In this stunning collection of new poems, Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has defined her life's work, describing with wonder both the everyday and the unaffected beauty of nature. Herons, sparrows, owls, and kingfishers flit across the page in meditations on love, artistry, and impe
The Blue Horse
β Scribed by Marita Conlon-McKenna
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press
- Year
- 2012;1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 181 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 184717468X
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β¦ Synopsis
A remarkable story of growing up in extraordinary circumstances that will touch the hearts of all readers. Katie's whole world is turned upside down when her family's home is destroyed by fire. Everything they had is gone, and instead of pulling together it seems as though her family is falling apart. They move to a new house, to a school where nobody wants to know her, and Katie wonders just how many changes she can take. In her fight for acceptance and to keep the family together, she learns a lot about herself.
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