![]() ![]() With failing health, Thomas returns to Paris-a cherished packet of letters in hand-determined to lay to rest the ghosts of his past. Can love flourish amid the horror of the First World War, or will fate intervene? Christmas 1968. Frustrated by life as a privileged young lady, Evie longs to play a greater part in the conflict-but how?-and as Thomas struggles with the unimaginable realities of war he also faces personal battles back home where War Office regulations on press reporting cause trouble at his father’s newspaper business. Through their letters, Evie and Thomas share their greatest hopes and fears-and grow ever fonder from afar. An unforgettably romantic novel that spans four Christmases (1914-1918), Last Christmas in Paris explores the ruins of war, the strength of love, and the enduring hope of the Christmas season. ![]() ![]() But as history tells us, it all happened so differently… Evie and Thomas experience a very different war. As Evie Elliott watches her brother, Will, and his best friend, Thomas Harding, depart for the front, she believes-as everyone does-that it will be over by Christmas, when the trio plan to celebrate the holiday among the romantic cafes of Paris. ![]() New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor has joined with Heather Webb to create this unforgettably romantic novel of the Great War. An unforgettably romantic novel that spans four Christmases (1914-1918), Last Christmas in Paris explores the ruins of war, the strength of love, and the enduring hope of the Christmas season. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Jane with her rough edges and swoopy hair and soft smile, showing up in a leather jacket to save August’s day when she needed it most. Dazzling, charming, mysterious, impossible Jane. And there’s certainly no chance of her subway commute being anything more than a daily trudge through boredom and electrical failures.īut then, there’s this gorgeous girl on the train. She can’t imagine how waiting tables at a 24-hour pancake diner and moving in with too many weird roommates could possibly change that. From the New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue comes a new romantic comedy that will stop readers in their tracks.įor cynical twenty-three-year-old August, moving to New York City is supposed to prove her right: that things like magic and cinematic love stories don’t exist, and the only smart way to go through life is alone. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The answer, revealed by villainous monologue, is that the supposedly innocuous shopkeeper Zachariah Osbourne (Bertie Carvel) has a mail-order murder business where he seeks out the greedy and removes “obstacles” from their lives using the untraceable poison thallium. But as these victims’ hair starts falling out and they appear to die of natural causes, the question remains: what is the connection, and who is behind it? Further, though Mark tells Inspector Lejeune (Sean Pertwee) that there is no connection with other names on the list (save one nephew), we know otherwise. Game on! But it’s very quickly apparent that most of the people whose names on the list are already dead, and there are more deaths to come. The two-part miniseries takes place in 1960s London and focuses on the character of Mark Easterbrook (Rufus Sewell), who finds out his name is on a list discovered in a dead woman’s shoe. The Pale Horse, now available on Amazon Prime, is no different-but your mileage may vary on whether or not you think those changes are a positive. ![]() In each, Phelps has updated the material (if not the setting) to often land on a different killer from Christie’s source material, or to come about the revelation in a new way. The Pale Horse is the latest in a quintet of Agatha Christie adaptations by Sarah Phelps, including The Witness for the Prosecution, And Then There Were None, and Ordeal by Innocence. ![]() ![]() You’ll also receive discounts on detox kits, formulas and other products from the Queen Afua Wellness Store. You’ll be assigned a mentor who will be there throughout your journey to provide accountability, tutelage and ongoing support. You will have access to community of Sacred Women from around the world, who you’ll be able to connect with, share resources and support each other in a private Facebook. You will receive a program manual, informational handouts and weekly worksheets. The replays from Sundays & Thursdays classes will be available on demand. There will also be 12 Thursday workshops with master teachers via teleconference call. ![]() (There will be gaps due national holidays)ĭuring this time there will be 12 Sunday workshops taught by Queen Afua via Video Conferencing. ![]() The program will be taught from September 29th - Jan 9th. Prior to the commencement of the official class on September 29, 2019, we're going to host a welcome and open house on September 22nd via livestream. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A gentle character - "a simple man to whom a complicated thing has happened" - he is remorseful, not belligerent. This is the Ireland of Elizabeth Bowen's The Last September, where the isolated Anglo-Irish families saw their own and their neighbours' houses burn, and many of them left.Īt Lahardane, Captain Everard Gault, a veteran of the great war, shoots at a group of intruders, and wounds one of them. It begins in the summer of 1921, in County Cork, during the Troubles, when the big houses of the Protestant landowners were being set on fire, caught in the battle between the IRA and the British army. But it is also, over its 70-year spread, the story of how "calamity shaped a life". To tell "the story of" the novel is to give it away, and readers who prefer to be startled when they read it should look away now: for this is the story (in its own rather formal, antiquated words) "of a great, and unexpected calamity". ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Veronica reluctantly agrees to the scheme. Having noted Veronica's resemblance to the princess, von Rechstein begs her to pose as Gisela for the sake of the peace treaty that brought the princess to England. With Europe on the verge of war, Gisela's chancellor, Count von Rechstein, does not want to make waves-and before Veronica and Stoker can figure out their next move, the princess disappears. Veronica and her natural historian beau, Stoker, tell the patron of the exhibit, Princess Gisela of Alpenwald, of their findings. As she assembles a memorial exhibition for pioneering mountain climber Alice Baker-Greene, Veronica discovers evidence that the recent death was not a tragic climbing accident but murder. ![]() As the newest member of the Curiosity Club-an elite society of brilliant, intrepid women-Veronica Speedwell is excited to put her many skills to good use. A princess is missing, and a peace treaty is on the verge of collapse in this new Veronica Speedwell adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn. ![]() ![]() He published his first collection, "Near Klamath," in 1968 and followed with a series of other poetry collections through the 70s and 80s (Sklenicka 145). In 1958 and as a result of being supported by his teachers in pursuing his love for writing poetry he came to write a series of poems throughout the 1960s (Sklenicka 72). He virtually did everything that he could with the purpose of providing for his family, but he eventually came to acknowledge his interest in literature. "Cathedral" contains ideas related to the importance of connecting with one another, understanding, and addiction.Ĭarver was born in a dysfunctional family in Clatskanie, Oregon, and spent the early part of his life struggling to earn a living for himself and for the family he started when he was eighteen. ![]() ![]() The writer himself appears to be especially confident that this story is different from his earlier works and involves a lot more hope in writing it. Even with the fact that this particular text ends in a more positive note in comparison to some of his other stories, it is nonetheless filled with elements characteristic to the writer. ![]() Raymond Carver's short story "Cathedral" is considered to be one of the writer's best writings and is probably one of the main reasons for which he experienced professional progress. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Isaacson's treatment of Einstein's scientific work is excellent: accurate, complete, and just the right level of detail for the general reader. These traits are just as vital for this new century of globalization, in which our success will depend on our creativity, as they were for the beginning of the last century, when Einstein helped usher in the modern age. This led him to embrace a morality and politics based on respect for free minds, free spirits, and free individuals. ![]() ![]() ![]() His success came from questioning conventional wisdom and marveling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. Based on newly released personal letters of Einstein, this book explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk - a struggling father in a difficult marriage who couldn't get a teaching job or a doctorate - became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos, the locksmith of the mysteries of the atom and the universe. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom. How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. By the author of the acclaimed bestseller "Benjamin Franklin," this is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available. ![]() ![]() ![]() It's taken me almost 2 months to wade through this book. This is not for the newcomer to the world of "classical" music. However, be prepared for some fairly advanced terminology. Ross hastens to assure us that he did not write it as a music history text, but as a guide for the educated concertgoer/ listener, and I think that's true. I would caution the listener that it's a fairly musically sophisticated book. But even if you already knew a lot about that, you're gonna understand what it was like to be a musician, why composers wrote music the way they did at certain times and places, and how people reacted to that music. Yeah, you're gonna learn quite a bit about what went on musically. The trick for the listener is to remember that this is world history seen through the lens of music history. Instead, Ross deals with places and chunks of time, putting composers and the way they wrote into the context of social and political history: Weimar Germany, Nazi Germany, 20's Paris, New-deal USA, Soviet Russia, Post- WWII Europe, 60's NYC, and so on. I'm a professional musician and I spent an entire semester as an undergrad studying 20th century music, but there were many times during my listen to "The Rest." when I went- hey, I didn't know that! Ross starts us out at the turn of the 20th century in the hotbed that was German late-Romantic music (Strauss, Mahler), and we walk through the remainder of the 20th century, not necessarily in chronological order. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fans will relish the Yule Lord 'is coming to town.'" - SFRevu on KRAMPUS " rollicking, non-stop, action-filled, violent and yet touching story." - on KRAMPUS Reseña del editor: Plus, the illustrations are amazing." - Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy on KRAMPUS "Filled with action, fans will wonder whether Jesse joined the wrong side as increasingly it appears to him that Santa is evil. ![]() A wild ride-the idea sounded like a stretch and I'm not sure how many guys could have really pulled it off, but Brom sure has. Here's hoping that he will continue to share his dark and often beautiful dreams with us for many years to come." - Christopher Paolini, bestelling author of Eragon on KRAMPUS "This illustrated horror novel by acclaimed gothic fantasy artist, illustrator, and novelist Brom (The Child Thief) is perfect for anyone who disdains a cozy, sentimental holiday story." - Library Journal "Terrific. Are you ready for a studly, Nordic Santa Claus, and his scary/sexy wife?" - Charlie Jane Anders, io9.com "Brom is that rare breed: a person who is skilled in more than one area of artistic expression. ![]() "The creator of The Child Thief, is back - and this time he's taking on the Christmas Devil. ![]() |