![]() What he does not expect is for Rosalind to be fired from her position because of it―nor that she will immediately find a position in his own household. Even worse, she affects him in ways no woman ever has.īut he will not give up his matchmaking, even for one such as her. However, the latest young woman has a watchdog of a companion who seems to see beyond his careful façade to the flawed, uncertain soul he strives to hide from the world. Finding he has a talent for matchmaking, he fills some of the emptiness inside him by helping the overlooked, shy women of London find true love. Tristan has spent decades perfecting his easygoing, charming persona to hide the damage done by years of abuse by his father. ![]() This vow proves difficult when Sir Tristan Crosby, the epitome of all she despises, begins to show attention to the girl. She vows to protect her charge―and her own heart―from rakes and libertines, the very type of man who destroyed her sister. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now a paid companion, her latest post brings her to London to watch over the daughter of a social climbing harridan. Miss Rosalind Merriweather's life has been one of hardship and servitude since her late sister's ruination. A lady's companion and a roguish matchmaker trade quips-and glances-in this steamy Regency romance by the award-winning author of The Viscount's Promise. ![]()
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![]() I didn't know there was a sequel to The Thoughts and Happenings of Wilfred Price, Purveyor of Superior Funerals, but when I found out, I knew I had to read it. The story is so atmospheric and dark, even gross in one instance, but the reader was allowed to come up for air in the end and walk away astounded.Īn outstanding experience! I wish I had time to really think and write a review. There's so much to think about! It's definitely a historical fiction experience, with women's issues being the mainstays in the book. I'm in a hurry, won't have time this week to write a review, but thought I just wanted to shelve it for now. I constantly reread passages to just take it in one more time. The subtle humor in the book was so brilliantly applied. Darcy, or Hercules Poirot, but endeared himself to many an enchanted female reader for sure. Wilfred Price of Narberth, Wales can be added to the list of all-time favorite classic literary characters to be remembered and revered. However, I constantly waited for something really bad to happen, but in the end it turned out to be the opposite and I closed the book with a huge sigh of relief. ![]() The elements in the book were just too bizarre, surreal, too creative-writing unique. I did not experience the book as a light, humorous read. The prose was just so well done, I could not get enough. ![]() I haven't read the first book in the series and probably won't read the third one, but as a standalone it was an excellent novel. This was an amazing read in so many ways. ![]() ![]() Why do you think Elisabeth chose not to characterize her friends, doctors, or caregivers in greater detail? There are very few detailed characters in this book. ![]() They should be sure to describe both the physical and the emotional/psychological isolation of ill health. Students should explain Elisabeth’s assertion that illness isolates people. ![]() Explain why these two concepts are so closely connected as one theme. Students may choose to write about any of the following lessons: the value of living at a slower pace, the importance of resilience, survival, the role of evolution, or the importance of life continuing.Įlisabeth strongly connects the ideas of illness and isolation. Summarize two of these lessons in your own words. Elisabeth learns many things from observing her snail. ![]() ![]() When Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia buys his way into the papacy as Alexander VI, he is defined not just by his wealth or his passionate love for his illegitimate children, but by his blood: He is a Spanish Pope in a city run by Italians. ![]() Now Sarah Dunant turns her discerning eye to one of the world’s most intriguing and infamous families-the Borgias-in an engrossing work of literary fiction.īy the end of the fifteenth century, the beauty and creativity of Italy is matched by its brutality and corruption, nowhere more than in Rome and inside the Church. The New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Italian Renaissance novels- The Birth of Venus, In the Company of the Courtesan, and Sacred Hearts-has an exceptional talent for breathing life into history. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWS ![]() ![]() ![]() In The Idiot Brain, neuroscientist Dean Burnett celebrates blind spots, blackouts, insomnia and all the other downright laughable things our minds do to us, while also exposing the many mistakes we’ve made in our quest to understand how our brains actually work. Yet all of this, believe it or not, is the sign of a well-meaning brain doing its best to keep you alive and healthy. We cling to superstitions, remember faces but not names, miss things sitting right in front of us and lie awake at night while our brains replay our greatest fears on an endless loop. Yes, it is an absolute marvel in some respects?the seat of our consciousness, the pinnacle (so far) of evolutionary progress and the engine of all human experience?but your brain is also messy, fallible and about 50,000 years out of date. You walk into the kitchen, or flip open your laptop, or stride confidently up to a lectern, filled with purpose?and suddenly haven’t the foggiest idea what you’re doing. It’s happened to all of us at some point. A neuroscientist’s delightful tour of our mysterious, mischievous, entirely fallible grey matter ![]() ![]() For starters, the protagonist from our previous book, Bobby Newmark (now know as Count Zero) is in a coma and his mind has been transferred into a virtual reality complex outside the matrix. Just like the two previous books, this one has three separate plots on a collision course with each other. ![]() With this being said, if this is the only book of the three which interests you, feel free to jump right in, but expect to be a little confused from time to time. ![]() Even though they all can be read as standalone works, I think it’s quite important to get acquainted with the world and the various recurring characters before jumping into the final chapter of a trilogy. The possibilities now seem nearly limitless, and in Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson, the third novel in the Sprawl Trilogy, we embark on a journey to realize one of the more improbable ones.īefore we proceed, I do recommend you read Neuromancer and Count Zero, the two novels before this one. The question surrounding the possibility of eternal life has surfaced time and time again throughout human history, especially since the advent of the technological age. ![]() William Gibson Embarks on the Ultimate Quest ![]() ![]() ![]() This would be remarkable enough, but she has long wondered over her lack of resemblance to either branch of her family. While preparing for her art history A-level, Violet stumbles across a painting in a museum that could be her mirror image, circa 1790. ![]() (Bad planning on her part, in my opinion.) Luckily for both Violet and readers, her life takes a sharp turn for the more adventurous. Her plans do not include a mysterious painting, a trip to Italy or a brooding prince. Violet, the protagonist, has recently graduated from secondary school and aims to attend Cambridge in the fall. Lauren Henderson has tackled this interesting mash-up with Flirting in Italian. We’ll be posting a little introduction soon, but in the meantime, welcome to CEFS, Rebeca!ĭo Italian boys really drive purple Vespas? Do I really need to answer that?Ĭan one book simultaneously be a Gothic mystery, a contemporary YA novel and travel writing? She’s joining us as our Official Romance Correspondent, and you may remember her from the Book Matchmaker feature a few months ago. Editor’s Note: Today we’re thrilled to welcome our newest contributor to Clear Eyes, Full Shelves, Rebeca. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() While searching for the story within the story for their film, they meet bad guys pretending to be good guys, danger, and al-Qaeda. ![]() ![]() I like the plot: Barr and LeBo embark on their next film that will venture into the convoluted and dangerous world of modern-day pirates high-jacking merchant ships on the high seas near Djibouti on the Horn of Africa. I like the main characters: award winning 30-something documentary filmmaker Dara Barr and her sidekick Xavier LeBo, a tall and older African renaissance man. It’s where I quit, straining through one last sentence before hesitating, then sighing and slowly, but firmly, shutting the book, setting it down and looking away, as if the book were calling to me, “What did I do? Can’t we work this out? Don’t you leave me!” Even after 114 pages of commitment – every book deserves 100 pages - I was disinterested in finishing this tale. I’m not highlighting this page number because it’s where the novel reached a thrilling turning point or where I earmarked the top corner, as I often do after reading an inspiring phrase I want to remember. Of Elmore Leonard’s latest novel “Djibouti.” ![]() ![]() ![]() WENDY MCCLURE: The spirit of the story is really kind of the same as in the "Little House" books, but there's just a little bit more. The autobiography came out last fall, but within weeks, was sold out almost everywhere. ![]() That's Aaron Rosenberg of Magers & Quinn Booksellers in Minneapolis, and his store is not unique. It's so popular it's a struggle to find.ĪARON ROSENBERG: The word got around that we were one of the few stores to have it, so people were coming from far and wide to get it. This inspired the popular TV show "Little House On The Prairie." Now that original memoir is published. They became a series of novels the "Little House" books, which tell the story of her family's pioneering ways in the 1800s. She could not find a publisher for that book called "Pioneer Girl." Instead, she and her daughter reworked her memories. Back in the 1930s, Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote a memoir. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There he discovers that his steely elderly aunt, drama-loving sister, and quirky nephew are having a little natural disaster of their own. But when Sean begins to question the basis for his life's work and burnout sets in, he is reluctantly drawn back home to Massachusetts. With a 50% chance of carrying the gene for Huntington's Disease like his mother, he's never married or had children, and has kept his relationships casual. Sean Doran has spent twenty years as a nurse in Third World war zones and natural disaster areas, fully embracing what he'd always felt was his purpose in life: to do as much good as possible with whatever time he has. Perfect for fans of Jonathan Tropper and Marisa de los Santos. USA Today bestselling author Juliette Fay delivers a richly-drawn page-turner with humor, heart, and hope for finding oneself when all the tables have turned. What do you do when destiny isn't turning out as planned? For Sean Doran, you make a course correction. ![]() |