![]() ![]() The author's style in all her works has captivated me. The Key Paperback Novemby Benita Kane Jaro (Author) 4 ratings 3.6 on Goodreads 46 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 5.97 12 Used from 5.96 1 New from 29.95 3 Collectible from 6.79 Paperback 12.00 11 Used from 3.00 1 New from 12. ![]() ![]() Marcus Caelius Rufus, who also appears in other works of hers, is a major character herein, and appears here as Cicero's student and apprentice, then a successful attorney in his own right. I enjoyed the novel but not as much as others of this author's works - The Key and Betray the Night or Harris's Cicero trilogy. Milo was an exile Caelius a hunted man, he himself had been caught, bound, muzzled, forced to dance to someone else's tune. There was nothing that would save the city now.The lock - was broken the wall had failed to hold. For many years he tries to fend off the end of the Republic. The novel carries us through his career from his first case, exile and return, and finally, unsuccessful defense of Milo. He makes his mark in Rome and wins fame as a successful lawyer, defending the underdog. Novel about Cicero and other famous names through the waning of the Roman Republic. 3.5 rounded to 4, mainly because of style. ![]()
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![]() ![]() He does not, and never has, felt lovable because he is so unattractive.įalconer sees the most enchanting young lady as he is approaching her very rundown home to collect a debt from her father. He always wears a cowl around his face and stands in the darkest areas of a room. His servants, his tenants, absolutely everyone who knows him, loves him. Anything or anyone who is seen as ‘less’ by the world finds a home on his estate. He is, however, one of the gentlest, most caring, empathetic, and giving people this planet has ever produced. James Markland, Lord Falconer, isn’t a handsome man – actually, not even somewhat attractive. I cannot believe I have never written a review for it – perhaps because it is short? Perhaps because I am so enraptured after each read that I just forget to write a review? Who knows – but I’m fixing that now. To me, it tells the story of Beauty and the Beast the way it should be told – and the author even mentions that in her author notes. ![]() ![]() Something about it just calls to me and makes my heart sing. I cannot begin to tell you how many times I have reread this novella over the years. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lucas offers to let Rosie stay with him, at least until she can find some affordable temporary housing. Only this one strolls around the place in a towel, has a distracting grin, and an irresistible accent. Lucas seems intent on coming to her rescue like a Spanish knight in shining armor. But Rosie doesn’t know that Lina has already lent her apartment to her cousin Lucas, who Rosie has been stalking-for lack of a better word-on Instagram for the last few months. Luckily she has her best friend Lina’s spare key while she’s out of town. Then, the ceiling of her New York apartment literally crumbles on her. She hasn’t told her family and now has terrible writer’s block. She just quit her well paid job to focus on her secret career as a romance writer. A Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Cosmopolitan, Goodreads, PopSugar, and more!įrom the author of the Goodreads Choice Award winner The Spanish Love Deception, the eagerly anticipated follow-up featuring Rosie Graham and Lucas Martín, who are forced to share a New York apartment. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Howard’s most prolific decade was the mid-1920s to the mid-1930s, while Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings during the 1940s. Interestingly, both were born within a decade of each other. Howard shot himself in the head at the age of 30 when he learned his mother was dying. ![]() Tolkien died comfortably in his 70s after the death of his wife, and surrounded by doting children. Howard was the child of an itinerant Texas physician, eschewed vocational paths other than writing, and tailored his writing to the profitable markets of the day. So here are the differences: Tolkien was from the British intellectual class, taught at Oxford, and wrote his most famous work as a personal project to rehabilitate certain elements of mythology in a fictitious setting with British sensibilities. It’s interesting where the differences between the two writers and the two genres are gaping and stark, as well as where they are surprisingly close. I was almost tempted to go with Fritz Leiber instead, since I have fond memories of reading about Lankhmar as a kid, but I thought Howard would make a striking comparison to Tolkien, and that ended up being the case. I know… that our main focus this summer is the sweeping, epic “high fantasy,” but I wanted at least a basic understanding of “low fantasy” Sword and Sorcery, and Howard is consider to be its founding father. This is correspondence related to my summer Epic Fantasy reading project. ![]() ![]() ![]() Just inside the front cover of this novel, there is a statement that reads, Legion transcends The Exorcist in terror, suspense and intensity. What a stunning waste of time, effort, and trees. The answers are revealed in a climax so stunning that it could only have been written by the author of The Exorcistâ?William Peter Blatty.Īt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) appl … ( more) But more than this, it is an extraordinary journey into the uncharted depths of the human mind and the most agonizing questions of the human condition. Legion is a novel of breathtaking energy and suspense. ![]() Why does each victim suffer the same dreadful mutilations? Why are two of the victims priests? 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Do you think that there’s anything else they could have-or should have-done to help her? How would you describe Bree? Is this the same way that Kristina would describe her? Where did Bree come from?įor Kristina, what is the lure of crystal meth? What does it provide for her? What does it take away?ĭescribe Kristina’s mother, father, and stepfather. ![]() ![]() But maybe doesn’t count in the real world, and it certainly won’t save Kristina from the monster. Maybe then Kristina wouldn’t have snorted her first line of crank and maybe then her life wouldn’t be spiraling out of control. Or maybe if Adam hadn’t been so beautiful and broken and in need of her love. Or if her father had turned out to be the man she had wanted him to be instead of the disappointment that she found. Maybe it wouldn’t have happened if she had just stayed in Reno for the summer. What scars might drug addiction leave for generations to come?Ī Reading Group Guide to Crank by Ellen Hopkins How might drug addiction impact a family? Why might teens begin using drugs like meth even though they know the dangers? Overall pre-reading questions for the series: ![]() ![]() ![]() The taste and feel of his little human just leaves Tiger wanting more. Rather difficult when he and Zandy can’t keep their hands off each other. He’s also made it clear he’ll never take a mate. Tiger’s shock quickly turns to intense passion when the human female kisses him, despite the fact she’s trying to get his clothes off while he’s engaged in a task force operation. But when this angel turns out to be flesh and blood, reality crashes in-she’s seducing a New Species. She wraps herself around his body, determined to have him. He’s just too tempting to resist her very own fallen angel. When next her eyes open, a beautiful man-creature is holding her in his arms. Zandy’s had too much to drink and is in the wrong place at the wrong time. ![]() ![]() He lives with his wife, the writer Ina Caro, in New York City, where he is at work on the fifth and final volume of The Years of Lyndon Johnson. ![]() Born in 1935, he graduated from Princeton University, later became a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, and was an investigative reporter for Newsday for six years. He has also been awarded virtually every other major literary honour, including the National Humanities Medal, awarded by President Barack Obama, the highest award in the humanities given in the United States. Caros legendary, multi-award-winning biography of US President Lyndon Johnson. With these books he has twice won the Pulitzer Prize, twice won the National Book Award and three times won the National Book Critics Circle Award. for those who want to comprehend power and politics The Times Robert A. His first book, The Power Broker, published in 1974, was described in 2015 as ‘one of the greatest non-fiction works ever written’ ( Sunday Times) and his ongoing multi-volume work The Years of Lyndon Johnson has been described as ‘the greatest biography of our era’ ( The Times). Caro has been described as ‘the greatest political biographer of our times’ ( Sunday Times) and ‘the most revered historian of his generation’ ( New York Times). ![]() ![]() ![]() Since the Treasury Department includes the Secret Service, which safeguards the President of the United States, control of the entire nation is near at hand. And he has just learned that a high official in the Treasury Department is now under control of the aliens. Unfortunately, that was just before he was taken over by one of the aliens and began working for the invaders, with no will of his own. Sam Cavanaugh was one of the agents who discovered the truth. And most of Iowa is already under their control. What the slugs want, no matter what, the human will do. So the head of the agency and his two top agents went in and managed to get out with their discovery: an invasion is underway by slug-like aliens who can touch a human and completely control his or her mind. ![]() And four more agents who were sent in also disappeared. government were on the scene and disappeared without reporting in. Case closed.Įxcept that two agents of the most secret intelligence agency in the U.S. Then came the announcement that the whole thing was a hoax. First came the news that a flying saucer had landed in Iowa. ![]() ![]() ![]() Deliciously nostalgic and quaintly witty, this is a story as breezy and carefree as a summer day. Which, of course, they will-won't they? One thing's for sure: it will be a summer the Penderwicks will never forget. Penderwicks Series in Order (5 Books) 2, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street, Apr-2008 3, The Penderwicks at Point Mouette, May-2011 4, The Penderwicks in. Tifton is not as pleased with the Penderwicks as Jeffrey is, though, and warns the new friends to stay out of trouble. But the best discovery of all is Jeffrey Tifton, son of Arundel's owner, who quickly proves to be the perfect companion for their adventures. ![]() Soon they are busy discovering the summertime magic of Arundel's sprawling gardens, treasure-filled attic, tame rabbits, and the cook who makes the best gingerbread in Massachusetts. Over one million copies sold, now with a bright new look! This summer the Penderwick sisters have a wonderful surprise: a holiday on the grounds of a beautiful estate called Arundel. This series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager. ![]() |