![]() ![]() ![]() I can't do enough justice to it, but just know that it is beautiful. Theirs is a friendship that makes you think and question and ponder and ultimately yearn for that childhood easiness all over again. -Buy Unspoken (The Lynburn Legacy, 1) book online at best prices in India on Bookish Santa and enjoy Free Shipping. It seems obvious that anyone who knows each other as well as these two should be able to see the inner beauty of another person, but the complicated (and blurred!) lines between friendship and romance between Kami and Jared were remarkably well-written. While the romance between these two is extremely subtle (Seriously, Brennan gives subtle a whole new meaning with the love story in this!) and the friendship between Kami and Jared is overwhelmingly tender, it was a union that I fell for at once. It's one wrought with emotion, misunderstandings, and a delicate balance which Brennan treads with a fine and experienced line. None of us (I think!) know what it's like to have a voice in our head or even meet that disembodied voice in reality, but through Kami's eyes, I can picture the situation perfectly. The Lynburn family, who ruled the town a generation ago and who all left without warning, have returned. ![]() There has been screaming in the woods and the manor overlooking the town has lit up for the first time in 10 years. Yet, with all these wonderful characters, Unspoken shines because of the connection between Jared and Kami. Her life seems to be in order, until disturbing events begin to occur. ![]()
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![]() He won because he possessed an extraordinary ability to put himself in the place of other men, to experience what they were feeling, to understand their motives and desires. That Lincoln succeeded, Goodwin demonstrates, was the result of a character that had been forged by experiences that raised him above his more privileged and accomplished rivals. Throughout the turbulent 1850s, each had energetically sought the presidency as the conflict over slavery was leading inexorably to secession and civil war. When Lincoln emerged as the victor, his rivals were dismayed and angry. Chase, Edward Bates, and Abraham Lincoln waited in their hometowns for the results from the Republican National Convention in Chicago. Winner of the prestigious Lincoln Prize and the inspiration for the Oscar Award winning–film Lincoln, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, directed by Steven Spielberg, and written by Tony Kushner. ![]() One of the most influential books of the past fifty years, Team of Rivals is Pulitzer Prize–winning author and esteemed presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin’s modern classic about the political genius of Abraham Lincoln, his unlikely presidency, and his cabinet of former political foes. ![]() ![]() ![]() The mother lode of testosterone on Jerry’s side couldn’t sit there all night. All Lexi had to do was focus on the thump of Rihanna’s latest hit, keep the drinks flowing, and stick to her half of the bar. ![]() Lexi had no idea “home” would mean the one-and-only land of creation…or that she’d trigger a prophecy that could doom her newfound race. When Eryx’s nemesis tags Lexi as his next target, Eryx insists on taking her home where he can keep her safe. The question is, is she Myren, or human – which makes her forbidden fruit? Yet The Fates have led him through his dreams to Lexi, a temptation he doesn’t want to resist. As king of the Myren race, Eryx is duty-bound to enforce the laws preventing exposure of their existence to humans. So, when Eryx Shantos barges into her world with too-smooth words and a body to back it up, she locks up her libido and vows to keep her distance.Įryx has other ideas. A hard-working bartender with a self-sufficient backbone and a wary nature, she knows pickup lines like a second language. ![]() Lexi Merrill’s about to learn they’re wrong. Most people believe Eden no longer exists. ![]() UNEXPECTED EDEN will be unleashed on 29 December. My friend, the talented and lovely – not to mention hilarious – Rhenna Morgan, has a new release coming. ![]() ![]() She is dragged around Northern England and shown examples of the pestilence of the modern world (this includes everything from run-down buildings to black people) and is constantly told that everything was so much better ‘back then’. From early childhood, Silvie is taught to be the perfect Iron Age maiden: she can live off the land, skin dead animals without flinching and tell which plants are poisonous and which are not. Silvie’s Dad, a bus driver, is obsessed with the Iron Age, and naming his child Sulevia after an ancient British goddess is by far his least horrendous way of showing it. ![]() Silvie (short for Sulevia) is the adolescent daughter of a battered, submissive mother and an abusive father. Reconstruction of an Iron Age roundhouse at Chiltern Open Air Museum. In this work about a group of people participating in an experiential archeology project, Moss uses a strikingly lucid stream of consciousness narrative to demonstrate how the love of ancient history can become a dangerous refuge for people with antiquated ideas about power, survival, and who is deserving of either. ![]() ![]() It’s an idea that has been explored to great effect by William Golding and Donna Tartt, but Sarah Moss’ folk horror novella Ghost Wall offers a perspective on the issue that resonates much more in a world that has seen far-right extremism come back into fashion. Obsessive love of ancient societies can lead to human sacrifice. ![]() ![]() ![]() Which brings me to the two people endangering that feud with their “reluctant” fraternization, Charlotte and Alex. Watching the flamboyant pirates and uptight-but-just-as-bloodthirsty witches bend over backwards to keep the feud going even as they work together, all while exchanging the most delicious backhanded compliments, had me laughing out loud… and rooting for the feud to never end because it really is too fun to give up for anything. ![]() They like their feuding, darn it, and no youngsters will get in the way of it! Nor will silly little facts, like how witches and pirates are basically the same, except for the fact that witches do their magic in secrecy (or would, if witches existed *wink wink wink*) and pirates fly their houses around and land wherever they want, even if another house happens to be there already. ![]() The feud and the respective sides’ commitment to it is probably my favorite thing about this book. ![]() When the worst pirate of the lot makes off with it, a pirate and a witch join forces to steal it back… and their respective criminal communities join forces to separate them, lest they actually overcome their differences and thus put generations of (gleefully) bitter feuding to waste. When the lost amulet of Black Beryl, the first witch, resurfaces, every witch and pirate in London vies for the (dis)honor of stealing it - and keeping it. ![]() ![]() ![]() I could see an elitism forming right before my eyes, and I bristled at the idea of people telling me what is and isn’t good. Of course it would be naive to think that this isn’t already taking place in the book world, and so I empathise with the frustration of these fictional characters. ![]() I initially felt a bit uncomfortable with this idea. From this disillusionment, the idea grows to open a bookshop called The Good Novel that sells “All the books no one is talking about”–this boils down to selecting titles that may or may not be in print but are some of the best books out there. A marketing strategy you cynically ask? Well perhaps, but the shop is the brainchild of two idealistic, avid readers, Van and Francesca who are both disillusioned with the publishing industry and bookshops. The plot concerns a bookshop in Paris which sells only ‘ good’ books. I recently read A Novel Bookstore by Laurence Cosse, and if you want to read the full review, go to Mostly Fiction. ![]() ![]() ![]() In addition, Wellman has an instinctive understanding of the black-and-white-almost Manichean-Christianity that informs their beliefs.Ĭome to think of it, any open-minded Evangelical Christian who likes a good ghost story could not choose a better collection than this book by Wellman, either for themselves or for their older children. Wellman's feel for the mountain "hants" and his knowledge of the people-their fierce pride and essential generosity-give these tales a weight that they might not otherwise possess. Besides, whatever these tales lack in scare-power, they more than make up for both in ghostly and in Appalachian atmosphere. ![]() There are not many big scares in these stories still, Wellman has a knack-similar to Le Fanu's-of choosing the precise detail to deeply unsettle his reader. He bought himself a mountain cabin, and soon began to write stories about John the Balladeer-itinerant musician and collector of songs-who wars against the forces of evil, armed with his silver-stringed guitar. Wellman-already established as a successful author of genre fiction-traveled to North Carolina to teach writing at Chapel Hill, and fell in love with the music and culture of the Smokies. With this innovative and unique cycle of stories, Manly Wade Wellman became the first writer to use the legends and lore of the Appalachians to craft a body of weird tales. ![]() ![]() "Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original" by Howard Bryant (Mariner Books), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Indiebound howardbryantbooks. From Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Who else could brag about the day they were born? "You know Rickey was born on Christmas Day!" he would sometimes say when making a grand entrance into the clubhouse-but in the quiet moments, in the right light, he could tell his origin story at ground level, without the gritless predestiny, with a sobriety that suggested the tale wasn't so cute, not quite so family-friendly.Įxcerpted from the book "Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original" by Howard Bryant. In later years he would remind everybody that he was set apart. Bryant does a great job weaving this story and separating fact from fiction. This book covers all the great Rickey stories like the framed check on the wall and the John Olerud story. ![]() Thus it was that Rickey had a specialness and a story a little more fantastic, a little grander-and he knew it. Rickey is one of the greatest players of all time and has a outsized personality to go with it. ![]() Maybe that was fitting too, because Bobbie eventually gave Rickey, the Christmas baby born in a car, an additional sprinkle of Hollywood magic, naming him after that clean-cut white kid with the guitar who made all the girls melt, 1950s teen heartthrob Ricky Nelson. Even his birth certificate carried intrigue-a friend recalled it stating his name as "Boy Henley," a routine placeholder that virtually never finds its way into the official paperwork. In subsequent retellings, that night resembled a wacky sitcom, all the characters scrambling before everything works out harmlessly in the end. ![]() ![]() The manuscript of Seven Pillars of Wisdom has a rich history. Itâs a gripping tale made famous by the movie Lawrence of Arabia, and one that Winston Churchill called âunsurpassableâ as a ânarrative of war and adventure.â It details his movements and actions during his two year involvement, his relationships with the various Arab leaders and men who fought with him, and his thoughtsâand doubtsâduring that time. ![]() His memoir is part travelogue, part philosophy treatise, and part action novel. Lawrence convinced the Arab leaders, who had historically not shown a willingness to work together, to join forces in supporting Britainâs strategy in the area. Britain had also promised the Arabs that, if they were successful, England would recognize a single Arab state. The empire had joined the side of Germany and the Central Powers in the war, and Britain hoped that a successful revolt would take the empire out of the war effort. Lawrenceâs memoir of his involvement in leading a portion of the Arab revolt against the Ottoman empire during World War I. Will you support our efforts with a donation? We rely on your support to help us keep producing beautiful, free, and unrestricted editions of literature for the digital age. Standard EbooksĢ52,972 words (15 hours 20 minutes) with a reading ease of 65.56 (average difficulty) Lawrence - Free ebook download - Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover. ![]() ![]() Once again, Reynolds’s message is to think outside the box, and Marisol’s efforts should encourage readers to do just that.įans of Reynolds will enjoy the succinct language enhanced by illustrations in pen, ink, watercolor, gouache and tea. Reynolds’s characteristically wispy and loose mixed-media art makes judicious use of color in a way that accentuates Marisol’s creativity. Rounding out the picture book series that began with THE DOT (2003), this fresh, whimsical picture book encourages the artist and the creative thinker in every child. Besides encouraging children to paint what they actually see rather than repeating the visual conventions they’ve learned, this original offering frames an apparent problem as a challenge with a simple solution. ![]() |