![]() ![]() Unable to bear the shame of returning to a family that believes her dead or to abandon others at the keep to an imposing new laird, Genevieve opts for the peaceful life of an abbess. Still, her path toward freedom remains uncertain. ![]() Yet when Bowen Montgomery storms the gates on a mission of clan warfare, Genevieve finds that her spirit is bent but not broken. Genevieve McInnes is locked behind the fortified walls of McHugh Keep, captive of a cruel laird who takes great pleasure in ruining her for any other man. In Highlander Most Wanted, a reclusive woman content to live in the shadows shows a Highland warrior the true meaning of love. ![]()
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![]() ![]() In 1993, the play was adapted into a film starring Jeremy Irons and directed by David Cronenberg. Inspired by the shocking piece of history, Hwang wanted to write a play that explored the role of racial stereotypes, colonialism, and sexuality and gender. The diplomat became aware that his lover was male after he was charged for treason and learned that his Chinese mistress was in fact a male spy for the government. In addition to the Puccini opera, the narrative is inspired by a real affair between a Chinese opera singer and a French diplomat that lasted for 21 years. Wong and the plot is an adaptation and deconstruction of the famous opera by Giacomo Puccini, Madama Butterfly. Its original cast included John Lithgow and B.D. It premiered on Broadway in 1988 to critical acclaim, was a finalist for the Pulitzer, and won the Tony Award for Best Play. Butterfly is the most successful play written by playwright David Henry Hwang. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The album was titled after Clapton's nickname, which was given to him by Giorgio Gomelsky. Although Clapton and his band were intoxicated nearly all the time when recording, Johns liked Clapton's work and brought out the best in every musician, according to Clapton. While in the studio with Johns, Clapton noted that the A-list producer was very disciplined and disliked jamming, because it would kill important recording time. In 2012, a deluxe edition was released to celebrate the album's 35th anniversary.Ĭlapton wanted to work with record producer Glyn Johns, because he thought Johns produced great work with famous groups like the Rolling Stones and Eagles and understood how to work with both British and American musicians. Slowhand produced the two hit singles " Lay Down Sally" and " Wonderful Tonight", reached various international music charts and was honoured with numerous awards and recording certifications. Released on 25 November 1977 by RSO Records, and titled after Clapton's nickname, it is one of his most commercially and critically successful studio albums. Slowhand is the fifth full-length studio album by Eric Clapton. ![]() ![]() ![]() These visits give me the chance to meet many readers of these books, so if we have not yet met, perhaps we shall do so before too long. I was in the United States in the spring this year and will return in the Fall. For philosophically-minded Isabel Dalhousie, editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, getting through life with a clear conscience requires careful thought. Listen to bestselling audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. Each of these series will have a new novel written this year, and I am also planning to revisit the three German professors of the Portuguese Irregular verbs series. Listen to The Careful Use of Compliments by Alexander McCall Smith with a free trial. As it is, I feel that we still have quite a bit to hear from her – as we do, too, from Isabel Dalhousie, heroine of my Edinburgh novels, and all the denizens of 44 Scotland Street. If it weren’t for the encouragement this has given me, my long conversation with Mma Ramotswe would have ended far earlier. I would like to thank you for all your support. ![]() There is nothing to do on the island but to contemplate its beauty-and its name. You reach this charming little island on a tiny boat. ![]() This gallery, housed in an extraordinary red sandstone building topped with spikes and twirls, contains a pictorial record of Scots over the ages-the handsome, the deluded, the unfortunate, the inventive-they’re all there.Ī lovely little palace in lush countryside, where the father of Mary Queen of Scots turned his face to the wall and predicted the end of the Stuart dynasty. The Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh A Message from Author Alexander McCall Smith ![]() ![]() ![]() And they're joined by Ursula's sisters and the Warden family as the final showdown over the Wardens' ranch looms with the coming of spring. As both Ursula and Wax weigh the costs of leading new lives, the two find an unlikely bond. But when he's wounded during the climb, the last person he expects to rescue him is a beautiful blond woman with the voice of an angel. He's spent the winter planning to climb Hope Mountain to find the family and atone for his deeds. ![]() But that identity was upended the day he realized he'd been duped into wrongfully driving out the Wardens. Wax Mosby thought he was a skilled hired gun with principles. She bravely starts to venture down Hope Mountain, only to stumble upon a badly wounded stranger and realize God may have had an extra special purpose behind sending her out. ![]() But after a winter spent in isolation, even she is rethinking those warnings. When a long winter alone has each rethinking their lives, Will they be ready to spring for unexpected second chances? With both her sisters gone and married, Ursula Nordegren is the only one left clinging to their grandma's fears about the outside world. ![]() ![]() ![]() Some of us settle for a lesser version of what we once believed was in store for us, and many of us don’t even come close. Most of us have dreams of wild success at some point in our lives. Like this show? Please leave us a review here - even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally! What goes into writing a Ryan Holiday book from scratch.How to make life decisions more strategically than most.Ryan’s two-step process to solve for that. ![]() ![]() How Ryan figured out what he really wanted to do with his life.His most recent offering is Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue. Ryan Holiday ( is a media strategist, an entrepreneur, and an author who wrote eight books and ghost wrote another six by the time he was 30. ![]() ![]() ![]() Translated by Blob Translations Xianxia found family theme. ![]() Revitalization of Fuyao Sect(六爻 /Liu Yao) Translated by GPS Translations on Wattpad Her longest work to date Futuristic mecha/sci-fi, intense and unexpectedly complex plot Translated by Ainushi Translations Modern mystery/detective story A thuggish policeman and a flirtatious and nonchalant second-generation rich man. The pairing have a seven year age gap a very capable, blind-deaf esteemed general and a gentle, intelligent prince Very political and plot-heavy with complex world building. Translated by Northwest Flower on Wattpad Historical steampunk/wars. Other novels by Priest for which translations exist/are in progress: She has written a lot of novels, most of them are m/m romances, also called BL (Boys' Love). ![]() ![]() ![]() Think of a well-loved stuffed animal forgotten in a shopping cart, a lone glove sodden with snow, or perhaps cans littered in shrubs in the aftermath of a concert, a bar crawl, or a Tuesday evening. ![]() But objects left behind can be fascinating, too, partly because they hold untold stories. ![]() What I left behind, among donated clothing and MDF furniture, became mere stuff, optioned for either its next owner or the landfill. That initial moving list contained matter both living and non-living which seemed necessary-though not all utilitarian-to my daily life, and the rest of the items in my new space followed as I discovered new needs. Of course, my self-imposed ultimatum failed to account for the unsentimental yet practical things that might make a comfortable home, such as a standing fan, two-seat kitchen table, or toilet brush. A close relative with a hoarding problem instilled in me a fear of clutter from a young age, and moving is the perfect time to reevaluate one’s possessions. During my recent out-of-state move from a sizable suburban home into my current studio, I resolved to condense my life into six storage totes, two cat carriers, a small car, and my own body. ![]() ![]() ![]() Drugs, sexual assault and the threat of violence always loom large and in both Thirteen Cents and The Quiet Violence, the city seems intent on breaking the protagonists into pieces. The city is a purgatory where the supernatural and mythical exist side by side with reality. ![]() Rendered in a rich, lyrical prose style, the book is often regarded as a semi-autobiographical account of Duiker’s time in the mother city.ĭuiker’s Cape Town is unlike what many outsiders would have imagined it to be at the time. The Quiet Violence, his magnum opus, is a discomforting story about Tshepo, a journalism student who finds himself at odds with his sanity after being admitted to a psychiatric hospital for cannabis-induced psychosis. Like all myths worth revisiting, K Sello Duiker’s begins with an ending.īefore his death in 2005, the award-winning writer published two books – Thirteen Cents and The Quiet Violence of Dreams – that spoke candidly of race, sexuality and Cape Town’s class divide. Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window).Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window). ![]() Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window).Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). ![]() ![]() Andrea Burns - Alicia's mother who is upset about the pregnancy.She and Sam meet at her mother's birthday party, though they get off to an awkward start due to Sam's obvious flirting. ![]() Alicia Burns - Sam's girlfriend, who gets pregnant and refuses to have an abortion.Rufus "Roof" Jones - Sam and Alicia's unplanned child.Dave Jones - An uneducated plumber, Sam's father has no interest in raising his son.She becomes involved with Mark, a man she once knew through work, and it is revealed later in the book that they have a child together. She struggles to raise Sam, and is devastated when she discovers his girlfriend, Alicia, is pregnant. She has a hostile relationship with her ex-husband (Sam's father). Annie Jones - Sam's 32-year-old mother.He has numerous dreams in which he is in the future, raising a child with Alicia. He has a poster of him to whom he talks about skate tricks and his life. Sam Jones is a troubled 16-year-old skateboarder, Sam is scared and unprepared to be a father.The book has a Fantasy element: The protagonist repeatedly has prophetic dreams in which he is projected months or years forward into his future, finding himself in a radically different life situation and having to piece out how his life has changed (or is going to change) - without letting the people around his future self notice his ignorance. ![]() The book's main theme is teenage pregnancy and it is written from the perspective of a teenager, Sam. Slam is a novel written by British author Nick Hornby, published in 2007. ![]() |