My Bloods Country

Download or read book My Blood's Country written by Fiona Capp and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2010 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fiona Capp first met Judith Wright when she came to speak at Fiona's school speech night. From that early meeting, Wright's poetry became a continuous source of inspiration to Fiona and they started a lifelong correspondence that only ended with Judith's death. In this lyrical and beautiful memoir, Fiona Capp sets herself on a quest to discover more about Judith Wright and the landscape that inspired her.

Download or read book My Country, My Blood written by Fan Wen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-07-05 with total page 36474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is Zhao Xun? For those around him, the answer to this question is unclear. In KMT-occupied Kunming, Yunnan Province, a mist of uncertainty has already filled the air, and false names have become the norm. With the city’s liberation at the hands of the Communist Army, this trend only intensifies. My Country, My Blood traces the life story of former KMT officer who spends his entire life living in Yunnan. It relays stories of opera troupes operating behind the frontlines, student groups resisting tyrannical governments, and the reshuffling of the social order that followed the Chinese Civil War. Grand in scope, My Country, My Blood pushes through the period of establishing a new government clear through to the time of healing marked by China’s Opening Up to the world. Along the way, you will slowly piece together the puzzle of shifting pseudonyms, discovering who the characters actually are and the complicated, twisting paths that bring them together amid the throes of war. Painting a vibrant picture of how China came to be what it is today, My Country, My Blood is a story of war, revolution, and healing. As gripping as it is informative, this piece of fiction is truly a gem of modern Chinese literature.

Download or read book Blood in the Low Country written by Paul Attaway and published by Linksland Publishing. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blood in the Low Country, the first of the Atkins Family Low Country Sagas, tells the story of a southern family living in Charleston, South Carolina in 1973. The book follows the lives of Monty Atkins, his wife Rose, and their sons Eli and Walker. Rose’s childhood is plagued by poverty, abuse, and tragedy. Determined to prove she’s better than her past, she relentlessly pushes her sons to succeed in proper Charleston society. When Rose’s oldest son Eli, the product of her first, failed marriage, is accused of murdering his girlfriend Kimberly, Rose fears losing everything. Monty believes his son is innocent and hires a detective to find the killer. But when the murderer is revealed, Monty’s marriage and everything he holds true are tested. Can Monty and Rose save their family and confront Rose’s demons? Only time will tell. A story of love, faith, and redemption, Blood in the Low Country is a must-read for fans of Southern family sagas.

Download or read book Blood Country written by Mary Logue and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-07-29 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first in a series launch introduces Claire Watkins, a deputy sheriff for the Pepin County Police Department. Claire, a former Minneapolis police detective, and her 10-year-old daughter Meg fled the Twin Cities after her husband, Steve, also a cop, was killed. When Landers Anderson--an elderly neighbor who befriended Claire and Meg--dies of a heart attack after being sideswiped with a shovel, Claire determines to find the culprit. This involves delving into Landers's family history and investigating the machinations of a right-wing group, Homeowners of America, that is buying up property to build an environmentally unsound development. At the same time, Meg fearfully admits to Claire that she saw the man who killed Steve. Claire contacts her former partner, Det. Bruce Jacobs, and prods him into accelerating the investigation into Steve's death.

Download or read book My Country written by David Marr and published by Black Inc.. This book was released on 2018-11-05 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Marr is the rarest of breeds: one of Australia’s most unflinching, forensic reporters of political controversy, and one of its most subtle and eloquent biographers. In Marr’s hands, those things we call reportage and commentary are elevated to artful and illuminating chronicles of our time. My Country collects his powerful reflections on religion, sex, censorship and the law; striking accounts of leaders, moralists and scandalmongers; elegant ruminations on the arts and the lives of artists. And some memorable new pieces. ‘My country is the subject that interests me most and I have spent my career trying to untangle it’s mysteries.’ –David Marr.

Download or read book The Complete Concordance to Shakspeare written by Mary Cowden Clarke and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 888 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book State written by Lila Rose and published by Lila Rose. This book was released on 2024-06-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some people say you can fall for someone at first sight. I think they’re f*cked in the head… until I see her across the room. Courtney Anthony has walked into the wrong clubhouse. As soon as I spot her, I know what I want. And what I want most is her. It’s time to see how State meets his old lady.