Books by "Elaine T. James"
7 books found
Fifteen-year-old Lillian March Fen has grown up in the luxury of a Virginia plantation estate, her only worries being which dress to buy and what party to attend. The idea of Civil War is just an annoying whisper that makes gentlemen and ladies too dreary to dance at parties. Everything, however, changes upon her father's unexpected death. Suddenly her perfect world begins to fall apart and when her carriage is attacked while accompanying her father's dead body back home, she meets someone who changes her life. When tragedies leave her alone and responsible for running an entire plantation in the midst of war raids and bloodshed, she must quickly grow up and decide what she really believes in and along the way she meets a man who she believes at first is everything she hates. A great coming into one's own story about a girl caught between the opposing sides of the Civil War filled with friendship, romance, and the art of growing up when life seems to be falling apart.
The old proverb `The grass is always greener' turned out to be an artist's impression, not real life at all. When Charlotte Whitfield - known to everyone as Charlie - receives a letter from her best friend Libby, she has no idea that her life is about to change forever. Libby and James, Charlie's husband, have been having an affair, and James has decided to leave the marriage and move in with Libby. But if Libby and James thought that Charlie was ready to be a victim, they had forgotten the tough resourceful woman they had both known and loved. Calling on all her strength, Charlie takes control of her own life, despite losing a baby as well as a husband. When James, for whom the grass turned out not to be greener on the other side, starts to threaten Charlie his erratic behaviour turns quickly into dangerous obsession. Charlie is forced to re-evaluate everything, and find out, for the first time, what it is she truly wants. And beside her all the way is Libby's ex-husband Bruce, whose underappreciated grace and charm become a bedrock for Charlie. Are they too falling in love? Elaine Ellis's Postman's Knock is a moving story of the way life continues to surprise, and how the actions of other people, for better or worse, make us look anew at ourselves.ÿ
When Joanie, the beautiful wife of the promising CEO of the Jackson family’s billion-dollar dynasty, discovers her husband’s plot to take over the family’s business, she ignites flames by putting her own plan in motion and sets off a juicy, sultry Southern tale of forbidden passions. Time and Curses: A Love for All Seasons is the essence of the sultry saga of this Southern family told against the beautiful backdrop of Lake Murray, South Carolina. It is filled with lust, deception, seduction, greed, and betrayal. Murder becomes the ultimate sacrifice to quench the scorching flames. We are drawn into the intricate lives of each family member and learn that nothing is as it appears. But what lies beneath the layers of their relationships when driven by the power of their deceitful passions?
Elaine Lordan is well-known to millions as EastEnders' Lynne Slater. Yet the real-life heartache and loss she came to suffer eclipsed even the rollercoaster troubles of her TV character. After leaving the show, Elaine lost her beloved mother when she took her life under a train. Then later that same year, just two days after her wedding, Elaine lost James, her one-year-old son and only child, to a rare condition. Whatever It Takes is the story of a no-nonsense working-class girl who hit the big time and enjoyed several happy years as one of the nation's favourite soap stars. Things took a downward turn as her heavy drinking and affair with a married man led to her being hounded by the press. Yet Pete would become the love of her life and together they would experience the unfathomable joy of having a child. This flush of happiness was short-lived, though, as Elaine felt the full impact of her mother's death, while her son James battled for life. It wasn't long before family life revolved around the hospital - hoping for the best, but fearing the worst. Full of larger-than-life characters from her boisterous Irish family and close circle of north London friends, Elaine tells her story with heart-wrenching candour. In this life-affirming memoir of overcoming tragedy, we see how Elaine's indomitable spirit and innate humour have carried her through even the bleakest moments, and how one woman's 'sink or swim' approach has ensured her survival.
Hilarious, poignant, witty and wise - Letters from Lockdown: Friendship Going Viral takes you not only inside the brilliant and quirky mind of Elaine Farmer, but also on a journey around the world. Farmer draws on her rich and varied experience to offer her reader a smorgasbord of insights into love and friendship, family, diplomacy, theology, psychology, hospitality, travel, sickness and death, all suffused with joy and more than a touch of defiance. These are letters you've always wished someone would write to you, and now she has! They might even inspire you to write some of your own.
Home Groan
by Anna Tan, Anis Rozalina Ramli, Celine Wu, Chee Siew Hoong, Dan Lee, Elaine Lee Yew Mei, Kang Chung Yee, Krishnaveni K.K. Panikker, Lucille Dass, Mandy Chee, NightShade, Ong Sheng How, Rachel Yeoh, Red Beanie, Sukanya Dhanarajan, JY Tan, Vanessa Woodruff, Wan Phing Lim, Wilson Khor W. H., Winston Lim, Yee Heng Yeh, Yong-Yu Huang
2020 · Malaysian Writers Society
A deity laments her lost loves. A pickpocket steals more than just money. A young man wrestles with the colour of the homes he builds. In Home Groan, we take a deep look at Penang. From idyllic beaches to dangerous jungle, reflections on the past to current issues, island living to mainland life, we explore our beloved home state in both prose and poetry, spinning tall tales and telling it as it is. This is your Penang. This is your home. Come groan with us.