Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Help us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography. The treasure box vita kirk is a travel writer who has never left her hometown. Penelope stokes has been a favorite author of mine for many years, my favorite books being the blue bottle club and the amethyst heart. Penelope j stokes stokes, penelope j used books, rare books and new books. Simple words of wisdom 52 virtues for every woman by penelope j. Will include dust jacket if it originally came with one.
But that event happened in 1929, and it is decades later when local news reporter brenna delaney stumbles upon that bottle. The first book in this series is home fires burning. Stokes, including the blue bottle club, and the amethyst heart. Ok, i am a penelope stokes fan and thats why i picked it up soon after publication, but it has a wide reach for new readers. Our dreams for the future, they whispered, placing tiny pieces of paper into a shimmering blue bottle. The paperback of the blue bottle club by penelope j. Born in dubuque, lowa penelope is the oldest of five children, graduated with a bachelors degree in public administration from the university of. Newly repackaged edition ebook 9781418512743 by penelope j. The author of circle of grace hits all the right notes in this uplifting novel about the reunion of the delta belles, a music group that takes the country by storm. This is the second book ive read from penelope stokes, the first being the blue bottle club which i quite enjoyed. I can so clearly visualize the characters and they truly seem like real people to me.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The memory book 2002 by stokes penelope 0739428217 for. The book of peach paperback august 3, 2010 by penelope j. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Penelope douglas is the usa today and new york times bestselling american writer of the fall away series. Stokes hardcover brand new at the best online prices at ebay. New from stephenie meyer, midnight sun experience the story of twilight, this time from the point of view of edward preorder midnight sun now. Four friends gathered in a cold, dusty attic on christmas day to make a solemn pact. The story revolves around 93 year old amethyst, who is. Best sellers todays deals new releases books electronics gift ideas customer service home computers. This is the first book i have read by penelope stokes. She now lives in hendersonville, nc, surrounded by the beautiful blue ridge mountains. Penelope stokes has a series called faith on the homefront. Stokes is the author of 14 novels, including the blue bottle club, the treasure box, and heartbreak cafe.
Stokes 2003, hardcover brand new conditionlight shelf wear to dust jacket. Author penelope j stokess complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Stokes was born in mississippi and attended mississippi university for women. She holds a phd in renaissance literature and taught both writing and literature at the college level. Due to deep wounds and bitter losses, vita has chosen isolation over vulnerability. I am not going to give a summary as i am sure others will.
From the age of four, she wanted to become a writer. The main character is a young woman called phoebe who returns to her grandmothers house, where she grew up, when her grandmother becomes ill. I usually comment on how a book makes me feel, akin to say how good a pie tastes not how to make the pie itself. Today i have the privilege of interviewing author penelope j. The book of peach by penelope stokes j 9780425234495. Net archive search books by rating android app menu search books by rating android app bookfrom. Penelope stokes was born in charleston, mississippi, but she grew up in jackson. This is the first novel by penelope stokes that i have read, but certainly it wont be the last. This book had everything, romance, adventure, history, and all without any bad language or explicit sex. The memory book 2002 the treasure box 2001 remembering you 1997 till we meet again 1997 home fires burning 1996 turners crossroads 1993 biography of penelope j.
Whenever i read one of her novels, i am transported. It begins the story of libba coltrain and link winsom who fall in love in eden, mississippi, before link ships out to fight in europe. I found the memory book a little less interesting but still, it was a nice, easy read. But when she stumbles across an antique chest in a holeinthewall boutique, she discovers a puzzling link to her past and her physical surroundings mysteriously begin to change. Buy a cheap copy of delta belles book by penelope j. The ballad of songbirds and snakes from the author that brought you the hunger games, reenter the world of panem again sixtyfour years before the events of the original series. Stokes 2002, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Folks who identify with some kind of religious faith and those who run away from that language as fast as the ground hog flees my garden. Stokes is the critically acclaimed author of the blue bottle club, the amethyst heart, the amber photograph, the treasure box, the wishing jar and the memory book.
Vita kirk is a travel writer who has never left her hometown. The amethyst heart 9781595540539 by stokes, penelope j. Penelope has researched wwii, and gave good descriptions of the battles and life in small town. The blue bottle club penelope stokes four friends gathered in a cold, dusty attic on christmas day to make a solemn pact. Author penelope j stokes s complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability.
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