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Stepping Off the Edge

Author : Anne McConnell

Publisher : Deep Vellum Publishing

Page : 191 pages

File Size : 33,63 MB

Release : 2021-03-09

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 162897379X

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Stepping Off the Edge addresses the question of literary edges and endings in contemporary works of literature from France, the United States, Canada, and Latin America. The book includes discussion of works by nine different authors, including Anne Carson, Marie NDiaye, Paul Auster, and César Aira. It considers the way that specific texts identify and interrogate textual boundaries, and also draw attention to questions of closure. Each of these texts also reflects on the way we experience and write about edges and endings in our lives.



Stepping Off the Edge

Author : Sandy Nathan

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 27,6 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Self-Help

ISBN : 9780976280989

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Stepping Off the Edge: Learning & Living Spiritual Practice is a series of fascinating real-life stories about a woman who learned to listen to a voice that, for most of her life, she feared and distrusted even though she knew it would serve her to heed it. A voice that provided spiritual as well as practical direction and inspiration. A voice that guided her out of her negative patterns and propelled her to the Gathering, a Native American spiritual retreat. By reading of her adventures, awarenesses, and awakenings you also gain an insight into what is possible for you and an abundance of simple, fun, practical techniques to enhance your own search for Self. This is a book that will leave you knowing that you can hear the voice of Spirit every moment of every day. And it will leave you with some tangible things you can do to get to the place of trusting what it says. Is it simple? Yes. Is it easy? Not exactly. It's a lot like stepping off the edge. Book jacket.



The Stepping Off Place

Author : Cameron Kelly Rosenblum

Publisher : HarperCollins

Page : 395 pages

File Size : 11,4 MB

Release : 2020-07-28

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 0062932098

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From debut author Cameron Kelly Rosenblum comes a stunning teen novel that tackles love, grief, and mental health as one girl must process her friend’s death and ultimately learn how to stand in her own light. Perfect for fans of All the Bright Places and We Were Liars. It’s the summer before senior year. Reid is in the thick of Scofield High’s in-crowd thanks to her best friend, Hattie, who has been her social oxygen since middle school. But summer is when Hattie goes to her family’s Maine island home. Instead of sitting inside for eight weeks, waiting for her to return, Reid and their friend, Sam, enter into a pact—to live it up, one party at a time. But days before Hattie is due home, Reid finds out the shocking news that Hattie has died by suicide. Driven by a desperate need to understand what went wrong, Reid searches for answers. In doing so, she uncovers painful secrets about the person she thought she knew better than herself. And the truth will force Reid to reexamine everything.



Stepping Back from the Ledge

Author : Laura Trujillo

Publisher : Random House

Page : 209 pages

File Size : 12,60 MB

Release : 2022-04-19

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 0593157613

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In this “seismically moving memoir” (The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice), one woman asks a seemingly impossible question in the aftermath of her mother’s suicide: How do you mourn a loved one as you repair the injuries they inflicted? “Laura Trujillo resurfaces from the dark ‘sub-basement’ of despair with assurances for us all: There is hope. There is healing. Always, there is love. This book will save lives.”—Connie Schultz, author of The Daughters of Erietown ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker Laura Trujillo had been close to her mother for most of her adult life, raising her four children within a few miles of their beloved grandmother’s Phoenix home. But just three months after moving her young family to Cincinnati for a new job, Laura receives shocking news: Her mother had taken her own life—by jumping off a ledge into the Grand Canyon, a place Laura knew her mother had always loved. Laura and her mother had shared a profound and special bond, yet each had also kept from the other the deepest truths about their lives. As an adult, Laura finally broke her silence about the sexual abuse she had suffered as a teenager at the hands of her stepfather—a secret Laura had buried to protect her mother. After her mother’s death, Laura embarks on an emotional odyssey, searching for clues that could explain the depression, intergenerational trauma, and shared heartbreaks in her family. When she returns to the Grand Canyon, it becomes an oasis that nurtures Laura’s search for redemption and peace. As Laura wrestles with her feelings, she forges a new path forward. Moving and intimate, powerfully told, Stepping Back from the Ledge is a remarkable exploration of the bond between a mother and daughter, and of the hope that can come from facing the truth.



Stepping Off

Author : Jordan Sonnenblick

Publisher : Scholastic Inc.

Page : 268 pages

File Size : 18,60 MB

Release : 2024-06-04

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 1339023199

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Jesse Dienstag's favorite sweatshirt says, "The real world isn't real." That's the slogan of the vacation-home community in Pennsylvania where his family has always spent every vacation and weekend for as long as he can remember. In the summer of 2019, as Jesse is about to enter his junior year of high school in New York City, he desperately wants to believe the slogan is true. For one thing, the two girls he loves -- equally and desperately -- are in Pennsylvania, and all the stresses and pressures of his daily life and school are in New York. But when his parents stop talking to each other, it gets harder and harder for Jesse to maintain his dream life in Pennsylvania. And when Covid shuts New York City down in March 2020 just days after Jesse’s mother leaves his father, Jesse's worlds collide.



On The Edge: Stepping Back From The Brink of Suicide

Author : James Gardner

Publisher : AuthorHouse

Page : 328 pages

File Size : 36,10 MB

Release : 2010-07-27

Category : Self-Help

ISBN : 145205102X

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James was only five years old and travelling home to Devon after holiday with his family in Scotland in 1986, when tragedy struck. The car was involved in a serious accident just outside Bristol, leaving him fighting for survival on life support. When he emerged from his coma, doctors discovered that he was seriously brain damaged, leaving the left side paralysed. Within the blink of an eye James had been transformed from a gregarious, fun-loving little boy into a rag doll. But with a lot of loving support, he began the long and difficult road to recovery. His attitude was inspirational, and for years he threw himself into rehabilitation. As James grew up he began to feel misunderstood and not able to reach the level of normality he so yearned for. He felt that there was no longer any point to his life. When James asked his doctor for help, the reality of his situation suddenly struck. Suicide would be the ultimate failure. This is the story of James' life and how he fought tooth and nail to stay alive. It is both his autobiography and a guide to personal development. Since making the conscious decision not to give up hope, James has gone on to travel the world and teach English abroad. James is open and honest about the things in which he has found great solace during his darkest hours, and he credits the teachings of Kabbalah, an increasingly popular form of Jewish mysticism, for helping him refocus his life. The singer Madonna, a long term exponent of the spiritual teaching, has been an inspirational figure for James. James is now a picture of good health; despite continued weakness in his left side and a limp, he walks confidently and with a purpose.



Author : Amanda Daul

Publisher : AuthorHouse

Page : 426 pages

File Size : 45,27 MB

Release : 2010-10

Category :

ISBN : 145207271X

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16-year-old Jessie Carmichael didn't mind leaving Miami for small town Osprey, but she she meets the charming boy-next-door Aaron Scott, she is instantly intrigued by his mysterious nature. She is determined to find out what it is that he is hiding, but at the same time, she is shocked to realized that she in unintentionally falling for him. After she discovers his secret, as entire myth unviels before her. Aaron must enlist her help on an adventure that is about the cahnge both of their lives. They discover old, dark, hidden resentments that threaten to destroy them all. Along the way, they learn about love and hatred, betrayal and trust - all the while trying to stay alive.



Falling Off the Edge of the World

Author : Shelly Anderson

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 308 pages

File Size : 39,44 MB

Release : 2013-05-22

Category : Travel

ISBN : 1304059839

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What would tempt a young woman to run off to a country she knew almost nothing about? I was that young woman. Fleeing a bitter divorce and my safe, but mundane, life I accepted a job in Saudi Arabia, a country that by all reports was the most austere on earth. I ran headlong into an unexpected adventure that would change my life forever. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - mysterious, beautiful and dangerous. A land of stunning desert landscapes where modern ways co-exist uneasily with ancient traditions. An enigma of a place where the state executioner is revered, where beautiful women shroud themselves in black, and ferocious desert sandstorms turn high noon into darkest night. Somewhere along the way I fell in love with the Middle East and its people, their proud history, and their gracious hospitality. This is my story.



The Moon Gate

Author : Amanda Geard

Publisher : Review

Page : 467 pages

File Size : 47,85 MB

Release : 2023-05-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1472283783

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A faded photograph. An abandoned house. A wartime mystery. . . A mesmerising, moving story of family secrets sweeping across three generations, from wartime London to Ireland to Australia. From the author of the Richard and Judy Book Club pick The Midnight House. 'Magnificent! Cleverly woven plots, storylines and heartbreak . . . I loved it' LORNA COOK 'Divine. I relished every single word of this heartrending story, full of love and sacrifice' JENNY ASHCROFT 'A rich, sweeping mystery . . . beautifully written, atmospheric and intriguing' TRACY REES ----- 1939: On the eve of war, young English heiress Grace Grey travels from London to the wilderness of Tasmania. Coaxed out of her shell by the attentions of her Irish neighbour, Daniel - Grace finally learns to live. But when Australian forces are called to the frontline, and Daniel with them, he leaves behind a devastating secret which will forever bind them together. 1975: Artist Willow Hawkins, and her new husband, Ben, can't believe their luck when an anonymous benefactor leaves them a house on the remote Tasmanian coast. Confused and delighted, they set out to unmask Towerhurst's previous owner - unwittingly altering the course of their lives. 2004: Libby Andrews has always been sheltered from the truth behind her father Ben's death. When she travels to London and discovers a faded photograph, a long-buried memory is unlocked, and she begins to follow an investigation that Ben could never complete. But will she realise that some secrets are best left buried . . .? 'A richly layered atmospheric story that transports the reader. I was drawn in from the first page' Jacquie Bloese 'I adored this multi-layered, deeply textured story, set across three timelines and three countries. It kept me up at night to finish to the end of each chapter' Faith Hogan 'THIS multi-generational, cross-continental saga is reminiscent of Lucinda Riley; it has the same sweep and glamour. Twisty, emotional and absorbing' Daily Mail YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHORS LOVE AMANDA GEARD . . . 'I loved The Midnight House. Wonderful storytelling' RACHEL HORE 'A wonderful tale of family secrets, brimming with lush historical detail' HAZEL GAYNOR 'I loved it. An intriguing story with wonderful characters' RACHAEL ENGLISH 'I was pulled in from page one. It's beautiful and I love it' LIZ FENWICK 'Intriguing, moving and I loved the wat the stories moved back and forth in time' SINEAD MORIARTY