![]() ![]() This uplifting, heart-warming story proves that however bleak the future may look, the importance of friendship should never be underestimated. Grieving over her mother’s death, she has put on weight and dreads starting a new school. In the year since it opened, A Good Yarn has thrivedand so has Lydia. She urgently needs a job, but has she the confidence to find one? Lonely teenager Courtney feels abandoned too. Lydia Hoffman owns a knitting shop on Seattles Blossom Street. Nervous Bethanne is an unwilling divorcée whose husband left her and their children for a younger woman. But when Brads ex-wife reappears, Lydia is suddenly afraid to trust her newfound happiness. Debbie Macomber can take you there In the year since it opened, A Good Yarn has thrived - and so has Lydia Hoffman, the owner. Read more disturbingly strong feelings for her gambling ex-husband. You might have heard about a wonderful little yarn store in downtown Seattle. ![]() Cancer survivor Lydia’s business is thriving but her dream-man’s ex is threatening their relationship… Retired, self-contained Elise has lost everything and lives with her daughter, but still has. ![]() ![]() Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy' – Candis NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER When times are tough, confiding in friends can change your life. Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy' - Candis NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Series: A Blossom Street Novel. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s difficult to grasp the route black America took to its present understanding of itself and its complex relationship to this country. If those years can be understood as a sort of test, black America looked at the multiple-choice question of identity and answered yes. It’s partly a reflection of the fact that black aspirations for equality were far more complicated than the simple Martin versus Malcolm formulation, just as each man was far more complicated than his public depiction. This circumstance is not entirely indicative of a failure of will. A black president coexists with residential and educational patterns that are in some instances more racially separated than they were on the morning of the 1963 March on Washington. The America we inhabit now is both more socially integrated and segregated than it was in the tumultuous days in which the two men lived. have long been understood as dueling poles of identity, one an apostle of contempt, urging a downtrodden race to renounce a nation that had rejected it, the other an exemplar of Christian idealism, committed to the redemptive power of forgiveness and common humanity. In the iconography of black American history, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. ![]() ![]() When it comes to creativity of book format and style, it seems like Bob Ong never runs out of ideas. ![]() I have only read two of his books before this books and that is MacArthur and Alamat ng Gubat. In order, Lumayo Ka Nga Sa Akin is his ninth book. His way of pinpointing the fault in the system is what I consider as unique. His books are insights congealed with humour. His books have become the staple source of information for those who wants to get a picture of the real situation of the Philippines. His books are always, to a certain degree, will make you feel guilty about your actions and be an agent of change yourself. ![]() His works are always an eye-opener to the situation of the Philippines and the flaws in our system. I consider him as one of the agents of change. Despite writing in a pseudonym and his identity is yet to be revealed, Bob Ong is one of the most influential authors in the Philippines today. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The pair’s mentor, an arena survivor named Haymitch, comes up with a ploy to pass the two off as star-crossed lovers to gain public sympathy. Katniss is shipped off to the Capitol-and certain death-along with her fellow District 12 Tribute, the peaceful Peeta Mellark. But when 12-year-old Prim is chosen as that year’s “tribute,” Katniss spares her sister’s life by volunteering to take her place. Along with her younger sister, Prim, Katniss awaits the yearly lottery to see who will participate in the Hunger Games, a nationally televised battle where contestants-one boy and one girl, ages 12 to 18, from each of Panem’s 12 districts-fight to the death. Set in the shining Capitol and brutal dystopian world of Panem, built on the ruins of North America, The Hunger Games trilogy and its prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, explore the effects of violence and media sensationalism on young people-through the gripping story of a brave and fierce teenage girl.ġ6-year-old Katniss Everdeen lives in the poorest sector of Panem-its coal producer, District 12. ![]() ![]() ![]() In short, I am an ignoramus, but pretty well for a yeoman. And they who light upon this book should bear in mind not only that I write for the clearing of our parish from ill fame and calumny, but also a thing which will, I trow, appear too often in it, to wit-that I am nothing more than a plain unlettered man, not read in foreign languages, as a gentleman might be, nor gifted with long words (even in mine own tongue), save what I may have won from the Bible or Master William Shakespeare, whom, in the face of common opinion, I do value highly. ![]() If anybody cares to read a simple tale told simply, I, John Ridd, of the parish of Oare, in the county of Somerset, yeoman and churchwarden, have seen and had a share in some doings of this neighborhood, which I will try to set down in order, God sparing my life and memory. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She has done some ugly things in the past, but she managed to let it go and start fresh. Not that I was not liking the trope, because “enemies to lovers” is intense and very nice to follow, but because of the way it made me feel as a woman.īut let’s start from the beginning – Jules wants to become an attorney and she is doing everything possible to achieve her dream. I still have not finalized the Top 4, but this book will gain the last spot. “ Twisted Hate” will be the last on my preference list. Overall, the series is not over the moon, but it did have its good points, which I will address. I was on a merry-go-round, with liking a book, then no, and then hmmmm, maybe this is not so bad after all. I’ve heard so much about it and couldn’t resist, but along the way, I realized that it’s a little overrated for what it offers. I had a bizarre relationship with this series from the beginning. ![]() ![]() It’s a small point, but annoying.Ī bigger gripe is that Burnett effectively lies. In fact, in this one area, the brain and computers really do share a common method as anyone who has had to defragment their hard drive will know. He’s right about the brain but, alas, wrong about computers. For instance, he refers to the oft-quoted comparison that the brain is like a computer and dismisses this because whereas a computer stores ‘memory’ in a specific place that can be reliably retrieved, the brain creates its neuronal links in a much more haphazard way. The neurological side is solid but, even there, the author does disappoint occasionally. Every decent GCSE Psychology student will know the research Burnett presents and quite a lot of it is out of date or been heavily criticised. ![]() There are limits, however, to the praise. The pace of the writing is slow enough not to bedazzle but fast enough not to be bored by the information poured out by the author. ![]() It is wittily written – and a good giggle is always worth the price of a book. ![]() There is much to praise for Dean Burnett’s book on the brain. ![]() ![]() ![]() Like the unforgettable rural South Indian worlds those authors bestowed upon us with places like Kanthapura, Kedaram, Khasak, and Malgudi, respectively, Verghese has given us Parambil, a water-filled, near-mythical dreamscape in Kerala. We would also do well to consider Covenant as part of the Indian novel in English lineage that includes literary greats like Raja Rao, K Nagarajan, O V Vijayan, and R K Narayan. Indeed, the literary feats in The Covenant of Water deserve to be lauded as much as those of such canonical authors. There will also be continued invocations of the likes of Charles Dickens and George Eliot to describe Verghese's ambitious literary scope and realism. ![]() Much will be written about Abraham Verghese's multigenerational South Indian novel in the coming months and years.Īs we've seen with Verghese's earlier fiction, there will be frequent references to that other celebrated doctor-writer, Anton Chekhov. ![]() ![]() ![]() Valentino Prince is restarting his life in New York. He has a long and promising future ahead and he only registered for Death-Cast after his twin sister nearly died in a car accident. He has a serious heart condition, and he signed up for Death-Cast so he could know what’s coming. ![]() Orion Pagan has waited years for someone to tell him that he’s going to die. It’s the night before Death-Cast goes live, and there’s one question on everyone’s mind: Can Death-Cast actually predict when someone will die, or is it just an elaborate hoax? In this prequel to the bestselling phenomenon They Both Die at the End, two new strangers spend a life-changing day together after Death-Cast first makes their fateful calls. The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera THAT ARE HAPPY AND EMOTIONALLY DESTRUCTIVEġ. But don’t worry, this isn’t an entirely sad list! Check out the recommendations below! And yes, of course we included other Adam Silvera books that made us cry. In between re-reads though, we’ve been looking for other books like it that give us the same kind of feeling. ![]() That hasn’t stopped us from re-reading the book multiple times… ![]() So if you’re here, you’ve probably read a little book called They Both Die at the End, a book that’s equal parts beautiful and painful. ![]() ![]() ![]() From birth, great things were expected of Thea, but her magical abilities are, at most, minimal. “When there is a battle to be fought, it is you who can choose the place of the battlefield.” Thus says Cheveyo: mage, teacher, and the first person in Thea’s life to remain unimpressed by her lineage. Why did we read this book: Well, on a shallow note, the main character’s name is Thea – and that’s a true rarity (Thea’s note: I’ve met maybe two other “Theas” in my lifetime, and have read maybe three characters with this name – all of whom have been side characters or villains)! But on a more serious note, we’ve heard nothing but good things about this series, and when the author generously offered us with review copies of her book, we knew it was finally time to dive into the Worldweavers series. Thea received a review copy from the author. How did we get this book: Ana bought her copy. Title Gift of the Unmage – Worldweavers Book 1 ![]() |