![]() ![]() Meanwhile in present-day London, aspiring historian Caroline Parcewell spends her tenth wedding anniversary alone, running from her own demons. But the apothecary’s fate is jeopardized when her newest patron, a precocious twelve-year-old, makes a fatal mistake, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. “A bold, edgy, accomplished debut!” -Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice NetworkĪ forgotten history. March 2021 Indie Next Pick and #1 LibraryReads Pick ![]() Named Most Anticipated of 2021 by Newsweek, Good Housekeeping, Hello! magazine,, Bustle, Popsugar, Betches, Sweet July, and GoodReads! ![]()
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![]() ![]() And this time, the fate of the entire world is at stake. ![]() ![]() With mysterious and unstoppable forces threatening the lives of the people she loves, Rose must once again set off on a perilous journey. But Rose doesn’t believe the shipwreck was an act of nature, nor does she believe Charles is truly dead. Now Rose has found her happily-ever-after with Charles - until a sudden storm destroys his ship and he is presumed dead. To rescue him, Rose traveled to the land that lay east of the sun and west of the moon to defeat the evil Troll Queen. When Rose first met Charles, he was trapped in the form of a white bear. In the sequel to the beloved high fantasy East, Rose sets off on a perilous journey to find her true love when he goes missing in a thrilling tale of danger, magic, adventure, and revenge. ![]() ![]() or if she's leading them to repeat their disastrous pasts all over again.ĭevoted is the thrilling continuation of the heart-pounding series that began with the New York Times bestseller Elixir. Just when they get closest to their goal, the events around her make Clea wonder if she's really saving Sage. But Ben's role in Sage's kidnapping - and in their past lives - leaves Clea questioning whether Ben can be counted on. Clea must get to Sage before Cursed Vengeance does, or risk his death at their hands. ![]() She turns to her friend Ben, and they enter into an uneasy alliance with Cursed Vengeance, an ancient faction that has information that can lead them to Sage. Sage has been taken, yet Clea is certain he is still alive and will stop at nothing to find him. But there are dark forces in the world: people who want to destroy Sage and the Elixir that makes him immortal. ![]() Clea wants nothing more than to prevent history from repeating itself and to be with her true love. Clea Raymond found her soulmate in mysterious and handsome Sage, and discovered that they have loved each other through many past lives, all of which ended tragically. ![]() ![]() Hamlet’s most famous speech in the play, his ‘ To be, or not to be’ soliloquy, is one of the great meditations on what happens when we die. ![]() Family is clearly an important theme in Hamlet, from Hamlet’s duty to avenge his father, his fraught relationship with his uncle (even before he learns Claudius was probably the one responsible for his father’s death), and, most of all, his curious bond with his mother.ĭoes Hamlet’s anger at his mother’s hasty re-marrying stem purely from Hamlet’s loyalty to his father, or is Hamlet a mother’s son who has never quite cut the apron strings? And that’s to say nothing of Sigmund Freud’s Oedipal interpretation of their relationship. The very first line Hamlet utters in Hamlet is (probably) an aside, muttered under his breath, in response to his uncle’s overly familiar greeting: ‘ A little more than kin, and less than kind’. ![]() ![]() What no one knows is that fifteen years earlier, teenage Eva and Shane spent one crazy, torrid week madly in love. When Shane and Eva meet unexpectedly at a literary event, sparks fly, raising not only their buried traumas, but the eyebrows of the Black literati. Shane Hall is a reclusive, enigmatic, award‑winning novelist, who, to everyone’s surprise, shows up in New York. ![]() Here’s the synopsis:Įva Mercy is a single mom and bestselling erotica writer who is feeling pressed from all sides. And I will start Seven Days in June next. I’m finishing Where the Grass is Green and the Girls Are Pretty by Lauren Weisberger (horrible title pretty good book). ![]() It sounds like a refreshing, romantic and honest summer read. I also selected it as a June 2021 book club pick. Reese has picked Seven Days in June by Tia Williams! I’m SO excited for this one. ![]() Let’s take a closer look at Reese’s selection. I thought she would pick The Other Black Girlby Zakiya Dalila Harris but that is Good Morning America’s selection (which you should keep an eye on their picks! They really do select some great ones). It’s actually pretty fun to guess which book Reese will select for her book club. ![]() ![]() ![]() When opportunity to seek refuge arises, they board a ship chartered by the poet Pablo Neruda to Chile, the promised 'long petal of sea and wine and snow'. Together with his sister-in-law, the pianist Roser, he is forced out of his beloved Barcelona and into exile. ![]() Victor Dalmau is a young doctor when he is caught up in the Spanish Civil War, a tragedy that leaves his life - and the fate of his country - forever changed. Full of ambition and humanity' - Sunday Times 'One of the strongest and most affecting works in Allende's long career' - New York Times Book Review _ On September 3, 1939, the day of the Spanish exiles' splendid arrival in Chile, the Second World War broke out in Europe. _ THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER _ 'A powerful love story spanning generations. ![]() ![]() ![]() Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1967, with an “Introduction” (1-89) ed. Foulsham, and under the original title Vancouver, BC, Canada: The Totem Press, 1934. as Looking Backward-If Socialism Comes 2000-1887. ![]() He also wrote two utopias not directly connected to Looking Backward see 1886 Bellamy and 1889 Bellamy, “To Whom This May Come.”Ĭanadian ed. ![]() 1897 Bellamy is a sequel to Looking Backward and 1889 Bellamy, “With Eyes Shut,” and 18 Bellamy are set in the same eutopia. Chicago, IL: The Peerage Press, 1938 and Talks On Nationalism. After publishing Looking Backward Bellamy became a social reformer and was involved with two journals, The Nationalist (1889-91) and The New Nation (1891-94), which he edited and published, and wrote many essays defending or elaborating his position some of these have been collected in his Edward Bellamy Speaks Again! Articles-Public Addresses-Letters. Quite a few works have been published responding to or elaborating on Looking Backward. The classic American eutopia in which both business and labor were nationalized. ![]() ![]() ![]() While some believe her to be a true mystic, others, including the Mother Superior (Charlotte Rampling) and the Papal Nuncio (Lambert Wilson), are quite skeptical. ![]() The story is set in Tuscany, Italy, where Benedetta, a passionate young nun, claims to see visions of Jesus, a gift which considerably elevates her status at the convent. Brown considered to be one of the first records of homosexuality in that time. The film, which will be given a wide theatrical release in the United States on December 3, is loosely based on Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy, a book by Judith C. “To be honest, when I saw the pictures I almost thought it was a set-up,” laughs Virginie Efira, the 44-year-old French-Belgian actress who plays the titular role of Benedetta Carlini, a 17th-century nun who becomes entangled in a lesbian love affair. Later identified as members of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property, a Catholic organization, the protesters were photographed brandishing signs denouncing “the blasphemous lesbian movie Benedetta,” which the NYFF Twitter account promptly reposted. On September 26, at the New York Film Festival, a group of demonstrators gathered in front of Alice Tully Hall, where Paul Verhoeven’s latest film, Benedetta, was set to premiere. ![]() ![]() ![]() It was a space horror through and through and kept you on the edge of your seat. In case you missed my review for Sanctuary, I absolutely loved the first book! It was gripping, the aliens were chilling, and I loved the dark Alien-esque feel it had going for it. Omnistellar has put a bounty on Kenzie’s head-and the question is whether the aliens or Omnistellar get to her first. What Kenzie doesn’t know is that the aliens aren’t the only ones on the hunt. Because if the monstrous creatures who attacked Sanctuary reach Earth, then it’s game over for humanity. When Kenzie intercepts a radio communication suggesting that more aliens are on their way, she knows there’s only one choice: They must turn themselves in to Omnistellar and destroy the ship before the aliens follow the signal straight to them. Worse still, she’s haunted by memories of the aliens who nearly tore her to shreds-and forced her to accidentally kill one of the Sanctuary prisoners, Matt. ![]() Everyone has their own dark secrets: Omnistellar, her parents, even Cage. Kenzie is desperate for a plan, but she doesn’t know who to trust anymore. ![]() ![]() Now they’re stuck in a stolen alien ship with nowhere to go and no one to help them. Ex-Omnistellar prison guard Kenzie and her superpowered friends barely made it off Sanctuary alive. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Seuss 28.3K subscribers Subscribe 80K views 2 years ago The possibilities are endless in Dr. Urn:oclc:826044877 Scandate 20100105013537 Scanner . Dr Seuss - Oh, The Thinks You Can Think (Dr. OL1898282W Page-progression lr Pages 52 Ppi 400 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0007908326 OL5183677M Openlibrary_subject openlibrary_staff_picks Openlibrary_work ![]() Urn:lcp:ohthinksyoucanth00seus:epub:4ac0b9cf-db3e-4755-ac24-670c614d47a2 Extramarc Princeton University Library Foldoutcount 0 Identifier ohthinksyoucanth00seus Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t1sf3cz79 Isbn 0394831292ĩ780394931296 Lccn 75001602 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary_edition Seuss thinks.' This is a book Beginning Readers will love because, they'll find that the sentences are short and easy to read, and the rhymes are catchy and funny, and they'll be able. 'Nobody, NOBODY can think up the think's that Dr. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 21:09:22 Boxid IA107911 Boxid_2 CH103701 Camera Canon 5D City New York DonorĪlibris Edition Grolier book club ed. Oh, the Thinks you can Think''' is also a book from Dr Seuss. ![]() |