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Hardback. Condizione: Fair. Outside the back window Alice can see the outlines of the garden, some of the furrows visible under the snow, stretching away in long thin rows. She can t imagine doing the garden without her dad. It s his thing; she s always thought of herself as his assistant at best. She can t imagine doing anything without her dad and she starts to feel like she can t breathe. And then she looks at him. Just looks at him as he watches the fire with muffin crumbs on his lap. I ll write to you. I know, sweetheart. Every day. From Alice Bliss When Alice Bliss learns that her father, Matt, is being deployed to Iraq, she s heartbroken. Alice idolizes her father, loves working beside him in their garden, accompanying him on the occasional roofing job, playing baseball. When he ships out, Alice is faced with finding a way to fill the emptiness he has left behind. Matt will miss seeing his daughter blossom from a tomboy into a full-blown teenager. Alice will learn to drive, join the track team, go to her first dance, and fall in love, all while trying to be strong for her mother, Angie, and take care of her precocious little sister, Ellie. But the smell of Matt is starting to fade from his blue shirt, which Alice wears every day, and the phone calls are never long enough. Alice Bliss is a profoundly moving coming-of-age novel about love and its many variations the support of a small town looking after its own; love between an absent father and his daughter; the complicated love between an adolescent girl and her mother; and an exploration of new love with the boy next door. These characters struggles amid uncertain times echo our own, lending the novel an immediacy and a poignancy that are both relevant and real. At once universal and very personal, Alice Bliss is a transforming story about those who are left at home during wartime and a teenage girl bravely facing the future. …

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Outside the back window Alice can see the outlines of the garden, some of the furrows visible under the snow, stretching away in long thin rows. She can t imagine doing the garden without her dad. It s his thing; she s always thought of herself as his assistant at best. She can t imagine doing anything without her dad and she starts to feel like she can t breathe. And then she looks at him. Just looks at him as he watches the fire with muffin crumbs on his lap. I ll write to you. I know, sweetheart. Every day. From Alice Bliss When Alice Bliss learns that her father, Matt, is being deployed to Iraq, she s heartbroken. Alice idolizes her father, loves working beside him in their garden, accompanying him on the occasional roofing job, playing baseball. When he ships out, Alice is faced with finding a way to fill the emptiness he has left behind. Matt will miss seeing his daughter blossom from a tomboy into a full-blown teenager. Alice will learn to drive, join the track team, go to her first dance, and fall in love, all while trying to be strong for her mother, Angie, and take care of her precocious little sister, Ellie. But the smell of Matt is starting to fade from his blue shirt, which Alice wears every day, and the phone calls are never long enough. Alice Bliss is a profoundly moving coming-of-age novel about love and its many variations the support of a small town looking after its own; love between an absent father and his daughter; the complicated love between an adolescent girl and her mother; and an exploration of new love with the boy next door. These characters struggles amid uncertain times echo our own, lending the novel an immediacy and a poignancy that are both relevant and real. At once universal and very personal, Alice Bliss is a transforming story about those who are left at home during wartime and a teenage girl bravely facing the future.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Outside the back window Alice can see the outlines of the garden, some of the furrows visible under the snow, stretching away in long thin rows. She can t imagine doing the garden without her dad. It s his thing; she s always thought of herself as his assistant at best. She can t imagine doing anything without her dad and she starts to feel like she can t breathe. And then she looks at him. Just looks at him as he watches the fire with muffin crumbs on his lap. I ll write to you. I know, sweetheart. Every day. From Alice Bliss When Alice Bliss learns that her father, Matt, is being deployed to Iraq, she s heartbroken. Alice idolizes her father, loves working beside him in their garden, accompanying him on the occasional roofing job, playing baseball. When he ships out, Alice is faced with finding a way to fill the emptiness he has left behind. Matt will miss seeing his daughter blossom from a tomboy into a full-blown teenager. Alice will learn to drive, join the track team, go to her first dance, and fall in love, all while trying to be strong for her mother, Angie, and take care of her precocious little sister, Ellie. But the smell of Matt is starting to fade from his blue shirt, which Alice wears every day, and the phone calls are never long enough. Alice Bliss is a profoundly moving coming-of-age novel about love and its many variations the support of a small town looking after its own; love between an absent father and his daughter; the complicated love between an adolescent girl and her mother; and an exploration of new love with the boy next door. These characters struggles amid uncertain times echo our own, lending the novel an immediacy and a poignancy that are both relevant and real. At once universal and very personal, Alice Bliss is a transforming story about those who are left at home during wartime and a teenage girl bravely facing the future. …

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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. This novel of a wounded Vietnam veteran's homecoming is both "a searing war story and a page-turning thriller" (The Washington Post) .Billy Flynn has always wanted to fly, like the birds he draws with pencils and paints. He is also a patriot, so in 1970 he cannot resist the call to serve in Vietnam. A year later, he is the only one to survive after his helicopter is shot down.A wounded Billy returns home to his family in upstate New York, including Nell, his adoring younger sister. In his absence, the woman he loves has mysteriously disappeared. His wounds have crippled his ability to hold a pencil and his hearing loss has cut him off from the natural world he loves so much. Nell, a brilliant student headed for a career in science, is determined to do all that's possible to save him. A Catalog of Birds is the story of a community confronted with shattered innocence and with wounds that may never heal, in "a beautiful book about family, loss, and love [whose] memorable characters will haunt you long after you put it down" (Claire Messud, New York Times-bestselling author of The Woman Upstairs). "Stunning natural descriptions provide a rich backdrop for Harrington's beautifully articulated coming-of-age story, which captures the pain of loved ones grappling with the after effects of war."--Booklist (starred review).…

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Paperback. Condizione: Good. Outside the back window Alice can see the outlines of the garden, some of the furrows visible under the snow, stretching away in long thin rows. She can t imagine doing the garden without her dad. It s his thing; she s always thought of herself as his assistant at best. She can t imagine doing anything without her dad and she starts to feel like she can t breathe. And then she looks at him. Just looks at him as he watches the fire with muffin crumbs on his lap. I ll write to you. I know, sweetheart. Every day. From Alice Bliss When Alice Bliss learns that her father, Matt, is being deployed to Iraq, she s heartbroken. Alice idolizes her father, loves working beside him in their garden, accompanying him on the occasional roofing job, playing baseball. When he ships out, Alice is faced with finding a way to fill the emptiness he has left behind. Matt will miss seeing his daughter blossom from a tomboy into a full-blown teenager. Alice will learn to drive, join the track team, go to her first dance, and fall in love, all while trying to be strong for her mother, Angie, and take care of her precocious little sister, Ellie. But the smell of Matt is starting to fade from his blue shirt, which Alice wears every day, and the phone calls are never long enough. Alice Bliss is a profoundly moving coming-of-age novel about love and its many variations the support of a small town looking after its own; love between an absent father and his daughter; the complicated love between an adolescent girl and her mother; and an exploration of new love with the boy next door. These characters struggles amid uncertain times echo our own, lending the novel an immediacy and a poignancy that are both relevant and real. At once universal and very personal, Alice Bliss is a transforming story about those who are left at home during wartime and a teenage girl bravely facing the future. …

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. Outside the back window Alice can see the outlines of the garden, some of the furrows visible under the snow, stretching away in long thin rows. She can t imagine doing the garden without her dad. It s his thing; she s always thought of herself as his assistant at best. She can t imagine doing anything without her dad and she starts to feel like she can t breathe. And then she looks at him. Just looks at him as he watches the fire with muffin crumbs on his lap. I ll write to you. I know, sweetheart. Every day. From Alice Bliss When Alice Bliss learns that her father, Matt, is being deployed to Iraq, she s heartbroken. Alice idolizes her father, loves working beside him in their garden, accompanying him on the occasional roofing job, playing baseball. When he ships out, Alice is faced with finding a way to fill the emptiness he has left behind. Matt will miss seeing his daughter blossom from a tomboy into a full-blown teenager. Alice will learn to drive, join the track team, go to her first dance, and fall in love, all while trying to be strong for her mother, Angie, and take care of her precocious little sister, Ellie. But the smell of Matt is starting to fade from his blue shirt, which Alice wears every day, and the phone calls are never long enough. Alice Bliss is a profoundly moving coming-of-age novel about love and its many variations the support of a small town looking after its own; love between an absent father and his daughter; the complicated love between an adolescent girl and her mother; and an exploration of new love with the boy next door. These characters struggles amid uncertain times echo our own, lending the novel an immediacy and a poignancy that are both relevant and real. At once universal and very personal, Alice Bliss is a transforming story about those who are left at home during wartime and a teenage girl bravely facing the future. …

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Hardback. Condizione: Fair. Outside the back window Alice can see the outlines of the garden, some of the furrows visible under the snow, stretching away in long thin rows. She can t imagine doing the garden without her dad. It s his thing; she s always thought of herself as his assistant at best. She can t imagine doing anything without her dad and she starts to feel like she can t breathe. And then she looks at him. Just looks at him as he watches the fire with muffin crumbs on his lap. I ll write to you. I know, sweetheart. Every day. From Alice Bliss When Alice Bliss learns that her father, Matt, is being deployed to Iraq, she s heartbroken. Alice idolizes her father, loves working beside him in their garden, accompanying him on the occasional roofing job, playing baseball. When he ships out, Alice is faced with finding a way to fill the emptiness he has left behind. Matt will miss seeing his daughter blossom from a tomboy into a full-blown teenager. Alice will learn to drive, join the track team, go to her first dance, and fall in love, all while trying to be strong for her mother, Angie, and take care of her precocious little sister, Ellie. But the smell of Matt is starting to fade from his blue shirt, which Alice wears every day, and the phone calls are never long enough. Alice Bliss is a profoundly moving coming-of-age novel about love and its many variations the support of a small town looking after its own; love between an absent father and his daughter; the complicated love between an adolescent girl and her mother; and an exploration of new love with the boy next door. These characters struggles amid uncertain times echo our own, lending the novel an immediacy and a poignancy that are both relevant and real. At once universal and very personal, Alice Bliss is a transforming story about those who are left at home during wartime and a teenage girl bravely facing the future. …

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Outside the back window Alice can see the outlines of the garden, some of the furrows visible under the snow, stretching away in long thin rows. She can t imagine doing the garden without her dad. It s his thing; she s always thought of herself as his assistant at best. She can t imagine doing anything without her dad and she starts to feel like she can t breathe. And then she looks at him. Just looks at him as he watches the fire with muffin crumbs on his lap. I ll write to you. I know, sweetheart. Every day. From Alice Bliss When Alice Bliss learns that her father, Matt, is being deployed to Iraq, she s heartbroken. Alice idolizes her father, loves working beside him in their garden, accompanying him on the occasional roofing job, playing baseball. When he ships out, Alice is faced with finding a way to fill the emptiness he has left behind. Matt will miss seeing his daughter blossom from a tomboy into a full-blown teenager. Alice will learn to drive, join the track team, go to her first dance, and fall in love, all while trying to be strong for her mother, Angie, and take care of her precocious little sister, Ellie. But the smell of Matt is starting to fade from his blue shirt, which Alice wears every day, and the phone calls are never long enough. Alice Bliss is a profoundly moving coming-of-age novel about love and its many variations the support of a small town looking after its own; love between an absent father and his daughter; the complicated love between an adolescent girl and her mother; and an exploration of new love with the boy next door. These characters struggles amid uncertain times echo our own, lending the novel an immediacy and a poignancy that are both relevant and real. At once universal and very personal, Alice Bliss is a transforming story about those who are left at home during wartime and a teenage girl bravely facing the future.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Outside the back window Alice can see the outlines of the garden, some of the furrows visible under the snow, stretching away in long thin rows. She can t imagine doing the garden without her dad. It s his thing; she s always thought of herself as his assistant at best. She can t imagine doing anything without her dad and she starts to feel like she can t breathe. And then she looks at him. Just looks at him as he watches the fire with muffin crumbs on his lap. I ll write to you. I know, sweetheart. Every day. From Alice Bliss When Alice Bliss learns that her father, Matt, is being deployed to Iraq, she s heartbroken. Alice idolizes her father, loves working beside him in their garden, accompanying him on the occasional roofing job, playing baseball. When he ships out, Alice is faced with finding a way to fill the emptiness he has left behind. Matt will miss seeing his daughter blossom from a tomboy into a full-blown teenager. Alice will learn to drive, join the track team, go to her first dance, and fall in love, all while trying to be strong for her mother, Angie, and take care of her precocious little sister, Ellie. But the smell of Matt is starting to fade from his blue shirt, which Alice wears every day, and the phone calls are never long enough. Alice Bliss is a profoundly moving coming-of-age novel about love and its many variations the support of a small town looking after its own; love between an absent father and his daughter; the complicated love between an adolescent girl and her mother; and an exploration of new love with the boy next door. These characters struggles amid uncertain times echo our own, lending the novel an immediacy and a poignancy that are both relevant and real. At once universal and very personal, Alice Bliss is a transforming story about those who are left at home during wartime and a teenage girl bravely facing the future. …

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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. This novel of a wounded Vietnam veteran's homecoming is both "a searing war story and a page-turning thriller" (The Washington Post) .Billy Flynn has always wanted to fly, like the birds he draws with pencils and paints. He is also a patriot, so in 1970 he cannot resist the call to serve in Vietnam. A year later, he is the only one to survive after his helicopter is shot down.A wounded Billy returns home to his family in upstate New York, including Nell, his adoring younger sister. In his absence, the woman he loves has mysteriously disappeared. His wounds have crippled his ability to hold a pencil and his hearing loss has cut him off from the natural world he loves so much. Nell, a brilliant student headed for a career in science, is determined to do all that's possible to save him. A Catalog of Birds is the story of a community confronted with shattered innocence and with wounds that may never heal, in "a beautiful book about family, loss, and love [whose] memorable characters will haunt you long after you put it down" (Claire Messud, New York Times-bestselling author of The Woman Upstairs). "Stunning natural descriptions provide a rich backdrop for Harrington's beautifully articulated coming-of-age story, which captures the pain of loved ones grappling with the after effects of war."--Booklist (starred review).…

Unknown. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.