The late writer's eldest child draws on her father's journals and letters and on her own memories to construct a sympathetic, insightful account of Cheever's life, career, literary relationships, problems, and family life
Occasionally the grown-ups would politely ask me to play, and I would strum the major chords and warble songs of sudden death and careless love. After a few hours, ... "Well, I'm reading a novel that I like a lot," I said.
Written with warmth and insight, Loritts gives help to those struggling with sin or rejection in their lives. This is an honest and hopeful book, full of biblical insight and practical advice.
This moving memoir traces John Cheever's life and work from his early days as a writer for the New Yorker to the 60s when he was showered with awards.
When her father takes his migrant family back to his childhood home in Florida, fourteen-year-old Stella Willis is determined to put down roots and never leave again.
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of Survive the Night and Final Girls comes a tense and twisty thriller about a summer camp that’s impossible to forget—no matter how hard you try.
When Sara moves from Los Angeles to a small town in Ohio, she is stalked by a killer.
A little girl drops her teddy bear in the park, and he struggles to make it home to her before it gets dark.
"By all means, acquire this collectionyou need to read this man's work. This is strong, emotional dynamite that's highly recommended." HELLNOTES "Braunbeck's Cedar Hill stories are the best example of...
Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie find a magic treehouse, which whisks them back to an ancient time zone where they see live dinosaurs.
Through alternating chapters, the members ot he Treadway family recount their lives and how they coped during the year following the diagnosis of David Treadway's cancer.