Masterfully blending myth and reality, this is the story of a man's escape from his native Zanzibar to England to build a new life. A dazzling tale of cultural identity and displacementHe thinks, as he escapes from Zanzibar, that he will probably never return, and yet the dream of studying in England matters above that.Things do not happen quite as he imagined – the school where he teaches is cramped and violent, he forgets how it feels to belong. But there is Emma, beautiful, rebellious Emma, who turns away from her white, middle-class roots to offer him love and bear him a child. And in return he spins stories of his home and keeps her a secret from his family. Twenty years later, when the barriers at last come down in Zanzibar, he is able and compelled to go back. What he discovers there, in a story potent with truth, will change the entire vision of his life. Views: 43
A fierce and funny memoir of kitchen and bedroom from James Beard Award winner Betty Fussell A survivor of the domestic revolutions that turned American television sets from Leave It to Beaver to The Mary Tyler Moore Show to Julia Child's The French Chef, food historian and journalist Betty Fussell has spotlighted the changes in American culture through food over the last half century in nearly a dozen books. In this witty and candid autobiographical mock epic, Fussell survives a motherless household during the Great Depression, gets married to the well-known writer and war historian Paul Fussell after World War II, goes through a divorce, and finally escapes to New York City in her mid-fifties, batterie de cuisine intact.My Kitchen Wars is a revelation of the author's lifelong love affair with food—cooking it, eating it, and sharing it—no matter where or with whom she finds herself. From Princeton to Heidelberg... Views: 43
Erotica. 28729 words long. First published in 2007, 2007 Views: 43
Jake Westbury has tired of the bar scene, the one-night stands, and unfulfilling relationships. Usually so controlled in his life, he makes the impulsive decision to spend the summer in London on a quest to shake things up, and hopefully fall in love. Upon his arrival, he quickly meets the bookish Nevil and the devilish Hunter. A fateful party where both are in attendance turns Jake's world upside down.When a meeting in the park with the sexy, alluring Hunter Abbott goes awry, Jake finds himself in possession of a small fortune in cash. With only one clue to go on, and a thug giving chase, he has to figure out just what's going on. Will his powerful desire for Hunter make Jake throw caution to the wind? What game is being played, and is Jake one of the players, or just a pawn?Seductive, secretive, satisfying, English Lads will remind you of the costly price of love, and ultimately that what you seek may be much closer to home than you could imagine.The last book in The Passport to... Views: 43
Shy high schooler Kyle Jamieson and Hailey Bosler, a musician with degenerative blindness, team up to tackle a bucket list of greatest fears in this compelling novel that explores what it means to take risks.It starts with a list of fears. Stupid things really. Things that Hailey shouldn't worry about, wouldn't worry about if she didn't wake up every morning with the world a little more blurry. Unable to see her two moms clearly. Unable to read the music for her guitar. One step closer to losing the things she cares about the most. For a while, the only thing that keeps Hailey moving forward is the feeling she gets when she crosses something off the list. Then she meets Kyle. He mumbles—when he talks at all—and listens to music to drown out his thoughts. He's loaded down with fears, too. So Hailey talks him into making his own list. Together, they stumble into an odd friendship, helping each other tackle one after another of their biggest... Views: 43
This omnibus edition contains the first four parts of the STAR WANDERERS series. Set on the Outworld frontier thousands of years after the exodus from Earth, it follows the story of starship pilot Jeremiah Edeni and his accidental bride, Noemi, as they wander the stars in search of a new homeworld. Contents: Part I: Outworlder Part II: Fidelity Part III: Sacrifice Part IV: Homeworld Views: 43
One of the greatest relics in all of Islam--a treasure with the power to alter the course of history for Afghanistan and the world--is stolen from its guarded mosque in Kandahar. A week later, a CIA asset with knowledge of its whereabouts is murdered in a quiet Virginia suburb outside of D.C. Now it is up to Destin Saunders, a rogue agent suspended from active duty, to find Charles Phelan--a discharged U.S. Army shipping clerk from Boston and the only person who may hold the key to the relic's whereabouts. In order to succeed, Saunders is forced to rely on Phelan's sister Cianna--a disgraced former war hero and convicted murderer--to track her brother through the warrens of Boston's clannish underworld, and uncover an international conspiracy at the highest levels of the U.S. security community. If they fail, the future of Afghanistan and the uncertain peace in the Middle East hangs in the balance. Even if they succeed, though, there is no telling whether they can survive. Views: 43
