Simonetta Agnello Hornby,Alastair McEwen: The Almond Picker

The Almond Picker


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The child of poor farmers, La Mennulara became a maid for a well-to-do local family when she was only a girl; by dint of hard work and intelligence, she became the indispensable administrator of the family's affairs. Still, she was a mere servant, and now (as this story begins) she is dead.As the details unfold about this mysterious woman, "The Almond Picker" assumes the witty suspense of a thriller, the emotional power of a love story, and the evocative atmosphere of a historical novel. Set in Sicily in the 1960s, a violent, complicated society in the midst of tumultuous change, "The Almond Picker" is the story of a woman who negotiated for her freedom as no one else dared.

Meanwhile, Petaybee is changing-and much faster than an ordinary planet's natural evolution. It appears that portions of the sea are heating up and a landmass is suddenly rising from the depths. To investigate the startling occurrence, Sean heads out to the open water in his seal form. But the newly unstable region holds untold mysteries-and the potential for disaster. The Almond Picker download PDF "From the Hardcover edition." Stephen Holmes has been described as one of the bright lights of the new generation of evangelical theologians. In this book he offers an accessible and enlightening account of the way the saving work of Jesus is presented in the Bible, and has been understood throughout Christian history. In particular, the book offers background to the current debates about penal substitutionary atonement by looking at that idea in biblical and historical perspective. Holmes argues that we can, and should, continue to talk of the cross in penal substitutionary terms, if we understand this as one of many complimentary descriptions of the salvation we find in Christ.


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Author: Simonetta Agnello Hornby,Alastair McEwen
Number of Pages: 315 pages
Published Date: 01 Mar 2006
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780312425067
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