検索キーワード： "Rivers" 現代文学

Hildy Nybo is a successful biologist, her study of the Pacific Northwest’s wild fish both a passion and a career. But behind her professional brilliance, Hildy’s reclusive private life reflects a childhood fraught with uncertainty. Despite her father’s love and her mother’s sympathy, she grew up constantly losing even her most cherished belongings, unable to recall where she misplaced them. Haunted by the confusion of those early years, she now records her life in detailed diaries and clings tightly to memory-prompting keepsakes.

Healing miracles would seem almost commonplace, but this time, it is done by a small child. Dale's 15-year-old daughter is in trouble. Angela must rescue Maynard from a serious charge. Protestors nearly wreck a downtown business. Who is behind it? Is there a contract out on this well-known local businessman? Maynard Springs is soon in trouble with his boss, Giuseppi Donnatelli. How could he mistake the well-dressed gentleman for a terrorist? Maynard is quickly arrested on gun charges and attempted murder. It falls to Alan’s new assistant to follow the clues.

Widowed, lonely, and angry, Claire feels that God has turned a blind eye to her. When her daughter becomes pregnant, she acts on her pride and vanity, forcing the teenage girl to get rid of the baby. This choice creates a wedge between mother and daughter—and further distances Claire from God. Believing that she’s a hopeless cause and peace is unattainable, she willingly accepts her probable death when a car accident leaves her sinking in the murky Jim River waters.

Roman Velasco und Grace Moore scheinen auf den ersten Blick nicht viel gemeinsam zu haben: Er ist ein erfolgreicher Künstler, sie trägt Secondhand-Klamotten und hält sich mit Aushilfsjobs über Wasser. Nachdem Grace als Romans neue Assistentin eingestellt wird, prallen nicht nur äußerlich zwei Welten aufeinander. Doch Grace hat schon nach ihrer ersten Begegnung das Gefühl, dass es hier um etwas Größeres als nur um einen neuen Job geht. Denn Roman hütet ein dunkles Geheimnis.

Reverend Alan Burke was assigned to his last pastorate before retirement. The historic River Heights Church's glory days are past. Once the center of a thriving community, now located in a changing neighborhood, the church is experiencing a long, slow death. The priceless stained-glass windows, oak pews, and 100-rank pipe organ remain, but the congregation has faded away. Can Pastor Burke restore this church, or will he preside over its final rites? Along the way, Pastor Burke must deal with today's surprises and issues with an assist from ghosts of the past. His strong faith sees him through.