Dream Work, a collection of forty-five poems, follows both chronologically and logically Mary Oliver's American Primitive, which won her the Pulitzer Prize for the finest book of poetry published in 1983 by an American poet. The depth and diversity of perceptual awareness—so steadfast and radiant in American Primitive—continue in Dream Work. She has turned her attention in these poems to the solitary and difficult labors of the spirit—to accepting the truth about one's personal world, and to valuing the triumphs while transcending the failures of human relationships.Whether by way of inheritance—as in her poem about the Holocaust—or through a painful glimpse into the present—as in "Acid," a poem about an injured boy begging in the streets of Indonesia—the events and tendencies of history take on a new importance here. More deeply than in her previous volumes, the sensibility behind... Views: 45
The dark lord Dagnarus is back to destroy all mortals, and only one thing can stop him: the reunited Sovereign Stone. But one piece is still missing…. The fate of Loerem rests in the hands of an unlikely hero who must venture into the very blackness of the Void itself.From acclaimed New York Times bestselling fantasists Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman comes the spellbinding conclusion to the epic adventure of wonder, courage, magic, and ambition that is the breathtaking world of the Sovereign Stone. Views: 45
From one of Australia's finest writers, a novel that exposes the tenacious grip of childhood, the way siblings seem to grow apart but never do, and the price paid for bearing witness to the suffering of others.You bring your children up to escape sorrow. You spend your best years trying to stop them witnessing it on television, in you, in your neighbours' faces. Then you realise, slowly, that there is no escape, that they must steer their own way through life's cruelties.In The Children Charlotte Wood, one of Australian fiction's rising stars, delivers a short, sharp shock of a novel that takes you into the heart of a family as normal, and as broken, as any other.When their father is critically injured, foreign correspondent Mandy and her siblings return home, bringing with them the remnants and patterns of childhood. Mandy has lived away from the country for many years. Her head is filled with images of terror and war, and her homecoming to the quiet country... Views: 45
Verity couldn't quell her suspicions
True, the Layton family had welcomed Paula, Verity's closest friend, to their home. The two women had come to the countryside to view Paula's inheritance from her late husband. And they actually seemed thrilled about Paula's coming baby.
In fact, even Sebastian Kent could not have been more charming to the woman who was displacing him. Yet Verity wondered if he had hidden motives--especially when Paula's life was threatened.
And, what made things more complicated was Verity's growing attraction to Sebastian, a man she felt unable to trust. Views: 45
Evil should never be necessary. Except when it is. Recovering after abduction and rape, Caitlin emerges from the darkness, burning for revenge. But the media and the man who rescued her consider Caitlin an angel. An avenging angel, perhaps. One who'll stop at nothing to ensure her own safety. What means more to her – recovery or retribution? Can it truly be evil when it feels so good? Views: 45
In Buffalo Palace , the young Titus Bass sights, and then sets out into, the vast Rocky Mountain country, where he has his initial experiences with trapping beaver, surviving the freezing winter, fighting fierce Indians and even fiercer fellow mountain men, and celebrating at the hard-earned summer rendezvous. Most memorably, we walk with Titus as he first sees the immense herd which originally fueled his wanderlust, and now feeds, clothes and houses the frontier's pioneers, when he reaches the country lovingly called the "Buffalo Palace." Views: 45
Science Fiction. 72565 words long. Views: 45
A serial killer -- The Wolfman – prowls the streets of Toronto kidnapping young professional women, then targets crime reporter Katie Cannon who has been writing about his rampage. Trevor Trevanian, a foreign correspondent in Afghanistan, is abducted by al-Qaida and taken on a perilous journey to Pakistan to face an uncertain fate. Deadline combines murder and action in a big city newspaper. Views: 45
DEATH OF A GOSSIP When society widow and gossip columnist Lady Jane Winters joins the local fishing class she wastes no time in ruffling feathers - or should that be fins? - of those around her. Among the victims of her sharp tongue is Lochdubh constable Hamish Macbeth, yet not even Hamish thinks someone would seriously want to silence Lady Jane's shrill voice permanently - until her strangled body is fished out of the river. Now with the help of the lovely Priscilla Halburton-Smythe, Hamish must steer a course through the choppy waters of the tattler's life to find a murderer. But with a school of suspects who aren't willing to talk, and the dead woman telling no tales, Hamish may well be in over his head for he knows that secrets are dangerous, knowledge is power, and killers when cornered usually do strike again. DEATH OF A CAD When Priscilla Halburton-Smythe brings her London playwright fiancé home to Lochdubh, everyone in town is delighted... except for love-smitten Hamish... Views: 45
The Haunting of Castle Keyvnor, Book #2Greetings,In regards to the Matter of the un-entailed Estate of the late-Jonathan Hambly, 10th Earl of Banfield, be advised that your attendance is urgently required at the reading of his lordship's Last Will & Testament, to take place on November 1st of this year at Castle Keyvnor in Bocka Morrow, Cornwall.Regards,Mr. Timothy Hunt, Esq.When the late-Earl of Banfield's distant relations descend upon Bocka Morrow, they'll find gypsies, witches, pixies, smugglers, and one very haunted castle. And if they're lucky, they might just fall in love while they're there.BEDEVILED, The Haunting of Castle Keyvnor includes:Kate Pearce's A Ghost of a ChanceViolet DeLisle is secretly delighted to have the opportunity to meet up with some of the more obscure branches of her family tree. She's been in love with her stepmother's second cousin, Charlie, since she was a child. But her beautiful half-sister has clearly set her sights on Charlie and he is... Views: 45
"Great psychological suspense." – Harlan Coben Dr. Frank Clevenger, a brilliant forensic psychiatrist, is eager to leave the world of the criminally insane behind-until he receives a chilling phone call. Close friend and former colleague North Anderson, now the Chief of Police on the exclusive island of Nantucket, is desperate for help in solving a shocking case: One of the infant twin daughters of billionaire Darwin Bishop has been murdered in her crib at the family's estate. The suspected killer is her adopted brother Billy, and investigators believe that the fugitive teenager has targeted the surviving twin.But as Clevenger maps the Bishop family's psychological layers he uncovers some disturbing revelations that lead him to believe Billy may be innocent. The Bishops are a deeply troubled family. As charming as he is ambitious and cruel, Darwin seems determined to protect his son-but is he actually trying to railroad him? Why does Garret, Bishop's other son, despise his father so intensely? Is beautiful Julia Bishop a mother grieving for her murdered child or a manipulative seductress with a dark secret to hide'As Clevenger fights to protect the innocent and hunt down the guilty, aspects of the case begin to collide with demons from his own past. After a life-threatening attack the forensic psychiatrist knows he must penetrate the killer's psychosis in order to identify him before the Bishop family-and Clevenger himself-become the next victims. Using his mastery of psychiatry, Clevenger lays a trap to reveal the murderer in an unforgettable finale. Views: 45
Attorney Khendra Phillips isn't used to dealing with men on anything more than a business level. After having her heart broken years ago, she has spent her time focusing on her budding legal career, and it has paid off—or has it? Khendra learns the case that will make her career is being given to hotshot New York City lawyer Sean Michaels, and she can't deny her attraction to the devastatingly handsome attorney. Can she let go of the past in order to be found guilty of love? Views: 45
