Janet Lewis Books

Set in small communities of the upper Midwest and northern California during the '30s and '40s, this collection of short fiction explores the poignant cycles of life. The stories delve into themes of youth and age, despair and hope, as well as life and death, capturing the haunting essence of midcentury life. First published in 1946, these tales resonate with a timeless quality, reflecting the intricate connections that define human experience.

Against a Darkening Sky was original published in 1943. Set in a semi-rural community south of San Francisco, it is the story of an American mother of the mid-1930s and the sustaining influence she brings, through her own profound strength and faith, to the lives of her four growing children.

Originally published in 1947, The Trial of Sören Qvist has been praised by a number of critics for its intriguing plot and Janet Lewis’s powerful writing. And in the introduction to this new edition, Swallow Press executive editor and author Kevin Haworth calls attention to the contemporary feeling of the story—despite its having been written more than fifty years ago and set several hundred years in the past. As in Lewis’s best-known novel, The Wife of Martin Guerre, the plot derives from Samuel March Phillips’s nineteenth-century study, Famous Cases of Circumstantial Evidence, in which this British legal historian considered the trial of Pastor Sören Qvist to be the most striking case.

Providing a clear and accessible account of the qualitative research process, this book discusses the different forms and uses of qualitative research, the design, data collection, analysis and reporting.

Janet Lewis hat mit 'Die Frau, die liebte' einen verstörenden und zugleich kraftvollen Roman erschaffen, der von einer Frau erzählt, die in ihrer Ernsthaftigkeit und Tapferkeit über die Konventionen ihrer Zeit hinauswächst. Stefanie Rufle, booksection.de 19.03.2018

How and why do armed rebellions start? This study offers a rare look into the incipient stages of rebellion, arguing that only rebel groups controlling local rumor networks survive and become viable challengers to governments. It is a valuable resource for both scholars and policymakers of political science.

Join the children's birthday party fun with doors to open and windows to peek through.

Lively pictures of children doing everyday things will appeal to all first readers in this photographic sticker book.

»Ein großartiges Porträt Frankreichs zur Zeit des Sonnenkönigs in all seiner Pracht und in all seinen Schwächen.« ›Times Literary Supplement‹ In den Gassen von Paris geht ein Pamphlet von Hand zu Hand: Es diffamiert Ludwig XIV. und seine Mätressenwirtschaft. Der Sonnenkönig tobt und verlangt, den Urheber unverzüglich dingfest zu machen. Als das Flugblatt dem jungen Buchbinder Paul in die Finger kommt, schmiedet er zusammen mit seiner Geliebten Marianne, der Frau seines Meisters, einen perfiden Plan: Sie wollen dem Meister die skandalöse Schrift unterschieben und ihn an die Polizei verraten – und dann wie das Staatsoberhaupt frei in Lust und Laster leben. Aber Paul und Marianne ahnen nicht, welche fatalen Folgen ihre Intrige haben wird.