The Hurricane Sisters

Author : Dorothea Benton Frank
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062132539
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hurricane Sisters written by Dorothea Benton Frank and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hurricane season begins early and rumbles all summer long, well into September. Often people's lives reflect the weather and The Hurricane Sisters is just such a story. Once again New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank takes us deep into the heart of her magical South Carolina Lowcountry on a tumultuous journey filled with longings, disappointments, and, finally, a road toward happiness that is hard earned. There we meet three generations of women buried in secrets. The determined matriarch, Maisie Pringle, at eighty, is a force to be reckoned with because she will have the final word on everything, especially when she's dead wrong. Her daughter, Liz, is caught up in the classic maelstrom of being middle-age and in an emotionally demanding career that will eventually open all their eyes to a terrible truth. And Liz's beautiful twenty-something daughter, Ashley, whose dreamy ambitions of her unlikely future keeps them all at odds. Luckily for Ashley, her wonderful older brother, Ivy, is her fierce champion but he can only do so much from San Francisco where he resides with his partner. And Mary Beth, her dearest friend, tries to have her back but even she can't talk headstrong Ashley out of a relationship with an ambitious politician who seems slightly too old for her. Actually, Ashley and Mary Beth have yet to launch themselves into solvency. Their prospects seem bleak. So while they wait for the world to discover them and deliver them from a ramen-based existence, they placate themselves with a hare-brained scheme to make money but one that threatens to land them in huge trouble with the authorities. So where is Clayton, Liz's husband? He seems more distracted than usual. Ashley desperately needs her father's love and attention but what kind of a parent can he be to Ashley with one foot in Manhattan and the other one planted in indiscretion? And Liz, who's an expert in the field of troubled domestic life, refuses to acknowledge Ashley's precarious situation. Who's in charge of this family? The wake-up call is about to arrive. The Lowcountry has endured its share of war and bloodshed like the rest of the South, but this storm season we watch Maisie, Liz, Ashley, and Mary Beth deal with challenges that demand they face the truth about themselves. After a terrible confrontation they are forced to rise to forgiveness, but can they establish a new order for the future of them all? Frank, with her hallmark scintillating wit and crisp insight, captures how a complex family of disparate characters and their close friends can overcome anything through the power of love and reconciliation. This is the often hilarious, sometimes sobering, but always entertaining story of how these unforgettable women became The Hurricane Sisters.

Author : Joan C. Harris
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 9781475952971
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hurricane Sisters written by Joan C. Harris and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are three ways to tell if a Low Country lady is a hurricane sister: if she has a hurricane tracking map, an ax in the attic, and a hell or high water box in her possession. In September of 1959, Hurricane Gracie barreled down on Beaufort, South Carolina, with enough violence to change the lives of the Low Country ladies forever. With a hurricane forecast to arrive any minute, Mrs. Forester fi nds it hard not to worry. As she nervously scans the gray skies, rain spatters on her window. A few hours later, she and her family cower in bed as debris shatters windows. But Mrs. Forrester is not the only one who frantically searches the skies every time a hurricane is forecast. Prudence Seabrook is just a girl in 1964 when she first considers death. As thunder shakes her house, she clings to her sister, hoping no evil will pass. This time she goes unscathed, for all the hurricane sisters know that only years ending in 9 portend disaster. This charming collection of short stories highlights an eclectic group of characters that prove that Low Country ladies of a certain age have every reason to scan the skies from June to Novemberwaiting, watching, and wondering.

Author : Dorothea Benton Frank
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062023535
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bulls Island written by Dorothea Benton Frank and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elizabeth "Betts" McGee loved those lazy afternoons on pristine Bulls Island in the Carolina Lowcountry. But everything came crashing down when tragic fate-coupled with nasty rumor and innuendo-ended her engagement to Charleston golden boy J.D. Langley of the fabulously wealthy (and fabulously snooty) Langley clan. Betts left soon after, and she hasn't been back in nearly twenty years.Successfully reinventing herself in New York City, Betts is now a top banking executive and heading up the most important project of her career, but it'll transform the untouched island she loved in her youth into something unrecognizable. And it's forcing her to return to the bosom of her estranged family, where she may not be welcomed with open arms. Worse still, it's uniting her with ex-flame J.D., who's changed . . . but perhaps not enough.And then there's that crazy alligator . . .

Author : Klas Östergren
Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 1847672582
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hurricane Party written by Klas Östergren and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving from the golden halls to the depths of the underworld, The Hurricane Party is about one man's search for justice for his son in a world on the brink. A place where true love is so strong it can bring about the end of time.

Author : Sasha Nanua
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062985612
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sisters of the Snake written by Sasha Nanua and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lost princess. A mysterious puppet master. And a race against time—before all is lost. Princess Rani longs for a chance to escape her gilded cage and prove herself. Ria is a street urchin, stealing just to keep herself alive. When these two lives collide, everything turns on its head: because Ria and Rani, orphan and royal, are unmistakably identical. A deal is struck to switch places—but danger lurks in both worlds, and to save their home, thief and princess must work together. Or watch it all fall into ruin. Deadly magic, hidden temples, and dark prophecies: Sisters of the Snake is an action-packed, immersive fantasy that will thrill fans of The Wrath & the Dawn and The Tiger at Midnight.

Author : Lauren K. Denton
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 0718084268
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hurricane Season written by Lauren K. Denton and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A USA TODAY bestseller! Hurricane Season is the story of sisterhood, motherhood, and an unconventional journey to healing—and the relationships that must be mended along the way. Betsy and Ty Franklin, owners of Franklin Dairy Farm in southern Alabama, have long since buried their desire for children of their own. While Ty manages their herd of dairy cows, Betsy busies herself with the farm’s day-to-day operations and tries to forget her dream of motherhood. But when her free-spirited sister, Jenna, drops off her two young daughters for “just two weeks,” Betsy’s carefully constructed wall of self-protection begins to crumble. As the two weeks stretch deeper into the Alabama summer, Betsy and Ty learn to navigate the new additions in their world—and revel in the laughter that now fills their home. Meanwhile, record temperatures promise to usher in the most active hurricane season in decades. Attending an art retreat four hundred miles away, Jenna is fighting her own battles. She finally has time and energy to focus on her photography, a lifelong ambition. But she wonders how her rediscovered passion can fit in with the life she’s made back home as a single mom. But when Hurricane Ingrid aims a steady eye at the Alabama coast, Jenna must make a decision that will change her family’s future, even as Betsy and Ty try to protect their beloved farm . . . and their hearts. Praise for Hurricane Season: “A poignant and heartfelt tale of sisterhood, motherhood, and marriage, Hurricane Season deftly examines the role that coming to terms with the past plays in creating a hopeful future. Readers will devour this story of the hurricanes—both literal and figurative—that shape our lives.” —Kristy Woodson Harvey, national bestselling author of Slightly South of Simple Full-length contemporary Southern fiction Stand-alone novel Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Author : J. C. Fewell
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1475952961
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hurricane Sisters written by J. C. Fewell and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are three ways to tell if a Low Country lady is a hurricane sister: if she has a hurricane tracking map, an ax in the attic, and a hell or high water box in her possession. In September of 1959, Hurricane Gracie barreled down on Beaufort, South Carolina, with enough violence to change the lives of the Low Country ladies forever. With a hurricane forecast to arrive any minute, Mrs. Forester fi nds it hard not to worry. As she nervously scans the gray skies, rain spatters on her window. A few hours later, she and her family cower in bed as debris shatters windows. But Mrs. Forrester is not the only one who frantically searches the skies every time a hurricane is forecast. Prudence Seabrook is just a girl in 1964 when she first considers death. As thunder shakes her house, she clings to her sister, hoping no evil will pass. This time she goes unscathed, for all the hurricane sisters know that only years ending in "9" portend disaster. This charming collection of short stories highlights an eclectic group of characters that prove that Low Country ladies of a certain age have every reason to scan the skies from June to November-waiting, watching, and wondering.

Author : Christophe Cazenove
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1545806500
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sisters Vol. 6 written by Christophe Cazenove and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Maureen shares a lot with her teenage sister, Wendy: the TV, the couch, games, snacks, pranks, jokes, their mom, their busy cartoonist dad, his art supplies, Wendy’s clothes, Wendy’s friends, Wendy’s boyfriend, Wendy’s super private diary…wait, what’s going on here?! When THE SISTERS pack their bags to go on a cross-country family vacation to see Mount Rushmore and the Grand Canyon, they find that their best behavior might leave a bit to be desired. Maureen and Wendy hilariously demonstrate the best and worst of having and being a sister.

Author : Ginger Andrews
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hurricane Sisters written by Ginger Andrews and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second book by the housecleaner and winner of the Nicholas Roerich Prize, whose poems have been read a record 18 times by Garrison Keillor on "The Writer's Almanac." "Getting Ready To Be Poor" My sister laughs, says she can eat Ramen noodles For lunch and dinner, instead of just for lunch. It's no big deal, she's been poor before. No washing whites in hot. No deodorant, floss, Q-Tips, Kotex or Midol. One-ply toilet paper. No Kleenex. No cotton balls. No new shoes. No espresso. No Red Bulls, or Taco Bell. No vacation, Lord knows, and no cash for the collection plate. But, she says, I can take on more cleaning jobs. I can do that.

Author : Lisa Wingate
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1414388314
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sea Glass Sisters written by Lisa Wingate and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the #1 New York Times author of Before We Were Yours! Elizabeth Gallagher has been balancing on the ragged edge for a while now. Then a rough case on the boards of her 911 operator’s job collides with a family conflict at home, and Elizabeth finds herself finally coming apart at the seams. A four-state road trip—trapped in a car with her mother—is the last thing she needs. Their destination may be beautiful Hatteras Island, but the reason for going is anything by pleasant. After one disastrous hurricane, and with a second one working its way up the coast, it’s time to convince Aunt Sandy to abandon her little seaside store on North Carolina’s Outer Banks and return to the family fold in Michigan. But when the storm sweeps through, the three women will discover that sisterhood and the sea can change hearts, lives, and futures . . . often in the most unpredictable of ways.