The Last Reunion

Author: Kayte Nunn
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1398701157
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
*THE STUNNING NEW NOVEL FROM INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR KAYTE NUNN!* 'Absolutely magnificent' NATASHA LESTER 'Hugely engaging' DAILY MAIL War would bring them together. But would it ultimately tear them apart? Burma, 1945. Bea, Plum, Bubbles, Joy and Lucy are five young women looking for adventure, fighting a forgotten war in the jungle attached to the Fourteenth Army. Running a mobile canteen, navigating treacherous roads and dodging hostile gunfire, they soon become embroiled in life-threatening battles of their own - battles that will haunt the women for the rest of their lives. Oxford, 1976. At the height of an impossibly hot English summer, a woman slips into a museum and steals several rare Japanese netsuke, including the famed fox-girl. Despite the offer of a considerable reward, these tiny, exquisitely detailed carvings are never seen again. London and Galway, 1999. On the eve of the new millennium, Olivia, assistant to an art dealer, meets Beatrix, an elderly widow who wishes to sell her late husband's collection of Japanese art. Concealing her own motives, Olivia travels with Beatrix to a New Year's Eve party, deep in the Irish countryside, where friendships will be tested and secrets kept for more than fifty years are spilled...

Last Reunion

Author: E. C. Craver
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595190812
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402

Book Description
Murder brings terror to the tiny town of Pine Ridge, Washington. Amy, the murder victim is one of the girls returning for the class reunion. The sheriff realizes, at the scene of the murder, this is a death so hideous, it must be solved quickly for the peace of mind of all the people in his county. He knows his old high school buddy, Dain Barlow, a trained Los Angeles Homicide Detective, returning home for the reunion, is just the person he needs to make sure this crime will come to a successful conclusion, so he enlists his help. The sheriff, the only Indian boy in the class which is returning for the reunion, suddenly begins to have headaches and black outs. Consulting a doctor he is stunned to discover he has an inoperable brain tumor. He is unaware the savage, Chief Looking Glass, a direct ancestor of long years ago, is taking over during his fugues.

The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion

Author: Fannie Flagg
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448191572
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370

Book Description
Poland, 1909 Stanislaw is determined to escape the Russians and follow his brother to America, a land where anything seems possible. Wisconsin, 1941 With all the men off to war, Fritzi and her sisters must learn men’s work -- from fixing flats to driving the tow truck. They add their own touches, too: neat little caps, short skirts and roller skates, and the All-Girl Filling Station is born. Their peace doesn’t last long though: skilled women are needed to fly planes for the war effort. Alabama, 2005 Mrs Sookie Earle has just married off the last of her daughters and is looking forward to putting her feet up. But then one day a package arrives. Its contents knock Sookie sideways, propelling her back to the 1940s, and four irrepressible sisters whose wartime adventures force them to reimagine who they are, and what they are capable of.

The Last Reunion

Author: Jay Searcy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692012338
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 404

Book Description
Some members of the Oak Ridge High Class of 1952 share their stories and memories of growing up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and also share some "whatever happened to" stories.

Reunion by Fred Uhlman (Book Analysis)

Author: Bright Summaries
Publisher: BrightSummaries.com
ISBN: 2806270308
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 22

Book Description
Unlock the more straightforward side of Reunion with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of Reunion by Fred Uhlman, which begins its story in pre-war Germany and developing against the background of Hitler’s rise to power. It tells the story of two teenagers, Hans and Conrad, whose profound friendship is pulled apart by the Nazi regime and its toxic ideas. The heartbreaking novella explores the nature of friendship and the humanity in the face of atrocity. It is Uhlman's most famous work, earning him critical acclaim thanks to its realistic portrayal of a childhood living under Hitler's regime. Find out everything you need to know about Reunion in a fraction of the time! This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you: • A complete plot summary • Character studies • Key themes and symbols • Questions for further reflection Why choose BrightSummaries.com? Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you in your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!

A Reunion Of Ghosts

Author: Judith Claire Mitchell
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062355902
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273

Book Description
A NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FINALIST “The Alter sisters are mordant, wry, and crystalline in wit and vision; it is a tremendous pleasure to rocket through generations of their family histories with them.” —Lauren Groff, New York Timesbestselling author of Fates and Furies, The Monsters of Templeton, and Arcadia In the waning days of 1999, the last of the Alters—three damaged but wisecracking sisters who share an apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side—decide it’s time to close the circle of the family curse by taking their own lives. But first, Lady, Vee, and Delph must explain the origins of that curse and how it has manifested throughout the preceding generations. Unspooling threads of history, personal memory, and family lore, they weave a mesmerizing account that stretches back a century to their great-grandfather, a brilliant scientist whose professional triumph became the terrible legacy that defines them. A suicide note crafted by three bright, funny women, A Reunion of Ghosts is the final chapter of a saga lifetimes in the making—one that is inexorably intertwined with the story of the twentieth century itself. “Mitchell explores the mixed-blessing bonds of family with wry wit. This original tale is black comedy at its best.”—People Book of the Week “A rich portrait of a complicated family, at turns violent and hilarious.”—Emma Straub, New York Timesbestselling author

A New Year's Reunion

Author: Li-Qiong Yu
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763658812
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
Feeling disconnected from the father whose work keeps him from home the rest of the year, Maomao enjoys a Chinese New Year visit marked by such activities as making sticky rice balls, watching a dragon dance, and searching for a hidden lucky coin.

The Last Reunion

Author: E. Daniel Nusbaum
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595396143
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282

Book Description
The Last Reunion is an intense drama of good vs evil, of lethal conflict between spirit-empowered Jim Hoeven and his immortal adversary. An unusual use of scripture frames this political and spiritual intrigue. Jim is found on the steps of an Indiana orphanage during a December blizzard. His life leads him from the cornfields and forests of the American heartland into the halls of Congress and the international arena. Blessed with rare powers, he struggles to fulfill his mission against overwhelming odds. Among the cast of characters: Sarah Rainey, bossy orphanage cook; Ann Feeney, Jim's beloved Irish nanny; Russ Walker, Indiana governor and senator; Sapphira Duviere, the evil house-lady; beautiful Carolyn Kelley; surgeons Weber and Little; wise Pastor Alfred Dunlop; and satanic Wendell Anderson. Romance, danger, escalating suspense, fears, sorrows, joys, and a surprise ending comprise this story. Humanity's destiny hangs on the outcome; and maybe, just maybe, it isn't fiction. What readers are saying: "Fantastic! So well written. A modern-day fable."-Laurie McKray, Real Estate agent, Salt Lake City, Utah "An excellent read. Could hardly put it down, even to eat."-Bob and Ann Wood, retired sailors, Savu Savu, Fiji "Awesome, you guys. The hospital scenes were radical."-Dannette Mainville, pre-med student and mother, Kokomo, Indiana "One of the most intriguing and insightful books I've read in a long time."-Scott Torrey, automobile salesman, Logansport, Indiana

Reunion

Author: Alan Lightman
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0375713441
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
Charles, a once-promising poet, is a professor at a minor liberal arts college, admiring of passion but without passion himself. Now living a desperately comfortable existence, he decides to return to his thirtieth college reunion. While there, he relives an intense love affair he had with a beautiful ballerina that forever changed his life. At times shocked, admiring, and furious with his younger self, Charles remembers contradictory versions of events, until reality and identity dissolve into a haze of illusion. Reunion explores the pain of self-examination, the clay-like nature of memory, and the fatal power of first love.

The Fox Girl

Author: Kayte Nunn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780733645389
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
Burma, 1945. Bea, Plum, Bubbles, Joy and Lucy: in search of adventure, attached to the Fourteenth Army, fighting a forgotten war in the jungle. Assigned to run a mobile canteen, navigating treacherous roads and dodging hostile gunfire, they become embroiled in life-threatening battles of their own. Oxford, 1976. A woman slips into a museum and steals several rare Japanese netsuke, including the famed fox-girl. Despite the offer of a considerable reward, these tiny, exquisitely detailed carvings are never seen again.London and Galway, 1999. On the eve of the new millennium, Olivia, assistant to an art dealer, meets Beatrix, an elderly widow who wishes to sell her late husband's collection of Japanese art. Olivia travels with Beatrix to a New Year's Eve party, deep in the Irish countryside, where friendships will be tested as secrets kept for more than fifty years are spilled.Inspired by the heroic women who served in the 'forgotten war' in Burma, The Last Reunion is a heartbreaking love story and mystery by the international bestselling author of The Botanist's Daughter and The Silk House.'This is very good commercial historical fiction, well-crafted and well-informed. It pulls no punches about wartime violence, and Kayte Nunn has some thoughtful points to make about the nature and endurance of women's friendships' Sydney Morning Herald'I couldn't put it down. Fascinating. I love the empowerment that these ladies gain' FIONA PALMER'Absolutely magnificent. Includes all of my favourite things: art, female friendship and courageous women discovering their true heart and soul against a backdrop of war' NATASHA LESTER'Evocative writing from the horrors of war and the deep life scars derived from it, melded with real tenderness, a cleverly worked and beguiling plot and memorable characters, render this book as quite simply, a superlative read - and the twist in the tale, perfect' Christopher Bantick, Weekly Times'Several things are true about Kayte Nunn's novels: you will laugh, you will cry, you will learn something, and you'll be reluctant to leave her characters behind. This is all especially true of The Last Reunion, an uplifting story about the power of love, memory and determination that moves between World War II and the recent past.' SOPHIE GREEN