Cynthia: 2564 books

In her sixth novel, Cynthia Ozick retells the story of Henry James’s The Ambassadors as a photographic negative, retaining the plot but reversing the meaning. Foreign Bodies transforms Henry James’s prototype into a brilliant, utterly original, new American classic. At the core of the story...

New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Freeman delivers another triumph in this multigenerational saga set against a backdrop of dazzling wealth and towering ambition Their lives have all the trappings of a fairytale. He is the proud, hardworking son of Sicilian immigrants. She is a pampered...

A poignant and emotional love story set in the 1950s and 1960s In the summer of 1954, young George West, qualified as an architect but completing his National Service, meets 17-year-old Josella Grace, daughter of a retired colonel. He falls passionately in love with this reserved but beautiful...

Love Brings Freedom in 9 Historical Romances Journey along as nine historical women are about to make their escape from some of life’s greatest challenges. Can their captive hearts be freed to dream, to dare, to love? Love’s Labours Found by Jennifer AlLee - Montserrat, West Indies,...

FPQ Complete Collection 1 contains sixteen exceptional stories that were hand-picked by the Found Press staff and originally published in FPQ volumes 1-4. With a stunning range of voices, the unforgettable narratives included in this anthology will take you on a journey around the world, and pull...

“Kadohata’s slapshot is the heart-swelling narrative of a father and son…Truly powerful.” —Jason Reynolds “A deeply poignant story about a boy sorting out his priorities.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “A vivid, memorable portrayal of a boy within his family, his sport, and...

Volume three, issue two of the Heavy Feather Review literary journal. Cover by Cristina Troufa. Fiction by Miles Klee, Dan Mancilla, Jen Michalski, Timmy Reed, Matt Sailor, and Ben Segal. Poetry by Aaron Apps, J. Bradley, Sarah Elizabeth Colona, Rob Cook, Jeremy Griffin, Cynthia Marie...

Every family has its secrets... Behind the clouds of dementia, Lillian holds memories of a life that her granddaughter Lisa could never imagine. From her childhood in 1920s and 30s Toronto, to a young World War II society bride, through scandal and unthinkable tragedies, Lillian kept her extraordinary...

As the population ages, it is increasingly likely one will find himself or herself in the role of caregiver of someone elderly, chronically ill, or with a disability. Although it is a role many are unprepared for, it is one that is assumed out of love, necessity, or a combination of both. Now...

This is a book of poems I have written of the years about love and friendship.Sometimes you just need the right thing to say I always thought that poetry gave me just that.It gave me the chance to write how I felt with out really having to say it at all.

A collection of short, insightful motivational essays laced with inspiration and robust common sense, which followers of her daily Facebook posts have long awaited, this book is the fruit of a full life, rich in experience.  A long-time believer in a positive attitude having a direct bearing on health...

"A significant contribution to the literature on screen performance studies, Reframing Screen Performance brings the study of film acting up to date. It should be of interest to those within cinema studies as well as general readers." ---Frank P. Tomasulo, Florida State University Reframing...

«El gran tema secreto de la literatura chilena es ese abismo entre lo que se dice y lo que se escribe. Así somos en Chile» escribe Alejandro Zambra con una visión casi antropológica, «desconfiamos de la fluidez, de la facilidad de palabra». Es quizá por esa desconfianza que esta antología...

Drag kings and sea monsters, switchblade travellers and teacup ghosts—these stories and poems are a mixture of the mundane and the bizarre. Here you’ll find true tales of a son’s death and a girl’s first heartbreak, stories that range from the minutely personal to the transcendently universal. Words...