The Black Peacock

Author : Rachel Manley
Publisher : Cormorant Books
ISBN 13 : 1770865098
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Black Peacock written by Rachel Manley and published by Cormorant Books. This book was released on 2017-10-14 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Friends since attending university in Jamaica, Lethe and Daniel have long realized they would never be good for each other. But Lethe is Daniel's muse, and theirs is a connection that proves unbreakable as they spend the next thirty years crisscrossing the Caribbean and travelling the world in search of work, love, and home. Now, Daniel has become an internationally renowned prize-winning poet, and Lethe aspires to be a writer in her own right. His invitation to her to join him at an isolated retreat, Peacock Island, gives them both a chance to reflect on the life they've shared. The debut novel by Governor General's Literary Award-winning author Rachel Manley, The Black Peacock is the story of two unforgettable characters, adrift on the ever-changing tides of the Caribbean, who are united by something less than passion but more than love.

Author : Major Owens
Publisher : Granthouse Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781935316381
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Peacock Elite written by Major Owens and published by Granthouse Publishers. This book was released on 2011 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Linda Van Norden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Black Feet of the Peacock written by Linda Van Norden and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Barbara L. Peacock
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830848207
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soul Care in African American Practice written by Barbara L. Peacock and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity Today Award of Merit In the midst of our hectic, overscheduled lives, caring for the soul is imperative. Now, more than ever, we need to pause—intentionally—and encounter the Divine. Soul care director Barbara Peacock illustrates a journey of prayer, spiritual direction, and soul care from an African American perspective. She reflects on how these disciplines are woven into the African American culture and lived out in the rich heritage of its faith community. Using examples of ten significant men and women—Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Darrell Griffin, Renita Weems, Harold Carter, Jessica Ingram, Coretta Scott King, James Washington, and Howard Thurman—Barbara offers us the opportunity to engage in practices of soul care as we learn from these spiritual leaders. If you've yearned for a more culturally authentic experience of spiritual transformation in your life and community, this book will help you grow in new yet timeless ways. Come to the river to draw deeply for your soul's refreshment.

Author : Rupert Watson
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1775845613
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Peacocks & Picathartes written by Rupert Watson and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peacocks & Picathartes is a celebration of the diversity of African birds, focusing on families that occur only in Africa as well as iconic families and species that, despite having close relatives in other parts of the world, seem to embody something of Africa. Watson’s anecdotal style captures vividly his encounters with prized species, such the secretive White-necked Picathartes and the elusive Congo Peacock. He conveys the sheer delight mousebirds take in ‘being what they are’, and reveals the surprise discovery in 1991 of a new partridge in Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains. Drawing on precolonial and current-day avian accounts, he offers his own insights based on a lifetime of personal observations in the wilds of Africa – recounting unforgettable expeditions, quirky bird behaviour, jittery taxonomy, moments of rare good luck – and much more. Both informative and entertaining, this book captures the essence of African birdlife, and will appeal to bird enthusiasts across the spectrum. Sales points: Delightful accounts of more than 40 bird families and species, filled with anecdotes and fascinating stories. Brilliant illustrations by a celebrated natural history artist; both informative and entertaining; excellent all-seasons gift for bird and nature enthusiasts.

Author : Sean Flynn
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982101083
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Peacocks? written by Sean Flynn and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until Flynn’s neighbor in North Carolina offered him one, he had never considered whether he wanted a peacock. His family became the owners of not one but three charming yet fickle birds: Carl, Ethel, and Mr. Pickle. Here he chronicles their first year as peacock owners, from struggling to build a pen to assisting the local bird doctor in surgery to triumphantly watching a peahen lay her first egg. He also examines the history of peacocks, from their appearance in the Garden of Eden. And Flynn travels across the globe to learn more about the birds firsthand. His book offers surprising lessons about love, grief, fatherhood, and family. -- adapted from jacket.

Author : Rachel Manley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781554700509
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Drumblair written by Rachel Manley and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rachel Manley, granddaughter and daughter of two of Jamaica's national leaders, tells the story of the brilliant and artistic Manleys, Jamaica's most prominent and glamorous political family, and the house in which they lived, Drumblair. Manley vividly recreates the world in which she came of age in this intimate and captivating memoir of the people who most changed Jamaica's intellectual, social, and cultural landscape.

Author : Dennis Michael Fett
Publisher : Dennis Fett
ISBN 13 : 9780961778910
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wacky World of Peafowl written by Dennis Michael Fett and published by Dennis Fett. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rumer Godden
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504040406
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Peacock Spring written by Rumer Godden and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2016-12-13 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times–bestselling author of The Greengage Summer: Two English sisters’ lives are transformed when their father brings them to India. At fifteen and twelve, the daughters of Sir Edward Gwithiam of the diplomatic service have already seen more of the world than most children their age. But when Una and her younger sister, Halcyon, are summoned from their English boarding school to join their father in New Delhi, they encounter a reality unlike anything they have ever experienced. For Hal, India is a glorious adventure, filled with exotic sights and sounds, and a host of interesting new people. But Una feels like an outsider in this world of ingrained racial prejudice and cultural elitism left over from the days of the British Raj. Though no longer a child, she is expected to submit to the will of a Eurasian governess, the calculating and beautiful Alix Lamont, whose relationship with the girls’ father appears more intimate and troubling than merely employee–employer. Then Ravi, a young Indian gardener, brings a welcome light into Una’s life, relieving her sadness and loneliness with poetry and compassion. But what begins as a simple friendship soon blossoms into a love forbidden by society, threatening to end in scandal and disaster. Based in part on Rumer Godden’s personal experiences and informed by her love of the Indian continent, where she spent the better part of her early life, The Peacock Spring is a beautiful and heartbreaking novel of loss of innocence and coming-of-age from the acclaimed author of Black Narcissus and The River. This ebook features an illustrated biography of the author including rare images from the Rumer Godden Literary Estate.

Author : Tarunjit Singh Butalia
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781639720897
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Journey Home: Going Back to Lehnda Punjab written by Tarunjit Singh Butalia and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memoir of author's journey to his ancestral home in English and it's Shahmukhi Panjabi translation.