![]() When a stern, deep-voiced client begins to specially request her for his milking sessions, maintaining her professionalism and keeping him out of her dreams is easier said than done. Milking minotaurs isn't something Violet ever considered as a career option, but she's determined to turn the opportunity into a reversal of fortune. The clientele is Grade A certified prime beef, with the manly, meaty endowments to match. ![]() Morning Glory Milking Farm offers full-time hours, full benefits, and generous pay with no experience needed. ![]() When a lifeline appears in the form of a very unconventional job in neighboring Cambric Creek, she has no choice but to grab at it with both hands. Violet is a typical, down-on-her-luck millennial: mid-twenties, over-educated and drowning in debt, on the verge of moving into her parent's basement. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() She is a theoretic possibility: what a woman might be if she combined independence and means of her own with intellect. "Shirley follows Jane Eyre as a new exemplar-but so much a forerunner of the feminist of the later twentieth century that it is hard to believe in her actual existence in 1811-12. "Shirley is a revolutionary novel," wrote Brontë biographer Lyndall Gordon. ![]() The other is the vivacious Shirley Keeldar, who inherits a local estate and whose wealth liberates her from convention.Ī work that combines social commentary with the more private preoccupations of Jane Eyre, Shirley demonstrates the full range of Brontë's literary talent. One is the shy Caroline Helstone, who is trapped in the oppressive atmosphere of a Yorkshire rectory and whose bare life symbolizes the plight of single women in the nineteenth century. Synopsis: Following the tremendous popular success of Jane Eyre, which earned her lifelong notoriety as a moral revolutionary, Charlotte Brontë vowed to write a sweeping social chronicle that focused on "something real and unromantic as Monday morning." Set in the industrializing England of the Napoleonic wars and Luddite revolts of 1811-12, Shirley (1849) is the story of two contrasting heroines. ![]() ![]() ![]() So most of us perform, please, and perfect, all the while thinking, What if I can't keep all of these balls in the air? Why isn't everyone else working harder and living up to my expectations? What will people think if I fail or give up? When can I stop proving myself? We are led to believe that if we could only look perfect and lead perfect lives, we'd no longer feel inadequate. "Courage, compassion, and connection: Through Brené's research, observations, and guidance, these three little words can open the door to amazing change in your life."Įach day we face a barrage of images and messages from society and the media telling us who, what, and how we should be. Pink, New York Times best-selling author of A Whole New Mind "Brené Brown courageously tackles the dark emotions that get in the way of leading a fuller life read this book and let some of that courage rub off on you." ![]() Harriet Lerner, New York Times best-selling author of The Dance of Anger and The Dance of Connection ![]() "This important book is about the lifelong journey from `What will people think?' to`I am enough.' Brown's unique ability to blend original research with honest storytelling makes reading The Gifts of Imperfection like having a long, uplifting conversation with a very wise friend who offers compassion, wisdom, and great advice." ![]() ![]() ![]() She brings an ambitious trilogy to a rousing conclusion." - The Horn Book The Heart of Betrayal : A New York Times Bestseller "It's rare that the second book in a series is as good-or perhaps better-than the first, but that's the case here. Fantasy fans will love this marvelous, high-action conclusion to the trilogy." - School Library Journal "Full and rich." - Booklist "Pearson is an excellent storyteller. Pearson is a fearless storyteller-I'm still trying to catch my breath from this book." -Stephanie Garber, New York Times -bestselling author of Caraval and Legendary "The slow-burning, seductive romance never overwhelms the intricate plot, which is built with layers upon layers of twists, reveals, and double-crosses." - Booklist "This novel has it all-romance, conflict, danger, and humor." - School Library Journal "Pearson is a gifted storyteller and spinner of eminently satisfying romances and fantasy." - Publishers Weekly The Beauty of Darkness : "Pearson has created such a dynamic and inspiring heroine. ![]() a can't miss book for fans of YA fantasy." - YA Books Central Dance of Thieves : "A brilliant fantasy with a boldly beating heart. ![]() "This breathtaking sequel to Dance of Thieves delivers." - Booklist, starred review "A smashing, satisfying adventure." - Kirkus Reviews "Intense, thrilling, and clever. ![]() ![]() First debuting in 2005 and running all the way up to 2011, these came out in a relatively short amount of time, but were nonetheless highly successful. With the series having amassed five books in total so far, this series had been running strong for quite some time. Not only that, though, but she’s also a psychic investigator, as she uses her supernatural powers of deduction to get to the bottom of the case and solve the mystery. ![]() Following the mysteries that Gilda Joyce had to solve, it followed her as she works as an undercover-reporter and spy. Creating the character of Gilda Joyce, this was one mystery novel series that was particularly suitable for children. Creating much beloved children’s franchises, she focuses on the supernatural as well, with long-running and greatly enjoyed iconic characters. With her having been writing books for a number of years now, she writes for audiences both young and old, as her novels appeal to all ages. ![]() Writing mystery novels for much of her career, the American novelist Jennifer Allison is a hugely successful and influential writer. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She lived in trailer parks and crumbling residential motels. Moving from Florida to Maine to Minnesota, she worked as a waitress, a hotel maid, a cleaning woman, a nursing-home aide, and a Wal-Mart sales clerk. But how does anyone survive, let alone prosper, on $6 an hour? To find out, Ehrenreich left her home, took the cheapest lodgings she could find, and accepted whatever jobs she was offered. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that a job―any job―can be the ticket to a better life. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. A publishing phenomenon when first published, Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed is a revelatory undercover investigation into life and survival in low-wage America, an increasingly urgent topic that continues to resonate. ![]() ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() The atmosphere of suspicion is maintained throughout the story, as Hildegard struggles to understand the tangled events. ![]() The period is well-described, with much detail about political and religious upheavals and family rivalries, Clark writes vividly of the harsh life and bloodthirsty times. Her quest has many obstacles, including murder, attempted poisoning, a mystery surrounding the birth of a child and threats on her life by unknown enemies. The recently widowed Hildegard is seeking to found her own priory, in spite of the opposition of the male clergy. It is Hangman Blind (John Murray, $38.99, pbk), an engrossing read, set in 1382. This week we review, Hangman Blind, The Way We Were, Ballad of the Last Cold Pie Coduroy Mansions, The Bricklayers, and Julian Corkle is a Filthy Liar.Ĭassandra Clark has written the first of what she states will be a series of Medieval Mysteries featuring her heroine, the nun Hildegard. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now, the stones weep red and giant wyrms stir, and those who can still read the signs see a danger far worse than all that has come before. The Banished Lands has a violent past where armies of men and giants clashed in battle, the earth running dark with their heartsblood. Nor does he agree with his father's idea to summon his fellow kings to council. Many of them don't involve his father, the High King Aquilus. He is one of the most skilled swordsman to come out of his homeland, yet he is always under the shadow of his older brother. ![]() Veradis is the newest member of the warband for the High Prince, Nathair. And nothing will stop him once he has started on his path. But what he wants - the power to rule - will soon be in his grasp. And the price he pays will be in blood.Įvnis has sacrificed - too much it seems. Called a Hell of a debut by bestselling author Conn Iggulden, the epic fantasy, Malice by John Gwynne, is the first in The Faithful and the Fallen series. ![]() The world is broken.and it can never be made whole again.Ĭorban wants nothing more than to be a warrior under King Brenin's rule - to protect and serve. The first book in acclaimed epic fantasy author John Gwynne's Faithful and Fallen series, Malice is a tale of blind greed, ambition, and betrayal set in a world where ancient monsters are reawakening - and a war to end all wars is about to begin. The first book in acclaimed epic fantasy author John Gwynnes Faithful and Fallen series, Malice is a tale of blind greed, ambition, and betrayal set in a world where ancient monsters are reawakening - and a war to end all wars is about to begin. ![]() ![]() ![]() Frank Capra called her, "The greatest emotional actress the screen has yet known." Now Victoria Wilson gives us the first volume of the rich, complex life of Barbara Stanwyck, an actress whose career in pictures spanned four decades beginning with the coming of sound (eighty-eight motion pictures) and lasted in television from its infancy in the 1950s through the 1980s. ![]() "860 glittering pages" (Janet Maslin, The New York Times): The first volume of the full-scale astonishing life of one of our greatest screen actresses her work, her world, her Hollywood through an American century. ![]() |