When she became a mother, amanda stone norton started to pay attention to childrens books. Amanda quick is the pen name used by one of the most popular authors in america named jayne ann krentz. It is the first in the sunfire series of thirtytwo books. Amandas story is the heartstopping tale of a woman caught up in a storm she wanted no part of, and what happens when she refuses to be collateral damage. His epic novel cloudstreet was adapted for the theater and has been performed around the world. There are nearly forty million copies of her books in print. The devils footprints the footprints were etched in the snow for miles, passing through walls and crossing rivers appearing on the other side as though no barrier could stop them. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards.
She added that the physical books seemed to be more popular for us than the ebooks, which is an. Amanda woodhams is what you might describe as a tree nerd. Amanda stevens is the awardwinning author of over fifty novels, including the modern gothic series, the graveyard queen. Below is a list of amanda stevens books in order of when they were originally released as well as in chronological order when necessary. She must learn to control the spirits trapped within it, or all the good within all realms, will perish. Amanda quick is a pseudonym for jayne ann krentz, the author of more than fifty new york times bestsellers. Struggling to rebuild their lives after being touched hailed as a classic, tim wintons masterful family saga is both a paean to workingclass australians and an unflinching examination of the human hearts capacity for sorrow, joy, and endless gradations in between.
Smashwords amanda ackers and the deep forest elves a. Amanda is best known for being featured in the new york times bestseller list for as many as 40 times consecutively. Cross went to columbia university where she studied english literature getting her. Join amanda ackers and elves, dwarves, witches, wizards, and other creatures, as she finds a long lost and powerfully wizitched artifact, that she was never meant to find. Jayne anne krentz is a new york times bestselling author of contemporary romantic suspense as well as historical romance under the pen name amanda quick. Her scottish heritage and love of history she received undergraduate and. Nov, 2012 hybrid only hinted at the story of amanda s work in honduras that led to her exposure and the ramifications when the american government sought to contain the damage.
It is currently an outofprint book, though the trademark is still held by scholastic press plot introduction. Now mart is fighting in afghanistan, and poppy is counting the days until he returns. Brought together by need, greed, tragedy and a mysterious other, the families stories collide and spring away over the tim winton is a most spiritual writer. Amanda quick books, also writing as jayne ann krentz, jayne castle. I love seeing what yall are reading and discussing books. Amanda quick krentz writes under a variety of additional pen names, including her maiden name, jayne castle, as well as her married name and others. The book has returned to the top sellers list and continues to be on school and university curriculums set in and around perth during the 40s and 50s, cloudstreet tells the story of two rural families who suffer separate catastrophes and flee to the city to pick up the pieces of their lives and start again. She liked to write most of her novels based on the suspense, fantasy, and romance genres. Discover book depositorys huge selection of amanda quick books online. Precipitated by separate personal tragedies, two families flee their rural livings to share a great continent of a house, cloudstreet, in the perth suburb of west leederville. Kate jennings eccentric heights and unrepeatable genius. Jayne ann castle was born on march 28, 1948 in borrego springs, california. It takes one knock at the door to rip poppys world.
Now, jayne ann castle krentz with her seven pennames. An awardwinning work, cloudstreet exemplifies the brilliant ability of fiction to captivate and inspire. Cloudstreet the complete series for sale online ebay. Apr 21, 2020 amanda stevens is the awardwinning author of over fifty novels, including the modern gothic series, the graveyard queen. With ambitions to one day run a large australian garden open for. In 1922 a farmer in adamant, arkansas, awakes to a noise on his roof and finds his snowblanketed yard marked with thousands of cloven footprints.
Amanda is best known for being featured in the new york. The seventh night 1993 the perfect kiss 1993 publication. Amanda quick, a pseudonym for jayne ann krentz, is a new york times bestselling, awardwinning author of contemporary and historical romances. Ever since hairdresser poppy day married her childhood sweetheart, mart, shes been deliriously happy. After earning a degree in art from murray state university and studying teaching at the university of new mexico, she taught fifth grade in santa fe, new mexico. Amanda woodhams celebrity profile check out the latest amanda woodhams photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Discount prices on books by amanda quick, including titles like the other lady vanishes.
Anna cole grew up in care, and is determined to start a family of her own. She writes contemporary romantic suspense novels under the krentz name, as well as futuristic romance novels under the pseudonym jayne castle. Several of her older stories are my absolute favorites. Jayne ann krentz amanda quick jayne castle stephanie james jayne bentley jayne taylor amanda glass on this page.
Cross went to columbia university where she studied english literature getting her master of arts degree in 1951 and in 1951 a ph. Amanda quick, the author of numerous historical romances, is a pseudonym for jayne ann krentz, the author of many new york times bestsellers. The plot of amanda centers around the main characters journey from boston to oregon on the oregon trail in. Cloudstreet is a sprawling ode to family ties and historic perth, as well as a long luxurious love letter to the swan river true name derbarl yerrigan that snaking silver stream that indigenous people will tell you was made by the serpent spirit the wagyl. Amanda stevens is an awardwinning author of over fifty novels. Stuck flying a crop duster in rural kansas, hank clarkson knows hes more than just a jilted lover and disappointment as a son. If you enjoy historical romance, this ones for you.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. From separate catastrophes, two families flee to the city and find themselves sharing this great sighing structure and beginning their lives again from scratch. Hybrid only hinted at the story of amandas work in honduras that led to her exposure and the ramifications when the american government sought to contain the damage. Amanda harte books list of books by author amanda harte. After earning a degree in art from murray state university and studying teaching at the university of new mexico, she taught fifth grade in. Jayne has written more than forty new york times bestsellers under various pseudonyms and more than twentyfive million copies of her books are currently in print. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Clicking on each title will open its book page on goodreads for more info. Tim winton has published twentynine books for adults and children, and his work has been translated into twentyeight languages.
Amanda cross, real name carolyn gold heilbrun was an american author and academic who was best known for writing feminist and mystery novels under the pseudonym amanda cross. Ever since hairdresser poppy day married her childhood. He has won the prestigious miles franklin award three times, and in 1998 the australian national trust declared. She writes historical romance novels under the quick name, contemporary romantic suspense novels under the krentz name, and futuristic romance novels under the pseudonym jayne castle. She worked in the duke university, when she published her first novels in 1979. The lives of two working class australian families who come to live together at one cloud street, over a period of twenty years, 1943. She has published more than 120 books in the contemporary, historical, and paranormal romance genres, with tens of millions of copies in print. His two most recent novels, dirt music and the riders, were both shortlisted for the man booker prize. A fourthgeneration californian of scottish descent, amanda scott is the author of more than fifty romantic novels, many of which appeared on the usa today bestseller list. The first book in my new series, flyboys historical, is now available.
Amanda has 1,706 books on goodreads, and is currently reading the nowhere child by christian white. There are more than 35 million copies of her books in. It was published by scholastic press in 1984, and is 346 pages long. After her graduation, she married with frank krentz, an engineer. Graham swift reading cloudstreet is like catching a wave.
May 03, 2009 therefore, dont hesitate to get all the old books and read from the earliest amanda quick novel to the most recent. Join facebook to connect with amanda book and others you may know. Amanda woodhams is known for her work on the dressmaker 2015, barrow 2014 and cloudstreet 2011. When she isnt gardening at cruden farm, one of australias most outstanding large gardens, or experimenting with obscure dahlia and daffodil combinations in her own back yard, youll find her swinging from the tree tops of hundredyearold river gums truly. Jayne ann krentz is the criticallyacclaimed creator of the arcane society world. The good, the bad, the long, the shortits all here. Cloudstreet a brokendown house of former glories on the wrong side of the tracks, a place teeming with memories of its own, a place of shudders and shadows and spirits. There are nearly thirty million copies of her books in print. Amanda quick books list of books by author amanda quick. Cloudstreet chronicles the aching, bitter, crude, and sweet fortunes of two australian families, the lambs and the pickles, from 194464. Theo montgomery had a loveless childhood, and wants to find his soulmate. Amanda quick books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes.
Cloudstreet by tim winton meet your next favorite book. Soive been pretty busy the last few months working on a new. Until recently, most jayne ann krentz and her amanda quick novels have been stand alone, but shes started the arcane society series of novels and these share much more. Her books have been described as eerie and atmospheric, a new take on the classic ghost story. The lives of two working class australian families who come to live together at one cloud street, over a period of twenty years, 1943 1963.
Cloudstreet is the sole epic of contemporary australian literature. Amandas bookstore 11 palouse st, wenatchee, wa 98801. Born and raised in the rural south, she now resides in houston, texas. Since his first novel, an open swimmer, won the australian vogel award in 1981, he has won the miles franklin award four times for shallows, cloudstreet, dirt music and breath and twice been shortlisted for the booker prize for the riders and dirt music. Mar 26, 2002 discover book depositorys huge selection of amanda quick books online. Hailed as a classic, tim wintons masterful family saga is both a paean to workingclass australians and an unflinching examination of the human hearts capacity for sorrow, joy, and endless gradations in between. Amanda quick ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. May 02, 2008 cloudstreet a brokendown house of former glories on the wrong side of the tracks, a place teeming with memories of its own, a place of shudders and shadows and spirits. She makes her home in the pacific northwest with her husband, frank. Exasperated by the lack of female protagonists who werent grossedout by nature, amanda decided to write a book that could inspire her daughter to love continue reading amandas story.
Amanda s story is the heartstopping tale of a woman caught up in a storm she wanted no part of, and what happens when she refuses to be collateral damage. Krentz uses amanda quick for her historical romancesuspense novels. A in history and a masters degree in library science. The good thing about historical romance or period romance is that it doesnt age in the same what. Join facebook to connect with amanda woodhams and others you may know. Pseudonym for jayne ann krentz amanda quick, a pseudonym for jayne ann krentz, is a new york times bestselling, awardwinning author of contemporary and historical romances. Is their love for each other enough to let go of the pain of their pasts. In her search to find the perfect book for her daughter, she only found frustration. Series and connections my favorites the river knows is a recent favorite. It is currently an outofprint book, though the trademark is still held by scholastic pr. Geordie williamson a writer of tremendous zest, warmth and humour. Amanda quick is one of the many pen names adopted by bestselling author jayne ann krentz, born jayne castle in california in 1948. Struggling to rebuild their lives after being touched by disaster, the. Tripebble literary services amanda stone norton, writer.