Another Homecoming

Author : Janette Oke
Publisher : Bethany House
ISBN 13 : 1441214704
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Another Homecoming written by Janette Oke and published by Bethany House. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of her husband's presumed death, a young war bride makes a desperate choice to give her baby a better life. However, her choice will have unforeseen ramifications for more lives than she ever expected. The baby girl, named Kyle by her adoptive parents, grows up with no knowledge of her humble beginnings. When a heartbreaking loss pits Kyle against her high society mother, secrets from Kyle's past come to light. Suddenly, she finds herself searching for the family she never knew and a faith she's only beginning to understand. With all that has come before, will Kyle ever be able to find home?

Author : Janette Oke
Publisher : Bethany House
ISBN 13 : 1441232346
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tomorrow's Dream written by Janette Oke and published by Bethany House. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kyle Rothmore has reunited with her long-lost family and married Kenneth, the man who helped her find them. When she learns that she and Kenneth are going to be parents, her future couldn't look brighter. Then, tragedy disrupts Kyle's idyllic world and her faith is deeply shaken. As her dreams of happiness and fulfillment disappear before her eyes, she falls farther away from Kenneth, her family, and her heavenly Father. The strength and hope of those who love her don't feel like enough, but when help comes from an unexpected source, Kyle is faced with deciding what matters most in her life.

Author : Dorothy Spruill Redford
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807866644
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Somerset Homecoming written by Dorothy Spruill Redford and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2000-11-09 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1860, Somerset Place was one of the most successful plantations in North Carolina--and its owner one of the largest slaveholders in the state. More than 300 slaves worked the plantation's fields at the height of its prosperity; but nearly 125 years later, the only remembrance of their lives at Somerset, now a state historic site, was a lonely wooden sign marked "Site of Slave Quarters." Somerset Homecoming, first published in 1989, is the story of one woman's unflagging efforts to recover the history of her ancestors, slaves who had lived and worked at Somerset Place. Traveling down winding southern roads, through county courthouses and state archives, and onto the front porches of people willing to share tales handed down through generations, Dorothy Spruill Redford spent ten years tracing the lives of Somerset's slaves and their descendants. Her endeavors culminated in the joyous, nationally publicized homecoming she organized that brought together more than 2,000 descendants of the plantation's slaves and owners and marked the beginning of a campaign to turn Somerset Place into a remarkable resource for learning about the history of both African Americans and whites in the region.

Author : Katharina Schramm
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131543539X
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book African Homecoming written by Katharina Schramm and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African Americans and others in the African diaspora have increasingly “come home” to Africa to visit the sites at which their ancestors were enslaved and shipped. In this nuanced analysis of homecoming, Katharina Schramm analyzes how a shared rhetoric of the (Pan-)African family is produced among African hosts and Diasporan returnees and at the same time contested in practice. She examines the varying interpretations and appropriations of significant sites (e.g. the slave forts), events (e.g. Emancipation Day) and discourses (e.g. repatriation) in Ghana to highlight these dynamics. From this, she develops her notions of diaspora, home, homecoming, memory and identity that reflect the complexity and multiple reverberations of these cultural encounters beyond the sphere of roots tourism.

Author : Sue Ellen Frye
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781462805266
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Homecoming written by Sue Ellen Frye and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are invited to Homecoming at Bethel Baptist Church in Shadyside, NC. The service promises an inspiring sermon and unexpected comedy. Get ready to enjoy a covered dish meal and to learn some of the cooks recipes. After Homecoming, meet Estelle who sees a Naked Man in a distant yard. Next observe a beekeeper and his wife who care for The Last Swarm and spend a morning with Constance who insists on perfection in Still Life. Finally travel with two retirees who downsize and learn when to let go in Grannys Bowling Ball. EXCERPT FROM Homecoming Loretta Wiseman moved the coconut cake one more time. It took up almost a whole shelf in the refrigerator. Thank goodness tomorrow is Homecoming Sunday, she thought. I wont have to shift the milk carton and tea pitcher around this Tupperware cake holder anymore. Folks at Bethel Baptist looked forward to Lorettas coconut cake on Homecoming Sunday. Tuesday night she had mixed the shredded coconut, sugar, and sour cream. On Wednesday she made the cake layers and stacked them with the coconut filling. Then, it was a four-day wait. Keeping her husband Luke away from the cake was almost as much trouble as making room for it in the refrigerator. Loretta pulled a package of Mom & Pops country ham from behind the Tupperware cake cover. She balanced it on a carton of eggs in her right hand and closed the refrigerator. Loretta had worked at The Posy Patch until noon. Saturday was usually her day off, but there was a big funeral at the Presbyterian Church tomorrow. She had spent the morning making the casket spray of red roses and babys breath. It was one of the biggest ones she had ever done. Loretta filled a pot with water and placed it on the large rear burner of her aging electric stove. She punched the high button. The eggs could boil while the ham was frying. Tomorrow morning she would get up early to devil the eggs, bake biscuits for the ham, and cook two packages of limas she had frozen back in July. Mandy, her daughter, would be coming tomorrow morning with her fruit salad. Mandy lived in Winston-Salem with her boyfriend Richard. Loretta and Luke liked Richard, a Wake Forest Law School graduate, but they did not approve of Mandy living with him. Four years ago when Mandy told her parents she was moving into Richards new house, Loretta and Luke had raised a fuss. It was worse than when Mandy decided to transfer from a small Baptist college to the University in Chapel Hill. That university was where she picked up so many of her liberal ideas. Mandy came home telling Loretta and Luke which wine to drink with chicken, pork, or beef. Iced tea or strong coffee had always been good enough for them. She talked about abortion rights, womens rights, and gay rights. Luke and Loretta thought she sounded like a leftist. Their daughter did have a good paying job thanks to the interview her college arranged with a bank. Until she landed that position, Mandy had vowed she would go to New York City to find a job. Loretta and Luke were thankful their only child did not end up in the North. Winston-Salem was only an hour and a half away. Mandy had not spent a night under her parents roof in four years. Luke had made it clear to his daughter she would not share a bed in his house with a man who was not her husband. Youre twenty-three. Why dont you get married? he had asked her. Were not ready. We want to make sure thisll work. Mandy had explained. As Loretta fried ham for her biscuits, she thought of her daughters words. She was past being angry and hurt with Mandy. But she really didnt understand todays young people. Seemed like they were not ready to face the real world. The phone rang and interrupted her thoughts. She glanced at the stove clock and saw its hands at 5:30. Lukes calling to find out whats for supper, thought Loretta. Her hands ached. Hed have to be happy with a BLT tonight. He could save his appetite for Homecoming. Hello, Loretta said as sh

Author : Sandra Kitt
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 1460316576
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hollington Homecoming, Volume One written by Sandra Kitt and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten years. Eight grads. One weekend. The homecoming of a lifetime. Enjoy the first two stories of the Hollington Homecoming series, where old friends reunite…and new passions take flight…. RSVP WITH LOVE by Sandra Kitt Event planner Chloe Jackson is sure that her college reunion is going to be the most spectacular weekend she has ever put together. But her co-organizer has her feeling like a tongue-tied schoolgirl. Kevin Stayton, once the Most Popular Guy on Campus and now the owner of Atlanta's hottest clubs and restaurants, is also Chloe's secret crush…. Beneath Chloe's strictly business facade is a sensual woman Kevin wants to get to know a lot better. But when their sizzling romance thrusts them into the public eye, Chloe backs off. Kevin then turns up the heat on their love affair that is destined to be one for the books! TEACH ME TONIGHT by Jacquelin Thomas Tamara Hodges has never forgotten Micah Ross, the guy who got away. Their reunion could be her chance to make things right. But the computer geek turned hip record producer is giving her a very cool reception. Until Tamara turns up the heat… Even after all these years, Micah is still hot for Tamara—but hurt by her cruel rejection. So when the magazine writer shows up to interview a singer on his label, Micah seizes his opportunity for sweet revenge. But his scheme goes awry when passion ignites. Is this Micah's chance to walk off with the ultimate prize—the homecoming queen of his dreams?

Author : Debra Dixon
Publisher : BelleBooks
ISBN 13 : 1611940699
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Homecoming In Mossy Creek written by Debra Dixon and published by BelleBooks. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eighth novel in the acclaimed Mossy Creek Hometown Series continues the warm, witty, and wise doings in a small Southern village you'll want to call home. It's been over twenty years since Mossy Creek experienced Homecoming, and they're determined to do it right! And you know Creekites...if there's something interesting going on, they won't rest until they know about it. So when a letter shows up at the Police Station with a warning about ugly secrets hidden in the time capsule buried twenty years ago, the whole town is abuzz with the possibilities. Amos, Ida, & Win put Peggy Caldwell and Louise Sawyer on its trail, hoping the sleuth-loving ladies can find it before the week ends at the Homecoming Dance. Meanwhile, Amos & Ida tangle in a deserted Haunted House. Ardaleen & Inez scrimmage at the Bake Sale. Pearl & Spiva spar as they volunteer at the Booster Club Canteen. All of your favorite characters are back as Mossy Creek celebrates Homecoming with festivities that make Southerners cheer. Football. Homecoming Queens. Parades. Plays. It's all happening during Homecoming in Mossy Creek! Including stories from: Carolyn McSparren, Sandra Chastain, Martha Crockett, Debra Dixon, Nancy Knight, Brenna Crowder, Darcy Crowder, Susan Goggins, Maureen Hardegree, and Berta Platas.

Author : Anna Enquist
Publisher : AmazonCrossing
ISBN 13 : 9781542025423
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Homecoming written by Anna Enquist and published by AmazonCrossing. This book was released on 2022-04 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An internationally bestselling, award-winning novel peering deep into the passions, losses, and reveries of the wife of eighteenth-century explorer Captain James Cook. After twelve years of marriage to English explorer James Cook, Elizabeth has yet to spend an entire year with her husband. In their house by the Thames, she moves to the rhythms of her life as a society wife, but there is so much more to her than meets the eye. She has the fortitude to manage the house and garden, raise their children, and face unbearable sorrow by herself--in fact, she is sometimes in thrall to her own independence. As she prepares for another homecoming, Elizabeth looks forward to James's triumphant return and the work she will undertake reading and editing his voluminous journals. But will the private life she's been leading in his absence distract her from her role in aid of her husband's grand ambitions? Can James find the compassion to support her as their family faces unimaginable loss, or must she endure life alone as he sails off toward another adventure? An intimate and sharply observed novel, The Homecoming is as revelatory as James Cook's exploration of distant frontiers and as richly rewarding as Elizabeth's love for her family. With courage and strength, through recollection and imagination, author Anna Enquist brilliantly narrates Elizabeth's compelling record of her life, painting a psychological portrait of an independent woman ahead of her time and closely acquainted with history.

Author : Marilyn Baron
Publisher : The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN 13 : 162830197X
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Homecoming Homicides written by Marilyn Baron and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2014-05-09 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professional crisis manager Philippa Tannenbaum is spokesperson for the law enforcement task force charged with solving a high-profile case. She never dreams her position as Homecoming Pageant Director and her second-place finish in the previous year's competition has placed her on a serial killer's hit list. Always a runner-up in life, she wants to finally come in first at finding the killer targeting the current crop of beauties. Her friend Luke Slaughter, a Graysville city cop, shows up at Philippa's office, assigned to partner with her in solving the case and to protect her 24/7 for the duration. Unfortunately, he's also the man she hooked up with for a one-night stand when she broke up with her fiancé. Working with her is going to be less than easy, for a number of reasons...

Author : Sebastian Junger
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 145556639X
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tribe written by Sebastian Junger and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We have a strong instinct to belong to small groups defined by clear purpose and understanding--"tribes." This tribal connection has been largely lost in modern society, but regaining it may be the key to our psychological survival. Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin lamented that English settlers were constantly fleeing over to the Indians-but Indians almost never did the same. Tribal society has been exerting an almost gravitational pull on Westerners for hundreds of years, and the reason lies deep in our evolutionary past as a communal species. The most recent example of that attraction is combat veterans who come home to find themselves missing the incredibly intimate bonds of platoon life. The loss of closeness that comes at the end of deployment may explain the high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by military veterans today. Combining history, psychology, and anthropology, Tribe explores what we can learn from tribal societies about loyalty, belonging, and the eternal human quest for meaning. It explains the irony that-for many veterans as well as civilians-war feels better than peace, adversity can turn out to be a blessing, and disasters are sometimes remembered more fondly than weddings or tropical vacations. Tribe explains why we are stronger when we come together, and how that can be achieved even in today's divided world.