5/11/2023 0 Comments Infinite country by patricia engel![]() Infinite Country is less concerned with Talia's quest to reunite with her family, though, than with the choices and circumstances - and cruel immigration policies - that led to their initial separation. ![]() Her mother and siblings, Karina and Nando, live in New Jersey, where Talia is finally set to join them. Talia was born in the United States, but raised by her father and grandmother in Colombia. In only a few pages, Engel makes abundantly clear that Talia is more than equipped to escape the nuns and make her way back to Bogotá, where she has a plane to catch. ![]() In the first chapter of Patricia Engel's third novel, Infinite Country, a 15-year-old girl named Talia breaks free from a nun-managed reform school in the Colombian mountains. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (1999) Completing this handsome new edition are a comprehensive bibliography and a chronology of Oscar Wilde's life and work.Īverage customer rating on Amazon: To read reviews go to Amazon. This new illustrated centenary edition also incorporates recent revisions to the text of his poetic masterpiece, "The Ballad of Reading Gaol," as well as introductions by Merlin Holland (Wilde's grandson), Owen Dudley Edwards, Declan Kiberd, and Terence Brown. It includes his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, as well as his plays, stories, poems, essays, and letters-all in their most authoritative texts. ![]() Continuously in print since 1948, Collins Complete Works of Oscar Wilde has long been established as the most comprehensive and authoritative single-volume collection of Wilde's writing. ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments Ghost house by alexandra adornetto![]() ![]() And she will stop at nothing to destroy anyone who threatens to take him from her. But the bond between them awakens the vengeful spirit of Alexander’s past love, Isobel. ![]() Until she meets a mysterious stranger…Īlexander Reade is 157 years dead, with secrets darker than the lake surrounding Grange Hall and a lifelike presence that draws Chloe more strongly than any ghost before. Spending time at her grandmother’s country estate in the south of England is her chance to get away from her grief and the spirits that haunt her. Ghost House By Alexandra Adornetto Publication September 2014 by Harlequin Teen Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance , Paranormal Fiction , RomanceĪfter the loss of her mother, Chloe Kennedy starts seeing the ghosts that haunted her as a young girl again. I would like to take a moment and thank both Alexandra and Kismet Book Touring Company for allowing me to review this book. ![]() My review of Ghost is not biased due to the previous statement. I was fortunate to be able to review a ARC digital copy of Ghost House at no cost in exchange for my honest opinion. ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments Bunheads by sophie flack![]() This book is unrelated to the TV show Bunheads. In the process of all of this, Hannah finds a love of teaching dance to little girls at the Delancey Dance Academy. Hannah struggles with the work that she puts into the ballet, her relationships with Jacob and rich Matt, who also emerges as a prospect, and whether she can put even more work into the ballet and struggle to get promoted. The dancers are not quite so keen on The Nutcracker, since they dance it every year and the audience never gets tired of it. They talk like ventriloquists with their lips still so as not to be chastised by Otto. Kirov Ballet School / Roger Wood, photographer., Digital ID 98f1577, New York Public LibraryInterestingly enough, Hannah finds ways to accomplish such feats as carrying on a conversation with Zoe, the rich smoker and dancer, during a dance. Glimpse in this world the injuries of the uninitiated, the stress fractures and the illness-producing dieting. Like all of the other dancers, Hannah jockeys for a prominent position in the dances. ![]() Jacob is her musician boyfriend who goes to NYU, and Otto is the one who hands out promotions and demotions to the dancers in the company. ![]() 19-year-old Hannah is a dancer with the Manhattan Ballet company. ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments Inland by Kat Rosenfield![]() ![]() and has shown his best work in pieces for “Us Weekly”. material prepared.Rosenfeld acquired Time Inc. She began working as a consultant columnist for in 2010, worked as a reporter for MTV News for six years, and later for for at least a decade. Later he took freelancing as his best career option. He had to work hard to maintain his position as a writer. During that time it was difficult for him to get stability in his work. But the recession hit the market and he lost his job. She worked as a freelance copywriter, where she wrote for several businesses. Kat Rosenfield is a freelance content writer who writes about political issues and popular culture has an estimated Net Worth arround $2 Million in 2021. ![]() ![]() ![]() I requested a copy of Lock Every Door because I had previously read The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager and really enjoyed it. Her discovery that Ingrid is not the first apartment sitter to go missing at the Bartholomew pits Jules against the clock as she races to unmask a killer, expose the building’s hidden past, and escape the Bartholomew before her temporary status becomes permanent. Searching for the truth about Ingrid’s disappearance, Jules digs deeper into the Bartholomew’s dark past and into the secrets kept within its walls. ![]() until the next day, when Ingrid disappears. When Ingrid confides that the Bartholomew is not what it seems and the dark history hidden beneath its gleaming facade is starting to frighten her, Jules brushes it off as a harmless ghost story. Recently heartbroken and just plain broke, Jules is taken in by the splendor of her surroundings and accepts the terms, ready to leave her past life behind.Īs she gets to know the residents and staff of the Bartholomew, Jules finds herself drawn to fellow apartment sitter Ingrid, who comfortingly, disturbingly reminds her of the sister she lost eight years ago. These are the only rules for Jules Larsen’s new job as an apartment sitter at the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan’s most high-profile and mysterious buildings. ![]() ![]() No disturbing the other residents, all of whom are rich or famous or both. ![]() ![]() ![]() When Darcy begs Elle to play along, she agrees to pretend they’re dating to save face. When Darcy’s brother-and Elle's new business partner-expresses how happy he is that they hit it off, Elle is baffled. a no-nonsense stick-in-the-mud, who is way too analytical, punctual, and skeptical for someone as free-spirited as Elle. But she knows it is most assuredly not Darcy. ![]() Darcy doesn’t expect her lie to bite her in the ass.Įlle Jones, one of the astrologers behind the popular Twitter account, Oh My Stars, dreams of finding her soul mate. ![]() So she fibs and says her latest set up was a success. Love-and the inevitable heartbreak-is the last thing she wants. With nods to Bridget Jones and Pride and Prejudice, a charming #ownvoices queer rom-com debut about a free-spirited social media astrologer who agrees to fake a relationship with an uptight actuary until New Year’s Eve-with results not even the stars could predict!Īfter a disastrous blind date, Darcy Lowell is desperate to stop her well-meaning brother from playing matchmaker ever again. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After some excitement, intense competition, occasional disappointments and some hard lessons, Posy proves herself a gifted ballet dancer and Pauline discovers a talent for acting, but Petrova - who loathes dancing and acting - remains true to her passion for mechanics and her dream to become a pilot.įirst published in the 1930s, this classic story of three very different girls who work hard to master their talents has captivated children's imaginations - particularly girls' - for decades. When the family take in an engaging collection of lodgers to help make ends meet, one of them suggests that the three girls should attend Madame Fidolia's Children's Academy of Dancing and Stage Training, so that they can learn to support themselves and earn money on the stage. ![]() But after five years come and go, and there is no sign of Gum, Sylvia's money begins to run out. Leaving them in the care of his niece Sylvia, and Nana, her old nurse, at his London home on the Cromwell Road, Gum goes off to continue his exploring, saying he'll be back in five years time. ![]() Pauline, Petrova and Posy are orphans adopted by eccentric fossil collector and explorer Gum ('Great Uncle Matthew'). ![]() 5/10/2023 0 Comments Huaco retrato by Gabriela Wiener![]() ![]() The lure and symbolism of Colón are not hard to fathom, especially at a time when Spain’s right and far-right parties are embarking on another voyage of historical revisionism and imperial nostalgia. This June, the three parties returned to Colón with supporters to demonstrate against Sánchez’s controversial decision to pardon the 12 Catalan independence leaders convicted over the failed secession attempt almost four years earlier. ![]() In February 2019, the leaders of the rightwing People’s party (PP), the centre-right Citizens party, and the far-right Vox party, joined tens of thousands of protesters who were furious over what they saw as prime minister Pedro Sánchez’s capitulation to Catalan separatists. ![]() It is here, beneath the statue of Columbus – after whom the square is named – and in the shadow of the enormous Spanish flag that measures 294 sq metres and weighs more than 30kg, that the country’s right likes to congregate to defend the glories of the past and bemoan the humiliations of the present. ![]() ![]() Often an instant classic and must-read for everyone.ĩ – Superb. A helpful and/or enlightening book that, in addition to meeting the highest standards in all pertinent aspects, stands out even among the best. Here's what the ratings mean:ġ0 – Brilliant. Books we rate below 5 won’t be summarized. Our rating helps you sort the titles on your reading list from solid (5) to brilliant (10). We rate each piece of content on a scale of 1–10 with regard to these two core criteria. ![]() ![]() Helpful – You’ll take-away practical advice that will help you get better at what you do. Whatever we select for our library has to excel in one or the other of these two core criteria:Įnlightening – You’ll learn things that will inform and improve your decisions. At getAbstract, we summarize books* that help people understand the world and make it better. ![]() |