![]() ![]() In Still Me, as Lou tries to keep the two sides of her world together, she finds herself carrying secrets–not all her own–that cause a catastrophic change in her circumstances. Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her job and New York life within this privileged world.īefore she knows what’s happening, Lou is mixing in New York high society, where she meets Joshua Ryan, a man who brings with him a whisper of her past. She is thrown into the world of the super rich Gopniks: Leonard and his much younger second wife, Agnes, and a never-ending array of household staff and hangers-on. ![]() Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life, confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.įrom the sensational #1 New York Times bestselling author Jojo Moyes, a new book featuring her iconic heroine of Me Before You and After You, Louisa Clark ![]()
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![]() But the artist who created those paintings died before his mom was even born.Ĭonnor gets his chance to break the evil link between the past and the present when he is mysteriously whisked back in time to the 1920s. Connor suspects that the key to his mom's strange behavior is an old art book filled with paintings of a woman who looks exactly like her. Something is terribly wrong with Connor's mom-she keeps slipping into bizarre trances. ![]() Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories Juvenile Fiction | Historical - General ![]() When he's whisked back to the 1920s, Connor tries to break the evil link.Ĭlick for more in this series: Time Travel Mysteries Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & EditionsĪnnotation: When Connor's mother slips into strange trances, he suspects old paintings of a woman who looks just like her are the cause. ![]() ![]() Each profile features an eye-catching image of both heroic and villainous women in command from across history and around the world, from a princess-cum-pirate in fifth century Denmark, to a rebel preacher in 1630s Boston, to a bloodthirsty Hungarian countess, and a former prostitute who commanded a fleet of more than 70,000 men on China’s seas. Illustrated in a contemporary animation style, Rejected Princesses turns the ubiquitous "pretty pink princess" stereotype portrayed in movies, and on endless toys, books, and tutus on its head, paying homage instead to an awesome collection of strong, fierce, and yes, sometimes weird, women: warrior queens, soldiers, villains, spies, revolutionaries, and more who refused to behave and meekly accept their place.Īn entertaining mix of biography, imagery, and humor written in a fresh, young, and riotous voice, this thoroughly researched exploration salutes these awesome women drawn from both historical and fantastical realms, including real life, literature, mythology, and folklore. Details Or fastest delivery Wednesday, 31 May. Good thing these women are far from well behaved. RRP: £18.99 Details Save: £4.47 (24) FREE Returns FREE delivery Friday, 2 June. ![]() Blending the iconoclastic feminism of The Notorious RBG and the confident irreverence of Go the F**ck to Sleep, a brazen and empowering illustrated collection that celebrates inspirational badass women throughout history, based on the popular Tumblr blog. ![]() ![]() ![]() Dickens’ image of the sea rising builds on two ancient traditions concerning the sea the more traditional and universal depiction of the sea as a center of chaos and storm and the traditional Christian depiction of the sea as the element of chaos, confusion, and sin. ![]() Alarm-bells ringing, drums beating, the sea raging and thundering on its new beach, the attack begun.” Charles Dickens crafted an unforgettable image of the sea, in its tumult and turbulence, rising over the barriers to contain it, wreaking chaos, destruction, and hazard all around it. “With a roar that sounded as if all the breath in France had been shaped into the detested word, the living sea rose, wave on wave, depth on depth, and overflowed the city to that point. Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities is a picturesque story that deliberately mirrors the most famous picturesque story of all time: the Biblical story, which culminates in Christ’s death and resurrection, and which in turn brings life back to a lifeless world. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() For Baňka, the photo is a snapshot not of a single moment, but of the essence of life, a “minuscule probe into time.” The photos presented in this exhibition demonstrate his awareness of the limits of the corporeal experience of time, and the fact that time continues beyond what humans can perceive. His fascination with the ephemeral is conveyed by his sensitivity to light and experimentation with multiple exposure. Baňka’s diverse body of work is delicately tied together by the thin thread of temporality. ![]() Such is evident both in his attention to expressions of the face and body in his images, as well as in the varied photographic techniques he uses to express himself. However, he has responded to state censorship less by embedding targeted political messages into his work, but by more broadly embracing the human capacity for expression in its totality. Born in Prague in 1941, Pavel Baňka lived through a period of fierce political oppression. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They are also rich in detail and evocative language, creating an atmosphere of tragedy or joy. His novels often explore themes of love, faith, and the human condition. He often wrote in a lyrical style that was unique to him, making it easy to identify his works. Thomas Hardy’s writing style is characterized by his use of vivid imagery and symbolism. Hardy’s poems are filled with symbolism and metaphors, making them a pleasure to read. He also wrote stories about Victorian England’s rural life, which helped define the time period. However, Hardy said that he saw himself as a realist rather than a pessimist, as he believed that life was full of good and bad experiences. Hardy’s novels often end tragically, which led some critics to label him a pessimist. ![]() His works often explore themes of love, faith, and the human condition. Thomas Hardy is best known for his novels and poetry. ![]() ![]() Not that I cared, but it was a harsh reminder that the only girl I wanted was literally a wall away and wanted nothing to do with me. Muffled voices came from the entry hall, which probably meant Jagger had another girl over. The tile floor was cold under my bare feet as I leaned back against the kitchen counter, eating even colder ice cream. And Ember must decide if he’s worth the risk that comes with loving a man who could strip her bare. Until Josh’s secret shatters their world. As much as she wants to turn off her feelings and endure the heartache on her own, she can’t deny their intense attraction. He has a way of erasing the pain with a single look, a single touch. ![]() Hockey star, her new next-door neighbor, and not to mention the most delicious hands that insist on saving her over and over again. What she didn’t know was how she would find the strength to singlehandedly care for her crumbling family when her mom falls apart. The soldiers at the door meant her dad was never coming home. Twenty years as an army brat and Ember Howard knew, too. **Limited Time Only – Each book can be read as a stand alone** In anticipation of the January 25th release of Hallowed Ground, the newest stand alone to the Flight and Glory Series, Rebecca Yarros has placed Full Measures (Book One) ON SALE.ĭo not miss out on the opportunity to grab this beautifully written, emotional military romance about love, loss and survival for ONLY $0.99! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Unabridged Audiobook Categories: Literature & Fiction Womens Fiction Contemporary. As career dreams clash with romance and the Depression casts its shadow across Australia, each of the sisters will be forced to confront her own secret desires and dreams, and discover the true nature of love. Or is life - like love - always bittersweet ©2013 Colleen McCullough (P)2013 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd. For Kitty, it is a way to escape the suffocating love of her mother, who can see nothing beyond Kitty's astonishing beauty. In her first epic romantic novel since The Thorn Birds,Colleen McCullough weaves a sweeping story of two sets of twins - all trained as nurses but each with her own ambitions - stepping into womanhood in 1920s and '30s Australia. For Grace, the hospital is a terrifying place of sickness and mess while Tufts discovers hidden talents. They all embark on the career for their own reasons, but the one constant is their love for each other, and this. So concludes Bittersweet, Colleen McCullough’s tale of four sisters who take one of the few professional avenues open to them in the early 20th century: nursing. For Edda, it is the closest she can come to her dream of being a doctor. Nothing is so sweet that there is no tinge of bitter in it. Edda, Grace, Kitty and Tufts are the daughters of Reverend Thomas Latimer, about to become the first batch of nurses to be professionally trained in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. Four sisters are McCullough’s avatars of women’s progress in Depression-era Australia. Set in 1920s and 30s Australia, Bittersweet follows the lives of four sisters - two pairs of twins. Colleen McCullough always vowed that she would never write another sweeping family saga in the vein of The Thorn Birds, but luckily for her millions of fans she has now written Bittersweet. ![]() ![]() ![]() From the parties of the wealthy Bombay socialites to the poverty of the orphans on Tamarind Street, East of the Sun is everything a historical novel should be: alive with glorious detail, fascinating characters and masterful storytelling. Three potential Memsahibs with a myriad of reasons for leaving England, but the cargo of hopes and secrets they carry has done little to prepare them for what lies ahead. And overshadowing all three of them, the malevolent presence of Guy Glover, a strange and disturbed schoolboy. Victoria, the bridesmaid, is determined to lose her virginity on the journey before finding a husband of her own in India. Julia Gregson Published by Touchstone Books (2010) ISBN 10: 1439101132 ISBN 13: 9781439101131 New Paperback Quantity: 1 Seller: Grand Eagle Retail (Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.) Rating Seller Rating: Book Description Paperback. Rose, a beautiful, dangerously naive English girl, is about to be married to the cavalry officer she has met only a handful of times. Her advert in The Lady has resulted in three unsettling charges to be escorted to India. In Cabin D38, Viva Hollowat, an inexperienced chaperone, is worried shes made a terrible mistake. From award winner Julia Gregson, author of Jasmine Nights, this sweeping international bestseller brilliantly captures the lives of three young women on their way to a new life in India during the 1920s.As the Kaisar-I-Hind weighs anchor for Bombay in the autumn of 1928, its passengers ponder their fate in a distant land. ![]() In Cabin D38, Viva Hollowat, an inexperienced chaperone, is worried shes made a terrible mistake. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mindsets are beginning to shift from eating what is convenient to what is grown locally. has sought to rectify this chemical assassination. ![]() With the advent of food chemistry in the 1960's, the local supermarket morphed into a garishly lit big box store lined with waxy boxes of processed food in carnival colors, stamped "fortified with the essential nutrients." Pesticides and growth-enhancing treatment have yielded produce sections bursting with vegetables and fruits year-round harvested from far-flung places where a growing season amounts to no more than what is picked between sprayings. Americans are long-divorced from the agrarian sensibilities of their ancestors in regard to food choices. Reflection on one's culinary peccadillos does not often extend beyond the end of one's fork. The Dirty Life: On Farming, Food and Love, By Kristin Kimball ![]() |