![]() ![]() Something seems to be drawing Nora's thoughts back to the site of her rather unusual conception, birth, and childhood - the reconstructed ghost town of Too Bad, Nevada, where lizards skitter across the playa and "Shootout at Noon" comes every day. And that one, of course, will be Nora - Blanche will be mourned, but not missed.But once Nora arrives in London, her past begins to surface in surprising and disturbing ways, forcing her into a most reluctant voyage into memory. Finally sick of carrying her sister's dead weight, Nora decides she wants her other half gone for good, so she leaves San Francisco for London in search of the mysterious Unity Foundation, which promises to make two one. Blanche, by contrast, has been sleeping for nearly twenty years. Nora, the dominant twin, is strong, funny, and deeply independent, thirsting for love and adventure. ![]() A brilliant, disquieting first novel about a pair of conjoined twins who are deeply unhappy in each other's company. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Molly got her kibble and I got my much-needed caffeine.Īfter two cups of coffee and a slice of wheat bread slathered with peanut butter, I shuffled into the bathroom. My coffee pot brewed two cups every morning right before I got up. I threw on a pair of old sweats, a cotton pull-over, and slid my feet into my fleece slippers. ![]() The wood floor in my small, one bedroom condo, felt cold on the bottom of my feet. She jumped down, anticipating her morning meal of salmon delight. Her mismatched eyes, one green and one blue, immediately stole my heart. I found twenty pound Molly at a local shelter. ![]() She doesn’t care if it’s my day off or not. every morning, she climbs from the foot of my bed, wraps herself around the top of my head and her engine starts. Only in the mending do you know true qualityĪuthor unknown Excerpt from Second Chance Cinderella ![]() ![]() I thoroughly enjoyed this exploration of marital and family dynamics and the questions it raises. ![]() The three-voiced narrative - of Maddy, Ben and eldest daughter Emma - gave a broader and more engaging perspective than would have been possible with a single narrative and allowed readers a much more nuanced relationship with Ben. Meyers has hit on a really fascinating subject matter in the novel - that of anger and its consequences within marriage - which makes for a compelling read, although I would have preferred to have seen more demonstration of Ben's anger before the accident to really get a sense of it. Then one morning as Ben once again finds himself pushed over the edge whilst driving with Maddy they're involved in an accident - an accident that will alter their lives completely. Unpredictable, volatile and aggressive, Maddy has learnt to walk on eggshells around Ben. ![]() ![]() As well as a full-time job, managing the household and looking after three children, Maddy has to negotiate her husband Ben's moods. Married life hasn't turned out exactly how Maddy had expected. ![]() ![]() ![]() With the clock running out, she's desperate to discover the truth and save herself.Ī claustrophobic and propulsive thriller exploring the dark side of female friendships and fame, The Writing Retreat is the unputdownable debut novel from a compelling new talent. But when one of the writers vanishes during a snowstorm, Alex realizes that something very sinister is afoot. Determined to win this seemingly impossible contest, Alex buckles down and tries to ignore the strange happenings at the estate, including Roza's erratic behavior, Wren's cruel mind games, and the alleged haunting of the mansion itself. ![]() But when the attendees arrive, Roza drops a bombshell-they must all complete an entire novel from scratch during the next month, and the author of the best one will receive a life-changing seven-figure publishing deal. At first, I enjoyed the book and was curious to see where it was going. Julia Bartz is good at building suspense but lacks fully developing her characters and sticking to one storyline. This was definitely a book by a first-time author. Even the knowledge that Wren, her former best friend and current rival, is attending doesn't dampen her excitement. Taylor is another writer attending the retreat. Alex has all but given up on her dreams of becoming a published author when she receives a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: attend an exclusive, month-long writing retreat at the estate of feminist horror writer Roza Vallo. ![]() The Plot meets Please Join Us in this psychological suspense debut about a young author at an exclusive writer's retreat that descends into a nightmare. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There have been over 200 national newspaper articles on the report including in the BBC The National Trust homes where colonial links are 'umbilical' - BBC News, the Guardian I've been unfairly targeted, says academic at heart of National Trust 'woke' row | The National Trust | The Guardian, the Observer, the Telegraph, the Times, the Financial Times, the Express and Mirror. Professor Fowler’s work with the National Trust attracted intense media coverage. ![]() The report won the Museums and Heritage Special Recognition Award in 2022. In 2020 Corinne co-authored an audit of peer-reviewed research about National Trust properties’ connections to empire Colonialism and historic slavery report | National Trust. This project was widely covered by the media, including on BBC Radio 4 Front Row, Derby: 300 Years of Making and on ITV News, A Place In The Country: Part 2 - Slave trade legacies | ITV News Central. Professor Fowler directed a child-led history and writing project called Colonial Countryside: National Trust Houses Reinterpreted (2018-2022, Heritage Lottery and Arts Council). Her forthcoming book is The Countryside: Ten Walks Through Colonial Britain (Penguin Allen Lane, 2023). Her most recent book is Green Unpleasant Land: Creative Responses to Rural England’s Colonial Connections Peepal Tree Press, 2020). She specialises in colonial history, decolonisation and the British countryside’s relationship to Empire. Corinne Fowler is Professor of Colonialism and Heritage. ![]() ![]() and said, "Indeed, you cannot go! Why must you think of going to see Kung-shan?" Kung-shan Fu-zao, when he was holding Pi, and in an attitude of rebellion, invited the Master to visit him, who was rather inclined to go. The Master said, "My disciples, Yen's words are right. Tsze-yu replied, "Formerly, Master, I heard you say,-'When the man of high station is well instructed, he loves men when the man of low station is well instructed, he is easily ruled.'" Well pleased and smiling, he said, "Why use an ox knife to kill a fowl?" The Master, having come to Wu-ch'ang, heard there the sound of stringed instruments and singing. The Master said, "There are only the wise of the highest class, and the stupid of the lowest class, who cannot be changed." ![]() ![]() ![]() The Master said, "By nature, men are nearly alike by practice, they get to be wide apart." ![]() Ho said to Confucius, "Come, let me speak with you." He then asked, "Can he be called benevolent who keeps his jewel in his bosom, and leaves his country to confusion?" Confucius replied, "No." "Can he be called wise, who is anxious to be engaged in public employment, and yet is constantly losing the opportunity of being so?" Confucius again said, "No." "The days and months are passing away the years do not wait for us." Confucius said, "Right I will go into office." On this, he sent a present of a pig to Confucius, who, having chosen a time when Ho was not at home went to pay his respects for the gift. Yang Ho wished to see Confucius, but Confucius would not go to see him. ![]() ![]() In 2019, Mo became the very first Education Artist-in-Residence for the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale book by Mo Willems Children's Books > Children's Humor Books ISBN: 178445642X ISBN13: 9781784456429 My Fashion Studio: Clothes Designer: Cut, Color, Make & Create by Mo Willems See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 4.09 - 16.60 Paperback 3.59 - 4.69 Misc. To date, Mo has been awarded three Caldecott Honor Awards, two Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal Awards, five Geisel Honors, six Emmy Awards, and many #1 New York Times best-selling books. ![]() Some of his books have been adapted into musical productions and are performed in several countries. ![]() Mo Willems is currently the author and illustrator of more than 50 books, including his most beloved characters Knuffle Bunny, the Pigeon, and Elephant & Piggie, whose books are now translated into over 25 languages around the world. In 2003, Mo wrote his first children’s picture book, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, which went on to receive his first Caldecott Honor Award. He then worked for the Children’s Television Workshop as an award-winning writer and animator for Sesame Street from 1994 to 2002. After travelling for awhile and living in London as a comedian, Mo returned to the States and went to college, studying film and animation, earning a degree from New York University. He also acted and did stand-up comedy in high school. ![]() ![]() Mo drew cartoons all during his childhood, and was a big fan of the Peanuts cartoons by Charles Schultz. Mo Willems was born Maurice Charles Willems on Februin Des Plaines, Illinois, and grew up in New Orleans. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It also covers the special needs of practicing professionals who perform CFD-simulation on a routine basis and would like to know more about the underlying physics of the commercial codes they use. This textbook is primarily aimed at students of mechanical, electrical, aerospace, civil and other engineering disciplines as well as of theoretical physics. The development of General Theory of Relativity and the introduction of spacetime geometry would not have been possible without the use of tensor analysis. Using tensor analysis enables the reader to understand complex physical phenomena from the basic principles in continuum mechanics including the turbulence, its correlations and modeling to the complex Einstein' tensor equation. This book unies the common tensor analytical aspects in engineering and physics. ![]() ![]() ![]() Unsurprisingly, booze featured heavily on the imaginary island, with politicians particularly keen on a tipple. ![]() Since the programme began in 1942, a total of 43 guests, including Terry Wogan and George Clooney, elected to while away the hours with Tolstoy's War and Peace, according to the BBC archive.Ĭamila Batmanghelidjh and Raymond Tallis chose the existentialist writings of Sartre and Heidegger to aid the solitude, but Proust was the philosopher of choice, featuring in at least 50 episodes. With the entire Desert Island Discs archive now available on the BBC Radio 4 website, guests' selections of books and luxuries are comprehensively revealed in all their profound, surprising - and occasionally downright odd - glory. As Radio 4's Desert Island Discs enters its 70th year, our Scraperwiki spreadsheet reveals a number of themes running through castaways' choices over the past seven decades. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “This bold new take on a classic love story crackles with romantic tension, delivering a twisty ride full of secrets and betrayals.” Elly Blake, New York Times bestselling author of the Frostblood series. ![]() But old habits die hard, and as Leo navigates the glittering balls of the Valg Season, she finds herself failing for her first love in a game of love, lies, and past regrets.įans of Katharine McGee and Kiera Cass will be dazzled by this world of lost love and royal intrigue. Now, he’s the biggest catch of the season and he seems determined to make Leo’s life miserable. Elliot was the one that got away, the boy Leo’s family deemed to be unsuitable for marriage. Perfect for fans of Katharine McGee and Kiera Cass. Eighteen-year-old Princess Leonie “Leo” Kolburg, heir to a faded European spaceship, only has one thing on her mind: which lucky bachelor can save her family from financial ruin?īut when Leo’s childhood friend and first love Elliot returns as the captain of a successful whiskey ship, everything changes. A gripping story of a young girl's quest to save her family from ruin set in a dazzling world of royal intrigue and lost love. ![]() |
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