![]() ![]() An easy, pleasant summer read for fans of Maeve Binchy". an absolute joy" Claudia Carroll and Patricia Scanlan wrote of it as "warm, funny and full of heart" and "a fascinating, beautifully-written generational saga" and television presenters Barbara Scully and Mary Kennedy have described it as "a gorgeous novel" and "a beautifully-crafted story."įinfarran #1, The Library at the Edge of The World, was published in June 2016: The Sunday Times called it "engaging, sparkling and joyous" and The Sunday Independent wrote "If you like reading a feelgood novel, take a journey to the edge of the world. Best-selling Irish authors Roisin Meaney and Carmel Harringon called it "the perfect festive read" and "warm and wise. ![]() ![]() Marian Keyes calls her writing "a pitch-perfect delight", Cathy Kelly, bestselling author of "Between Sisters" and "Secrets of a Happy Marriage", has described the Finfarran books as "a delicious feast", and "sunshine on the page", while Jenny Colgan, bestselling author of "The Cafe by the Sea", calls them "charming and heartwarming".įelicity's latest book, a standalone novel, The Keepsake Quilters (Hachette Irl), was published in October 2022 to critical acclaim. USA Today bestselling Irish writer Felicity Hayes-McCoy is the author of the 'Finfarran' novels, set in a fictional county on Ireland's West Coast. ![]()
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![]() “Anyone who isn’t with me opposes me, and anyone who isn’t working with me is actually working against me.” ( Matt. You move right some. We are either moving with God, or we tug against Him. You are pulled further. A believer prays for you. You are tugged left again. You fear that you’re not enough and you will not succeed. ![]() You move right. You are worried and anxious about a doctor’s visit. ![]() ![]() The Word of God offers your mind peace the next morning. You watch a movie, your mind thinks fearful thoughts. Have you ever played the game tug-of-war? Our mind is constantly in a game of tug of war. ![]() ![]() ![]() Wait, now there’s a new bad guy? What happened yo the other one? And why does this boring MC suddenly love FIVE identical men with no backstory or personality to speak of. ![]() ![]() What are the rules?Īnd the writing “style” feels like loads of description and important detail is just left out so I’m left feeling like I missed a whole page and wondering how did we get from one thing to another so quickly and why can’t I picture this suddenly new location in my mind and why are we even here and who are these characters that have zero introduction, but suddenly there’s a bad guy and why is he doing what he’s doing. I don’t give a damn about a single person in this book. The characters are flat and all feel like side characters, including the protagonist. What is the actual plot? Someone please explain. I don’t know what’s going on half the time. ![]() ![]() ![]() It also brings to life the mysterious godfather Drosselmeier-the ominous, canny, one-eyed toymaker made immortal by Petipa and Tchaikovsky’s ballet-who presents the once and future Nutcracker to Klara, his goddaughter.īut Hiddensee is not just a retelling of a classic story. ![]() Hiddensee recreates the backstory of the Nutcracker, reimaging how this entrancing creature came to be carved and how it magically guided an ailing little girl named Klara through a dreamy paradise on a snowy Christmas Eve. Gregory Maguire’s novels have been called “bewitching,” “remarkable,” “extraordinary,” “engrossing,” “amazing,” and “delicious.” Having brought his legions of devoted readers to Oz in Wicked, Wonderland in After Alice and Dickensian London in Lost, Maguire now takes us to the Black Forest of Bavaria and Munich of the Brothers Grimm and E. ![]() In this imaginative novel rooted in the rich soil of early-nineteenth-century German Romanticism, beloved New York Times bestselling author Gregory Maguire twins an origin legend of the famous Nutcracker with the life of Drosselmeier, the toymaker who carves him ![]() ![]() ![]() As Francie’s life appears to have more on the horizon than that of her mother, she can’t help but remember the small apartment in Brooklyn where she grew up. The rest of the book chronicles Francie’s coming-of-age as she and Neely grow up and get jobs to support their family. ![]() Part three describes the Nolan children as they begin school, as well as the death of Francie’s father from pneumonia. Part two tells the story of Johnny and Katie’s meeting and falling in love as first generation immigrants. Living in utter poverty, Francie and Neeley earn pennies selling scrap metal with other children of the tenements. Johnny Nolan is an alcoholic and Katie works as a house cleaner. Francie and Neeley live with their parents, Johnny and Katie in the tenements of Williamsburg. In part one, the reader meets eleven-year-old Francie and her little brother Neeley. Plot summary: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn tells the story Francie Nolan and her family growing up in Brooklyn in the early 20 th century. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mike Mignola and Dave Stewart re-create the original Joe Kavalier and Sam Clay cover to Amazing Midget Radio Comics #1. ![]() is our favorite mild-mannered librarian worthy of them? Kevin McCarthy and Dean Haspiel serve up a tribute to Jack Kirby’s 1960s Marvel work in “The Trial of Judy Dark.” Don’t miss out on this thrilling third issue of the (now back on schedule!) quarterly anthology Michael Chabon Presents The Amazing Adventures of The Escapist, edited by the dynamic duo of Schutz and Chabon! Finally, the mysterious powers of Luna Moth may be up for grabs. ![]() Marv Wolfman writes “Heil and Fear Well,” a story in the infamous EC horror style With art by veteran cartoonist Joe Staton and indie stalwart Bob Sikoryak, this tale of nefarious post-war Nazis shocks and chills. (The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist 6) by Michael Chabon, Will Eisner 3. In this third issue, critically acclaimed writer Brian Vaughan (Y-The Last Man) pens the captivating story, “To Reign in Hell,” told in classic 1940s style, and former Swamp Thing artist Roger Petersen richly illustrates this spotlight on Big Al. ![]() ![]() ![]() As soon as he returned home, Bonestell sketched a picture of the planet as he had observed it-probably his first at ![]() When he was 17, he visited Lick Observatory where he was inspired by seeing Saturn through the observatory's giant refractors. His artwork looked like picture postcards taken by some future astronaut.īonestell started drawing at age five and began formal art instruction by the time he was 12. So realistic were his depictions of other worlds that visiting them no longer seemed fantasy. When he died 98 years later, men had walked on the moon and spacecraft had visited most of the planets and many of the moons of the solar system.īonestell's paintings not only anticipated 20th century space exploration, they helped to bring it about. He was born on January 1, 1888, 15 years before the Wright brothers first flew and 38 years before the launch of the first liquid-fuel rocket. If Lucian Rudaux was the Grandfather of space art, Chesley Bonestell was the father. Chesley Bonestell is known for Science fiction, outer space theme illustration, spacescape painting. Chesley Knight Bonestell (1888 - 1986) was active/lived in California, New York. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Considered one of the most influential novels in American fiction in structure, style, and drama, As I Lay Dying is a true 20th-century classic. Narrated in turn by each of the family members-including Addie herself-as well as others the novel ranges in mood, from dark comedy to the deepest pathos. Before I ever put pen to paper and set down the first word I knew what the last word would be and almost where the last period would fall.” -William Faulkner on As I Lay Dying As I Lay Dying is Faulkner’s harrowing account of the Bundren family’s odyssey across the Mississippi countryside to bury Addie, their wife and mother. “I set out deliberately to write a tour-de-force. ![]() ![]() ![]() When the operetta was ready for its debut, Bernstein was also working on the score for “West Side Story.” Since then it has seen a number of revisions leading up to a 1989 version which Bernstein felt truly captured the essence of the operetta. Playwright and librettist Lillian Hellman saw clear parallels between the Inquisition of Voltaire’s time and the surge of anti-Communist fervor that was coming from Washington during her own time.Ī number of lyricists were attached to the project after the original one, John LaTouche, was replaced by poet Richard Wilbur. Making its premiere on December 1st, 1956, Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide” is adapted from a novella of the same name written by the Enlightenment-era philosopher Voltaire.īeing a comic operetta, it satirizes the prevailing attitudes of Voltaire’s time, particularly those of the church and of monarchism. ![]() ![]() It all adds up to a pleasurable read, and a particularly impressive first foray into this genre. Sweeney uses many familiar chick-lit tropes (conversations with the best friend, sparring with the office nemesis, the inevitable happy ending with the spectacular romantic gesture) but does it very well and also infuses her story with insider-y Hollywood situations and realistic depictions of relationship woes. Though she’s happy with Jacob, her boyfriend of two years (“pretty much a record for me”), his ambivalence about marriage leaves her feeling doubtful, and Sophie exacerbates matters by picking fights with him while escalating her flirtation with Billy. She finds herself smitten when he proves to be just as charming as his image, and is taken aback when she realizes the attraction is mutual. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. ![]() After years at a top PR firm, Sophie Atwater is entrusted with representing handsome A-lister Billy Fox. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Actress and reality show host Sweeney (The Mommy Diet) hits it out of the park with her engaging fiction debut about an L.A.-based star publicist who lets her love life get in the way of work. ![]() |