20th Century
epub |eng | 2023-10-14 | Author:Ellen Read [Read, Ellen]

Alexandra turned the key and pushed open the heavy door to the muniment room. An impenetrable wave of darkness swelled and flowed around her, encasing her in its shadowy embrace ...
( Category: 20th Century January 18,2024 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2023-10-30 | Author:Kate Furnivall [Furnivall, Kate]

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE ANNA I was glad of the noise, the relentless roar of the aircraft, so loud it blasted all thoughts out of my head. I was glad of the ...
( Category: 20th Century December 23,2023 )
azw3 |eng | 2021-05-26 | Author:Emilie Loring [Loring , Emilie]

Chapter 15 For a split second after Hilda’s announcement John Trevor and Gregory Hunt regarded her incredulously, then took the stairs to the third floor two at a time. “Wait ...
( Category: 20th Century December 23,2023 )
azw3 |eng | 2019-05-09 | Author:Emilie Loring [Loring, Emilie]

ii Not until the interval did Georgia Sobelli tear her eyes from the stage. “Would you have believed it possible,” she asked, “to see a Shakespeare play, complete in all ...
( Category: 20th Century December 23,2023 )
azw3 |eng | 2021-03-17 | Author:Emilie Loring [Loring, Emilie]

In the night club lobby Scott surrendered hat and coat to a heavily made-up and brazenly blond checkroom attendant. Walking into the hall he was forced to classify it, with ...
( Category: 20th Century December 23,2023 )
azw3 |eng | 2019-05-16 | Author:Emilie Loring [Loring, Emilie]

Twelve When Connie had left Jeff at the door that afternoon and returned to the apartment, she had found Lil, who had come back after her morning’s work. Lil met ...
( Category: 20th Century December 23,2023 )
azw3 |eng | 2021-04-28 | Author:Emilie Loring [Loring , Emilie]

He had a sudden vision of himself crouched on the raft watching the white house, stealing up the path keeping vigil till the light in the room he had assumed ...
( Category: 20th Century December 23,2023 )
azw3 |eng | 2019-04-11 | Author:Emilie Loring [Loring, Emilie]

Steve Sewell looked thoughtfully after the running figure of Mrs. Alice Grant. Well, well, that had all been very odd. She had come to bluff him into paying damages. Then ...
( Category: 20th Century December 23,2023 )
epub |eng | 2020-01-31 | Author:Penny Fields-Schneider

Chapter 18 Jack followed Andrés out of the park, onto the streets and, after weaving through narrow lanes, they eventually arrived at the Seine. ‘Not much further,’ Andrés said and ...
( Category: 20th Century December 23,2023 )
azw3 |eng | 2020-11-18 | Author:Emilie Loring [Loring, Emilie]

XII Harcourt picked his way through the maze of the Eskimo camp, past rudely constructed shacks, canvas tents, shelters of walrus hide. He cleared a baby that crawled in front ...
( Category: 20th Century December 23,2023 )
azw3 |eng | 2021-04-14 | Author:Emilie Loring [Loring, Emilie]

XVI Kay had read of horror turning a person to stone and had thought it the hectic invention of a fictioneer. Now she knew it to be fact as she ...
( Category: 20th Century December 23,2023 )
azw3 |eng | 2020-12-20 | Author:Emilie Loring [Loring, Emilie]

Chapter XIII Michael Farr paced the floor of his office. Once he glanced at the brass-framed calendar on the broad desk. The last of October. Election but a few days ...
( Category: 20th Century December 23,2023 )
azw3 |eng | 2019-06-20 | Author:Emilie Loring [Loring, Emilie]

XI In the firelighted gameroom shadows drifted across the pine walls. Night noises came through the closed windows. Julie lay back in her chair, feeling drained and depleted by yesterday’s ...
( Category: 20th Century December 23,2023 )
azw3 |eng | 2020-11-11 | Author:Emilie Loring [Loring, Emilie]

“Ask her once, ask her twice Ask her pretty and ask her nice adapted from a square dance call, in case you are interested, maestro.” “Glad to hear laughter in ...
( Category: 20th Century December 23,2023 )
azw3 |eng | 2021-07-07 | Author:Emilie Loring [Loring, Emilie]

“ ‘O whah yuh goin’ Angel, Wid yo’ wings all dipped in gol’? Gwine down to de rivuh Jurden Fo’ to res’ mah weary soul.’ ” Rose laughed as she ...
( Category: 20th Century December 23,2023 )