6/7/2023 0 Comments The fiancée farce a novel![]() ![]() The Fiancée Farce is my fourth novel by Alexandria Bellefleur. But the scheming Van Dalen family won’t give up the company without a fight, and Gemma and Tansy’s newfound happiness might get caught in the fallout… Unexpected sparks fly as Tansy and Gemma play the role of affectionate fiancées, and suddenly the line between convenient arrangement and real feelings begins to blur. A marriage could be mutually beneficial, if they can fool everyone into thinking it’s a love match. Gemma needs a wife to meet the terms of her grandfather’s will and Tansy needs money to save her struggling bookstore. When Gemma discovers a beautiful stranger has been pretending to date her for months, she decides to take the charade one step further-and announces their engagement. But the title comes with one tiny condition: she must be married in order to inherit. Gemma van Dalen is a wild child, the outcast of her wealthy family, and now the latest heir to Van Dalen Publishing. They’ll never actually meet, so what’s the harm in a little fib? Yet when real-life Gemma crosses Tansy’s path, her white lie nearly implodes. ![]() ![]() Tired of her stepfamily’s questions about her love life, Tansy invents Gemma, a fake girlfriend inspired by the stunning cover model on a bestselling book. But when it comes to actual romance… Tansy can’t get past the first chapter. Tansy Adams’ greatest love is her family’s bookstore, passed down from her late father. ![]()
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6/6/2023 0 Comments Author of the innocents abroad![]() ![]() Langhorne Clemens) recognized throughout the world. Of authorial celebrity, his name (or pen name, his birth name being Samuel His career-his only previous book was The Celebrated Jumping Frog ofĬalaveras County, and Other Sketches-Twain jumped onto his own trajectory His bestselling book over the course of his lifetime and remains one of theīestselling travel books of all time. The Mississippi, or The Adventures of Tom Sawyer-it was, in fact, Would more likely go to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Life on Today would rank this volume as their favorite among Twain’s works-that honor On to its ultimate destination, the Holy Land. Pilgrim’s Progress, the author’s wry-eyed travelogue of theįive-and-a-half-month luxury steamship cruise that would carry him and hisįellow shipmates across the Atlantic Ocean, through the Mediterranean Sea, and Publication of Twain’s second book, The Innocents Abroad, or The New It celebrates the 150 th anniversary of the 1869 Question going through my mind as I viewed the remarkable exhibit Mark TwainĪnd the Holy Land, on display at the New-York Historical Society untilįebruary 2, 2020. In 1867, near the very start of his career, would he still have become the ![]() If the 32-year-old Mark Twain had not visited Jerusalem ![]() Through Februat the New-York Historical Society Museum and Library Curated by Michael Ryan and Cristian Petru Panaite ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "My life flashed before my eyes as I thought of my girls," Bennett said. ignored by Hollywood: how to raise children, how to keep families together. They then cinched the handcuffs on my wrists so tight that my fingers went numb."īennett went on to describe the fears that went through his mind as he lay on the ground. But people like Bennett were young then, and the world was a better place. ![]() As I laid on the ground, complying with his commands to not move, he placed his gun near my head and warned me that if I moved he would 'blow my f-ing head off.' Terrified and confused by what was taking place, a second Officer came over and forcefully jammed his knee into my back making it difficult for me to breathe. "A police officer ordered me to get on the ground. He said, however, that he was then singled out by the police and held at gunpoint: Bennett said he did what many people did: ran away from the sound and searched for safety. Bennet, author When sisters Kiva and DeeDee Stone discover a mysterious plot that threatens them and everything they care about, they have to take a crash course in the ancient art of DreamKeeping to survive. In a statement posted to his Twitter account, Bennett said he was traveling to his hotel after the fight when he heard what sounded like gunshots. ![]() Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]() 6/6/2023 0 Comments False memory by dean koontz![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() On that Tuesday in January, when her life changed forever, Martine Rhodes woke with a headache, developed a sour stomach after washing down two aspirin with grapefruit juice, guaranteed herself an epic bad-hair day by mistakenly using Dustin’s shampoo instead of her own, broke a fingernail, burnt her toast, discovered ants swarming through the cabinet under the kitchen sink, eradicated the pests by firing a spray can of insecticide as ferociously as Sigourney Weaver wielded a flamethrower in one of those old extraterrestrial-bug movies, cleaned up the resultant carnage with paper towels, hummed Bach’s Requiem as she solemnly consigned the tiny bodies to the trash can, and took a telephone call from her mother, Sabrina, who still prayed for the collapse of Martie’s marriage three years after the wedding. ![]() 6/6/2023 0 Comments The White Book by Han Kang![]() ![]() ![]() As the writer reckons with the enormity of her sister's death, Han Kang's trademark frank and chilling prose is softened by retrospection, introspection, and a deep sense of resilience and love. The narrator grapples with the tragedy that has haunted her family, an event she colors in stark white-breast milk, swaddling bands, the baby's rice cake-colored skin-and, from here, visits all that glows in her memory: from a white dog to sugar cubes. ![]() THE WHITE BOOK becomes a meditation on the color white, as well as a fictional journey inspired by an older sister who died in her mother's arms, a few hours old. Shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker International Prize From Booker Prize-winner and literary phenomenon Han Kang, a lyrical and disquieting exploration of personal grief, written through the prism of the color white While on a writer's residency, a nameless narrator wanders the twin white worlds of the blank page and snowy Warsaw. ![]() ![]() ![]() The British crime mystery author Elly Griffiths was born in 1963, in London, as Domenica de Rosa. A Girl Called Justice, 2019 (children’s book).Now You See Them (Stephens & Mephisto #5), 2019.The Vanishing Box (Stephens & Mephisto #4), 2017.The Blood Card (Stephens & Mephisto #3), 2016. ![]()
6/5/2023 0 Comments Prince harry spare![]() ![]() ![]() Prince Harry’s book will be released in all formats on Jan. Rumored to explore the ginger royal’s bad blood with brother Prince William, it will also reportedly discuss his and Meghan Markle‘s controversial decision to leave the royal family in 2020.Įven the title “Spare” sparked rumors and speculation it refers to Harry’s lifelong role as the “spare” heir to William. Harry’s much-anticipated tell-all is 416 pages and translated into 16 languages. The large-print paperback version is slightly less discounted at $34.20, down from $38. Meanwhile, the hardcover version of the book has been discounted for presale at $23.12, rather than its normal $36 price tag. ![]() 10, is available for free Black Friday with a free trial of Amazon’s audiobook service, Audible. The 38-year-old estranged royal’s story, set to hit bookshelves Jan. You won’t need spare change to purchase Prince Harry’s explosive forthcoming memoir, “Spare,” which is heavily discounted this holiday season. Harry, Meghan to ‘stop writing books, documentaries’ as there’s ‘nothing left to say’: report Meghan Markle ‘leaves Harry at home’ to party in LA with celebs: report UFO spotted outside Harry and Meghan’s mansion – as NASA releases info Prince Harry ‘can count on a record deal’ for ‘Spare’ film rights: report ![]() 6/5/2023 0 Comments Natsuo kirino best book![]() Promotional posts, comments & flairs, media-only posts, personalized recommendation requests incl. Please use a civil tone and assume good faith when entering a conversation. All posts must be directly book related, informative, and discussion focused. If you're looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our Suggested Reading page or ask in: /r/suggestmeabook Quick Rules:ĭo not post shallow content. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage in-depth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. Subreddit Rules - Message the mods - Related Subs AMA Info The FAQ The Wiki Join in the Weekly "What Are You Reading?" Thread!. ![]() ![]() Check out the Weekly Recommendation Thread.New Release: The Girl by the Bridge by Arnaldur Indridason. ![]() 6/5/2023 0 Comments We Two by Gillian Gill![]() ![]() At seventeen, charming rather than beautiful, Victoria already “showed signs of wanting her own way.” Albert, the boy who had been groomed for her since birth, was chubby, self-absorbed, and showed no interest in girls, let alone this princess. The cousins first met as teenagers for a few brief, awkward, chaperoned weeks in 1836. The love affair that emerges is far more captivating, complex, and relevant than that depicted in any previous account. ![]() Now renowned chronicler Gillian Gill turns this familiar story on its head, revealing a strong, feisty queen and a brilliant, fragile prince working together to build a family based on support, trust, and fidelity, qualities neither had seen much of as children. Traditional biographies tell us that Queen Victoria inherited the throne as a naïve teenager, when the British Empire was at the height of its power, and seemed doomed to find failure as a monarch and misery as a woman until she married her German cousin Albert and accepted him as her lord and master. ![]() It was the most influential marriage of the nineteenth century-and one of history’ s most enduring love stories. A fascinating portrait of a genuine love match, but one in which the partners dealt with surprisingly modern issues.” ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The opening is deceptive, a folksy, whimsical bit of nostalgia from the narrator (voiced by Arthur Jill) who introduces us to life in Green Town, Illinois and its eccentric inhabitants. The results were met with enthusiasm by the critics, dismay by Disney and indifference by the public. He finally got his wish when Disney snapped up the right and assigned Jack Clayton, director of The Innocents (1961). It was adapted in 1972 by British director Colin Finbow, but it was barely seen and Bradbury continued to go into bat for the book, hoping for a Hollywood version. For many years, Ray Bradbury tried to get his 1962 dark fantasy novel Something Wicked This Way Comes adapted into a film, Gene Kelly, David Lean and Steven Spielberg being just some of the directors he was courting during its long journey to the screen. ![]() |