The Other Side Of Paradise

Author : Staceyann Chin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9781439159378
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Other Side of Paradise written by Staceyann Chin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-04-14 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one knew Staceyann's mother was pregnant until a dangerously small baby was born on the floor of her grandmother's house in Lottery, Jamaica, on Christmas Day. Staceyann's mother did not want her, and her father was not present. No one, except her grandmother, thought Staceyann would survive. It was her grandmother who nurtured and protected and provided for Staceyann and her older brother in the early years. But when the three were separated, Staceyann was thrust, alone, into an unfamiliar and dysfunctional home in Paradise, Jamaica. There, she faced far greater troubles than absent parents. So, armed with a fierce determination and uncommon intelligence, she discovered a way to break out of this harshly unforgiving world. Staceyann Chin, acclaimed and iconic performance artist, now brings her extraordinary talents to the page in a brave, lyrical, and fiercely candid memoir about growing up in Jamaica. She plumbs tender and unsettling memories as she writes about drifting from one home to the next, coming out as a lesbian, and finding the man she believes to be her father and ultimately her voice. Hers is an unforgettable story told with grace, humor, and courage.

Author : Julia Cooke
Publisher : Seal Press
ISBN 13 : 1580055311
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Other Side of Paradise written by Julia Cooke and published by Seal Press. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Change looms in Havana, Cuba's capital, a city electric with uncertainty yet cloaked in cliché, 90 miles from U.S. shores and off-limits to most Americans. Journalist Julia Cooke, who lived there at intervals over a period of five years, discovered a dynamic scene: baby-faced anarchists with Mohawks gelled with laundry soap, whiskey-drinking children of the elite, Santería trainees, pregnant prostitutes, university graduates planning to leave for the first country that will give them a visa. This last generation of Cubans raised under Fidel Castro animate life in a waning era of political stagnation as the rest of the world beckons: waiting out storms at rummy hurricane parties and attending raucous drag cabarets, planning ascendant music careers and black-market business ventures, trying to reconcile the undefined future with the urgent today. Eye-opening and politically prescient, The Other Side of Paradise offers a deep new understanding of a place that has so confounded and intrigued us.

Author : Margaret Mayhew
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1407041088
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Other Side Of Paradise written by Margaret Mayhew and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of Katie Flynn, Rosamunde Pilcher and Dinah Jeffries will love this emotional and sweeping wartime romance set in Singapore from bestselling author Margaret Mayhew. READERS ARE LOVING THE OTHER SIDE OF PARADISE! "Moving tale of bravery and human endurance...the sounds and smells and life of Singapore come alive in this well-told story" - 5 STARS "This is an amazing read" - 5 STARS "Left me craving more, loving the characters, totally absorbed in the detailed descriptions and finding myself recommending her novels over a coffee with friends" - 5 STARS "Great read!" - 5 STARS "Really loved this book" - 5 STARS ********************************************** SHE ONLY LIVED FOR PLEASURE... ...until war forced her to find courage she did not know she had, and love where she least expected it. 1941: Britain is in the grip of war; life in the Far East is one of wealth and privilege. In Singapore Susan Roper enjoys dancing, clothes and fast cars, tennis and light flirtations with visiting naval officers - her life is devoted solely to pleasure and dismisses any warnings of danger. Singapore goes on partying, oblivious to the threat of invasion and believing the British flag will, protect them from all enemies. But when Japan invades, Susan finds herself in grave danger. She becomes an ambulance driver and is taken prisoner by the Japanese. Gradually and reluctantly she realises that she will have to face many hardships and witness terrible events, forcing her to acknowledge the truth...But will this new world lead her to a love where she least expects it?

Author : F. Scott Fitzgerald
Publisher : The Floating Press
ISBN 13 : 1775414833
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This Side of Paradise written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Side of Paradise is a novel about post-World War I youth and their morality. Amory Blaine is a young Princeton University student with an attractive face and an interest in literature. His greed and desire for social status warp the theme of love weaving through the story.

Author : Kristy Woodson Harvey
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982116633
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Southern Side of Paradise written by Kristy Woodson Harvey and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The internationally bestselling Peachtree Bluff series concludes with this “deliciously authentic Southern tale of family and the often messy, complex relationships between sisters, mothers, and daughters” (Susan Boyer, USA TODAY bestselling author). With the man of her dreams back in her life and all three of her daughters happy, Ansley Murphy should be content. But she can’t help but feel like it’s all a little too good to be true. Her youngest daughter, actress Emerson, is recently engaged and has just landed the role of a lifetime. She seemingly has the world by the tail and yet something she can’t quite put her finger on is worrying her—and it has nothing to do with her recent health scare. When two new women arrive in Peachtree Bluff—one who has the potential to wreck Ansley’s happiness and one who could tear Emerson’s world apart—everything is put in perspective. And after secrets that were never meant to be told come to light, the powerful bond between the Murphy sisters and their mother comes crumbling down, testing their devotion to each other and forcing them to evaluate the meaning of family. “Kristy Woodson Harvey has done it again….The Southern Side of Paradise is full of humor, charm, and family” (Lauren K. Denton, USA TODAY bestselling author) and is the ultimate satisfying beach read.

Author : Noel Barber
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1444744887
Total Pages : 768 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Other Side of Paradise written by Noel Barber and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-08-02 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When pioneering doctor Kit Masters is forced to flee England, he makes a new start on the South Sea island of Koraloona. Enchanted by the island and its people, Kit falls in love with Gaugin's grandaughter and dreams of building a hospital. But all is under threat as World War II approaches. 'Barber is a master' Mail on Sunday

Author : Sally Koslow
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062696785
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Another Side of Paradise written by Sally Koslow and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-05-29 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Koslow’s imagined account of the real-life affair between [F. Scott Fitzgerald] and the seductive expat is captivating.” —People magazine In 1937 Hollywood, gossip columnist Sheilah Graham’s star is on the rise, while literary wonder boy F. Scott Fitzgerald’s career is slowly drowning in booze. But the once-famous author, desperate to make money penning scripts for the silver screen, is charismatic enough to attract the gorgeous Miss Graham, a woman who exposes the secrets of others while carefully guarding her own. Like Fitzgerald’s hero Jay Gatsby, Graham has meticulously constructed a life far removed from the poverty of her childhood in London’s slums. And like Gatsby, the onetime guttersnipe learned early how to use her charms to become a hardworking success; she is feted and feared by both the movie studios and their luminaries. With his mentally-ill wife Zelda away in a sanitorium, Fitzgerald fell hard for Sheilah, who would help revive his career until his tragic death three years later. Working from Sheilah’s memoirs, interviews, and letters, Sally Koslow revisits their scandalous love affair and Graham’s dramatic transformation in London, bringing Graham and Fitzgerald gloriously to life with the color, glitter, magic, and passion of 1930s Hollywood. “A stunning, utterly captivating read.” —Kathleen Grissom, New York Times–bestselling author of The Kitchen House and Glory Over Everything “Rich in historical detail, celebrity dish, and old-fashioned human drama.” —Good Housekeeping “You’ll be surprised by the nuance and new details that Another Side of Paradise brings to light.” —Meryl Gordon, New York Times–bestselling author of Bunny Mellon: The Life of an American Style Legend “Intoxicating.” —Publishers Weekly

Author : Steven Layne
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781589808485
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This Side of Paradise written by Steven Layne and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08-17 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When his father relocates the family to Paradise to work for the mysterious Eden Corporation, Jack Barrett uncovers a sinister plot that threatens everyone he loves.

Author : Bob Chinn
Publisher : Rare Bird Books, a Barnacle Book
ISBN 13 : 9781942600220
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Other Side of Paradise written by Bob Chinn and published by Rare Bird Books, a Barnacle Book. This book was released on 2017-06-13 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following Bob Chinn's life from his humble upbringing by Chinese immigrants in Los Angeles, the Territory of Hawaii, and southeastern New Mexico, The Other Side of Paradise shows how the world around him shaped Chinn into the man who would become one of the best adult film directors of all time. Set against the changing times of the 60s and 70s, this story provides an invaluable record of how he and his contemporaries took up the fight against censorship, protecting and extending the rights of free speech, and pioneered the golden age of adult film.

Author : Scott Murray
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Australia on the Small Screen, 1970-1995 written by Scott Murray and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author is editor of Australia's Film Journal : Cinema papers, Reference book.