I'm one of four Willow daughters. He's the first-born son of the Scafoni family. And we have history. For generations, the Scafoni family have demanded a sacrifice of us. A virgin daughter to atone for sins so old, we don't even remember what they are anymore. But when you have as much money as they do, you don't play by the rules. You make them. And Sebastian Scafoni makes all the rules. The moment I saw him, I knew he would choose me. Even though the mark on my sheath declared me unclean. Even though my beautiful sisters stood beside me, offered to him, he still chose me. He made me his. And then he set out to break me. Views: 170
The characters of The Rotters’ Club–Jonathan Coe’s beloved novel of adolescent life in the 1970s–have bartered their innocence for the vengeance of middle age in this incisive portrait of Cool Britannia at the millennium.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 170
An engineer poses as an aide to a scientist whose invention of a world-conquering weapon drives him insane. Views: 169
The year is 1969, a turbulent time in America. Young people are hitch hiking to California on legendary Route 66, little do they know that a serial killer lurks on the highway, in search of female victims.
May, a fifteen-year-old runaway, gets swept up in the hippie movement and plans to join the migration across the country to San Francisco. But, before she can leave her home in Chicago she meets the leader of the Son’s of Rebellion, which is one of the most notorious motorcycle gangs in the city. He becomes obsessed with her. He is a volatile man who is used to getting what he wants. His desire for her will both terrify and excite her. However, when she finally finds her true love, will she be able to break free of this wild and powerful man? And will she ever make it safely to California?
“A Time of Anarchy” is as exhilarating as a ride on a Harley at midnight.
This book was formerly called “Lilith Rising”
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Set in South Africa under white rule, Doris Lessing's first novel is both a riveting chronicle of human disintegration and a beautifully understated social critique.
Mary Turner is a self-confident, independent young woman who becomes the depressed, frustrated wife of an ineffectual, unsuccessful farmer. Little by little the ennui of years on the farm work their slow poison, and Mary's despair progresses until the fateful arrival of an enigmatic and virile black servant, Moses. Locked in anguish, Mary and Moses -- master and slave -- are trapped in a web of mounting attraction and repulsion. Their psychic tension explodes in an electrifying scene that ends this disturbing tale of racial strife in colonial South Africa.
The Grass Is Singing blends Lessing's imaginative vision with her own vividly remembered early childhood to recreate the quiet horror of a woman's struggle against a ruthless fate. Views: 169
First published by Sphere 1989, transferred to Warner 1992.
Laura never feels as if she fits in with her husband's side of the family. When she stays with them in Cornwall to recuperate after an operation, the unseen presence of his first wife and daughter are ever present to destroy her tranquility. Views: 169
'I was looking for a quiet place to die. Someone recommended Brooklyn, and so the next morning I travelled down there from Westchester to scope out the terrain . . .'So begins Paul Auster's remarkable new novel, The Brooklyn Follies. Set against the backdrop of the contested US election of 2000, it tells the story of Nathan and Tom, an uncle and nephew double-act. One in remission from lung cancer, divorced, and estranged from his only daughter, the other hiding away from his once-promising academic career, and, indeed, from life in general. Having accidentally ended up in the same Brooklyn neighbourhood, they discover a community teeming with life and passion. When Lucy, a little girl who refuses to speak, comes into their lives, there is suddenly a bridge from their pasts that offers them the possibility of redemption. Infused with character, mystery and humour, these lives intertwine and become bound together as Auster brilliantly explores the wider terrain of contemporary America - a crucible of broken dreams and of human folly. Views: 169
Excerpt from Among the Humorists and After-Dinner Speakers, Vol. 1: A New Collection of Humorous Stories and AnecdotesA mountaineer of one of the back counties of North Carolina was arraigned with several others for illicit distilling. Defendant, said the court, What is your name?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Views: 169
The publication of this extraordinary volume firmly established
Flannery O'Connor's monumental contribution to American fiction. There
are thirty-one stories here in all, including twelve that do not appear
in the only two story collections O'Connor put together in her short
lifetime—Everything That Rises Must Converge and A Good Man Is Hard to Find. O'Connor
published her first story, "The Geranium," in 1946, while she was
working on her master's degree at the University of Iowa. Arranged
chronologically, this collection shows that her last story, "Judgement
Day"—sent to her publisher shortly before her death—is a brilliantly
rewritten and transfigured version of "The Geranium." Taken together,
these stories reveal a lively, penetrating talent that has given us some
of the most powerful and disturbing fiction of the twentieth century.
Also included is an introduction by O'Connor's longtime editor and
friend, Robert Giroux. Views: 169
Leopold is delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. This means that we have checked every single page in every title, making it highly unlikely that any material imperfections – such as poor picture quality, blurred or missing text - remain. When our staff observed such imperfections in the original work, these have either been repaired, or the title has been excluded from the Leopold Classic Library catalogue. As part of our on-going commitment to delivering value to the reader, within the book we have also provided you with a link to a website, where you may download a digital version of this work for free. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience. If you would like to learn more about the Leopold Classic Library collection please visit our website at www.leopoldclassiclibrary.com Views: 169
The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him by Paul Leicester Ford, 1894. The book chronicles the rise and progress of an ideal statesman, who resists the intrigues and corruption of American politics, while fighting for honor, sympathy for all classes, and the American Ideal. The book became a bestseller, being bought out as fast as copies could be printed. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Paul Leicester Ford (1865-1902) was an American novelist and biographer, born in Brooklyn. He was the great-grandson (through his mother's family) of Noah Webster and the brother of the noted historian Worthington C. Ford. Views: 169
Thirteen-year-old twins Rodney and Wayne McCall and their friend Professor Johnson are the only people in Pitcherville who can see that all the natural laws of the universe have stopped applying to their town. When everyone in Pitcherville wakes up twelve years in the past, baby Rodney and baby Wayne must locate the Professor and find a way to get back to the present.
The first in an exciting new series from the beloved author of "Ella Minnow Pea." Views: 169
Tales of St. Austin\'s is a collection of short stories and essays, all with a school theme, by P. G. Wodehouse. The stories are set in the fictional public school of St. Austin\'s, which was also the setting for The Pothunters (1902); they revolve around cricket, rugby, petty gambling and other boyish escapades. Views: 169
Rosemary's Sutcliff's absorbing collection of stories cover the fall of Londinium to the building of Hadrian's Wall, and the final departure of the Romans from Britain. Set at the time of the Roman occupation of Britain, they follow the fortunes of one family over three hundred years. All soldiers, they are linked by the Capricorn bracelet, first worn by the centurion Lucius for distinguished conduct, then handed down through the generations. Views: 169
