![]() ![]() It wasn't as bad an experience as I expected it to be though (don't take that to mean that I have become a convert overnight). Oh well! I'm sure my grumbling changes nothing so I might as well get with the times. ![]() I think it is a tragedy of epic proportions that local brick and mortar bookstores are meekly closing their doors thanks to the technology that introduced online retail. I would any day prefer to sit down with a book inhaling its musty pages rather than stare down at a screen. It actually makes reading physically pleasurable and serves as a long-standing reminder of one's intellectual journey. I am old fashioned in the sense that, for me, nothing compares to the look, feel and smell of a print book in my hands. ![]() ![]() I have never been keen on eBook readers but made an effort with this one because it had been heavily recommended. I must admit that this is the first book I read on kindle. It highlights the extraordinary traits of womankind such as unbridled courage, selflessness, sacrifice, endurance and forgiveness. It is a poignant tale that sheds light on the women who remained in the shadows under the Nazi regime yet played significant roles during the resistance movement. The novel chronicles the lives of two french sisters and their relationship with each other at the time of German occupation of France during the tumultuous WWII. ![]()
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![]() ![]() When Jimmy Marcus' daughter is found murdered, Sean Devine is assigned to the case. Read more urge him to do horrific things. And Dave Boyle is trying to hold his marriage together and keep his demons at bay -demons that. Jimmy Marcus is an ex-con who owns a corner store. Twenty-five years later, Sean Devine is a homicide detective. One boy got in the car, two did not, and something terrible happened - something that ended their friendship and changed all three boys forever. But then a strange car pulled up their street. When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus and Dave Boyle were friends. You pull one, and everything else gets affected. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Unforgettable, disturbing, and morally complex, Innocents permanently unsettles our notions of innocence, experience, and power. She leaves the aunt and uncle who are her guardians and moves in with her teacher together, they quickly embark on a journey into their darkest desires. When the nameless young narrator of Innocents decides to seduce her teacher, she immediately realizes that the power of her sexuality is greater than she ever imagined. But when the perpetrator is a sixteen-year-old schoolgirl, is she culpable? And if the victim is her thirty-four-year-old teacher, shouldn't he have known better? We all know that manipulating someone naïve and vulnerable into a sexual relationship to satisfy a twisted desire is wrong-even evil. Written when Cathy Coote was nineteen, Innocents draws readers into the anatomy of an adolescent obsession. enthralling and ultimately sobering" ( Kirkus Reviews). A young novelist "turns Nabokov on his head in this tale of an Aussie Lolita who sets her sights on a witless teacher. ![]() ![]() Just then, Reverend Hale, a noted investigator of witchcraft, arrives, and Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, and Giles Corey leave. An argument about whether witchcraft led to Betty's condition soon transforms into an argument about other local political issues. As the crowd downstairs begins to sing a hymn, Betty starts screaming and Parris, Thomas Putnam, Ann Putnam, Rebecca Nurse, and Giles Corey come running into the room. Proctor, guilt-ridden over the affair, tells her it's over. Abigail tells Proctor there was no witchcraft, and insists Proctor still loves her. ![]() While Abigail was a servant in the Proctor household, she and Proctor had an affair. Parris runs off to calm the crowd, and a local farmer named John Proctor winds up alone with Abigail. Abigail says they were just dancing, though it soon comes out that Tituba was trying to conjure dead spirits. ![]() Rumors of witchcraft spread through the town and a crowd gathers at Parris's house while Parris, nervous about his reputation, questions Abigail about what the girls were doing in the forest. Betty faints in fright at being discovered, and will not wake. ![]() In the Puritan town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692, the town minister, Reverend Parris, discovers his daughter Betty, niece Abigail, and other girls dancing in the forest with his slave Tituba. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She can't be thrust into the spotlight-again.īut instead of grieving this tragedy, people are gossiping, the police are getting suspicious, and Ellice, the company's lone black attorney, is promoted to replace her boss. Why? Ellice has been keeping a cache of dark secrets, including a small-town past and a kid brother who's spent time on the other side of the law. But everything changes one cold January morning when Ellice arrives in the executive suite and finds him dead with a gunshot to his head.Īnd then she walks away like nothing has happened. A debut perfect for fans of Attica Locke, Alyssa Cole, Harlan Coben, and Celeste Ng, with shades of How to Get Away with Murder and John Grisham's The Firm.Įllice Littlejohn seemingly has it all: an Ivy League law degree, a well-paying job as a corporate attorney in midtown Atlanta, great friends, and a "for fun" relationship with a rich, charming executive, who just happens to be her white boss. Morris crafts a twisty mystery about a black lawyer who gets caught in a dangerous conspiracy after the sudden death of her boss. Morris brings a vibrant and welcome new voice to the thriller space." -Karin Slaughter, New York Times and international bestselling author "All Her Little Secrets is a brilliantly nuanced but powerhouse exploration of race, the legal system, and the crushing pressure of keeping secrets. ![]() ![]() ![]() And as crass as I appear when we’re joking around about sex, my attraction to you is not a joke. I notice your eyes when you look at me, too. The only reason I’m even admitting all of this to you right now is because I don’t believe it’s one-sided. I’m just the carefree British doctor passing through town and temporarily living in your converted garage until I head back to England.īut here’s the thing… for some bloody reason, I can’t stop thinking about you in very inappropriate ways. You’re the proper single mum with a good head on your shoulders. I’m writing this letter because it’s highly doubtful I’ll ever garner the courage to say this to your face. Genre: adult ,contemporary, erotic, romanceĪ / Amazon.ca / B&N / KOBO / Chapters Indigo / ibooks / Google Play /ĪBOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 18, 2017 ![]() DEAR BRIDGET, I WANT YOU by Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland-Review and Book Tour ![]() ![]() In 2203, a novelist named Olive Llewellyn travels from the moon colonies to Earth on a book tour to promote her newly released novel amid a devastating pandemic. In 2020, a woman named Mirella learns of the death of her estranged friend Vincent. Andrew travels from Britain to Canada, where he lives in exile. “Sea of Tranquility” is a novel composed of multiple overlapping storylines, marked by four distinct time periods. ![]() Nevertheless, “Sea of Tranquility” poses intriguing questions about human nature and the meaning of life over which I found myself ruminating long after finishing the book. While earlier sections of the novel excel, I was ultimately disappointed by its worldbuilding and character arcs. ![]() John Mandel’s third novel “Sea of Tranquility” is expansive and complex, sweeping through huge swathes of time and space - from the Canadian wilderness in 1912 to moon colonies in 2401 - as it explores art, human morality and disease. ![]() ![]() ![]() She is also the author of the ravely reviewed A Very Large Expanse of Sea. Tahereh Mafi is the New York Times bestselling author of the Shatter Me series which has been published in over 30 languages around the world. Maas, Victoria Aveyard and Leigh Bardugo. including killing everyone Adam cares about. The Reestablishment will do anything to crush the resistance. As the Omega Point rebels prepare to fight the Sector 45 soldiers, Adam is more focused on the safety of Juliette, Kenji, and his brother. Fracture Me Watch through Adam's eyes as he bridges the gap between Unravel Me and Ignite Me. But when the Supreme Commander of The Reestablishment arrives, he has very different plans for Juliette. Even though Juliette shot him in order to escape, Warner can't stop thinking about her - and he'll do anything to get her back. Destroy Me The mind-blowing events between Shatter Me and Unravel Me are told here from Warner's point of view. Perfect for fans of Tahereh Mafi's New York Times bestselling Shatter Me trilogy, this book collects the first two companion novellas, Fracture Me and Destroy Me, for a thrilling insight into the minds of Juliette's two great loves - Adam and Warner. ![]() ![]() ![]() The buildings and the objects of everyday life that Pepys walked past and knew well were exposed including chalk-walled cellars, cess pits, animal remains and a well, perhaps the well that Pepys himself used. The archaeological investigation provided a glimpse into his world. Pepys’ diary describes his daily life here in detail, with the Great Fire being a major event during his residency. The area escaped destruction from the fire and, unfortunately for archaeologists, Pepys recovered his cheese. Pen and I did dig another (hole), and put our wine in it and I my Parmazan cheese”. In his diary he notes the commotion caused on Seething Lane with people attempting to save their belongings, and on the 4th September 1666 writes “in the evening Sir W. It was in the garden of this house that he famously buried his treasured wine and parmesan cheese during the Great Fire of 1666. Samuel Pepys was stationed at the Navy Office on Seething Lane and from 1660 lived in a house attached to the office. It was from Seething Lane, bordering Ten Trinity Square that Samuel Pepys witnessed the Great Fire of London and where he wrote much of his famous diary one of our greatest sources of information about 17th-century life in Britain. ![]() Occupied since the early Roman period, the site has a rich history spanning thousands of years. ![]() Our archaeologists recently excavated Ten Trinity Square beside the Tower of London, as part of the development of a luxury hotel and residential development by Reignwood Group. Chalk and cheese: Samuel Pepys at Ten Trinity Square ![]() ![]() I know that before it was published as free-standing novel, Gateway was serialized. Lavarovna and finally seeing something of a worthwhile future before him. The passage seemed as if it had been cut from a magazine or something printed on similar paper, and it told briefly of Robinette meeting up with S. However, another short chapter (one narrow column of small print) was taped into the back of the book. The regular printed text ended with Robinette Broadhead finishing his last appointment with his computer psychoanalyst Sigfrid. ![]() When I checked Gateway by Frederik Pohl out of the library (it having been recommended to me by a librarian, based on the fact that my favorite book up to that time was Watership Down), I discovered something rather unusual about the text. ![]() |