Finalist for the National Book Award: Joan Williams's unforgettable first novel is the story of a small Southern town struggling to care for one of its ownIn a rundown farmhouse in Mississippi, Jake Darby wakes up one morning to find his world forever changed. His long-suffering mother has died overnight, abandoning forty-year-old Jake, who is mute and, according to his neighbors, not quite right in the head. With no family to take him in, it is up to the townspeopl...

A precisely observed portrait of the civil rights era and the gripping story of one woman's unexpected awakeningItna Homa, Mississippi, is like many small Southern towns in the early 1960s. News travels fast, gossip even faster, and one ugly incident has the power to set the entire community aflame. Forty years ago, the murder of a local white woman shook Itna Homa to its core and resulted in the conviction—based on circumstantial evidence—of a young black man. Now ...

Ten poignant and perceptive stories from one of the most distinctive voices in Southern literatureIn these deeply affecting tales, Joan Williams captures with heart-wrenching clarity the pain and confusion of characters struggling to come to terms with a changing world. "The Morning and the Evening," which would later be expanded into Williams's award-winning novel of the same name, is an exquisite and unsettling portrait of a mute man's isolation. In "Spring Is Now...

The vivid and absorbing story of a man whose unwavering pursuit of success leaves him searching for the true meaning of lifeRaised in rural Arkansas during the Great Depression, Frank "Son" Wynn leaves home at age fourteen to seek his fortune. Handsome, charismatic, and headstrong, he eventually becomes a powder man, selling dynamite up and down the Mississippi River. With a single-minded determination, he expands his business at every opportunity, foreseeing the c...

Remembering: Joan Williams' Uncollected Pieces illustrates again that rediscovering an admired author—especially through his or her later works—is every bit as engaging as discovering a new literary voice.Joan Williams, an accomplished and prize-winning southern novelist, published a number of short stories and nonfiction pieces in the later years of her life; a life complicated early on by the influential men with whom she was involved, namely American author William Faul...

This poignant tale of a young woman's affair with a famous writer is based on Joan Williams's real-life relationship with William FaulknerFor Amy Howard, the novels of Jeffrey Almoner are a refuge from the uncertainty of life. His books are full of the questions—about the nature of justice, the necessity of suffering, and the meaning of the past—that occupy her thoughts, but that no else seems interested in asking or able to answer. When she and two friends make a p...

The electrifying story of a woman whose search for love and fulfillment brings her to the very brink of disasterLaurel Wynn is haunted by her insecurities. Raised in a backwater Mississippi town by an alcoholic mother, she is now the author of largely ignored novels and the unhappy wife and mother of an upper-middle-class New England family. She continues to hold out hope, however, that the right kind of love might change everything for the better. When she begins a...

Clinical Counseling: Theory, Practice, and Professional Development is a comprehensive graduate-level textbook designed to equip counseling students, interns, and mental health professionals with the essential knowledge needed for contemporary clinical practice. The text offers a deep dive into the foundational elements of the discipline, tracing the historical development of mental health care from ancient spiritual and philosophical interpretations to modern humanitarian...

'I was born in January 1936, and I learned to count by the bombs dropping on Liverpool. My parents were godly people and I was early taught my duty to God and those around me. Very early in my life I felt that God's hand was on me, and I married a man whose sense of commitment and honour to God was likewise pre-eminent in his life. During our years on the mission field the whole spectrum of service changed. When we went to Burma in 1960 there were ninety-seven Salvation Army missionaries i...

In Unbending Gender, Joan Williams takes a hard look at the state of feminism in America. Concerned by what she finds--young women who flatly refuse to identify themselves as feminists and working-class and minority women who feel the movement hasn't addressed the issues that dominate their daily lives--she outlines a new vision of feminism that calls for workplaces focused on the needs of families and, in divorce cases, recognition of the value of family work and its impact on wo...

START TALKING LIKE A JAMAICAN TODAY......Yea mon, yu nuh seet!.Enjoy Jamaican reggae/dancehall music and our expressive Jamaican language? Love a great laugh too? This is the right book for you.The late Bob Marley introduced the world to Jamaican music and despite his death he continues to be one of the most listened to musicians in the world. Marley's fame has also opened doors for dozens of other Jamaican outstanding entertainers to keep the world rocking to our vibrant m...

A workbook for women with practical tips, tricks, and strategies for succeeding in the workplace.A companion to the highly successful What Works for Women at Work, this workbook offers women a hands-on guide filled with interactive exercises, self-diagnostic quizzes, and action-oriented strategies for building successful careers.The Workbook helps women understand their work environments and experiences and move up the professional ladder. Readers will disc...