Fern michaels a season to celebrate6/25/2023 ![]() ![]() CHRISTMAS IN BLUE HOLLOW FALLS * Donna Kauffman Attorney Moira Brogan expects her brother’s Christmas wedding to be a peaceful affair. ![]() Along the way they just might discover their own occasion to celebrate. ![]() She’s planning her son’s Christmas wedding and Billy is happy to help. Good thing his longtime friend, Bella, does. AN UNEXPECTED GIFT * Kate Pearce Widower Billy Morgan wishes his grown children still needed him. Or maybe he won’t move at all, if sparks keep flying with the town’s new surgeon, Kate Stafford. Featuring Christmas Homecoming by #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels, now the hit Hallmark movie Unlocking Christmas! Make it a merry Christmas with four stories of the special way the holidays warm our hearts… A CHRISTMAS HOMECOMING * Fern Michaels Former Air Force Pararescueman Kevin Matthews is back home in Texas, working at his family’s Christmas tree farm while deciding his next move. ![]()
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Airhead book series6/25/2023 ![]() ![]() There are one-to-ones with Donald Trump, Tony Blair, Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg, the former civil rights activist Rachel Dolezal, Emma Thompson, James Comey and more, and here the presenter is able to share the build-up and comedown around each exchange. Everything else is just interpretation.”Īnd so we accompany Maitlis as she is dispatched to Paris to cover the Bataclan terrorist attack to Hong Kong to report on the umbrella democracy protests, and to Boone County, Iowa, for a Democratic caucus in a snow-smothered farmhouse. ![]() “What appears on the screen is what people see. “Unlike print there is no room for annotation or commentary as you go along,” she writes in the introduction. In showing us what happens in front of the camera as well as the chaos behind it, her aim is less to tell her life story than reveal the blood, sweat and tears that go into planning and delivering the news. While she does devote a chapter to her experience of being stalked, Airhead is mostly a compendium of her biggest interviews with politicians, celebrities, thinkers and, in one case, an actual living god. By the end we are none the wiser about what she was like as a child, her personal relationships or the pivotal moments that led to her becoming arguably the BBC’s sharpest interviewer and lead presenter of Newsnight. ![]() E mily Maitlis’s book isn’t an autobiography. ![]() The awakening kate chopin sparknotes6/24/2023 ![]() ![]() This also begins Edna’s process of “awakening,” which is the focus of the novel.Įdna’s transformation accelerates when she befriends Robert Lebrun. ![]() Such openness at first surprises Edna but then helps her liberate her own long-repressed emotions and desires. ![]() Creole women had many restrictions when it came to their behavior, but they could be frank and unreserved in their speech. ![]() Looking at Creole women, and especially at Adèle, Edna begins to see what it means to be free, even if this freedom is limited only to one’s speech. Due to his frequent work-related absences, Edna spends most of her time with her friend, Adèle Ratignolle, a married Creole woman who exemplifies female submission and elegance. Léonce is a kind and devoted husband, but he is often preoccupied with work. Edna Pontellier, her husband, Léonce, and their two children are vacationing at the cottages of Madame Lebrun. The novel opens in the 1890s Louisiana, at Grand Isle, a summer holiday resort popular among wealthy Creoles who live in nearby New Orleans. It was first published in 1899 and is considered one of the first examples of feminist fiction. The Awakening is Kate Chopin’s second novel. ![]() Does my head look big in this6/24/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The fear of fitting in and the character Simone’s insecurity can be connected to all of the stories that we hear about young teenagers taking their lives simply because did not feel as though they would fit in or they were made to believe that they were not good enough. Throughout the novel, the reader is shown the theme of teenage insecurities and the standards of social norms. The metaphorical term ‘Koran wielding’ conveys to the readers the misconception that Muslims use the Quran as a weapon to attack Australians. This issue of cultural and religious prejudice is further seen when the driver of the bus increases the volume as the radio declares the imperative “Australians are under threat of being attacked by these Koran-wielding people” (pg. The colloquial language has been used here to create a conversational tone for readers to connect and reflect on these issues happening. Locking their girls up in the house” (pg. This prejudice leads the main protagonist, Amal, to suffer from Islamophobic views and discrimination as seen by her hesitation to discuss things openly with her friend through colloquial language “I’m worried that she’ll think, Oh, typical Muslim nutters. ![]() In the novel, people hold negative perceptions regarding Islam as a result of the media and a lack of personal understanding towards the Muslims. ![]() Prejudice occurs as a result of misconceptions regarding somebody’s beliefs, culture or gender. ![]() The fox and the star6/24/2023 ![]() The story is about a shy fox who has only one companion, Star in the sky. It is available to pre-order on .uk and amazon. The Fox and the Star is a beautifully illustrated book for children aged 6 upwards. The story is inspired by my life experiences, and as you would expect the design inside and out harks back to the world of Victorian book design. It is a picture book for young and old, beautifully printed and bound in cloth, a celebration of the physical book. Published on 27th August by Particular Books, an imprint of Penguin Books. But then one night Star wasn't there, and Fox had to face the forest all alone. For as long as Fox could remember, his only friend had been Star, who lit the forest paths every night. The Fox and The Star is a fable about need and loss, here is a short summary: Once there was a Fox who lived in a deep, dense forest. Meanwhile here is a sneak peak of a few spreads from the book. ![]() The actual books are being printed as I type so Fox is there making sure his orange coat is consistent and that the ink behaves itself and goes down in the correct order. Fox forgot to ask for orange thread to sew the proof book together but he is back in Italy with one final chance to ask for the dream thread. ![]() The gladiator carla capshaw6/23/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The building trust and love between Pelonia and Caros. Caros, trying to understand Pelonia’s devotion to Christ. There was the horror and tension of the Christian slaves being murdered in the arena. ![]() The story had great descriptions and atmosphere. Wow, I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it was so good! I loved the unique storyline and the setting, in ancient Rome. Pelonia wants to be set free, but how can Caros let her go when he is falling for her? He won his freedom, eventually, after doing so well in the ring. In the past he was also sold into slavery and forced to fight in the arena, or die. He is attracted to her, and once he hears her story, he is compassionate. Ex-gladiator, Caros Viriathos, who is now a gladiator trainer, buys Pelonia as a slave. In 81 AD, a Christian (Pelonia Valeria) is sold into slavery by her evil uncle after her family and servants are killed by marauders on their way to her cousin’s wedding. ![]() The apothecary diaries manga volume 16/23/2023 ![]() ![]() He sees through Maomao’s façade and makes her a lady-in-waiting to none other than the Emperor’s favorite consort… so she can taste the lady’s food for poison! At her lady’s side, Maomao starts to learn about everything that goes on in the rear palace-not all of it seemly. ![]() That’s her secret, until she encounters a resident of the palace at least as perceptive as she is: the head eunuch, Jinshi. Still, she manages to retain her curious and pragmatic spirit, planning to. In an imperial court in ancient China, it has been a few months since a 17-year-old girl known as Maomao was kidnapped and forced to work as a low-level servant at the emperor's palace. 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