Scrooge was visited by three ghosts. This is the tale of Jacob Marley. He was in Hell for seven years, and this was his chance to redeem his soul. Jacob's mom wanted out of this life and wanted peace. Jacob's son was very angry at the world. Jacob's former wife was in disarray. How was Jacob going to salvage what was left of his family on this very Christmas night as a ghost?

Ernst Kohl has spent nearly half his life in prison after being convicted of murder as a young man. Upon his release, with nowhere else to go, Kohl returns to his old family home on the outskirts of a small Michigan town, hoping for redemption, or at least understanding. He finds a dog, a girlfriend, and a job in quick succession, and it seems as if he might finally be able to leave the past behind and make a quiet life for himself. But some of the residents, including the town's corrupt deputy sheriff, are less than thrilled to see him, and will stop at nothing to rid the town of him.

Fans of Katie Flynn, Rosie Clarke and Catherine Cookson will love being transported to another time and place by bestselling and prizewinning author Marie Joseph in this enthralling and heart-warming saga about one woman's desire for a glamourous and romantic life. Will she achieve her dreams?...