![]() ![]() The New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Chased th. ![]() A study of the interactions of women and the bonds of friendship, love and community, this is a story worth taking to bed and staying up all night to read. The Peach Keeper (2011), a novel by Sarah Addison Allen, concerns the protagonist Willa Jackson, who returns to her hometown, Walls of Water, North Carolina. Read 6,769 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. In this delectable, read-in-one sitting treasure, Allen once again demonstrates her astonishing ability to believably blur the lines between the magical and the mundane.Īllen juggles small town history and mystical thriller, character development and eerie magical realism in a fine Southern gothic drama.Īllen has a history of writing good novels her latest continues the trend.The interactions, dialogue and pacing keep the reader intrigued and turning the pages to the very end. The Peach Keeper pulses with sensual details. In trademark style, Allen masterfully weaves a Southern world of believable characters and keeps readers flipping pages with this dreamy one-nighter. ![]() Peppered with Allen's trademark Southern charm and magical foretelling, this novel will keep readers turning the pages to see what happens. Welcome to Walls of Water, North Carolina, where the secrets are thicker than the fog from the town's famous waterfalls, and the stuff of superstition is just as real as you want it to be.Ī New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Publisher's Weekly, and Barnes & Noble bestseller. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Tensions simmer as the fault line between the oppressed and the oppressors cuts deeper, but it's not until an Afrikaner police officer is found dead that emotions more dangerous than anyone thought possible boil to the surface. It is 1952, and new apartheid laws have recently gone into effect, dividing a nation into black and white while supposedly healing the political rifts between the Afrikaners and the English. ![]() In a morally complex tale rich with authenticity, Nunn takes readers to Jacob's Rest, a tiny town on the border between South Africa and Mozambique. Award-winning screenwriter Malla Nunn delivers a stunning and darkly romantic crime novel set in 1950s apartheid South Africa, featuring Detective Emmanuel Cooper - a man caught up in a time and place where racial tensions and the raw hunger for power make life very dangerous indeed. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Despite the intimacy of the images, they often still feel ornamental, included to imply history and depth without providing any new information or emotional ground that Chang doesn’t already explicitly cover in her letters.Īnd in those letters, Chang’s dogged adherence to form is admirable, but the epistolary format often suffocates the work. There may be one clear point of connection between the image and the words - in that first collage, the phone that Chang notes is ringing is the phone hanging on the wall in the photograph - but these connections are either too literal or virtually nonexistent. In fact, the cut-and-paste photos and documents are, in most cases, awkwardly juxtaposed with the text. ![]() Along with family photos, Chang shares marriage certificates, translated letters from cousins, even floor plans, though not all of these images have the same resonance. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the television adaptation House of the Dragon, Rhaenyra is portrayed by Emma D'Arcy and Milly Alcock (young). During the Dance, her faction used her personal heraldry as their battle-flag. Rhaenyra's personal sigil was the standard Targaryen heraldry (a three-headed red dragon on a black field), quartered with the moon-and-falcon sigil of House Arryn (for her mother Aemma Arryn), and the silver seahorse on sea green of House Velaryon (for her first husband Laenor Velaryon, as well as for the Velaryons in general, who were among her major supporters). She was the mother of two kings, Aegon III and Viserys II. Her claim to the Iron Throne was challenged by her younger half-brother, Aegon II Targaryen, sparking the civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons. Rhaenyra was a dragonrider whose mount was Syrax. ![]() ![]() At the age of eight, she was made her father's heir, and grew up expecting to become the first ruling Queen of Westeros. Rhaenyra was King Viserys I's only living child by his first wife, Queen Aemma of House Arryn. Rhaenyra Targaryen, cheered as the Realm's Delight when she was young, and later called the Half-Year Queen, was the first-born child of King Viserys I Targaryen. ![]() ![]() ![]() This 4th installment of the MBA series does not disappoint by any means! You will fall in love with this series, trust me! These books are best read in order, so you know all the background. Show more add to favorites add In favoritesĪmanda Hocking really does have a way with words. As friends and family are town apart by their differences in opinion, love always finds it’s way back. This is definitely a series that I will re-read many times! This series is also an easy read that will suck you right in and you wont want to put it down! This book shows the consequences of doing the wrong thing when you know it’s wrong, but sometimes the heart speaks louder than the mind, especially when a child is involved. On top of that, the child vampire is running loose, and its attracting some very unwanted attention…Īmanda Hocking really does have a way with words. ![]() While Alice tries to understand what happened, she regrets some of the choices she’s made, especially the more permanent ones. ![]() For her eighteenth birthday, Alice Bonham takes a vacation to Australia only to have her trip cut short by an unexpected murder. ![]() ![]() There she discovers a forgotten legacy of magic, one that is bound to her own identity. In the epic third installment of Robert Beatty's #1 bestselling series, Serafina takes her rightful place among literary champions as she battles fiercely to defend all she loves and become everything that she is meant to be. Serafina’s hunt leads her into the very forest that she has been taught to fear. Serafina And The Black Cloak (The Serafina Series Book 1) Book 2. With only days to achieve the impossible, Serafina fights to reclaim herself as the Guardian of Biltmore, friend of Braeden, daughter of her Pa, and heroine of the Blue Ridge Mountains and all the folk and creatures that call it home. We would recommend you read the Serafina series in order by series number which is: 1. Serafina must uncover the truth about what has happened to her and find a way to harness her strange new powers before it's too late. ![]() Old friends do unthinkable things and enemies seem all around.Ī mysterious threat moves towards Biltmore, a force without a name, bringing with it violent storms and flooding that stands to uproot everything in its path. She has awoken into a darkness she does not understand, scarred from a terrible battle, only to find that life at Biltmore Estate has changed in unimaginable ways. A captivating, edge-of-your-seat, action-packed fantasy. ![]() Each character continues to surprise both one another and readers with their emotional complexity. Stated First edition on copyright page with with full number line.įrom the first gripping page, the book pulses with action and intrigue. ![]() ![]() When McVries is almost eliminated early on, it's Garraty who intervenes and McVries later returns the favor. Garraty soon connects with several of the boys, including McVries. ![]() The Major oversees the beginning and end of the walk and puts in appearances at several points along the way. The final warning is the ticket - death at the hands of the soldiers who guard the walkers. ![]() ![]() Thirty seconds later comes a second warning and then a third. When a walker falls below that speed, he is warned. All must walk at least four miles per hour. The walk is completed when only one walker remains. He's one of a hundred boys, none older than eighteen, who are walking for the Prize - everything his heart desires. Garraty, watching a guard eat c-rations, thinks again that it's real, that he's really here, and that he's actually among the field of walkers, but for the first time, the thought carries weight. Garraty is wearing a fatigue jacket against the spring chill. Garraty's mother asks why the guard doesn't return the card and - not for the first time - says she doesn't like it. ![]() Raymond Davis Garraty arrives in a guarded parking lot with his mother in a blue Ford that looks like "a small tired dog after a hard run." The guard retrieves Garraty's information and permits them to enter. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ellis once again proves she is a master storyteller. ![]() ![]() Praise for Moon at Nine 2015 Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award nominee 2015 Amelia Bloomer Project List selection 2015 Bank Street Best Book selection 2015 Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice 2015 Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award shortlist 2015-2016 BC Teen Readers' Choice Stellar Award nominee 2015 SYRCA Snow Willow Award nominee 2016 MYRCA nominee 2014 Quill & Quire Book of the Year selection 2014 OLA Best Bet selection 2014 Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids & Teens Starred Selection STARRED REVIEW "Moon at Nine is a riveting tale of young girls being true to themselves and their love, set against a political and cultural backdrop few readers will have first-hand knowledge of. ![]() ![]() The Iliad is a wonderful story that was unfortunately butchered in the film Troy. The dignity of Priam is brought into sharp relief in this scene as he sits at Achilles' feet and begs for his son's body.Īnyone who thinks this is anything like that dreadful film with Brad Pitt is mistaken. After his son Hector is killed and dragged back to the Achaean ships to be fed to dogs, Priam goes to his son's killer to beg for his body. The most moving moment for me would have to be Priam's supplication of Achilles. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? I've not had any other books read by Anton Lesser, but I intend to as I was very impressed with his performance. Have you listened to any of Anton Lesser’s other performances? How does this one compare? Hector would be my favourite character as the Greek heroes tend to be pillocks! Anton Lesser's performance in particular really brings the book to life, which made it all the more enjoyable. It has been translated from the original Greek into a modern English poetic form and was designed first and foremost for those who will be reading Homer's Iliad for the first time. ![]() This book contains a new translation by Canadian Professor Ian Johnston. ![]() ![]() I've read several versions of the Iliad, but I really enjoyed this audiobook version. The Iliad is the oldest and finest epic poem in Western culture. What made the experience of listening to The Iliad the most enjoyable? ![]() ![]() ![]() Gina must go GOTH! So much for a wardrobe allowance. Sounds easy, especially with Bobby going undercover at the same school with his "twin brother," Rick. ![]() Gina's current mission? Go to Maureen Benson High and pose as a new student, Geneva Belfry, who is recently divorced from her parents. Turns out the Feds needed Gina and her minions to go undercover and help them solve some mysteries. ![]() well, not a vengeance, more like a mission. However, not so much one of those sexy spies like on Alias or anything.Īfter defeating the vampire vixen who turned her current boyfriend, Bobby, and taking a deal with the Feds that offered protection, Gina is back with a vengeance. Gina Covello's life described in six words: Still a vampire, also a spy! Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for ![]() |