![]() ![]() He was very judgmental and condescending - very much how I would expect many Christian people of today to respond if a prostitute entered their home. Poor Salmone, as hard as he tried, only made things worse.Salmone's character was also very realistic. While she wasn't a prostitute by choice in the story, she still felt that the sin she had committed was too great to be forgotten. She felt that she couldn't ever truly be completely forgiven for the wrong she had done - being a prostitute. Redemption soaked the pages and at times I felt myself on the verge of tears at the beautiful reconciliation.Rahab's character was extremely realistic. Afshar did an amazing job at keeping it clean while still portraying the life of a prostitute. It was well written and historically accurate - I was enthralled by Rahab's story. I cant put into words how much I enjoyed it. ![]() ![]() I buried myself in the book the night I received it and had it finished by morning. There are very few books that can compare to Pearl In The Sand. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Production notes: This ebook of King Henry the Fourth, Part 1 was published by Global Grey in 2018. So as you can see, politically, Henry IV Part. This book has 153 pages in the PDF version, and was originally written in 1597. Henry IV recognizes that HE TOO was wild in his youth This similarity acts to draw the two of them together and establish monarchy as a unit. ![]() Part of the Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Great Books of the Western World set. King Henry IV (Part 1) - William Shakespeare (Text And Critical Study) by D.K. Henry IV, Part 1 depicts a span of history that begins with Hotspur's battle at Homildon against the Douglas late in 1402 and ends with the defeat of the rebels at Shrewsbury in the middle of 1403. ![]() It is the second play in Shakespeare's tetralogy dealing with the successive reigns of Richard II, Henry IV (two plays), and Henry V. Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written no later than 1597. King Henry the Fourth, Part 1 William ShakespeareĪvailable to download for free in PDF, epub, and Kindle ebook formats. Buy the entire collection (over 2,400 ebooks) for only £15. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The ninth novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, Thunderball marks the beginnings of one of the most iconic villains in history, and the only match for the wits of James Bond. Ian Fleming Illustrated by Fay Dalton Thunderball, the latest volume in the Folio Bond Collection, features a new delectable series of images by Fay Dalton, and introduces one of Ian Fleming’s greatest villains the nefarious Blofeld. But as powerful as Number 1 is, he works for someone else: Ernst Stavro Blofeld, a peculiar man with a deadly creative mind. On the island paradise, 007 finds a wealthy pleasure seeker's treasure hunt and meets Domino Vitali, the gorgeous mistress of Emilio Largo, otherwise known as SPECTRE's Number 1. The pacing can be incredibly slack, and it takes far too long for the main plot to kick into gear. When SPECTRE hijacks two A-bombs, a frantic global search for the weapons ensues, and M's hunch that the plane containing the bombs will make a clean drop into the ocean sends Bond to the Bahamas to investigate. Never Say Never Again had to stick close to Thunderballs narrative for legal reasons.Thunderball featured some mind-blowing underwater sequences back in 1965, but in truth, the film hasnt aged that well. But amid the bland teas, tasteless yogurts, and the spine stretcher the guests lovingly call "The Rack," Bond stumbles onto the trail of a lethal man with ties to a new secret organization called SPECTRE. Upon M's insistence, James Bond takes a two-week respite in a secluded natural health spa. ![]() ![]() ![]() Carver was educated at a local school in Yakima, Washington. His father was a sawmill worker, a violent alcoholic, and mother worked as a waitress or as a retail clerk or else stayed home. Raymond Carver was born in Clatskanie, a mill town on the Columbia River in Oregon. "I love the swift leap of a good story, the excitement that often commences in the first sentence, the sense of beauty and mystery found in the best of them and the fact - so crucially important to me back at the beginning and now still a consideration - that the story can be written and read in one sitting. ![]() Carver himself did not like the label, because it 'smacks of smallness of vision and execution.' His short fiction is often placed in the realistic tradition of Stephen Crane and Ernest Hemingway and its post-modern version called minimalism. Robert Altman's much praised film Short Cuts (1993) was based on several of Carver's stories. Carver's reputation continued to grow after his death at the age of fifty. Raymond Carver was an American short-story writer and poet, a major force in the revitalization of the short story in the 1980s. ![]() ![]() McNeil comes and begins prepping for surgery, and his wife comes running in with an axe and drives it into the floor, and then ties a string around his wrist, illuminating the cove people’s deep-seated superstitions. They stop at the Spencer cabin to eat and are interrupted by people bringing Bob Allen in unconscious. When she gets there, there is no one to meet her and she manages to follow the postman, Ben Pentland, the seven miles up the mountain to Cutter Gap. She goes by train from her privileged home in Ashville, North Carolina to the depot in El Pano. Christy is compelled to go and talks to the mission workers and accepts a job teaching. ![]() ![]() Sub genre – Christian, Historical, RomanceĬhristy had gone to a women’s church meeting and heard a missionary talk about the work being done to build schools for the children in the Appalachian Mountains. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It was emotional and I was blown away that I managed to feel it because this book was a lot of things. Their relationship was a rollercoaster ride. The boy who would try to protect Mia, make her feel safe, make her feel. Ollie, that handsome green-eyed boy who seemed completely normal. ![]() That is until Ollie pulled her out from the brick wall she built around herself. Above all, I was plain frustrated with her… So after going through a few books on my TBR list, I finally decided to pick this one up.Īnd it’s safe to say that I agree with that review on Goodreads. ![]() The reviewer said she loved and hated this book. So I read a few reviews to help me decide whether I should read it. I can’t remember how I found out about Stay with me. I supposed it was on the Goodreads recommendation list that drew me to it. Either he will be the one to free her from her past, or she will be the one to destroy him. But because of her sociopath tendencies, she knows it could only end in one of two ways. With green eyes, tattoos, and the voice of a poet, she is quickly drawn to him. Though Mia never anticipated Ollie Masters. She’d keep her head down, ignore everyone, and make it through the next two years effortlessly. In a desperate final attempt to save nineteen-year-old Mia from herself, she gets transferred to Dolor University, a reformatory college in the UK that housed deranged and dangerous young adults who viewed the private institution as their own personal playground. ![]() ![]() Go to this search bar to look up your county's risk level and to get suggestions about what to do to stay safe.Īnd those numbers don’t lie. (A county is considered to be at an extremely high risk level if it either reports more than 640 cases per 100,000 people during the past two weeks or has more than 10 percent of test results reported as positive.) And while cases have fallen from their record highs in January, an average of more than 3,000 daily deaths from the virus were reported that month. counties are at an extremely high risk for contracting the virus. Even with dips in new cases later this winter, the numbers are still far above those from before November.Īcross the country, the overall Covid-19 risk level is far worse now than ever before, according to coronavirus cases and testing data analyzed by The Times and public health experts. ![]() 8 with almost 300,600 new cases that day. Cases have increased rather steadily since November, which saw four million new cases in that month alone, climaxing on Jan. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Strait-laced and structured all her life, Porter now faces life without a plan for the first time ever. – who wakes up after a wild night in Vegas married to a woman she doesn’t know. HONEY GIRL (Park Row Books Febru$17.99) by Morgan Rogers is a stunning #ownvoices debut, a charming, lyrical, and introspective romantic coming-of-age story about Grace Porter – millennial, Black woman, astronomy Ph.D. Genre: Women’s Fiction, Romance, LGBTQ+, Own Voices T he Lily Cafe is thrilled for the opportunity to participate in the book blog tour for Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers! Thank you to Lia Ferrone at Harlequin Trade Publishing for both the opportunity and a review e-copy. ![]() ![]() ![]() Our limited edition hardback is sold out. Listen to Jon Mueller’s soundtrack for the novel online and buy a digital copy here.This new edition features an introduction by Alan Moore, an afterword by Iain Sinclair, and illustrations by John Coulthart. Knock and enter at your own liability.” The House on the Borderland remains one of Hodgson’s most celebrated works. “Almost from the moment that you hear the title,” observes Alan Moore, “you are infected by the novel’s weird charisma. Lovecraft wrote, “Few can equal in adumbrating the nearness of nameless forces and monstrous besieging entities through casual hints and significant details, or in conveying feelings of the spectral and abnormal.” The House on the Borderland has been praised by China Miéville, Terry Pratchett, and Clark Ashton Smith, while H. I live here in this ancient house, surrounded by huge, unkempt gardens.”Īn exiled recluse, an ancient abode in the remote west of Ireland, nightly attacks by malevolent swine-things from a nearby pit, and cosmic vistas beyond time and space. Availability: In Print – Paperback, Out of Print – Hardback ![]() ![]() ![]() Like all middle-school aged kids, she just wants to find her place in her class group, and the book explores the challenges of being different and discovering your inner super powers.Īll the children joining in are asked to: In El Deafo, Bell shares her experiences of hearing loss as a child and the subsequent hearing aid which she uses, called the Phonic Ear. We have some great artists in our club too who I think will enjoy the abundance of illustrations. ![]() With a range of ages in our book club we have children with different levels of reading confidence, so we’re starting with a choice that I think everyone will find easily accessible. ![]() You can join in with us online, here in the comments and on Instagram using #nurturestorebookclub. We’re meeting in a local cafe to chat about the book and share our opinions. I’m running a real-life tween book club with my daughters and some of their home-educating friends. This month we’re reading the funny and honest graphic novel El Deafo by Cece Bell. ![]() |