The authors are both sophisticated and clear-sighted, and their instruction is clearly that of writers to other writers. Even published authors might find this book valuable. I recommend it highly. --Charles Baxter, author of Burning Down the House.This is the most literate, practical and inspired guide of its kind, as urgently useful to the developing writer as a dictionary or a muse. This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how fiction is made. --Carolyn Cooke, author of The BostonsThis is not simply a book about the craft of fiction. Stone and Nyren have given us a poignant book -- thoroughly researched, thoughtfully organized, and beautifully written -- that engages the serious writer in the craft of making art. I turn to it for practice and for inspiration. --Ann Cummins, author of YellowcakeThis is on my very very short list of books that offer the serious writer an intelligent and perceptive discussion about the tools of our craft; the emphasis on revision in every chapter is evidence that Nyren and Stone know what's essential as we write our way toward stories that matter. --Laurie Lynn Drummond, author of Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You

The Longman Guide to Intermediate and Advanced Fiction Writing (Writer's Reference)

Reference

Stone, Sarah

Nyren, Ron

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

Longman

This intermediate/advanced guide to writing fiction emphasizes the revision process and uses craft discussions, exercises, and diverse examples to show the artistic implications of writing choices. This book addresses the major elements of fiction. Numerous examples, questions, and exercises throughout the book help readers reflect upon and explore writing possibilities. The mini-anthology includes a variety of interesting, illustrative, and diverse stories—North American and international, contemporary and classic, realistic and experimental.

Deepening Fiction: A Practical Guide for Intermediate and Advanced Writers

Literature & Fiction

Short Stories & Anthologies

Pearson

An erotic tale of love and betrayal that asks: What are the consequences of passion? Anne, an American living in central Africa, finds her innate optimism challenged by the realities of her work for peace and democracy. Love is the furthest thing from her mind until she meets Jean-Pierre, a high-ranking, Paris-educated member of the Tutsi ruling class, and they begin an irresistibly intoxicating and blindingly intense affair. While her efforts to improve the conditions in Burundi are laborious and painstaking, the force of their love seems to have conquered the differences between them. For a time, it seems to be an enchanted romance full of burning desire and mutual fascination, until the intractable chaos of the outside world intervenes. The first crack appears when Anne's mother is diagnosed with cancer, bringing the needs of her family to a fever pitch on the other side of the globe. On a trip to her mother's bedside in the United States, Anne makes shocking discoveries about her family. She returns to Burundi only to find a tense situation that ultimately leaves 100,000 dead in a horrifying outbreak of racial fighting, a crisis that devastates Jean-Pierre's family and reveals a past utterly unknown to her. As violence erupts around them and the divisions between them grow sharper, they wrestle with how to come to terms with their pasts and the possibility of a future together. Meanwhile, the acute demands of her family force Anne to search for her own answer to an unbearable question: What horrors and betrayals can be justified in the name of loyalty, duty, and love? As much about passion and the power of love as it is about obligation and immutable ties to family, The True Sources of the Nile is a story of lovers from profoundly different worlds, and the terrible choices they must make.

The True Sources of the Nile: A Novel

Literary

DOUBLEDAY

After a year, central Africa has finally started to feel like home to Anne, a human-rights activist from California. Deeply committed to helping the strife-torn nation of Burundi during its first democratic elections, Anne has also begun an intoxicating affair with Jean-Pierre, a government official allied with the Tutsi ruling class. But when the election brings the rival Hutus to power, violence breaks out, leaving thousands of people dead, and laying bare disturbing secrets about Anne’s lover and his family. She reluctantly returns to California, only to discover troubling secrets in her own family. As she struggles with the moral implications of all she has learned, Anne must reconcile complex conflicting claims of duty and love. The True Sources of the Nile unfolds like a passionately felt love affair that initially obscures the world around it, then comes to brilliantly illuminate it.

The True Sources of the Nile

Anchor

An inventive, funny, sometimes heart-breaking exploration of the connections between art and hunger, duty and desire, and loss and survival. Brother and sister Robert and Julia Zamarin are trying to awaken the world to its peril with their tiny political theater company, while their sister Eva, a neuroscientist, searches for the biological roots of empathy. As Julia attempts to break free of Robert's influence, Robert, as lost without her as she is without him, takes on dark material and drives away members of their company. Meanwhile, the whole family contends with the ongoing troubles of Eva's youngest daughter, Arielle, as she struggles with addiction. Finally, after a family catastrophe, Julia and Robert reunite to create a new piece in a possibly haunted theater institute. When Arielle shows up after her latest relapse, they all have to find a new way of living in--and with--a world out of balance. The adventures of the eccentric, memorable Zamarin family take the reader from San Francisco to Seoul, from theater spaces to psychiatric hospitals, from Zanzibar to the Santa Cruz Mountains, and into and through a series of Sumerian and Tibetan hells. This imaginative, provocative novel is a contemporary Inferno for fans of Margaret Atwood, Ruth Ozeki, and Lydia Millet. "Sarah Stone traces out the quirky, fateful dramas of one family, while having the visionary originality to take the longest possible view of human action. I found this an unforgettable book, astute, vivid, and stubbornly ambitious in its scope." --Joan Silber "With her laser intelligence and gorgeous prose style, Sarah Stone has written a thrilling hybrid of a novel about the intricacies of family life and the inevitable handing down from one generation to the next of our deepest passions and pathologies. Set around the world--and in the next one--this book is both marvelously inventive and deeply humane. I loved it."--Ann Packer

Hungry Ghost Theater: A Novel

WTAW Press

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++Countway Library of MedicineT163353With a half-title.London : printed for T. Cooper, 1737. xxxii,113,118-163,[1]p. ; 8°

A Complete Practice of Midwifery Consisting of Upwards of Forty Cases or Observations in That Valuable Art, Selected from Many Others, in the Course ... Female Practitioners in an Art So Importan

Medical Books

History

Gale ECCO, Print Editions

TRAVELLING IN LONDON: THE ULTIMATE TOURISTS GUIDE TO THE BEST ATTRACTIONS, HOTELS, BARS, RESTAURANTS & ACCOMODATIONS IN LONDON, ENGLAND!     This book is filled with great steps and strategies on how to not only enjoy yourself in London, but also on how to make your stay as cost effective as possible. This book will tell you all you need to know about events, museums and other amazing attractions that are totally free for you and your family. If you are looking to unwind at the end of a long day of seeing some of London’s most amazing sights, this book will give you all of the ins and outs of the finest pubs and nightclubs that the city has to offer. London is renowned all around the world for its impeccable theatre, particularly the theater found in West End.   This book will tell you all you need to know about catching an unforgettable performance for a very reasonable price, all you have to do is read on. This book breaks down London’s shopping districts and tells you all that you need to know about where to take your business. London is not, by any means, a small city. Thus, you will most likely find yourself in need of transportation while you are visiting the city. Do not fear, as this book breaks down the different modes of public transportation that London has to offer. Taking advantage of London’s busses, for instance, is an excellent way of sightseeing, and it is also an incredibly inexpensive and efficient means of travel.   Finally, this book will also advise you on where to stay while you are visiting London. These recommended accommodations are based on the reviews of those people that have actually visited these hotels. Also, the price of these hotels has been taken into consideration, so you need not worry about being able to afford staying in any of the recommended locations. With all of that being said, traveling to London can seem a bit daunting and, perhaps, even overwhelming. But it is important to remember that travelling is about enjoying yourself and avoiding stress whenever it is a possibility. So, with that being said, I hope you do take the time to read ahead and learn all that you need to know in order to enjoy your London experience to its fullest potential.  In this book you will find useful information about…  Free Attractions Nightlife in London The Bar Scene West End TheatreWhere to ShopWhere to StayGetting Where you need to beWhere to eat on a budgetList of top attractions in LondonMuch, much more!

Travel London: A Tourist's Guide on Travelling to London; Find the Best Places to See, Things to Do, Nightlife, Restaurants and Accomodations!

Travel

Europe

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Ava: Pursuing Tranquility

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

Bowker

Abused. Betrayed. Imprisoned. Yet despite her suffering, she clings to the hope someday she'll find her happily ever after. No, she’s not Cinderella. Her name’s Sam, and this is no fairy tale. Logan, her self-proclaimed “boyfriend,” has made her life a living hell. But Sam’s had enough. Gathering her courage, she speeds off into the night, desperate to break free. Without even a pair of shoes to call her own, she’ll have to rely on her wits and the kindness of strangers to finally leave her dark past behind. Can she find peace and healing in a quiet mountain town? Will her newfound friendships lead to a chance at real love and the independence she’s always wanted, or will her past destroy the future she so desperately wants?

Sam: Pursuing Tranquility

Romance

Romantic Suspense

Bowker, My identifiers

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