![]() A victim of a centuries long curse, on his 30th birthday, he will die, unless the 2 pieces of a sonata are brought back together. He knows that he cannot express his feelings for her because he knows his life will end on the Winter Solstice. He has watched Sofia from a distance, working for her parents and falling in love with Sofia at first sight. She is gifted the dagger and bestowed the gifts from Diana herself.Īrmend is a man on a mission, to save his own life. ![]() In this generation, the chosen one is Sofia. Ever generation, one Strega is personally chosen by Diana to possess the dagger. The Diana dagger has been passed down to each generation of Messalina's descendants. ![]() Diana gifted Messalina the Diana Dagger, "a beautifully-crafted blade with a pure gold crescent shaped hilt". Messalina emerged from the heartbreak a strong and wise woman. Sofia is a Strega witch and direct descendant of Messalina, a dear friend of the Goddess Diana, who was left broken-hearted by Vulcan. I honestly cannot recall any other book I've read that was as authentic in its representation as Solstice. ![]() Solstice is such a genuine and authentic representation of the Stega tradition, it absolutely blew me away. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The question is: Why is Jane trying to ensnare Steven into her cleverly laid trap? Will her mission succeed or will Steven turn the tables on her? Jane, one of the most likeable sociopaths you are apt to meet, proceeds to lure Steven into her web, pretending to be a needy, docile woman who is so insecure she will behave just the way her new boyfriend orders her to. Jane has put her high-powered career on hold in order to insinuate herself into the life of a control -freak- religious zealot named Steven. Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone is a 2018 Lake Union Press publication. It’s time for Jane to dig out everything that matters to Steven. Nothing can distract Jane from going straight for his heart: allowing herself to be seduced into Steven’s bed, to insinuate herself into his career and his family, and to expose all his dirty secrets. ![]() And Steven’s bringing out the worst in her. ![]() Least of all Steven.īut plain Jane is hiding something. ![]() She’s just the kind of woman middle manager Steven Hepsworth likes-meek, insecure, and willing to defer to a man. She blends in well, unremarkably pretty in her floral-print dresses and extra efficient at her low-level job. Jane’s days at a Midwest insurance company are perfectly ordinary. A double life with a single purpose: revenge. ![]() ![]() ![]() Vignes first appeared in the literary world during the late thirteen century, when they were drawn like garland on the borders of early manuscripts they increased a book’s value, added to its beauty, and, in many cases, proved illustrative, enhancing a reader’s understanding of the text. The word vignette comes from the Old French diminutive of vigne, meaning little vine. These neat, linear images function in several ways: as a social critique of the era’s lust for conformity, as an aesthetic choice representing the psychology of his protagonist, and as an attempt to explicate time’s relationship to a forward-looking, consumptive lifestyle-all of which make the book interesting and relevant today, over sixty years later. ![]() Connell wrote 117 vignettes, which are presented chronologically. ![]() In lieu of the classic chapters-based format, however, author Evan S. Bridge, published in 1959, is a classic American novel about the misunderstandings and alienation of an incurious housewife living in Kansas City during the interwar years. ![]() ![]() Anticipation for the next volume will start as soon as this one is put down." ― Booklist, starred review "It's rare that the second book in a series is as good–or perhaps better–than the first, but that's the case here. She brings an ambitious trilogy to a rousing conclusion." ― The Horn Book Fantasy fans will love this marvelous, high-action conclusion to the trilogy." ― School Library Journal ![]() "Pearson has created such a dynamic and inspiring heroine. "Pearson is a gifted storyteller and spinner of eminently satisfying romances and fantasy." ― Publishers Weekly "This novel has it all―romance, conflict, danger, and humor." ― School Library Journal ![]() "The slow-burning, seductive romance never overwhelms the intricate plot, which is built with layers upon layers of twists, reveals, and double-crosses." ― Booklist Pearson is a fearless storyteller―I’m still trying to catch my breath from this book.” ―Stephanie Garber, New York Times–bestselling author of Caraval and Legendary “A brilliant fantasy with a boldly beating heart. a can’t miss book for fans of YA fantasy." ― YA Books Central "A smashing, satisfying adventure." ― Kirkus Reviews ![]() ![]() "This breathtaking sequel to Dance of Thieves delivers." ― Booklist, starred review ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The descriptive passages are marvelous-you can smell the spice, and taste it in every cup of wine Martin renders-but the story as a whole is not special. Published as a stand-alone novella in the July 2006 Asimov’s Magazine (‘Blood of the Dragon’), it follows the trials and exploits of the overthrown King’s two lineal descendants-a brother who is a claimant to the throne with no army, and his sister, whom the brother gives as a bride to a Ghenghis Khan-type character reigning with a vast army in this England’s version of Europe and Asia, in hopes of getting that army to cross the ‘narrow sea’ and reclaim the pretender`s throne. But the dragon thread has other problems. ![]() ![]() ![]() So pervasive are the devices of racecraft in American history, economic doctrine, politics, and everyday thinking that the presence of racecraft itself goes unnoticed. Fields argue otherwise: the practice of racism produces the illusion of race, through what they call "racecraft." And this phenomenon is intimately entwined with other forms of inequality in American life. ![]() Most people assume racism grows from a perception of human difference: the fact of race gives rise to the practice of racism. Praised by a wide variety of people from Ta-Nehisi Coates to Zadie Smith, Racecraft "ought to be positioned," as Bookforum put it, "at the center of any discussion of race in American life." Tackling the myth of a post-racial society ![]() ![]() ![]() Low-effort book requests will be removed. Book requests must be specific and request something that cannot be found with a simple search of the sub. ![]()
![]() ![]() ![]() As a youth, the young Indian Siddhartha meets the Buddha but cannot be content with a disciple's role: he must work out his own destiny and solve his own doubt-a tortuous road that carries him through the sensuality of a love affair with the beautiful courtesan Kamala, the temptation of success and riches, the heartache of struggle with his own son, to final renunciation and self-knowledge. Written in a prose of almost biblical simplicity and beauty, it is the story of a soul's long quest in search of he ultimate answer to the enigma of man's role on this earth. Here the spirituality of the East and the West have met in a novel that enfigures deep human wisdom with a rich and colorful imagination. By the Winner of the Nobel Prize for LiteratureĪ book-rare in our arid age-that takes root in the heart and grows there for a lifetime. ![]() ![]() ![]() A character who feels real never comes from a textbook. I also feel that their usefulness when applied to human beings can be grossly overstated. ![]() I would never impose such constraints on characters. Marilynne Robinson: I never think in terms of diagnoses. Hutchins, the Black preacher, tells him that if God shows us a little grace, he won’t mind if we enjoy it. ![]() His wife Della puts him in his place: You’re not the Prince of Darkness you’re just a talkative man with holes in his socks. Reuben Zimmerman: It’s hard to encounter Jack Boughton’s neurotic manner without eventually wondering about a diagnosis: He gets tangled up in his thoughts, he doesn’t often give himself space to simply live, much less breathe. ![]() Jack’s common-law wife, Della, is a school teacher in Memphis, and appears to be both his guiding star and his nemesis: he loves her and yet cannot live with her, because she is Black. His best friend, another aging minister named Boughton, has also been widowed, and the two men meet often to argue theology – especially salvation, politics, and the plight of Boughton’s wayward and estranged son, Jack. John Ames, a widower, has baptized and then married Lila, a woman much younger (and of much meaner background) than he. Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead books, set in a fictional (and eponymous) town in 1950s Iowa, center on the lives of two aging preachers whose families are caught in the clashing currents of race and history. ![]() ![]() ![]() As a child, Jane took on adult sensibilities in her relationship with her mother - taking care of her, reminding her to be careful when out on dates and playing mediator between Xiomara and Alba whenever they fought.Īt age 6, Jane throws tantrums when she gets angry. She maintained that lie into Jane's adulthood until Jane found out the truth about her father. In order to protect the baby's father, Xiomara lied to her mother, Alba, telling her she didn't know who the father was. ![]() Jane's mother, Xiomara Villanueva, was 16 when Jane was born. She likes to plan her life, sometimes down to the last detail and is scared of losing control and taking risks in her life, which sometimes stops her from following her heart. ![]() Jane is a romantic, who daydreams of telenovela romances and finding her true love. Consequently, Jane sometimes felt lonely growing up and hopes for her son Mateo, to grow up with a big, extended family. ![]() Jane's grandparents are immigrants from Venezuela and were not in touch with their family back home. She grew up with her very young mother and Abuela, and loves her family deeply. She has a five-year-old son named Mateo, with her boyfriend and baby-daddy, Rafael Solano. Jane is a bright, passionate young woman, who is fulfilling her dream of becoming a published writer. ![]() |