![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And now, two centuries later, the key to her healing and her salvation lies with Dr. But the price she pays is steep-an immortal bond that chains her to a terrible fate for all eternity. Consumed as a child by her love for the founder's son, Jonathan, Lanny will do anything to be with him. Andrew, Maine, back when it was a Puritan settlement. Her impassioned account begins at the turn of the 19th century in the same small town of St. As she begins to tell her story, Luke finds himself utterly captivated. He is inexplicably drawn to her…despite the fact that she is a murder suspect with a police escort. A mysterious woman with plenty of dark secrets, Lanny is unlike anyone Luke has ever met. But the minute Lanore McIlvrae-Lanny-enters his ER, she changes his life forever. Luke Findley is expecting another quiet evening of frostbite and the occasional domestic dispute. On the midnight shift at a hospital in rural Maine, Dr. True love can last an eternity…but immortality comes at a price. From the author of The Hunger-hailed by Stephen King as "deeply, deeply disturbing, hard to put down"-comes a hauntingly atmospheric tale filled with alchemy, lust, and betrayal. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Interestingly, though fiction, the author researched facts that weave in and out of this story, adding to its intrigue and suspense.Ĭentennial is a page turner, a replacement of screen time. This writer essentially develops historical interest by using historical fiction to capture the imagination and mind. ![]() Once man reaches the story the reader glimpses into generations of families as they intertwine in the history of place and time. The reader follows dinosaurs, animals and man through this part of America. The story begins before man roamed the earth in a fictional location in Colorado. I found this book at a thrift store and exclaimed, “Michener!” embracing it as one would an old, forgotten friend.Ĭentennial did not disappoint. Perhaps distractions of everyday life and the expectation of another Chesapeake left me longing.įast forward years ahead and I’ve been again taken by this wonderful author in Centennial. Flow of language, well-placed vocabulary and romantic intrigue drew me into the Michener world of historical fiction.Īfter I read Chesapeake, though, I endeavored to read his other novels and somehow lost interest. His books are long, often close to 1000 pages, detailed, a fascinating mix of history and novel fiction interpretation. Michener 1907(?) – 1997ĭuring the mid 1980’s, I discovered and fell in love with the works of James A. There are good writers, great writers and genius writers. ![]() ![]() In this riveting biography, acclaimed historian David McCullough not only captures the man-a more complex, informed, and determined man than ever before imagined-but also the turbulent times in which he rose, boldly, to meet unprecedented challenges. ![]() Truman is one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid characters-Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Wallace Truman, George Marshall, Joe McCarthy, and Dean Acheson-and dramatic events. Truman, whose presidency included momentous events from the atomic bombing of Japan to the outbreak of the Cold War and the Korean War, told by America’s beloved and distinguished historian. ![]() ![]() The Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of Harry S. ![]() ![]() ![]() McCullough received the National Book Award for “The Path Between the Seas,” about the building of the Panama Canal and for “Mornings on Horseback,” a biography of Theodore Roosevelt and Pulitzers for “Truman,” in 1992, and for “John Adams” in 2002. He helped raise the reputations of Truman and Adams, and he started a wave of best-sellers about the American Revolution, including McCullough’s own “1776.” For years, from a wireless cottage on the grounds of his house on Martha’s Vineyard, McCullough completed works on a Royal Standard typewriter that changed minds and shaped the marketplace. And millions of readers, and the smaller circle of award givers, welcomed him above all others. But even peers who found flaws in his work praised his kindness and generosity. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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