The Peacock

Author : Isabel Bogdan
Publisher : V&Q Books
ISBN 13 : 3863913086
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Peacock written by Isabel Bogdan and published by V&Q Books. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a dilapidated castle in the Scottish Highlands; add a peacock gone rogue, a group of bankers on a teambuilding trip, an overwhelmed psychologist, a housekeeper with a broken arm, and an ingenious cook; get Lord and Lady McIntosh to try and keep it all together; and top it off with all sorts of animals – soon no one will know exactly what's going on. Selling 500,000 copies, Isabel Bogdan's book is a big hitter in Germany – and now it's coming home to roost.

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 : Lester L. Laminack
Publisher : Holiday House
ISBN 13 : 1561459976
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Three Hens and a Peacock written by Lester L. Laminack and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious read-aloud favorite about some foolish farm animals who decide to trade roles—and discover just how hard it is to do someone else's job, from award-winning author Lester L. Laminack and celebrated illustrator Henry Cole. The Tuckers' farm is a peaceful place where everyone has a job and no one complains. That is, until a hapless peacock falls off the back of a passing truck and stirs things up. Soon, customers are flocking to the farm to see what all the fuss is about. But the hens don't like the newcomer getting attention while they do all the hard work. When a wise old hound sees the problem, he helps orchestrate a job swap. What follows is the riotous tale of three hens who get in way over their feathered heads, and one very distressed peacock who just can't figure out how to lay an egg. Lester L. Laminack has created a comical look at envy, finding your strength, and what happens when we underestimate the value of others' work. Henry Cole's delightful illustrations heighten the story's humor and will have readers of all ages laughing out loud.

Author : Hannah Richell
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062899414
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Peacock Summer written by Hannah Richell and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This moving novel of family and missed opportunity will appeal to fans of Barbara Kingsolver.” — Booklist “The prose is lush and full-blooming, the pacing taut, and the setting brilliant with light and color as the suspense builds, pushing each woman to her breaking point. . . . Lillian and Maggie are rich and complex characters, struggling to embrace passion and yet fulfill their duty, and their alternating stories balance well against one another, imparting lessons on life, love, family, obligation, and—most of all—the enduring power and beauty of art. An immensely satisfying read.” — The Historical Novel Society “Even more beguiling than her previous books. Stuffed full of family secrets, it’s a tale of longing and dappled sunlight and the shimmering heat of lust. Exquisite, glamorous and breath-holdingly plotted.” — Veronica Henry “Poignant, romantic and beautifully written, I was completely captivated by this dual narrative story about forbidden love. Hannah Richell is a gifted storyteller; The Peacock Summer a wonderfully immersive book. Absolutely gorgeous.” — Kate Riordan “A rich, evocative and very moving piece of writing. The story drew me in and kept me immersed right to the final pages.” — Katherine Webb “A juicy mix of secrets and betrayals make The Peacock Summerby Hannah Richell a perfect holiday read.” — Good Housekeeping (UK)

Author : Jojo Moyes
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735222347
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Peacock Emporium written by Jojo Moyes and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An early work from the New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars and the forthcoming Someone Else's Shoes, Jojo Moyes, the story of a young woman who opens an eclectic shop and comes to terms with the secrets of her past. In the sixties, Athene Forster was the most glamorous girl of her generation. Nicknamed the Last Deb, she was also beautiful, spoiled, and out of control. When she agreed to marry the gorgeous young heir Douglas Fairley-Hulme, her parents breathed a sigh of relief. But within two years, rumors had begun to circulate about Athene's affair with a young salesman. Thirty-five years later, Suzanna Peacock is struggling with her notorious mother's legacy. The only place Suzanna finds comfort is in The Peacock Emporium, the beautiful coffee bar and shop she opens that soon enchants her little town. There she makes perhaps the first real friends of her life, including Alejandro, a male midwife, escaping his own ghosts in Argentina. The specter of her mother still haunts Suzanna. But only by confronting both her family and her innermost self will she finally reckon with the past--and discover that the key to her history, and her happiness, may have been in front of her all along.

Author : Lisa Gornick
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 0374718490
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Peacock Feast written by Lisa Gornick and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From “one of the most perceptive, compassionate writers of fiction in America...immensely talented and brave” (Michael Schaub, NPR), a historical saga about love, class, and the past we never escape. The Peacock Feast opens on a June day in 1916 when Louis C. Tiffany, the eccentric glass genius, dynamites the breakwater at Laurelton Hall—his fantastical Oyster Bay mansion, with columns capped by brilliant ceramic blossoms and a smokestack hidden in a blue-banded minaret—so as to foil the town from reclaiming the beach for public use. The explosion shakes both the apple crate where Prudence, the daughter of Tiffany’s prized gardener, is sleeping and the rocks where Randall, her seven-year-old brother, is playing. Nearly a century later, Prudence receives an unexpected visit at her New York apartment from Grace, a hospice nurse and the granddaughter of Randall, who Prudence never saw again after he left at age fourteen for California. The mementos Grace carries from her grandfather’s house stir Prudence’s long-repressed memories and bring her to a new understanding of the choices she made in work and love, and what she faces now in her final days. Spanning the twentieth century and three continents, The Peacock Feast ricochets from Manhattan to San Francisco, from the decadent mansions of the Tiffany family to the death row of a Texas prison, and from the London consultation room of Anna Freud to a Mendocino commune. With psychological acuity and aching eloquence, Lisa Gornick has written a sweeping family drama, an exploration of the meaning of art and the art of dying, and an illuminating portrait of how our decisions reverberate across time and space.

Author : Angela Cervantes
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 133815933X
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring (Scholastic Gold) written by Angela Cervantes and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new novel from Angela Cervantes that uses the story of Frida Kahlo to help readers discover the true power of heritage, art, and family. A room locked for fifty years.A valuable peacock ring.A mysterious brother-sister duo.Paloma Marquez is traveling to Mexico City, birthplace of her deceased father, for the very first time. She's hoping that spending time in Mexico will help her unlock memories of the too-brief time they spent together. While in Mexico, Paloma meets Lizzie and Gael, who present her with an irresistible challenge: The siblings want her to help them find a valuable ring that once belonged to beloved Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Finding the ring means a big reward -- and the thanks of all Mexico. What better way to honor her father than returning a priceless piece of jewelry that once belonged to his favorite artist! But the brother and sister have a secret. Do they really want to return the ring, or are they after something else entirely?

Author : Bill Peet
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395281598
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Spooky Tail of Prewitt Peacock written by Bill Peet and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1979-09 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Prewitt's tail feathers grow to resemble a monstrous face, the other peacocks banish him from the flock.

Author : Brent Bohlen
Publisher : Salvage America Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781733575799
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Parable of the Peacock written by Brent Bohlen and published by Salvage America Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Parable of the Peacock takes a satirical look at the state of American politics as we approach the critical 2020 presidential election. Written in the style of a children's picture book, the work's rhyming couplets are best enjoyed read aloud. The book serves up ridicule to deserving parties, but it saves a heaping plateful for the Mocker-in-Chief.

Author : Lucy Fricke
Publisher : V&Q Books
ISBN 13 : 386391287X
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Daughters written by Lucy Fricke and published by V&Q Books. This book was released on 2020-08-17 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucy Fricke's "Daughters" tells the story of two women either side of forty on a road trip across Europe, each of them dealing with difficult fathers along the way. A bestseller and booksellers' favourite in Germany, "Daughters" evokes laughter and tears by way of life and death, friendship and family. Lucy Frickes "Töchter" erzählt die Geschichte von zwei Frauen um die vierzig, die sich auf einem Roadtrip durch Europa mit ihren jeweils ganz unterschiedlichschwierigen Vätern auseinandersetzen. "Töchter" bringt uns zum Lachen und zum Weinen — über das Leben und den Tod, über Freundschaft und Familie. Im deutschsprachigen Raum avancierte der Roman zum Buchhandelsliebling und Bestseller.