Agony of Flies: Notes and Notations presents brief aphorisms selected from the German Nobel laureate Elias Canetti's writings.These short writings collected in this bilingual edition offer remarkable insight into the life and thinking of "one of our great imaginers and solitary men of genius" (Iris Murdoch). Views: 350
An A-Z compendium of the wisdom of shaman animals. Shaman animals exist in nearly every cultural tradition. They speak to us with wisdom and insight. This compendium is a small collection of some of our best loved shaman animal wisdom.If you love the shaman animals blog from StoopvilleFarms' community, you will enjoy consulting their wisdom as needed. If you have not yet followed us, please check in with the site as a shaman shares his or her wisdom weekly. Views: 350
When I had fished my dinner, and drank the King of France’s health, to satisfy my mind that I bore him no spleen, but, on the contrary, high honour for the humanity of his temper, - I rose up an inch taller for the accommodation. - No - said I - the Bourbon is by no means a cruel race: they may be misled, like other people; but there is a mildness in their blood. As I acknowledged this, I felt a suffusion of a finer kind upon my cheek - more warm and friendly to man, than what Burgundy (at least of two livres a bottle, which was such as I had been drinking) could have produced. Views: 350
From the internationally acclaimed, award-winning Israeli author, a stunning novel that brilliantly illuminates a young girl's crisis of faith and coming of age in Padua, Italy.Rachele Luzzato is twelve years old when she learns her father is gravely ill. While her family plans for her upcoming Bat-Mitzvah, Rachele finds herself cast as the Madonna in her school's Christmas play. Caught between spiritual poles, struggling to cope with her father's mortality, Rachele feels as if the threads of her everyday life are unravelling.A diverse circle of adults are there to guide young Rachele as she faces the difficult passing of childhood, including her charismatic Jewish grandfather, her maternal Catholic grandparents, and even an old teacher who believes the young girl might find solace in a nineteenth-century novel. These spiritual tributaries ultimately converge in Rachele's imagination, creating a fantasy that transcends the microcosm of her daily... Views: 350
In this riveting novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, a gifted young woman must grapple with the legacy of a troubled childhood in order to pursue her dreams.Antonia Adams is the product of a loveless marriage between a beautiful young model and an aristocrat. As a child, she is abandoned in the abyss that yawns between them, blamed by her mother, ignored by her father, and neglected by both. Unprotected and unloved, she learns that the only way to feel safe is to hide from the dangers around her, drawing as little attention as possible to herself, to be “invisible.”In her isolation, books are her refuge and movies her escape. A day spent being carried away by an unforgettable film in a dark theater is her greatest thrill. Her love of the movies turns into a dream to become a screenwriter, and a summer job at a Hollywood studio. There, a famous British filmmaker notices her, and suddenly she can remain... Views: 350
For fans of Matt Haig, Stuart Turton and Bridget Collins comes a sweeping historical adventure from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
'Original, joyous and horrifying, The Kingdoms is an awe-inspiring feat of imagination and passion which had me in tears by the end' - Catriona Ward
Come home, if you remember.
The postcard has been held at the sorting office for ninety-one years, waiting to be delivered to Joe Tournier. On the front is a lighthouse – Eilean Mor, in the Outer Hebrides.
Joe has never left England, never even left London. He is a British slave, one of thousands throughout the French Empire. He has a job, a wife, a baby daughter.
But he also has flashes of a life he cannot remember and of a world that never existed – a world where English is spoken in England, and not French.
And now he has a postcard of a lighthouse built just six months ago, that was first written nearly one hundred years ago, by a stranger who seems to know him very well.
Joe's journey to unravel the truth will take him from French-occupied London to a remote Scottish island, and back through time itself as he battles for his life – and for a very different future. Views: 350
From the author of modern classic The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets comes a feel-good novel about hope, love and the powerful bond between sisters. It's 1990. The Happy Mondays are in the charts, a 15-year-old called Kate Moss is on the cover of the Face magazine, and Julia Roberts wears thigh-boots for the poster for a new movie called Pretty Woman. February Kingdom is nineteen years old when she is knocked sideways by family tragedy. Then one evening in May she finds an escaped canary in her kitchen and it sparks a glimmer of hope in her. With the help of the bird called Yellow, Feb starts to feel her way out of her own private darkness, just as her aunt embarks on a passionate and all-consuming affair with a married American drama teacher. THIS COULD BE EVERYTHING is a coming-of-age story with its roots under the pavements of a pre-Richard Curtis-era Notting Hill that has all but vanished. It's about what happens... Views: 350
The fourth in Doris Lessing's visionary novel cycle Canopus in Argos: Archives. It is a mix of fable, futuristic fantasy and pseudo-documentary accounts of 20th-century history. Views: 349
The cost of trust is more than she’s willing to pay. But he’ll do everything he can to change her mind…
A scandal ruined her future…
Nicolette Twisteleton delights in thumbing her nose at Society. After all, becoming the Spiteful Spinster was what helped her through being jilted by her betrothed. Putting her faith in another man? Impossible. But there’s something about the entirely too handsome and charming Mathias Pembroke that makes her wish she was the kind of woman who could learn to trust again.
A secret can destroy his…
Mathias, Duke of Westfall, wants nothing to do with his inherited title and all the public scrutiny it brings. He has dark secrets to protect, and can’t afford to be distracted by the trappings of Society. What he apparently can be distracted by, however, is the lovely Nicolette. He understands her pain and knows he could help her heal…if only she were willing to open her heart to him.
Can love save them both?
When ghosts from the past emerge and threaten the fragile bonds they’ve begun to build, Nicolette and Mathias find themselves caught between their feelings for each other and devastating scandal. Will love be enough to protect them—or was their happily ever after doomed from the very start? Views: 349
Two short stories are on the amusing side. One is about being frighten in the dark. The other is an amusing story about Santa Claus. The other two have the element of drama in them. The three poems have descriptions of the growing seasons of the year.Jack Chambers is an eleven year old boy with a love for adventure and an even greater love for his Grandad. Every Saturday Jack would help his Grandad with chores around the house whilst listening to his exciting stories from the past, some so engrossing that Jack could picture himself living them out.One cold starry night his Grandad reveals to him a secret treasure chest and a worn leather bound manuscript; ‘The Book of Legends’. From the moment Jack learns the story of the ancient book he soon finds himself on a perilous quest to find five pieces of a fallen star.His Grandad, wise and adventurous guides him on a dangerous mission from London, England to the outback of Australia where they soon encounter a group of evil men intent on finding the star before they do.Leading the enemy is an old adversary of Jack’s Grandad, a nasty man called Kazael. It does not take long for him to gain the upper hand and for Jack to be left alone in a foreign land without the support of his hero for the first time in his life.Jack must face his fears as he battles a crocodile, takes a ride on a wild Emu and with the help of three local indigenous aboriginal men tracks Kazael to a remote cave.What ensues is a climactic battle, where new allies and foes alike rush to capture the star. Views: 349
From Karin Slaughter comes a fast and furious tale in which no one is quite who they seem. This electrifying eBook novella featuring Will Trent is a prequel to Slaughter’s upcoming novel, Unseen.
Detective Will Trent is standing in a Georgia convenience store, waiting on an obstinate Icee frozen drink machine. To the surveillance cameras and bored staff of the Lil’ Dixie Gas-n-Go, however, Will appears to be someone very different—the menacing ex-con Bill Black. Going undercover as Bill, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent is about to infiltrate the most corrupt town in the most corrupt county in the new American South. But first: his Icee.
Everything changes in one horrific instant, as all hell breaks loose at the Lil’ Dixie. A cop is shot. A bag of cash goes flying across the floor. A young woman disappears while a killer takes off in a battered pick-up truck. Within seconds, Will is in pursuit.
Includes an exclusive preview of Karin Slaughter’s thrilling new novel of suspense, *Unseen.* Views: 349
Pain comes to all. The strong rise above it.When Libby walks down to the river, she discovers not all cowboys are heroes. Must she pack and move back home to her father or seek love in an unexpected way?Elizabeth James serves as her preacher father's right-hand-woman for many years, a good life, but now it's time to find her own way. She travels to east Texas with plans to be a nanny.Amidst the beauty found throughout the sprawling River Ranch, she finds happiness. But not all is as it seems. Beneath the blue Texas skies lies a tale of betrayal and greed.When Libby walks down to the river, she discovers not all cowboys are heroes. Must she pack and move back home to her father or seek love in an unexpected way?Only one cowboy holds the answer. Views: 349
Porch Poems, by Texas poet Tracy Farr, is a playful collection of new poems that is best read while sitting on a porch.Porch Poems, by Texas poet Tracy Farr, is a playful collection of new poems inspired by simple things and events. Farr explores everything from fatherhood, to marriage, to music and the cowboy lifestyle, in a unique voice that is both fun and melodic. You could read this collection just about anywhere, but it's best read while sitting on a porch with a class of iced tea near at hand. Views: 349
