18 books like The tears of dark water
All the ugly and wonderful things
"As the daughter of a drug dealer, Wavy knows not to trust people, not even her own parents. It's safer to keep her mouth shut and stay out of sight. Struggling to raise her little brother, Donal, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible adult around. Obsessed with the constellations, she finds peace in the starry night sky above the fields behind her house, until one night her star gazing…
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The City of Fire
Lynn Severn, beautiful daughter of a small town minister, is deeply troubled by the barrier which has come between her and her former playmate, Mark Carter.
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Learning
Featuring members of the popular Baxter family. Learning, book 2 in the Bailey Flanigan series, picks up where Leaving ended. Bailey Flanigan and Cody Coleman are not only separated by physical distance, they are also faced with great emotional distance. While Bailey grows closer to her dream to be an actress and dancer in New York, Cody coaches a small high school football team, on and off the…
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The nemesis of faith
Originally published in 1849, this book is highly significant for its autobiographical content. Refreshing in its honesty, it presents a sincere and emotional account of the spiritual turmoil faced by 19th century thinkers. Froude is at his best here with his powerful and stirring narrative. Thought-provoking!
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The Witness
A witness is someone who has first-hand knowledge of something, such as a crime or wedding, and usually by seeing it.
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A new name
A new name in a new town is all that wealthy Murray Van Rensselaer needs after he thinks he's killed his childhood friend in a car accident. Confused and afraid, Murray flees, determined to erase his past with a fresh start. When, miles from his home, Murray is mistakenly assumed to be the new young banker arriving in town, not even he believes that assuming a new identity could be this easy. But…
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The angel of his presence
Those piercing eyes! From the painting over the mantel they seemed to look into his very soul. They followed him as he paced around the room, trying to escape the penetrating gaze. John Wentworth Stanley possessed every advantage that wealth, culture, foreign travel, education, and sophisticated society could provide. During his travels abroad he had shaken off the boyish faith and religious…
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The white flower
Lovely, flame-haired Rachel Rainsford thinks she is on her way to take a job in Chicago. Then she discovers that her new employer is a criminal who actually plans to sell her as a "companion" to a wealthy and unscrupulous businessman. Even worse, through a series of lies, the two men have made sure no one on board the train will help Rachel escape. Friendless and penniless, Rachel seems…
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Pájaros en la boca
"Pájaros en la boca y otros cuentos supone la mejor vía de entrada al fascinante universo de quien, tras su nominación al Man Booker International Prize en 2017 con Distancia de rescate, es una de las voces de las letras hispanas con más proyección en el actual panorama literario internacional. Heredera de la más prestigiosa tradición literaria, en la línea de Raymond Carver y Flannery O'Connor,…
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A daily rate
A young woman has to leave her dear aunt who raised her and go to work in the big city. She experiences first-hand the problems of the poor working class, and then learns that she may be able to help some of them.
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Secrets
The first book in the Glenbrooke Series, Jessica ran from her past...but can she hide from love?Jessica Morgan wants desperately to forget the past and begin a new life. She chooses a small, peaceful town tucked away in Oregon’s Willamette Valley as the place to start over—Glenbrooke. Once there, Jessica conceals her identity from the intriguing personalities she meets—including the compassionate…
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Seeds of Yesterday
Seeds of Yesterday is a novel written by V. C. Andrews. It is the fourth book in the Dollanganger Series. The story continues from the point of view of the protagonist, Cathy, following her from the age of 52 until her death a few years later.
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Also contained in:
If There Be Thorns / Seeds of Yesterday
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The place of the lion
A lion and other Platonic archetypes appear outside a small Hertfordshire town, wreaking havoc with their powers and cutting off the town from the rest of the world.
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Christian short stories
This New York Times bestselling work reimagines world history though the belief systems of Freemasons, Rosicrucians, Kabbalists, and others.
They say that history is written by the victors. But what if history as we know it written by the wrong people? What if everything we've been told is only part of the story? In this groundbreaking and controversial work, Mark Booth embarks on an enthralling…
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The porcupine of truth
Seventeen-year-old Carson Speier is bored of Billings, Montana, and resentful that he has to help his mother take care of his father, a dying alcoholic whom he has not seen in fourteen years--but then he meets Aisha, a beautiful African American girl who has run away from her own difficult family, and together they embark on a journey of discovery that may help them both come to terms with their…
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Prophet
Now in ebook, a classic from bestselling author Frank Peretti about a TV anchorman whose life is turned upside down as he starts hearing voices and discovers supernatural forces at play.
John Barrett, popular anchorman, finds himself suddenly lost in the comfortable world he thought he understood.
His producer seems to be hiding something big and lying to cover her tracks. His father’s…
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Bella Maura
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