Bøker av Constance Bierkan

In Spite of It All spans the parallel stories of two women: New Yorker, Claire Fitzgerald, who has yet to realize her strengths, and Frenchwoman Madeleine de Beaulieu, whose impetuousness will lead her astray. It's 1945 and the war in Europe is winding down. Originally an "American Firster," Claire recants her stance against US involvement in the war and joins the Red Cross. Her change of heart will subsequently immerse her in a series of experiences beyond her wildest dreams. Madeleine, a winsome girl of twenty, feels the war has robbed her of her youth and deprived her of any chance at romance. Fleeing to Morocco to escape her war-weary malaise and hopefully find love lands her in a heap of trouble. As each woman embarks upon her quest for happiness, neither can anticipate the collision course she is on in this compelling story. And as events unfold under a shadow of secrecy during the Allies' discovery of Hitler's propaganda art hidden in the Kaiserode Mine, a twist of fate will cause these women's lives to be changed immeasurably.

Wyoming, 1907. The winters are always harsh in the Rockies but, this year, the cold is the least of Ryder Tibbs'' worries. He''s seventeen when he watches his mother finally pack her things and march out of his life, never to return. An avid reader, all Ryder''s ever wanted is to go to college-but now, with his father''s cruel eyes fixed solely on him, that dream is slipping out of reach. "No man makes a decent wage from a pile of books," Joby insists. Ryder wants to argue, to fight-but defying his father, even over the right to choose his own future, is something he''s never even considered, let alone tried.It''s only when he meets Montana, an eccentric and rough mountain woman with a fierce streak a mile long, that hope begins to sprout. If Ryder''s going to make it in this grim world, she says, he''s got to find the courage to stand up for himself-and she knows just how to go about it.Free to Breathe is the latest novel by Kirkus Star-winning author Constance Bierkan. In this tender and atmospheric tale, Bierkan leads the reader into the wild heart of Wyoming, but also into the heart of every boy who yearns to be free.