![]() ![]() IsPublicPerformanceAllowed False languages OverDrive Product Record readingOrder 1 images and of a struggle between good and evil that will turn church against state and brother against brother.Ī spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, this is Ken Follett’s historical masterpiece. of the beautiful, elusive Lady Aliena, haunted by a secret shame. of Tom, the mason who becomes his architect-a man divided in his soul. The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known. Today, it stands as a testament to Follett’s unassailable command of the written word and to his universal appeal. ![]() ![]() A departure for the bestselling thriller writer, the historical epic stunned readers and critics alike with its ambitious scope and gripping humanity. “Follett risks all and comes out a clear winner,” extolled Publishers Weekly on the release of The Pillars of the Earth. monumental masterpiece” ( Booklist) that changed the course of Ken Follett’s already phenomenal career-and begins where its prequel, The Evening and the Morning, ended. ![]()
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![]() Marie Benedict is a lawyer with more than ten years' experience as a commercial litigator at two of the country's premier law firms. What is real, and what is mystery? What role did her unfaithful husband play, and what was he not telling investigators?Ī master storyteller whose clever mind may never be matched, Agatha Christie’s untold history offers perhaps her greatest mystery of all. With her trademark exploration into the shadows of history, acclaimed author Marie Benedict brings us into the world of Agatha Christie, imagining why such a brilliant woman would find herself at the center of such a murky story. ![]() The puzzle of those missing eleven days has persisted. ![]() Eleven days later, she reappears, just as mysteriously as she disappeared, claiming amnesia and providing no explanations for her time away. ![]() Her husband and daughter have no knowledge of her whereabouts, and England unleashes an unprecedented manhunt to find the up-and-coming mystery author. ![]() Investigators find her empty car on the edge of a deep, gloomy pond, the only clues some tire tracks nearby and a fur coat left in the car - strange for a frigid night. In December 1926, Agatha Christie goes missing. Marie Benedict, the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room, uncovers the untold story of Agatha Christie’s mysterious eleven day disappearance. ![]() ![]() ![]() You know, there's a lot of forms, a lot of hoops that people have to jump through. ![]() I don't really know how it - you never know how it works. Ma: There’s been some interest from television for, like, a TV show or something. RM: Have there been any overtures from TV or the movies to make another version of this? Ling Ma: They were some starting points, for sure. ![]() Richmond magazine: You’ve mentioned that the TV series “Mad Men” and “The Walking Dead” were influences when you were writing the book. Here, the writer talks about her influences, her next book and the end of her novel. Ma, a Chinese immigrant who grew up in Utah, Kansas and Nebraska, will receive the Cabell First Novelist Award from Virginia Commonwealth University on Nov. The book won the Kirkus Prize last year and was listed as one of the notable books of 2018 by The New York Times. ![]() “It's about very ordinary circumstances, except that it's happening in the middle of the world ending,” Ma explains during an interview from her Chicago home, “but there’s a lot of mundanity in that, too.” Fortunately, readers and critics have found Ma’s writing neither routine nor mundane. As she attempts to go about her daily routine, the city around her descends into chaos and decay. Have you ever felt that another day at your job would be the end of the world? It’s that realization that slowly creeps up on Candace Chen, the main character of “ Severance,” the first novel from author Ling Ma. Ling Ma is the author of "Severance," described as an apocalyptic satire. ![]() ![]() ![]() I worry that a book won't be well-received and all of those human things certainly. ![]() It hurts my feelings if I get a bad review. That's their choice. I can't be dictated to, but I am aware. "If readers want to follow along and agree, that's great - and it's okay if they don't. I understood that would be a risk, but it was one I had to take. This book isn't set in the normal setting. I generally write a book that I would read and, at this point in the life of the characters, it's about what makes sense for the development of these characters. "It's a factor, but I don't write books with that in mind. One is that when I write a book, I'm not driven by whether the readers like it. "Yes! I wish I could say it doesn't matter, but it does. Penny spoke with CBC Books about career longevity and her approach to crime fiction.ĭo book sales, awards and the success of the Armand Gamache series offer validation to you as a writer? ![]() ![]() ![]() Quality in caring is a distinguishing feature of a good nurse,” said Dockery.ĭespite the nurses’ best efforts, however, there are times when their care is not enough to help a patient recover from their physical or mental illnesses. ![]() “If you can give a little more and more each day, it lets them know you care. By sharing positive energy, a nurse can transmit genuine care and concern that helps the patients recover much faster. ![]() Reminiscing about how she developed her trademark holistic nursing care, she says: “My inner being was attracted to helping fill those needs that go beyond the physical, and I realized early on that medicine would sometimes only provide band-aid treatments on what were really psychological gaping wounds.”ĭockery believes that with a positive mentality, a nurse can work in any facility and not let work-related problems compromise the patients’ care. She combines her nursing expertise with her cross cultural sensitivity to provide her patients with the best possible care: the physical as well as emotional and mental needs. ![]() Mary Etta Dockery is a seasoned registered nurse with over 50 years of experience working in almost all medical specialties. Breakthrough Success with Mary Etta Dockery, available on Amazon, is an anthology that features Mary Etta Dockery along with several other authors. ![]() ![]() ![]() " 'Pon my word, Emma, I hope you are worth five thousand pounds."The infamous Lord Ragsdale is as rich as sin, as sinful as he is rich, and as heartless as he is handsome. But was she merely leaving the frying pan and diving into the fiery arms of this unrepentant rake? A Regency romance original."Don't cry, Emma," he said."I'm not crying," she murmured, attempting to wipe away the tears."Thank goodness for that," he replied, keeping his tone light. She vowed to help him reform his ways so he could marry a woman of society. without his permission.The libertine Lord Ragsdale came to aid Emma, saving her from a lecherous brute's attempts to press her into indentured servitude. ![]() ![]() But after he saves Emma from a life of indentured servitude and shame, she decides it is her personal duty to save him from his reckless ways. ![]() The infamous Lord Ragsdale is as sinful as he is rich and as heartless as he is handsome. Houtou Kizoku O Kousei Saseru Ni Wa summary:Įmma Costello owes a debt of honor to one of the most dishonorable lords in the realm. ![]() ![]() Holden and Miller must thread the needle between the Earth government, the Outer Planet revolutionaries, and secretive corporations-and the odds are against them. When the trail leads him to the Scopuli and rebel sympathizer Holden, he realizes that this girl may be the key to everything. One girl in a system of billions, but her parents have money and money talks. War is brewing in the system unless he can find out who left the ship and why. A secret that someone is willing to kill for-and kill on a scale unfathomable to Jim and his crew. When he and his crew stumble upon a derelict ship, the Scopuli, they find themselves in possession of a secret they never wanted. Jim Holden is XO of an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. HUGO AWARD FOR BEST SERIES Humanity has colonized the solar system-Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond-but the stars are still out of our reach. Corey comes the first book in the genre-defining space opera series, The Expanse, introducing a captain, his crew, and a detective as they unravel a horrifying solar system wide conspiracy that begins with a single missing girl. A reversible cover that features the full, uncropped artwork of the original cover artįrom New York Times-bestselling and Hugo award-winning author James S. ![]()
![]() ![]() Low-effort book requests will be removed. Book requests must be specific and request something that cannot be found with a simple search of the sub.“What was that book called” posts are exempt from this rule, as they are unlikely to show up in future searchesīook requests must be specific and contain detail. ![]() Book request titles must contain details about the kind of book you’re looking for.Inflammatory titles like Does Anyone Else, Unpopular Opinion, or similar are not allowed. ![]() Gush and critique posts should contain the book title/author if applicable. Reviews and screenshots of book excerpts must contain the book title/author in the post title.Book request titles must contain details about the kind of book you’re looking for and/or keywords that will inform future searches.Rules Post titles must be clear and informative For updated information regarding ongoing community features includings upcoming AMAs, please visit 'new' Reddit. ![]() Resource links will direct you to Wiki pages, which we are maintaining. Please be aware that the sidebar in 'old' Reddit is no longer being updated with informative links about Book Clubs, AMAs, etc. Home of the magic search button and endless book recommendations as well as discussions about tropes and characters, Author AMAs, book clubs, and more. R/RomanceBooks is a discussion sub for readers of romance novels. ![]() ![]() Some of the trees I see in my town’s arboretum of a college campus might be those that earlier Americans saw, too. And they walked on the some of the same ground I walk on, here in Pennsylvania. ![]() They exposed themselves to the elements, to disease, with no guarantee but the land they walked on when they dropped anchor. They tossed their dead children who didn’t survive the journey overboard in makeshift coffins. Hundreds of years ago, people sailed across the ocean and risked their lives to come here. However hokey, however contrived this little tradition might seem, I appreciate that it helps us remember the root of this most American holiday: gratitude for sanctuary. ![]() There is a moment during my family’s Thanksgiving dinner where we go around the table and identify something we are grateful for in our lives. ![]() ![]() 'A fully imagined world and mythos, and crackling romance. On the journey, she will transform into the being she was always destined to become. Hassan, Lily departs on her final voyage through the cosmos and across the plains of Egypt. After surviving her otherworldly adventure, Lily wakes up on her nana’s farm having forgotten everything. And if that isn't bad enough, she must harness this power of three and become Wasret: a goddess destined to defeat the evil god Seth once and for all. From Colleen Houck, New York Times bestselling author of The Tiger’s Curse, comes the third and final book in the Reawakened series in which Lily will train to defeat evil once and for all and find a way to her everlasting love. Her body is now part human, part lion, and part fairy. She has no memory of her sun prince, her travels to Egypt, and her journey to the Afterlife.īut Lily is not the girl she once was. ![]() From Colleen Houck, New York Times bestselling author of The Tiger's Curse, comes the third and final book in the Reawakened series.Īfter surviving her otherworldly adventure, Lily wakes up on her nana's farm - and she's forgotten everything. ![]() |