Sonya: 283 books

At the intersection of social and environmental history there has emerged a rich body of black literary response to natural and agricultural experiences, whether the legacy of enforced agricultural labor or of the destruction and displacement brought about by a hurricane. In Cultivation and Catastrophe,...

A siren in exile. A man alone. Each suffering their own torture at the way they were torn apart; and so begins the third instalment of the siren trilogy.But it doesn’t end with the punishment, it’s only the beginning; the beginning of a change for sirens which will alter their paths forever.Can...

Greg’s world was turned upside down the night of the storm. Unexpectedly plucked from the sea’s watery grave by a mysterious woman, he knows he should feel grateful for his life when so many were not as fortunate.Rachel is a siren, her role is to lure men to their deaths. But she cannot bring...

Acclaimed author Sonya Hartnett is firmly Melburnian but has restlessly moved from suburb to suburb in her search for the 'Last House' - that special corner of the world in which to settle and find contentment. Viewing her life and work through the lens of real estate, she vividly recalls the places...

Blood doesn't make you family. Family Matters is a collection of four short stories that were written with four nursery rhymes in mind namely Mary Mary Quite Contrary, Mary had a Little Lamb, Ring a Ring o' Roses and Jack and Jill. The line between right and wrong is blurred. Desires outweigh needs and blood isn't necessarily thicker than water.

In this comprehensive introduction to Winterson's work, Sonya Andermahr considers its significance in the context of contemporary British culture and literary history. Including an interview with the author, this guide offers an accessible reading of all Winterson's work and an overview of the varied critical reception this has received.

The ancient Greeks attributed great importance to the sacred during war and campaigning, as demonstrated from their earliest texts. Among the first four lines of the Iliad, for example, is a declaration that Apollo began the feud between Achilles and Agamemnon and sent a plague upon the Greek army...

Sonya Huber’s memoir takes us behind the scenes in one of the most invisible professions in the United States: direct care. Huber went into the field of direct care work in mental health hoping to make a difference in the lives of teenagers, and planning for a career in social work. What she encountered...

Dear Reader, Pain opens the heart to search for meaning. We ask God, “Why?” And find He is silent. We question His goodness, love and sovereignty. These questions bring us to Him. By coming to Him, we learn the deeper answers. We find the love we crave. We discover the God Who wants us...

Author Sonya A. Mozingo grew up in a Christian home, but she never learned about the seven feasts of God. When she reached a desperate time in her life, she stumbled across a book on Gods feasts, and she learned that any believer in Yeshua Jesus Christ is an heir to Gods Abrahamic covenantnot just...

Dear Reader,It is a common trend to read devotionals: a quick five-minute glance at the Scriptures so we can hang onto something throughout our day.We do well to look to the Scriptures for that glimpse, but God wants more from us. He wants our hearts all day, not just for five minutes.These...

Her sins went well beyond the sheets.Everyone believed hardworking, “good girl” Rainey Thomas always did the right thing, but the truth was Rainey had done plenty wrong. The bar for living holy established by her deceased mother was too high. Rainey and her sisters were drowning in their...

Dear Ones, Twenty years of Christmas news-letters arranged in descending order. The lessons and my skills in writing have changed over the years, making it embarrassing to remind you of how simple the lessons once were and how rough the writing you endured. But the lessons needed learning and...

A disorder that is only just beginning to find a place in disability studies and activism, autism remains in large part a mystery, giving rise to both fear and fascination. Sonya Freeman Loftis’s groundbreaking study examines literary representations of autism or autistic behavior to discover what...