Showing results for "Pansy" in Literature & Fiction

Meet Little Mag Jessup, a resilient orphan girl toiling as a servant in Mrs. Perkins boarding house. With little education beyond her own curiosity, Mags life seems destined for monotony—until a chance encounter with a devotional book titled Little Pillows reveals her worth as a cherished child of God. As she navigates the trials of life and faces the disdain of the affluent Margaret, Mag discovers that they share more common ground than she ever imagined on her spiritual journey. (Introduction by TriciaG)

Continuing the charming tales of the Ried family, younger sister Julia now embarks on her own journey of overcoming temptation, making tough choices, and finding her way on the path to true faith and love. Facing exceptional and difficult situations with her family, Julia sets out at a young age to find ways to support herself and her ailing mother.

Returning home from a summer away, it is evident that Marjorie’s faith has grown and her heart is on the mend. However, the gossip in town, as well as the disrupting presence of a newcomer, begins to reach a height that threatens reputations as well as relationships. While Marjorie and Leonard are working to find where their paths will lead, Ralph and Estelle begin to question if the paths they chose were the right ones with the best possible outcomes. In Overruled, fate is questioned.

Now that the railroad has come through, Christie Tucker's parents have decided to save enough for her to go to her well-to-do Uncle Daniel for a one-day visit, on Christmas, which is also Christie's birthday. It's her first trip away from home -- and on the cars! Of course, the trip doesn't turn out exactly as expected. That one day, and how Christie lived it, has consequences that keep coming! Addressed by the author to girls, it is still a pleasant story for adults, too. (Summary by TriciaG)

Giovanni Rossi, aka Gio, oved from the east coast to Pansy Park for a fresh start. She adores karaoke and kink and is the new proprietor of a bookstorewith a rich history within the gay community dating back to the 1980’s, which she’d restored but was now on the verge of losing. Isidore Martin, is serious minded, the opposite of Gio in every way. A once famous author. she returns to her old neighborhood after twenty-five years looking to retrieve the inner magic that produced an award-winning bestseller and nothing since.

http://www.adfreebooks.com - 1000+ audiobooks, all ad free!Ten-year-old Reuben Watson Stone is carrying a heavy burden. As "the man of the house", he feels responsible for supporting his widowed mother and younger sister. He takes just about any job he can get, even ones that are dangerous. During a particularly harrowing experience, Reuben learns to turn to God for protection and guidance, and God seems to put circumstances in his path where he can prove his helpfulness and trustworthiness. But is that enough, or will he enlist himself as a soldier with Christ as his captain?

This sweet tale depicts the transformation story of poor, vexed little Helen who tries desperately to be perfect but, as each thing in her day goes continuously wrong and nobody seems to care, she ends up behaving in quite the contrary way. The worst of it seems yet to come when her bully older brother announces his visit.