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Our castle by the sea lucy strange6/22/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() With Mutti, Pet’s mother, sent to an internment camp, Pa in a permanent state of stress, the police investigating mysterious packages and Mags disappearing at strange hours of the day, Pet is forced to face her fears alone. Their idyllic life is changed forever when war breaks out and sets off a chain of events none could have foreseen. Our Castle by the Sea is a brilliantly told and thrilling wartime adventure told through the eyes of twelve-year-old Pet, a young girl who lives in a lighthouse with her father, her German-born mother and her older sister, Mags. A girl who is somehow destined to become part of the strange, ancient legend of the Daughters of Stone…. A girl who freezes with fear at the enemy planes ripping through the skies overhead. ![]() This is the story of a girl who is small, afraid and unnoticed. ![]() But now the clifftops are a terrifying battleground, and her family is torn apart. Growing up in a lighthouse, twelve-year-old Pet’s world has been one of storms, secret tunnels and stories about sea monsters. The story is also a celebration of the bonds of family showing despite what we might face, family matters most.Įngland is at war. Our Castle by the Sea is set during the second world war, evoking all the danger experienced by those who lived through it. Happy New Year! Here is my first review for 2019 of the highly-anticipated second novel by Lucy Strange. ![]()
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![]() The author has a real talent with bringing believable events into the story to touch the heart and bring hope and healing to worthy individuals who need it most. The mystery, suspense, and beauty of the characters make for a compelling and stunning read. ![]() The novel masterfully builds the tension until it reaches a fever pitch as Isa finally begins putting the various pieces of the puzzle into place. This novel is a masterpiece for all the readers who are the true fan of great fiction. His fictional characters are always fascinating and memorable. ![]() Walters is so good at character development. Meredith Walters is the author of this novel. “Light in the shadows” is an evocative and page-turning novel that will leave an imprint on the psyche of those who read it. Description of Light in the shadows by A. Listen online or offline with Android, iOS, web, Chromecast, and Google Assistant. Get instant access to all your favorite books. Narrated by Shayna Thibodeaux and Cal Wembly. ![]() This impressive and superb novel will keep you up for many days and nights as it tells a great story for the reader of all ages. Light in the Shadows audiobook written by A. Meredith Walters” is both a heartbreaking and beautiful little story of love & loss, strength & finding your way. ![]()
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Em and the big hoom6/21/2023 ![]() ![]() ‘Pinto’s narrative is both brutal and beautiful.’ Read more.‘Em and the Big Hoom is a joyous read that leaves you chuckling and sad, at once.’ Read more.‘Em and the Big Hoom is a marvellously evocative book about Mumbai-and a searing tale about the havoc that mental illness wreaks on a family.’ Read more.The novel is neatly structured, punctuated by little detours that help flesh out the plot and its players, and holds the reader’s attention.’ Read more ‘Pinto’s prose quicksilvers its way through time and emotions, slipping in wit and pulling out despair elegantly.‘Deeply engrossing, finely-tuned, and told with a moving and luminous clarity, this is a splendid and memorable debut.’ Read more.The Hindu Literary Prize goes to Jerry Pinto Read more. ![]()
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The Black Death by Philip Ziegler6/21/2023 ![]() He was educated at Eton college and then studied law at New College, Oxford, graduating with a first. Ziegler was born in Ringwood, in the New Forest, to Dora (nee Barnwell) and Louis Ziegler, a retired army major. Of course one can never hope to discover anything approaching everything, but one can find out a great deal.” He said: “Ideally the biographer should know everything about his subject and then discard 99% of his information, keeping only the essential. If Ziegler’s patrician, establishment status and urbane charm helped to smooth his path to selection for such monumental biographies, his industry and the punctiliousness of his research meant that they come close to definitive. ![]() ![]() The foibles of Mountbatten, the last viceroy of India before independence, were such that Ziegler wrote a note on his desk while writing the biography in the mid-1980s stating: “Remember, in spite of everything, he was a great man.” That is not necessarily the view any longer of many British and Indian historians, though it is hard to overlook Mountbatten’s significance to the modern subcontinent and his relatives in the Royal family. ![]()
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Pink Moon by Stef Ann Holm6/21/2023 ![]() "Beautiful characters, beautiful setting. Mutual attraction sparks into flame, but Dana's fierce independence threatens to bring everything to a screeching halt. One look at the exotically beautiful Dana and Mark offers to do the construction work required to clear the code violations. But a canceled flight stranded him in Ketchikan, where he lands at the Blue Note. When the bar is flagged for code violations, Dana is certain she has no time for romance.īurned-out after finishing his father's legacy project-the multimillion-dollar Grove Marketplace-Mark Moretti is ready for a summer-long fishing trip. ![]() She also manages a failing float-plane business while raising her son. ![]() Single mom Danalee Jackson owns the Blue Note-a successful Alaskan jazz bar. ![]()
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Vulgar Tongues by Max Décharné6/20/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Of all the vocabularies available to us, slang is the most alive, constantly evolving and-as it leaks into the mainstream and is taken up by all of us-infusing the language with a healthy dose of vitality.Witty, energetic and informative, Vulgar Tongues traces the many routes of slang, beginning with the thieves and prostitutes of Elizabethan London and ending with the present day, where the centuries-old terms rap and hip-hop still survive, though their meanings have changed. Slang is the language of pop culture, low culture, street culture, underground movements and secret societies depending on your point of view, it is a badge of honor, a sign of identity or a dangerous assault on the values of polite society. ![]()
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Authority jeff vandermeer6/20/2023 ![]() He has coedited several iconic anthologies with his wife, the Hugo Award winning editor. His nonfiction has appeared in New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Atlantic, Slate, Salon, and the Washington Post. Annihilation won the Nebula and Shirley Jackson Awards, has been translated into 35 languages, and was made into a film from Paramount Pictures directed by Alex Garland. ![]() His most recent novel, the national bestseller Borne, received wide-spread critical acclaim and his prior novels include the Southern Reach trilogy (Annihilation, Authority, and Acceptance). Other titles include Wonderbook, the worl NYT bestselling writer Jeff VanderMeer has been called “the weird Thoreau” by the New Yorker for his engagement with ecological issues. ![]() ![]() NYT bestselling writer Jeff VanderMeer has been called “the weird Thoreau” by the New Yorker for his engagement with ecological issues. ![]()
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The hideous heart6/20/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Story specific triggers will be listed with the story below! ![]() General Trigger Warnings: Violence, Gore, Murder, & Death **** Huge thank you to Flatiron Books for providing me with a copy via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review **** Jackson (“The Cask of Amontillado”), Stephanie Kuehn (“The Tell-Tale Heart”), Emily Lloyd-Jones (“The Purloined Letter”), Hillary Monahan (“The Masque of the Red Death”), Marieke Nijkamp (“Hop-Frog”), Caleb Roehrig (“The Pit and the Pendulum”), and Fran Wilde (“The Fall of the House of Usher”). Whether the stories are familiar to readers or discovered for the first time, readers will revel in Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tales, and how they’ve been brought to life in 13 unique and unforgettable ways.Ĭontributors include Kendare Blake (reimagining “Metzengerstein”), Rin Chupeco (“The Murders in the Rue Morge”), Lamar Giles (“The Oval Portrait”), Tessa Gratton (“Annabel Lee”), Tiffany D. ![]() Thirteen of YA’s most celebrated names reimagine Edgar Allan Poe’s most surprising, unsettling, and popular tales for a new generation.Įdgar Allan Poe may be a hundred and fifty years beyond this world, but the themes of his beloved works have much in common with modern young adult fiction. ![]()
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Ahriman by Puja Guha6/20/2023 ![]() ![]() Angry and obsessed, he begins planning his revenge. Also in attendance is Tareq, miraculously still alive, who had assumed his wife was killed in the invasion decades before. In an attempt to put her past to rest, she attends an event commemorating the anniversary of the invasion at the Kuwaiti embassy. Twenty-five years later, Mariam is still living under the identity of Raj's Indian wife in the US. Leaving her husband Tareq for dead, she crosses the border and is evacuated with the help of Raj, who she meets at a refugee camp and suggests she assume the identity of his dead wife so she can be issued Indian papers. ![]() In Guha's Sirens of Memory, Mariam is pregnant and fleeing an abusive marriage as the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait begins. Joining them in conversation is Chantelle Aimée Osman, Editor, Agora - Polis Books. Join us for an online conversation between authors Puja Guha and Dea Poirier, as they discuss their latest books, Sirens of Memory (Guha) and After You Died (Poirier). ![]()
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Hatter m the looking glass wars6/20/2023 ![]() ![]() The retelling was traumatic, but she hoped it would allow Hatter to find her and bring her home. She entrusted him with telling her harrowing tale to the world. There, she met eccentric mathematician Charles Dodgson. Alyss was rescued from the streets by the Liddell family, who brought her to Oxford. During their portal travel, Hatter was ripped away, doomed to embark on a mad odyssey to find Alyss. With Redd’s assassins in hot pursuit, they escaped through the Pool of Tears, a portal to our world. ![]() In the knick of time, Royal Bodyguard Hatter Madigan pulled Alyss away from certain death and whisked her away from the Heart Palace. Redd’s forces stormed the palace, killing Alyss’ parents. On Alyss’ seventh birthday, the villainous Redd staged a coup. Princess Alyss (not Alice!) was born in Wonderland, a war-ravaged Queendom. The true story is far more dark and sinister. ![]() For those unfamiliar with the New York Times best-selling series, what’s the premise of this Alice in Wonderland universe?įrank Beddor: This isn’t an alternative take on Alice in Wonderland-it’s the true story! Everyone knows the story of Alice, who tumbled down a rabbit hole and stumbled through a fairy-tale Wonderland. Free Comic Book Day : The Looking Glass Wars is one of the freshest takes on the Alice in Wonderland story. ![]() |