The Mountain in My Shoe

The Mountain in My Shoe
Author: Louise Beech
Publisher: Orenda Books
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2016-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1495627780

After years of abuse, Bernadette makes the decision to leave her husband, only to find that he is missing ... along with a little boy she'd befriended years earlier. A tense, dramatic and moving novel from the bestselling author of How To Be Brave and The Lion Tamer Who Lost. 'Full of beautiful descriptions, images and observations ... hauntingly poignant, with a relentless tension and pace' Katie Marsh 'Moving, engrossing and richly drawn, this is storytelling in its purest form ... mesmerising' Amanda Jennings _______________ A missing boy. A missing book. A missing husband. A woman who must find them all to find herself. On the night Bernadette finally has the courage to tell her domineering husband that she's leaving, he doesn't come home. Neither does Conor, the little boy she's befriended for the past five years. Also missing is his lifebook, the only thing that holds the answers. With the help of Conor's foster mum, Bernadette must face her own past, her husband's secrets and a future she never dared imagine in order to find them all. Exquisitely written and deeply touching, The Mountain in My Shoe is both page-turning psychological suspense and a powerful and emotive examination of the meaning of family ... and just how far we're willing to go for the people we love. _______________ 'Deft and full of emotions' Irish Times 'It is a brilliantly creative work of fiction' We Love this Book (The Bookseller) 'A fabulous, exquisitely written novel that tugs at the soul ... incredibly moving' David Young 'A moving and powerful book' Jane Lythell 'A rich, psychologically profound novel about overcoming adversity ... It's a masterpiece' Gill Paul 'Dark, compelling and highly thought-provoking ... a fascinating page-turner that wrenches at your insides' Off-the-Shelf Books 'A wonderful, nuanced book probing the damages wreaked by absence and neglect, while exploring the power of love and hope ... and what it means to be truly "home". It made me laugh and cry by turns. I loved it' Melissa Bailey 'An exquisite novel. Darkly compelling emotionally charged. And I LOVED it!' Jane Isaac

The Mountain in my Shoe

The Mountain in my Shoe
Author: Louise Beech
Publisher: Orenda Books
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2016-07-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1910633402

After years of abuse, Bernadette makes the decision to leave her husband, only to find that he is missing ... along with a little boy she'd befriended years earlier. A tense, dramatic and moving novel from the bestselling author of How To Be Brave and The Lion Tamer Who Lost. 'Full of beautiful descriptions, images and observations ... hauntingly poignant, with a relentless tension and pace' Katie Marsh 'Moving, engrossing and richly drawn, this is storytelling in its purest form ... mesmerising' Amanda Jennings _______________ A missing boy. A missing book. A missing husband. A woman who must find them all to find herself. On the night Bernadette finally has the courage to tell her domineering husband that she's leaving, he doesn't come home. Neither does Conor, the little boy she's befriended for the past five years. Also missing is his lifebook, the only thing that holds the answers. With the help of Conor's foster mum, Bernadette must face her own past, her husband's secrets and a future she never dared imagine in order to find them all. Exquisitely written and deeply touching, The Mountain in My Shoe is both page-turning psychological suspense and a powerful and emotive examination of the meaning of family ... and just how far we're willing to go for the people we love. _______________ 'Deft and full of emotions' Irish Times 'It is a brilliantly creative work of fiction' We Love this Book (The Bookseller) 'A fabulous, exquisitely written novel that tugs at the soul ... incredibly moving' David Young 'A moving and powerful book' Jane Lythell 'A rich, psychologically profound novel about overcoming adversity ... It's a masterpiece' Gill Paul 'Dark, compelling and highly thought-provoking ... a fascinating page-turner that wrenches at your insides' Off-the-Shelf Books 'A wonderful, nuanced book probing the damages wreaked by absence and neglect, while exploring the power of love and hope ... and what it means to be truly "home". It made me laugh and cry by turns. I loved it' Melissa Bailey 'An exquisite novel. Darkly compelling emotionally charged. And I LOVED it!' Jane Isaac

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
Author: Jane Cabrera
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2019-12-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0823444678

Go from 1 to 20 and look for chicks aplenty in this cheerful read-along. Rabbit needs to one, two, buckle her shoe and three, four, run out the door so she can help her neighbor Mommy Hen prepare a yummy surprise for the little pigs' birthday party. Meanwhile, Mommy Hen's four little chickes are causing mischief. Can you count to 20 with Rabbit and keep track of those sneaky chicks at the same time? Between the four little chicks hiding on every page and the creative story-telling approach to a popular counting rhyme, there is a lot to love about this delightful picture book. Combined with Jane Cabrera's signature eye-catching art style, learning to count has never been so much fun. Jane Cabrera's Story Time celebrates children's best-loved read along nursery rhymes and songs. These interactive favorites are given a new twist by award-winning artist Jane Cabrera and feature her bold, bright, kid-friendly illustrations. Other titles in the series include Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush, If You're Happy and You Know It, and Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.

The Blue Shoe

The Blue Shoe
Author: Roderick Townley
Publisher: Yearling Books
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2009
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375847413

A mysterious stranger commissions a single, valuable shoe from a humble cobbler, changing the cobbler's life and the life of his young apprentice forever.

Walking in My Shoes

Walking in My Shoes
Author: Elizabeth Mittelstaedt
Publisher: Trilogy Christian Publishing
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2020-12-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781647739492

"Once we cross this mountain, you will be free!" In the fall of 1963, these words stirred seventeen-year-old Elizabeth's heart as she and her guide approached the densely wooded slopes of the Alps. For so long, she dreamed of escaping the clutches of communism in Eastern Europe and fleeing to the West to pursue her dreams, but now her heart pounded with fear. Had she made the right choice? Would they make it across the border without the guards spotting them? Little did Elizabeth know this grueling trek over the mountains was only the beginning of a nightmare she would battle for years to come...or that true freedom, peace, joy, and healing would come from the most surprising, tender places.

The Mountain

The Mountain
Author: Paul Yoon
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2017-08-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1501154087

Two brothers living in the mountains of West Virginia describe their family, home, and favorite pastimes.

Maria in the Moon

Maria in the Moon
Author: Louise Beech
Publisher: Orenda Books
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2017-08-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1495628167

'Quirky, darkly comic, but always heartfelt, this original and sad story has wonderful characters and will linger long in your memory' Sunday Mirror 'A Stirring novel, beautifully written' Irish Times A devastating memory emerges ... that changes everything, in this dark and moving novel by the bestselling author of How To Be Brave and The Lion Tamer Who Lost 'Like a cold spider, the memory stirred in my head and spun an icy web about my brain. Someone else crawled in. I remembered' Thirty-one-year-old Catherine Hope has a great memory. But she can't remember everything. She can't remember her ninth year. She can't remember when her insomnia started. And she can't remember why everyone stopped calling her Catherine-Maria. With a promiscuous past, and licking her wounds after a painful breakup, Catherine wonders why she resists anything approaching real love. But when she loses her home to the devastating deluge of 2007 and volunteers at Flood Crisis, a devastating memory emerges ... and changes everything. Dark, poignant and deeply moving, Maria in the Moon is an examination of the nature of memory and truth, and the defences we build to protect ourselves, when we can no longer hide... 'Part psychological thriller, part love story and fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine will love it' Red Magazine 'A beautiful and compassionate read' Prima Magazine 'Beech's exploration of the effects of childhood trauma keeps the reader intrigued until the end' Mary Ellen Quinn, Booklist 'As heartbreaking as the book ends up being, it's a title worth wading into and rolling with' Book Riot 'Beautifully constructed, laugh-out-loud funny in places, and achingly sad in others. It's such a beautifully told story of loss and gain. Equal parts Victoria Wood, Alan Bennett and John Irving, all rolled up into an emotive, heart-breaking story. I completely fell in love' John Marrs 'A beautiful, and heart-achingly touching read' LoveReading

The Emperor of Shoes

The Emperor of Shoes
Author: Spencer Wise
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2018-06-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1488080569

“Evocative…The Emperor of Shoes underscores the extent to which the promise of economic opportunity still moves people across great distances on our planet…Wise [has] written a novel of our times…”—New York Times Book Review *A Library Journal Best Debut of Summer 2018* From an exciting new voice in literary fiction, a transfixing story about an expatriate in southern China and his burgeoning relationship with a seamstress intent on inspiring dramatic political change Alex Cohen, a twenty-six-year-old Jewish Bostonian, is living in southern China, where his father runs their family-owned shoe factory. Alex reluctantly assumes the helm of the company, but as he explores the plant’s vast floors and assembly lines, he comes to a grim realization: employees are exploited, regulatory systems are corrupt and Alex’s own father is engaging in bribes to protect the bottom line. When Alex meets a seamstress named Ivy, his sympathies begin to shift. She is an embedded organizer of a pro-democratic Chinese party, secretly sowing dissonance among her fellow laborers. Will Alex remain loyal to his father and his heritage? Or will the sparks of revolution ignite? Deftly plotted and vibrantly drawn, The Emperor of Shoes is a timely meditation on idealism, ambition, father-son rivalry and cultural revolution, set against a vivid backdrop of social and technological change.

A Very Grumpy Mountain Man

A Very Grumpy Mountain Man
Author: Shaw Hart
Publisher: Shaw Hart
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2024-10-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

I have my first-ever crush…on my boss. Sienna: I’ve spent my entire life thinking that there’s something wrong with me because I was never like the other girls my age. I never had crushes or dated growing up. I've never even been interested in anyone. Until him. Kye Lightfield. He’s brooding, moody, and way out of my league. Oh, and he’s also my new boss. Kye: Sienna is perfect. She’s gorgeous and funny and always looking on the bright side. She’s my exact opposite and way out of my league. That doesn’t stop me from wanting her. From needing her. So, I do what any sane man with no social skills would do, and I offer her a job. I want to keep her close, to be around her sunshine personality. And maybe, just maybe, I can convince her to be mine.

Journey to the Mountain-A Roots Tale

Journey to the Mountain-A Roots Tale
Author: Steve Levitt
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2006-06-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1847280862

"Incredible story, wonderful history, eye opening, thought provoking and heart rending" Jessica Knorr High on a mountain in western North Carolina, on a fateful day in 1850, the life paths of "Dancing One", "DoubleToe Tommy" and "Angelina Baker" finally cross. Their long and difficult journeys led them to meet "Johnny Basic", a mountain boy, who uses something they each bring with them to create a very unexpected surprise. Who were they? Why were they there and what had happened to them along the way? How did their meeting on that mountain change their lives forever and continue to effect all of us to this day? This is an adventure story about the Native Americans, Europeans and Africans who came to the Southern Appalachian frontier in the mountains of western North Carolina and contributed to the roots of a present day American tradition.