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  • Bubbie’s Magical Hair
    Abbe Rolnick
    Bubbie’s Magical Hair is a whimsical story of a grandmother playing with her grandchildren. Sparse in words, but deep in feeling, the illustrations convey a story of magic and fun as Bubbie grows older and the children mature. Nature and imagination combine honoring the power of all grandparents and relationships that endure through life. A visual delight of adventure, change, ...
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    19,98 €

  • The Underpainting
    Abbe Rolnick
    In her sixties, Sealy believes not much can surprise her until she discovers an old-fashioned photo postcard of her mother and a handsome young man aglow with smiles reserved for lovers tucked away in her deceased mother’s possessions. More puzzling are her mother’s prized treasures, peppered around Sealy’s present home, pictured on the postcard.Part mystery, part discovery, Th...
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    20,47 €

  • Founding Stones
    Abbe Rolnick
    Part coming of age, part political intrigue, and Founding Stones questions what it mean to be a citizen of the world. Trouble simmers in a small Pacific Northwest town when generations of secrets collide. Hannah, the daughter of the largest berry farmer in the county, searches for her voice after her twin sister dies of cancer. She jumps into the controversy around immigrant wo...
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    17,35 €

  • River of Angels
    Abbe Rolnick
    When a prostitute is beaten on a Caribbean Island, no one realizes that this seemingly minor event will light a fuse to blow apart the old, corrupt social order. Pursuing healing for the wounded young woman and for other poor workers, members of the community become targets of ruthless entrepreneurs planning to reap big profits while despoiling the island’s rich environment. Re...
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    13,29 €

  • Tattle Tales
    Abbe Rolnick
    This collection of short stories and essays is an exploration of whimsy and wisdom that take the reader from the basement of a young girl learning about the Holocaust via a repairman, to a literal and psychological deep dive in the Caribbean, to the humble truths of a dung beetle in Africa, and all points in between. The author’s keen perception and compassion light the way, an...
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    14,52 €

  • Cocoon of Cancer
    Abbe Rolnick / Jim Wiggins
    Love and intimacy inspire this book as well as inform those diagnosed with cancer, their caregivers, families, and staff. The essays and poems reflect an attitude of wonder, defiance, acceptance, and beauty through the painful journey. Sometimes raw, the letters to friends voice the unspeakable. The scientific tone of Jim, the patient, comes through when he has the energy to sp...
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    9,71 €

  • Color of Lies
    Abbe Rolnick
    In the Skagit River Valley—gateway to the pristine Pacific Northwest wilderness—vegetation, birds, and people are inexplicably dying. Does the river carry pollutants from illegal waste sites? One elderly bully’s spiteful lies have trapped her victims in a toxic web: JoAnne, a former World War II pilot, is wheelchair-bound from a youthful accident involving sinister secrets. Mar...
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    13,28 €