Desert of the Heart

2013-06-18 Fiction

Author : Jane Rule
Release : 2013-06-18
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 406/5 ( reviews)

Book Synopsis Desert of the Heart by : Jane Rule

Download or read book Desert of the Heart written by Jane Rule. This book was released on 2013-06-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A landmark work of lesbian fiction” and the basis for the acclaimed film Desert Hearts (The New York Times). Against the backdrop of Reno, Nevada, in the late 1950s, award-winning author Jane Rule chronicles a love affair between two women. When Desert of the Heart opens, Evelyn Hall is on a plane that will take her from her old life in Oakland, California, to Reno, where she plans to divorce her husband of sixteen years. A voluntary exile in a brave new world, she meets a woman who will change her life. Fifteen years younger, Ann Childs works as a change apron in a casino. Evelyn is instantly drawn to the fiercely independent Ann, and their friendship soon evolves into a romantic relationship. An English professor who had always led a conventional life, Evelyn suddenly finds all her beliefs about love, morality, and identity called into question. Peopled by a cast of unforgettable characters, this is a novel that dares to ask whether love between two women can last.

Desert of the Heart

2010 Lesbians

Author : Jane Rule
Release : 2010
Genre : Lesbians
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Book Rating : 788/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Desert of the Heart by : Jane Rule

Download or read book Desert of the Heart written by Jane Rule. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the late 1950s, this is the story of Evelyn Hall, an English Professor, who goes to Reno to obtain a divorce and put an end to her disastrous 16-year marriage. While staying at a boarding house to establish her six-week residency requirement she meets Ann Childs, a casino worker and fifteen years her junior. Physically, they are remarkably alike and eventually have an affair and begin the struggle to figure out just how a relationship between two women can last. Desert of the Heart examines the conflict between convention and freedom and the ways in which the characters try to resolve the conflict.

Deserts of the Heart

2021-06-22

Author : Sandy Sheehy
Release : 2021-06-22
Genre :
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Book Rating : 234/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Deserts of the Heart written by Sandy Sheehy. This book was released on 2021-06-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richly romantic, Sheehy's saga weaves a detailed tapestry of another time and place, a forgotten culture, and reminds us of what is profoundly universal: that love-whether for the good or bad-has the power to change lives forever. -Kathryn Casey, bestselling author of the Clara Jefferies and Sarah Armstrong mystery series A closely researched, compelling love story set in the Spanish Colonial Southwest in 1798. This is a touching, engaging romance, enhanced by the way the author brings old New Mexico alive on the page. -Rosina Lippi (aka Sara Donati), author of the Into the Wilderness Series and of Homestead, winner of the 1999 PEN/Hemingway Award Life on the ranch is rich and complex, interwoven with beautiful scenes from the old culture, as well as ingrained prejudices, jealousies, and finally tragedy. A stunning read. -Ute Carson, author of Gypsy Spirit and Save the Last Kiss Losing her fiancé and soulmate, as well as her parents, in the 1797 Veracruz Yellow Fever Epidemic, 21-year-old Sofia vows privately that she will never open her heart again. With no prospects at home, she and her beautiful, impetuous sister Valeria, 14, accept positions as governesses to the children on a prosperous but rustic ranch 1600 miles north near the frontier outpost of Santa Fe. As Sofia struggles to adjust to the foreign and culturally complex environment, she uncovers layers of dark family secrets. She also finds herself drawn to the ranch's half Pueblo manager, who considers romantic love a singularly destructive form of madness.

Deserts of the Heart

2000 Deserts

Author : Pamela Reeve
Release : 2000
Genre : Deserts
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Book Rating : 360/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Deserts of the Heart written by Pamela Reeve. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christians learn how to cross the "desert" in this guide to overcoming the worst spiritual crises.

In the Heart of the Desert

2008 Religion

Author : John Chryssavgis
Release : 2008
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 56X/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book In the Heart of the Desert written by John Chryssavgis. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Father John's inspiring introduction to the spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers brings their words to life for the modern reader. These key figures of the early church chose lives of hardship and solitude, where they could point their hearts away from the outward world and toward an introspective path of God's calling in a deliberate and individual way. Contains a Foreword by Metropolitan Kallistos Ware, the second highest ranking Orthodox Bishop in England.

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