![]() ![]() He traces the outline of my jaw and I surrender to his exploring touch. They move to the back of my neck, stroke the skin there, making my hair prickle and my skin pebble. His chip buzzes as he slides his invisible fingers up and down my arm to comfort me. So what will she do? Break his heart? Re-program him? ![]() ![]() The AI Lydia made in memory of her very young, very related, and very dead, younger brother. They can share thoughts, plot revenge and Henry can voice all of his desires. Lydia transfers Henry's consciousness into her own brain. *Cue "When Two Become One" by the Spice Girls*. With Henry's help she'll be unstoppable, but Henry is currently trapped inside a phone where his abilities are limited. So when Henry suggests they plan revenge against her bully, Lydia doesn't think twice. "Lydia Chlamydia, always in places you're not wanted." Since she built a brand new Henry.įrom the moment Henry died Lydia has been plagued with flashbacks of his death, worsened by the relentless taunting she faces at school. It has been two years since the car crash that killed Lydia's 10-year-old brother, and 18 months since she replaced him with code. (TWs: Incest, Adult-Minor Relationship, Rape, Toxic Relationship, Child Death, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Bullying, Sexual Assault, Violence, Forced Institutionalisation, Confinement) Spoilers ahead, but I promise I'm doing you a favour. ![]()
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![]() They may not have very much talent, but the All-Night Mermen prove to be way more than T.J. He recruits some of the biggest misfits at Cutter High to form a swim team. When he sees a member of the wrestling team threatening an underclassman, T.J. Jones hates the blatant preferential treatment jocks receive at his high school, and the reverence paid to the varsity lettermen. The thread of truth in his fiction reminds us that heroes can come in any shape, color, ability or size, and friendship can bridge nearly any divide.”- Washington Post "Crutcher's superior gifts as a storyteller and his background as a working therapist combine to make magic in Whale Talk. Bestselling author Chris Crutcher’s controversial and acclaimed novel follows a group of outcasts as they take on inequality and injustice in their high school. ![]() ![]() The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway. The bad news is that they don't have a pool. There's bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team. ![]() “A truly exceptional book.” -Washington Post ![]() ![]() The story revolves around three families in England at the beginning of the 20th century: the Wilcoxes, rich capitalists with a fortune made in the colonies the half-German Schlegel siblings (Margaret, Helen, and Tibby), whose cultural pursuits have much in common with the Bloomsbury Group and the Basts, an impoverished young couple from a lower-class background. The book was conceived in June 1908 and worked on throughout the following year it was completed in July 1910. Howards End is considered by many to be Forster's masterpiece. Forster, first published in 1910, about social conventions, codes of conduct and relationships in turn-of-the-century England. Forster - Edward Arnold, London - 1910 first UK edition, third issue - 18cmx15cm - condition: good, original red binding with some rubbing to boards and spine, minor page foxing. ![]() ![]() ![]() It originally belonged to a white plantation owner, Harlan Granger, who sold it to cover his taxes during Reconstruction. Unlike most black families in their area, the Logan family owns the land on which they reside. In 1933, nine-year-old Cassie Logan lives in rural Mississippi with her three brothers, Stacey (twelve years old), Christopher-John (seven years old), and Little Man (six years old). The novel contains several themes, including Jim Crow segregation, Black landownership, sharecropping, the Great Depression, and lynching. In the book, Taylor explores struggles of African Americans in 1930s Mississippi through the perspective of nine-year-old Cassie Logan. The novel is the first book in the Logan family saga, which includes four sequels ( Let the Circle Be Unbroken (1981), The Road to Memphis (1992), The Gold Cadillac (1987), and All the Days Past, All the Days to Come (2020)) and three prequels ( The Land (2001), The Well: David's Story (1995), and Song of the Trees (1975)) as well as two novellas ( Mississippi Bridge (1990) and The Friendship (1987)). Part of her Logan family series, it is a sequel to her 1975 novella Song of the Trees. ![]() Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is a 1977 novel by Mildred D. ![]() ![]() ![]() The furious Barnes responded by suing Roosevelt for an enormous sum that could have financially devastated him. ![]() Roosevelt, the boisterous and mostly beloved legendary American hero, had accused his former friend and ally, now turned rival, William Barnes of political corruption. ![]() "No more dramatic courtroom scene has ever been enacted," reported the Syracuse Herald on as it covered "the greatest libel suit in history," a battle fought between former President Theodore Roosevelt and the leader of the Republican party. The New York Times bestselling authors of Lincoln's Last Trial take readers inside the courtroom to witness the epic 1915 case in which Theodore Roosevelt, weighing one last presidential run, defended his integrity and challenged the political system. "This trial and Roosevelt's defense of his reputation on the stand, often under fierce questioning, is truly mesmerizing." -BRIAN KILMEADE Abrams and Fisher do a superb job of clearly presenting the issues in this remarkable and intensely dramatic trial." -SCOTT TUROW "This beautifully-wrought story of Theodore Roosevelt's defense of his claims of corruption in New York State politics has intense echoes today. ![]() ![]() ![]() “The magic in my blood calls for others’ blood to be spilled. If you are looking for something light and fun with a focus on food as well as friendship, a budding relationship and banter, The Enemy most definitely won’t disappoint. ![]() The Enemy is the typical enemy to lover story and although I did wish the enemy part would have lasted longer, I did enjoy their banter overall. While I do have to say I enjoyed this one a tiny bit less (maybe it’s the lack of dogs?), I still had a great time reading this one. And I most definitely liked what I found! The Enemy can be read as a stand-alone quite easily, as the main characters of the first book are only making a short appearance and the focus of this sequel is on a different cast of characters instead. I really enjoyed my time with her writing in The Match recently, so I decided to pick up the sequel quickly when I saw in the mood for the genre again. “But at the end of the day, this version of me is just that. Time for another round of Yvo’s Shorties! This time a double dose of sequels, one a contemporary romance and one a YA fantasy title.
![]() ![]() ![]() But when Nash discovers Lina's secret these friends become furious enemies - though the sparks flying between them don't know the difference between love and hate. ![]() Listening to the sexy chief of police in the shower. Things We Hide From The Light story is about Nash, a police officer who was recently shot and killed on the job. Soon she finds herself sucked into small-town life. As soon as she gets what she's after, she has no intention of sticking around. The last thing he needs is the leggy, smart-mouthed Lina Solavita moving in next door, making him feel things he doesn't have the energy to feel. But two bullets put a dent in his Southern charm and now he's facing a criminal still on the loose and a town full of citizens that consider the law more of a 'guideline'. Police Chief Nash Morgan is known for two things: being a good guy and the way his uniform accentuates his rear end. THE BRAND NEW NOVEL FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHORTHE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED FOLLOW-UP TO TIKTOK SENSATION THINGS WE NEVER GOT OVER Things We Hide From The Light Lucy Score € 14.99 This item arrived at our Den Haag store within the past 8 weeks If not in stock, the expected delivery time to our store for this item will be 2-3 working days. ![]() ![]() ![]() A 1984 film adaptation by David Lean was also a critical success, and earned two Academy Awards. He is probably best known today for the one novel he wrote about India, A Passage to India, though at the time this novel was considered somewhat of a departure from his earlier, widely successful novels based in England itself, including A Room With a View, Howards End, and Where Angels Fear to Tread.Ī Passage to India was published in 1924 to immediate acclaim it won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction the year of its publication, and it has remained widely taught in classrooms throughout the Anglophone world ever since. Forster's "A Passage to India" plain T07:12:09-05:00 Amardeep Singh c185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Įdward Morgan Forster lived most of his life in England, but traveled extensively during the 1910s and 20s, mainly in Egypt and India. Forster's Novel, Edited by Amardeep Singh Main Menu Glossary Amardeep Singh c185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1 E.M. A Passage To India (1924) : A Digital Edition of E.M. ![]() ![]() Please enable Javascript and reload the page. This site requires Javascript to be turned on. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lighting is key: 85% of Danes associate hygge with candles Denmark burns more candles per head than anywhere else in Europe – they even call them “ levende lys” (living lights). Wiking’s new book, The Little Book of Hygge – The Danish Way To Live Well, gives some practical guidance on how to incorporate a little more hygge into our lives. (Although the free education, healthcare and five weeks of paid vacation doesn’t hurt either.) ![]() The Danes are some of the happiest people in the world, and according to Meik Wiking from the Happiness Research Institute, that is because they make practicing hygge a priority. The Danish notion of hygge (pronounced hue-gah) is basically the Canadian equivalent of ‘hominess.’ It’s also been described as ‘the art of creating intimacy’ and ‘cosiness of the soul.’ It is finding about pleasure in the simple things and warm company of those we love the most. ![]() ![]() ![]() In addition to “The Last Picture Show” he also earned Best Supporting Actor nominations for “Thunderbolt and Lightfoot” in 1974, “The Contender” in 2000 and “Hell or High Water” in 2016. Jeff’s career had an auspicious start when he earned an Oscar nomination at age 22 for his second film “The Last Picture Show.” Still regarded as a classic, the film featured an all-star cast of experienced performers ( Ellen Burstyn, Eileen Brennan, Ben Johnson, Oscar winner Cloris Leachman) and introduced a bunch of new young actors such as Cybill Shepherd, Timothy Bottoms, Sam Bottoms and Bridges.īridges would continue to earn accolades from the Academy Awards, amassing seven nominations over an incredible 45-year career to date. ![]() His father was the highly successful actor Lloyd Bridges, who appeared in over 100 films and starred in multiple TV series including the popular “Sea Hunt.” Jeff’s brother is the Emmy Award-winning actor Beau Bridges. And Jeff Bridges definitely belongs on that list. A few names come to mind: Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas, Angelina Jolie. While many children of famous actors follow their parents into the profession, it is pretty rare that the child equals or surpasses the achievements of their parent. ![]() |