![]() ![]() There is not a dull moment in this series, perfect for fans of Twilight, ACOTAR and the Cursebreakers series. ![]() Elena Gilbert is used to getting what she wants and she wants mysterious new boy, Stefan. Stefan and Damon are complete opposites and Elena shortly finds herself in a complicated love triangle.īite into a whimsical story of magic, werewolves, witches, vampire hunters, spells and more. Vampire Diaries the Awakening & the Return 7 Books Collection Set. ![]() Set in a small town full of supernatural history, Elena meets Stefan and slowly realises he's not just any seventeen-year-old boy. The Vampire Diaries cast is wide and varied, but its main characters include Elena, who is torn between two heart-throb love interests: vampire brothers Damon and Stefan Salvatore. The Vampire Diaries already has a fang-tastic following and it's no wonder why: each book is packed with action and romance, plot twists and turns! A high school vampire fiction series? YES! A high school vampire fiction series turned TV series? YES PLEASE! ![]()
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![]() Here, Sarah Miller reconstructs their unprecedented upbringing with fresh depth and subtlety, bringing to new light their resilience and the indelible bond of their unique sisterhood. ![]() ![]() The Dionne Quintuplets became a more popular attraction than Niagara Falls, ogled through one-way screens by sightseers as they splashed in their wading pool at the center of a tourist hotspot known as Quintland. In an effort to protect them from hucksters and showmen, the Ontario government took custody of the five identical babies, sequestering them in a private, custom-built hospital across the road from their family-and then, in a stunning act of hypocrisy, proceeded to exploit them for the next nine years. Overnight, Yvonne, Annette, Cécile, Émilie, and Marie Dionne mesmerized the globe, defying medical history with every breath they took. ![]() When the Dionne Quintuplets were born on May 28, 1934, weighing a grand total of just over 13 pounds, no one expected them to live so much as an hour. The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets Sarah Miller 3.98 1,760 ratings299 reviews Want to read Kindle 10.99 Rate this book In this riveting, beyond-belief true story from the author of The Borden Murders,meet the five children who captivated the entire world. The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets Author Sarah Miller Random House Childrens Books In this riveting, beyond-belief true story from the author of The Borden Murders, meet the five children who captivated the entire world. In this riveting, beyond-belief true story from the author of The Borden Murders, meet the five children who captivated the entire world. ![]() ![]() ![]() Penelope Haralambidou is Professor of Architecture and Spatial Culture and Director of Communications at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. Performing history and theory through design, the research aims to establish Christine as the first speculative female architect and to project the powerful message of her allegorical city into the future. It proposes an innovative, design-led analysis of the architectural and urban allegory in her text and a spatial remodelling of the accompanying illuminations (miniature illustrations). ![]() Our research builds upon existing scholarship on the relationship between image and text in Christine’s work. ![]() Her work has been seen as a proto-feminist manifesto, conflating the act of building with collecting stories of notable female figures from fiction and history and erecting a thesis against misogyny. In her celebrated text, The Book of the City of Ladies, 1405, Christine describes the construction of an imaginary city, a female utopia built and inhabited by women. City of Ladies is a cross-disciplinary research project, which aims to introduce and promote the work of medieval author Christine de Pizan to an architectural audience for the first time. ![]() ![]() With lots of twists and turns, she manages to really capture a feeling of both passion and suspense in equal measure, making it work for her. It’s a testament to her skills as an author that she says everything that she wants to say, while keeping her readers continually glued to the page. Getting to the heart of what she wants to say almost immediately, she really brings her stories to life for the reader. Setting herself apart from other writers within her field, she inhabits a space that is entirely idiosyncratic to her and her alone. ![]() ![]() Her fun and entertaining perspective has really managed to create a style that has become very much its own over the years. Combining elements of thriller with passion and romance, many of her books are also LGBT friendly, typically looking at the relationships between men. ![]() An American author, Sloane Kennedy is extremely well regarded for her unique and innovative take on the romance genre. ![]() ![]() this girl has to brave upon herself the situations she is thrown in and walk out of it unscathed or not. She is royal but penniless and what more, she is thirty fourth in line to the throne. The protagonist Georgie is a broke girl whose life takes her for a roller coaster ride. Here is another mystery series by Agatha award winning and mystery author Rhys Bowen – Royal Spyness series – set in the 1920s and 1930s! From a writer who is bestselling with New York Times, this series revolves around a penniless twenty something girl, named Lady Victoria Georginia Charlotte Eugenie, with royalty present only in the name. Be it avid readers or the ones that read to pass time, mysteries qualify as the best bet for an interesting and engrossing read. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mystery is a genre that has never lost and will never lose appeal amongst readers. On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service ![]() ![]() ![]() The goal? Become better allies in the fight for anti-racism.Īt our first meeting this week we were reminded by some members of our group that while starting this book club was appreciated, the majority white and privileged makeup of this book club made white thoughts, opinions and predispositions the jumping off point of all discussions. ![]() With hearts broken open after the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, Kelsey and I decided to start a book club focusing on works by Black authors. It’s been a week since I finished Kiese Laymon’s Heavy, and it’s taken all of that time for me to digest his words and absorb his rawness. ![]() ![]() ![]() In this episode she’s going to talk to us about our thoughts - how our thoughts work, how we can influence them, why we get stuck in toxic thought-patterns, and how to get ourselves out. And you guys know this - once you get started, it’s really hard to stop! Our minds can feel like a runaway train of worry and negativity.Įspecially in the midst of this pandemic - we have more to worry about than ever before - and that’s why I’m so grateful that Jennie wrote this book. I find myself getting lost in negative thoughts about myself, my relationships, and the world around me. Especially right before bed, or in the middle of the night, I can find myself swirling in what-ifs, and worst-case scenarios. If you’re anything like me, you spend a lot of time in your head. ![]() So not only do I love the work Jennie does with IF Gathering, she also just came out with a new book called Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts. (Side Note: If you guys haven’t heard of IF Gathering, seriously, go check them out. ![]() Jennie is an author, podcaster and founder and visionary behind IF:Gathering, an organization that equips women with gospel-centered resources, events, and community so they can learn more about who God is and disciple others. Our guest for today’s episode is my new friend, Jennie Allen. ![]() ![]() ![]() The framing sequence is destroyed by the end of the book, leaving me wondering how Ryan is going to continue the series, but nevertheless it makes for a fascinating read in this book. The book is written in much the same way that Patrick Rothfuss is writing his ‘Kingkiller Chronicles’, setting the story within a framing sequence in which the main character relates his story to another. In this end of year doldrums, I’ve been forced back to my shelves of ‘books I should read one day’ and, as with The Red Knight, I’m absolutely stoked that I picked up Blood Song. ![]() In the same vein as Miles Cameron’s ‘The Red Knight’, ‘Blood Song’ by Anthony Ryan was a book that had sat on my shelf for a while, forlornly hoping I would pick it up and give it a shot. ![]() ![]() Her first, Everyman’s Rules for Scientific Living, won the Dobbie Award and the Western Australian Premier’s Literary Award for Fiction.Īfter receiving close to 200 entries, the Stella Prize judges – writer and critic Kerryn Goldsworthy, author Kate Grenville, actor and creator Claudia Karvan, bookseller Fiona Stager and ABC broadcaster Rafael Epstein – came up with a longlist of 12 books that they narrowed down to a shortlist of six. ![]() The winner of the Stella Prize, the major new award for Australian women’s writing, receives $50,000 in prize money.Ĭarrie Tiffany grew up in Western Australia, has worked as a park ranger in Central Australia, and now lives in Melbourne, where she is an agricultural journalist. We are delighted to announce that the first-ever winner of the Stella Prize is Carrie Tiffany for her novel Mateship with Birds. ![]() ![]() ![]() Nevertheless, no book is a certain thing as writers are only human beings, but I could not contain my excitement when I read that this latest venture of Mr Gwynne was another epic fantasy story, this time with Norse ink in its veins. Both The Faithful and the Fallen and Of Blood and Bone are masterpieces in my estimation and occupy treasured spaces on my shelf and within my heart. In all honesty, this book had as good a chance as possible of becoming a favourite of mine, for I am without a doubt an ardent reader and supporter of John Gwynne and his books, having read and loved all of his previous works. ![]() This is the fantasy I’ve been waiting for. The Shadow of the Gods is the new benchmark in Norse mythology-inspired stories. Published: 6th May 2021 by Orbit (UK) and 4th May 2021 by Orbit (US) Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy Series: The Bloodsworn Saga (Book #1 of 3) ARC provided by the publisher-Orbit-in exchange for an honest review. ![]() |