Simmons, Kelly:Standing Still
- Paperback 2020, ISBN: 9780743289726
Hardcover
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2001. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book club edition. An exceptional copy. 2001 Hard Cover. 266 pp. "Katie Wilkinson … More...
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2001. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book club edition. An exceptional copy. 2001 Hard Cover. 266 pp. "Katie Wilkinson has found the perfect man at last -- but one day, he disappears from her life, leaving behind only a diary for her to read. The diary is written by a woman named Suzanne and is addressed to her new baby boy, Nicholas. In it she pours out her heart about the joy he has brought her. As Katie reads this moving story, she realizes that the man shes fallen in love with is Suzannes husband, Nicholas father. She reads on, filled with terror and hope as she struggles to understand what happened -- and whether her new love can survive. Written with Pattersons perfect pitch for emotion and suspense, this novel captures beautifully the joys of a new family. This is an unforgettable story, at once heartbreaking and full of hope. Pattersons readers follow him anywhere -- to biological experimentation in When the Wind Blows and to religious suspense in Cradle and All. They trust him to deliver a moving and suspenseful experience -- which this book does spectacularly!, Little, Brown and Company, 2001, 4, Overview: The stunning conclusion to the trilogy that began with Pure, recommended by People for those who loved The Hunger Games. With his father now dead, Partridge has assumed leadership of the Dome, one of the last few refuges from the ravaged wastelands of the outside world. At first, Partridge is intent on exposing his father's lies, taking down the rigid order of the Dome, and uniting its citizens with the disfigured Wretches on the outside. But from his new position of power, things are far more complex and potentially dangerous than he could have ever imagined. On the outside, a band of survivors faces a treacherous journey to Dome. Pressia carries with her the key to salvation. If she can get it to the Dome, the Wretches could one day be healed and everyone might be able to put the horrors of the past behind them. Bradwell, the revolutionary, cannot forgive so easily. Despite Pressia's pleas, he is determined to bring down the Dome and hold its citizens accountable for leaving the rest of the world to burn. El Capitan, the former rebel leader, wants to help Pressia save as many lives as possible - but he's struggling to reconcile his newfound compassion with his vicious past. As former allies become potential enemies, the fate of the world is more uncertain than ever. Will humanity fall to destruction? Or will a new world rise from the ashes?, Grand Central Publishing, 2014-10, 6, A New York Times Bestseller!The thrilling romance of young Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler continues in the sizzling sequel to the New York Times bestselling Alex & Eliza: A Love Story1781. Albany, New York.As the war for American independence rages on, Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler begin their new life as a married couple. Still, Alex is as determined as ever to prove his mettle and secure his legacy . . . even if that means leaving his beloved Eliza behind to join the front lines at the Battle of Yorktown. But when the war unexpectedly arrives on Eliza's doorstep, she must fight for a better future--for their fledgling country and for her marriage.Yet even after the Revolution comes to its historic close, Alex and Eliza's happily-ever-after is threatened. Eliza struggles to build a home in the hustle and bustle of New York City just as Alex's burgeoning law practice brings him up against his greatest rival--the ambitious young lawyer Aaron Burr. And with Alex's star on the rise, Eliza can't help but feel neglected by a husband who seems to have time for everyone but her. Torn apart by new trials and temptations, can Alex and Eliza's epic love survive life in the big city?The battles are just beginning in the sumptuous sequel to Melissa de la Cruz's New York Timesbestselling Alex & Eliza: A Love Story., 2020, 3, The bestselling author of Leaving Berlin and Istanbul Passage "continues to demonstrate that he is up there with the very best...of spy thriller writers" (The Times, UK) with this "fascinating" (The Washington Post) novel about two brothers bound by blood but divided by loyalty.In 1949, Frank Weeks, agent of the newly formed CIA, was exposed as a Communist spy and fled the country to vanish behind the Iron Curtain. Now, twelve years later, he has written his memoirs, a KGB- approved project almost certain to be an international bestseller, and has asked his brother Simon, a publisher, to come to Moscow to edit the manuscript. It's a reunion Simon both dreads and longs for.The book is sure to be filled with mischief and misinformation; Frank's motives suspect, the CIA hostile. But the chance to see Frank, his adored older brother, proves irresistible. And at first Frank is still Frankthe same charm, the same jokes, the same bond of affection that transcends ideology.Then Simon begins to glimpse another Frank, capable of treachery and actively working for "the service." He finds himself dragged into the middle of Frank's new scheme, caught between the KGB and the CIA in a fatal cat and mouse game that only one of the brothers is likely to survive."A finely paced Cold War thriller with [Kanon's] usual flair for atmospheric detail, intriguing characters, and suspenseful action" (Library Journal), Defectors takes us to the heart of a world of secrets, where even the people we know best can't be trusted and murder is just collateral damage., Washington Square Press, 2018-02, 5, New York, NY: Atria Books, 2008. Trade paperback. Good. No dust jacket. Standing Still BY KELLY SIMMONS SOFTCOVER THIS IS AN ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOFS-COPYRIGHT 2008-ATRIA BOOKS-263 PAGES Journalist and suburban mom Claire Cooper suffers from panic disorder. Most of her anxieties seem irrational,... Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 263 p. Audience: General/trade. Standing Still BY KELLY SIMMONS SOFTCOVER THIS IS AN ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOFS-COPYRIGHT 2008-ATRIA BOOKS-263 PAGES Journalist and suburban mom Claire Cooper suffers from panic disorder. Most of her anxieties seem irrational, nothing that can't be fixed with the help of some Xanax. But late one stormy summer night, when her husband, Sam, is away on one of his frequent business trips, Claire's fears come to life. She discovers an intruder has broken into her young daughter's bedroom. She watches helplessly as he picks up her sleeping child from her bed. Desperate to protect her family, Claire puts herself in the line of fire and utters the plea that will undo her: "Take me instead." As she drives away in the kidnapper's car, Claire fears for her children, but not for herself. And she can't help noticing the reversal in her marriage--for the first time in ten years, Sam will not know where she is. For the next week, Claire is tied to a bed in a strange motel room, the intruder her only com-panion. She is forced to lie still and contemplate the reasons for this assault on her family. Is this just a random crime, or something more sinister? Has the shadowy past that she tried so hard to leave behind finally caught up with her? Day after day, she goes deeper into herself, reevaluating her marriage and her role as a mother, and unburying the source of her crippling anxiety. In seven days she will step out to the very brink of her soul--perhaps never to return. A riveting debut novel that will appeal to fans of Sue Miller and Janet Fitch, Standing Still is a powerful exploration of the darker side of mother-hood and marriage., Atria Books, 2008, 2.5<
