![]() ![]() I’d mentally recorded dozens of “moments”-incidents, characters, and situations that were amazing illustrations of both the tragedy and absurdity of the times. I knew it was an important piece of history. I’d been on campus during the most turbulent years of the Vietnam War-1969-1970-the critical time frame of the First Draft Lottery and Kent State. In my case, with my first novel, The Fourteenth of September, I’d always thought I knew where the story came from. ![]() A real-life person you wonder about, a situation you read about in the paper, an intriguing name you feel would make a great character, something that keeps gnawing at your imagination-there are as many ways as there are plots. Stories, including those that develop into novels, begin in all kinds of ways. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() The coffee-stall keepers appeared carrying cans of coffee from yokes on their shoulders, the little smudge-pot charcoal fires already lit underneath, winking in the diminishing darkness. Interspersed with these suppliers and produce sellers were many more who made their living around and in the markets. ![]() ![]() More approached Covent Garden from the south, from the market gardens that lined the south-west side of the river. Lights are being lit ‘in the upper windows of public houses – not the inhabitants retiring to rest, but of active proprietors preparing … for the new day … The roadway is already blocked up, and the by-streets are rapidly filling.'īy dawn, the streets leading into London were regularly filled with carriages, with carts laden with goods, and with long lines of men and women (mostly women), plodding down Piccadilly, along Green Park, on their way to Covent Garden, carrying heavy baskets of fruit on their heads as they walked from the market gardens in Fulham several miles away. Long lines of carts and vans and costermongers' barrows are forming in the surrounding streets. By this hour at Covent Garden market, in the centre of London, the streets are alive. It is still night, but it is also ‘tomorrow'. ![]() ![]() ![]() “The Spanish Princess” premieres Sunday, May 5 at 8 p.m. Watch the full trailer for the series (including some foreboding unfurled banners) below: Publisher Description: From 1 New York Times bestselling author and queen of royal fiction (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory comes the. “The Spanish Princess” is based on Gregory’s 20 novels “The Constant Princess” and “The King’s Curse.” Emma Frost serves as the co-showrunner (along with Matthew Graham) on this new season, after writing or co-writing six of the eight installments of the “The White Princess.” Birgitte Stærmose will be behind the camera for this season’s opening two episodes. ![]() This is another in a line of Starz series based on the novels of Philippa Gregory, Previous productions include “The White Queen” and “The White Princess,” which starred Rebecca Ferguson and Jodie Comer, respectively. We think of her as the barren wife of a notorious king but behind this legacy lies a fascinating story. ![]() The rest of the heavily detailed series includes an ensemble cast that also features Dame Harriet Walter, Laura Carmichael, Aaron Cobham, and Georgie Henley. The Constant Princess Philippa Gregory Synopsis UK Cover US Cover Splendid and sumptuous historical novel from this internationally bestselling author, telling of the early life of Katherine of Aragon. ![]() Amidst the potential bloodshed and shaky imperial alliances, Catherine is joined by an expansive group of characters, including trusted attendants Lina (Stephanie Levi-John) and Rosa (Nadia Parkes). ![]() ![]() ![]() That is until he witnesses his best friend lay eggs, and a third must-have strolls into his apartment-the sardonic and mischievous Everard Drake.Įverard Drake, celebrated doctor of the tremendously wealthy Drake family, has one goal in mind when he arrives at the scene of his youngest brother’s latest disaster: incinerate Harrison Lessardi. ![]() Bond (Forbidden Desires #2) by Piper Scott, Virginia Kelly – Free eBooks DownloadĪdorably naive and shockingly brilliant Harrison Lessardi only needs two things in life: his pet iguana, Steve, and his undying love of science. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s a miracle the fire department doesn’t try to hose me down every autumn. I have ridged, reddish-gray bark leathery leaves with pointed lobes stubborn, searching roots and, if I do say so myself, the best fall color on the street. In my neighborhood alone, hundreds upon hundreds of us are weaving our roots into the soil like knitters on a mission. ![]() Red oaks are one of the most common trees in North America. I am proud to say that I’m a northern red oak, also known as Quercus rubra. Maybe we’ve met? Oak tree near the elementary school? Big, but not too? Sweet shade in the summer, fine color in the fall? Nonetheless, if you find yourself standing near a particularly friendly-looking tree on a particularly lucky-feeling day, it can’t hurt to listen up.Īnd if all you hear is the whisper of leaves, don’t worry. They probably don’t know that trees can talk. Perhaps you’re wondering why the fact that trees talk wasn’t covered in science class, during those Mother Nature Is Our Friend lessons.ĭon’t blame your teachers. The next minute you’re turning us into tables and tongue depressors. Trees have a rather complicated relationship with people, after all. So do we ever talk to people? Actually talk, that most people-y of people skills? There’s that sycamore down at the corner. We talk to flashy butterflies and bashful moths.īirds? They’re delightful. Trees do talk to some folks, the ones we know we can trust. Photosynthesize.Īnd just try to get a tree to tell a good joke. ![]() That’s not to say we can’t do amazing things, things you’ll probably never do.Ĭradle downy owlets. ![]() ![]() ![]() Then, there are three novels, to date, about badass Tristan “Fearless” Jones and his bookshop owning Watson, Paris Minton. Some of these titles follow additional series characters, from the hard luck works about Socrates Fortlow to the New York based detective Leonid McGill. Reaper fun – S… on The Night She Came Home: Steph…Īnger Management: Pr… on Those Silly, Damned Ornitholog…Īnger Management: Pr… on One Pissed Off Baboon: Sh…Īlthough he made his mark in the literary landscape with the first entry in the long running Easy Rawlins historical mystery series, Devil in A Blue Dress in 1990, author Walter Mosley has tried his hand at a few standalones and titles with nothing to do with detective Easy or his crazy pal man Mouse. Hallowe’en Par… on MOVIE MONDAYS: CRITTERS Hallowe’en Par… on Frig Off, Frig It, and Frig Yo… Follow Me Into the Night: Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Silver Nitrate. ![]()
![]() ![]() 'Val McDermid's brilliant re-working of Jane Austen's original shows that innocent, bookish girls in thrall to the supernatural have changed surprisingly little in two centuries. Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 9780007504299 Number of pages: 368 Weight: 340 g Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 27 mm MEDIA REVIEWS Is real life about to become more terrifying than the world of her imagination? She's all alone in an ancient abbey alive with old secrets and a family who are not quite as they seem. ![]() Turrets and creaking doors there may be, but in the depths of the Scottish Borders Cat is isolated from the outside world, with no phone signal and no internet. But this heroine is not so easily deterred, especially when she's singled out by the Tilney family to stay with them at their imposing gothic castle, Northanger Abbey. But if Cat can tear her eyes away from the page, she's in for a shock: the very stuff of her dreams is about to come true.Īn invite to the Edinburgh Festival from some wealthy neighbours throws her in the way of a mysterious young man, Henry Tilney a like-minded friend, Isabella Thorpe and her odious brother, who threatens to ruin Cat's chances of adventure. ![]() To cope, she devours as many novels as possible, especially anything supernatural. Get ready for a very different Northanger Abbey.įor Cat Morland life being home-schooled in Dorset is unendurably ordinary. Jane Austen in the hands of queen of crime, Val McDermid. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jody lives in central Michigan with her husband, five busy children, and five spoiled cats. Jody Hedlund is the author of over thirty historicals for both adults and teens and is the winner of numerous awards including the Christy, Carol, and Christian Book Award. Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match" where Read More. Jody Hedlund | Author-Reader Match: COME BACK TO ME Jody Hedlund | 20 Questions: NEVER LEAVE MEġ-What is the title of your latest release? His pulse surged, as it had every time he pictured her. The moment Brody shuffled up the steps, his thoughts turned to Savannah. Jody Hedlund | Exclusive Excerpt: TO TAME A COWBOY ![]() ![]() ![]() Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. The Storyįor fans of A Man Called Ove, a charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope, tracing a widow’s unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus.Īfter Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. ![]() It’s a debut novel about some old woman and an octopus…how good could it really be? Keep reading, friend. I did the tour, and put it back on my shelf, thinking nothing of it. ![]() I received Remarkably Bright Creatures as part of a book tour series. ![]() ![]() ![]() My biggest complaint is that sometimes it just didn’t take the time to breathe into the characters so we could know more about them. ![]() This book doesn’t try to shock you, but it does kind of go in circles.It’s all about Najwa’s journey to find out what happened to her friend, the lies and secrets people tell, and the competitive world of Scrabble. This is not a book filled with twists (although there are one or two really good ones). I loved so much about this book! It was fast paced, full of words and definitions, with the intricacies of a murder investigation sprinkled throughout.Thank you to Simon and Schuster for sending me this to read ahead of publication. Everything about this book screams fun! Murder at a Scrabble competition is a unique and clever plot.AUTHOR: Hanna Alkaf Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers ⭐⭐⭐1/2 + □ ![]() |