![]() "A clever chess game of repressed fears, power struggles, secrets and lies." - Lucy Atkins Harris is one of our most accomplished novelists' Daily Express ' delicious black comedy' Daily Mail brilliantly atmospheric ' The Times ' gripping psychological thriller. * * * * * Praise for Joanne Harris's other books set in the St Oswald's world: 'A masterpiece of misdirection' Val McDermid 'Delivers an almighty twist. She'll bury the past so deep it will evade even her own memory, just like she has done before. And with it, the remains of a body are discovered. As the new regime takes on the old guard, the ground shifts. Barely forty, she is just starting to reap the harvest of her ambition. ![]() Rebecca Buckfast has spilled blood to reach this position. For the first time in its history, a headmistress is in power, the gates opening to girls. ![]() It's an incendiary moment for St Oswald's school. 'Twist follows twist and nothing is what it seems' ALEX MICHAELIDES 'Exhilarating, addictive, fierce' BRIDGET COLLINS 'A psychological thriller you can't put down' HARLAN COBEN 'Dark, Gothic, and propulsively readable' RUTH WARE 'A dark and richly enjoyable novel that already feels like a classic' ELLY GRIFFITHS * * * * * Now I'm in charge, the gates are my gates. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s just humans who have conceived of non-heterosexual behavior as ‘crimes against nature.’ ” Also engaging are Shaw’s accounts of pioneering researchers such as Alfred Kinsey and Fritz Klein, whose work has helped gradually shift public attitudes. Instead of it being unnatural, being behaviorally bisexual is commonplace in the animal kingdom, even in far less complex creatures than ourselves. Shaw writes intriguingly about the idea that bisexuality represents “an original step in the evolution of sexuality. In doing so, she draws parallels between the cultural reception of bi and trans identities and movingly describes how bisexuals have historically alarmed-and continue to provoke hostility from-both gay and straight communities. ![]() Among the author’s primary targets are those who would dismiss bisexuality as a form of false consciousness, and she passionately advocates for a recognition of its legitimacy as a category of sexual identity-and more generally for an increased acceptance of fluidity in sexual orientation. An overview of bisexuality and the misconceptions surrounding it.Ī London-based criminal psychologist and podcaster with an interest in gender studies, Shaw aims “to bring the colorful world of bisexual scholarship out of the shadows.” Her work blends assessments of contemporary research, anecdotes concerning famous bisexual individuals, and reflections on her own sexuality. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This would’ve been published at a very important time and I think it would give middle grade readers the chance to experience, process and realise what happens during incredibly destructive fires. It’s now 6 books deep with the seventh (and supposedly final now) book to be released next year. This was originally supposed to be the finale and end what was going to be a trilogy. Zelda’s parents are off being doctors in Africa or something, so Zelda is living with her elderly grandfather (himself a retired surgeon) whilst they are away. It’s about Felix’s granddaughter Zelda, named for the Zelda that was so important to him during those war years, a girl who has shaped his life and his existence. Now is set in the present day (the present day being 2009 in this case) and focuses around Black Saturday on 7th February 2009. In this case they’re all the same series so it just makes sense to give them a post together where I can say a little about each one. It’s time for another instalment of Mini Reviews, where I basically cheat and put a bunch of reviews into the same post because either a) I’m too lazy to write individual posts for each of them b) they’re too similar to warrant their own posts c) I don’t have enough to say about them to give them their own posts or d) all of the above. ![]() ![]() ![]() It's really the story of how a humble family man, with endless energy, imagination and a penchant for turning problems into opportunities inspired his ragtag group of employees to take on a giant thus birthing a $60 Billion Dollar industry now bigger than movies. It's really the story of how a humble family man, with endless energy, imagination and a penchant for turning problems into opportunities inspired his ragtag group of employees to take on a giant What I admired most from this story is it's obvious business hero, Sega President Tom Kalinske, the Salesman turned Toy Marketer turned CEO who miraculously changed a flailing company into a true market leader. It pitted sibling against sibling, Mario against Sonic and Japan against the U.S. ![]() ![]() The battle itself was relentless, vicious and of course highly profitable for both sides even sparking a corporate war whose ripples could be felt from living rooms and school grounds to boardrooms and The Government. This war was on par with all the great rivalries in history Coke Vs. It tracks a war that was coming to fruition while I had just started primary school #90sKid and was my first introduction to my original hero Mr. A nostalgic pleasure read of mine and 5th time round. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 2012, her culinary memoir, Recipes for Disaster, was released by St. ![]() Following her graduation she moved to Los Angeles, where she began writing for television and performed as a stand up comedian and storyteller. She studied acting and art history and earned her degree in 1997. She attended Emerson College, and as a student performed in Boston comedy clubs. Tess Rafferty grew up in Wilmington, Delaware. She frequently appeared on The Soup as herself, Posh Spice, a Succubus, a “guidette” from Jersey Shore and The Dancing Maxi Pad. From 2005 until 2012, she was the supervising producer for The Soup and the show's only female writer. The author of the 2012 culinary memoir, Recipes for Disaster, Rafferty has written for television shows including and networks such as MTV and Comedy Central. Tess Rafferty is an American writer, comedian, and actress. ![]() ![]() ![]() (It was the 1980s.) The media interpreted this as the “real” Andre, the rebel without much cause. He donned denim shorts, wore an earring, and added frosted highlights to his mullet. When Agassi turned pro, he had plenty of game and a teenager’s inarticulate bravado. The absurd scenes here describing Bollettieri’s academy, which Agassi calls a “glorified prison camp,” read like something from David Foster Wallace’s novel “Infinite Jest.” ![]() He’d dropped out of high school by age 14. In seventh grade, Agassi was shunted off to Florida to be tutored by controversial coach Nick Bollettieri. “No one ever asked me if I wanted to play tennis,” Andre Agassi writes, because “what I want isn’t relevant.” A prodigy who traded volleys with Björn Borg at age 8, he came to dread the ball machine, nicknamed “the dragon,” that his father concocted for endless hitting sessions. ![]() ![]() Miss Ward’s match, indeed, when it came to the point, was not contemptible: Sir Thomas being happily able to give his friend an income in the living of Mansfield and Mr. Norris, a friend of her brother-in-law, with scarcely any private fortune, and Miss Frances fared yet worse. Miss Ward, at the end of half a dozen years, found herself obliged to be attached to the Rev. But there certainly are not so many men of large fortune in the world as there are pretty women to deserve them. She had two sisters to be benefited by her elevation and such of their acquaintance as thought Miss Ward and Miss Frances quite as handsome as Miss Maria, did not scruple to predict their marrying with almost equal advantage. ![]() All Huntingdon exclaimed on the greatness of the match, and her uncle, the lawyer, himself, allowed her to be at least three thousand pounds short of any equitable claim to it. ![]() About thirty years ago Miss Maria Ward, of Huntingdon, with only seven thousand pounds, had the good luck to captivate Sir Thomas Bertram, of Mansfield Park, in the county of Northampton, and to be thereby raised to the rank of a baronet’s lady, with all the comforts and consequences of an handsome house and large income. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Will this be the end for her and Dain? With Tanith’s power, will she be able to withstand the strength of Fallon and the Dark One? Or will she fail and watch as all of Aelethia falls into darkness? This is the exciting finale of the journey of the Chosen One and her powerful sword Tanith. Join Melenthia and her friends on this perilous battle between good and evil. With faith that the Isamarians will join them in the fight to save the world, Melenthia will prepare herself for the ultimate battle, one against Fallon and the Dark One. This ebook is available in the following downloadable formats: pdf (for reading on PC or MAC), epub (iPad, Nook, and most ebook readers), mobi (Amazon Kindle). Kevaan and his knights plan to take back Lachlan Castle from Fallon's grip, and Alek must reach the Chancellor in the west before war breaks out. The Kingdom of Aelethia has been quiet for five hundred years, but the Dark One is rising from out of the depths. ![]() Fallon has grown strong and is preparing for war. Aelethia's Hope: Martin, Leandra, Wasson, Bonnie: 9781480072749: : Books Books Romance Fantasy Buy new: 15. With her knowledge and training, and the revelation that she has Elvin blood, she hopes her relationship with Dain won’t fail, or the destiny she must face in defeating the darkness. With the completion of Melenthia’s training by the elves, she is ready to return to the love of her life. With the completion of Melenthias training by the elves, she is ready to return to the love of her life. ![]() ![]() ![]() The work is anonymous, although there has been extensive speculation on the author's identity. Gunnar's wife, Hallgerðr langbrók, instigates a feud that leads to the death of many characters over several decades including the killing by fire of the eponymous "Burnt Njáll". ![]() The principal characters in the saga are the friends Njáll Þorgeirsson, a lawyer and a sage, and Gunnar Hámundarson, a formidable warrior. ![]() It is disputed whether this reflects a fatalistic outlook on the part of the author. Another characteristic of the narrative is the presence of omens and prophetic dreams. Insults where a character's manhood is called into question are especially prominent and may reflect an author critical of an overly restrictive ideal of masculinity. The saga deals with a process of blood feuds in the Icelandic Commonwealth, showing how the requirements of honor could lead to minor slights spiralling into destructive and prolonged bloodshed. ![]()
![]() ![]() ![]() While walking away will cost Kestrin his life, returning to the court may cost Alyrra her own. ![]() But Alyrra soon finds that Prince Kestrin is not at all what she expected. Betrayed during a magical attack, her identity is switched with another woman’s, giving Alyrra the first choice she’s ever had: to start a new life for herself or fight for a prince she’s never met. Forced to marry a powerful foreign prince, Alyrra embarks on a journey to meet her betrothed with little hope for a better future.īut powerful men have powerful enemies–and now, so does Alyrra. Between her family’s cruelty and the court’s contempt, she has spent her life in the shadows. Princess Alyrra has never enjoyed the security or power of her rank. For Princess Alyrra, choice is a luxury she’s never had … until she’s betrayed. ![]() |