A new and vibrant translation of Alexandre Dumas's renowned The Three Musketeers, following the adventures of the valiant d'Artagnan and his three loyal comrades.In March of 1844, the Parisian paper The Century began publishing installments of a new tale by France's favorite author, Alexandre Dumas. Week after week readers thrilled to the adventures of the brave and clever d'Artagnan and his loyal comrades. Collected for book publication at the end of that year, and quickly translated into a dozen languages, The Three Musketeers was a worldwide sensation—nowhere more so than in the United States. Citizens of the brash new republic recognized kindred spirits in the bold musketeers, and the book and its sequels found an eager American readership.The novel's fast-moving story is set in the royal court of Louis XIII, where the swaggering King's Musketeers square off against their rivals: the crimson-clad Guards of the dreaded Cardinal Richelieu. The Red Duke... Views: 19
**Part three in a new cosy and heartwarming four-part seasonal series, perfect for fans of Cathy Bramley.** Beth is running away. With her young son Leo to protect, Willow Cottage is the lifeline she so desperately needs. Overlooking the village green in a beautiful Cotswolds idyll, Beth sees a warm, caring and safe place for little Leo. When she finally uncovers the cottage from underneath the boughs of a weeping willow tree, Beth realises this is far more of a project than she bargained for and the locals are more than a little eccentric! A chance encounter with gruff Jack, who appears to be the only male in the village under thirty, leaves the two of them at odds but it's not long before Beth realises that Jack has hidden talents that could help her repair more than just Willow Cottage Over the course of four seasons, Beth realises that broken hearts can be mended, and sometimes love can be right under your nose... Willow Cottage is part of a serialized novel told in four... Views: 19
In the spring of 1943, during a stint in the Merchant Marine, twenty-one-year old Jack Kerouac set out to write his first novel. Working diligently day and night to complete it by hand, he titled it The Sea Is My Brother. Now, nearly seventy years later, its long-awaited publication provides fascinating details and insight into the early life and development of an American literary icon.Written seven years before The Town and The City officially launched his writing career, The Sea Is My Brother marks a pivotal point in which Kerouac began laying the foundations for his pioneering method and signature style. A clear precursor to such landmark works as On the Road, The Dharma Bums, and Visions of Cody, it is an important formative work that bears all the hallmarks of classic Kerouac: the search for spiritual meaning in a materialistic world, spontaneous travel as the true road to freedom, late nights in bars and apartments engaged in intense conversation, the desperate urge to escape from society, and the strange, terrible beauty of loneliness.Review"Kirkus Reviews," 2/1/12"A Jack London-esque yarn.""Publishers Weekly," 1/30/12"While it may not be the Rosetta Stone of the beat movement, the publication of this flawed manuscript will be an event for [Kerouac's] admirers.""Booklist," 3/1/12"Read this first effort to watch Kerouac learning the ropes.""Entertainment Weekly," 3/2/12"You'll see hints of the bebop prose that would later pour out of Kerouac's typewriter so effortlessly." "Cleveland Plain Dealer," 3/11/12"Rarely does talking seem as much like action as it does in "The Sea Is My Brother." The characters' words fire the imagination. If they don't move you, to quote Louis Jordan, 'Jack, you dead'...There is a song inside "The Sea Is My Brother," a song for anyone who has ever looked over the horizon and thought, 'I'm gonna get out of here someday.'" "Tampa"" Bay"" Times," 3/11/12"For a glimpse of Kerouac crossing the boundary from boy to man, fans can now turn to his first novel." "Wall Street Journal," 3/20/12"["The Sea Is My Brother"] offers plenty of disarming insights into who Kerouac was as a person and writer before he slipped behind the mask of Beat Generation Zen-master...The book is enjoyable" Litreactor.com, 3/20/12""The Sea is My Brother" is a fascinating read, both in its own right and as part of Kerouac's canon." "New York"" Post," 3/18/12"There are plenty of hints of the Kerouac to come." Blurt-Online, 3/12/12 "["The Sea is My Brother"] is perhaps the best of the posthumous releases....Could be considered the skeleton that would become gems.""Huffington Post," 3/23/12"Fans of the "On the Road" author will be fascinated by the glimpse into Kerouac's early writing mind.""January Magazine," 3/22/12"For his admirers and students of his style, the book is a worthwhile read." "National Post "(Canada), 3/25/12"A foreshadowing of Kerouac at his best, a kind of sweet, unassuming persona that made his writing very engaging." "Chicago"" Reader," 4/13 "I loved Kerou ReviewKirkus Reviews, 2/1/12“A Jack London–esque yarn.”Publishers Weekly, 1/30/12“While it may not be the Rosetta Stone of the beat movement, the publication of this flawed manuscript will be an event for [Kerouac’s] admirers.”Booklist, 3/1/12“Read this first effort to watch Kerouac learning the ropes.”Entertainment Weekly, 3/2/12“You'll see hints of the bebop prose that would later pour out of Kerouac's typewriter so effortlessly.”Cleveland Plain Dealer, 3/11/12“Rarely does talking seem as much like action as it does in The Sea Is My Brother. The characters' words fire the imagination. If they don't move you, to quote Louis Jordan, ‘Jack, you dead’...There is a song inside The Sea Is My Brother, a song for anyone who has ever looked over the horizon and thought, ‘I'm gonna get out of here someday.’”Tampa Bay Times, 3/11/12“For a glimpse of Kerouac crossing the boundary from boy to man, fans can now turn to his first novel.”Wall Street Journal, 3/20/12“[The Sea Is My Brother] offers plenty of disarming insights into who Kerouac was as a person and writer before he slipped behind the mask of Beat Generation Zen-master...The book is enjoyable”Litreactor.com, 3/20/12“The Sea is My Brother is a fascinating read, both in its own right and as part of Kerouac’s canon.”New York Post, 3/18/12“There are plenty of hints of the Kerouac to come.”Blurt-Online, 3/12/12“[The Sea is My Brother] is perhaps the best of the posthumous releases....Could be considered the skeleton that would become gems."Huffington Post, 3/23/12“Fans of the On the Road author will be fascinated by the glimpse into Kerouac’s early writing mind.”January Magazine, 3/22/12“For his admirers and students of his style, the book is a worthwhile read.”National Post (Canada), 3/25/12“A foreshadowing of Kerouac at his best, a kind of sweet, unassuming persona that made his writing very engaging.”Chicago Reader, 4/13“I loved Kerouac’s first novel, The Sea Is My Brother...[It] left me with that feeling that life is full of poems, pain, colorful characters, and small moments that matter.”Milwaukee Shepherd Express, 4/12/12“The Sea is My Brother is chock-full of pathos, anticipation and hurt. Kerouac’s characters, including the small role players, are a perfect blend of real people living real lives. It was a brilliant, youthful performance by the author, years before he changed the pace of literature with On the Road.”Chicago New City, 4/16/12“A captivating preview into the author—and his works—to be...A complete story, romantic, energetic, exuberant and even brash, qualities Kerouac never outgrew.”Charleston Post & Courier, 5/27/12“The fascination, and perhaps the value of this book, is that it presents itself as a clear precursor to the books that followed. Given Kerouac’s subsequent impact, it is an important artifact in the popular literature of the time.”Key West News, 6/10/12“There is none of the jazzy, hepcat language of his mature novels here, more the mannered, measured words of the immature. Yet this first novel already has the uncanny effect that the reader dwells inside what the writer is singing.” Views: 19
When Clara Winter left her rural Adirondack Mountain town for college, she never looked back. Her mother, Tamar, a fiercely independent but loving woman who raised Clara on her own, all but pushed her out the door, forcing Clara to build a new life for herself, far from her roots, far from her high school boyfriend, far from the life she has always known. Now more than a decade has passed, and Clara, a successful writer, has been summoned home. Tamar has become increasingly forgetful and can no longer live on her own. But just as her mother's memory is beginning to slip away, Clara's questions are building. Why was Tamar so insistent that Clara leave home all those years ago? Just what secrets was she hiding? If Clara, too, carries inside her the gene for early-onset Alzheimer's, what does that mean for her own future? With great tenderness and humanity, Alison McGhee tells the story of a young woman finding her way in life, determined to know her... Views: 19
THEY'RE COUSINS...IDENTICAL COUSINS Theresa Jean -- T.J. -- Cochran might look like her cousin Theresa Joan, but that's where the similarity ended. Theresa Joan was sexy, vivacious; T.J. was...practical. Theresa Joan was the kind of woman men tripped over their feet to be near; T.J. was...everybody's buddy. And now, Theresa Joan was asking T.J. to switch places with her -- and woo the advertising business of hunky toy exec Christopher MacAffee! Out of the question! T.J. thought. "Totally impossible!" she insisted. But maybe...kind of fun? Somehow, she found herself agreeing to the wacky scheme. Now, not only was she landing the account, she was landing the man! But what would happen when Christopher discovered he was snuggled between the sheets with the wrong Theresa? Views: 18
The best of Bukowski's novels, stories, and poems, this collection reads like an autobiography, relating the extraordinary story of his life and offering a sometimes harrowing, invariably exhilarating reading experience. A must for this counterculture idol's legion of fans. Views: 18
