![]() Salgado, an aristocratic marine biologist and student of sea movements and the disappearing reef, and his houseboy, Triton, who learns to polish silver until it shines like molten sun to mix a love cake with ten eggs, creamed butter, and fresh cadju nuts to marinate tiger prawns and to steam parrot fish. Reef earned universal praise from European critics and landed the young author on the short list for the 1994 Booker Prize, England’s highest honor for fiction. With his collection of short stories Monkfish Moon-a New York Times Notable Book of 1993-Romesh Gunesekera quickly established himself as a leading literary voice. It is also a mature, poetic novel which the British press has compared to the works of James Joyce, Graham Greene, V. It is a personal story that parallels the larger movement of a country from a hopeful, young democracy to troubled island society. ![]() ![]() ![]() Reef is the elegant and moving story of Triton, a talented young chef so committed to pleasing his master’s palate that he is oblivious to the political unrest threatening his Sri Lankan paradise. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Walker)Īuthor Jennifer Moore lives with four sons and a husband that produce heaps of laughter and laundry. The Inns of Devonshire (By:Annette Lyon,Deborah M. Moore,Rebecca Connolly,Jen Geigle Johnson)Ī Christmas Promise (With: Annette Lyon,Joanna Barker)Ī Seaside Summer (By:Heather B. ![]() Eden,Elizabeth Johns,Sally Britton)Ī Week in Brighton (With: Annette Lyon,Donna Hatch) Moore,Donna Hatch,Michele Paige Holmes)Īn Evening at Almack's (By:Sarah M. Moore,Julie Daines,Lucinda Brant)Ī Night in Grosvenor Square (By:Heather B. Moore,Rebecca Connolly,Elizabeth Johns)Ī Holiday in Bath (By:Julie Daines,Caroline Warfield,Jaima Fixsen)įalling for a Duke (By:Rebecca Connolly,Nichole Van,Janelle Daniels) Kilpack)Ī Season in London (By:Heather B. Eden,Donna Hatch,Regina Scott)Ī Country Christmas (With: Carla Kelly,Josi S. Spring in Hyde Park (With: Nichole Van,G.G. Kilpack,Donna Hatch)Ī Midwinter Ball (By:Annette Lyon,Heidi Ashworth,Michele Paige Holmes) Autumn Masquerade (By:Nancy Campbell Allen,Josi S. ![]() ![]() Banner, author of the #1 Kindle bestseller THE GOOD NEIGHBOR and THE TWILIGHT WIFE AJ Banner "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.Īn interview with Victoria Helen Stone, author of the #1 Kindle bestseller EVELYN, AFTER and A.J. ![]() A twisty, immersive thriller, The Twilight Wife will keep readers enthralled through the final, shocking twist. ![]() Kyra begins to have visions-or are they memories?-of a rocky marriage, broken promises, and cryptic relationships with the island residents, whom she believes to be her friends.Īs Kyra races to uncover her past, the truth becomes a terrifying nightmare. With only brief flashes of the last few years of her life, her world has narrowed to a few close friendships on the island where she lives with her devoted husband, Jacob.īut all is not what it seems. Thirty-four-year-old marine biologist Kyra Winthrop remembers nothing about the diving accident that left her with a complex form of memory loss. A USA TODAY AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER!įrom the bestselling author of The Good Neighbor and After Nightfall, comes a dazzling new novel of psychological suspense in the vein of The Woman in the Window and The Wife Between Us that questions just how much we can trust the people around us. ![]() ![]() ![]() John has a huge online presence through his 1.1 million Twitter followers and YouTube channel Vlogbrothers, which has been viewed over 200 million times and has 660,000 subscribers, making it one of the most successful online channels in history. From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Fault in Our Stars" and "Looking for Alaska", John Green. Love, friendship, and a dead Austro-Hungarian archduke add up to surprising and heart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously layered comic novel about reinventing oneself. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. ![]() Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl. An Abundance of Katherines s k u 566973160 Be the First to Write a Review of this Product 11.99 or 4 payments on orders over 35 with When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type is girls named Katherine. On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight Judge Judy - loving best friend riding shotgun - but no Katherines. ![]() When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type is girls named Katherine. ![]() ![]() ![]() Translated into many languages throughout the world, Elizabeth Enright's stories are for both the young and the young at heart. ![]() She taught creative writing at Barnard College. Enright also wrote short stories for adults, and her work was published in The New Yorker, The Ladies Home Journal, Cosmopolitan, The Yale Review, Harper's, and The Saturday Evening Post. Author Bio Elizabeth Enright (1909-1968) was born in Oak Park, Illinois, but spent most of her life in or near New York City. Among her other beloved children's titles are her books about the Melendy family, including The Saturdays, published in 1941. The Saturdays is the first installment of Enright's Melendy Quartet, an engaging and warm series about the close-knit Melendy family and their surprising adventures. Throughout her life, she won many awards, including the 1939 John Newbery Medal for Thimble Summer and a 1958 Newbery Honor for Gone-Away Lake. ![]() After creating her first book in 1935, she developed a taste, and quickly demonstrated a talent, for writing. Illustration was Enright's original career choice and she studied art in Greenwich, Connecticut Paris, France and New York City. Her mother was a magazine illustrator, while her father was a political cartoonist. Elizabeth Enright (1907-1968) was born in Oak Park, Illinois, but spent most of her life in or near New York City. ![]() ![]() Well, that's why my humble story is going to start with some pretty yucky tension-plus a little heavy-duty drama (and, hopefully, a few funnies so we don't all go nuts). ![]() ![]() Have you ever done something extremely stupid like, oh, I don't know, try to make a room filled with total strangers laugh until their sides hurt? If you would like to use material from the book (other than for review purposes), prior written permission must be obtained by contacting the publisher at Thank you for your support of the author's rights. Copyright Act of 1976, the scanning, uploading, and electronic sharing of any part of this book without the permission of the publisher constitute unlawful piracy and theft of the author's intellectual property. A Preview of Middle School the Worst Years of My Life ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s got something for everyone, a crowd-pleaser with the kind of plotline that might scare of a handful of audience members (too bad for them, really). ![]() culture, and a refreshing new spin on the sex comedy to boot. “Am I OK?” might be the only comedy at this year’s Sundance Film Festival about a pair of pals upended - sort of - by the admission that one of them is gay, but it’s also a generous examination of female friendship, a dead funny skewering of L.A. It’s the sort of experience anyone who has a best friend is likely familiar with, though the details of how and why Lucy (Johnson) and Jane (Mizuno) are arguing are very specific, the result is immediately recognizable, understandable, and heartbreaking. The expletives fly fast, the needling remarks about sensitive subjects come quick, and absolutely no one leaves the fight happy. Mid-way through Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne’s warm-hearted feature directorial debut “ Am I OK?,” stars Dakota Johnson and Sonoya Mizuno, playing long-time BFFs in the middle of a crisis, take part in the kind of knockdown, drag-out argument that only people who really love each other could have. ![]() ![]() ![]() Exhumed in 1898, his remains were kept by the Rizal family until December 30, 1912, in solemn rites, his remains were interred in the foundations of the Rizal Monument. The martyrdom of Rizal at Bagumbayan (today’s Rizal Park) was followed by the clandestine interment of his remains in Paco Park. Quezon who, in the first radio broadcast by a President in the National Language proclaimed that day was “the fulfillment of the cherished aspiration of Rizal.” On December 30 this year, we also commemorate the 75 th anniversary of the proclamation of the National Language by President Manuel L. Guerrero described him, he was, indeed, the First Filipino. It was through the gift of language and the written word that our national identity was formed: as the late Leon Ma. Rizal‘s devotion to truth, justice, and the civic virtues impelled him to deplore and expose the abuses of colonialism, resulting in his incarceration and eventual execution. Rizal embodies the highest aspirations of Filipinos as a people and as a nation. ![]() ![]() On December 30, we enjoin Filipinos both at home and abroad to commemorate the anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. ![]() ![]() ![]() Moreau's patron, who will unwittingly begin a dangerous chain reaction.įor Moreau keeps secrets, Carlota has questions, and, in the sweltering heat of the jungle, passions may ignite. ![]() Her father raises a team of hybrids, part. A motley group of part human, part animal monstrosities.Īll of them live in a perfectly balanced and static world, which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde, the charming and careless son of Dr. This story centers Carlota Moreau (the daughter of Doctor Moreau) as she grows up in the middle of Yucatn peninsula. ![]() The hybrids: The fruits of the doctor's labor, destined to blindly obey their creator and remain in the shadows. Moreau with his experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas and plentiful coffers. Montgomery Laughton: A melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol. The only daughter of a researcher who is either a genius or a madman. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau Silvia Moreno-Garcia € 14.99 This item arrived at both our stores within the past 8 weeks If not in stock, the expected delivery time to our store for this item will be 7-10 working days.Ĭarlota Moreau: A young woman growing up on a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula. ![]() ![]() ![]() “An amazingly complex world of magic, gods, and power plays. “ An excellent second installment that adds even more detail and intrigue.” - Kirkus How will Serapio stay human when he is steeped in prophecy and surrounded by those who desire only his power? Is there a future for Naranpa in a transformed Tova without her total destruction? For the Clan Matriarchs of Tova, tense alliances form as far-flung enemies gather and the war in the heavens is reflected upon the earth.Īnd for Serapio and Naranpa, both now living avatars, the struggle for free will and personhood in the face of destiny rages. How do you live when legends come to life, and the faith you had is rewarded?Īs sea captain Xiala is swept up in the chaos and currents of change, she finds an unexpected ally in the former Priest of Knives. The Meridian: a land where magic has been codified and the worship of gods suppressed. ![]() The sun is held within the smothering grip of the Crow God’s eclipse, but a comet that marks the death of a ruler and heralds the rise of a new order is imminent. There are no tides more treacherous than those of the heart. ![]() |