![]() ![]() Michener skillfully weaves his large cast into an enormous tapestry of interconnected stories that highlight important periods in the island’s history. Tracing the islands’ rich and varied history from its volcanic beginnings through its turbulent years toward statehood, the author relates a colorful and absorbing tale of the territory that eventually became part of the United States.Īlthough most critics have complained that his characters are not well drawn, there are several standouts: gentle New England missionary Jerusha Bromley and her stern husband Abner Hale adventurer Rafer Hoxworth native queen Malama and her beautiful daughter, Noelani indomitable Chinese matriarch Nyuk Tsin empire builder Hoxworth Hale. Since its original publication (c1959), Michener’s sprawling saga of the Hawaiian Islands has been enjoyed by millions of readers. ![]()
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I hold onto that feeling so it can erase the memory of his hands on me, the taste of his lips, the smell of his skin, the heat of his body wrapped around mine, supporting me. I still feel the sting of Andrew's accusations the next day, thankfully. And as I slip under the sheets of my bed, I let the weight of his words squeeze out my sadness and cry into my pillow. But it's hard to pretend when you're alone. ![]() ![]() Talent, by definition, is the predisposition towards doing something. The word “Blessing” is associated with something good and pleasurable for the individual. ![]() The purpose of this paper is to discuss what art was for the hero of the book titled My Name is Asher Lev. Based on individual values and beliefs, artistic talent can become a blessing, a curse, or both. The truth of the matter, of course, lies in the eye of the beholder. The subject of talent and its purposes runs like a red line through My Name is Asher Lev, allowing the readers to decide on their own whether art and the ability to practice it is worth giving up so many things considered universally valuable and important in our lives. Talent is God’s gift to humanity, and what humanity does with it is their gift back to God. It touches on numerous subjects, such as the opposition of communal values to those of the individual, criticizes dogmatic views and perceptions of God, and promotes art as one of the truest ways of worshipping a higher deity (Gale, Cengage Learning 2016). The story of Asher Lev is one of the most poignant examples of Jewish-American literature. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Prisoners in the Palace is a compulsively readable historical fiction book with a romantic subplot. Humiliated, but desperate, Liza accepts the position and soon finds herself spying for the princess! Liza’s new duties should include nothing more exciting than arranging hair, assisting with baths and tightening corsets, but she finds herself consorting with newspapermen in Fleet Street, hunting down prostitutes, and learning flash patter like a common thief! Left penniless, Liza is thrilled when a message from her solicitor sends her to Kensington Palace where she has a chance to serve the future queen, Princess Victoria! Unfortunately, Liza’s hopes of becoming a lady-in-waiting are dashed when she arrives at the rundown palace where she is interviewed to become Princess Victoria’s new maid. Seventeen-year-old Elizabeth “Liza” Hastings was anticipating her debut season when both of her parents died in a tragic carriage accident. In 1836, well-bred young ladies looked forward to a debut in London society where they hoped to snare a wealthy gentleman as a husband. Publisher: Chronicle Books (October 2010) ![]() ![]() Prisoners in the Palace: How Princess Victoria became Queen with the Help of Her Maid, a Reporter, and a Scoundrel ![]() ![]() ![]() Vicky has gone through one season without any pressure, and she enjoyed being a part of her father’s household. Otherwise, the disgrace that has recently befallen her family may render them destitute. ![]() But she has come of age, and she must marry. Her family gives her freedom that is not common in this era, and she helps run the family estate. From a secure future, thanks to her family’s expansive estate to a loving elder sister, Lady Victoria has it all. She enjoys discovering new areas and coming home to Northern California at the peak of summer when life is casual.ĭangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romanceĭangerous Alliance features Lady Victoria Aston, a lucky woman who had everything she would ever ask for. Cohen is an English History graduate from Cambridge University with a masters in professional writing. The Young Adult book touches on factual issues and is inspired by real events. Jennieke Cohen is an American author of historical fiction, romance, and young adult best known for her debut novel Dangerous Alliance. ![]() ![]() ![]() Buying higher quality products that last longer than their cheaper counterparts makes sense. ![]() We’re Not Planning for the Future – We’re Planning for Right Now It makes money, which is ironically something you possess little of in contrast to other people, more central to your everyday life than theirs.īeing poor means you worry a lot more about common, everyday things than everyone else – whether they’re middle class, super rich, or somewhere in-between. It means that every experience is centered around money. Over the years, I’ve realized that it isn’t just poor people’s lives which differ from rich people’s lives – it’s poor people’s thoughts that differ from everyone else’s.īeing poor means that every worry is secondary to money. ![]() Watching my mother struggle to make ends meet fundamentally changed my relationship to money, even to this day. We were rich in love and support and – because of Mom’s passion for baking – cheesecake. I grew up with my brother in a working-class home headed up by a single mother. ![]() ![]() ![]() Their intense bond-and maybe even love-are worth everything, and they're both willing to fight for it. Unexpected enemies are lurking, targeting Jared, Calder's one weakness. But Calder's made a promise-one he'll die before he breaks-never to hurt Jared or let him be hurt. ![]() Even if their mate bond is only temporary. Kidnapped, imprisoned, and experimented on for two years, Jared Armitage has lost the will to live. Jared never wanted a mate like Calder, but he craves Calder's intense attention, his ability to take Jared apart. Together they have a chance at escape and Calder has someone to fight and kill for. Starved, desperate, and filled with rage, Calder hasn't cared about anyone in years. Calder's warlock captors meant to turn him into a monster, and they nearly succeeded. When his captors give him to another prisoner, one who can and probably will take Jared's life, he comes face to face with the most terrifying thing of all: hope. 1,841 Ratings 197 Reviews published 2021 6 editions Kidnapped, imprisoned, and experimented on for two Want to Read Rate it: Book 5 Lost Touch by Eliot Grayson 4. Kidnapped, imprisoned, and experimented on for two years, Jared Armitage has lost the will to live. Kidnapped, imprisoned, and experimented on for two years, Jared Armitage has lost the will to live. ![]() ![]() ![]() Max and Guy have been partners in crime since Winchester, and a long sea voyage can usually be relied upon to provide entertainment. It has seemed politic to leave New York ahead of a potentially embarrassing fraud trial. ![]() It is 1921, and two English conmen, Guy Horton and Max Wingate, are travelling back to Blighty on board the Empress of Britain, first class of course. Still, as Jeffrey Archer well knows, it's not fair to hold a writer responsible for his fans, and just as Trollope has risen above the dead hand of our leader's enthusiasm so, presumably, will Goddard. ![]() Certainly one of the jacket quotations in praise of previous books, though credited only to the Evening Standard, has that authentic Downing Street tone: 'Takes the reader on a journey from which he knows he will not deviate until the final destination is reached'. I SEEM to remember reading somewhere that Robert Goddard is John Major's favourite crime novelist. ![]() ![]() ![]() As a sociologist, she is able to strip away social conventions to interrogate how limiting we view black women. ![]() Thick is incisive and heady, cerebral and “black-black,” layered in its storytelling and sharp in its rigor. In these eight essays covering her own pregnancy, beauty, culture of competence, and black girlhood, as well as eviscerating critiques of whiteness in American life, Thick centers black women experiences and asserts black women wisdom. “We are social issues to be solved, economic problems to be balanced, and emotional baggage to be overcome.” McMillan Cottom situates her personal stories as the lens to delve deeper into social constructions that perpetuate inequities and harm. ![]() That is not the same thing as causing problems,” writes McMillan Cottom in Thick. “Black girls and black women are problems. American society is selective when choosing to recognize the fullness of my humanity-and too often, it chooses to deem my existence a problem. I don’t fit the projected expectations of what a woman of my size and shade should be. I don’t quite fit the contours of our society: I’m at an age that firmly situates me between boomer and millennial. Too often, I’m led to believe that I don’t belong anywhere. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Although that doesn’t last long, thanks to her magic not working the way it’s supposed to, and no one knowing why.īut her biggest challenge isn’t schoolwork. Soon after her magical breakthrough, Summer learns she’s destined to attend Elementals Academy-an exclusive school dedicated to witches descended from the Greek gods.Īt Elementals Academy, Summer finally finds the thing she’s wanted her whole life: a place where she fits in. But that’s only the start of the surprises in store for her. ![]() She’s about to find out how wrong she is.īecause when the president of the most exclusive sorority on campus goes off the rails and bullies her, Summer defends herself with something she never knew she had. Summer Donovan thinks paying her way through her expensive private college is her biggest problem. Welcome to Elementals Academy, where magic is the only hope of survival, forbidden romance beckons, and an ancient secret threatens to end it all. ![]() |