![]() Why was Alice making her wait? Mae Malveaux lifted the hem of her thin cotton nightdress and walked barefoot across the lawn into the shade of a sheltering willow tree. ![]() Little does she know that her worst mistake will be Val’s greatest triumph. Certain there is something redeemable in Mr. Elizabeth Townsend is fiercely loyal to her church and her civil rights attorney husband. Frank values her innocence above all else. If successful, Val’s reward will be a night with Mae.īut Val secretly seeks another prize. ![]() The door finally opens for him when Mae strikes a bargain: seduce her virginal young cousin, Cecily, who is engaged to Frank Washington. Valiant Jackson always gets what he wants-and he’s wanted Mae for years. To have the pleasure she craves, control is paramount, especially control of the men Mae attracts like moths to a flame. She made up her mind long ago that nobody would decide her fate. ![]() Heiress Mae Malveaux rules society with an angel’s smile and a heart of stone. In this vivid reimagining of the French classic Les Liaisons Dangereuses, it’s the summer when Jackie Robinson breaks Major League Baseball’s color barrier and a sweltering stretch has Harlem’s elite fleeing the city for Westchester County’s breezier climes, two predators stalk amidst the manicured gardens and fine old homes. ![]() “Marvelously dramatic…brings its era to life with lush detail.” – People Magazineįrom the author of Wild Beautiful and Free ![]()
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![]() ![]() The film is unevenly directed by Armando Iannucci, who also wrote the screenplay with Simon Blackwell. Unlike a Dicken's novel, in this odd film adaptation, they are shallow, silly, and overstay their welcome. Like a Dicken's novel, characters intersect our hero's coming-of-age journey and add to the pomp although the circumstances are dubious. Here, they are thrown together to chronicle the story of the fictional David Copperfield's life. Dick.are strange hybrids of Charles Dicken's more famous characters from his novel. The film tries to impress with its quirkiness, lavish settings, and hyperactive performances. ![]() (Kudos to Suzie Harman and Robert Worley's unlikely period wardrobe and Cristina Casali's stylish sets) But the film, The Personal History of David Copperfield, was all useless energy and pure nonsense. ![]() And the production design, a mishmash of vibrant colors and patterns, was also a delight. JIM'S REVIEW: (MILDLY RECOMMENDED) Well, I did like the costumes. IN BRIEF: Overrated period comedy that looks right but is all wrong. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But when King and Queen Glower are ambushed and their fate is unknown, it’s up to Celie, with her secret knowledge of the castle’s never-ending twists and turns, to protect their home and save their kingdom. No one ever knows what the Castle will do next, and no one-other than Celie, that is-takes the time to map out the new additions. That’s because on Tuesdays the Castle adds a new room, a turret, or sometimes even an entire wing. Tuesdays at Castle Glower are Princess Celie’s favorite days. Thats because on Tuesdays the castle adds a new room, a turret, or sometimes even an entire. See where it all began with the start to Jessica Day George’s bestselling series about a castle that can rebuild itself and the children who defend it. Tuesdays at Castle Glower are Princess Celies favorite days. ![]() ![]() I wasn’t sure if this setup would work but McQuiston did the worldbuilding well and made me believe this was a thing that could happen. And that begins the mystery plot of One Last Stop as August and Jane set about discovering who exactly, and where exactly, Jane belongs. August also works in this amazing diner that felt precisely like a diner you’d find in New York and populated with real characters that exist in New York, who slowly just become her family too.Īugust meets Subway Girl, aka Jane, on yes, the subway, one day and she realizes that Jane cannot actually leave the subway. ![]() ![]() Her roommates don’t let her hole up in her room, they adopt her into their family kind of without her realizing it, and she looks up one day and realizes that she has people that love her. She’s always been a bit of a loner and if you’re looking for found family, this book delivers it all over the place. While I don’t live there, I have visited yearly for about 10 years, and the descriptions of the subways, the diners, the streets…all of it just made me wish I could hop on a plane tomorrow. August has just moved to NYC, and the atmosphere felt incredibly accurate. ![]() ![]() I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It’s delightfully queer and set in New York, which combined was just one of the best experiences to listen to, although since I can’t travel right now did leave me feeling a little melancholy. ![]() ![]() But as Ellie follows her ideals fighting for the civil rights of the marginalized, her scandalized parents scorn her efforts, and her neighbors reveal their prejudices. She’s chosen to spend her summer break as a volunteer helping to register black voters. Enrolled in college and all but engaged to a bank manager, Ellie isn’t as committed to her expected future as her family believes. ![]() Growing up in the well-to-do town of Round Hill, North Carolina, Ellie Hockley was raised to be a certain type of proper Southern lady. Bennett's style in this layered and powerful listening experience is both realistic and haunting." - AudioFileĪ community’s past sins rise to the surface in New York Times bestselling author Diane Chamberlain’s The Last House on the Street when two women, a generation apart, find themselves bound by tragedy and an unsolved, decades-old mystery. Through the far-reaching impacts of the characters' actions, Chamberlain addresses racism, injustice, love, family dynamics, and intergenerational trauma. "Chamberlain's evocative writing and Bennett's skilled character portrayals may cause visceral reactions in listeners, particularly during violent moments. ![]() " twisty, riveting ride." - People Magazine, People Pick ![]() ![]() Lucy finds peace in motherhood and nurtures a secret compulsive disorder as she waits for Kenny to return to the life they once hoped to share together. Famous for his daring escapes from the school, Kenny can't stop running and moves restlessly from job to job - through fishing grounds, orchards and logging camps - trying to outrun his memories and his addiction. Maisie internalizes her pain and continually places herself in dangerous situations. Fuelled by rage and furious with God, Clara finds her way into the dangerous, highly charged world of the American Indian Movement. The paths of the five friends cross and crisscross over the decades as they struggle to overcome, or at least forget, the trauma they endured during their years at the Mission. Alone and without any skills, support or families, the teens find their way to the seedy and foreign world of Downtown Eastside Vancouver, where they cling together, striving to find a place of safety and belonging in a world that doesn't want them. ![]() ![]() "Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention. ![]() ![]() If you want cancer-fighting zombie fiction, dinosaur picture books, scientists jumping into volcanoes, or talking cars and peyote legislation, you might like Jen. On her quest to rescue stories often swallowed by the shadows, she's delivered babies, cradled the dying, and interviewed everyone from prostitutes to Senators. She was once locked inside a German nunnery, and recently had to find her way through swamp-filled Korean foothills dotted with graveyards on Friday the 13th under a full moon without a flashlight. Writing Bio: Jen Finelli is a world-traveling scifi author who's ridden a motorcycle in a monsoon, swum with sharks, crawled under barbed wire in the mud, and hiked everywhere from hidden coral deserts and island mountains to steaming underground urban tunnels littered with poetry. She's available to speak on the science of relaxation and wellness to help your audience turn their suffering into heroism - or, as the traditionally-published author of dark, inventive science fiction positively reviewed by some of the most exclusive publications in the country - to talk about finding the story and purpose in YOUR darkness. Speaker Bio: Jen Finelli is a physician with PTSD who channels her chronic pain into helping others find purpose in their suffering and rest from their dragons. ![]() ![]() ![]() Urn:lcp:catwhocouldreadb00brau_0:epub:20061746-16cb-430a-a27f-64f6b0fd169d Extramarc University of Pennsylvania Franklin Library Foldoutcount 0 Identifier catwhocouldreadb00brau_0 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t2m62sc9j Isbn 9780399142864Ħ6011535 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.6 Ocr_module_version 0.0.13 Openlibrary OL1004257M Openlibrary_edition When a murderer sicks a knife in the neck of a local gallery owner and goes berserk among the works on show, Qwilleran gets help from his Siamese cat solving the mystery. In 1966, the New York Times labeled Braun, the new detective of the year. Between 19, she published three novels to critical acclaim: The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern, and The Cat Who Turned On and Off. Urn:lcp:catwhocouldreadb00brau_0:lcpdf:a6b24e4c-4550-40cf-970b-212daf4d930e Former award winning news reporter Jim Qwilleran is assigned to the art world as his new news beat. The history of Lilian Jackson Braun is perhaps as exciting and mysterious as her novels. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 14:04:09 Boxid IA186101 Boxid_2 CH117401 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition G.P. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mobilising Joan as a kind of in extremis everywoman, Taddeo conducts trauma and catharsis like a dark orchestra as her crescendo approaches. If Joan is to avenge all womankind, she must have a suitable sacrifice – and in time she finds one. ![]() She learned long ago that the trick is to employ a hunter’s language: to deploy the yips of something defenceless to act like prey, then pounce. ![]() Having a womb and being vulnerable are not one and the same, but try telling that to predators – sharp-suited or sharp-toothed as the case may be as these wild animals approach, Joan is learning to deal with human predators. Animal author Lisa Taddeo: ‘I showed my four-year-old Kill Bill to teach her about gender inequality’Īdding to its fable-like tone, packs of coyotes roam the canyon, surrounding houses at the merest whiff of blood (menstrual or otherwise). ![]() ![]() It was immense, mystifying and intimidating. In a short paragraph, email us your pitch: Meeting a real dinosaur Chances are there's others facing the same highs, lows and life experiences. Perhaps I wanted to get it out of his system - or out of mine.ĪBC Everyday's Perspectives is all about giving you a chance to share what you're going through. Perhaps I wanted to face my son's obsession to understand it. ![]() So, on a gloomy morning, I took Max to meet "Horridus". Then from out of the blue, like an asteroid crashing into my newsfeed, I read that the world's most preserved triceratops specimen was acquired by the Melbourne Museum. What's the deal with dinosaurs anyway? Why are kids so nuts about these dead giant lizards? And before I get letters from angry five-year-olds - yes, I know they are more closely related to birds than lizards! Sure, I'm not as strong as a tyrannosaurus or as tall as a brontosaurus or have as many horns as triceratops, but at least I'm not extinct. If I can't compare to an animated blue heeler, how can I compete with a giant prehistoric monster? ![]() |