Lisa Grunwald

"On a clear December morning in 1937, at the famous gold clock in Grand Central Terminal, Joe Reynolds, a hardworking railroad man from Queens, meets a vibrant young woman who seems mysteriously out of place. Nora Lansing is a Manhattan socialite whose flapper clothing, pearl earrings, and talk of the Roaring Twenties don't seem to match the bleak mood of Depression-era New York. Captivated by Nora from her first electric touch, Joe despairs when he tries to walk her home and she disappears. Finding her again--and again--will become the focus of his love and his life. Nora, an aspiring artist and fiercely independent, is shocked to find she's somehow been trapped, her presence in the terminal governed by rules she cannot fathom. It isn't until she meets Joe that she begins to understand the effect that time is having on her, and the possible connections to the workings of Grand Central and the astrological phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge. As thousands of visitors pass under the famous celestial blue ceiling each day, Joe and Nora create a life unlike any they could have imagined. With infinite love in a finite space, they take full advantage of the "Terminal City" within a city, dining at the Oyster Bar, visiting the Whispering Gallery, and making a home at the Biltmore Hotel. But when the construction of another historic landmark threatens their future, Nora and Joe are forced to test the limits of freedom and love. Delving into Grand Central's rich past, Lisa Grunwald crafts a masterful historical novel about a love affair that defies age, class, place, and even time"--

A Novel

Time After Time

Cared for in a series of temporary homes where young women are taught mothering skills, winsome orphan toddler Henry captures the hearts of program director Martha and each of his temporary mothers while hoping for a permanent home. 30,000 first printing.

The Irresistible Henry House

A young Southern woman sets out on a journey of self-discovery as the infamous 1925 Scopes Trial tests her faith and her marriage in this moving novel from the author of Time After Time and The Irresistible Henry House “An essential American story from a master craftsman.”—Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Left I had never questioned a miracle, witnessed a gunfight, or seen a dead body. . . . I had thought I knew exactly what I wanted and what I didn't. Before the summer was over, all that and much more would change. Annabel Hayes—born, baptized, and orphaned in the sleepy conservative town of Dayton, Tennessee—is thrilled to find herself falling quickly and deeply in love with George Craig, a sophisticated attorney, newly arrived from Knoxville. But before the end of their first year of marriage, their lives are beset by losses, and the strain on their relationship is only intensified when John T. Scopes is arrested for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution at the local high school. Foreshadowing today’s culture wars, the trial against Scopes is a spectacle unlike any the country has seen. William Jennings Bryan—a revered Southern politician—joins the prosecution, pitting himself and his faith against the renowned defense attorney Clarence Darrow. Journalists descend in a frenzy, thrusting the town and its citizens into the national spotlight. And when George joins the team defending Scopes, Annabel begins to question both her beliefs and her vows. As the ongoing trial divides neighbor against neighbor, so too does it divide the Craigs in unexpected ways. But in the midst of these conflicts—one waged in an open courtroom, the other behind closed doors—Annabel will discover that the path to her own evolution begins with the courage to think for herself.

The Evolution of Annabel Craig

Stephen J. Adler

Historical events of the last three centuries come alive through these women’s singular correspondences—often their only form of public expression. In 1775, Rachel Revere tries to send financial aid to her husband, Paul, in a note that is confiscated by the British; First Lady Dolley Madison tells her sister about rescuing George Washington’s portrait during the War of 1812; one week after JFK’s assassination, Jacqueline Kennedy pens a heartfelt letter to Nikita Khrushchev; and on September 12, 2001, a schoolgirl writes a note of thanks to a New York City firefighter, asking him, “Were you afraid?” The letters gathered here also offer fresh insight into the personal milestones in women’s lives. Here is a mid-nineteenth-century missionary describing a mastectomy performed without anesthesia; Marilyn Monroe asking her doctor to spare her ovaries in a handwritten note she taped to her stomach before appendix surgery; an eighteen-year-old telling her mother about her decision to have an abortion the year after Roe v. Wade; and a woman writing to her parents and in-laws about adopting a Chinese baby. With more than 400 letters and over 100 stunning photographs, Women’s Letters is a work of astonishing breadth and scope, and a remarkable testament to the women who lived–and made–history. From the Hardcover edition.

America from the Revolutionary War to the Present

Women's Letters

In more than 400 letters from both famous figures and ordinary citizens, LETTERS OF THE CENTURY encapsulates the people and places, events and trends that shaped our nation during the last hundred years. In these pages our century's most celebrated figures from Mark Twain to Albert Einstein, Charlie Chaplin to Franklin Roosevelt become everyday people, and everday people become part of history. Here is a veteran's wrenching letter left at the Vietnam Wall, a poignant correspondence between two women trying to become mothers, a heartbreaking letter from an AIDS sufferer telling his parents how he wants to be buried, and an indignant e-mail from a PC user to his on- line server. Arranged chronologically by decade, illustrated with over a hundred photographs, LETTERS OF THE CENTURY creates an extraordinary chronicle of our history through the voices of the men and women who have lived its greatest moments.

America, 1900-1999

Letters of the Century

Stephen Adler

The definitive anthology of wisdom and wit about one of life’s most complex, intriguing, and personal subjects. When and whom do you marry? How do you keep a spouse content? Do all engaged couples get cold feet? How cold is so cold that you should pivot and flee? Where and how do children fit in? Is infidelity always wrong? In this volume, you won’t find a single answer to your questions about marriage; you will find hundreds. Spanning centuries and cultures, sources and genres, The Marriage Book offers entries from ancient history and modern politics, poetry and pamphlets, plays and songs, newspaper ads and postcards. It is an A to Z compendium, exploring topics from Adam and Eve to Anniversaries, Fidelity to Freedom, Separations to Sex. In this volume, you’ll hear from novelists, clergymen, sex experts, and presidents, with guest appearances by the likes of Liz and Dick, Ralph and Alice, Louis CK, and Neil Patrick Harris. Casanova calls marriage the tomb of love, and Stephen King calls it his greatest accomplishment. With humor, perspective, breadth, and warmth, The Marriage Book is sure to become a classic.

Centuries of Advice, Inspiration, and Cautionary Tales from Adam and Eve to Zoloft

The Marriage Book

A magical love story, inspired by the legend of a woman who vanished from Grand Central Terminal, sweeps readers from the 1920s to World War II and beyond. “Readers who enjoyed Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveler’s Wife will be enchanted.”—Publishers Weekly “I utterly loved this clever, charming, hopeful tale of true love against all odds.”—Ariel Lawhon, New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia On a clear December morning in 1937, at the famous gold clock in Grand Central Terminal, Joe Reynolds, a hardworking railroad man from Queens, meets a vibrant young woman who seems mysteriously out of place. Nora Lansing is a Manhattan socialite and an aspiring artist whose flapper clothing, pearl earrings, and talk of the Roaring Twenties don’t seem to match the bleak mood of Depression-era New York. Captivated by Nora from her first electric touch, Joe despairs when he tries to walk her home and she disappears. Finding her again—and again—will become the focus of his love and his life. As thousands of visitors pass under the famous celestial blue ceiling each day, Joe and Nora create a life of infinite love in a finite space, taking full advantage of the “Terminal City” within a city. But when the construction of another landmark threatens their future, Nora and Joe are forced to test the limits of their freedom—and their love. Praise for Time After Time “I’ll never again set foot in Grand Central Terminal without looking over my shoulder for Nora and Joe, or marveling at the station itself—a backdrop as intriguing as the love story that unfolds beneath its star-studded ceiling.”—Georgia Hunter, New York Times bestselling author of We Were the Lucky Ones “In lively prose set against the fascinating history of Grand Central . . . Grunwald asks a compelling question: How long would we stay in one place [for love]?”—Time “The spectacular Lisa Grunwald has written a classic story of fate, true love, art, and chance with truth and beauty. You will want to share it with every reader you know.”—Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of Tony’s Wife

Eine magische Liebesgeschichte New York, Fünfter Dezember 1937: Weichenmechaniker Joe geht nach Feierabend durch die Grand Central Station - und verliebt sich auf den ersten Blick. In Nora, eine sehr hübsche, doch seltsam altmodisch gekleidete Frau, die verloren unter der berühmten goldenen Uhr steht. Nach einem wundervollen Abend verschwindet sie jedoch spurlos. Und als Joe am nächsten Tag ihre Nummer wählt, informiert ihn ein Mann mit kühler Stimme, dass er Nora nicht sprechen könne: Sie sei vor zwölf Jahren bei einem Zugunglück gestorben. Nora geht Joe jedoch nicht mehr aus dem Kopf. Und am fünften Dezember 1938 steht sie plötzlich wieder vor ihm, unter der goldenen Uhr der Grand Central Station. Hier ist sie gestorben. Und jedes Jahr kehrt sie für einen Tag zurück. Ihre Liebe hat keine Chance - und dennoch wartet Joe fortan Jahr für Jahr auf sie. Gemeinsam suchen sie einen Weg, das Unmögliche zu schaffen: dass Nora für immer bei ihm bleiben kann. »Ein genialer und charmanter Roman.« Kirkus Reviews »Ein Buch, dass sie diesen Sommer lesen müssen.« TIME Magazine »Perfekt für Fans von historischen Romanen. Die unvergessliche Geschichte einer magischen Liebe ist ein absoluter Pageturner.« BookPage »Diese Liebesgeschichte durch alle Zeiten wird die Leser verzaubern.« Publisher’s Weekly »Ein melancholischer Roman mit wertvollen Gedanken im Ansatz, allerdings mit einigen Längen.« Heilbronner Stimme, 31.10.2020 »Eine magische Liebe, die durch alle Zeiten geht. Romantik pur!« DIE HARKE am Sonntag, 22.11.2020

Mit dir für alle Zeit

A survey of American history collects more than four hundred letters, arranged chronologically by era, that document the experiences of women representing all walks of life from the eighteenth century to the present.

New Year's Eve

Explains the concept of time as a child goes through various activities from morning to night.

Now Soon Later

With the normal patterns of her life turned upside down, Sally Farber finds herself searching for the true definition of happiness in her life through her experiences of motherhood, marriage, an affair, writing, and home renovation, in the story of one woman's midlife crisis and quest for meaning. 35,000 first printing.

Whatever Makes You Happy

Letters chronicle a century of life in the United States, from Mark Twain's humorous letter to the head of Western Union to Einstein's warning to Roosevelt about atomic warfare and a young Bill Gates begging hobbyists not to share software.

America 1900-1999

Letters Of The Century

Part contemporary family drama, part ghost story, this engrossing novel dramatizes the difficult process of letting go of one's childhood to embrace one's new chosen family. This is the story of twin sisters, their children, and an accident that claims the life of one, and leaves the others to find their way away from, and back to each other.

What does it take to be happy? How happy is happy enough? And what does “happy” mean, anyway? So asks Sally Farber–wife, mother, daughter, friend, working woman, and lover–in this wise and funny novel about a woman’s search for happiness in some of the right, and a few of the wrong, places. Summer in the city looms long for Sally Farber when she sends her two daughters off to camp for the first time. Suddenly freed of her usual patterns in a city that becomes a grown-up’s playground,, she embarks on a journey unlike any she’s ever had–filled with guilty pleasures and guilty pains. Caught between the past (cleaning out her childhood apartment as her demanding mother offers edicts from South Carolina) and the future (facing her first semi-empty nest), Sally finds herself unexpectedly involved with a powerful, unpredictable man. And as she researches a book whose very topic is happiness, she must weigh the relative merits of prescriptions for its attainment offered by Aristotle and the Dalai Lama, Freud and Charles Schulz, scented candles and Zoloft, her mother and her best friend. The answer comes, in the end, from a surprising discovery, in this rich and original novel about how we can find, and ultimately embrace, both happiness and love.

Alexander Simon, a young scientist who is about to publish a unified theory of physics, finds his way of life shaken when his mother reappears after many years' absence and draws him into her world of palm readers and alchemists

The Theory of Everything

Jan, daughter of a famous sculptor, narrates the story of her family's summer on Sanders Island and their struggles to accept that their mother is dying of cancer and to summon the strength to let go of her

Summer

Spans history, culture, sources and genres in a wide-ranging analysis of marriage that considers everything from taboos and cultural roles to marital obligations and the experiences of famous couples. By the creators of Women's Letters.

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