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[T]he breezy summer read [you] need to escape to a different time and place." --The Globe and Mail An epic, boundary-pushing tale of five young women rebelling against an era that relies on their submission, from the acclaimed author of Etta and Otto and Russell and James. During the golden age of the Roman Empire, five girls enjoy a modest childhood in their small Portuguese village. They race each other through lemon orchards and pick fresh ...

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During the golden age of the Roman Empire, five young girls enjoy a modest childhood in their small Portuguese village. They race each other through lemon orchards and pick fresh fruit for the commander who overlooks his people from a large house on the hill. Though the girls are all raised by different families, there is one thing they know without a doubt: they are sisters. What they don't know is that their simple existence is about to be i...

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From Emma Hooper, acclaimed author of Etta and Otto and Russell and James, a People magazine "Pick of the Week, " comes a "haunting fable about the transformative power of hope" (Booklist, starred review) in a charming and mystical story of a family on the edge of extinction.The Connor family is one of the few that is still left in their idyllic fishing village, Big Running, after the fish mysteriously disappeared, most families had no choice ...

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Excerpt from Home Dressmaking Made EasyEspecial attention is given in this little work to the dressing of very stout, extremely short and unduly slender figures. All figures may be improved if we only know how to do it, and I trust in a practical manner to make this possible for my read ers. Many terms used by dressmakers are of an unknown tongue to an amateur, so I have added a list of definitions that I hope will assist my readers and prove,...

Home Dressmaking Made Easy - Volume 1 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1896.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks new...

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Ein charmanter, weiser und poetischer Roman über eine unerschütterliche Freundschaft, unerfüllte Sehnsüchte und eine lebenslange Liebe - vor der grandiosen Kulisse Kanadas. "Perfekt für alle, die auf der Suche nach dem Geheimnis des Lebens sind - und für alle anderen auch." Für Sie Die 83-jährige Etta hat noch nie das Meer gesehen. Mit etwas Schokolade, Wanderschuhen und einem Gewehr macht sie sich daher auf den 3.232 Kilometer langen Weg an...

Etta's greatest unfulfilled wish, living in the rolling farmland of Saskatchewan, is to see the sea. And so, at the age of eighty-two she gets up very early one morning, takes a rifle, some chocolate, and her best boots, and begins walking the 2, 000 miles to water. Meanwhile her husband Otto waits patiently at home, left only with his memories.

Otto vindt op de keukentafel van zijn afgelegen boerderij in Saskatchewan een afscheidsbrief van zijn vrouw. Etta heeft besloten dat ze nog voor haar dood - ze is tweeëntachtig - de oceaan wil zien. Ze begint te lopen: het is nog 3232 kilometer tot de kust. Otto ging ooit zelf op reis, om te vechten in een ver land. Nu Etta weg is, krijgen de demonen uit de oorlog weer vat op hem. Hun buurman Russell volgt vastberaden het spoor van Etta, zijn ...

Excerpt from Home Dressmaking Made EasyEspecial attention is given in this little work to the dressing of very stout, extremely short and unduly slender figures. All figures may be improved if we only know how to do it, and I trust in a practical manner to make this possible for my read ers. Many terms used by dressmakers are of an unknown tongue to an amateur, so I have added a list of definitions that I hope will assist my readers and prove,...

Il più grande desiderio di Etta, che vive in una sperduta fattoria a Saskatchewan, è di vedere il mare. Così, una mattina, all'età di ottantatré anni, decide di alzarsi molto presto, prende con sé un fucile, del cioccolato e i suoi stivali migliori, e inizia a percorrere gli olire tremila chilometri che la separano dall'acqua. Ma Etta sta cominciando a dimenticare le cose, mentre Otto, suo marito, ricorda tutto e la ama profondamente. Anche Ru...

This "poetic, poignant” (US Weekly) debut features last great adventures, unlikely heroes, and a "sweet, disarming story of lasting love” (The New York Times Book Review).Eighty-three-year-old Etta has never seen the ocean. So early one morning she takes a rifle, some chocolate, and her best boots and begins walking the 3, 232 kilometers from rural Saskatchewan, Canada eastward to the sea. As Etta walks further toward the crashing waves, the l...

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