Butterfly Kisses is the first book in The Orange Blossom series, the latest in heartwarming Women's Fiction from National Readers' Choice Award winner, Leigh Duncan. Justine Gale just got incredible news. The struggling single mom has inherited the flourishing citrus grove where she spent idyllic summers and formed lifelong friendships. Once on the fast track to success, Justine has recently learned her five-year-old daughter faces a lifetime of expensive medical treatments. Treatments, she can't afford. The decision to sell the land her family has owned for generations seems like the simple and smart way for Justine to provide for her daughter's future. But when she returns to Orange Blossom, she quickly realizes her plans could hurt every resident of the small town that depends on Castle Grove to survive. …show more content…
He'll do whatever it takes to stop her, even if it means losing the woman he loves...one more time. Special note from the author: Like Justine’s daughter, my own family has been impacted by kidney disease, a condition that affects 26 million adults and puts 1 in 3 Americans at risk. To raise funds for research and help patients and their families, I’m donating a portion of the sales from Butterfly Kisses to the National Kidney
The Mirabal sisters names were Patria, Bélgcia, Minerva, and María Mirabal. The three sisters that were involved in the resistance group against El Rafael Trujillo were Patria, Minerva, and María named ”The Butterfly Sisters”, they lived in the Dominican Republic in a town called Salcedo “Ciabo”. While People thought they could be ignorant, The Butterfly sister’s were responsible for being brave and taking a stand for their country because they Inspired people to do what they believe and what they think is right. They didn't mind giving up their lives for the people around them, and they helped to show people how bad El Trujillo really is. In 1930 a Man named Rafael Leónidas Trujillo was elected, he was known for his dictatorship. During his
Through the novel In the Time of the Butterflies, Julia Alvarez paints a picture of life in the Dominican Republic under the dictatorship of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina, also known as El Jefe. His rise to power started with National Guard and eventually by 1928, led to the role of Commander in Chief in the new National Armed Forces. By thirty-seven, through the “Secret of Trujillo” – or intimidation tactics, manipulation of his military control, and fraud - he secured the position of president and control of the residents (Alvarez 17). Life under the dictator was very restrained as he had banned anyone or anything that could express dissent, took control of trade and property, and established a secret police to do his bidding. In the
His hair glistened black in the shining sun, eyes sparkled to Pilot Mountain, and height soared with the birds at 6 feet 5 inches. Joshua was indeed qualified as beautiful, but was even more so qualified as dangerous. Considered a farm boy, Joshua enjoyed anything with a little dirt and thrill attached to it. Vera found herself infatuated with him and he with her. She was also quite the catch. Vera’s long, flowing, chestnut brown hair had him wrapped up all the way to her plump pink lips and big, bright emerald eyes. Vera’s father was a farmer as well and he influenced Vera to never be scared of the dirty work. Joshua found this quality to be his favorite of Vera. Fergil was not a fan of Joshua Taylor, but Vera disregarded his opinions and followed her stubborn heart. Every day, at Independence High, after school they would take the long way home through town to spend every last second together, until the next day. Joshua would wait for Vera at the trophy case beside the office doors and walk her from there to her home three miles down the road at Edgewood Drive. This love interest lasted from the beginning of Vera’s 11th year of school up until the very end of her 12th grade summer. That Fall she began college at Marymount University where a new adventure took
When the main attraction at the theme park Swamplandia, a mother of three, dies of ovarian cancer, the park begins to go bankrupt and the family that owns the business starts to reevaluate their life. With the death of her mother, and strife brought upon by the parks financial crisis, Ava, the youngest daughter of three is left with no other person to interact
Consequently, the standards of the globalized era during the twentieth century starts to reproduce in Tropic of Orange. Therefore, Karen Yamashita’s Tropic of Orange, attempts to erase our understanding of the geography that is known as “free trade” (Yamashita 160). A “free trade” that forms the origins of environmental racism, and exposes the gender politics of environmental justice as well (160). Given these points, the novel also made connections, between past and present and between global and local struggles for justice between characters. In addition to this, Tropic of Orange, makes the social and environmental costs of corporate globalization clear. What’s more important is that Tropic of Orange, offers different forms of hierarchy and domination, and even addresses the burdens placed not only on women, but on nature, and people of color. The environmental justice within the novel, is complex and multilayered just like the maps of Los
Charlie Gordon is the protagonist and the author of the progress reports in the story “Flowers for Algernon”. He is 37 years old and a mentally retarded man. Charlie work as a janitor at Donner’s Bakery. He faced an experimental surgery to increase his intelligence so his IQ can be the level of A erudition. Since Charlie is a bit special, he had a teacher named Alice Kinnian. She was cool. A professor named Nemur was in charge of the whole experiment for Charlie, so he can be intelligent. But Sometimes Nemur treats Charlie like he’s unreservedly nothing. He is kind of tormented by his wife. Dr. Struass is the one who who does the experimental operation that raises Charlie’s Intelligence. Dr. Struass is the opposite if Nemur, He cares about
Flowers for Algernon is narrated by Charlie Gordon, who is not smart as other people, but later he has an operation and becomes intelligent. In the beginning of the book, Charlie’s words are written as if a child wrote the book and progressed later. Though, Charlie is 32 years old and still goes to school just for retarded adults. He isn’t a know-it-all but, he really tries to know more than people his age. However, if an omniscient person told the story, it would be different and more effective because the writing would be revised and the background story would be from someone who knows everything.
...rson and he knows that she will take care of the little guy even if the Guy is not around. A distort desire to be free of the situation drive the whole family into tragedy and leave them grieves
In an article by “Daily Mail,” readers she the true love story of a couple who struggle with love and hope when they are in need. A man named Larry Swilling has been married to his wife, Jimmie Sue, for over 57 years (Daily Mail). Jimmie was born with one kidney and had relied on the one kidney for her whole life. The organ began to have problems and the doctors told the couple she would be needing a new kidney. The husband, with all his love, instantly got tested to see if he could give Jimmie his kidney. Unfortunately, they were not in luck. Their hope was close to being lost at the thought of the test being negative (Daily Mail). Luckily for Jimmie his husband was determined to have more years with her. To make the goal into a reality, Larry
The Theme of Romantic Love in To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell and Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy
Flowers are a consistent symbol in To Kill a Mockingbird. It is used to let readers interpret what they believe is happening but is not being said. Ms.Dubose, Mayella, And Miss Maudie are just a few people who display how there is more occurring behind the scenes.
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It was the spring of 2007, I was so happy to see the flowers in the front yard were ready to bloom after a long winter we had. This upcoming week, my family was taken on a roller coaster ride of emotions that they were not expecting, so quickly. I remember it was morning of my Conformation (one of the seven sacraments in the Catholic religion.) And everyone was running around the house to make sure the house was clean before the family had arrived for the party after the mass.
One of the most prevalent themes in Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Neal Hurston, involves Janie's search for unconditional love. Janie is searching for love that resembles the bees interaction with the pear tree flowers she admired when she was teenager. She experiences many different kinds of love from her three husbands Logan, Joe, and Tea Cake. Every love and or relationship a person encounters makes them grow causing them to become the person they are meant to be and also find the person they are meant to be with. Janie learns this through out her journey and as a result, she gains her own confidence, courage, and personal freedom.
Hope for the flowers is a novel of Trina Paulos. It reflects the idealism of the counterculture of the period. It is “a tale – partly about life, partly about revolution and lots about hope”. What is life? Mitch Albom says that “So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep even when they’re busy doing things they think are important. This is because they’re chasing the wrong things. The way to get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.” I agree that every person in the world has a purpose in life. We should appreciate all while it is still here.