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Time is running out - will Piper, used to putting everyone else first, learn to fight for what - and who - she wants? What readers are saying about Suzanne Wright: 'The chemistry sizzles off the page' Netgalley review 'Hot as hell. They are cold, ruthless and will stop at nothing to achieve their twisted ends. Then an old terror appears from Levi's past - a serial killer everyone had believed was dead. The whole thing is like a bad dream - and Piper knows all about them since she's a Nightmare, a demon with the ability to trap people in their worst memories forever. Neither Piper nor Levi are used to needing anyone, the crackling attraction between them is making both their demons crazy and to make matters worse, Piper's narcissistic stepsister is Levi's ex - and she's not ok with this situation. But it's not until her psyche brushes his in an unguarded moment that they both realise: they are anchors. 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She hasn’t been in close touch with her father, Has returned to her tiny hometown in Arizona for the first time since she leftĪfter high school, decades ago. Like those other novels, Animal Dreams was heartwarming, thoughtful, and engaging. Like those, this isĪn earlier novel (published in 1990), and she reads the audio herself. In Heaven), are among my all-time favorite books. She is one of my favorite authors, and her novels, The Month, I listened to Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver, which was likeĬomfort food for my soul. Kim has written a poignant and masterful memoir destined to find a permanent place in American literature. one of the most harrowing stories I have ever encountered in print it is a book that must be read by anyone serious about memoirs, the Asian-American experience, or what it means to be a woman in the twenty-first century. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition not price clipped.įrom a review on the back jacket by Sapphire, '. After some time, she was lucky enough to be adopted by an American couple. Her autobiographical work was translated into more than ten languages. A Korean-American author and journalist, she is best known for her 2000 memoir, Ten Thousand Sorrows: The Extraordinary Journey of a Korean War Orphan. Interior text block clean & tight no writings, no markings noted. Elizabeth was dumped in an orphanage in Seoul. Elizabeth Kim was born on Apin South Korea. Hard cover in fine condition with cream boards, brown spine cloth and gold gilt spine lettering. Stated First Edition with complete number line including number one. I loved how secure Jackie was with herself as a teenager. Doesn't pretty much everyone wonder what it would be like if you could go back to the past and change things? Even one thing? This story had all the ingredients to make a terrific story, but I didn't like some of the content. 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