The following is a list of recently released ebooks from various Gutenberg projects, including Project Gutenberg US, PG Australia, Faded Page, and Standard Ebooks.
This moving and multifaceted book, set at the turn of the 20th century, explores the complexities of love and relationships through the lives of three interconnected families. Joy, the central character, is a young girl brimming with innocence and enthusiasm. The author vividly portrays Joy's childhood experiences, her evolving relationships, and the challenges she faces as she navigates the transition into adulthood. The book delves into the themes of family dynamics, social expectations, and the search for personal fulfillment. The author's insightful observations and nuanced character development offer a rich and compelling exploration of the human condition, making this book a thought-provoking and enjoyable read.—AbeBooks
A cult leader announces a miracle will take place and she will rise to heaven. A medium prophesies the date, publicity gets to work, and all of America hums with anticipation. On the appointed day, she disappears and scientist Mortimer Hood, there to verify the miracle, must investigate how—and whether—the whole thing is a hoax, or if the priestess has been murdered.—Invisible Publishing
The author and her family travel in the inland waterways of British Columbia in the 1920s and 1930s.
The novel follows Agatha Cocks as her marriage into the aristocratic Clewer family entangles her in the hidden tensions, ambitions, and emotional undercurrents of Lyndon’s household and its complicated inhabitants.
A review of the early years of the undergraduate programme in Commerce at the University of Toronto.
The story of young Jane, raised in the countryside of Jamaica and who leaves home for the city of Kingston.
This book was the author’s first novel and is significant in history as being the first West Indian novel to have a black protagonist. In later printings, the title changed to Jane’s Career: A Story of Jamaica.
The story follows the twins as they help run a bustling holiday toy shop, uncovering small mysteries and cheerful adventures among the toys and townspeople.
There is a bit of romance, but this Grace Livingston Hill book is not as heavy on the love story and focuses more on the redemption of the worldly sister as she leaves her old life behind. A little unusual for Hill’s style as much of it is written from the unsaved person’s point of view.
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