books by Paula Fox     books:       One-Eyed Cat Paula Fox Aladdin, 2000 A Single Shot Ned fired the forbidden rifle just once, at a flickering shadow in the autumn moonlight. But someone -- a face, fleetingly seen staring at him from an attic window -- was watching. And when a one-eyed cat turns up at an elderly neighbor's woodshed, Ned is caught in a web of guilt, fear, and shame that he cannot escape -- until another moonlit night, come spring, brings redemption and surprising revelations.             Desperate Characters: A Novel (Norton Paperback Fiction) Paula Fox W. W. Norton & Company, 1999 "A towering landmark of postwar Realism. . . . A sustained work of prose so lucid and fine it seems less written than carved." — David Foster Wallace Otto and Sophie Bentwood live childless in a renovated Brooklyn brownstone. The complete works of Goethe line their bookshelf, their stainless-steel kitchen is newly installed, and their Mercedes is parked curbside. But after Sophie is bitten on the hand while trying to feed a half-starved ...             Heart of a Teacher Paula J. Fox SIM, 2009 Written about Heart of a teacher             A Servant's Tale: A Novel (Norton Paperback Fiction) W. W. Norton & Company, 2011 "A rare and wondrous thing....[Fox] knows how to create a character."— Vogue Luisa de la Cueva was born on the Caribbean island of Malagita, of a plantation owner's son and a native woman, a servant in the kitchen. Her years on Malagita were sweet with the beauty of bamboo, banana, and mango trees with flocks of silver-feathered guinea hens underneath, the magic of a victrola, and the caramel flan that Mama sneaked home from the plantation ...             The Slave Dancer Paula Fox Aladdin, 2008 One day, thirteen-year-old jessie Bollier is earning pennies playing his fife on the docks of New Orleans; the next, he is kidnapped and thrown aboard a slave ship, where his job is to provide music while shackled slaves "dance" to keep their muscles strong and their bodies profitable. As the endless voyage continues, Jessie grows increasingly sickened by the greed, brutality, and inhumanity of the slave trade, but nothing prepares him for the ...             Heart of a Mother: Paula J. Fox Simple Truths, 2012 Celebrate mom with an ever blooming "bouquet" of flowers when you give her this precious book by Paula Fox. 31 flowers depict the beauty and strength of mothers. In her newest book for Simple Truths, The Heart of a Mother, author Paula J. Fox celebrates all that makes mothers so special. Paula is no stranger to Simple Truths' readers. Her poetry and quotes have brought joy to millions in the Heart of a Teacher and the Heart of a ...             Heart of a Caregiver: Touching Lives with Compassion and Care Paula J. Fox Simple Truths, 2011 The #1 gift for caregivers. A very special gift for all caregivers that will give them the appreciation they deserve. Caregivers are special people... selfless individuals who touch lives with compassion and care, sometimes in some very trying circumstances. We should take time to recognize those who have made the commitment to serve others. This book is written as a tribute to those who have made the choice to serve others and to be a ...             Borrowed Finery: A Memoir Paula Fox Picador, 2005 Born in the 1920s to nomadic, bohemian parents, Paula Fox is left at birth in a Manhattan orphanage, then cared for by a poor yet cultivated minister in upstate New York. Her parents, however, soon resurface. Her handsome father is a hard-drinking screenwriter who is, for young Paula, "part ally, part betrayer." Her mother is given to icy bursts of temper that punctuate a deep indifference. Never sharing more than a few moments with his ...             The Widow's Children: A Novel Paula Fox W. W. Norton & Company, 1999 "Chekhovian. . . . Every line of Fox's story, every gesture of her characters, is alive and surprising."—Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York Times On the eve of their trip to Africa, Laura Maldonada Clapper and her husband, Desmond, sit in a New York City hotel room, drinking scotch-and-sodas and awaiting the arrival of three friends: Clara Hansen, Laura's timid, brow-beaten daughter from a previous marriage; Carlos, Laura's flamboyant and ...             The Stone-Faced Boy Paula Fox Front Street, 2005 Newbery Medalist Paula Fox's poignant, sensitively written story of a boy who finally faces his buried emotions. Black-and-white illustrations.             Monkey Island Pb (Orchard Apple Fiction) Paula Fox Orchard Books, 1995 A story about the tough and frightening world of New York's homeless seen through the eyes of Clay, an 11-year-old boy abandoned by his mother. the author won the American Book Award for "A Place Apart" and the Newberry Medal for "The Slave Dancer".             Maurice's Room Paula Fox Aladdin, 2010 Eight-year-old Maurice's struggle to protect his bedroom full of treasured "junk" from unsympathetic parents undergoes a transformation when the family moves to the country.             The Coldest Winter : A Stringer in Liberated Europe Paula Fox Henry Holt and Co., 2005 In this elegant and affecting companion to her “extraordinary” memoir, Borrowed Finery, a young writer flings herself into a Europe ravaged by the Second World War (The Boston Globe) In 1946, Paula Fox walked up the gangplank of a partly reconverted Liberty with the classic American hope of finding experience—or perhaps salvation—in Europe. She was twenty-two years old, and would spend the next year moving among the ruins of London, ...             Poor George: A Novel W. W. Norton & Company, 2011 Paula Fox’s stunning first novel—available for the first time since its initial publication in 1967. Poor George gives us George Mecklin, a restless, soft-spoken teacher at a private school in Manhattan. Depressed by his life of vague moral purpose, George discovers a local adolescent named Ernest breaking into his house. Rather than hand the boy over to the police, as his nagging wife insists, George instead decides to tutor him. His ...             The Village by the Sea Paula Fox Yearling, 1990 When Emma's father goes to the hospital for surgery, she is sent to stay with Aunt Bea the "terror" and kindly Uncle Crispin. Emma wonders how she will survive two weeks with the always hostile Aunt Bea. Luckily, Emma makes a friend, Bertie, and the two girls begin a project on the beach. Together they build tiny houses out of stones, shells, and all sorts of sea treasures. Here at the beach with Bertie, Emma finds comfort and friendship and ...             News from the World: Stories and Essays Paula Fox W. W. Norton & Company, 2012 “Not only can Fox see , she can hear , she can feel .”—Zadie Smith, Harper’s This gathering of Paula Fox’s short work spans her illustrious career, from 1965 to the present including perfectly turned stories; pointed, engaging essays; and raw yet eloquent memoir.             The God of Nightmares Paula Fox W. W. Norton & Company, 2002 "Vividly rendered...haunting....[Paula Fox] writes with silken ease and a sensitivity to nuance."— Newsday In 1941, twenty-three-year-old Helen Bynum leaves home for the first time and sets out from rural New York to find her Aunt Lulu, an aging actress in New Orleans. There she finds a life of passion and adventure, possibilities and choices. Falling in with a bohemian group of intellectuals, she discovers romance and sex, friendship and ...             The western coast Paula Fox Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1972 America and the catastrophic world of twentieth-century war, mass murder, and horror are the backdrop of this story of Annie Gianfala, a young woman who finds herself cast adrift in Hollywood with World War II looming. Defending herself with despairing stubbornness against personal catastrophe, she is able to save her life and escape. "Enormously touching and wholly believable."— Washington Post Book World             The Second Mile Paula J. 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