Waiting at the Prison Gate

Waiting at the Prison Gate
Author: Judith Pallott
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2016-11-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 1786730332

The Russian Federation has one of the largest prison populations in the world. Women in particular are profoundly affected by the imprisonment of a family member. Families and Punishment in Russia details the experiences of these women-be they wives, mothers, girlfriends, daughters-who, as relatives of Russia's three-quarters of a million prisoners, are the "invisible victims" of the country's harsh penal policy. A pioneering work that offers a unique lens through which various aspects of life in twenty-first century Russia can be observed: the workings of criminal sub-cultures; societal attitudes to parenthood, marriage and marital fidelity; young women's quests for a husband; nostalgia for the Soviet period; state strategies towards dealing with political opponents; and the social construction of gender roles.

Waiting at the Gate

Waiting at the Gate
Author: Robyn Caughlan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
ISBN: 9781921248528

At the age of five, after years of abuse, and just months after the death of her father, Robyn was sent on a 'holiday' and was never returned to her family. She waited at the gate for her mother to return but it soon dawned on her that her family was not coming to get her. This is Robyn's story. From humble and sometimes horrific beginnings Robyn became one of Australia's leading fashion and textile designers and an accomplished artist. In Waiting at the Gate Robyn transforms her life in front of the reader's eyes and comes back from the brink of suicide to build a happy and successful life.

Gospel Songs

Gospel Songs
Author: Philip Paul Bliss
Publisher:
Total Pages: 142
Release: 1874
Genre: Gospel music
ISBN:

The Complete Smoke Trilogy

The Complete Smoke Trilogy
Author: Tanya Huff
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Total Pages: 850
Release: 2019-07-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0756415721

Now in an omnibus edition, the Lambda Award-nominated supernatural Smoke series presents contemporary fantasy with a gothic twist. When Tony Foster relocated to Vancouver with his vampire Henry Fitzroy, he knew it was his chance to get his act together. In an example of art echoing life, Tony landed a job as production assistant for the syndicated TV show, Darkest Night, a series about a vampire detective. And except for his unrequited crush on the show's handsome co-star, Lee Nicholas, Tony was pretty content. Until everything started to fall apart on the set. It began with shadows­­--shadows where they didn't belong, that almost had an existence of their own. Tony tried to ignore it--until he found Nikki Waugh's body, and felt the shadow's touch, and a stunt crash went wrong for no discernible reason--and Tony knew that he had to find out what was threatening everyone on the set.