Beth weir (13 resultados)

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Paperback. Condición: New. Each week, seven writers--all retired from professional careers--spend two hours together. The purpose of their gathering is to discuss what they wrote the previous week. For a number of years prior to 2020, the group met in their homes over coffee. The pandemic changed that. Members could not hug at Zoom meetings. Then in May, a white policeman pressed his knee to a Black man's neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. Other officers looked on with chilling nonchalance as he pleaded, "I can't breathe." A teenager captured it all on her cellphone, and the world exploded.The process of putting down their thoughts about the cascading events of the year helped the group weather the challenges of 2020 and beyond. Inside Writing While Masked are personal pieces--writings of the moment, essays that reflect, and poems that express raw emotion. They include thoughts about what the authors experienced and learned, and what they want for the future. Most of all, they are words of hope.…

Trade Paperback. Condición: New. First Edition. New! // America's best writers on the crisis that changed our lives. A Journal of the Plague Years: Words & Music from the Lost Days weaves journalism, essays, poetry, and musical playlists into a narrative history of the Covid-19 pandemic and the political plague that continues to drive rage and confusion in the U.S. and the world. This anthology of the most compelling writing from the online magazine Journal of the Plague Years features work by Lannan Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Steve Erickson (Shadowbahn, Zeroville, American Nomad) whose landmark novella-length nonfiction work 'American Stutter,' published by the magazine, was the first major literary work to emerge from the pandemic. Others include longtime Rolling Stone Contributing Writer and American Book Critics Circle Award winner Mikal Gilmore (Shot in the Heart), Blanche McCrary Boyd (The Redneck Way of Knowledge, The Revolution of Little Girls, Tomb of the Unknown Racist), New York Times bestselling novelist Thrity Umrigar, New Mexico poet laureate Lauren Camp, and many other writers, both famous and emerging. This is the definitive account of the pandemic and the rise of authoritarianism. A high-quality saddle stitched paperback with a French Flap produced by Publication Studio Hudson, Journal of the Plague Years: Words & Music from the Lost Days is an artifact of a time of madness that readers will want to keep and revisit. ~ Publisher.…

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Paperback. Condición: New. Each week, seven writers--all retired from professional careers--spend two hours together. The purpose of their gathering is to discuss what they wrote the previous week. For a number of years prior to 2020, the group met in their homes over coffee. The pandemic changed that. Members could not hug at Zoom meetings. Then in May, a white policeman pressed his knee to a Black man's neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. Other officers looked on with chilling nonchalance as he pleaded, "I can't breathe." A teenager captured it all on her cellphone, and the world exploded.The process of putting down their thoughts about the cascading events of the year helped the group weather the challenges of 2020 and beyond. Inside Writing While Masked are personal pieces--writings of the moment, essays that reflect, and poems that express raw emotion. They include thoughts about what the authors experienced and learned, and what they want for the future. Most of all, they are words of hope.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. What if the life you built was no longer the life you wanted? Would it be too late to start again?When Jo-a witty, newly retired academic-leaves her North Carolina home behind to follow her husband in pursuit of his dream job in Seattle, she expects a fresh start. What she gets instead is a twisted ankle and the creeping suspicion that her marriage might not survive the move.Jo is no stranger to upheaval, but this transition is different. With her career behind her and her husband, Lee, buried in work, Jo is left to navigate unfamiliar streets, unpack emotional baggage, and hold one-sided conversations with the creaky house she didn't choose. As memories of past betrayals surface alongside the unopened moving boxes, Jo must confront what she's truly made of-not just as a wife, mother, or teacher, but as a woman still becoming.From a rare-book store to an unexpected friendship, from a long-forgotten letter to an unusual funeral, Jo's world expands-tentatively, hilariously, painfully. As she reclaims her voice, her purpose, and her own version of happiness, she learns that staying can be as brave as leaving-and that even the most weathered marriages can find new ground.With a blend of warmth, wit, and insight, Weir paints a vivid portrait of midlife transformation and delivers a poignant, wryly humorous exploration of identity, long-term love, and the fragile art of reinvention. For readers who cherish richly drawn characters, emotionally honest storytelling, and the complex beauty of enduring partnership, One Move, One Mouse, One Marriage is a luminous, life-affirming novel you won't forget. When retirement, relocation, and unresolved heartbreak collide, one woman must rediscover herself-and decide what home, love, and happiness truly mean. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. What if the life you built was no longer the life you wanted? Would it be too late to start again?When Jo-a witty, newly retired academic-leaves her North Carolina home behind to follow her husband in pursuit of his dream job in Seattle, she expects a fresh start. What she gets instead is a twisted ankle and the creeping suspicion that her marriage might not survive the move.Jo is no stranger to upheaval, but this transition is different. With her career behind her and her husband, Lee, buried in work, Jo is left to navigate unfamiliar streets, unpack emotional baggage, and hold one-sided conversations with the creaky house she didn't choose. As memories of past betrayals surface alongside the unopened moving boxes, Jo must confront what she's truly made of-not just as a wife, mother, or teacher, but as a woman still becoming.From a rare-book store to an unexpected friendship, from a long-forgotten letter to an unusual funeral, Jo's world expands-tentatively, hilariously, painfully. As she reclaims her voice, her purpose, and her own version of happiness, she learns that staying can be as brave as leaving-and that even the most weathered marriages can find new ground.With a blend of warmth, wit, and insight, Weir paints a vivid portrait of midlife transformation and delivers a poignant, wryly humorous exploration of identity, long-term love, and the fragile art of reinvention. For readers who cherish richly drawn characters, emotionally honest storytelling, and the complex beauty of enduring partnership, One Move, One Mouse, One Marriage is a luminous, life-affirming novel you won't forget. When retirement, relocation, and unresolved heartbreak collide, one woman must rediscover herself-and decide what home, love, and happiness truly mean. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. What if the life you built was no longer the life you wanted? Would it be too late to start again?When Jo-a witty, newly retired academic-leaves her North Carolina home behind to follow her husband in pursuit of his dream job in Seattle, she expects a fresh start. What she gets instead is a twisted ankle and the creeping suspicion that her marriage might not survive the move.Jo is no stranger to upheaval, but this transition is different. With her career behind her and her husband, Lee, buried in work, Jo is left to navigate unfamiliar streets, unpack emotional baggage, and hold one-sided conversations with the creaky house she didn't choose. As memories of past betrayals surface alongside the unopened moving boxes, Jo must confront what she's truly made of-not just as a wife, mother, or teacher, but as a woman still becoming.From a rare-book store to an unexpected friendship, from a long-forgotten letter to an unusual funeral, Jo's world expands-tentatively, hilariously, painfully. As she reclaims her voice, her purpose, and her own version of happiness, she learns that staying can be as brave as leaving-and that even the most weathered marriages can find new ground.With a blend of warmth, wit, and insight, Weir paints a vivid portrait of midlife transformation and delivers a poignant, wryly humorous exploration of identity, long-term love, and the fragile art of reinvention. For readers who cherish richly drawn characters, emotionally honest storytelling, and the complex beauty of enduring partnership, One Move, One Mouse, One Marriage is a luminous, life-affirming novel you won't forget. When retirement, relocation, and unresolved heartbreak collide, one woman must rediscover herself-and decide what home, love, and happiness truly mean. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…