Cedar Bluff's Most Eligible Bachelor/Becoming Dr Bellini's Bride

Cedar Bluff's Most Eligible Bachelor/Becoming Dr Bellini's Bride
Author: Laura Iding
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2011-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1742903983

Cedar Bluff's Most Eligible Bachelor When enigmatic doctor Simon Carter literally knocks nurse Hailey Rogers off her feet, breaking her leg, he enjoys coming to her rescue more than he could have imagined. Fiercely independent, Hailey is no damsel in distress. The last thing she wants is to start relying on the captivating doctor. But his kisses bring her guard tumbling down Becoming Dr. Bellini's Bride Paediatrician Katie Logan moved to California for a fresh start. But her new life is rocked by her dazzling attraction to dreamy Dr Nick Bellini a man she has no reason to trust. Katie tries her best to resist Nick, but if only she'd step into the Italian's strong, tanned arms she just might find her California dreams come true

My Antonia

My Antonia
Author: Willa Cather
Publisher: Gildan Media LLC aka G&D Media
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2024-01-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1722525045

A haunting tribute to the heroic pioneers who shaped the American Midwest This powerful novel by Willa Cather is considered to be one of her finest works and placed Cather in the forefront of women novelists. It tells the stories of several immigrant families who start new lives in America in rural Nebraska. This powerful tribute to the quiet heroism of those whose struggles and triumphs shaped the American Midwest highlights the role of women pioneers, in particular. Written in the style of a memoir penned by Antonia’s tutor and friend, the book depicts one of the most memorable heroines in American literature, the spirited eldest daughter of a Czech immigrant family, whose calm, quite strength and robust spirit helped her survive the hardships and loneliness of life on the Nebraska prairie. The two form an enduring bond and through his chronicle, we watch Antonia shape the land while dealing with poverty, treachery, and tragedy. “No romantic novel ever written in America...is one half so beautiful as My Ántonia.” -H. L. Mencken Willa Cather (1873–1947) was an American writer best known for her novels of the Plains and for One of Ours, a novel set in World War I, for which she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1923. She was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1943 and received the gold medal for fiction from the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1944, an award given once a decade for an author's total accomplishments. By the time of her death she had written twelve novels, five books of short stories, and a collection of poetry.

The Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh

The Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh
Author: Evelyn Waugh
Publisher: Hachette Digital, Inc.
Total Pages: 658
Release: 1998
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316925462

Collected for the first time in a single volume: all of the short fiction by one of the 20th century's wittiest and most trenchant observers of the human comedy.

O Pioneers!

O Pioneers!
Author: Willa Cather
Publisher: Modernista
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2024-07-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9181080794

When the young Swedish-descended Alexandra Bergson inherits her father's farm in Nebraska, she must transform the land from a wind-swept prairie landscape into a thriving enterprise. She dedicates herself completely to the land—at the cost of great sacrifices. O Pioneers! [1913] is Willa Cather's great masterpiece about American pioneers, where the land is as important a character as the people who cultivate it. WILLA CATHER [1873-1947] was an American author. After studying at the University of Nebraska, she worked as a teacher and journalist. Cather's novels often focus on settlers in the USA with a particular emphasis on female pioneers. In 1923, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the novel One of Ours, and in 1943, she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

On Guard

On Guard
Author: Evelyn Waugh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: English fiction
ISBN: 9781860920004

Stories in the Travelman Short Stories series take the reader to places of mystery, fantasy, horror, romance, and corners of the universe yet unexplored. In turn, readers take them on the bus or subway, slip them into briefcases and lunchboxes, and send them from Jersey to Juneau. Each classic or original short story is printed on one sheet of paper and folded like a map. This makes it simple to read while commuting, convenient to carry when not, and easy to give or send to a friend. A paper envelope is provided for mailing or gift-giving, and both are packaged in a dear plastic envelope for display. The cost is not much more than a greeting card.