![]() ![]() Sue Lynn Tan, Sunday Times bestselling author of DAUGHTER OF THE MOON GODDESS Jennifer Saint deftly draws the reader into the legends of Atalanta, swift huntress and favorite of Artemis, bringing the world of ancient Greece alive. 'A story that's impossible to forget' CultureflyĪ stunning retelling filled with breathtaking adventure, Atalanta brings to life a heroine who stands tall among the ancient gods and heroes of legend. ![]() 'A lyrical, insightful re-telling' Daily Mail But can she carve out her own place in the legends in a world made for men? Swearing that she will prove her worth alongside the famed heroes of Greece, Atalanta leaves her forest to join Jason's band of Argonauts. Left exposed on a mountainside, the defenceless infant Atalanta is left to the mercy of a passing mother bear and raised alongside the cubs under the protective eye of the goddess Artemis. ![]() When a daughter is born to the King of Arcadia, she brings only disappointment. 'A brilliant read' Women & Home | 'A spirited retelling' Times | 'Beautiful and absorbing' Fabulous | 'A vivid reimagining of Greek mythology' Harper's Bazaar | 'Jennifer Saint has done an incredible job' Red ![]() The bestselling author of ELEKTRA (UK, Sunday Times, May 2022) and ARIADNE (UK, Sunday Times, April 2021). The heroic story of the only female Argonaut, told by Jennifer Saint, ![]()
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![]() ![]() The story keeps getting better!" Christel (Goodreads) "Oh my god I have devoured this 4th book, it's amazing, the words flow so beautifully it's like a movie playing in my brain I hardly realised I was reading." Katie Warner "What a captivating follow up to the previous books!" Heidi (Goodreads)"There is romance, intrigue, heartache, and twists throughout this book that kept my attention from beginning to end. The story is extremely well written and captivating. Advance praise for Fall from Grace "Elizabeth Davies is an amazing writer. This is the fourth novel in the Resurrection series. As Roman becomes more distant and preoccupied, Grace seeks something or someone to ease her loneliness. The one thing which fascinated Roman - her ability to time-travel - died when Grace did. ![]() But that's the problem she's no different to any other vampire. She's a vampire, an apex predator who will live for millennia. Eternal life is far too long when the man you love doesn't love you. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Hamilton’s life is an inspiration, a fact that Brockenbrough captures nicely in a well-written biography. comes to the rescue with this lively and affectionate treatment of the subject." - The Bulletin "The musical Hamilton has unleashed a crop of young Hamiltonians on the world, but where are they to go if they’re looking for some biographical expansion without tackling Ron Chernow’s adult work? Brockenbrough. "Brockenbrough’s ambitious and impressively researched project gives equal weight to Alexander Hamilton’s personal and professional lives and to the history of the founding and early years of the United States." - Publishers Weekly "A highly enjoyable, well-researched biography of Alexander Hamilton that both applauds his significant accomplishments and highlights his flaws." - School Library Journal, starred review ![]() ![]() ![]() Like Shirley Jackson’s Hill House or the Overlook Hotel from Stephen King’s The Shining, is a thin sliver of hell designed to entrap the unwary. We turn to for brain-tickling puzzle palaces, for character studies and for language.” ( Chicago Tribune) Mitchell is something of a magician.” ( The Washington Post) Spanning five decades, from the last days of the 1970s to the present, leaping genres, and barreling toward an astonishing conclusion, this intricately woven novel will pull you into a reality-warping new vision of the haunted house story - as only David Mitchell could imagine it. ![]() But what really goes on inside Slade House? For those who find out, it's already too late. Every nine years, the house's residents - an odd brother and sister - extend a unique invitation to someone who's different or lonely: a precocious teenager, a recently divorced policeman, a shy college student. A stranger will greet you by name and invite you inside. Keep your eyes peeled for a small black iron door.ĭown the road from a working-class British pub, along the brick wall of a narrow alley, if the conditions are exactly right, you'll find the entrance to Slade House. Named one of the best books of the year by San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, National Post, BookPage, and Kirkus Reviews ![]() The New York Times best seller by the author of The Bone Clocks and Cloud Atlas ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As reported by CBC, Palmater respond to the point by saying, “As I travelled around the country, so many Indigenous people have told me ‘this is my life,'” said Palmater. In 2017’s debate, Candy Palmater responded passionately after listening to criticism from other panelists that men were portrayed negatively in her book, The Break by Katherena Vermette. The well-prepared panelists graciously fight hard for their chosen books, and often the conversation gets intense and emotional as the panelists are quite invested in their esteemed books. The week long debate is aired on CBC radio and TV in order to determine which title will be crowned the winner. Past debaters have included a mix of prominent figures including, Steven Page, front man of Barenaked Ladies, actor Alan Thicke, and even Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a turn in the seat back in 2003. ![]() The debate is championed by celebrities and prominent Canadians. The weeklong event is dedicated to sharing, uplifting and highlighting Canadian literature. The annual national book battle began over 20 years ago, and each year a handful of top books are chosen to enter the ring. Ducks a graphic memoir about a young woman working in Alberta’s oil sands, written by Kate Beaton, was championed by Jeopardy super-star Mattea Roach. 2023’s Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) battle of the best books, “Canada Reads” has just wrapped up, and for the first time a graphic narrative has been crowned the winner. ![]() ![]() ![]() He’s only working in this shop to pay off the debt he owes to the shop owner. He always wanted to be writer but he feels lost and demoralised about his purpose in life. In past, he spent some time in prison and the shop owner helped him with his financial situation when he was released. Sentaro works in a little confectionary shop and sells dorayaki, a Japanese style pancake, with sweet bean paste. It explores the meaning of life, redemption, and friendship through a flavourful tale of confectionery. Sweet Bean Paste was written by Durian Sukegawa and translated into English by Alison Watts. I’m glad I picked this warm and heartfelt book for my #JapanInJanuary read. ![]() I feel sure the day will come when you can say: this is my life.” “All experience adds up to a life lived as only you could. ![]() ![]() Letumosis (Leh-Too-Mo-Sis) is a pandemic in The Lunar Chronicles that has killed millions of Earthens, but only a few Lunars, as most of them are immune.įor much of the story, Cinder believes herself to be a shell, which puts her in a very dangerous position. Eventually, she learns to accept what she once is only hurting her more and lets go of her hate. ![]() Cinder lives and recovers to try and take revenge on everyone. Her mother had shown only kindness to her, letting her sleep in her bedroom and feeding her herself.Ĭinder goes rogue on her own after Salem abandons her and takes the grimm powers away, leaving her to die. She was the Lunar Queen and the sister of Channary Blackburn, aunt of Princess Selene, and stepmother of Princess Winter.Ĭinder was born as Princess Selene. Levana Blackburn (name Levana meaning “to rise, risen” in Latin, or “white, moon” in Hebrew) was the main antagonist of the Lunar Chronicles. By the end of the series, Kai proposes to Cinder and she becomes his fiancée. In Winter, Kai and Cinder officially commence their relationship. ![]() Cinder reveals that she is Princess Selene and Kai is shocked, but genuinely interested in knowing all about Cinder. ![]() ![]() ![]() Childhood friends Tommy and Tuppence reunite in London after working in the First World War and realise that they are both in need of employment. ![]() The Secret Adversary introduces us to the two amateur detectives. ![]() The Tommy & Tuppence:Partners in Crime series has been unavailable to own for a long time, but now Acorn Media UK are distributing a 3 disc set which includes the prequel film as well as the entire ten episode collection. A further ten episodes featuring Annis and Warwick as the two detectives were quickly filmed later that year, adapted from ten of Christie’s short stories that were first published in a collection in 1929. ![]() This is the case with the two in one detectives, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford (James Warwick and Francesca Annis), a husband and wife duo who seek a life of adventure.īoth of these characters were introduced to us on the screen in a 1983 115 minute film The Secret Adversary, based on Christie’s second novel of the same name published in 1922. This has meant that some of her lesser known detectives tend to fall into the cracks of the mainstream market. Dame Agatha Christie will always be remembered for her two most famous sleuths, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. ![]() ![]() ![]() The constant diversions through time, space and philosophy mean Harkaway treads an incredibly fine line between being enjoyably bewildering and maddeningly, deliberately convoluted. ![]() What Neith finds is four other stories inside Hunter’s head – one historical, one frankly ridiculous, one fantastical and one of a superhuman returning from the end of time to kill everyone else. ![]() Which is where the lengthy and layered Gnomon immediately becomes a curate’s egg. ButThere are dissenters and when one, Diana Hunter, mysteriously dies in custody after having her mind read, Inspector Mielikki Neith must unravel what was downloaded to crack the case. T here is an intriguing, if familiar, idea in Nick Harkaway’s fourth novel – it’s the near future and an invisible, Ninteen Eighty-Four-style “Witness” programme means 500m cameras, microphones and sensors monitor our every move, pre-empting dysfunction and enabling the smooth running of The System, to which everyone contributes via constant online voting. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now it’s more than Portia he has to protect. Worse still, his dashing rescue has unleashed an unforeseen and undesired consequence: marriage. Grayson already has his hands full trying to clear his best friend and fellow Libertine Scholar of a crime he didn’t commit. But having to travel to Egypt to rescue the foolhardy girl has made his blood boil. ![]() Now, in order to regain her freedom, she has to rely on the deliciously packaged Grayson Devlin, Viscount Blackwood, a man who despises her reckless ways-and stirs in her a thirst for passion.Īfter losing his mother and two siblings in a carriage accident years ago, Grayson Devlin promised Portia’s dying brother that he’d always watch over his wayward sister. But this time, being kidnapped and sold into an Arab harem is the outcome of one risk too many. Independent and high-spirited, Lady Portia Flagstaff has never been afraid to take a risk, especially if it involves excitement and danger. In this Disgraced Lords novel from USA Today bestselling author Bronwen Evans, a vivacious thrill seeker clashes with her dutiful defender-causing irresistible sparks to fly. ![]() |