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Author : Effie Leland Wilder
Release : 1996
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 319/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Over what Hill? by : Effie Leland Wilder
Download or read book Over what Hill? written by Effie Leland Wilder. This book was released on 1996. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laughter prevails throughout the diary of this engaging matriarch, and its infectious humor and love of life make this book a novel for everyone.
Author : Connilyn Cossette
Release : 2018-02-06
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 619/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Light on the Hill (Cities of Refuge Book #1) by : Connilyn Cossette
Download or read book A Light on the Hill (Cities of Refuge Book #1) written by Connilyn Cossette. This book was released on 2018-02-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven years ago, Moriyah was taken captive in Jericho and branded with the mark of the Canaanite gods. Now the Israelites are experiencing peace in their new land, but Moriyah has yet to find her own peace. Because of the shameful mark on her face, she hides behind her veil at all times and the disdain of the townspeople keeps her from socializing. And marriage prospects were out of the question . . . until now. Her father has found someone to marry her, and she hopes to use her love of cooking to impress the man and his motherless sons. But when things go horribly wrong, Moriyah is forced to flee. Seeking safety at one of the newly-established Levitical cities of refuge, she is wildly unprepared for the dangers she will face, and the enemies--and unexpected allies--she will encounter on her way.
Author : Abram C. Van Engen
Release : 2020-02-25
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 315/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis City on a Hill by : Abram C. Van Engen
Download or read book City on a Hill written by Abram C. Van Engen. This book was released on 2020-02-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh, original history of America’s national narratives, told through the loss, recovery, and rise of one influential Puritan sermon from 1630 to the present day In this illuminating book, Abram Van Engen shows how the phrase “City on a Hill,” from a 1630 sermon by Massachusetts Bay governor John Winthrop, shaped the story of American exceptionalism in the twentieth century. By tracing the history of Winthrop’s speech, its changing status throughout time, and its use in modern politics, Van Engen asks us to reevaluate our national narratives. He tells the story of curators, librarians, collectors, archivists, antiquarians, and often anonymous figures who emphasized the role of the Pilgrims and Puritans in American history, paving the way for the saving and sanctifying of a single sermon. This sermon’s rags-to-riches rise reveals the way national stories take shape and shows us how those tales continue to influence competing visions of the country—the many different meanings of America that emerge from its literary past.
Author : Effie Leland Wilder
Release : 1997
Genre : Large type books
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 727/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Out to Pasture by : Effie Leland Wilder
Download or read book Out to Pasture written by Effie Leland Wilder. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hattie McNair keeps a journal about the goings-on at FairAcres Home, a South Carolina retirement community.
Author : Matt Ruff
Release : 2012-07-17
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 625/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Fool on the Hill by : Matt Ruff
Download or read book Fool on the Hill written by Matt Ruff. This book was released on 2012-07-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Lovecraft Country: Myth and reality collide on a college campus “in a comic fantasy of wonderful energy, invention, and generosity of spirit” (Alison Lurie). Stephen Titus George is a young writer-in-residence at Cornell University in upstate New York. A bestselling author in search of a new story, he sees his life as a modern-day fairy tale starring himself as a would-be knight trying to woo a lovely maiden—or, actually, two: the bewitching Calliope and his guiding light, Aurora Borealis Smith. But he’s not quite in control of the narrative. There’s another writer with even greater influence on campus. The unseen Mr. Sunshine is an eternal, semi-retired deity who’s been fashioning his own story for centuries. He has all his characters in place: dragons, sprites, gnomes, and villains. And now, finally, his hero. As Mr. Sunshine’s world comes to fabulous and violent life, how can Stephen decide his own fate if it’s already being plotted by a god? An epic of life and death, good and evil, love and sorcery, Fool on the Hill lands Matt Ruff happily on the shelf between Tom Robbins and J. R. R. Tolkien for every lover of the “funky and fantastical” (New York magazine). “Inspired . . . rich in flavorful language . . . [a] dazzling tour de force.” —San Francisco Chronicle “The plot comes together like a brilliant clockwork toy.” —Locus
