Promethea vol 15/30/2023 As they wander and converse, they begin to understand how the different spheres' individual qualities apply to their inner life, until they reach the very pinnacle of enlightenment. Sophie Bangs has become the latest incarnation of Promethea, herself a work of fiction, and on the road to bringing about the most unusual Armageddon she journeys with former Promethea and now dead mentor, Barabara, through the realms of the Immateria. This is a poetical treatise on Moore's personal beliefs - on the immortality of the moment and the power of the imagination. Possibly Alan's most accomplished series outside of FROM HELL, PROMETHEA looks on the surface like a mischievous take on WONDER WOMAN, but although humour abounds in the news flashes and Weeping Gorilla billboards, nothing could be further from the truth.
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Fever 1793 author5/30/2023 Twenty thousand people fled the city during this time, including many prominent citizens and government officials (Philadelphia was the temporary United States capital at this time and also the third largest U.S. Philadelphia’s yellow fever epidemic killed nearly 5,000 people between August and November, 1793-nearly 10% of the city’s population. Edwards Award and the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction. Her awards include the American Library Association’s Margaret A. In addition to Fever 1793, she has authored a trilogy of young adult historical novels called Seeds of America. Anderson is best known for her award-winning 1999 novel, Speak, which features a teenage girl who is dealing with the aftermath of a sexual assault. Since 2004, she has been married to her childhood sweetheart, Scot Larrabee. Halse had two daughters, Stephanie and Meredith, with her first husband, Greg Anderson. She began writing children’s and young adult novels in the 1990s. Early in her career, she worked at the Philadelphia Inquirer. She graduated from Georgetown University in 1984. As a teenager, Halse spent a year living in Denmark as an exchange student. She has enjoyed writing since second grade. She grew up in Potsdam, New York, along with her younger sister, and attended high school outside of Syracuse. Zora neale hurston barracoon5/30/2023 Spending more than three months there, she talked in depth with Cudjo about the details of his life. In 1931, Hurston returned to Plateau, the African-centric community three miles from Mobile founded by Cudjo and other former slaves from his ship. Hurston was there to record Cudjo�s firsthand account of the raid that led to his capture and bondage fifty years after the Atlantic slave trade was outlawed in the United States. Of the millions of men, women, and children transported from Africa to America as slaves, Cudjo was then the only person alive to tell the story of this integral part of the nation�s history. In 1927, Zora Neale Hurston went to Plateau, Alabama, just outside Mobile, to interview eighty-six-year-old Cudjo Lewis. Barracoon: the Story of the Last Slave Zora Neale Hurston € 17.99 If not in stock, the expected delivery time for this item will be 2 - 4 weeksĪ major literary event: a newly published work from the author of the American classic Their Eyes Were Watching God, with a foreword from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker, brilliantly illuminates the horror and injustices of slavery as it tells the true story of one of the last-known survivors of the Atlantic slave trade�abducted from Africa on the last "Black Cargo" ship to arrive in the United States. Rutherfurd the forest5/30/2023 The New Forest is the perfect backdrop for the families who people this epic story - a story that makes clear the connections between the dark, dangerous, sensuous life of the primeval forest and the genteel life of Georgian and Regency society. The mighty oaks of the forest were used to build the ships for Admiral Nelson's navy, and the fishermen who lived in Christchurch and Lymington helped Sir Francis Drake fight off the Spanish Armada. It is here that Saxon and Norman kings rode forth with their hunting parties, and where William the Conqueror's son Rufus was mysteriously killed. From the time of the Norman Conquest to the present day, the New Forest has remained a mysterious, powerful, almost mythical place. In the heart of the New Forest itself, some one hundred thousand acres of forest and heath sweep down to the Solent water and the Isle of Wight and overlook the English Channel just beyond. To its west runs the river Avon, from Sarum to the harbor at Christchurch, and to its east the port of Southampton. The New Forest lies in a vast bowl scooped from England's southern coast. InThe Forest, Edward Rutherfurd, whose greatly admiredSarumandLondonhave captivated millions of readers, now unfolds the saga of nine turbulent centuries in the life of the quintessential English heartland: the New Forest. Hope Springs by Sarah M. Eden5/30/2023 WHAT IT'S ABOUT Amateur inventor Kester Barrington prefers the peace and quiet of his estate to the bustle of Society. As their association becomes increasingly tangled and confused, their only hope of pursuing a life together is to trust one another with the very truths that could tear them apart. Their connection is impossible to deny, but both Kester and Violet harbor heavy constraints. The pair is a study in contrasts: Violet, with her sunny disposition, and Kester, with his prickly facade. In particular, she finds herself inexplicably drawn to Kester. So when tragedy forces her family to shelter at neighboring Livingsley Hall, Violet is delighted to receive a warm welcome from the Gents. Violet Ridley longs to make friends in this new corner of the country, but her family’s fortune was made through investments rather than inheritance, and Society can be fickle. It all seems exhausting - until an unexpected addition to the party catches his eye: his new neighbor, the lovely Violet. But when his tight-knit group of friends, the Gents, descends on Livingsley Hall for their annual gathering, he stoically joins in their activities. Amateur inventor Kester Barrington prefers the peace and quiet of his estate to the bustle of Society. The kurdish bike by alesa lightbourne5/30/2023 Gold Medal: Best Regional Fiction e-Book. Contact author to request a Skype presentation to your book club. The Kurdish Bike is gripping, tender, wry and compassionate - an eye-opener into little-known customs in one of the worlds most explosive regions - a novel of love, betrayal and redemption. The Manhattan Book Review also gave it five stars, and called it a "must-read" for anyone interested in the Middle East. San Francisco Book Review gave the book five stars and compared it to The Kite Runner. Theresa's greatest challenge will be balancing respect for cultural values while trying to introduce more enlightened attitudes toward women - at the same time seeking new spiritual dimensions within herself.īased on true events, The Kurdish Bike is gripping, tender, wry and compassionate - an eye-opener into little-known customs in one of the world's most explosive regions - a novel of love, betrayal and redemption. Befriended by a widow in a nearby village, Theresa is embroiled in the joys and agonies of traditional Kurds, especially the women who survived Saddam's genocide only to be crippled by age-old restrictions, brutality and honor killings. With her marriage over and life gone flat, Theresa Turner responds to an online ad, and lands at a school in Kurdish Iraq. "Courageous teachers wanted to rebuild war-torn nation." Gold Medal, Best Regional Fiction, Independent Publishers Book Awards 2017įirst Prize, North Street Book Contest 2017īest Cultural Fiction, Readers' Favorites Book Awards (bronze) 2018 Fire Watch by Connie Willis5/30/2023 My favorite story might be "All My Darling Daughters," set in an extraterrestrial boarding school for the daughters of wealthy men who donate sperm to unknown surrogates in order to create heirs who they don't meet until they've grown up. The stories in this collection cover some familiar sci-fi tropes (time travel, other planets, apocalyptic futures) but with a focus on character and humanity that is missing in some science fiction. I'm so glad that I finally got this introduction to her! I am a little surprised I'd never read any Willis before - she is a prominent and prolific author of just the kind of Ray Bradburyish, feminist without beating you over the head with it, science fiction that I really love. I am pretty sure I got this copy of Fire Watch by Connie Willis (1985) from the lovely St. But working for his unsuspecting new guardian, Busick Strathmore, Duke of Repington, has perils of its own. Falsely persecuted, she risks her life to be near him, disguising herself in order to be hired as her own son's nanny. When headstrong West Indian heiress Patience Jordan questioned her English husband's mysterious suicide, she lost everything-most devastatingly, her newborn son, Lionel. It's challenging for a widow, especially one who's fallen from grace, to find true love again-or perhaps for the very first time. the perfect historical read." -Julia Quinn, #1 New York Times bestselling author Named a "Must Read" by Oprah Daily, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Vulture, NPR, Woman's World and more, the first installment in award-winning author Vanessa Riley's swoon-worthy Rogues & Remarkable Women series is now available in mass market! This groundbreaking, empowering, sexy Regency romance featuring a recently widowed Afro-Caribbean heiress and a dashing Duke is perfect for the Bridgerton binge-watcher and fans of witty historical romance by authors such as Julia Quinn, Evie Dunmore, and Eloisa James. Red queen steel scars5/30/2023 Red Queen takes place a long time after the world as we presently know it has ended due to what Red Queen calls the Calamities. We learn the lost civilization he researches is actually our own. If you remember, Julian is a historian of sorts, he obsesses over the history of Norta and the civilizations that came before the emergence of silverbloods and newbloods. The book begins with an entry by Julian Jacos. But first, I want to talk about the biggest finding. I’ve included different shots throughout this post.īroken Throne by Victoria Aveyard summary (spoilers!) In my opinion, they’re worth the purchase if you’re a fan. I will say: the maps and journal entries and all the bonuses included in Broken Throne are so, so beautiful. Unless your hobby is to collect every publication related to a series, getting the Broken Throne collection will gain you all short stories and novellas in the Red Queen story. Queen Song and Steel Scars are actually the two novellas previously published in the collection Cruel Crown. World Behind (my guess: Red Queen #3.5).Definitely go back and check those out if you haven’t already. Previously, I recapped and reviewed the other books in the Red Queen series. But I enjoyed reading the collection anyway. Broken Throne by Victoria Aveyard is an enjoyable collection of novellas and short stories that enrich the history and fallout of the events within the Red Queen series. Creature Features by Steve Jenkins5/30/2023 Keating makes learning an adventure in the wow and wild! The second title in this series by Jess Keating. What Makes a Monster?: Discovering the World’s Scariest Creatures written by Jess Keating and illustrated by David DeGrand Take a journey back and forth through time as you hike down, up and around the Grand Canyon. I believe that more and more with each book I read. Incredible photographs by Bishop of Rockhopper penguins in the Falkland Islands. This title allows us to follow a penguin family through a typical day. Penguin Day: A Family Story by Nic Bishop Listed alphabetically by author.įollow along as a reluctant bee enthusiast becomes convinced of the wonder and importance of bees. Here are my top ten of 2017 (published in 2017). There have been some pretty amazing titles that I have had the pleasure of reading and I am sharing them here. Books from my nonfiction picture book collection are always well used and well loved. I definitely haven’t posted many #nfpb2017 posts.īur I have been reading and sharing and appreciating. There are still titles on my To Read list that are likely to become favourites, perhaps even making their way on to this list. I haven’t read as many nonfiction titles as I would have liked to read this year. |