The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is compelling in its imaginative power, the realism and range of its dialogue, and its psychological insight into the characters involved in a marital battle. The heroine, Helen Huntingdon, after a short period of initial happiness, leaves her dissolute husband, and must earn her own living to rescue her son from his influence. Librarian note: Alternate cover editions for this ISBN are: "Woman in white dress" (with the title on white and black background), "Woman at the easel" on a black and blue background, and "Furniture, easel and window".Īnne Brontë's second novel is a passionate and courageous challenge to the conventions supposedly upheld by Victorian society and reflected in circulating-library fiction.
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Their love story was one for the record books. Warning: contains sexual situations, a vibrating chair, long-distance sexytimes, and proof that hockey players look hot in any shade of green. With the outside world determined to take its best shot at them, can Wes and Jamie develop major-league relationship skills on the fly? Or can they? When Wes’s nosiest teammate moves in upstairs, the threads of their carefully woven lie begin to unravel. At least apartment 10B is their retreat, where they can always be themselves. It doesn’t help that his new job isn’t going as smoothly as he’d hoped, but he knows he can power through it as long as he has Wes. It’s not the life Jamie envisioned for himself, and the strain of keeping their secret is taking its toll. There’s just one problem: the most important relationship of his life is one he needs to keep hidden, or else face a media storm that will eclipse his success on the ice. He’s living his dream of playing pro hockey and coming home every night to the man he loves–Jamie Canning, his longtime best friend turned boyfriend. Profile portrait of businessman working on laptop in black suit at studio SynopsisĬan your favorite hockey players finish their first season together undefeated?įive months in, NHL forward Ryan Wesley is having a record-breaking rookie season. Praise for The Ring Bearer Throughout, Cooper's softly textured mixed-media illustrations offer a warm, affirming depiction of this black family's life and love together. In a celebration of blended families, this heartwarming story, stunningly illustrated by the award-winning Floyd Cooper, is a perfect gift for any child who's nervous to walk down the aisle at a wedding, and shows kids that they can handle life's big changes. What if he trips? Or walks too slowly? Or drops the rings? And what about his new stepsister, Sophie? She's supposed to be the flower girl, but Jackson's not sure she's taking her job as seriously as she should. Jackson's mama is getting married, and he gets to be the ring bearer. Mama's getting married, and Jackson has an important job to do! A story about love, weddings, and the special joy that is a blended family. Manami wasn’t drowned by accident, and the culprits are members of her class. On the last day of term, she decides to tell the class the truth. The story centres on a teacher, Yuko Moriguchi whose daughter Manami is found to have drowned in the school swimming pool. Except here, they’re all going to find atonement whether they like it or not. It never shies away from the violence, even when talking about the lives of minors.Īs you can guess from the title, this book centres on the premise of atoning for one’s sins. And this is undoubtedly the main selling point. However, unlike her preceding book, Confessions delves much deeper into the pulp-gruesome atmosphere with little concern for its readers. Its style is reminiscent of Minato’s second translated book, Penance, as each chapter is afforded a second-person perspective on a particular event. On par with the work of renowned Japanese author Keigo Higashino, this has to be one of the best thrillers I’ve read in a long time. What’s inside? A world which is genuinely terrifying. Confessions delves into the dark recesses of the developing minds of teenagers. As the story progresses, it takes a dark turn and quickly becomes fervently feminist. It is obvious from the beginning that Artemisia is a talented and unique painter, especially considering her young age. The novel begins with the story of a motherless young girl turned studio apprentice, where Artemisia spends her day doing the commissions that her father signs his name to. Joy McCullough’s debut novel tells the story of one often-forgotten Roman painter, Artemisia Gentileschi, and her journey through the man-dominated field of painting in the early 15th century. I do not regret the days of make-believe,īLOOD WATER PAINT is historical fiction written in verse, which you might not have known you needed, but oh my, was it powerful and well-worth the learning curve that poetry can cause.
The acting in the movie was atrocious, downright bad. Maybe it seemed interesting on paper, but it lost all its luster and appeal in the transition to the screen. I have no idea what writers Jessica Luhrssen and Dan Walker were thinking when they concocted the script for "Slay Belle". Why? Well first of all, the storyline was just rubbish. Wow, this movie was definitely not my cup of tea at all. However, turned out that not even someone as iconic as Barry Bostwick to salvage this sinking movie project. And when I saw that Barry Bostwick was in it, I must admit that I was actually having some hopes for the movie. I thought it might actually be a fun way to lay the ground for all the sugar-coated and candy-sweet Christmas movies that will be coming at us like a tsunami in the coming month. Well I sat down to watch the 2018 movie "Slay Belles" to sort of warm up to the Christmas season that is about to kick off. You do not have resell or distribution rights without the prior written permission of both the publisher and the copyright owner of this book. Genre: Alternative (M/M or F/F), Paranormal, Shape-shifterĪBOUT THE E-BOOK YOU HAVE PURCHASED: Your non-refundable purchase of this e-book allows you to only ONE LEGAL copy for your own personal reading on your own personal computer or device. Can he convince Sebastian he's worth the trouble, or will the dragon prince wash his hands of the whole bunny fiasco? He wants to be good, to make Sebastian proud of him, really he does, but things just keep happening to him…bubble gum mishaps, getting drunk, not to mention that fact that he is a true bunny and constantly horny. When he finds himself mated to Sebastian Drakus, a dragon shifter and prince of his kind, Beauregard can't seem to make himself behave no matter how hard he tries. He also is cursed with violet eyes, hyperactivity, a strong weakness for anything shiny, and a penchant for leaving bubble gum everywhere. Simple enough, right? Unfortunately, he is the only white bunny shifter in existence. There is no escaping the Midnight Matings.īeauregard Stratford is a bunny shifter. If they don't, they will never have a mate. Everyone who attends the UPAC Conference now has twenty-four hours to claim a mate of a different species. The elders are tired of their younger people playing the field, causing trouble, and fighting with each other. Part Two Expectations (read everyone's first responses, select two that interest you, and respond to their ideas) : 100-150 words EACH, minimal errors in grammar and usage, thoughtful and thorough writing. Please use the assigned "number" given to you in class as your "pen name." Due by Friday night (if you can). Part One Expectations (respond to the prompt above) : 200-250 words, minimal errors in grammar and usage, thoughtful and thorough writing. Sen's" (Chapter 6) and your Secondary Bog Responses should be in response to Primary Blog Posts regarding "Sexy" (Chapter 5). Your Primary Blog Entry should be about "Mrs. Last Name Ab -Le : Your Primary Blog Entry should be about "Sexy" (Chapter 5) and your Secondary Bog Responses should be in response to Primary Blog Posts regarding"Mrs. Sen's" by looking at Lahiri's development of character, tone, diction, POV, etc. Comment on the development of these ideas in "Sexy" and "Mrs. In her collection, Lahiri is very much concerned with ideas of love and loss. Yet as I write, our stories are continuing to be erased. The burdensome task of truth-telling – to a hostile Britain more used to hearing that its past is glorious – has always fallen unequally on the descendants of empire. Shooting the messenger – the radio host and former footballer Trevor Sinclair was quickly hung, drawn and quartered for voicing this perspective – has failed to quell the tide of global truth-telling. In Britain, minoritised people are remembering this Elizabethan era through the lens of the racism that was allowed to thrive during it. The scars of genocide in Nigeria, events that took place a decade into her rule. The physical suffering that continues from violence inflicted by her government in Kenya, even as her reign was celebrated for having begun there. The plunder of land and diamonds in South Africa, crimes that adorned the Queen’s very crown. Social media have been saturated by the harrowing memories of a legacy the British establishment has refused to acknowledge. We would therefore fall into two categories: those who sought to pass the test, by enthusiastically toeing the line of national mourning, and those too conscious of the harm Britain’s power has caused, who would stay silent.īut it turns out that tone policing is no longer tenable. I had expected that those of us minoritised in Britain would understand this as a test of our loyalty, patriotism and Good Immigrant status. |