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![]() These natural phenomena stand as a metaphor for the unnatural decisions of the powers that thaw and freeze political freedom. ‘One of the sub-themes involves changing weather: premature spring thaws are followed by cold spells with everything freezing over again. The book's literary device is simple but clever, offering a mirror of Soviet society-especially around one of the ‘cultural thaws’ which the USSR repeatedly experienced. On re-reading it recently, the novel's magic remains. ![]() ![]() About to enter medicine, I found the book's clinical aspects exciting, although I was not yet able to interpret it with the eye of a practicing physician. ![]() ![]() ![]() Patterns emerge that weave together notable forerunners and themes from the past with contemporary campaigns and newsmakers: John Carlos and Tommie Smith with Colin Kaepernick, Fannie Lou Hamer with Stacey Abrams, Malcolm X with Michelle Alexander, and Ida B. This reader includes chapters on, among other topics, struggles for housing, education, and economic empowerment and against environmental racism. This collection represents the work of two notable experts who pull no punches in expressing that these current challenges entail a Whitewashing of history by people who “believe that some knowledge is so dangerous that it should be kept from you at all costs.” They present snapshots of post-Reconstruction history cemented by strong, transparent source notes. “The history we learn about in school is a battleground,” offer Dyson and Favreau, responding to the contemporary climate of legislation attempting to reshape how U.S. ![]() Weaving contemporary actors with heralded legacies, this volume profiles Black Americans who represent the unfinished struggle to envision and realize freedom and equality for all. ![]() ![]() ![]() Despite all the signs suggesting that his client is guilty-and his own misgivings-Jay can't refuse when a man as wealthy and connected as Sam asks him to head up the defense. The accused is none other than the nephew and campaign manager of one of the leading candidates-a scion of a prominent Houston family headed by the formidable Sam Hathorne. His plans are abruptly derailed when a female campaign volunteer vanishes on the night of Houston's mayoral election, throwing an already contentious campaign into chaos. Once he has his piece of the settlement, the single father is going to devote himself to what matters most-his children. Though Jay still believes in doing what's right, he is done fighting other people's battles. His latest case-representing Pleasantville in the wake of a chemical fire-is dragging on, shaking his confidence and raising doubts about him within this upwardly mobile black community on Houston's north side. ![]() That victory might have won the environmental lawyer fame, but thanks to a string of appeals, he hasn't seen a dime. From Attica Locke, a writer and producer of FOX’s Empire, this sophisticated thriller sees lawyer Jay Porter-hero of her bestseller Black Water Rising-return to fight one last case, only to become embroiled in a dangerous game of shadowy politics and a witness to how far those in power are willing to go to win.įifteen years after his career-defining case against Cole Oil, Jay Porter is broke and tired. ![]() ![]() ![]() ABOUT BRIAR ROSE: Briar Rose is a historically sensitive retelling of Sleeping Beauty set amid forests patrolled by the German army during World War II. A highly presentable first printing of Briar Rose, Jane Yolen's powerful retelling of the story of Sleeping Beauty through the historical events of the Holocaust, winner of the 1993 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature, part of the Fairy Tale Series created by award-winning editor Terri Windling. ![]() Foxing and dust soiling to edges of text block. Mild edgwear to binding, with bumping to head and tail of spine. Bound in purple cloth over boards, with spine lettered in gilt. Gentle bumping to extremities of unclipped dust jacket designed by Thomas Canty. Presents nicely in protective archival sleeved dust jacket. ![]() Stated first edition, September 1992, with full number line indicating first printing. ![]() ![]() ![]() Giovanna is an ambassador for The Prince's Trust, a patron for CoppaFeel!, and she also works closely with Tommy's and Save the Children. Her podcast Happy Mum, Happy Baby has over seven million downloads to date and has featured a range of celebrity guests, including the Duchess of Cambridge. With eleven titles under her belt so far, she is one of the UK's most successful women's fiction authors she has also written two non-fiction works focusing on parenting and motherhood. ![]() Giovanna Fletcher is a number one bestselling author and podcast creator. With everything stacked against them, can Eve and Bram survive? And, together with the desperate rebel group fighting against them, Eve has found herself in more danger than she ever could have imagined. In this dangerous new world beyond the Tower, the regime is only ever one step behind. Eve finally has the freedom she has wanted for so long, and with Bram she has the love. ![]() For the last sixteen years, Eve has been a prisoner. ![]() ![]() ![]() So by the time I was in a very similar position to her, I felt like I had kind of done the whole jigsaw thing and the baking and the online connections and the Zoom calls. I was writing about a character who was effectively self-isolating. And I still find that quite surreal, actually, that six months before we first went into lockdown here in the U.K. SIMON: I gather this premise was on your mind long before the pandemic made us all feel a little bit like Meredith.ĪLEXANDER: Yeah. SIMON: Claire Alexander joins us now from Scotland. My name is Meredith Maggs, and I haven't left my home for 1,214 days. But let's ask Claire Alexander to read the entire of her novel.ĬLAIRE ALEXANDER: (Reading) Wednesday, Nov. ![]() She has an online friend named Celeste and in-person visits from Tom, who's with a group in Glasgow called Holding Hands. Sadie, her friend, visits with her children. Meredith is not alone although she is the character at the center of Claire Alexander's novel, "Meredith, Alone." She's got a job writing website copy remotely. ![]() ![]() ![]() She had ‘ single-handedly created the ideal life for (herself)’. She lives in a flat in London and has a responsible job as a civil servant analysing reams of complex data and producing reports on performance. She hates being called Suze especially by her brother who does it all the time to annoy her. Here is where I need to explain a little about Susan. After all he was supposed to make sure that this did not happen. When their mother dies, Susan believes that the house will be sold and she will have access to finances which she will need now that she finds herself pregnant at 45 and not wanting to continue any relationship with ‘its’ father. It covers the time in which siblings Susan, an independent, middle aged woman and Edward an unemployed party boy, take their animosity to new heights. The story begins in August and continues through to March the following year. This is certainly the premise in Sarah Haywood’s first novel, the Cactus. How can siblings brought up in the same household and supposedly with the same experiences end up with such different personalities? I’m sure this is a question pondered in many families. ![]() ![]() In addition to the twenty-nine previously-released stories, a chilling new tale, "The Night Watch," has been written expressly for this volume.Īlthough Mr. From the creeping menace of "Grandmother's Footsteps" and the squirming horror of the "Eels" to the searing touch of "The Burning Baby," these excursions into the darker corners of life and death will send a proper chill up the spine. Gordon's superlative tales have been gathered for this career-spanning collection. Gordon continues to be one of the most celebrated fantasists working in the field today.įor the first time, thirty of Mr. With a knack for choosing the perfect word, the right balance of plot and character, and the appropriate amount of shudders, Mr. Since his first novel, The Giant Under the Snow, was published in 1968 to critical acclaim, John Gordon has always written about that misunderstood frontier between adolescence and adulthood - and the sometimes dark borderlands that reside there as well. Gorgeously bound! John Gordon is one of my favorite weird fiction authors. ![]() ![]() Andy then looks for her former teammates, who are also not doing too well: Kerri Hollis, a Teen Genius, got kicked out of grad school and is now a bartender with a drinking problem Nate, the youngest of the group, is at a mental hospital and is talking with the former leader Peter Manning, who died some time ago. Thirteen years later, he's out on parole and is confronted by one of the former members of the BSDC, Andrea "Andy" Rodriguez (a former soldier who was dishonorably discharged and is now a fugitive), who demands to know why he falsely confessed, because she vaguely remembers a few things that don't add up to the official version of that night - and what little she remembers haunts her. And he would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those meddling kids! In 1977, the Blyton Summer Detective Club, or the BSDC, was able to solve the mystery of the Sleepy Lake Monster, who turned out to be another greedy thief who was trying to scare people off so he could find the much rumored treasure of Deboen Mansion. An homage of Kid Detective works such as the The Hardy Boys, The Boxcar Children, Nancy Drew, The Famous Five and of course, Scooby-Doo, with a helping of HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. ![]() Meddling Kids is a 2017 novel written by Edgar Cantero. ![]() What happens to Scooby Gangs after they grow up? ![]() |