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“A beautifully observed and thrillingly honest novel about the dark corners of family life and the long, complicated search for understanding and grace.” —Jenny Offill, author of Dept. of Speculation and Weather“The Fourth Child is keen and beautiful and heartbreaking—an exploration of private guilt and unexpected obligation, of the intimate losses of power embedded in female adolescence, and of the fraught moments of glancing divinity that come with shouldering the burden of love.” —Jia Tolentino, New York Times bestselling author of Trick Mirror“A remarkable family saga . . . The Fourth Child is a balm—a reminder that it is possible for art to provide a nuanced exploration of life itself.” —Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the World Behind and Rich and PrettyThe author of Break in Case of Emergency follows up her “extraordinary debut” (The Guardian) with a moving novel about motherhood and marriage, adolescence and bodily autonomy, family and love, religion and sexuality, and the delicate balance between the purity of faith and the messy reality of life.Book-smart, devoutly Catholic, and painfully unsure of herself, Jane becomes pregnant in high school; by her early twenties, she is raising three children in the suburbs of western New York State. In the fall of 1991, as her children are growing older and more independent, Jane is overcome by a spiritual and intellectual restlessness that leads her to become involved with a local pro-life group. Following the tenets of her beliefs, she also adopts a little girl from Eastern Europe. But Mirela is a difficult child. Deprived of a loving caregiver in infancy, she remains unattached to her new parents, no matter how much love Jane shows her. As Jane becomes consumed with chasing therapies that might help Mirela, her relationships with her family, especially her older daughter, Lauren, begin to fray. Feeling estranged from her mother and unsettled in her new high school, Lauren begins to discover the power of her own burgeoning creativity and sexuality—a journey that both echoes and departs from her mother’s own adolescent experiences. But when Lauren is confronted with the limits of her youth and independence, Jane is thrown into an emotional crisis, forced to reconcile her principles and faith with her determination to keep her daughters safe. The Fourth Child is a piercing love story and a haunting portrayal of how love can shatter—or strengthen—our beliefs.

Miriam, a high-end thief with a kind heart, steals from the filthy rich to sell to the morally deficient rich. Every now and then someone needs her special talents. A lock genius, Miriam opens any door, safe, or house. In the snap of your fingers. In these five stories Miriam the Thief meets four new friends who need her help. She comes to the aid of her family in "Hour of the Puppy" when Miriam's sisters ask her to break into one place that may be impossible: her father's heart. In "Letters of Love and Larceny" she finds a brilliant artist oppressed. In "The Train Job" Miriam plans a heist on The Spirit of New Orleans train but two people in her train car have other ideas. In "Five-Fingered Teamwork," she rescues someone with hidden talents. And in "Passing the Torch" Miriam returns to her starting place after recieving a mysterious text from her mentor. If you love stories that leave you warm and happy, invite Miriam the Thief into your life. She steals hearts with the same cleverness she uses to open safes.

Willard Carpenter has published the well-received Secrets of the Son Series,-Amish romance that features the novels Prodigal and Unveiling. His current WIP, Fall of Crimson Leaves, is based on that series. He lives in Pennsylvania where he has many Amish friends within and surrounding the Amish community of Honeybrook, Pa. Patrick Craig has published Amish fiction with Harvest House, Harlequin, and his own imprint, P&J Publishing. He is contracted with Elk Lake Publishing for a multi-book Amish cozy mystery series and a YA mystery series. His Amish titles include A Quilt for Jenna, The Road Home, Jenny's Choice, The Amish Heiress, The Amish Princess, and The Mennonite Queen. Jerry S. Eicher has published over thirty titles of both fiction and nonfiction related to Amish life through Harvest House publishers. Thomas Nye has published Amish fiction with CrossLink, Celebrate Lit, and Dove Christian Publishers. His writing focuses on Amish daily life inspired by forty years of close connections with his Amish neighbors. He is the author of the Amish Horses Series (Under the Heavens, Catbird Singing, and English River). Other titles include Whispering to Horses, Amish Park, Samson and Amish Delilah. Murray Pura has three Amish novels releasing with Harlequin in 2020. His Amish titles with Harvest House include The Wings of Morning, The Face of Heaven and An Amish Family Christmas. With MillerWords, Ride the Sky, The Bride from Virginia City and Grace Rider. He lives near the Amish communities of Rexford, Libby, and St. Ignatius in Montana. Amos Wyse is the indie author of The Meek, the first novel in an Amish fiction series, as well as seven novellas set in the fictional town of Barnville, Pa. His works echo his small-town Midwest upbringing.

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"A big-hearted and clear-eyed story of life's biggest choices: who to love and how best to love them...Compulsively readable and oh so worth the read." --Heather Harpham, author of Happiness: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After YOU ARE INVITED... To the wedding of Elizabeth Gottlieb and Hank Jackson. But the bride and groom are beside the point. Because, on this hot Atlanta afternoon, the people of the hour are the wedding's (adoring, envious, resentful, hilarious) guests. Among them, Carla, Elizabeth's quick-witted, ugly duckling childhood best friend turned Hollywood film scout with a jaundiced view on life (and especially on weddings); Elizabeth's great-aunt Rachel, who is navigating a no-man's-land between cultures and identities; Elizabeth's wheelchair-bound grandfather Albert, who considers his legacy as a man in the boardroom, but mostly in the bedroom; and Annette, the mother of the bride, reminded now of her youthful indiscretions in love. Tender and bitingly funny, We Are Gathered pulls you in and carries you through a (dysfunctional, loving, witty, unforgettable) world and family; it is a not-to-be-missed debut from a "writer to watch" (Caroline Leavitt).

Per la prima volta riuniti insieme i due romanzi visionari di Robert Hugh Benson scritti all'inizio del XX secolo, "Il padrone del mondo" e "L'alba di tutto": il primo, libro di "christian fiction", immagina (in anticipo sui tempi) un mondo globalizzato e tecnologico in cui le comunicazioni sono istantanee e si viaggia su alivascelli, si utilizza l'esperanto ed esiste un parlamento europeo, ma soprattutto la religione è stata sostituita dalla tolleranza e dalla filantropia universale. L'alba di tutto rimane nello stesso scenario futuristico di riferimento ma affronta un'utopia di senso opposto: la fede, riconciliata con la scienza, trionfa in tutto il mondo, il papa è arbitro delle contese internazionali e gli economisti sono convinti che la carità assistenziale degli ordini religiosi è la migliore forma socioeconomica. Due romanzi speculari, che utilizzano la chiave della fantascienza per parlare dell'oggi e dei pericoli che minacciano la nostra società. Introduzione di Aldo Maria Valli. Das Urheberrecht an bibliographischen und produktbeschreibenden Daten und an den bereitgestellten Bildern liegt bei Informazioni Editoriali, I.E. S.r.l., oder beim Herausgeber oder demjenigen, der die Genehmigung erteilt hat. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

1803, Texas . . .The daughter of a wealthy rancher, Marianne Phillips has never agreed with her father's harsh treatment of the mestizos who first called Texas their home. When she is kidnapped by rebels who hope that her father will trade back their land for her freedom, Marianne realizes her loyalty lies with her abductors, not her father, who plans to marry her off to the don of a nearby estate.Armando Garcia is the locals' reluctant leader, but he does not approve of the latest attempt to manipulate their enemy. When he learns that Marianne actually speaks his language, of her loyalty to his people, and of the faith that keeps her strong, Armando is faced with a difficult decision. Will his newfound love keep him from letting her go? Or will he set her free and risk losing everything?