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A top ten New York Times bestseller. With the haunting emotional power of American Dirt and the atmospheric suspense of Where the Crawdads Sing: a compulsive debut novel that explores the aftershock of a brutal crime on the women of a small Texas oil town. ‘The very definition of a stunning debut’ Ann Patchett ‘Brilliant, sharp, tightly wound, and devastating’ Elizabeth Gilbert ‘Quite simply one of the best books I’ve ever read’ Jeanine Cummins, author of American Dirt Mercy is hard in a place like this. I wished him dead before I ever saw his face… In a place like Odessa, Texas choosing who to trust can be a dangerous game. Mary Rose Whitehead isn’t looking for trouble – but when it shows up at her front door, she finds she can’t turn away. Corinne Shepherd, newly widowed, wants nothing more than to mind her own business, and for everyone else to mind theirs. But when the town she has spent years rebelling against closes ranks she realises she is going to have to take a side. Gloria Ramírez, fourteen years old and out of her depth, survives the brutality of one man only to face the indifference and prejudices of many. When justice is as slippery as oil, and kindness becomes a hazardous act, sometimes courage is all we have to keep us alive.
A top ten New York Times bestseller. With the haunting emotional power of American Dirt and the atmospheric suspense of Where the Crawdads Sing: a compulsive debut novel that explores the aftershock of a brutal crime on the women of a small Texas oil town. 'The very definition of a stunning debut' Ann Patchett
Mercy is hard in a place like this. I wished him dead before I ever saw his faceIn a place like Odessa, Texas choosing who to trust can be a dangerous game.Mary Rose Whitehead isn't looking for trouble - but when it shows up at her front door, she finds she can't turn away.Corinne Shepherd, newly widowed, wants nothing more than to mind her own business, and for everyone else to mind theirs. But when the town she has spent years rebelling against closes ranks she realises she is going to have to take a side.Gloria Ramìrez, fourteen years old and out of her depth, survives the brutality of one man only to face the indifference and prejudices of many.When justice is as slippery as oil, and kindness becomes a hazardous act, sometimes courage is all we have to keep us alive.
An instant New York Times Bestseller - Finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize - A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick"A thrilling debut that deserves your attention." --Ron Charles, Washington Post"Exceptional. . . . Wetmore, like Harper Lee before her, has little interest in preserving the illusions of people who believe that justice and love will always prevail. . . . An incredibly moving and emotionally devastating piece of work." -- Houston ChronicleWritten with the haunting emotional power of Elizabeth Strout and Barbara Kingsolver, an astonishing debut novel that explores the lingering effects of a brutal crime on the women of one small Texas oil town in the 1970s.Mercy is hard in a place like this . . .It's February 1976, and Odessa, Texas, stands on the cusp of the next great oil boom. While the town's men embrace the coming prosperity, its women intimately know and fear the violence that always seems to follow.In the early hours of the morning after Valentine's Day, fourteen-year-old Gloria Ram rez appears on the front porch of Mary Rose Whitehead's ranch house, broken and barely alive. The teenager had been viciously attacked in a nearby oil field--an act of brutality that is tried in the churches and barrooms of Odessa before it can reach a court of law. When justice is evasive, the stage is set for a showdown with potentially devastating consequences.Valentine is a haunting exploration of the intersections of violence and race, class and region in a story that plumbs the depths of darkness and fear, yet offers a window into beauty and hope. Told through the alternating points of view of indelible characters who burrow deep in the reader's heart, this fierce, unflinching, and surprisingly tender novel illuminates women's strength and vulnerability, and reminds us that it is the stories we tell ourselves that keep us alive.
Will a shocking secret cause a rising star to fall?Valentine Fleming dreams of making it as an actress but after years of failed auditions and bit parts her hopes are fading fast - so too is her self-esteem.
This is Sand's second novel. Like Indiana, her first, it explores the relationship between men and women. Valentine, an aristocratic girl, falls desperately in love with Benedict, the son of a poor farmer. Again, like Indiana, this novel challenges preconceived masculine assumptions about woman's role in society. In loving Benedict, Valentine rebels against her family and her class.
Written with the haunting emotional power of Elizabeth Strout and Barbara Kingsolver, an astonishing debut novel that explores the lingering effects of a brutal crime on the women of one small Texas oil town in the 1970s.Mercy is hard in a place like this . . . It's February 1976, and Odessa, Texas, stands on the cusp of the next great oil boom. While the town's men embrace the coming prosperity, its women intimately know and fear the violence that always seems to follow.In the early hours of the morning after Valentine's Day, fourteen-year-old Gloria Ram rez appears on the front porch of Mary Rose Whitehead's ranch house, broken and barely alive. The teenager had been viciously attacked in a nearby oil field--an act of brutality that is tried in the churches and barrooms of Odessa before it can reach a court of law. When justice is evasive, one of the town's women decides to take matters into her own hands, setting the stage for a showdown with potentially devastating consequences. Valentine is a haunting exploration of the intersections of violence and race, class and region in a story that plumbs the depths of darkness and fear, yet offers a window into beauty and hope. Told through the alternating points of view of indelible characters who burrow deep in the reader's heart, this fierce, unflinching, darkly funny, and surprisingly tender novel illuminates women's strength and vulnerability, and reminds us that it is the stories we tell ourselves that keep us alive.
Written with the haunting emotional power of Elizabeth Strout and Barbara Kingsolver, an astonishing debut novel that explores the lingering effects of a brutal crime on the women of one small Texas oil town in the 1970s.Mercy is hard in a place like this . . . It's February 1976, and Odessa, Texas, stands on the cusp of the next great oil boom. While the town's men embrace the coming prosperity, its women intimately know and fear the violence that always seems to follow.In the early hours of the morning after Valentine's Day, fourteen-year-old Gloria Ram rez appears on the front porch of Mary Rose Whitehead's ranch house, broken and barely alive. The teenager had been viciously attacked in a nearby oil field--an act of brutality that is tried in the churches and barrooms of Odessa before it can reach a court of law. When justice is evasive, one of the town's women decides to take matters into her own hands, setting the stage for a showdown with potentially devastating consequences. Valentine is a haunting exploration of the intersections of violence and race, class and region in a story that plumbs the depths of darkness and fear, yet offers a window into beauty and hope. Told through the alternating points of view of indelible characters who burrow deep in the reader's heart, this fierce, unflinching, darkly funny, and surprisingly tender novel illuminates women's strength and vulnerability, and reminds us that it is the stories we tell ourselves that keep us alive.
Title: Valentine: a story of ideals.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Yorke, Curtis; 1897. 304 p.; 8 . 012623.ee.36.
The bad voices are always louder than the good ones.Simon has no idea what he's doing. He just got a job as the new alpha's personal assistant, but he's lost, and finding out that one of the humans repairing the roof is his mate isn't helping, especially because he saw Simon fall on his face and heard him talk to himself.Valentine enjoys his job. He enjoys watching Simon even more, though. He thinks Simon is adorable, even when he's talking to himself, so when he gets the opportunity to talk to him, he grabs it with both hands.Then Simon tells him they're mates.Valentine and Simon start dating, and everything is perfect, at least between them. Not everyone is happy for them, though, and Simon's insecurities might mean the end of their relationship. Valentine is ready to fight for it, but will that be enough?
At onde vai o poder da sedu o? Quantos s o os mist rios de uma mulher? Quais as consequ ncias de uma paix o fora do convencional? Valentine uma historia inesquec vel que gira em torno de um caso de amor, um drama familiar e um duplo crime (assassinato e roubo), com v rios suspeitos e personagens marcantes. Paix o, drama e suspense entrela ados, contado de uma maneira singular.
R sum de l'oeuvre Enfant, Valentine a t choy e par sa demi-soeur Louise. La Comtesse de Raimbault, m re de Valentine et belle-m re de Louise, a chass cette derni re. La malheureuse Louise avait t s duite et mise enceinte par un amant de la Comtesse. Cette femme sans coeur est aigrie, car elle ne peut plus briller dans le monde. Elle veut se d barrasser de sa fille Valentine, dont la jeune beaut lui fait ombrage. Elle a d cid de la marier au Comte de Lansac, un homme veule dont la seule passion est le jeu et qui aimerait bien, pour ponger ses dettes, s'emparer de la fortune de Valentine. Louise a appris le prochain mariage de sa soeur. Elle est venue s journer clandestinement chez sa nourrice Mme Lhery et esp re pouvoir rencontrer Valentine. Les Lhery sont des paysans enrichis qui ont t toute leur vie au service des Raimbault. Leur aisance mat rielle leur a permis de recueillir leur neveu B n dict, jeune homme passionn et perp tuellement insatisfait. Les Lhery souhaitent le voir pouser leur fille Ath na s qui est tr s amoureuse de lui. B n dict trouve sa cousine trop vaniteuse et pr f re courtiser Louise qu'il juge plus m ritante. Louise, bien que tr s amoureuse de lui, le repousse car elle voudrait le voir s'engager dans une carri re ambitieuse qui pourrait tre compromise par sa faute. Lors d'une f te de village, les gens du ch teau de Raimbault et ceux de la ferme se rencontrent. En rentrant chez elle cheval, Valentine se perd et croise B n dict qui la conduit Louise. Les retrouvailles sont mouvantes. Valentine prend l'habitude de faire de fr quentes visites la ferme et un amour na t entre B n dict et Valentine sous l'oeil jaloux de Louise et d'Ath na s. Malheureusement, Valentine est contrainte d' pouser le Comte de Lansac, et, le m me jour, d pit e de ne pouvoir gagner le coeur de son cousin, Ath na s se marie un paysan, Pierre Blutty. Le soir des noces, Valentine refuse l'acc s de sa chambre au Comte et tombe subitement malade. Durant cette sc ne, B n dict tait dissimul dans la chambre. Il m rissait des id es criminelles: tuer le Comte, puis Valentine, puis lui-m me. Finalement, il s'enfuit en pleine campagne pour se tirer une balle dans la t te. Il est gri vement bless , mais il survit. Le Comte de Lansac part en Russie. Valentine, Louise, Ath na s et B n dict s'am nagent alors une vie heureuse et discr te dans un petit pavillon du parc. Mais le Comte revient au ch teau avec un cr ancier qui d pouille Valentine de tous ses biens. Elle est abandonn e par son mari et c de aux avances de B n dict. Contrainte de quitter le ch teau, elle se r fugie la ferme Lh ry aupr s d'Ath na s. B n dict lui rend visite en se cachant. Pierre Blutty, qui croit avoir affaire l'amant de sa femme, le tue. Valentine meurt de d sespoir.
"Valentine" de George Sand. George Sand, romanci re et femme de lettres fran aise (1804-1876).