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![]() ![]() Plus, Del is too protective of Laurel to ever cross the line with her, or so she thinks. ![]() What she does appreciate is a strong, intelligent man, a man just like Parker’s older brother, Delaney Brown, on whom Laurel has had a mega-crush since childhood.īut some infatuations last longer than others, and Laurel is convinced that the Ivy League lawyer is still out of her reach. But she’s too low-key to appreciate all the luxuries that other women seem to long for. Now Laurel is repaying the kindness of her friends by creating extravagantly luscious tiers of cakes and other confectionary delights that add the perfect touch to their clients’ weddings.Īs for romance, Laurel believes in it - in theory. Laurel McBane has always relied on her friends for support, especially when her dream of attending culinary school was almost ruined by her parents’ financial problems. Number-one New York Times best-selling author Nora Roberts cordially invites you to meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac - the founders of Vows, one of Connecticut’s premier wedding planning companies. ![]() ![]() ![]() An unrelentingly dark and disquieting look at the way societies conform to committing atrocities.” - Kirkus Reviews "Propulsive and deranged, Tender Is the Flesh is a weird and quick read that strays far enough from our current reality to be utterly engrossing. ![]() ![]() PRAISE FOR TENDER IS THE FLESH BY AGUSTINA BAZTERRICA WINNER OF ARGENTINA’S CLARÍN NOVELA PRIZE 2017 “From the first words of the Argentine novelist Agustina Bazterrica’s second novel, “Tender Is the Flesh,” the reader is already the livestock in the line, reeling, primordially aware that this book is a butcher’s block, and nothing that happens next is going to be pretty.” - New York Times Book Review "The novel is horrific, yes, but fascinatingly provocative (and Orwellian) in the way it exposes the lengths society will go to deform language and avoid moral truths." - Taylor Antrim, Vogue “Taut and thought-provoking.a chilling and alarmingly prophetic book.this is an urgent cautionary tale.timely, crucial.” - Words Without Borders "A ruthlessly clever, Orwellian satire of our dog-eat-dog, er, man-eat-man modern world." - NJ.com “It is a testament to Bazterrica’s skill that such a bleak book can also be a page-turner. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And the knowledge that real love is worth waiting for. Over the next five days, Henry will learn some of life's most valuable lessons: how to throw a baseball, the secret to perfect piecrust, the breathless pain of jealousy, the power of betrayal, and the importance of putting others-especially those we love-above ourselves. But all that changes on the Thursday before Labor Day, when a mysterious bleeding man named Frank approaches Henry and asks for a hand. Adele has a secret that makes it hard for her to leave their house, and seems to possess an irreparably broken heart. ![]() Its the story of longing, and wanting to be loved. For company Henry has his long-divorced mother, Adele - a onetime dancer whose summer project was to teach him how to foxtrot his hamster, Joe and awkward Saturday-night outings to Friendly's with his estranged father and new stepfamily.Īs much as he tries, Henry knows that even with his jokes and his "Husband for a Day" coupon, he still can't make his emotionally fragile mother happy. Labor Day tells the story of one long, steamy Labor Day weekend told from the point of view of Henry. With the end of summer closing in and a steamy Labor Day weekend looming in the town of Holton Mills, New Hampshire, thirteen-year-old Henry - lonely, friendless, not too good at sports - spends most of his time watching television, reading, and daydreaming about the soft skin and budding bodies of his female classmates. A New York Times Bestseller LABOR DAY (2009) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The book takes Norm through one year following the accident, showing how his gutsy optimism and sense of humor see him though the ups and downs of learning to live with only one hand. His main goal is to learn to play baseball again, even though Leon and Norm's family don’t think he’ll succeed. Though this sounds like a grim opening, the book is upbeat, dealing with Norm’s determination to be independent in spite of the loss of his left hand. From that point on, Norm’s life will never be the same. While grinding meat for hamburgers, Norm lets his attention wander, and suddenly realizes his hand is caught in the grinder. Meanwhile, the day is dragging because Norm has to work in his father’s meat market. Since fireworks haven’t been allowed all through the war because of the blackouts, this will be a big occasion. ![]() Eleven-year-old Norm Schmidt and his friend, Leon, are making plans to set off fireworks that night. World War II is over and things are starting to get back to normal. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This fails because Lennox discovers a gift from Cope to Nadine. Because Cope is a threat to Mrs Boynton, she makes a failed attempt to poison him while on the ship from Trieste to Jaffa.In this adaptation, Cope has an affair with Nadine which is conducted fairly openly. Most of the key events will later take place in Qumran and Jerusalem and not in Petra and Amman. After reading the will, Mrs Boynton takes the children on a surprise trip through Europe and the Holy Land.Mrs Boynton objected to this and persuaded Jefferson Cope (who is in this adaptation the family lawyer) to burn this will, reverting to the first will which left a life interest to Mrs Boynton and then distributed to the children only after her death. ![]() There is a prologue involving Elmer Boynton having made a second will leaving his money divided between Mrs Boynton and the children.The adaptation is fairly faithful to the original with the addition of a few sideplots and changes in characters. ![]() ![]() As the long unspoken secrets of his own family begin to reveal themselves, he becomes increasingly single minded in pursuit of the old man, who he fears may already be dead. Ronan’s search for the Storyteller becomes both a journey of self discovery and an immersion into the sometimes conflicting histories of his native land. One of his listeners, a nine year old boy, grows so entranced by the story telling that, when the old man leaves abruptly under mysterious circumstances, the boy devotes himself to finding him again. In exchange for a bed and a warm meal, he invites his hosts and some of their neighbors to join him by the fireside, and begins to tell formative stories of Ireland‘s history. One wintry evening in 1951, an itinerant storyteller a Seanchai, the very last practitioner of a fabled tradition extending back hundreds of years arrives unannounced at a house in the Irish countryside. From a land famous for storytelling comes an ‘absolute masterpiece’ an epic novel of Ireland that captures the intimate, passionate texture of the Irish spirit. ![]() ![]() ![]() Elizabeth I was the daughter of Henry VIII (her father ordered the execution of her mother Anne Boleyn but that’s a completely different story and film altogether!). ![]() Margaret was the sister of the infamous Henry VIII (known for his six wives!). Mary was the great-granddaughter of Henry Tudor, her grandmother was Margaret Tudor the daughter of Henry VII. As was the custom at the time Mary obviously did not rule as a child but instead, others ruled on her behalf. Mary became Queen of Scotland at the age of six days old as a result of the death of her father. ![]() Mary was born in 1542 the daughter of King James V of Scotland and the French Mary of Guise. It’s easy to understand why the lives of Mary & Elizabeth are often brought to the screen due to the intense drama, suspense, relationships and conflict of the period … everything a good script requires! What is likely to attract audiences to this film are the popular actresses Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie, playing Mary Stuart and Queen Elizabeth in addition to those fascinated by two of the most well-known female monarchs in British history.įor anyone unfamiliar with the life of Mary Stuart & Elizabeth Tudor, I will provide a brief overview. There have been a lot of films and TV dramas documenting the lives of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth I with some being far more credible or interesting than others. ![]() ![]() ![]() These first deaths among the Forest Service's elite firefighters prompted widespread examination of federal fire policy, of the field of fire science, and of the frailty of young men. Now a master storyteller finally gives the Mann Gulch fire its due as tragedy. Exactly what happened in Mann Gulch that day has been obscured by years of grief and controversy. The parents of the dead cry murder, charging that the foreman's fire killed their boys. Wagner Dodge, throws himself into the ashes of an "escape fire " - and survives as most of his confused men run, their last moments obscured by smoke. Only seconds ahead of the approaching firestorm, the foreman, R. Two hours after their jump, all but three of these men were dead or mortally burned from a "blowup" - an explosive, 2,000-degree firestorm 300 feet deep and 200 feet tall - a deadly explosion of flame and wind rarely encountered and little understood at the time. On August 5, 1949, a crew of fifteen of the United States Forest Service's elite airborne firefighters, The Smoke Jumpers, stepped into the sky above a remote forest fire in the Montana wilderness. ![]() ![]() ![]() Gascoigne devotes a good third of the book to "case histories": examinations of many of the 'Masqueraders', as dedicated treasure-hunters were known, and their various theories and idiosyncrasies. We see how Williams designed the riddle, the events of the publishing, and the ensuing publicity. ![]() Gascoigne gives us insight into the unique mind of Williams, from his upbringing to his early career, and to the meeting that led to the book's development. The hunt lasted more than two years, and Gascoigne - the only man besides Williams to know the hare's resting place - is therefore perfectly positioned to tell 90% of this tale. What a great read! In 1979, Kit Williams released "Masquerade", his phenomenally successful picture book: a book which hid in its pages the location of a buried golden hare. ![]() |