Quite Contrary

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Author: Richard Roberts

Publisher: Crossroad Press

Published: 2020-02-16

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The secret of having an adventure is getting lost. Who ever visited an enchanted kingdom or fell into a fairy tale without wandering into the woods first? Well, Mary is lost. Mary is lost in the story of Little Red Riding Hood, and that is a cruel and murderous story. She's put on the red hood and met the Wolf. When she gives in to her Wolf's temptations, she will die. That's how the story goes, after all. Unfortunately for the story and unfortunately for the Wolf, this Little Red Riding Hood is Mary Stuart, and she is the most stubborn and contrary twelve-year-old the world has ever known. Forget the Wolf's temptations, forget the advice of the talking rat trying to save her—she will kick her way through every myth and fairy tale ever told until she finds a way to get out of this alive. Her own way, and no one else's.

Quite Contrary

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Author: Suzannah Dunn

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 0006544797

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The award-winning debut novel from the author of Venus Flaring and Tenterhooks. Elizabeth, a young, overworked hospital doctor, gets a phone call from her father late on a Friday night telling her that her mother is dangerously ill. Over the course of the weekend that follows, Elizabeth, on duty as ever and confronting the barely controlled chaos of a busy casualty ward, finds moments to reminisce about her childhood, its joys and its miseries. Past and present are interwoven in a series of vivid tableaux, drawing the reader into an intimate understanding of Elizabeth's life as a whole.

Dairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary

Dairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary PDF

Author: Amy Lillard

Publisher: Kensington

Published: 2022-06-28

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1496733452

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In a charming new cozy mystery series from USA Today bestselling author Amy Lillard, twenty-something advice columnist Sissy is ready for a fresh start in the small town of Yoder, Kansas – along with her loyal Yorkie, Duke. She’s planning to help out at her aunt’s Sunflower Café, but little does she know her new duties will soon include solving a murder! After Sissy’s rodeo cowboy boyfriend turns out to be more of a rodeo clown, she packs a bag; picks up her Yorkshire terrier Duke; and leaves Tulsa, Oklahoma, bound for her parents’ former hometown. There are still plenty of Yoders in Yoder, Kansas, including Sissy’s aunt Bethel, who owns the Sunflower Café but recently broke her leg. It’s a homecoming of sorts as Sissy arrives to help in the café and reunite with her pregnant cousin Lizzie. Plus she can continue to secretly write her newspaper advice column as seventy-year-old “Aunt Bess.” But it’s Sissy who could use some advice when she finds the milk deliveryman out behind the café with a knife in his back. As the sheriff’s prime suspect, it’s up to Sissy to catch the backstabber herself—before someone else gets creamed...

A Fairy Awesome Story

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Author: Ellie Aiden

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2020-10-30

Total Pages: 160

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BOOK ONE in A Fairy Awesome Series I thought I had years before I'd have to ascend to the Seelie throne, but all that went out the window when my Uncle Rowan decided to abdicate early. Ugh, I don't wanna! I mean, I know I have no choice, but can't a girl have a little fun before she has to spend the rest of her life with a stick up her ass? Not to mention, I'm a nymph and I haven't even lost my v-card yet. Yeah, a trip to Earth is a must. I'll have a little loose fun, if ya know what I mean, and then I'll come back. I swear. When Ell finds out she has one year before she'll have no choice but to ascend, she decides a little trip to Earth is in order. She finds herself working in a bar in a little town in Texas where she meets Mr. Hottie McHotterson himself. Unfortunately, her sexcapade vacay goes sideways when she gets a new boss and finds out the UnSeelie are plotting to kill her uncle. A Fairy Awesome Story is a medium-burn RH. Ell collects men/fairies as the series progresses!WARNING: Themes of abuse, steamy sex scenes, and adult language."Amazing from cover to cover" Mel Bake Reviews"Grab your wine, it's about to get HOT!!! Grassy Reviews"Cue Nelly's 'It's Getting Hot In Here'" Chelsey DiBacco"Ellie Aiden did it again!" Morgan Adams, Author

The Liars' Club

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Author: Mary Karr

Publisher: Penguin Group

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780140179835

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The author, a poet, recounts her difficult childhood growing up in a Texas oil town.

Quite Contrary

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Author: John Chabot

Publisher: Bitingduck Press LLC

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1932482296

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The unusual thing about the collection Quite Contrary is the range of subgenre. Although these are all crime stories, each is vastly different in its approach to the crime. One story, A Step Above The Beasts, borders on horror, following the actions of a highly ethical murderer. Time, The Thief, which is set in a piazza in Italy, shows the power of imagination, and comes dangerously close to being a romance. In several of the stories, notably Five Points Of View, who the bad guy is may come as a surprise or even remain a mystery. There is humor here and even a bit of parody, as in Detour On Mean Street, the dilemma of a hard-boiled PI caught up in a cozy. These stories have appeared in seven different publications. Two of them (Quite Contrary and The Plot Thickens) won contests and one (Quite Contrary) has since appeared in a mystery anthology printed in Japan. Boson Books also offers the full length mysteries Our Fathers and Now Mourn the Space Cadet by John Chabot. For an author bio, photo and a sample read, visit www.bosonbooks.com

Mary Quite Contrary

Mary Quite Contrary PDF

Author: Gayle Lagman-Creswick

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2007-08

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0595440762

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How do you cope with family conflict that seems so overwhelming you don't know where to turn? According to the National Institute of Mental Health, there are more than twenty million people with Bipolar Disorder. Gayle Carson Lagman-Creswick believes there are millions more who go undiagnosed, at least for a good part of their life-people like her daughter Mary, who wasn't diagnosed with the disorder until well into her thirties.From violence to hospitalization to prison, Lagman-Creswick shares her experiences with Mary and the roller coaster of emotions and struggles that leads to her daughter's Bipolar Disorder diagnosis and subsequent treatment. Through a combination of tenacity, determination, and patience, Lagman-Creswick learns how to balance the daily demands of a career and raising six kids.Mary Quite Contrary is a beautiful story of how one family overcame the crippling effects of mental illness with unconditional love. The determination and the ability to forgive by both mother and daughter is an inspiration to anyone dealing with family members or friends who may have a mood disorder.

Pop Goes the Weasel

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Author: Albert Jack

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009-09-29

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1101162961

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From the international bestselling author of Red Herrings and White Elephants—a curious guide to the hidden histories of classic nursery rhymes. Who was Mary Quite Contrary, or Georgie Porgie? How could Hey Diddle Diddle offer an essential astronomy lesson? Do Jack and Jill actually represent the execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette? And if Ring Around the Rosie isn’t about the plague, then what is it really about? This book is a quirky, curious, and sometimes sordid look at the truth behind popular nursery rhymes that uncovers the strange tales that inspired them—from Viking raids to political insurrection to smuggling slaves to freedom. Read Albert Jack's posts on the Penguin Blog.

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