6/10/2023 0 Comments Wolf Hollow by Lauren WolkThere is plenty of hygge - the peeling of apples, the large family table in their big, warm farm house.īy the time we got to the schoolhouse, it was raining in earnest. Instead, Wolf Hollow is an ‘snail under the leaf setting’, where people grow ‘ victory gardens‘ and residents are surrounded by nature. (Raccoon Creek and the Turtle Stone are other fetching names used in the book.) But unlike the world of (the original) Green Gables, this is no utopia. “Wolf Hollow” is a romantic, intriguing name reminiscent of something Anne Shirley would dream up. It’s immediately clear that this is a war-aftermath story. Originally written as an adult book, marketed and edited as a children’s book. Wolf Hollow is the literary, middle-grade version of that book in some ways. I have previously taken a close look at a lesser-known picturebook called Wolf Comes To Town. Though moons tend to be massive in children’s books, the moon on this cover would have to be the most massive I’ve seen in a while!
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6/10/2023 0 Comments Elizabeth and the german gardenIt was here that she met the German Graf (Count) Henning von Arnim who made love to her on top of the Duomo in Florence. She studied at the Royal College of Music and, on a visit to Italy, played for Liszt’s daughter Cosima Wagner. Like Katherine Mansfield, Mary Beauchamp was a musical prodigy, she played the piano and the organ to high professional standards. ‘Elizabeth’ was born in Australia to an English father and an Australian mother, christened Mary Beachamp, and brought to England at the age of three, but her father had a habit of wandering around Europe, so she saw quite a bit of Italy, France and Switzerland during her childhood. Both were writers, both lived in permanent exile, and both struggled with questions of identity and belonging. I was struck, reading this biography, by the number of parallels between ‘Elizabeth’ von Arnim and her cousin Katherine Mansfield. The stakes are high, and the chemistry is off the charts. With Anica stripped of her powers for the witchy infraction, it's up to Jasper to undo the hex, but he never expects the hardest part of the bargain to be resisting Anica. Blurb: 'View our feature on Vicki Lewis Thompson’s Blonde with a Wand. It is the 1st book in the Babes-on-Brooms series. beginning of a new series for Thompson, and if this novel is any indication of the following books. But when Anica and Jasper have a spat, she breaks an even bigger rule of witchcraft and turns him into a cat. 'Blonde with a Wand' is tagged as contemporary, paranormal, shapeshifters, mystery, urban fantasy, witches, magic, fantasy. A Babes On Brooms Novel Vicki Lewis Thompson. Still, what's one silly rule? Especially when the guy in question is as cute as Jasper Danes. Sexy witch Anica Revere has one absolutely unwavering rule: Never, under any circumstances, get involved with a man before telling him she's a witch. From the wild and hexy imagination of Vicki Lewis Thompson comes an engaging new series of bewitching temptation, mortal consequences, and a witch who shouldn't he toyed with. 6/10/2023 0 Comments Neanderthal seeks human" This book was incredibly well-written, intelligent, funny, and just GOOD. " Penny Reid is really funny! It's a fun book, right up my alley, and I enjoyed it very much." -NPR, Linda Holmes, Pop Culture Happy Hour "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Each book is a standalone, full length (110k words), contemporary romantic comedy novel, and follows the misadventures and exploits of seven friends in Chicago, all members of the same knitting group. Neanderthal Seeks Human is book #1 in the Knitting in the City series. The last thing she expects is for Quinn- the focus of her slightly, albeit harmless, stalkerish tendencies- to make her an offer she can't refuse.ĭebut novel by New York Times Bestselling Author Penny Reid! To her utter mortification, Quinn Sullivan- aka Sir McHotpants- witnesses it all then keeps turning up like a pair of shoes you lust after but can't afford. There are three things you need to know about Janie Morris: 1) She is incapable of engaging in a conversation without volunteering TMTI (Too Much Trivial Information), especially when she is unnerved, 2) No one unnerves her more than Quinn Sullivan, and 3) She doesn't know how to knit.Īfter losing her boyfriend, apartment, and job in the same day, Janie Morris can't help wondering what new torment fate has in store. They find themselves having to work with Night to catch the NHE, and it does not go smoothly, to say the least. □ Later though, John gets to the bottom of this and it’s a bit more wrenching than I expected.īecause our guys can’t catch a breath, ever, another NHE is terrorizing the city and this time, it seems to be personally making Caleb and Gray a target. Personally, I like him, and I particularly like how snarky Caleb is and how *dare I say it?* sulky Gray is with him. Since they have to call him something, they settle on the name “Night”. They’ve finally had a chance to “interrogate” the strange drakul from the last book, and boy neither Gray or Caleb is liking him at all! Zahira □ has joined them in NOLA to investigate this drakul and she’s loving being able to ask the questions. captivating, charming and Lord knows hot, while still being the fearsome drakul that he is? Well, I've said it before, that’s just JLH’s particular brand of magic. While all of these book-people are my favorites, to take an entity as “other” as Gray and make him not only sympathetic but absolutely.*God, Gray would hate this, LOL. The plots are interesting and damn exciting and the characterizations are just phenomenal. *Except for John being sad □* The world building is amazing and the writing is excellent. There is never a single thing I don’t love about it. Delivery with Standard Australia Post usually happens within 2-10 business days from time of dispatch.You can track your delivery by going to AusPost tracking and entering your tracking number - your Order Shipped email will contain this information for each parcel. Tracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. NB All our estimates are based on business days and assume that shipping and delivery don't occur on holidays and weekends. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.ġ-2 days after each item has arrived in the warehouseġ The expected delivery period after the order has been dispatched via your chosen delivery method.ģ Please note this service does not override the status timeframe "Dispatches in", and that the "Usually Dispatches In" timeframe still applies to all orders. Items in order will be sent via Express post as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. 6/9/2023 0 Comments The Flywheel by Erin GoughThis was despite the fact that when Mr Hammer said, ‘Georgina, you’re with Delilah,’ she pretended not to know who I was, even though we’ve gone to school together for over four years now.ĭelilah has more freedom from parental supervision than most 17 year olds. It was in a similar spirit of goodwill that I decided to make an effort with Georgina. Class Harmony is Mr Hammer’s big thing, and I understand that bridging the gap between those in the class who carry pink clutch purses and those who don’t is a legitimate part of that. To be fair, when he paired me with Georgina Trump for a class project probably wasn’t his intention. He’s taught me since the start of high school and I have only two misgivings: his views on the semicolon and the fact he ruined my life. He’s a smart guy with a good haircut and an admiral passion for punctuation. As far as English teachers go, I could do worse than Mr Hammer. 6/8/2023 0 Comments Darwyn cooke dcHis were some of the most beautiful, fun DC superhero images we have ever seen.” His take on the most iconic heroes in the world were breathtakingly direct and elegant, powerful and cool. Once you saw his timeless designs and concepts for Batman, Catwoman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern or any other character, you immediately adopted his jubilant interpretation of these heroes as your own and wanted more. “Darwyn Cooke had a vision of the DC Universe that was uniquely his own, yet embraced by everyone. He was filled with your love and surrounded by friends and family at his home in Florida.”ĭC Comics, who published Cooke’s first major breakout comic series, Batman: Ego, 15-years-ago, also expressed their love and appreciation of Cooke as a friend and creator in a comprehensive press release, highlighting the impact he had over the DC Universe with his art and storytelling. “We read all of your messages of support to him throughout the day yesterday. Releasing a short statement after his death via his personal blog, Cooke’s family expressed their deep appreciation for the messages and outpouring of support from fans and other creators within the comic book industry. As many of you already know, Darwyn Cooke, the Eisner award-winning artist and writer known for countless critically-acclaimed works such as DC: The New Frontier, Catwoman and Richard Stark’s Parker, passed away last Saturday night after a short, but aggressive battle with cancer. This study will be 10 weeks in length from September 21 – November 23, 2022. We all know its important to study Gods Word. Completion of that book is not a requirement. Women of the Word by Jen Wilkin and published by Crossway Books. This book follows Jen’s previous book None Like Him, which was offered in the Fall 2020 session of Women in the Word. You will be expected to read each chapter prior to meeting together each week, so please read Chapter 1 before our first meeting. Wilkin even goes a step further, presenting a vision for what will happen if Christian women do become faithful readers of His word. There is no video content and no daily homework. Women of the Word is a prescient book that not only convicts women readers of the absolute necessity of theology, but also offers an accessible plan for correcting this shortcoming. Through Christ, the perfect reflection of the image of God, we will discover how God’s own attributes impact how we live, leading to freedom and purpose as we follow His will and are conformed to His image. Sometimes we ask What is God’s will for my life? when we should really be asking Who should I be? The Bible has an answer: Be like the very image of God.īy exploring ten characteristics of who God is – holy, loving, just, good, merciful, gracious, faithful, patient, truthful, and wise – this book helps us understand who God intends for us to be. In her newest study resource, Wilkin (Women of the Word) details 10 characteristics that separate the Christian God from humans, describing God as infinite. 6/8/2023 0 Comments The canterville ghost storyThe ghost feels very depressed following these repeated failed attempts to exercise his ghostly duty of scaring people to death. On his third attempt he encounters another ghost, which frightens him a lot, until he realises it is a fake created by the twins. The ghost tries again: clanking noises, howling cries etc. The old housekeeper explains that the blood stain “.is the blood of Lady Eleanore de Canterville, who was murdered on that very spot by her own husband, Sir Simon de Canterville, in 1575.” The ghost makes his first apparition and attempts to scare the Minister and his family (Mrs Otis, daughter Virginia, elder son Washington, and twin sons Stars and Stripes), but to no avail. As they arrive at the house, they find a three century-old blood stain which won't go and bad weather which won't go either. Mr Otis, an American minister, buys the Canterville chase in spite of the warnings of the seller, who tells him there is a ghost inside the house. Lighter and more macabre at the same time, “The Canterville Ghost” is probably an even better expression of Oscar Wilde's talent as a writer of short stories. It is one of Wilde's most famous short stories, along with Lord Arthur Savile's crime. “The Canterville Ghost” is a short story written by Oscar Wilde and first published in 1887 in The court and society review. |