![]() ![]() ![]() I take a trash bag into my bedroom and go through my clothes: too small, hole, out of fashion, too bold, too ratty. There’s a chunky white substance in the corner of the pillowcase, which I tell myself is laundry detergent (flashing back to middle school, Megan Lambert, tall and beautiful, laughing and turning red, saying that the stain on her cardigan was in fact laundry detergent, not semen, haha, what a joke. ![]() I tape a pillowcase over my mirror using packing tape from a time in my life when I needed it, when I moved and sent packages. ![]() I’m not distracted by these things anymore. A not too unattractive face, when seen in my memory or maybe from afar (though when I see it reflected in windows, the eyes seem exceptionally beady and the jaw stern). I look at my face in the bathroom mirror, sallow and grayish, my teeth browning in the cracks, a kind of a low gum line on the bottom incisors, a kind of chapped, painted look to the lips, actual countable pores on my forehead, divided by a real wrinkle that starts between my once lush and still-masculine brows and tapers out halfway to my scalp. Making some decisions today, no doubt about that! Not thinking about certain things today, no doubt about that! My chest clenches and my stomach bottoms out as if to say, ‘Are you sure?’ But I feel sure. ![]()
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![]() ![]() This book was a super quick, light read, a little Rated R, but the main theme really is about growing up and growing past certain chapters in life…and how that’s okay. ![]() ![]() On this trip to Maine, the father is planning on selling the vacation home, so this will be their last hoorah in this town, in this house. ![]() I’m not going to lie, the story gets a little predictable (which is fine, it’s still cute!), but the last sentence of the first chapter shocked me and had me hooked. This is the story about six college friends who return each summer to one of their father’s Maine coastal home for the week to reconnect. I had this one preordered and delivered to my Kindle the day it came out because…even though her book Beach Read wasn’t my favorite a few years ago, last year’s Book Lovers was super cute. Settle in, grab that iced coffee (try it with a pump of macadamia!) and open up your Amazon app, it’s time to get R-E-A-D-I-N-G!Įmily Henry knows how to write a cute book. We are officially in my favorite season for reading…SUMMERTIME! As much as I love reading year around (those cozy days of January are super nice!), nothing gets my heart happier than a warm day, a pool or the ocean and a book. This month, I read four books…all fiction…and all a little different.ĭid I like them? Did I not? Was one phenomenal? You’ll have to read my reviews below to see □. ![]() ![]() ![]() ".sets a new standard for the historical novel. PROCLAIMED A HERO OF ROME, CENTURION MARCUS ARRIUS IS OFFERED COMMAND OF THE PRAETORIAN GUARD IN ROME BUT INSTEAD CHOOSES DUTY ON HADRIAN’S WALL AS FAR FROM ROME AS HE CAN GET. We are the sacrificial goat staked out as Turbo’s bait.” “General, I believe it was not intended for you to know more than you were told. “ Possibly 20-25 thousand, perhaps more behind those hills.” Arrius now understood the intense expression on Turbo’s face when he said farewell three days ago. What do you estimate their strength to be?” ![]() ![]() We will need Jupiter’s help this day for certain. “ Commander Turbo told me to expect some resistance as we approached Beth Thera, but I did not expect the entire Jewish Army. “Did you know anything about this before we came here?” “ By the gods, I had no idea there would be this many.”Īrrius looked at General Gallius. ![]() ![]() The cruise is also hosting the Breath of Light Society, a group led by the Theodora Miller who believe themselves to be the reincarnation of Egyptian rulers. Hazel’s joined by her father and younger sisters Rose and May and also attending – entirely coincidentally – are Alexander Arcady and George Mukherjee of the Junior Pinkertons, there with a tutor to learn more about ancient Egypt. It’s 23 December 1936, 5 months after TOP MARKS FOR MURDER.ġ5-year-old Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong have been invited to Egypt and a Nile cruise by Amina El Maghrabi and both are looking forward to seeing the ancient ruins and mummies. I earn commission on any purchases made through these links. You can order Death Sets Sail by Robin Stevens from Amazon UK, Waterstone’s or UK. When their leader is found stabbed to death, and her SLEEPWALKING DAUGHTER awakens covered in blood, Daisy and Hazel begin their most difficult case yet.īut there is DANGER ALL AROUND, and this time only one of the Detective Society will make it home alive … They are hoping to see some ancient temples and a mummy or two what they get, instead, is MURDER.Īlso taking the cruise is a group of genteel English ladies and gentlemen, who believe themselves to be reincarnations of the ANCIENT PHAROAHS. ![]() ![]() ![]() Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are in Egypt, taking a cruise along the Nile. ![]() ![]() It began on 5 February 1811 when George, Prince of Wales, was officially sworn in as Regent and ended on 31 January 1820 when he was proclaimed King George IV. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. "Meticulously researched yet splendidly entertaining, Kloester's comprehensive guide to the world of upper-class regency England is a must-have." ― Publishers Weekly Starred Review "Splendidly entertaining" ― Publishers Weekly No lover of Georgette Heyer's novels should be without it." ― Katie Fforde "An invaluable guide to the world of the bon ton. Immerse yourself in the resplendent glow of Regency England and the world of Georgette Heyer.įrom the fascinating slang, the elegant fashions, the precise ways the bon ton ate, drank, danced, and flirted, to the shocking real life scandals of the day, Georgette Heyer's Regency World takes you behind the scenes of Heyer's captivating novels.Īs much fun to read as Heyer's own novels, beautifully illustrated, and meticulously researched, Jennifer Kloester's essential guide brings the world of the Regency to life for Heyer fans and Jane Austen fans alike. A Heyer lover writing for Heyer fans." ― Times Literary Supplement "Detailed, informative, impressively researched. The definitive guide for all fans of Georgette Heyer, Jane Austen, and the glittering Regency period ![]() ![]() And just when it appears things can't get any worse, Amy's sexuality begins to unfold, causing a vast and icy rift between mother and daughter that will remain unbridgeable unless Isabelle examines her own secretive and shameful past. ![]() That they eat, sleep, and work side by side in the gossip-ridden mill town of Shirley Falls only increases the tension. In most ways, Isabelle and Amy are like any mother and her 16-year-old daughter, a fierce mix of love and loathing exchanged in their every glance. In her stunning first novel, Amy and Isabelle, Elizabeth Strout evokes a teenager's alienation from her distant mother-and a parent's rage at the discovery of her daughter's secrets. ![]() ![]() Even if it requires giving carnal lessons to a serious-minded spinster who has an in with the chef. ![]() and she's just met the perfect rogue to help teach her.Ĭhristopher "Kit" Ward plans to open a not-so-reputable supper club in New York City, and he's willing to do whatever it takes to hire the best chef in the city to guarantee its success. She needs to become a siren, a woman who causes a man's blood to run hot. Something has to change, else she'll be forced to marry a man whose only desire is her fortune. ![]() Shy heiress Alice Lusk is tired of being overlooked by every bachelor. Following the book called "an alluring blend of love and playfulness " (PW) The Heiress Hunt, beloved author Joanna Shupe continues her new Fifth Avenue Rebels series with a scandalous romance about a good girl desperate to rebel and the rebel desperate to corrupt her. ![]() ![]() ![]() Assistant Editor Hannah has come back from getting messily divorced to discover that someone is trying to kidnap a member of their staff and while editor Vincent Banecroft would be delighted to see the back of any of his team, he doesn't like people touching his stuff - it's the principle of the thing. It's not like they don't have enough to be dealing with. ![]() Somebody needs to sort this out fast before all Hell really breaks loose - step forward the staff of The Stranger Times. And definitely not the people of Manchester, because there is nothing more irksome than being murdered by an allegory run amok. Not the Founders, the secret organisation for whom vampires were invented as an allegory, nor the Folk, the magical people hidden in plain sight who only want a quiet life. So it's particularly annoying when they start popping up around Manchester. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the waiting room of a Parisian fertility clinic, generations of flamboyant Sadrs return to her, including her formidable great-grandfather Montazemolmolk, with his harem of fifty-two wives, and her parents, Darius and Sara, stalwart opponents of each regime that befalls them. Now twenty-five and facing the future she has built for herself, as well as the prospect of a new generation, Kimiâ is inundated by her own memories and the stories of her ancestors, which come to her in unstoppable, uncontainable waves. Full of surprises” ( The Globe and Mail).Winner of the 2019 Albertine Prize and Lambda Literary Award Kimiâ Sadr fled Iran at the age of ten in the company of her mother and sisters to join her father in France. National Book Award Finalist: “A multigenerational epic of the Sadr family’s life in Iran and their eventual exile. ![]() ![]() ![]() The easy part to write about: The basics of Musk's beginnings in business as one of the founders of the PayPal payment services provider, his foray into electric cars, space exploration, and his recent crazed pursuit of the popular yet highly unprofitable social media platform Twitter, a deal he so over-paid for that at one point he tried to renege on his "best and final" $44 billion bid. ![]() One person who knows Isaacson says he likens the book’s take on Musk's life and career to a "starship that's just off ground" albeit sometimes fitfully. SpaceX has recently suffered some setbacks in its Starlink satellites. Tesla is a success, but it faces hurdles amid intensifying competition in the EV space. There's no final verdict on his varied business ventures. That’s because Musk, at just 51 years of age and worth more than $170 billion, is for better or possibly worse, still making history. At Philadelphia, while working for printer and writing papers, Franklin caught the attention of the Governor, Keith. ![]() But on the journey to New York, Franklin met people, one of whom influenced Franklin to continue the journey to Philadelphia. People close to Isaacson say the book was challenging in ways different from the other historical figures he has profiled. When an opportune moment came, Benjamin Franklin ran away from Boston, and headed to New York. Musk testified at a trial regarding a lawsuit that has investors suing Tesla and Musk over his Au (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images / Getty Images) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 24: Tesla CEO Elon Musk leaves the Phillip Burton Federal Building on Januin San Francisco, California. ![]() |