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Gloria: A Novel by Iboro Thompson.Gloria, a young Nigerian school leaver dreams of going to university. She gets her wish granted when Josephine, her elder and more sophisticated sister offers to sponsor her. On campus, she is immediately immersed into a torrid world of cultism, rape, and high class prostitution. As she lives life on the fast lane, through connections to a highly influential female legislator, she gets sponsored to Europe-Paris as a human trafficking agent. Her life in Paris however takes a different dimension when she meets and falls in love with Edward, a handsome and distinguished British diplomat. Their love affair is however frustrated from the very start as he discovers her pretentious double life. He dumps her and heartbroken, she leaves Paris and relocates to London in an attempt to pick up the pieces of her life and live life on the straight and narrow. Her past however catches up with her as she is embroiled in a plot that leads to murder of British playboy and millionaire, Alan Kaur. The British police are on her trail, and on the run, she flees London and returns to Paris. Old habits die hard as she returns to her old trade- prostitution and lives recklessly, in an effort to rid herself of her demons. Unexpected luck shines her way as she is discovered by maverick fashion designing duo-Leon and Alexandre. She is engaged by the pair to front the Spring edition of their lingerie range, and launch of their design collection in Paris. On her first outing, she is an instant hit, and makes an instant impression with the press as an emerging catwalk star. The tide of her luck seems to have changed for the better, but she makes the terrible mistake of allowing herself to be embroiled yet again in another sordid plot to blackmail a Dutch MP as payback for a love betrayal. The MP is brutally murdered and she is framed from the murder. This time, she must pay for her sins as the long arm of the law catches up with her and her whole world comes crashing down. Her only hope of redemption comes in a rather unexpected way, and a realization that to be truly free from her past, she must rediscover her true self.Gloria is a women's literary novel that focuses on the difficult choices young women are constantly confronted with in a morally corrupt society that constantly compels them to compromise values. It advocates through its narrative, the need to make sensible lifestyle choices to achieve a secure and fulfilling future. The plot of the story revolves around a central character - Gloria, as well as other supporting female characters, who are also confronted with the same dilemma.Annabelle: Gloria's best friend on campus. Slim, light skinned, and pretty, she is consumed with the eternal quest of most young girls to snare Mr. Right at all cost. Her resolve to catch the perfect man however comes at a steep cost. Affiong: Gloria's friend and mentor .Bold and ambitious, she has sacrificed her morals on the altar of getting things done her way and no way else.Evelyn: A vivacious and beautiful schemer, she must win back the love of Nosa, Gloria's first love at all cost. Modesta: A sophisticated, socialite undergraduate with all the high society connections at her disposal.Josephine: Gloria's elder sister. A sophisticated and glamorous banker trapped in loveless marriage that defies all her efforts to make it work.Francesca: A ruthless and powerful Abuja l legislator who loves to manipulate people for selfish gain. A major player in human trafficking trade; she befriends Gloria and sponsors her to Europe to act on her behalf as a trafficking agent.Frances: A fragile and beautiful hustler, caught in the desperate sex trade in Europe. Her venture to forge a better life for her family back in Nigeria however ends in an unexpected way.Laraba: Gloria's second elder sister. She is happily married to her college sweetheart and she sets an example for her siblings of what marital contentment is really like
_______________'Kerry Young is a standalone talent in the new emerging generation of writers from the Caribbean region. Read her if you want to know about the Caribbean' - Monique Roffey, winner of the OCM BOCAS Prize for Caribbean Literature'A vivid portrayal ... Kerry Young's heartfelt, sparky and affecting debut novel is a chronicle of multicultural Jamaica, both in its cultural richness and in its strife and tensions' - Guardian'A pacy but absorbing saga of domestic struggle and gangland manoeuvring set against the violent backdrop of postwar Jamaican politics' - Independent on Sunday_______________From the author of the Costa and Commonwealth Prize-shortlisted PaoJamaica, 1938. Gloria Campbell is sixteen years old when a single violent act changes her life forever. She and her younger sister flee their hometown to forge a new life in Kingston. As all around them the city convulses with political change, Gloria’s desperation and striking beauty lead her to Sybil and Beryl, and a house of ill-repute where she meets Yang Pao, a Kingston racketeer whose destiny becomes irresistibly bound with her own. Sybil kindles in Gloria a fire of social justice which will propel her to Cuba and a personal and political awakening that she must reconcile with the realities of her life, her love of Jamaica and a past that is never far behind her. Set against the turbulent backdrop of a country on the cusp of a new era, Gloria is an enthralling and illuminating story of love and redemption._______________'Gloria is a brilliant, observant, sometimes complex read, but with clear and simple messages, it speaks to the feminist and equal rights campaigner in all of us *****' - Western Mail'A very authentic portrayal of a woman’s lot in 1950s, 1960s Jamaica. I fell in love with Gloria and was turning over the pages rapidly, willing her to conquer her situation. A triumph' - Alex Wheatle, author of Brenton Brown'A highly evocative portrait of a country in transition, and of one woman’s search for self-awareness and self-respect' - Mail on Sunday
En esta novela el autor desarrolla una historia de amor truncada por la intolerancia y el fanatismo religioso. El prop sito de Gloria, es la defensa de la tolerancia y de la religiosidad natural, junto a un ataque comedido del fanatismo. Gald s critica los defectos de un catolicismo aparente; pone de relieve la verdadera indiferencia, que, a su juicio, se oculta en Espa a tras la pantalla de un catolicismo m s supuesto que real.
"Gloria", de Benito P rez Gald s. Benito P rez Gald s fue un novelista, dramaturgo y cronista espa ol, representante de la novela realista del siglo XIX en Espa a (1843-1920)
"If I had to choose from all the world a writer to tell me a story--Andr s Felipe Solano would be at the top of my list. He's an enchanter, a journalist, and a seeker all at once. We've all been looking for the second coming of George Orwell. For some time it's seemed clear to me it happened in Colombia with Andr s Felipe Solano." --John Freeman Centered around a real-life, historic concert at Madison Square Garden, this wide-ranging and nostalgic novel spans two continents and five decades as it charts the interlaced lives of a mother and son in New York City It is a bright spring Saturday: April 11, 1970. The famous Argentine singer Sandro is about to become the first Latin American to perform at Madison Square Garden, and Gloria will be one of the lucky attendees at what will be a legendary concert. At just twenty years old, the young woman walks through the electric streets of New York City full of hope and possibility. The disturbing images she recently encountered at her job at a photographic laboratory, the trauma of a father who was murdered when she was a child, and even the long-term prospects of her relationship with Tigre, her irascible boyfriend, are problems for another day. This day should be perfect and should last forever. Which it will, in surprising and unexpected ways. Five decades later, Gloria's son reflects on his mother's life and realizes that their formative years--imprinted as they are by sojourns in New York at exactly the same age--are a bridge between generations that draws the pair closer through a shared sense of longing and potential. A novel of mothers and sons spanning New York City, Colombia, and Miami, Gloria is a sophisticated and daring excavation of a woman's life that asks us to consider how the choices we make in our youth reverberate throughout our possible futures.
This book is a collection of three previously published books of poems and reflections regarding: important people, events, emotions, religion, nature, sports, music, education, Mexican and American food, Novell Corona Virus 19, and politics. The collection is deep rooted in personal experiences and family influences. Fortunately, many experiences were rewarding and priceless, others were difficult and challenging, but these events and moments in time helped me understand myself and the world better. At the end of the day, it's all about taking care of your family and service to others.
This book is a collection of three previously published books of poems and reflections regarding: important people, events, emotions, religion, nature, sports, music, education, Mexican and American food, Novell Corona Virus 19, and politics. The collection is deep rooted in personal experiences and family influences. Fortunately, many experiences were rewarding and priceless, others were difficult and challenging, but these events and moments in time helped me understand myself and the world better. At the end of the day, it's all about taking care of your family and service to others.
Gloria, una muchacha de 18 a os, es hija nica de la familia Lantigua (cuyo apellido ya sugiere riqueza, tradici n y severa pr ctica del catolicismo). Su mon tona y apacible existencia, con un pretendiente de la burgues a conservadora de Fic briga, se ver alterada por un joven extranjero, un n ufrago ingl s que ha sido acogido en su casa con caridad cristiana y las preceptivas reservas. Se enamoran con tanta pasi n que ella se queda embarazada. Es entonces cuando l le confiesa que no es protestante -como se tem an-, sino jud o de origen espa ol y familia germanoinglesa. En este cr tico pasaje de la trama concluye la primera parte con la muerte del padre de Gloria, del disgusto.
The year is 1903. Beautiful and passionate Gloria Armstrong waits anxiously on the snowy steps of the Durham register office, she is eighteen years old and pregnant. Knowing her domineering father will be outraged, headstrong Gloria has eloped to marry her handsome fianc , aspiring doctor Gerald Phelps. Upon their return to London, as anticipated, Gloria's infuriated father disowns her. However, despite their initial disappointment, Gerald's parents show far more compassion and understanding and treat Gloria as their own daughter. Thrust into the world of a wealthy upper-class doctor's wife, it would appear Gloria has it all, but haunted by a gypsy woman's prophecy that she will never find true happiness, will her hasty marriage stand the test of time? As Gloria navigates her family through the tumult of two World Wars and into her twilight years, her emotionally charged life is a tapestry of betrayal, tragedy, love and friendship. As the story unfolds, through tears and laughter, Gloria's life journey from girl to woman will entice the reader to keep turning the pages and discover what lies ahead. The lingering question remains; will Gloria ever find the true love and contentment she desires, and if so, can she preserve it?
GLORIA follow one woman's journey through the personal and intricate details of Alzheimer's Disease and the disparities it creates in her personality, family and social life. It also reveals her husband's plight as caregiver, his emotional turmoil and subsequent depression. It presents the desperate need for emotional support for caregivers through depictions of his mental anguish and serious contemplations, as recorded in his own words during their journey. His diary continues throughout their 15 years of mutual, often silent suffering. It shows Gloria's cognitive and physical abilities along with her emotional state and challenges to communicate with her soulmate as her human shell declines toward the inevitable failures of functionality. Bob remains strong by her side and even when she no longer recognizes him as her husband, she knows he is the person she can trust and feel comfortable with. From spouse to caregiver - the painful devotion allows Gloria to live with dignity into her last days. GLORIA shows the in-depth stages of Alzheimer's Disease through a private and personal perspective. It portrays growth of patience through loss, and unconditional dedication and love.