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1000 tulosta hakusanalla Brother Gilbert
The last place ten-year-old Harry and older brother Randy want to be is stuck in New Jersey with their kooky Grandma DeLuca and her wonder dog, Mr. Muggles. But when she wakes them for a break of dawn train ride into New York City to watch her favorite singer, Neil Floggins, in concert on the Today Show, things go down hill fast.
Shortlisted for the Reading the West Book Award A fableistic, "beautifully crafted, poetic" debut novel of enormous power and grace about a sister trying to hold back her brother from the edge of the abyss for readers of Jesmyn Ward and Tommy Orange (The New York Times Book Review). In the tourist town of Ciudad de Tres Hermanas, in the aftermath of their mother's passing, two siblings spend a final weekend together in their childhood home. Seeing her brother, Rafa, careening toward a place of no return, Rufina devises a bet: if they can make enough money performing for privileged tourists in the plaza over the course of the weekend to afford a plane ticket out, Rafa must commit to living. If not, Rufina will make her peace with Rafa's own plan for the future, however terrifying it may be. As the siblings reckon with generational and ancestral trauma, set against the indignities of present-day prejudice, other strange hauntings begin to stalk these pages: their mother's ghost kicks her heels against the walls; Rufina's vanished child creeps into her arms at night; and above all this, watching over the siblings, a genderless, flea-bitten angel remains hell-bent on saving what can be saved.
There's a dark underbelly to the city of Burdensville, filled with violence, hatred, devious desires, and scores upon scores of murders. With help from the cute waitress Denise, Scott looks to find and end the cause of all this madness. Secrets, lies, and terrible deeds have been floating around Burdensville for a very long time. During a train ride across the country, Scott decides to visit a tiny caf for lunch on a layover, in the small town of Burdensville. But he ends up visiting for longer than he ever expected, when Scott encounters a drunk man trying to hit on an unwilling waitress in the diner. Scott tries to step in and protect her, but Sheriff Darby winds up putting him in jail for his good deed. Soon, it becomes apparent that the people of Burdensville have more problems than they can shake a stick at. The charming little burg, soon spells disaster for Scott. Passers-through are getting killed one by one, and there seems to be no real investigation into the killings at all. But as Scott sits and waits to be seen by a judge he begins to figure out that there are many things being kept under wraps in the creepy burg, and those things are only the beginning. The town and all of its people are carrying around secrets, and Scott is stuck right in the middle of the mysterious nightmare. But it doesn't take him long to know just how wrong things are in that town.With a little help from local waitress Denise Jensen, they soon piece together a horrifying truth that will prove to have far worse consequences than either of them could ever imagine. www.rwkclark.com
There's a dark underbelly to the city of Burdensville, filled with violence, hatred, devious desires, and scores upon scores of murders. With help from the cute waitress Denise, Scott looks to find and end the cause of all this madness. Secrets, lies, and terrible deeds have been floating around Burdensville for a very long time. During a train ride across the country, Scott decides to visit a tiny caf for lunch on a layover, in the small town of Burdensville. But he ends up visiting for longer than he ever expected, when Scott encounters a drunk man trying to hit on an unwilling waitress in the diner. Scott tries to step in and protect her, but Sheriff Darby winds up putting him in jail for his good deed. Soon, it becomes apparent that the people of Burdensville have more problems than they can shake a stick at. The charming little burg, soon spells disaster for Scott. Passers-through are getting killed one by one, and there seems to be no real investigation into the killings at all. But as Scott sits and waits to be seen by a judge he begins to figure out that there are many things being kept under wraps in the creepy burg, and those things are only the beginning. The town and all of its people are carrying around secrets, and Scott is stuck right in the middle of the mysterious nightmare. But it doesn't take him long to know just how wrong things are in that town.With a little help from local waitress Denise Jensen, they soon piece together a horrifying truth that will prove to have far worse consequences than either of them could ever imagine. www.rwkclark.com
Melody Beswick thought she was bringing herself and her thirteen-month-old son home to his father. It was her last ditch effort to make a better life for her and her boy. One in which Noah had a father to look up to and guide him. While she knew Grinder wasn't perfect, she believed in him, and love always found a way, right? Melody never thought her dreams for herself and her son could twist into such nightmares, and that it was so true, the old adage, that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. She's about to find out that another adage is true, that sometimes it's better the devil you know when instead of finding Grinder, it's his cold and critical brother Archer at the end of her long drive that she must contend with. With no other options and no place else to go, Melody is about to make a deal with this devil that she can't refuse. Who knew it could, quite possibly, be the best decision she's ever made?
Rush had always been the brother that was the most up for adventure. Then Grinder died and he realized that it was time to slow down. Fast-forward by a year and more and his older brother Archer had found Mel. Hell, his own twin was with a woman of his own Rush is starting to get restless again, which was just perfect. Cue a string of anonymous hook-ups and one night stands. It was enough to feed the restlessness for a while, then an adventure of sorts came a-callin' by way of the VP's estranged aunt and the President's sister-in-law. Her daughter was in need of some kind of white knight, which Rush could care less about, but the white knight routine did come with a pretty big perk. It would mean that he got to go back to a job that had, once upon a time, felt like a calling. Of course, nothing was ever easy where Rush was concerned, especially when he actually set eyes on the damsel in distress. One, she wasn't some paper princess, and two, she definitely didn't want him around. After all, one-night hook-ups were supposed to be just that one and done.
Alan Wayne Trapman-aka "Brother Harmony"-knew that what belonged in the great Nahollo Swamp did not often arrive. Those who came to his long, low, derelict shack sought his psychic and spiritualistic gifts.They brought danger, damnation and death and asked him, begged him desperately, to save or at least locate their souls. His business required him to duel with demons. While he frequently won, each victory exacted a price, and in the end his toughest opponent was "Sister Chaos"-no demon. But something worse.Much, much worse.
From a woman plunging out a window to the pursuit of a woman destined to hang at the hands of the court system, we're drawn into the patriarchal culture of 19th century Italy as it struggles to become one nation. It's Eduardo Santore's story. The rights of women lie in the hands of father, husband, culture and court. We follow Eduardo into manhood where, for the Church, he pursues a woman fleeing her husband. In the process, he commits a mortal sin. He subsequently finds himself in the office of Commasario Gaspari of the Florence police. His answer to the inspector's one question will set the course of his life. It's the century Italians struggled through to become one nation after escaping France's Napoleon III. Other nations and the Vatican interfere with the desire of the people to become "one nation of the peninsula". Their passion is to be called, "Italian".
From a woman plunging out a window to the pursuit of a woman destined to hang at the hands of the court system, we're drawn into the patriarchal culture of 19th century Italy as it struggles to become one nation. It's Eduardo Santore's story. The rights of women lie in the hands of father, husband, culture and court. We follow Eduardo into manhood where, for the Church, he pursues a woman fleeing her husband. In the process, he commits a mortal sin. He subsequently finds himself in the office of Commasario Gaspari of the Florence police. His answer to the inspector's one question will set the course of his life. It's the century Italians struggled through to become one nation after escaping France's Napoleon III. Other nations and the Vatican interfere with the desire of the people to become "one nation of the peninsula". Their passion is to be called, "Italian".
From the discovery of mutilated children's bodies in a farmer's field to chasing smugglers in the Crimean War arena, Inspector Eduardo and his partner, Rai, face terror in a race to save stolen children delivered to Italy and their capital of Florence. They save some and lose others to vicious smugglers whose only goal is to pocket money selling the defenseless and delivering children to terrors beyond imagination. It's Eduardo Santore's Story.All this swirls around the people while Italy is at war with itself and neighboring countries as it struggles to unite as a nation of one people. King Emanuel II of Sardinia holds one of the territories of Italy. It's his army that begins gathering territories under its wing. General Garibaldi, hero to the people, battles to unite them. The ugliness of Mafia and other Families flourish as the power of evil grows among the people. They struggle to survive in a peninsula divided by a desire to be one people and the power of the Vatican to keep them from becoming Italia.
From the discovery of mutilated children's bodies in a farmer's field to chasing smugglers in the Crimean War arena, Inspector Eduardo and his partner, Rai, face terror in a race to save stolen children delivered to Italy and their capital of Florence. They save some and lose others to vicious smugglers whose only goal is to pocket money selling the defenseless and delivering children to terrors beyond imagination. It's Eduardo Santore's Story.All this swirls around the people while Italy is at war with itself and neighboring countries as it struggles to unite as a nation of one people. King Emanuel II of Sardinia holds one of the territories of Italy. It's his army that begins gathering territories under its wing. General Garibaldi, hero to the people, battles to unite them. The ugliness of Mafia and other Families flourish as the power of evil grows among the people. They struggle to survive in a peninsula divided by a desire to be one people and the power of the Vatican to keep them from becoming Italia.
Near the stable was a door in the basement side of the mansion. Eduardo saw a doorknob and metal plate with the standard slot for a key. He crouched and peered through the keyhole. It was dark inside. He placed his mouth close to the keyhole. "Tasha, are you there?" An eye looked at him from the inside. An imploring voice came to him through the keyhole: "Tasha." Words in Russian, then in Italian: "Clean room. Wash clothes. No food if you noise." A torrent of words in Russian followed. Eduardo moved his mouth to the hole and said, "Be silent, Tasha. I will save you."Wars break out in Italy over who owns which territories. Child-smuggling runs rampant. Enter King Vittorio Emanuele II of Sardinia. With his army, he gathers most states of the "boot" into one national group. Soon enough, Eduardo and Rai find themselves drawn into a spy plot by King Emanuele. What the inspectors uncover as "auditors" for the Holy See, and child trafficking in Rome, reveals secrets that seal the fate of the Vatican. It leads as well to Eduardo's mortal fate.
Near the stable was a door in the basement side of the mansion. Eduardo saw a doorknob and metal plate with the standard slot for a key. He crouched and peered through the keyhole. It was dark inside. He placed his mouth close to the keyhole. "Tasha, are you there?" An eye looked at him from the inside. An imploring voice came to him through the keyhole: "Tasha." Words in Russian, then in Italian: "Clean room. Wash clothes. No food if you noise." A torrent of words in Russian followed. Eduardo moved his mouth to the hole and said, "Be silent, Tasha. I will save you."Wars break out in Italy over who owns which territories. Child-smuggling runs rampant. Enter King Vittorio Emanuele II of Sardinia. With his army, he gathers most states of the "boot" into one national group. Soon enough, Eduardo and Rai find themselves drawn into a spy plot by King Emanuele. What the inspectors uncover as "auditors" for the Holy See, and child trafficking in Rome, reveals secrets that seal the fate of the Vatican. It leads as well to Eduardo's mortal fate.
St. Felix of Cantalice was a Capuchin Franciscan in the 16th century. Placed among great personages such as St. Philip Neri, St. Charles Borromeo, and others, St. Felix lived a life of poverty and fidelity to the rule of St. Francis. Born in 1515, he lived as a farm worker until he was 28, when he became a Capuchin. He not only begged alms, but gladly distributed them to the poor. It was said that his alms sack was as bottomless as his heart. He walked bare-foot through the streets of Rome, and his response to anyone that gave him alms was "Deo Gratias," or "Thank God." Thus he earned his name. St. Felix also became known as a great healer. Amabel Kerr (author of the Life of Cardinal Baronius and other books) writes a deep, spiritual account of the holy Capuchin which moves the reader toward the love of God page by page. You will discover: -St. Felix's deep prayer life and love of Christ and His Virgin Mother; -St. Felix's continual service to the poor, though owning nothing himself; -How the saint reminded Church dignitaries and the wealthy of their obligations to Christ and the Church; -The deep interior life of the saint. This book is a must have for anyone that loves Franciscan spirituality as well as history.
