![]() ![]() ![]() And with her family and friends supporting her each step of the way, Coralee knows she will go far. With the distractions of playing football, being in a fraternity, and having his pick of the women on campus, he has little incentive to study-until his assigned tutor turns out to be a black girl from his past who'd never left his mind.or heart.Coralee Simmons is determined to make it out of Plumville with a diploma in her hand and dignity in her stride, despite a social climate determined to stifle both. As a graduating senior at a local college, he's poised for success, if only he can keep his grades up. Plumville, Georgia had an order to its way of life, and few ever upset it.Benjamin Drummond is heir to all Plumville had to offer-wealth, good looks, and a promising career as a future state judge. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() The Consolations of Cicero, Seneca and Pliny the Younger - In which we get a proper education - Letters from Abroad - 4. From Vindolanda, Greetings - In which inhabitants of a garrison town beneath Hadrian's Wall communicate with the present, and we find that even in ancient Rome it was important to plump up the cushions for visitors - 3. The Magic of Letters - In which we learn, in a roundabout way, how not to catch a bullet in your teeth, and ponder the value of letters in an age of email - 2. Includes bibliographical references (pages 446-449) and index He uncovers a host of engaging stories, including the tricky history of the opening greeting ![]() Along the way he delves into the great correspondences of our time, from Cicero and Petrarch to Jane Austen and Ted Hughes, and traces the very particular advice offered by bestselling letter-writing manuals. From Roman wood chips discovered near Hadrian's Wall to the wonders and terrors of email, Simon Garfield explores how we have written to each other over the centuries and what our letters reveal about our lives. 'To the Letter' tells the story of our remarkable journey through the mail. ![]() ![]() ![]() But most of all I love what it taught me about the power of fiction. ![]() I read this book while on holiday in the Dominican Republic and I love what it taught me about the country. I will never have enough words to praise this novel. It’s beautiful and heartbreaking, with gorgeous writing and the strongest characters. ![]() This book has instantly become one of my favourite books of all time. It explores how they each became advocates for human rights and symbols of the struggle against oppression. Told in sections narrated by each sister, the book spans from their early childhood through to marriage and motherhood. The sisters were revolutionaries, fighting against the Dominican Republic’s dictator Trujillo until they were murdered by agents of the regime in 1960. THE PLOT: ‘In the Time of the Butterflies’ by Julia Alvarez is a historical novel based on the real lives of the Mirabel sisters aka Las Mariposas (the Butterflies). ![]() ![]() ![]() With tales of loves won and lost, battles waged in the hearts of men, and a legacy of faith spanning generations, The Lost Castle is a sweeping story of three strong women making history. Embarking on a journey to Frances Loire Valley, Ellie can only hope to unearth the secrets of the mysterious castle before time silences them forever.Īs Ellies journey unfolds, so too do the journeys of the two other women, each of their stories woven together through their connection with the forgotten French castlea castle that plays a part in saving each one of them. ![]() Present day: Ellie Carver is in a race against time to deliver a decades-overdue message as her grandmother fades into the shadows of Alzheimers. ![]() Bridging the past and present in three time periodsthe French Revolution, World War II, and present day The Lost Castle is an enchanting, interwoven story of three resilient women connected by a storybook castle that stands witness to their lives.ġ789: Aveline Saint-Moreau is a wealthy and beautiful young aristocrat preparing for her betrothal to the Duc et Vivays heir Philippe, but the French Revolution looms as the Bastille is stormed in Paris.ġ944: Viola Hart is a Resistance fighter in France during World War II, desperately trying to root out the evil taking hold in her country as the Nazis occupy France. ![]() ![]() It's because 10 year-olds recognized how AWESOME it is. ![]() There's a reason this book won a Newberry, and it's not because 30 year-olds recognized how historically inaccurate it is. The trajectory itself was the excitement! The strong-willed woman in an implausible fight against sinister forces greater than her. Ten year-old Isaiah doesn't give a damn if it's implausible that the lace-frilled, permed and buxom Charlotte reject her social mores, jump on a ship and start swabbing and mizzen yard-arming. I also read some of the other reviews here for this book, and I have to say, on behalf of ten year-old Isaiah, that you're missing the point. ![]() And it has a heroine! And she's good for something besides good manners! Either this is way out of character for me, or perhaps as a ten year old I wasn't a cranky misogynist (unlikely). ![]() But for several years after I just started to read YA novels, I thought this book was the epic shit. ![]() I can't believe how completely I had forgotten it. This book just flashed into my mind this evening unbidden. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments The maze runner book![]() ![]() Each morning the doors of the Maze open, and a group of Runners take off in search of a way out. A world where the walls move every night and terrifying creatures known as Grievers roam, the Maze is a place that Thomas knows he must escape.ĭriven by a burning need to become a Runner- one of the boys who explore the Maze by day- Thomas works hard to integrate himself into his new society. ![]() Waking up in a lift knowing nothing but his name, Thomas is introduced to his new world by a group of teenage boys calling themselves Gladers- a self-sustaining community of boys living in in a glade at the centre of a giant stone maze. Set sometime in the not-too-distant future, The Maze Runner is an exciting post-apocalyptic YA novel by James Dashner, centred around a young man, Thomas. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments The priory novel![]() ![]() Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction-but assassins are getting closer to her door.Įad Duryan is an outsider at court. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. ![]() Trigger warnings: Death, infertility, suicide ideation, dead bodies, discussion of suicide, graphic violence and miscarriage. This was quite an intimidating book to pick up, but I sped through it during my illness and have now fallen in love with Shannon’s work. “No woman should be made to fear that she was not enough.” ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Wombat divine![]() ![]() Fortunately, "wise Emu" has an idea-a sleepy Wombat would be well suited to the part of baby Jesus. ![]() When he is finally old enough to participate, he enters every audition, only to be rejected each time on the grounds that he is "too big for some parts, too small for others, too short, too clumsy." until he fears that his dream will go unfulfilled. ![]() Wombat has long dreamed of being in the annual Nativity play. A 21st anniversary edition of the book was published in 2016. The book, written for children aged three years and above, tells the story of a young wombat who fears he will not be given a part in this year 's Nativity play, but is delighted in the end to be chosen for the part of the Christ Child. Wombat Divine is a 1995 Christmas-themed children's fiction book written by Australian author Mem Fox and illustrated by Kerry Argent. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Stitch by Samantha Durante![]() And a series of staggering revelations about the treacherous Engineers - and the bone-chilling deceit shrouding her world's sorry history - will soon leave Alessa reeling. Haunting memories of an old flame are driving a deep and painful rift into her once-secure relationship. The memory-altering "stitch" unlocked something in Alessa's mind, and now she can't shake the constant flood of alien feelings ransacking her emotions. And if she'd thought she'd tasted fear upon seeing a ghost, she was wrong now she's discovering new depths of terror while being hunted by a deadly virus and a terrifying pack of superhuman creatures thirsting for blood. Her comfortable university life is but a distant memory, as she faces the prospect of surviving a bleak winter on the meager remains of a ravaged world. ![]() ![]() In a wrenching twist of fate, she traded the safety and companionship of her sister for that of her true love, losing a vital partner she'd counted on for the ordeal ahead. Paragon is behind her, but somehow Alessa's life may actually have gotten worse. ![]() ![]() It's only been three days, and already everything is different. ![]() ![]() ![]() In her highly untraditional marital partnership, she privately helped FDR shape his progressive political agenda, but wasn’t afraid to diverge with him publicly. Shy and insecure in her youth, she cultivated a ubiquitous national presence on radio, in print and through public appearances. Born an aristocrat, she became a fierce champion for underdogs. Roosevelt’s life and work were filled with paradox. Truman called her “the First Lady of the World.” When she oversaw the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the newly formed United Nations-and lobbied delegations to adopt it in 1948-President Harry S. ![]() And she vigorously supported the expansion of women’s rights. She defended the civil liberties of Japanese Americans her husband ordered incarcerated during WWII. She vocally rejected racial prejudice and promoted economic empowerment and civil rights for Black Americans. Against the calamitous backdrop of the Great Depression, Eleanor promoted efforts to curb economic inequality. Her causes were wide-ranging, inclusive-and to some, radical. And after her husband’s 1945 death, she evolved her mission further onto the international stage. In her 12 years in the White House alongside her husband Franklin Delano Roosevelt, she engaged in activism and public service far beyond what any other first lady had ever done. ![]() Eleanor Roosevelt’s tireless advocacy for social and economic justice made her one of the most admired women of the 20 th century. ![]() |