A Handful of Heaven
by Kristin Hannah
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Yukon Territory was a gold miner's heaven, and Devon O'Shea had come to claim her share. But instead of a thriving store in a boom town, Devon discovered she was part owner of a filthy, disorganized tent with a bunch of gold diggers and a mountainous slap of animosity for a partner: Stone Man McKenna. Gathering mop, pail and sheer determination, Devon vowed to make this post the best in the Yukon Territory. Stone Man didn't scare her. But his kiss -- a gruff attempt to convince her that the show more Yukon was no place for a lady -- left her feeling, for the first time in her life, feminine and alive . . . show lessTags
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Een beetje ééntonig misschien om weer te zeggen “wat zijn haar boeken GEWELDIG”. Dit boek is weer met zoveel gevoel geschreven dat je het zelf beleefd,zelfs een beetje magisch, wat ik altijd heerlijk vind in een boek. Madelaine en Angel hebben in hun jeugd beide al veel meegemaakt, en Angel slaat op de vlucht . Na jaren als ze elkaar weer zien komen er vele geheimen naar boven. Het boek pakt je vanaf de eerste bladzijde, veel verdriet maar toch ook veel mooie momenten. Als je van romans houd is dit zeker een aanrader.
This is Kristen Hannah's first novel. I have read several of her later efforts which are much better. I found this one tedious, so tedious that I gave up half-way through. The plot: Stone Man MacKenna has a trading post in the Yukon Territory, which is a tent. He advertises for a partner, expecting a man. What he gets is a 29 year old woman from St. Louis, Devon O'Shea. The story details their uncomfortable relationship, until, I assume they finally admit their love for each other at the end.
A sweet, easy to read book. No surprises and not much depth but enjoyable.
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Kristin Hannah was born in Southern California in September 1960. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked in an advertising agency and practiced law in Seattle. Hannah and her mom began writing a novel together when her mother was suffering from cancer. When her mother died, she put the draft away and continued to practice law. While show more pregnant with her son, and on bed rest, she took out the draft that she and her mother had written and began to write in earnest. Her draft was done by the time she gave birth. In 1990, she became a published writer and has been writing ever since. She has won numerous awards including the Golden Heart, the Maggie and 1996 National Reader's Choice award. In 2004, she won the Rita Award for Best Novel: Between Sisters. Her title Winter Garden made the New York Times Bestseller List for 2011. Many of Hannah's other titles have made the New York Times Bestsellers List since then including: Night Road, Home Again, Home Front, Fly Away, The Nightingale, Comfort and Joy, True Colours, and The Great Alone. She has written a series entitled Girls of Firefly Lane which includes the books, Firefly Lane, and Fly Away. Two of her books are being made into feature films, The Nightingale, and Home Front. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Kvinneliv (1991)
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