The Fairy Books, or "Coloured" Fairy Books is a collection of fairy tales divided into twelve books, each associated with a different colour. Collected together by Andrew Land they are sourced from a number of different countries and were translated by Lang's wife and other translators who also retold many of the tales. The collection has been incalculably important and, although he did not source the stories himself direct from the oral tradition he can make claim to the first English translation of many.First published in 1904, The Brown Fairy Bookis the 9th volume in this series. Views: 120
The thrilling sequel to Burning SkyComing home from war is never easy, but for Boy Scout this time it's even worse. He's brought something with him.Multiple entities have hitched a ride in his mind, and at least one of them wants to take it all: his mind, body and soul.Hounded from his monastery refuge by Faood's dervishes, only McQueen, Preacher's Daughter, and a shadowy US Intelligence Agent from the Special Unit 77 can help him prevent an ancient power from destroying all life as we know it.With enemies within and all around, the T.S.T are about to face their toughest mission yet. Views: 120
By turns absurd, hilarious, and terrifying, this outrageous collection features the best writings of the high priest of Texan weirdness. Odd-ball detectives, malicious rocks, spectral prehistoric fish, and vampire hunters permeate these vividly detailed stories. Views: 120
A Punk Lolita fighter-pilot rescues Tokyo from a marauding art installation. A young architect's life is derailed by an inquisitive girl who happens to be a ghost. Loyalty to a favorite product can be addictive when it gets under your skin.In her edgy and satiric debut collection, award-winning South African author Lauren Beukes (The Shining Girls) never holds back. Ranging from Johannesburg to outer space, Beukes is a fierce and captivating presence in the literary landscape. Views: 120
Everyone says fourteen-year-old BILLIE is nothing but trouble. A fighter. A danger to her family and friends.But her care worker sees someone different. Her classmate ROB is big, strong; he can take care of himself and his brother.But his violent stepdad sees someone to humiliate. And CHRIS is struggling at school; he just doesn't want to be there.But his dad sees a useless no-hoper. Billie, Rob and Chris each have a story to tell. But there are two sides to every story, and the question is . . . who do you believe? Views: 120
A welcome surprise: more than fifty prose pieces, gathered together for the first time, by one of America's most revered and admired novelists and short-story writers, whose articles, essays, and cultural commentary—appearing in The New York Review of Books, The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Harper's Magazine, and elsewhere—have been parsing the political, artistic, and media idiom for the last three decades.From Lorrie Moore's earliest reviews of novels by Margaret Atwood and Nora Ephron, to an essay on Ezra Edelman's 2016 O.J. Simpson documentary, and in between: Moore on the writing of fiction (the work of V. S. Pritchett, Don DeLillo, Philip Roth, Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Munro, Stanley Elkin, Dawn Powell, Nicholson Baker, et al.) . . . on the continuing unequal state of race in America . . . on the shock of the shocking GOP . . . on the dangers (and cruel truths) of celebrity marriages and love... Views: 120
The attractions Roopa experienced and the
fantasies she entertained as a teen shaped a male imagery that ensconced her
subconscious. Insensibly, confident carriage came to be associated with the
image of maleness in her mind-set. Her acute consciousness of masculinity only
increased her vulnerability to it, making her womanliness crave for the
maleness for its gratification. However, as her father was constrained to help
her in becoming a doctor, she opts to marry, hoping that Sathyam might serve
her cause though the persona she envisioned as masculine, she found lacking in
him. But as he fails to go with her idea, she becomes apathetic towards him,
and insensibly sinks into her friend Sandhya’s embrace, for lesbian solace.
Soon,
in a dramatic sequence of events, Tara, a suave call girl, tries to rope in Roopa into her calling; Roopa herself loses
her heart to Sandhya's beau Raja Rao, and Prasad, her husband’s friend falls
for her. And as Prasad begins to induce her husband to be seduced by whores, to worm
his way into her affections, Roopa finds herself in a dilemma. However, as fate
puts Raja Rao into Roopa’s arms in such a way as to lend novelty to fiction, this ‘novel’ nuances man-woman chemistry on one hand, and portrays
woman-woman empathy on the other.
Who said the novel
is dead; 'Benign Flame' raises the bar as vouched by -
The
plot is quite effective and it’s a refreshing surprise to
discover that the story will not trace a fall into disaster for Roopa, given
that many writers might have habitually followed that course with a wife who strays
into extramarital affairs - Spencer
Critchley, Literary Critic, U.S.A.
The
author has convinced the readers that love is something far beyond the marriage
tie and the fulfillment of love can be attained without marriage bondage. The
author has achieved a minor revolution without any paraphernalia of revolution
in the fourth part of the novel – The Quest, India.
The
author makes free use of – not interior monologue as such, but – interior
dialogue of the character with the self, almost resembling the dramatic
monologue of Browning. Roopa, Sandhya, Raja Rao and Prasad to a considerable
extent and Tara and Sathyam to a limited degree indulge in rationalization,
trying to analyse their drives and impulses – The Journal of Indian Writing in
English.Overall, Benign
Flame is a unique attempt at exploring adult relationships and sexuality in the
contemporary middle-class. All the characters come alive with their cravings
and failings, their love and their lust. Benign Flame blurs the lines and
emphasizes that life is not all black and white - it encompasses the full
spectrum of living - Indian Book Chronicle.Chapter Headings:1.
Ramaiah’s Family2. Realities
of Life3.
Hapless Hope4.
Turn at the Tether5. Moorings of Marriage6. World within the World 7. Roopa’s En Passant 8. Threshold of Temptation9. Sathyam’s Surrender10. Sandhya’s Sojourn11. Match in the Making12. Poignant Moment13. Wedding Season 14. Veil
of Fate 15. Naughty Nuptials16. Tidings of Love17. Tentative Moves18. Fetishes of Fantasy19. Curtain of Courtesy20. Blueprint in the Offing21. Enduring Longing22. Villainy of Life23. Playboy
at Play24. Scheming the Theme25. Device of Deceit26. Software
of Detour27. Tara’s Theory28. Night of the Mates29. A Brimming Romance 30. Euphoric Forays31. Living
the Dream 32.
Chat at the Bar33.
Amour on Rein34.
Surge of a Merge 35. Date
with Destiny36.
Threesome Sail37. End of an Innings 38. Subdued
BeginningBook excerpt for a feel of its literary style - Ramaiah’s FamilyThat
winter night in the mid-seventies, the Janata Express was racing rhythmically
on its tracks towards the coast of Andhra Pradesh. As its headlight pierced the
darkness of the fertile plains, the driver honked the horn as though to awake
the sleepy environs to the spectacle of the speeding train. On that, in the
S-3, were the Ramaiahs with their nine year-old daughter Roopa.Earlier,
from Ramavaram, it was in the nick of time that Ramaiah took Janaki to Vellore
for the doctors to extricate her from the jaws of death. Now, having been to
Tirupati for thanksgiving, he was returning home with his wife and Roopa they
took along for the sojourn. While her parents were fast asleep, Roopa sat still
on a side berth, reminiscing her times at the hospital where Janaki took one
month to recuperate under Dr. Yasoda’s care.
Soon
the train stopped at a village station, as though to disrupt Roopa’s daydreams
of modeling herself on the lady doctor at the Christian Medical College
Hospital, and as she peeped out, the ill-lit platform seemed to suggest that
the chances of her being Dr. Roopa could be but dim. Ramaiah too woke up to the
commotion caused by the incoming passengers, and was surprised to see his
daughter still awake, lost in her thoughts.
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Two sensational unsolved crimes—one in the past, another in the present—are linked by one man's memory and self-deception in this chilling novel of literary suspense from National Book Award finalist Dan Chaon. "We are always telling a story to ourselves, about ourselves." This is one of the little mantras Dustin Tillman likes to share with his patients, and it's meant to be reassuring. But what if that story is a lie? A psychologist in suburban Cleveland, Dustin is drifting through his forties when he hears the news: His adopted brother, Rusty, is being released from prison. Thirty years ago, Rusty received a life sentence for the massacre of Dustin's parents, aunt, and uncle. The trial came to epitomize the 1980s hysteria over Satanic cults; despite the lack of physical evidence, the jury believed the outlandish accusations Dustin and his cousin made against Rusty. Now, after DNA analysis has overturned the conviction, Dustin braces for a... Views: 119
Experience a heart-pumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006), edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.In this exciting Thriller Short, New York Times bestselling writer David Morrell revisits Saul, a character from his wildly popular thriller Brotherhood of the Rose. An unexplained attack on Saul's village motivates him to reenter the fray. It's also what motivated Morrell to revisit a character he'd thought long gone. But what would a Brotherhood story be without the Abelard sanction?Don't miss any of these exciting Thriller Shorts:James Penney's New Identity by Lee ChildOperation Northwoods by James GrippandoEpitaph by J. A. KonrathThe Face in the Window by Heather GrahamKowalski's in Love by James RollinsThe Hunt for Dmitri... Views: 119
This complete collection includes all the published stories of Eudora Welty. There are forty-one stories in all, including the earlier collections A Curtain of Green, The Wide Net, The Golden Apples, and The Bride of the Innisfallen, as well as previously uncollected stories. With a Preface written by the Author especially for this edition. Views: 119
