Bøger af Ann Gray

If you think women's issues have run their course this book will change your mind. Protagonist Ragan Lawson, thrust into an era when female dentists, doctors, lawyers and police officers are a rarity and all too often merely a silent female foil she blazes an unstoppable trail for contemporary, female Baby Boomers. This novel moves quickly from Beloit Creek, a small Midwestern blue-collar hamlet were people are born into their future community roles to the City of Angels' seamy streets. Los Angeles, a place where bending the law and ignoring morality is the cost of doing business. Ragan, a teenage runaway, meets Alex Gunter, falls in love, they marry and enjoy an idyllic life with Alex' older brother Carl until it all falls apart when the brothers are brutally gunned-down during a South America drug deal. Once again alone in the big, hostile city Ragan finds the strength to go on; fighting discrimination at work, struggling with the loss of her husband and poverty she turns to school and completes a court reporter course. Later immersed in the drama of the Los Angeles courts Ragan meets Mark Schefer, wealthy, successful criminal attorney with two sons from a previous marriage. Ragan discovers following their marriage step children don't always welcome the new bride, in fact methods are devised to get rid of her. To complicate her life further her new husband becomes a stranger and her role in the household changes demanding much but rewarding little. Private Eye Oscar Redding uncovers the cause of Mark Schefer's dramatic transformation following his marriage to Ragan. Shocking and unforgiveable Ragan flees both her marriage and Los Angeles. San Diego becomes her playground and her new role working for a prosperous pharmaceutical company becomes her dream job. Ragan surrounds herself with activities and new friends creating a full-life filled with happiness. The years pass, an unprecedented recession descends on America leaving Ragan, with millions of others unemployed. She struggles with the challenge of her new circumstance until a young man and his basset hound move next door and what follows defines Ragan's unforgettable victory. A love story, connections made, connections lost, a tale of survival for a woman alone but possessed with unstoppable courage.

Most people experience a few unpleasant childhood memories, but Dani Le Clerc has unusually heavy baggage. Her uncle raised her after she witnessed the brutal murder of her mother and twin sister. She grows up around her uncle's flight school, and by the time she's a teenager, she's a pilot. Her passion for the skies will lead her to seek romantic love in all the wrong places, namely in the arms of a handsome former air force pilot, Moss Brogan. When Dani finds out she's pregnant with Moss's child, she also finds out Moss has lied to her. The shock of his deception and a terrible flying accident leave the struggling single mother in dire straits and severely heartbroken. As Dani faces life alone, with more emotional and physical scars than most people could bear, she learns to call on her own strength. Her son will follow her into the sky and make her dedication worth it in ways she could have never imagined. When Dani comes face-to-face with the past, however, she'll need to decide if she's willing to risk her heart for another chance at love.

At fifteen, Lacee Moreau falls in love with Garrett Graham, a self-absorbed young man riddled with self-doubt. He sees her as a savior. She sees him as everything. Their romance builds, only to be shattered by Lacee's mother, Claudine. Widely viewed as a broken woman by the residents of the Midwest town the Moreau's call home, French-born Claudine hides a heart-wrenching secret-a secret that led to her unwilling immigration to America with a man she never loved. Despite Claudine's interference, marriages, abuse, and tragedy, Lacee continues to cross paths with Garrett throughout the coming years, only to have their love denied time and again. And while Lacee grows and matures, Garrett remains the same needy boy who values support and validation above love. With Claudine's passing, Lacee will discover the truth about her past and her identity-a revelation that demands she take action. Doing so will mean risking happiness. Or finding it after a lifetime of adversity and regret. Comparable in theme to Sue Miller's The Senator's Wife, Tournesol is the latest novel from Ann Gray, author of Noah's Place and Kangaroo Pilot, An Uncommon Journey Home.

Students embarking upon empirical research will find this to be an indispensable resource, enabling them to focus on the correct issues and ask the right questions for effective research. The book develops a set of research practices that are appropriate to a critical understanding of culture, power and everyday life.

The explosion of the use of VCRs in the home has provided the most significant new form of home entertainment since television. Gray discusses the experiences of women using VCRs and the social and cultural background to ownership.

The International Education Board was the dream come to fruition of one man, Dr. Wickliffe Rose who headed it until its job was done.