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“cynthia thayer”

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  • We're Going Home

    A True Story of Life and Death

    by Cynthia Thayer ...
    They were an unlikely pair: a "fast and frantic" woman and a steady, "pickin' at it" man. And even though both had been raised in cities and knew nothing about farming, Bill and Cynthia Thayer moved to Maine, started an organic farm, and made it work for more than forty years. Then a mysterious disaster strikes and Bill is found lying in the road. In We're Going Home, Cynthia relates the aftermath ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Certain Slant of Light

    A Novel

    by Cynthia Thayer ...
    At the heart of Cynthia Thayer's debut novel, Strong for Potatoes, was the tender relationship between a girl and her grandfather, constantly evolving as their lives grew and changed. Now, in Thayer's second novel, she tackles another kind of relationship, one between strangers.Peter lost his wife and children in a fire years ago, yet the wounds are still as fresh as if it happened yesterday. He's ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Strong for Potatoes

    A Novel

    by Cynthia Thayer ...
    Cynthia Thayer's acclaimed debut novel, Strong for Potatoes, is the resonant story of the difficult youth of Blue Willoughby, a remarkable girl growing up in eastern Maine. In a life beset by tragedy, beginning with the death of her twin sister Berry only days after their birth, Blue must discover on her own strength she needs to survive.Blue's true ally is her grandfather, a full-blooded ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

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    Strong for Potatoes

    by Cynthia Thayer ...
    Narrated by Amanda Karr ...

    Abridged

    3 hours 31 min

    A striking literary debut reminiscent of Barbara Kingsolver and Dorothy Allison.Blue, a lonely adolescent, overcomes a disfiguring accident and misguided parents to create a rich life on her own terms. Aided by her Native American grandfather— a Passamaquoddy basket-maker— and the memory of a twin who died at birth, Blue embarks on an inner journey of self-discovery that takes innumerable ... Read more

    $22.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    A Brief Lunacy

    by Cynthia Thayer ...
    Narrated by Various ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 51 min

    With her acclaimed novel A Certain Slant of Light, Cynthia Thayer dazzled critics with her subtle grace and lyrical prose. Now this masterful storyteller brings her prodigious literary gifts to a very different kind of novel–a haunting edge-of-the-seat thriller that begins with a simple act of kindness and ends in a scene of escalating violence in a secluded Maine cabin.The stranger arrived on a ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • Ready, Freddy! #18: The Perfect Present

    by Abby Klein ...
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    Series Book 18 - Ready, Freddy!
    With more than 3.2 million copies sold across all channels, READY, FREDDY! is a huge success with first-grade readers -- and this one is perfect for Christmas! Freddy can't wait for all the toys, toys, toys he put on Christmas list! He's sure Santa will bring him everything he's wishing for. But when Freddy learns not every kid is as lucky as he is, he starts to wonder. Could giving presents be as ... Read more

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