![]() Although he has done observational "field work" in the past and recruited spies that report to him, Guillam himself is uncomfortable with getting personally involved in spying operations, preferring an administrative role. Although Call for the Dead indicates that he served in the Second World War, the later books in the series indicate that he was born around 1933. Guillam is half-French and half-English, and comes from a family that has worked for The Circus (le Carre's name for MI6) for generations. ![]() He is the trusted right-hand-man of George Smiley, the protagonist of many of le Carre's novels, and is often the person Smiley turns to for assistance when he fears he cannot trust his peers or subordinates. ![]() Pierre Guillame, better known by the anglicised form Peter Guillam, is a fictional character in John le Carré's series of espionage novels. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Readers will bite their nails as the story moves to its inexorable conclusion. “Diary entries written by the child while in hiding will remind readers of Anne Frank’s story. “A realistic and compelling account of a girl growing up too quickly while coming to terms with the cost of freedom.” - The Horn Book, Starred Review ![]() “A stirring work of art.” - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Using the strength and courage of her family, Anita must overcome her fears and fly to freedom, leaving all that she once knew behind. PURE BELPR AWARD WINNER - ONE OF TIME MAGAZINES 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME - AN ALA-YALSA BEST BOOK FOR YOUNG ADULTS From renowned author Julia Alvarez. But by her twelfth birthday in 1960, most of her relatives have immigrated to the United States, her Tío Toni has disappeared without a trace, and the government’s secret police terrorize her remaining family because of their suspected opposition to Trujillo’s iron-fisted rule.
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From the unhappy family relationships of prominent Americans to the feuds, smear campaigns, duels, and infamous sex scandals that have punctuated our history, we see our founding fathers and other American heroes in the course of their all-too-human events. 1743 Robert Farquhar was born in Bilbo, Scotland, to John and Elizabeth Chalmers Farquhar. ![]() Following on the heels of his national bestseller A Treasury of Royal Scandals, Michael Farquhar turns his attention to matters a little closer to home with A Treasury of Great American Scandals. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Many years later, one sister lives with her Black daughter in the same Southern town she once tried to escape. ![]() But after growing up together in a small, Southern Black community and running away at age 16, it's not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it's everything: their families, their communities, their racial identities. The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. For this moment, it's piercing, subtly wending its way toward questions about who we are and who we want to be.” ( Entertainment Weekly )įrom The New York Times best-selling author of The Mothers, a stunning new novel about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one Black and one White. For any era, it's an accomplished, affecting novel. “ A story of absolute, universal timelessness. “Bennett’s tone and style recalls James Baldwin and Jacqueline Woodson, but it’s especially reminiscent of Toni Morrison’s 1970 debut novel, The Bluest Eye. Named a Best Book of 2020 by The New York Times * The Washington Post * NPR * People * Time Magazine * Vanity Fair * Glamour One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of the Year ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her nudes are highly erotic.This is a very handsome, full sized hardcover, an exceptional production cover to cover. How she captures people and atmosphere so perfectly is amazing. The artwork here is superb, like a cross between the similar stipple technique of Virgil Finlay, and finely done woodcuts. As an adult Benny comes across this former unrequited love…does he concoct a disturbing sex fantasy, or has he been seduced by her and her two lovely companions? In her stippled, highly detailed illustrative style, Bunjevac crafts a gripping noirish, Nabokovian tale–sensual and disturbing. Bunjevac’s retelling follows a selfish young priestess, who is reborn as a young boy captivated with masterbation and one particular young woman. ![]() The jumping-off point of this graphic novel is the myth of Artemis and Siproites, in which a young man is turned into a woman as a punishment for the attempted rape of one of Artemis’ virgin cohorts. ![]() Rico is working on Christmas Eve when she sells I think it was two tickets for the mega lottery jackpot. She works at a convenience store and lives in a really small apartment in a great neighborhood with her little brother and her mother. ![]() As it turns out, buying Jackpot was a great life choice. I was randomly browsing in Barnes & Noble, when I saw this book for sale on the buy one get one 50% off, so I bought it without knowing anything about it except that I had really liked the cover. However, the books I heard of were Dear Martin and Dear Justyce. I mean, I had absolutely heard of Nic Stone before (who hasn’t). Jackpot by Nic Stone is a book I bought on a whim. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Egan has found yet another great subject, and has crafted yet another great narrative around it." - S.C. It is also a book about the extreme personal cost of outsized ambition. ![]() A sweeping tale about two vanishing ways of life." - Wall Street Journal "A stirring and affectionate portrait of an underknown figure." - The New York Times Book Review " Short Nights is not only the marvelous and rollicking account of life of one of America's extraordinary photographers. Egan fills his chronicle with bright turns of phrase and radiant descriptions. This is a story for the ages." -Candice Millard, author of The River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic "An obsessive genius neglects his personal life and business matters to pursue a great white whale.It's a familiar tale and the essential narrative of Egan's terrific biography. *A New York Times Notable Book *An Amazon Best Book * A Publishers Weekly Best Book *A Christian Science Monitor Best Book "In this hauntingly beautiful book, Egan brings Curtis to life as vividly and with as much depth, heart and understanding as Curtis himself put into his timeless portraits. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1998, Laura Bush, then First Lady of Texas, invited Heath to serve on a romance panel at the Texas Book Festival. She earned a BA in psychology from the University of Texas and lived in Austin, Texas for sixteen years before moving to Plano, Texas in 1987. ![]() Shortly after Heath's birth, her family moved to Texas where she was raised in Angleton, Texas. ![]() ![]() Her parents met while her a father was stationed at Bovingdon while serving in the air force. Heath was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England from an American father and a British mother. As of June 2015, fifteen of her titles made the USA Today bestseller list. She is known for her "beautiful, deeply emotional romances" and in 1997, she received the Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Short Historical Romance for her novel Always to Remember. Lorraine Heath is an American author of contemporary romance, historical romance, paranormal romance and young adult novels under multiple pen names, including Rachel Hawthorne, J.A. RITA award – Best Short Historical Romance Contemporary romance, historical romance, paranormal romance, young adult ![]() ![]() ![]() It is well-plotted, and the protagonist and the secondary characters are multi-dimensional and likable. This cozy mystery makes for a leisurely and enjoyable read. With a little help from Laura’s brother Sean, and his faithful cat, Charlie follows a twisted trail of secrets and lies. She is not helping her case when she steals a thumb drive from the crime scene.Ĭharlie knows Laura didn’t kill Connor, and sets out to find the real killer to clear his daughter’s name. ![]() When Connor is found murdered, Laura is the prime suspect. ![]() Much to Charlie’s dismay, he learns that Lawton is Laura’s former boyfriend. Charlie’s daughter Laura has also returned to Athena to teach at the college. Charlie Harris’ first encounter with Lawton does not endear him to the man. But File M for Murder is also a highly entertaining mystery : Famous playwright Connor Lawton, known not just for his plays, but also for his abrasive personality, returns to his hometown of Athena for a semester at the local college as writer-in-residence. ![]() ![]() ![]() If I have to watch him palm this chick’s breast one more time without a single ounce of respect for his relationship with Les, I’ll rip his fucking hand off. “Hey,” I finally say, unable to contain my silence a second longer. I would take out my phone so that I’d have evidence, but I couldn’t do that to Les. I remain behind them for several minutes while the party continues around us, everyone completely unaware that I’m a fraction away from losing my mind. Considering the grip he has on the chick straddling his lap, I doubt he’ll notice for a while. I don’t know how long it’ll take him to notice I’m here. I’m standing behind the couch, looking down at him. I slide my hands into the back pockets of my jeans and hope to hell I can keep them there. That’s why, right now, this son-of-a-bitch is my number-one priority. She has no idea how hard it is to sit back and not let it be my business. She’s never been a brother before, though. Les has reminded me more than once that it’s not my business. My heart rate is signaling for me to just walk away. ![]() |