A young intellectual is called into active duty and receives a rude awakening to the realities of military service. An Ivy League graduate is pressed casually into Intelligence work and encounters himself mirrored in his new-found friend--a Russian spy. An arrogant professor finds himself unable to resist the unschooled energy of a spunky female student. A lonely apprentice at a New York law firm is flattered by the attentions of two mentors--one a senior partner, the other an enchantingly extravagant woman--whose sophistication make his own naivety painfully apparent. Each story in this luminous quartet explorers an emotional turning-point, either toward or away from self-knowledge--that moment when a young man of privilege suddenly finds his carefully nurtured superiority crumbling. In Casey's beautiful prose, the experiences of these solitary narrators resonate with remarkable power. Views: 6
Ensorcelled princesses . . . a frog that speaks . . . a magical hind—Newbery Medal winner Robin McKinley opens a door into an enchanted world in this collection of original and retold fairy talesThe last mortal kingdom before the unmeasured sweep of Faerieland begins has at best held an uneasy truce with its unpredictable neighbor. There is nothing to show a boundary, at least on the mortal side of it; and if any ordinary human creature ever saw a faerie—or at any rate recognized one—it was never mentioned; but the existence of the boundary and of faeries beyond it is never in doubt either. So begins "The Stolen Princess," the first story of this collection, about the meeting between the human princess Linadel and the faerie prince Donathor. "The Princess and the Frog" concerns Rana and her unexpected alliance with a small, green, flipper-footed denizen of a pond in the palace gardens. "The Hunting of the Hind" tells of a princess... Views: 6
Welcome to New Mourne, where old-world creatures come to make a new life.For generations a cruel enchantress has forced the Connelly witches to make a terrible sacrifice. In exchange, New Mourne can remain a peaceful refuge for humans and magical creatures of all kinds. Now Brenna, her sister and cousins are next in line to die--unless Brenna can find a way to confront the evil Woman in White.Lawman and shape-shifter Jake Tyler steps in to combat the mysterious spirit terrorizing the town. He's drawn to the beautiful, auburn-haired Brenna, but pursuing her would mean risking his emotional control--the only thing keeping his shifting instincts at bay.Jake has Brenna almost forgetting that she is a marked woman whose only allegiance is to her family. But when evil portents appear in unlikely places, the powers of the Connelly clan may not be enough to defeat the dark magic that has taken hold of New Mourne.Book One of The... Views: 6
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The gift of clairvoyance has been in Sheila Jeffries' family for three generations, and the saga of THE BOY WITH NO BOOTS follows the thread of how this wonderful gift was misunderstood, judged and forbidden until it eventually flourished after years of denial. It was a gift too bright for one family to contain.Freddie Barcussy knows hardship and pain. His parents Annie and Levi are struggling to make ends meet, both suffering with illness and poverty. They need their luck to change.Unbeknown to the them, Freddie holds the key to their futures. He has a gift, a gift he has told no one about, and it is about to change all their lives for ever ... Views: 6
