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"Hush, my darling. Everything will be okay." He stretched out his arms and as he stands he draws Sofia near and holds her tight in his arms. She can feel his body - still cold from the night air. he takes her head in his hands and kisses her ravenously. She feels almost suffocated by his sudden presence but is intoxicated my the taste of his lips, his tongue, his skin. "I have missed you," says Jake. Sofia allows him to pull her even closer. jake lays her down on the bed, the moonlight accentuating her lithe legs, her full breasts discernible through her silky nightgown. "Beauty such as this I have never known before," says Jake in a low voice. "I'm almost afraid to touch it." "Come here," Sofia hears herself say.
On the shores of the Golden Horn, six-year-old Sofia strikes a friendship with Incir, a kitten, and dreams of climbing rainbows.
Time Magazine: 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time · World Fantasy, British Fantasy, & Crawford Award winner Jevick, the pepper merchant's son, has been raised on stories of Olondria, a distant land where books are as common as they are rare in his home. When his father dies and Jevick takes his place on the yearly selling trip to Olondria, Jevick's life is as close to perfect as he can imagine. But just as he revels in Olondria's Rabelaisian Feast of Birds, he is pulled drastically off course and becomes haunted by the ghost of an illiterate young girl. In desperation, Jevick seeks the aid of Olondrian priests and quickly becomes a pawn in the struggle between the empire's two most powerful cults. Yet even as the country shimmers on the cusp of war, he must face his ghost and learn her story before he has any chance of becoming free by setting her free: an ordeal that challenges his understanding of art and life, home and exile, and the limits of that seductive necromancy, reading. A Stranger in Olondria is a skillful and immersive debut fantasy novel that pulls the reader in deeper and deeper with twists and turns reminiscent of George R. R. Martin and Joe Hill.
""Why do you think we are here,"" she asked without any further ado. Michael was a little surprised, although over time he would become accustomed to such point blank questions from Sofia. ""Well,"" he sighed, ""I would like to think that we are not alone in the universe, that we are not just the product of chance.""
Wave the magic wand to become part of the story! This book features "magic" spots on each page that trigger sounds, character voice, and melodies. An enchanting 6 story spread interactive experience. The electronic wand reads conductive ink on page to make the magic happen. 3 AG-13 button cell batteries are included
A woman dies and before she goes to the after-world she plays the spectator-ghost.
This story describes the trials and tribulations of one of the many unknown Texas heroines. There is great fear, sorrow, struggle, uncertainty, romance, history, and joy. The story is about a woman named Sofia. She did not sport a pistol, crack a whip, or handle a rope as a few frontier women did during the latter part of the 1800’s and early 1900’s when there was border banditry. It is a true story about a woman with no education, who could not read or write. She had an accounting system of using knots on a string and created a few Moms and Pop stores. The story is told as seen through the eyes of baby boy up to his teenage years in the military during the Viet Nam War when she passed a...
Sofia has brand new white shoes for family friend Liliana's quinceañera, but when she gets grape juice on them her mother makes her wear them anyway, even though they no longer match her white dress.
Sofia’s first day of kindergarten is filled with excitement and adventure. Although shy at first, she enters the classroom and finds a magical party: tigers, lions and elephants, who are cheerful and playful and her new classmates, they all have a great time. The adventure is just beginning for little Sofia. Captain on a stormy sea, she sails bravely and they all reach an island where, with the help of a map, they find hidden treasures. Sofia recieves a magic wand as a gift - so they end up flying in huge balloon over the city. Every day a new adventure begins, and every child who finds himself in little Sofia must smile and have the courage to embrace every joy.
Searching for Sofia is the third book in the Portraits in Blue Series. In Book One: The Sun Rose in Paris, and Book Two: Shattered Dreams we accompany Jack Tomlinsons foray into the world of artists in the early twentieth century, and his experiences in Paris, Spain and living in an artists retreat in Australia. In Searching for Sofia, his story continues. Having experienced tragedy beyond his imaginings, Jack tries to put his life back together again - first by finding healing at Heide, under the gentle, if somewhat intense, guidance of art enthusiasts - Sunday and John Reed, then by committing to life as a war-artist in the mountains of Crete. Despite his experiences, Jack never forgets the love that haunts him and which tests his sanity to the limits.