Tiffany Stewart's debut novel Holly Jolly Summer is brimming with humor, heart, and a sprinkling of summer romance.Once More to the Lake, a narrative non-fiction essay written by E.
As she tries to sort out her love life, Darby grows positively Scroogey until she gets wrapped up in reinventing Holly Jolly Land-and the town-as the wonderlands they once were. But as Darby stumbles her way into a job at the town's run-down amusement park, Holly Jolly Land, her summer quickly goes from merry to miserable: the boy of Christmas present is absent, a boy of Christmas past is her supervisor, and the town seems to be losing its cheer as it strives to become more commercial. Christmas, Kentucky, is a summer tourist destination known for its holiday-themed shops, ornament-sprouting potted palms, giant Snow Globe display, and cheerful residents-including the mayor's daughter, fifteen-year-old Darby Peacher. Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)įour huge disasters, Three months of tourists, Two gorgeous boys, And a partridge in a palm tree In this lighthearted beach read about family, friendship, and fa-la-la, it's up to lovestruck teen Darby to save the spirit of a Southern town called Christmas.
Throughout regions as diverse as the old coal-mining town of Nordegg, the Bighorn Range, the Cline River area, the Kootenay Plains and the Upper North Saskatchewan Valley, hikers of all abilities will experience some of the most inspiring scenery, glorious flora and fascinating history that Western Canada has to offer. You’ll find everything from leisurely two-hour walks to tougher three-day backpacking journeys. All of these exceptional hikes start right from the highway.
And gradually, as a new life opens up, she is able confront terrible secrets from her past which have haunted her and which can now be laid to rest.Īnother of RMB’s bestselling hiking books, The David Thompson Highway Hiking Guide, has been completely revised, updated and redesigned for outdoor enthusiasts interested in experiencing a wide variety of easily accessible trails through stunning landscapes in west-central Alberta between the rolling foothills of the Nordegg area and the towering peaks of Banff National Park. But through the misery she makes some unexpected friends - a couple in the village whose family need her as much as she needs them. It becomes both her refuge and her dread. She escapes by running, mainly around the nearby lake, which was once a popular place of recreation but is now desolate and deserted. ***************************************** IS SHE RUNNING AWAY FROM THE SECRETS OF HER PAST? Viv's marriage to David is not a conventional one, but when he dies - in an accident for which she blames herself - it is as if her whole world had collapses around her. Readers of Rosamunde Pilcher, Maeve Binchy and Fiona Valpy will simply love The Path to the Lake. From the pen of multi-million copy seller and Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis comes a heart-warming and emotional novel of secrets, loss and final redemption that will stay with you long after you finish the last page.
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