5/11/2023 0 Comments Brotherless night book![]() Ganeshananthan brings us an achingly moving portrait of individual and societal grief. "With immense compassion and deep moral complexity, V. Desperate to act, she must ask herself: is it possible for anyone to move through life without doing harm? But over the next decade, as a vicious civil war tears through her hometown of Jaffna, her dream takes her on a different path as she sees those around her, including her four beloved brothers and their friend, get swept up in violent political ideologies and their consequences. Sixteen-year-old Sashi wants to become a doctor. I couldn't put this book down' BRIT BENNETT, bestselling author of THE VANISHING HALF ![]() This beautiful, nuanced novel follows a young doctor caught within conflicting ideologies as she tries to save lives. ![]() ![]() The book is the product of over a decade of research into the Sri Lankan civil war, which saw Ganeshananthan poring over written accounts, unearthing old photographs, and speaking to those who had lived through it first-hand. 'A heartbreaking exploration of a family fractured by civil war. Interestingly Thiranagama’s sister, Nirmala Rajasingam, narrates the audiobook for Brotherless Night. ![]()
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5/11/2023 0 Comments The sanatorium novel![]() This was entirely twisting and chilling, a proper scare read that delivers on what it promises. And she’s the only one who could have warned them just how much danger they’re all in. With the storm cutting off access to and from the hotel, the longer Laure stays missing, the more the remaining guests start to panic.īut no-one has realized yet that another woman has gone missing. Though it’s beautiful, something about the hotel, recently converted from an abandoned sanatorium, makes her nervous – as does her brother, Isaac.Īnd when they wake the following morning to discover his fiancée Laure has vanished without a trace, Elin’s unease grows. But she’s taken time off from her job as a detective, so when she receives an invitation out of the blue to celebrate her estranged brother’s recent engagement, she has no choice but to accept.Īrriving in the midst of a threatening storm, Elin immediately feels on edge. ANYONE COULD BE NEXT.Īn imposing, isolated hotel, high up in the Swiss Alps, is the last place Elin Warner wants to be. This is the chilling debut from the hottest new talent in crime fiction.ĮVERYONE’S IN DANGER. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() High in the Swiss Alps, a luxury hotel opens in what was once a sanatorium, but the new design can’t hide the building’s dark history for long. ![]() 5/10/2023 0 Comments Jon bon jovi younger![]() ![]() In honor of all that this hardworking father of three children has achieved, here are 10 things you didn’t know about Jon Bon Jovi. ![]() They released their first album, “Bon Jovi,” which went Platinum and launched a lengthy career two years later. Joined by drummer Tico Torres, bassist Hugh McDonald, keyboard player Roy Bittan, Phil X, former Jersey Devil guitarist Richie Sambora, the New Jersey musicians would form Bon Jovi. In 1983, Jon Bon Jovi met David Bryan, who introduced him to another young musician Alec John Such. ![]() While working various jobs, he also continued to play music with local bands like Raze and John Bongiovi & The Wild Ones. By the age of twelve, he played drums in his first band, The Atlantic City Expressway.Īfter high school, Jon Bon Jovi enrolled at Camden County College to study business but realized it wasn’t for him. As a child, he listened to Elton John, Paul McCartney, and The Who. He grew up near Philadelphia with his mother, who worked as a clerk for an engineering firm, his father, an engineer, and two brothers. The frontman was born John Francis Bongiovi Jr. Over 30 years ago, he formed his band and quickly went on to take the world by storm with hit singles like “Living On A Prayer” and “You Give Love A Bad Name.” Today, Bon Jovi is still going strong they performed at the 2014 Winter Olympics closing ceremony, and their latest album, “What About Now,” debuted at number one back in 2013. It’s hard to imagine a world without the music of Jon Bon Jovi. Photo: Ron Bennett–HUD, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons ![]() ![]() ![]() A wonderful read." -BJ HOFF, author of The Riverhaven Years series Christmas Eve 1894 All Margaret Campbell wants for Christmas is a safe journey home. ![]() "None but the Almighty can promise you that, lass." "A Wreath of Snow glows with warmth, charm, and grace. "All I want is a safe journey home." "On a day like this?" the round-faced woman exclaimed. Meg was surprised to find her fingers trembling when she lifted the cup. "Anything else for you?" the cashier asked as she handed over the tea, steaming and fragrant. At the moment her stomach was twisted into a knot. Later, perhaps, when her appetite returned. She ordered tea with milk and sugar, eying the currant buns and sweet mincemeat tarts displayed beneath a bell jar. ![]() The weather definitely was not improving. Snow blew across the railway platform and around Meg's calfskin walking boots. "A wonderful story of redemption and restoration that will warm your heart during the Christmas season-or any time of year!" -Francine Rivers, best-selling author of Redeeming Love Wrapped in a cloud of steam, the engine rolled to a stop, the screech of metal against metal filling the frosty air. ![]() 5/10/2023 0 Comments Story of your life book ted chiang![]() A clever pastiche of news reports and interviews chronicles a college's initiative to "turn off" the human ability to recognize beauty in "Liking What You See: A Documentary." With sharp intelligence and humor, Chiang examines what it means to be alive in a world marked by uncertainty and constant change, and also by beauty and wonder. In the amazing and much-lauded title story (the basis for the 2016 movie Arrival), a grieving mother copes with divorce and the death of her daughter by drawing on her knowledge of alien languages and non-linear memory recollection. Stories of Your Life and Others presents characters who must confront sudden change-the inevitable rise of automatons or the appearance of aliens-while striving to maintain some sense of normalcy. ![]() Combining the precision and scientific curiosity of Kim Stanley Robinson with Lorrie Moore's cool, clear love of language and narrative intricacy, this award-winning collection offers listeners the dual delights of the very, very strange and the heartbreakingly familiar. This new edition of Ted Chiang's masterful first collection, Stories of Your Life and Others, includes his first eight published stories. ![]() 5/10/2023 0 Comments The winter king cornwell![]() ![]() ![]() The book is based on characters and plot elements from Arthurian myth, but considerably changed and re-worked. Combining myth, history, and thrilling battlefield action, fans of Game of Thrones, The Last Kingdom, Conn Iggulden and Merlin will be captivated by this gripping epic. The Winter King: A Novel of Arthur is the first novel of the Warlord Chronicles trilogy by Bernard Cornwell, originally published in the UK in 1995 by Penguin Group. The Battle of Lugg Vale, however, is what sets the standard of battle fiction. What makes The Winter King special is its painstaking detail into early medieval weaponry and tactics, wrapping intimate duels, raids, and outright battle into a fabulous retelling of King Arthur. Handed power by Merlin and pursuing a doomed romance with the beautiful Guinevere, Arthur knows he will struggle to unite the country - let alone hold back the Saxon enemy at the gates. Bernard Cornwell is the undisputed master of the shield wall. ![]() But no one has counted on the fearsome warlord Arthur. While they squabble and spoil for war, a host of Saxon armies gather, preparing for invasion. ![]() Yet each of the country's lesser kings seek to claim the crown for themselves. Uther, the High King of Britain, is dead. 1 bestselling author of WAR LORD comes an epic retelling of the Arthurian legend, from the bestselling Last Kingdom series In the Dark Ages, a legendary warrior arises to unite a divided land. ![]() 5/10/2023 0 Comments Goliath book scott westerfeld![]() Is that true Brittish slang of the time or did the author make that up as well? I don't know, but I love it. As I said, I work with words myself, so I find the slang of the mid-shipman protagonist highly entertaining. He even gets the differences between the common Brittsh and "posh" Brittish. I don't know how accurately Cumming is doing these different accents (Austrian, various Brittish and I can only assume that Russian will come later) but they are a hella lot better than I could do them on my own head if I were reading the novel. I hate to admit it, but it is because I am from the United States and not well traveled - that's why I love books. But this story was significantly enhanced by having it read to me by a European man. I work with words, so I prefer to see them. For the most part I use audiobooks as a way to pass the time. But I thought proper tribute needed to be made to Alan Cumming, the narrator. And I want to say that the last I learned about WWI was in ninth grade (more than 15 years ago) but I still knew what was historical fact and what was made up. ![]() ![]() I didn't know about the steampunk genre when I picked this up, and it is an excellent introduction. Most of the reviews talk about how outstanding the story is, and I agree wholeheartedly. ![]() 5/10/2023 0 Comments Jazz novel by toni morrison![]() During long sleepless nights, Violet and Joe take turns going in the parlor and staring at the dead girl's photo. Alice Manfred even lends Violet an unsmiling photograph of Dorcas, which she takes home and puts on the couple's mantle. The two women develop a strange, uneasy friendship. ![]() She begins to write notes to Dorcas's aunt, Alice Manfred, and then visits her. Instead, she decides to fall in love with, or at least learn more about, Dorcas. When that fails to move Joe, she decides to fall in love with him all over, but she is unable to bring herself to do more than fix his meals and iron his handkerchiefs. She has only managed to nick Dorcas under the ear.Ĭrazy Violet has a brief affair with another man. Violet is strong, but finally the ushers wrestle her to the floor. ![]() Joe's wife Violet, reputed to be a crazy woman, goes to the funeral with a knife and attempts to disfigure the face of the beautiful girl in her casket. Dorcas refuses to implicate Joe, declining medical assistance and telling everyone who asks about the shooter, "I'll tell you tomorrow." When Dorcas leaves Joe for a younger man, he tracks her down at a party and shoots her. ![]() Jazz is the story of a love affair between Joe Trace, a fifty-year-old married waiter and part-time cosmetics salesman, and Dorcas, a seventeen-year-old girl. ![]() 5/9/2023 0 Comments Robbie ella frank![]() ![]() I have to admit, I have not actually read the 6-book bestselling Temptation series featuring Tate and Logan. Then there are the sentences that are so hot, I wasn’t worried about the snow outside. It was a challenge for me to find the perfect quote from this book because there are so many zingers, laugh-out-loud moments, and groan-inducing lines. That got a grin out of Julien and Priest. “I mean obviously, yes…I can barely sit and I’m already thinking about the next time.” “Oui,” Priest told his husband, as Robbie rolled his eyes. “Boys,” Julien said, “play nice or not at all. It would be nice if we could find some common ground where you’re comfortable enough that you don’t feel the need to argue all the time.” “You’re a sexy little spitfire who hasn’t stopped arguing with me since we met. “Compatible? What am I, an electrical socket?” “Fucking,” Priest said, and, unbelievably, Robbie blushed. “I think that would be a smart idea, so we can all get to know one another better.” ![]() 5/9/2023 0 Comments The wave susan casey review![]() These sharks were the alphas among alphas, some longer than twenty feet, and there were too many to count even more incredible, this congregation was taking place just twenty-seven miles off the coast of San Francisco. ![]() ![]() Susan Casey was in her living room when she first saw the great white sharks of the Farallon Islands, their dark fins swirling around a small motorboat in a documentary. Book Synopsis Journalist Susan Casey joins a strange band of surfer-scientists on a remote island off the California coast for some close encounters with the jaws of the worlds most mysterious and fearsome predators in the New York Times bestseller, The Devils Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among Americas Great White Sharks. About the Book A journalists obsession with the great white shark brings her to a remote island off the California coast, home to the worlds most mysterious and fearsome predators-and the strange band of surfer-scientists who follow them. ![]() |