Baby Doll

Baby Doll PDF

Author: Hollie Overton

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2016-06-30

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 1473536103

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______________________________________________ A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK Read the novel that kept Tess Gerritsen transfixed and entertained until the very last page You’ve been held captive in one room. You’ve been mentally and physically abused every day since you were sixteen years old. Then, one night, you realise your captor has left the door to your cell unlocked. For the first time in eight years you’re free. This is what happens next. ______________________________________________ Praise for Baby Doll ‘What a compulsive read! A brilliant first novel that kept me transfixed and entertained until the very last page.’- Tess Gerritsen 'An incredibly powerful debut' - Sunday Mirror ‘Compelling psychological thriller.’ - Daily Express ‘With a narrative that can only be described as 'nuclear', the story of newly freed Lily and her daughter Sky moves at breakneck speed ... It's a really good read.’ - Stylist ‘Compelling first novel ... Overton throws in enough twists, turns, and surprises to keep the reader wondering what on earth can happen next.’ - Publishers Weekly ‘If Overton’s debut is anything to go by, she’ll soon be up there with the best of them!’ - Peterborough Evening Telegraph ‘Riveting from the first line.’ - Woman's Own ‘Gritty, captivating thriller.’ - Love Reading ‘A gripping page-turner that will make you think about what it means to be free.’ - Glamour South Africa ‘Riveting and difficult to put down.’ - News Gazette ‘You’ll feel the sudden urge to check the locks on your front door.’ - The Line Up ‘A fast paced and intense story that once I started I found I could not put down... the sheer heartbreak and horror of this story will keep you hooked...’ - Feminisia Libros Reviews ______________________________________________ If you love Baby Doll, try Hollie Overton's chilling latest novel, THE RUNAWAY

The 'Baby Dolls'

The 'Baby Dolls' PDF

Author: Kim Marie Vaz

Publisher: LSU Press

Published: 2013-01-18

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 080715072X

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One of the first women's organizations to mask and perform during Mardi Gras, the Million Dollar Baby Dolls redefined the New Orleans carnival tradition. Tracing their origins from Storyville-era brothels and dance halls to their re-emergence in post-Katrina New Orleans, author Kim Marie Vaz uncovers the fascinating history of the "raddy-walking, shake-dancing, cigar-smoking, money-flinging" ladies who strutted their way into a predominantly male establishment. The Baby Dolls formed around 1912 as an organization of African American women who used their profits from working in New Orleans's red-light district to compete with other Black prostitutes on Mardi Gras. Part of this event involved the tradition of masking, in which carnival groups create a collective identity through costuming. Their baby doll costumes -- short satin dresses, stockings with garters, and bonnets -- set against a bold and provocative public behavior not only exploited stereotypes but also empowered and made visible an otherwise marginalized female demographic. Over time, different neighborhoods adopted the Baby Doll tradition, stirring the creative imagination of Black women and men across New Orleans, from the downtown Trem area to the uptown community of Mahalia Jackson. Vaz follows the Baby Doll phenomenon through one hundred years with photos, articles, and interviews and concludes with the birth of contemporary groups, emphasizing these organizations' crucial contribution to Louisiana's cultural history.

Dollbaby

Dollbaby PDF

Author: Laura Lane McNeal

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-06-23

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0143127497

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A big-hearted coming-of-age debut set in civil rights-era New Orleans—a novel of Southern eccentricity and secrets When Ibby Bell’s father dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1964, her mother unceremoniously deposits Ibby with her eccentric grandmother Fannie and throws in her father’s urn for good measure. Fannie’s New Orleans house is like no place Ibby has ever been—and Fannie, who has a tendency to end up in the local asylum—is like no one she has ever met. Fortunately, Fannie’s black cook, Queenie, and her smart-mouthed daughter, Dollbaby, take it upon themselves to initiate Ibby into the ways of the South, both its grand traditions and its darkest secrets. For Fannie’s own family history is fraught with tragedy, hidden behind the closed rooms in her ornate Uptown mansion. It will take Ibby’s arrival to begin to unlock the mysteries there. And it will take Queenie and Dollbaby’s hard-won wisdom to show Ibby that family can sometimes be found in the least expected places. For fans of Saving CeeCee Honeycutt and The Help, Dollbaby brings to life the charm and unrest of 1960s New Orleans through the eyes of a young girl learning to understand race for the first time. By turns uplifting and funny, poignant and full of verve, Dollbaby is a novel readers will take to their hearts.

Doll Baby

Doll Baby PDF

Author: Eve Bunting

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 47

ISBN-13: 9780395930946

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A fifteen-year-old girl who is pregnant decides she wants to keep her baby, not realizing how much harder it will be than caring for her beloved Daisy Doll.

Baby Dolls and Their Clothes

Baby Dolls and Their Clothes PDF

Author: Valeria Ferrari

Publisher: Martingale

Published: 2001-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781564773340

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Stitchers and crafters will delight in this showcase of adorable cloth baby dolls. Starting with a basic doll pattern, the book shows simple methods for stitching several styles, then offers ideas for creating wonderfully charming facial features with fabric pens to make each doll unique.

William's Doll

William's Doll PDF

Author: Charlotte Zolotow

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1985-05-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 0064430677

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More than anything, William wants a doll. "Don't be a creep," says his brother. "Sissy, sissy," chants the boy next door. Then one day someone really understands William's wish, and makes it easy for others to understand, too.

The Walls

The Walls PDF

Author: Hollie Overton

Publisher: Redhook

Published: 2017-08-08

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 031626878X

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A heart-stopping psychological suspense novel about a Texas prison official driven to commit the perfect crime, by the author of the international bestselling thriller Baby Doll. YOU WOULD DIE FOR YOUR FAMILY. WOULD YOU KILL FOR THEM? Working on death row and raising her son as a single mom is tough. When Kristy Tucker meets and falls in love with handsome Lance Dobson, at last she can imagine a better future. But after their wedding, her life becomes one of constant terror. And as Lance's violence escalates, Kristy must decide how far she will go to save herself--and her son. The Walls is a riveting thriller about domestic violence, murder, and one woman's desperate gambit to protect her family. #TheWallsBook Also by Hollie Overton: Baby Doll

Baby Doll Circle Time

Baby Doll Circle Time PDF

Author: Rebecca Anne Bailey

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781889609416

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This revolutionary curriculum helps children develop healthy templates for relationships, sense of self and self-regulation for the rest of their lives.