04858cam a2200793 4500 463270478 TxAuBib 20201218120000.0 ||||||s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780307485434 0307485439 B001OLRMQE Amazon 41b17aaa-65fe-4739-a86e-6ce32c846290 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 126545 126545 126545 457092 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Paretsky, Sara. Ghost Country [Libby] : A Novel. Random House Publishing Group, 2008. crime fiction. science fiction fantasy. fantasy adventure. sci fi fantasy. Fiction. crime. sci-fi fantasy. fantasy fiction. mystery. science fiction and fantasy. Homelessness. science fantasy. Contemporary. fantasy novels. Fantasies. science fiction/fantasy. fantasy. fantasy novel. adventure fantasy. sff. fantasy and science fiction. fantasy/science fiction. fantasy books. fantasy book. fantasy science fiction. sf fantasy. fantasy sci-fi. fantasy sf. for fans of fantasy. for fans of science fiction fantasy. for fans of sff. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2154kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fantasy. Fiction. HTML:Sara Paretsky's genius made Chicago private eye V.I. Warshawski a household name. Now the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author explores an unseen corner of the city she loves. In <i>Ghost Country</i> she has written a parable for the millennium, a powerful, haunting novel of magic and miracles, of four troubled people who meet beneath Chicago's shadowy streets—and of the woman whose mysterious appearance changes all of their lives forever.<br /> They come from different worlds and meet at a time of crisis for all of them. Luisa, a drunken diva fallen on hard times, discovers on Chicago's streets a drama greater than any she has experienced onstage. Madeleine, a homeless woman, sees the Virgin Mary's blood seeping through a concrete wall beneath a luxury hotel. Mara, a rebellious adolescent cast out by her wealthy grandfather, becomes the catalyst for a war between the haves and have-nots as she searches among society's castoffs for the mother she never knew.<br /> As the three women fight for their right to live and worship beneath the hotel, they find an ally in Hector Tammuz, an idealistic young psychiatrist risking his career to treat the homeless regardless of the cost. Tensions in the city are escalating when a mysterious woman appears during a violent storm. Erotic to some, repellent to others, she never speaks; the street people call her Starr. And as she slowly transforms their lives, miracles begin to happen in a city completely unprepared for the outcome.<br /> In this extraordinary novel, Sara Paretsky gives voice to the dispossessed, to men and women struggling to bury the ghosts of the past, fighting for their lives in a world hungry for miracles, terrified of change. A magical, unforgettable story of myth and madness, hope and revelation, <i>Ghost Country</i> is Sara Paretsky's most eloquent and ambitious work yet. Media Type: eBook. Grand Master Award. Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement Award. Romantic Times Career Achievement Award Nominee. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-12-18 22:00:03. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/41B/17A/AA/GhostCountry9780307485434.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=41B17AAA-65FE-4739-A86E-6CE32C846290&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/41B/17A/AA/GhostCountry9780307485434.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=41B17AAA-65FE-4739-A86E-6CE32C846290&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/41B/17A/AA/GhostCountry9780307485434.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=41B17AAA-65FE-4739-A86E-6CE32C846290&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)