![]() ![]() A deeply humane and gripping descendent of Peter Dickinson’s classic Eva. Pearson reveals the truth layer by layer, maintaining taut suspense and psychological realism as she probes philosophical notions of personhood. Why has her family brought her to a hidden cottage in California, distant from home and doctors? Mental flashes reveal a void of paralysis where “darkness and silence go on forever.” Was that her coma? Voices call Jenna, hurry! into her ears-are those from the night of the accident, which she can’t remember? Jenna recognizes that her gait is awkward and her memory peculiar (spotty about childhood while disturbingly perfect about academics), but asking questions provokes only furtive glances between her parents. She watches recordings of each childhood year but they ring no bells. She woke from an 18-month coma two weeks ago, but she doesn’t know how to smile or who her parents are. ![]() That’s what they tell me,” begins the hypnotic first-person narration. ![]() Outstanding examination of identity, science and ethics. ![]()
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![]() ![]() “Richelle Mead delivers sexy action and tongue-in-cheek hellish humor-if damnation is this fun, sign me up!”-Lilith Saintcrow, author of The Devil's Right Hand Praise for Richelle Mead and her Succubus series Now, as the supernatural population starts turning on itself, a newly mortal Georgina must rescue her boss and figure out who's been playing them-or all hell will break loose… One bright spot: with her life-sucking ability gone, there’s nothing to keep Georgina from getting down and dirty with Seth-nothing apart from his girlfriend that is. Then Jerome is kidnapped, and all immortals under his control mysteriously lose their powers. But lately, thanks to her foul mood over breaking up with bestselling writer Seth Mortensen, she’s been so wicked that Seattle’s über-demon Jerome, decides to “outsource” Georgina to a rival-and have her spy for him in the process.īeing exiled to the frozen north-okay, Vancouver-and leaving Seth in the cozy clutches of his new girlfriend is unpleasant enough. Georgina Kincaid has been a bad, bad succubus-which should be a good thing. ![]() ![]() In this urban fantasy by a #1 New York Times–bestselling author, a powerless succubus must save the supernatural community of Seattle. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the pages of Alex and Eliza, #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz brings to life the romance of young Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler. ![]() And when Alex and Eliza meet that fateful night, so begins an epic love story that would forever change the course of American history. Though Alex has arrived as the bearer of bad news for the Schuylers, he cant believe his luck-as an orphan, and a bastard one at that-to be in such esteemed company. Still, Eliza can barely contain her excitement when she hears of the arrival of one Alexander Hamilton, a mysterious, rakish young colonel and General George Washingtons right-hand man. Descended from two of the oldest and most distinguished bloodlines in New York, the Schuylers are proud to be one of their fledgling countrys founding families, and even prouder still of their three daughters-Angelica, with her razor-sharp wit Peggy, with her dazzling looks and Eliza, whose beauty and charm rival those of both her sisters, though shed rather be aiding the colonists cause than dressing up for some silly ball. Related Series: The Au Pairs, The Ashleys, Descendants, Blue Bloods, Den of Shadows. As battle cries of the American Revolution echo in the distance, servants flutter about preparing for one of New York societys biggest events: the Schuylers grand ball. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Witches of East End and the Descendants series comes the love story of young Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler.ġ777. ![]() ![]() When the gold curtains on the left are swept back, the sliding glassined wall maps mirror a globe of violence-divisions and missiles, ours and the enemy’s, aircraft and submarines, movements and mysteries speckle and thread their surface. But whoever passes its double-guarded entrance enters a world where all reality is reduced to symbols. The National Military Command Center-or NMCC-gleams beneath its low ceiling with a continuous glare of harsh white light. The first news of Tet seemed purely military, arriving as it did in the E ring of the Pentagon late Monday afternoon, January 29th, 1968, in a spurt, then a cascade, of action reports to the National Military Command Center. Upon this contradiction between reality and appearance, all through 1968, American politics was to turn. For events lead a double life, and the appearance of events in politics is as important as their reality. ![]() IT WAS days before anyone could see the Tet offensive in perspective-perhaps weeks. ![]() ONE CHAPTER ONE TET!-THE SHADOW ON THE WALLS ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She now works as a freelance writer and researcher and lives in Sussex. In 2017, she was shortlisted for the Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize, and she has since written creatively about her experience of chronic illness for publications including Ache (UK) and Westerly (AUS). She has given talks and lectures at the British Film Institute, where she has been a regular contributor to the education program, Tate Modern, and ICA London, and she has appeared on the BBC Radio 4 discussion show The Forum. After receiving her PhD in humanities and cultural studies in 2012, She worked for three years as a postdoctoral researcher at the Ruskin School of Art at the University of Oxford on an interdisciplinary arts and medical humanities project. A new book from elinorcleghorn Her intersectional feminist history of women-led knowledge around reproduction, pregnancy, birth and maternal care is going to change the world just like Unwell Women did. ![]() In her book UNWELL WOMEN: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World, Cleghorn traces the almost unbelievable history of how medicine has failed women by treating their bodies as alien and other, often to perilous effect.Įlinor Cleghorn has a background in feminist culture and history, and her critical writing has been published in several academic journals, including Screen. As she learned to live with her unpredictable disease she turned to history for answers, and found an enraging legacy of suffering, mystification, and misdiagnosis. ![]() She was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease after a long period of being told her symptoms were anything from psychosomatic to a possible pregnancy. Elinor Cleghorn became an unwell woman ten years ago. ![]() ![]() Anne's parents offer the money to Anne, and Marco decides to go alone without letting the police know. They decide to publicize it and offer three million dollars to the kidnappers if they bring Cora.Īfter a couple of days, they receive a letter with Cora's onesie asking for a five million dollar ransom. As they look for further clues, it looks like they aren't going anywhere, even when they offered money to anyone who has information. Rasbach suspects the parents even more, especially that he hasn't found any footprints other than Marco's and Anne's in the house. Some clues are gathered: a hybrid car was driving slowly, headlights off, towards the Contis' backyard at 12:35 am, the motion detector is not working, and Anne is on medication from postpartum depression. He asks a lot of personal questions and tries to get any clue he can. Detective Rasbach gets the case and at first, suspects the parents. They check as planned, and when they finally return home, they find the front door open and their baby kidnapped. They decided they will check on her every half an hour. ![]() ![]() ![]() Written by Destinie Schoonover, Ayse Özer and other people who wish to remain anonymousĪnne and Marco decide to go to their neighbors' party and leave their baby child, Cora, at home, alone, after her babysitter canceled. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() ![]() ![]() In her own mind she was a complete failure: as a nun, as an academic, and as a normal woman capable of intimacy. Her deep solitude and a terrifying illness–diagnosed only years later as epilepsy-marked her forever as an outsider. But convent life had profoundly altered her, and coping with the outside world and her expiring faith proved to be excruciating. After seven brutally unhappy years as a nun, she left her order to pursue English literature at Oxford. In 1962, at age seventeen, Karen Armstrong entered a convent, eager to meet God. It fills the reader with hope.” - The Washington Post Book World “A story about becoming human, being recognized, finally recognizing oneself…. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Move over, Click, Clack, Moo we’ve got a new contender for the most successful picture-book strike.” –BCCB, starred review “Jeffers. Praise for The Day the Crayons Quit: Amazon’s 2013 Best Picture Book of the Year A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2013 Goodreads’ 2013 Best Picture Book of the Year Winner of the E.B. What can Duncan possibly do to appease all of the crayons and get them back to doing what they do best? With giggle-inducing text from Drew Daywalt and bold and bright illustrations from Oliver Jeffers, The Day the Crayons Quit is the perfect gift for new parents, baby showers, back-to-school, or any time of year! Perfect for fans of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Sciezka and Lane Smith. ![]() And Orange and Yellow are no longer speaking-each believes he is the true color of the sun. ![]() Black crayon wants to be used for more than just outlining. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: His crayons have had enough! They quit! Blue crayon needs a break from coloring all those bodies of water. ![]() Description: The hilarious, colorful #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon that every kid wants! Gift a copy to someone you love today. ![]() ![]() ![]() Simultaneous release with the Delacorte hardcover. ![]() Conger's strong, clear reading has an edge accentuating the danger of Connor's life, yet at the same time his voice is a source of integrity and calm that anchors the story. ![]() From its opening line, "The important things in life always happen by accident," this is a tale of fate and the search for happiness and self-fulfillment. ![]() Although it sounds like an extravagant soap opera, and occasionally feels that way, Evans's ( The Horse WhispererĪnd The Loop) latest novel is about more than just a complicated love triangle. Evans’ daughter Lauren is from his first marriage. Julia marries Ed out of a sense of responsibility, and a frustrated Connor leaves for years to travel the globe as a war photographer. Nicholas Benbow Evans, writer and television producer, born 26 July 1950 died 9 August 2022 This article was amended on 22 August 2022. Ed becomes blinded during the rescue, and Connor saves Julia. All three of their lives change irreparably when Julia is trapped in a raging forest fire. Ed's girlfriend, Julia, counsels troubled teens in the Montana wilderness and, though neither one acknowledged it, when Connor and Julia met sparks flew. Working side by side in life-threatening circumstances, this unlikely pair (Connor is a Montana cowboy and freelance photographer Ed is a Chicago musician and would-be playwright) bond through their summer job. With fists over their hearts, best friends Connor Ford and Ed Tully shout out "hearts of fire" before parachuting into devastating forest fires to extinguish them. ![]() ![]() The monk’s tonsure is intentional, a shaved bald spot as part of the rituals of sanctification, but here, in his poem, “Tonsure”, Young sees this hereditary marker as a complex sign of the things a man inherits from his father, the difficult, the beautiful, and, most powerfully, the part that repeats itself when he becomes a father, too. Kevin Young ’s collections are always an occasion, as is his next book, Stones, ( 2021) in which this poem appears.Īmerican Life in Poetry is made possible by The Poetry Foundation (publisher of Poetry magazine. He is the author of many books of poetry, including Brown (2018), Blue Laws: Selected & Uncollected Poems 1995–2015, and Book of Hours (2014). He was awarded a Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University and later earned an MFA from Brown University. He studied under Seamus Heaney and Lucie Brock-Broido at Harvard University and, while a student there, became a member of the Dark Room Collective, a community of African American writers. ![]() Kevin Young was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. ![]() Among a world that mends only the large things, ![]() |
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