S. K DeMarinis
Author
Publisher
[DeMarinis]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"From respectable station master's wife to secret madam, Alice was a woman of exceptional resourcefulness in the the face of upheaval, betrayal, and prejudice. In 1887, Ashland, Oregon, this daughter of a prominent pioneer family, witnessed the historic completion of the United States Transcontinental Railroad, a circle of steel that enveloped the United States, when the final Golden Spike was hammered in to place in this small Southern Oregon town."--Page...
Author
Publisher
[DeMarinis]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Ride the roller coaster from rags to riches, financially and emotionally, following this Italian immigrant family who found the American dream, lost it and recovered a legacy of strength and success through the 20th century's tumultuous Twenties, desperate Thirties, and flourishing Forties.
Marino finds the feathers of the millinery trade open doors to high society for him and his brothers, a career that allows for contacts with notorious underworld...
Author
Publisher
[DeMarinis]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The longing and quest for dreams as experienced by two completely different women is paralled in this tale through their acts of perseverance, survival and self-discovery. Each must decide to surrender or continue in their quests, as they stumble over roadblocks and cross paths with people who affect their choices. Sue is determined to find her forever family as she nears the age of fifty. Unbelievable at times and nerve-racking at others, she maintains...
Author
Publisher
[DeMarinis]
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In early 1940, Johan was a happy teen in Haarlem, Holland. By May, the Second World War brought oppression, persecution and despair with the Nazi invasion of his homeland. Hitler's regime took control of everything. Choirs, Boy Scouts, radios and Jewish friends all began to disappear. Hidden in Haarlem is based on the true stories of an ordinary Dutch family who survived five war-torn years of insurmountable odds - showing courage, conviction, ingenuity...