Winner Best Book in Historical Fiction - Spring 2024 Pencraft AwardsSeattle journalist Alienor Crespo travels to Spain to claim the promise of citizenship offered to the descendants of Jews expelled from Spain in 1492. As she relives history through her vijitas (visits) with her ancestors, Alienor also confronts modern-day extremism and commits herself to protecting an endangered "Library of Light" – a hidden treasure trove of medieval Hebrew and Arabic books, saved from the fires ...

GOLD MEDAL WINNER - Cipa Evvy Award for Women's Fiction -When you trade the straight and narrow for the crooked pathways of crime, it's likely to become a permanent arrangement. Unless, like Sandie Donovan, you're a born grifter, determined to use your knack for deception and crime to restart your life and achieve success as an actor.

En este thriller histórico que se desarrolla en una línea temporal doble, la periodista de Seattle Alienor Crespo busca reconectarse con sus raíces sefardíes y viaja a España con la intención de obtener la ciudadanía ofrecida a los descendientes de los judíos expulsados en 1492. Mientras revive la historia a través de sus vijitas ( visitas) con sus antepasados, descubre en su árbol genealógico a familiares tanto judíos como musulmanes. De esta manera se encuentra en los años 1600 y en los ...

First Place in International Suspense - Firebird AwardJournalist Alienor Crespo pursues an intriguing and explosive story about the tons of gold shipped to the Soviet Union during the Spanish Civil War and the endangered children who made the same journey. When Alienor uses her second sight to connect past events with her present-day investigation of Spain's "stolen babies," she puts her life in danger.Stolen Lives begins during World War II on the Island of Rhodes and take...

Roped into helping her émigré stepfather, Nikolai, escape the clutches of a ruthless blackmailer, Jo Epstein must enter a world where criminals enforce a 19th century code of honor, threats arrive inside traditional Matryoshka (nesting) dolls, and fashion models adorn themselves with lewd prison tattoos. And even as she helps Nikolai—who claims to have been framed—to evade the police, Jo can't help wondering if her musically gifted but socially inept stepfather is as innocent as he claims....

Jo Epstein is a performance poet with a flair for detective work. She's good at what she does, which is why they always find her--—the folks with loved ones who are most certainly guilty, but in need of one last chance. Told with a sardonic voice reminiscent of Raymond Chandler, Ask the Dead is a great start to a series featuring a strong female protagonist. Mystery readers who enjoy New York's ambiance as a city of light and darkness will love the details of life--and dea...

This revised edition of the Franciscan Daily Office SSF updates basic texts in line with Common Worship.The opus dei is the prayer life of the Church. By the use of forms of prayer prescribed during the day, Christians of all traditions connect with the prayer life of the Universal Church. To members of religious orders, these daily 'offices' form the structure of the day.The patterns of this daily prayer embrace the three key elements of ...

International Latino Book Award Gold Medal Winner!"A beautiful book about family, memories, and the power of stories." —BuzzFeed"Mystical, masterful storytelling." —Ms. MagazineA gorgeously written family saga about a Puerto Rican woman who finds herself gifted (or cursed?) with a strange ability.There was always an old woman dying in the back room of her family's house when Isl...

This is a collection of Calvin's Commentaries -- a large collection, about four times the size of a typical novel. According to Wikipedia: "John Calvin (né Jean Cauvin; 10 July 1509 27 May 1564) was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism. Originally trained as a humanist lawyer, he suddenly converted and broke from the Roman Catholic Church in the ...

Welcome to the eBook edition of the Book of Common Prayer produced by Church Publishing, Inc. This version of the BCP contains the complete content of the authorized Book of Common Prayer 1979. Fully searchable and featuring a built-in Table of Contents, this eBook BCP was designed to make content accessible on mobile devices and tablets. Because eBooks are designed to re-flow the text according to the size of the screen of your mobile device, designing an eBook to maintain the exact page ...

From the beloved and award-winning author Junot Díaz, a spellbinding saga of a family’s journey through the New World.A coming-of-age story of unparalleled power, Drown introduced the world to Junot Díaz's exhilarating talents. It also introduced an unforgettable narrator— Yunior, the haunted, brilliant young man who tracks his family’s precarious journey from the barrios of Santo Domingo to the tenements of industrial New Jersey, and their epic passage fr...

A special occasion merits a memorable gift, and this prayer book is just right for marking such an event. The Deluxe Gift Edition's bindings combine two types of soft-to-the-touch Vivella: one pattern wraps around the book's spine and back cover, while a contrasting pattern is on the front. The result is a stylish package that is sure to be treasured by its recipient. Includes a ribbon marker, Family Record section and attractive gift box.