On the planet Tempore, time and schedules dictate everything from the time people wake up, to the time they make love, and even the time they form a union. Not a second is wasted. Amsen Dadelon hates timetables. She's always late and has managed to skirt the traditional partnership deadline until one day she wakes up with a mate she doesn't know.Hallan Pirro knows time is of the essence. After a failed union, he has no time to waste. As the couple work together to plan their official Union Ceremony, Amsen tries to leave without embarrassing her family while Hallan tries to hide his past failures. They may discover that it's about time for love. Views: 10
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 1998."To all concerned, this book is meant to send a ghostly signal across the dark universe of ill-health that says 'you are not alone.'" - Robert McCrumOn July 29, 1995, Robert McCrum, 42, married only ten weeks, suffered a paralyzing stroke. Overnight, his life shifted irrevocably. But this admired novelist and former editorial director of the London publishing house Faber and Faber decided to chronicle what became a remarkable journey "into that mysterious, unexplored territory, the neighbourly world of the unwell," as well as a deeply moving love story.From the Hardcover edition. Views: 10
An original poetic work that brings alive Chaucer's great love story, illuminating the psychological drama at its heart.The captivating love story of ill-fated Troilus and Criseyde, first popularized by Chaucer's poem in the 1380s, is one of the most enduring stories of the English language. In A Double Sorrow, award-winning poet Lavinia Greenlaw breathes fresh life into the medieval tale through a series of seven-line stanzas, which mimic the form of Chaucer's original poem.Set during the siege of Troy, A Double Sorrow is the story of the Trojan hero Troilus and his beloved Criseyde, whose traitorous father defects to the Greeks and persuades them to ask for his daughter in an exchange of prisoners. Troilus suggests that Criseyde flee with him, but she knows she will be universally condemned and instead pretends to submit to the exchange while promising Troilus that she will find a way to return to him within ten days. But once in the company of the Greeks,... Views: 10
When Marlowe gets a heart transplant and a second chance at life, all she wants is to thank her donor's family. Maybe then she can move on. Maybe then she'll discover who she is if she's no longer The Dying Girl.But with a little brother who dresses like every day is Halloween, a vegan warrior for a mother and an all-out war with the hot butcher's apprentice next door, Marlowe's life is already pretty complicated. And her second chance is about to take an unexpected turn. Views: 10
Married . . . to Ian. If it wasn’t bad enough that Nadia fled the scene the morning after, it seems her husband jumped ship too. It’s only when cryptic postcards from Africa start piling up that she realizes how far Ian jumped. Judging by the foreign agent hunting for stolen diamonds, and a woman searching for Ian who claims to be his wife, Nadia fears Ian jumped too far and too deep. Views: 10
A serial killer is on a rampage against women in western Sydney. Will Detective Ellie Cooper and Australian Federal Police officer Clayton Munro set aside their animosity in order to capture a monster? Views: 10
With Spain now united, Ferdinand looks to his daughters to further his ambitions. All too often, his wife Isabella finds herself torn between his brilliant plans and her love for her children. During the last years of Isabella’s reign, the sovereigns witness as events strike at the heart of their family. Tragedy follows tragedy – the infanta Isabella a broken-hearted widow; Juana, driven to madness by her husband’s philandering; and the sorrow of parting with young Catalina, destined to become Katharine of Aragon, wife to Henry VIII and Queen of England … Views: 10
