![]() ![]() The weaving of the two storylines gives the novel a slight sheen of time-travel. The story seems to be writing itself - and just how does Carrie know the things she knows? People she meets and things she experiences eerily mirror the life of her ancestor, the lovely Sophia of the 1700s. She soon learns that what she thinks is fiction may actually be grounded in reality. ![]() One thread takes place in the twenty-first century the other in the 1700s with its horsedrawn carriages, drawing room spies, prim gloves, secret letters, and whispered promises.Ĭarrie, our modern heroine, is writing a historical novel about her distant relatives and the Jacobite Rebellion. The story unfolds along two alternating paths, both set at Slains Castle along the rugged cliffs of northeastern Scotland. The machinations that get James from France to Scotland provide the backdrop for the action in this book - and that action is sea battles, political intrigue, thrilling seductions, and expert-level back-stabbing. Meanwhile, two clever women are doing their part - in a beautiful castle by the sea - to ensure the future of their homeland. It’s the 1700s in Scotland, and King James III is hiding out in France, biding his time until he can return and reclaim the throne from England. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Although Ellis had been paid a substantial U.S. More than this, and unusually, condemnation of the work both actually preceded, and affected, its publication. That inflamed commuter summed up much of the furore that greeted the publication of American Psycho. As the event is also still remarkable this comment remaining the only remark ever made to me by a stranger about anything I have been reading during three decades of travelling on public transport. Now, almost fifteen years later, the memory is remarkably vivid. There was real vehemence in both her words and how they were delivered, and I can still see her eyes squeezing into slits as she hesitated while curling her mouth around that final angry word: ‘filth’. As she continued to make her way to the front of the vehicle, I was as stunned as if she had struck me physically. A disembarking passenger paused at my side and, as I glanced up, hissed, ‘I don’t know how you can read that filth’. ![]() ![]() 1991 An afternoon in late 1991 found me on a Sydney bus reading Brett Easton Ellis’ American Psycho (1991). ![]() ![]() ![]() Finally, a mind-bending, unpredictable climax which stuns even the world’s brightest minds… As they connect the dots, they join forces with an Afghan professor, a British archaeologist and an American General. They are horrified to learn that they are mere puppets, their fate controlled by an all-seeing sinister villain, who yearns to “cleanse” the world and create a new order. Together, the trio begin a thrilling odyssey of discovery, which spans continents and cultures, challenges life-long religious and scientific truths and puts their lives in grave danger. Here, in the lap of a timeless civilization, they find a fellow seeker in historian Geeta. ![]() When two Genetics scientists, Chad and Friedrich reach a dead-end in their cross-species experiment at a premier Molecular Genetics Institute in Berlin, they look to the mystical East for answers. ![]() ![]() A solution that would fulfill her heart's deepest desires and secure her and Derek's future together, forever.īut can she really trust this man who is so renowned for his hatred of vampires? Does she even have a choice? Until one day, out of the blue, Reuben appears to have a change of heart and comes to Sofia with a proposal a solution that she never dreamed possible. She submits to the strict routine and training they impose on her, but the only fuel that keeps her going is the thought of reuniting with Derek - something Reuben is fighting with every fiber of his being to ensure will never happen. They are determined to rid her of her infatuation with the vampire. ![]() Meanwhile, Sofia is being held hostage by the hunters. At a time when Derek desperately needs full cooperation from his subjects, they wish to put their own King on trial. To make matters worse, the citizens of Derek's kingdom have become suspicious of his loyalties and accuse him of siding with the enemy. ![]() A kingdom on the brink of civil war while still facing the threat of an attack from outside forces at any moment."Since the implosion at The Oasis and Derek's stay at Hawk Headquarters, The Shade has fallen into a state of utter chaos. ![]() A Shadow of Light (A Shade of Vampire #4) ![]() ![]() ![]() Rodgers and Hammerstein produced a musical Pipe Dream based on both books (in fact, Steinbeck wrote Sweet Thursday while working on the stage treatment) in 1955. It featured most of the same characters, added a few new ones, and had Doc find romance in the form of a young woman named Suzy. ![]() Nine years later, Steinbeck wrote a sequel, Sweet Thursday, which returned to a post-WWII Cannery Row. Interspersed within the story are little vignettes about the inhabitants of Cannery Row and the surrounding neighborhoods. The central premise is simple enough: in Monterey, California's Cannery Row neighborhood during The Great Depression, a group of men decide to throw a party for their friend Doc, a marine biologist who has a laboratory in the neighborhood. Cannery Row is a 1945 novel by John Steinbeck. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rey and his wife, Margret, first introduced the world to the bighearted, fun-loving troublemaker-hero Curious George in 1941, and young readers have been in love with him ever since. This boxed set includes: My First Curious George, Curious George: My First Bike, and Curious George: My First Kite. ![]() These sweet introductions to Curious George are perfect for gift-giving and showers. Rey's vibrant and playful illustrations shine throughout as our mischievous little monkey embarks on adventure after adventure. The gently abridged text is geared towards the youngest of audiences, and babies will love the sturdy board pages that are perfect for little hands. The classic tales of Curious George have been enduring children's touchstones for generations, and this board book boxed set will be a new favorite for the baby in your life. Sold separately, the books would cost more than $20. All the Curious George books, including the seven original stories by Margret and Hans, have sold more than twenty-five million copies. This boxed set contains three sweet and gentle board books that introduce the youngest readers to the classic tales of Curious George. This is a perfect baby shower gift and a meaningful addition to every little one's library. Curious George was published by Houghton Mifflin in 1941, and for sixty years these books have been capturing the hearts and minds of readers throughout the world. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Atkins ranges from the fascinating theory of entropy (revealing how its unstoppable rise constitutes the engine of the universe), through the concept of free energy, and to the brink, and then beyond the brink, of absolute zero. Professor Atkins succeeds in providing the reader the core concepts of thermodynamics. Guiding the listener a step at a time, Atkins begins with Zeroth (so named because the first two laws were well established before scientists realized that a third law, relating to temperature, should precede them-hence the jocular name zeroth), and proceeds through the First, Second, and Third Laws, offering a clear account of concepts such as the availability of work and the conservation of energy. Written by Peter Atkins, one of the world's leading authorities on thermodynamics, this powerful and compact introduction explains what these four laws are and how they work, using accessible language and virtually no mathematics. From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas to the cooling of hot metal-everything is moved or restrained by four simple laws. The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the universe. ![]() ![]() ![]() McBee's 6th grade English class, was about a girl whose family is kidnapped and held hostage by a murderous lot of bank robbers who intend to kill the whole family–including the dog–until the 12-year-old heroine foils the plot and saves the day. Yes, I am one of those dreaded P.K.s–Preacher's Kids. I ended up using the punchbowl box as an end table for two years.Ģ. ) and a punchbowl (my grandmother's gift) under my arm. I lived in Texas until I was 26 years old, then I moved to New York City with $600.00 in my shoe ('cause muggers won't take it out of your shoe, y'know. ![]() TEN THINGS YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME by Libba Brayġ. ![]() ![]() Or that I made everyone call me "Bert" in ninth grade for no reason that I can think of. Or that I once sang a punk version of "Que Sera Sera" onstage in New York City. That doesn't tell you that I stuck a bead up my nose while watching TV when I was four and thought I'd have to go to the ER and have it cut out. I could tell you the facts–I lived in Texas for most of my life I live in New York City with my husband and six-year-old son now I have freckles and a lopsided smile I'm allergic to penicillin.īut that doesn't really give you much insight into me. I think what gets me feeling itchy is all that emphasis on the facts of a life, while all the juicy, relevant, human oddity stuff gets left on the cutting room floor. What is it about writing an author bio that gives me that deer-in-headlights feeling? It's not exactly like I'm going to say "I was born in Alabama…" and somebody's going to jump up and snarl, "Oh yeah? Prove it!" At least I hope not. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She kept a 100,000-word notebook on her progress, which reveals that it almost drove her to a breakdown. In her introductory essay to I Capture the Castle'(included in the Folio Society edition), Valerie Grove describes the torment experienced by Smith in the writing of 'the novel:' These words resonated with me as they were the third time in as many books that Id come across a similar sentiment the other books being Nabokovs' Lolita and Dodie Smiths I Capture the Castle, both of which are transcendent works that involve literary types and themes in a way thats mesmerisingly recursive. ![]() When reading PG Wodehouses' Love Among the Chickens'recently'I was struck by the narrators curiosity regarding to what extent the work of authors is influenced by their private affairs. If you're new here, why not subscribe to our email updates or follow us on Facebook? 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