Sentences with phrase «tender story»

Wry, informative, and often tender story... King gracefully reminds us about one of the best reasons to travel: to become a better person.
A sweet tender story.
In this tender story, author - illustrator Matthew Cordell doesn't waste any time or space to spin the tale of two lost creatures and an act of kindness.
Julie Fogliano's tender story of anticipation is brought to life by the distinctive illustrations Erin E. Stead, recipient of the 2011 Caldecott Medal.
An emotionally charged coming - of - age novel, Tell the Wolves I'm Home is a tender story of love lost and found, an unforgettable portrait of the way compassion can make us whole again.
Beautiful watercolors illustrate a quiet, tender story of a friendship across race in a middle - class pre-civil rights setting.
The Notebook is an achingly tender story about the enduring power of love, a story of miracles that will stay with you forever.
An achingly tender story about the enduring power of love.
Spencer undergoes a remarkable transformation from a wild and raucous boy to a gentle big brother in a joyful, tender story sweetly illustrated for «big brothers and sisters.»
In this tender story, vibrant illustrations highlight a young girl's joy when her father makes his annual visit for Chinese New Year.
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach (528 pages) You don't have to like baseball to savor Chad Harbach's sumptuous debut novel, a wise and tender story of love and friendship, ambition and the cruelty of dashed dreams, featuring an appealing cast of characters.
Linda Sarah and Benji Davies capture the fragility of friendship in this tender story that goes from two to three best friends.
This is a tender story peopled with memorable secondary characters and two culture - crossed lovers worth rooting for.
Writes Romance columnist Christie Ridgway, «This is a tender story peopled with memorable secondary characters and two culture - crossed lovers worth...
A tender story of two people daring to be more than «just friends...» Friends — And Then Some by Debbie Macomber
It was an incredibly haunting, tender story told from the perspective of an 8 year old who despite living with a mother psychiatrically unhinged from the world continues to believe in and hold on to this desperate bond between mother and child.
The Gift is a tender story that melds mystery, faith and the importance of forgiveness.
In this tender story, Will is with his mother as she undergoes cancer treatments, and while it's awkward and difficult to discuss death, they are able to communicate their feelings best through the books they've read.
Book: The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach Sport: Baseball at a small Midwestern college Reviewer's verdict: «You don't have to like baseball to savor Chad Harbach's sumptuous debut novel, a wise and tender story of love and friendship, ambition and the cruelty of dashed dreams, featuring an appealing cast of characters.»
A tender story of young love complicated by long distances, as one half of this perfect couple overstays her visa to indulge her passion for the other half.
From the simplest of precepts Japanese director Kore - eda Hirokazu spins a marvellously tender story of parents and children in Like Father, Like Son, as well as a subtle portrayal of the nuances of contemporary Japanese society.
On Chesil Beach is based upon Ian McEwan's 2007 Booker Prize shortlisted bestseller and is described as «a tender story which shows how the entire course of a life can be changed — by a gesture not made or a word not spoken.»
Viewed from one angle, Kiarostami's delicate, beautifully directed film looks like a tender story of two people meeting at the wrong moment in both of their lives.
It really is just a beautiful, tender story of first love between two men.
Below the surface of its brilliantly timed screwball humor, the German Oscar contender Toni Erdmann holds a tender story of staying true to family...
Producer Jennie Lew Tugend (Free Willy 1,2 and 3) has done wonders with a pittance ($ 10 million) for a budget while still allowing director - writer Manny Coto to tell a tender story about adolescent inadequacies.
A number of other major restorations will have their World Premieres at the Festival: Carol Reed's atmospheric Graham Greene adaptation of OUR MAN IN HAVANA (1959), set in Cuba at the start of the Cold War, makes timely viewing as US / Cuba relations thaw; Ken Russell's reworking of D.H. Lawrence scandalous classic WOMEN IN LOVE (1970) stars Oliver Reed, Alan Bates and Glenda Jackson and shows two couple's contrasting searches for love, and was restored by the BFI National Archive working alongside cinematographer Billy Williams; A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS (1966) is directed by Fred Zinnemann from a script by great British screenwriter, Robert Bolt from Bolt's play about Sir Thomas More, a perfect companion piece to Wolf Hall; Henry Fonda stars in the ripe - for - discovery WARLOCK (1959), a seething study of vengeance and repressed sexuality in a Utah mining outpost; and Bryan Forbes» THE RAGING MOON (1971) starring Malcolm McDowell and Nanette Newman in a tender story between two young people in wheelchairs which was ahead of its time in its attempts to change attitudes to disability.
As much as it is an epic tale of indomitable spirit, it is a tender story of the power of storytelling and the vitality of family, both in blood and in spirit, and those bonds that persist even beyond the grave.
«Amour» is a quiet, tender story about elderly couple Georges (Jean - Louis Trintignant) and Anne (Emmanuelle Riva), retired music teachers who are still deeply in love.
His latest, the Palme d'Or — winning «Amour,» is a more intimate work: a quiet, tender story about elderly couple Georges (Jean - Louis Trintignant) and Anne (Emmanuelle Riva), retired music teachers who are still deeply in love.
A tender story of (then) modern love, it was Allen's first onscreen appearance that was not slapstick, and an important part of his story.
A tender story of (then) modern love, it was Allen's -LSB-...]
«The Misfits» is a tender story, although overly talky for my own tastes.
Alejandro G. Inarritu was named best director for what he called a «human and tender story,» and «The Revenant» also won prizes for cinematography and sound.
This was a tender story about a girl that seems to have developed a pretty healthy attitude despite her disadvantages.
And when you write a book like Jesus Feminist, you become privy to a lot of women's tender stories.
Although Baby Josie is, of course, the real star of the blog (and ohmygosh is she a cutie... and I know from cute babies), Almond is genuinely enjoyable to read and has more to say about life than his irreverent, yet tender stories about fatherhood.
On her family vacation from Chicago to Mexico City, Celaya («Lala») Reyes begins her journey from girl to young adult as she weaves together wild, beautiful, cruel, and tender stories of ancestors and family members and especially her connections with her papa and the Awful Grandmother.

Not exact matches

In sixty vulnerably stories, the tender invitation of The Way of Abundance moves you into the rising abundant life.
In sixty vulnerably stories, the tender invitation of The Way of Abundance moves you through your unspoken broken — into the abundant life.
It wasn't just about the subject matter — although it's tricky to write about such a tender and intimate time in a person's life, to tell your own story while still holding space for stories that are so different than your own, to attempt to shepherd people well in the liminal spaces of their faith journeys — but it was also just the season of life with being pregnant with our fourth and then giving birth and suddenly having four tinies between the ages of 9 and newborn meant I had a lot less time with a lot less energy (and even less sleep!)
I'll be honest and say that some parts of this story I'm keeping to myself and my people right now, not out of shame or anything but because they are still so tender and precious, complicated and hard.
If we refuse to listen to the stories of our brothers and sisters in this moment, refuse to acknowledge the ongoing reality of a country in which young men can not wear hoods on a chilly morning, we — people with and without privilege — will continue to be baffled by the next judicial verdict that will again tear open our country's tender racial wound.
I'm not that fond of starchy white baked potatoes (rather boring), but boiling baby potatoes until tender, smashing, and then roasting them is another story!
You could read all the «How to Roast Vegetables» stories on the whole g - d internet and still end up with veggies that are either overcooked (and nicely browned) or crisp - tender (and pale).
«It will amount to flying in the face of the evidence before the court to believe the story of the accused persons that they have no knowledge of the commission of the offences and the exhibits tendered except their handsets.
I like to write poems and short stories I enjoy traveling Full of love and tender of heart Passionate and caring Adventurous and willing to learn new things I have a fun playful side and a sensual side
If you want to read happy, romantic stories about married life, some tender and some humorous, you have come to the right place.
There's a tender drama about reconciliation, growing old, and facing death wrestling the more commercial choir - contest story - line with the early scenes between Stamp and an unrecognizable Redgrave resembling a gentler take on «Amour».
Filled with truly warm and tender moments, this film is a story of how powerful the human relationship can be.
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