Amy Bloom
Author
Language
English
Description
Lorena Hickok meets Eleanor Roosevelt in 1932 while reporting on Franklin Roosevelt's first presidential campaign. Having grown up worse than poor in South Dakota and reinvented herself as the most prominent woman reporter in America, "Hick," as she's known to her friends and admirers, is not quite instantly charmed by the idealistic, patrician Eleanor. But then, as her connection with the future first lady deepens into intimacy, what begins as a...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
"Love, in its many forms and complexities, weaves through this collection by Amy Bloom... Bloom's astonishing and astute new work of connected stories illuminates the mysteries of passion, family, and friendship" -- Jacket flap.
4) Flower girl
Author
Publisher
Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Nicki's favorite aunt is getting married, and Nicki is excited to be the Flower Girl: she is all in for love and pretty petals. But when the family goes shopping to find outfits for the wedding, Nicki doesn't feel like herself in any of the dresses her mom and aunt pick out for her, and all her happiness and excitement for the wedding evaporates. Nicki must find her voice--and her own style of expression to match it--to make Aunt Carmela's big day...
