![]() ![]() He doesn’t understand why his new wife has always treated him with such vitriol, but he’s determined to try to have a happy, monogamous marriage. ![]() Algerian-born Gabe has been the subject of gossip since his arrival in London and doesn’t want his good name smeared. The two must marry to save their reputations, but guarded Drusilla, a “follower of Mary Wollstonecraft,” finds no joy in the prospect of marriage-and worries about what being married to man she loves unrequitedly will do to her psyche. The tangled Victorian romance that launches the Rebels of the Ton series from Spencer (the Academy of Love series) kicks off when the very wealthy Drusilla Clare is discovered in what appears to be a compromising position with her conversational sparring partner and secret crush, Gabriel Marlington. ![]()
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![]() ![]() It was for her that he cleared his patch of forest, planted crops, and built a cabin. No love of land or home or woman had been strong enough to hold David - until he met Bethia. ![]() Such a man was David Cooper, who had hunted the Kentucky wilderness with Daniel Boone before the first settlers crossed the Appalachians. In her historical novel, first published in 1953, Giles invited the reader to experience the danger and beauty of life on the American frontier.Many of the frontiersmen were hunter in search of escape from an ever advancing civilization, seeking freedom and space. "The Kentuckians of Janice Holt Giles's title were that hardy band of angels who straggled through Cumberland Gap in the 1770s and carved their farms from the wilderness of Virginia's westernmost country. ![]() ![]() Her wealthy parents are worried about her, as they wonder whether she has what it takes to make it in her career of choice. Joe is quick to note Cherry’s interest in the medical field, and he does his part to encourage Cherry to follow her dream. Cherry is about to go to nursing school, a career she got interested in after seeing how dedicated an old doctor friend was to his work. The book stars Charity Ames, otherwise known as Cherry, thanks to her red lips and rosy cheeks. Student Nurse is the first book in the Cherry Ames series. The two authors write very well, and all the books come with a simple plot that many young adults can follow with ease. The first four in the series cover the Second World War and follow Cherry through her training in nursing school, her senior years and graduations, as well as her life in the army. ![]() ![]() Out of 27 books, Wells wrote book one to seven, Tatham wrote 8-16, and Wells wrote the rest. The series stars Cherry Ames, a spirited job-hopping young nurse with a knack for solving mysteries. Cherry Ames, The Case of the Forgetful PatientĬherry Ames, The Case of the Dangerous RemedyĬherry Ames, The Mystery in the Doctor's OfficeĬherry Ames is a young adult Series by Helen Wells and Julie Tatham. ![]() ![]() Conducted by Kanako Abe, the music blends Western and Eastern traditions, performed on a unique mix of ancient folk instruments by musicians from all over the world. ![]() In the novel Woman at Point Zero, Nawal El Saadwi uses first person point of view to develop Firdaus as a sympathetic character in order to develop a theme of the oppression of women. ![]() Firdaus is a symbol of women and the oppression they go through. What does it mean to be a woman? What does it mean to be liberated? Is it possible to be freer in prison than outside?įrom this universal story of abuse and emancipation, composer Bushra El-Turk, director Laila Soliman, writer Stacy Hardy and scenographer and film designer Bissane Al Charif create a multimedia opera. In Woman at Point Zero the main character, Firdaus, is faced with such cruel and unjust treatment. As their relationship unfolds over the course of one day, they share their memories, experiences and secrets - moving from distrust to curiosity and solidarity and finally friendship. Fatma describes to Sama how she searches for freedom from the vicious cycle of violence that controls her life. The opera tells the story of two women: Fatma, who is a self-made feminist and activist imprisoned for man-slaughter and Sama, a young ambitious documentary filmmaker who wants to tell her story. ![]() Woman at Point Zero is a new opera by LOD music theatre inspired by the novel by Egyptian writer and feminist Nawal El Saadawi. ![]() ![]() ![]() Battling their secret suspicions, Dougal and Jess dive deep into their cover as a married couple, which arouses temptations they find irresistible. She possesses a remarkable intellect, but something about her isn’t quite right, and after two failed missions, Dougal is certain someone is working against him. Now he’s saddled with an overly enthusiastic amateur partner. Lord Dougal MacNair, the new Viscount Fallin, has always completed his assignments for the Foreign Office alone. Even when it means posing as the wife of a scorchingly attractive Scotsman who she must also covertly investigate as a possible double agent. ![]() Presented with the opportunity to use her puzzle-solving talent on a secret mission for the Foreign Office, Jess eagerly accepts. A brilliant scholar, she longs for adventure and new experiences, things her family frowns upon. Jessamine Goodfellow has spent six Seasons avoiding the parson’s trap, and spinsterhood is finally within her grasp. Welcome to the Phoenix Club, where London’s most audacious, disreputable, and intriguing ladies and gentlemen find scandal, redemption, and second chances. ![]() ![]() ![]() Calvocoressi is the Beatrice Shepherd Blane Fellow at the Harvard-Radcliffe Institute for 2022 - 2023. Calvocoressi teaches at UNC Chapel Hill and lives in Old East Durham, NC, where joy, compassion, and social justice are at the center of their personal and poetic practice. Works in progress include a non-fiction book entitled, The Year I Didn't Kill Myself and a novel, The Alderman of the Graveyard. Calvocoressi is an Editor at Large at Los Angeles Review of Books, and Poetry Editor at Southern Cultures. Calvocoressi's poems have been published or are forthcoming in numerous magazines and journals including The Baffler, The New York Times, POETRY, Boston Review, Kenyon Review, Tin House, and The New Yorker. ![]() ![]() Conners Prize from The Paris Review and a residency from the Civitella di Ranieri Foundation, among others. Calvocoressi is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships including a Stegner Fellowship and Jones Lectureship from Stanford University a Rona Jaffe Woman Writer's Award a Lannan Foundation residency in Marfa, TX the Bernard F. Gabrielle Calvocoressi is the author of The Last Time I Saw Amelia Earhart, Apocalyptic Swing (a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize), and Rocket Fantastic, winner of the Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The author offers concise and user-friendly summaries of the most successful interventions and offers practical step-by-step guidance to the successful implementation of visible learning and visible teaching in the classroom. In November 2008, John Hattie’s ground-breaking book Visible Learning synthesised the results of more than fifteen years research involving millions of students and represented the biggest ever collection of evidence-based research into what actually works in schools to improve learning. Narrated for students, pre-service, and in-service teachers, it explains how to apply the principles of Visible Learning to any classroom anywhere in the world. Now, Visible Learning for Teachers: Maximizing Impact on Learning offers teachers a step by step. Visible Learning for Teachers takes the next step and brings those groundbreaking concepts to a completely new audience. studies investigating student learning and achievement. In November 2008, John Hattie’s groundbreaking book Visible Learning synthesized the results of more than 15 years research involving millions of students and represented the biggest ever collection of evidence-based research into what actually works in schools to improve learning. In November 2008, John Hattie’s ground-breaking book Visible Learning synthesised the results of more than fifteen years research involving millions of students and represented the biggest ever collection of evidence-based research into what actually works in schools to improve learning. ![]() ![]() ![]() If that wasn’t enough, Elizabeth suspects she is coming into her own special powers-and she’s fearful it might lead her right into Gracella’s vicious web. The clock is ticking as Elizabeth and Freddy struggle to figure out whether Elana is merely a pawn or a player in the plot to revive the spirit of Gracella. The two friends follow a trail of clues, inadvertently attracting the attention of a suspicious new hotel guest: Elana Vesper. Granger, a hotel guest who left behind odd artifacts-one being a magical book that the evil Gracella Winters once attempted to use to gain destructive power over the entire Falls lineage. Bookish puzzles, phantom mysteries, and evil curses await as Elizabeth returns to Winterhouse in The Secrets of Winterhouse, the second audiobook in Ben Guterson's magical series.īack at the Winterhouse hotel for another holiday season, Elizabeth and Freddy dig deeper into the mystery surrounding Riley S. ![]() ![]() ![]() Then suddenly his life changed dramatically. Lewis and the other writers known as The Inklings. ![]() After the war he returned to the academic life, achieving high repute as a scholar and university teacher, eventually becoming Merton Professor of English at Oxford where he was a close friend of C.S. ![]() He served in the first World War, surviving the Battle of the Somme, where he lost many of the closest friends he'd ever had. Born in South Africa in January 1892, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was orphaned in childhood and brought up in near-poverty. In the decades since his death in September 1973, millions have read THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION and become fascinated about the very private man behind the books. The authorized biography of the creator of Middle-earth. ![]() ![]() ![]() One of the major themes of “Eclipse” is the idea of choice. As the tension between the vampires and werewolves reaches a boiling point, Bella is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her loyalty to Jacob. ![]() Jacob is in love with Bella and is determined to win her heart, even if it means going against Edward and the rest of the Cullens. Meanwhile, Bella’s relationship with Jacob continues to grow, much to Edward’s dismay. As the death toll rises, Bella finds herself caught between the Cullen family, who are trying to protect her from harm, and the Quileute werewolf pack, who see her as a potential liability. The novel begins with Bella and Edward reunited after the events of the previous book, “New Moon.” However, their happiness is short-lived as a series of mysterious killings rock the small town of Forks, Washington. As Bella struggles to balance her love for Edward with her growing friendship with Jacob Black, a werewolf, she becomes caught up in a dangerous battle between the two supernatural factions. It continues the story of Bella Swan, a teenage girl who has fallen in love with Edward Cullen, a vampire. ![]() “Eclipse” is the third book in Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling “Twilight” series. ![]() |