Goodreads members voted making faces into the following lists. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. Lists that contain making faces by amy harmon goodreads. This book was everything i was expected and everything i wanted. Making faces is the story of a small town where five young men go off to war, and only one comes back. Amy harmon manages to create characters who are vivid and wonderfulthe kind of people you wish were real. The story introduces us to fern, a quiet, shy teenage girl that devours romance novels like theres no tomorrow and who is in love with the protagonist of the book ambrose. He was tall and muscular, with hair that touched his shoulders and eyes that burned right through you. Find books like making faces from the worlds largest community of readers. Buy making faces unabridged edition by harmon, amy, shapiro, rob isbn. A history, a theory, a flood by james gleick, frank. Making faces was beautifully lyrical and truly unique. It is a story of learning how to hold on to whats important, even when it feels like everything has fallen apart.
I guess i just felt like there are so many books i love that id feel weird, or even guilty, only naming a few of. And the unique, multifaceted characters touched me on so. The bird and the sword chronicles book 1 book 1 of 2. The underworld was guarded from the living world by cerberus, an enormous, vicious, threeheaded dog with a dragon for a tail and snake heads lining his back. She knew at an early age that writing was something she wanted to do, and divided her time between writing songs and stories as she grew. Theyre sometimes sweet, sometimes heartwrenching, but always compelling novels. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. And i wasnt prepared for the raw emotions this book would make me feel. The voice by james kaplan, and the fantasy noir low town by daniel polansky. There isnt much i wouldnt read if it were written by amy harmon. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading making faces. Discount prices on books by amy harmon, including titles like what the wind knows.
Collective loss, individual loss, loss of beauty, loss of life, loss of identity. I marvel at her ability to weave together a story that grips hold of my heart and my imagination. Amy harmons descriptive prose is perfect in its delivery and pacing. Making faces is the first book i have read by amy harmon.
The kind of beautiful that graced the covers of romance novels, and. Amy harmon is a usa today and new york times bestselling author. Mar 19, 2014 listen to making faces audiobook by amy harmon. Mar 05, 2014 making faces is the story of a small town where five young men go off to war, and only one comes back.
Her books are now being published in languages around the globe. I love books reading them, writing them, smelling them. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Making faces is a story of friendship that overcomes heartache, heroism that defies the common definitions, and a modern. Making faces was one of the most beautiful books i have read. Her beautiful heart bleeds onto the pages of every book she writes. Making faces is one of my top alltime favorite book together with from sand and ash, law of moses and her latest the smallest part i love everything about this book.
Usually men with natural curly hair tend to wear it just like mother nature. Her books are now being published in sixteen languages, truly a dream come true for a little country girl from levan, utah. While it took me a few chapters to connect to the story, since its written in 3rd person, i was so happy when everything clicked into place. Amy harmon has written eleven novels the usa today bests. The characters who took you on their journey were multifaceted and fascinating. Its beautifully written and the story just grabs you from the start, you just cant put the book down. On the inside, bailey looks like michelangelos david. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The ancient greeks believed that after death, all souls, whether good or bad, would descend to the underworld, the kingdom of hades, deep in the earth, and dwell there for eternity, bailey read aloud, his eyes flying across the page. Amy harmon books list of books by author amy harmon. Nyt bestselling author of 15 novels including the law of moses, making faces, the bird and the. Making faces lesson on friendship by amy harmon one of the best books ever.
Even though i knew what it was going to be about, i wasnt prepared for the beauty of the words. Amy harmon is the new york times bestselling author of a different blue, making faces, and the purgatory series. Im 7% in and im already crying for those that have read it, the bailey and fern scene on the porch in the rocking chairs lynetta. If you like colleen hoover books, read thesenewinbooks. Authors similar to amy harmon meet your next favorite book. Goodreads members who liked making faces also liked. Deeply moving, gutwrenchingly beautiful and incredibly heartbreaking making faces is one of those books that will stay with me forever. Like a lot of amy harmon s books, making faces is both sweet and bittersweet.
Once again amy harmon bewitched me with her beautiful story, captivating flawless writing and her fantastic storytelling. Pdf making faces by amy harmon download pdf free ebook. Making faces by amy harmon totally bex romance books. The kind of beautiful that graced the covers of romance novels, and fern taylor would know. Amy harmon is a wall street journal, usa today, and new york times bestselling author. I wasnt prepared for the impact the words would have on me. Amy harmon born september 17, 1968 is an american journalist. All of these books have a similar appeal and deserve a spot on your toberead lists. Harmon has mentioned the primary characters in this book in the form of georgia shepherd and moses wright. If you love to read colleen hoover books, check out our recommendations. Occasionally you read a book that hits you like a freight train. Tavia gilbert, a multiple audie award nominee and audiofile earphones and parents choice awardwinning producer, narrator, and writer, has appeared on stage and in film. She won a pulitzer prize as a correspondent for the new york times covering the impact of science and technology on everyday life. Amy harmon is a fresh and creative voice in fiction.
This book is a poignant and unconventional tale about heroism, courage, friendship, love, loss and selfacceptance. There are so many silver linings and life messages throughout this book which forces the reader to stop and ponder about them. Biography amy harmon is an american journalist and novelist who was born in 1968. Apr 26, 2018 amy harmon never disappoints readers of her books.
I love food and books and music, not necessarily in that order. Collective loss, individual loss, loss of beauty, loss of life, loss. It is full of heartache, unimaginable loss, and ultimately, redemption. Amy has been a motivational speaker, a teacher, a home school mom, and a member of the grammy awardwinning saints unified voices choir. He was dealt some awful cards, yet he never lost his humor, his spark. Making faces is a story of friendship that overcomes heartache, heroism that defies the common definitions, and a modern tale of beauty and the beast where we discover that there is a little beauty and a little beast in all of us. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. After reading 6 of her books, she is officially my favorite author. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Josie jensen is a product of a closeknit family in a small central utah town.
Colleen hoover books are wonderful romances that span several subgenres. A sweeping, epic story of love, war, and the resilience of the human spirit. She was raised in levan, utah amongst the wheat fields. Its happy, sad, heart crushing but at the same time so breathtaking, its lovely and its just all so wonderful. Top 10 books that have stayed with me in some way aestas.
Making faces by amy harmon now, not to seem all cynical again ahem, but a goodly proportion of new adult contemporary romances can be high on angst and shagging, and a little low on emotional content and subtlety. The voice by james kaplan, and the fantasy noir low town by. I was so hooked from the beginning that i couldnt put it down. Making faces is beautifully written and deeply moving, fantastic plot with a very powerful message about true beauty, silver linings, and second chances. If she likes the slightly ya feel of say you still love me she should probably try amy harmon, making faces level 2. Slowburn romance, emotion overload, slow romance, 6 star books, kindle unlimited. Making faces was hands down the most emotional book i have read by this author. Amy harmon is a new york times, wall street journal and usa today bestselling author of ten novels.
Rob shapiro can be heard narrating such audiobooks as the bestselling the information. The kind of beautiful that graced the covers of romance novels, and fern taylor would. I loved this book because it is a unique story, flawlessly written and beautifully told from the first page. Harmon uses narrative storytelling to illuminate the human dilemmas posed by advances in science.
Her newest release, the bird and the sword will be released in the spring of 2016. Amy knew at an early age that writing was something she wanted to do, and she divided her time between writing so. Contemporary, young adult, new adult, romance, warmilitary pages. The debut book of this series is entitled the law of moses. Rob shapiro new york times bestselling author amy harmon presents her latest novel, the tale of one girls love for a broken boy. Books by amy harmon authors like amy harmon what should i. First, you need to knowthat this is some of the best youthful romantic fiction ive read in a great while.
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