Walking Out Into The Sunshine

The personal story of a Palestinian born in Haifa in 1935. As a result of the Israeli/Palestinian war of 1948, he and his family became refugees in Tyre, Lebanon. Later, he emigrated to the United States where he received a PhD in theoretical physics and taught, as a university professor, for more than three decades.

"Originally published in Great Britain in 2015 by Short Books"--Title page verso.

The heart-warming and uplifting Sunday Times bestseller from Giovanna Fletcher that will sweep you away this summer 'Beautifully written, heartbreaking and uplifting' 5***** READER REVIEW 'Lovely, very moving. Giovanna's books are very very relatable' LORRAINE KELLY 'Filled with love, sadness, friendship, family and truth! Giovanna brings her characters to life' 5***** READER REVIEW 'This book is beautiful' ZOE BALL It's always darkest before the dawn . . . ________ After Mike loses Pia, his partner of seventeen years, best friends Vicky and Zaza rally round. But the truth is, in Pia's absence, they all need more than a little help . . . Just-engaged Zaza fears the next step. Mum Vicky has lost sight of herself. And Mike can't figure out how to start again. Luckily, Pia left a list of loving instructions to help them cope. Which is why they find themselves trekking in Peru. Stumbling up mountains. Lost in sweltering rainforests. As friendships and hope fray, they cling to their faith in Pia. Soon they learn anything is possible when you're walking on sunshine. ________ 'Such a warm and captivating read. I laughed out loud, I cried and also found myself nodding at times. Thank you Giovanna!' 5***** READER REVIEW 'Heartfelt, uplifting. Her best yet' SUN 'A heartening story of love, loss and friendship. Giovanna's books give you that warm fuzzy feeling' 5***** READER REVIEW Praise for Giovanna Fletcher: 'Tons of charm and genuine warmth' Star 'A heartbreakingly beautiful story about friendship and unrequited love. I was totally and utterly captivated' Paige Toon 'A gorgeous, gloriously romantic read with buckets of charm - I absolutely loved it!' Jill Mansell 'Warm and romantic, this charming read will certainly brighten up your day' Closer 'A gorgeously tender, funny and big-hearted novel with wonderful characters you'll fall in love with' Miranda Dickinson 'Wonderfully warm and cosy. The perfect comfort read to curl-up with and enjoy' Ali McNamara

Walking in Sunshine Again is a story of life. Woven through stories of day-to-day life on the farm and ranch, is the story of a life-changing cancer diagnosis at the age of sixty-one and the author's journey through it. During his battle with Stage IV kidney cancer that had spread to his lungs and brain, he learned many lessons that he shares through heartwarming stories of life on the farm and through dreams and visions he received from the Lord. Now healed and cancer free, ten years after the diagnosis, Karl is busy writing and living out the extra chapters of his life. He invites you to join him as he walks in the sunshine again. Karl Jett is a fourth-generation farmer-rancher who lives in the Panhandle of Oklahoma. He loves the land formerly known as "No Man's Land" and has served most of his life in protecting its soil and water through conservation. Even more than his love of the land, is his heart for his family. He and his wife, Charlene, have been married for fifty-one years and have four amazing children. He is proud Papa to five outstanding grandchildren who gave him the strength to fight and defeat cancer.

Jeff Alt takes you along every step of his 2,160-mile Appalachian Trail adventure filled with humorous, frightening and inspirational stories including, bears, bugs, blisters, skunk bed mates and hilarious food cravings.As Alt walked through freezing temperatures, driving rain and sunny skies, he was constantly buoyed by the knowledge that his walk was dedicated to his brother who has cerebral palsy.Alt

Cricket Creek, Kentucky, is a sweet small town. But that doesn’t stop a tomboy breakfast cook and a tabloid-magnet musician from getting into a little trouble together.... Mattie Mayfield is more interested in fishing, four-wheeling, and mudding than being a girlie girl. But acting like one of the boys means she often gets ignored when it comes to romance—especially by Colby, her brother’s best friend. Maybe if she changes the game, she’ll finally start getting some attention. Bad boy musician Garret Ruleman doesn’t fit in with the crowd in Cricket Creek, but there’s something about sweet, unassuming Mattie that catches his eye. Garret intends to ask her out, but all Mattie wants is for Garret to give her a makeover that will force Colby to see her as a real woman. Garret agrees to help in return for lessons on how to become a Southern stud. And as the local girls start falling for the newly countrified Garret, Mattie wonders if in the end, they’d actually be perfect together.…

Walking on Sunshine, is a culmination of humor, philosophy, poetry and a little bit of Celtic folklore to keep you reading the next true experience, told in story form by Suzy Harrison Ward. She writes her stories as if she were sitting across from you in front of a cozy Michigan fire with warmth and passion for her creation. Suzys original inspiration for putting her tales into writing came from memories of her cousin Larry, who was brain damaged at birth. This poignant story sets the stage for further curiosity, with titles such as The Woman in the Purple Hat, Believe it or Not, and Alligator Jambalaya. Stirring and luminous, Walking on Sunshine is a world unto itself, where ordinary people meet fanciful folly and cross history with memories, for your reading enjoyment.

“Hurry Down Sunshine is about tenacity and tenderness...but mostly it’s about love.” —OPRAH WINFREY AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH PICK This international bestseller is an extraordinary family story and an exceptionally powerful memoir about coping withbipolar disorder, now with a new afterword for the ten-year anniversary edition. Michael Greenberg recounts in vivid detail the remarkable summer when, at the age of fifteen, his daughter was struck mad. It begins with Sally's sudden visionary crack-up on the streets of Greenwich Village, and continues, among other places, in the out-of-time world of a Manhattan psychiatric ward during the city's sweltering summer. It is a tale of a family broken open, then painstakingly, movingly stitched together again. Greenberg's unforgettable cast of characters includes an unconventional psychiatrist, an Orthodox Jewish patient, a manic Classics professor, a movie producer, and a landlord with literary aspirations. Unsentimental, nuanced, and deeply humane, Hurry Down Sunshine is essential reading in the literature of affliction with such classics as Girl, Interrupted and An Unquiet Mind.