![]() Soon he’s asked to visit the wealthy Duft household, where he sings for the dying mother of Amalia, whom he comes to love. There he discovers his voice (he hasn’t really spoken until then), and his voice-that is, his extraordinary gift for singing-is likewise discovered, and leads to his placement in the boys’ choir. Born to a deaf mother confined to a bell tower in 1700s Switzerland by her cruel paramour, the village priest, Moses is literally thrown into the world and rescued by two odd monks returning to the Abbey of St. The result is a striking "revisualization" of events in terms of the whoosh and clatter of humans and nature (e.g., "Lovemaking is like singing"). Harvell’s debut novel is saturated with sound-and not just the clash of bells-for young protagonist Moses has preternatural hearing that opens the world to him in a way that it isn’t to others. Sarah Dunant, international bestselling author of Sacred Hearts A novel to engage the senses as well as tickle the mind." " THE BELLS does for the ears what Perfume did for the nose. "Richard Harvell’s first novel is a marvel of sound woven through the tale of an extraordinary life." Read the complete review -The Washington Post ![]() ![]() has written an entertaining and eye-opening aria of a book. Richard Harvell’s first novel, "The Bells," offers lessons on the experience of music, the appeal of opera and the human cost of art. ![]()
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![]() ![]() This Chinese fantasy (xianxia) epic built around the desire between two men (danmei) has been translated into multiple languages and inspired a multimedia franchise in China. Yet as Mo Ran shamelessly pursues his own goals in this life he thought lost, he begins to wonder if there might be more to his teacher-and his own feelings-than he ever realized. His greatest fury is reserved for Chu Wanning, the coldly beautiful and aloofly catlike cultivation teacher who betrayed and thwarted Mo Ran time and again in their last life. ![]() This time, he vows to attain the gratification that once eluded him: all who defied him will fall, and never again will they treat him like a dog. Left cold and bereft, abandoned by all he held dear, he takes his own life.only to be reborn anew.Īwakening in the body of his younger self-Mo Ran, a disciple of the cultivation sect Sisheng Peak-he discovers the chance to relive his life. Description NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER! Also known as 2ha, the wildly popular danmei/Boys' Love novel series from China that inspired a multimedia franchise! A historical fantasy epic about a tyrant's second chance at life and the powerful cultivation teacher he can't get out of his mind.Ĭruel tyrant Taxian-jun killed his way to the throne and now reigns as the first ever emperor of the mortal realm. ![]() ![]() ![]() As editor Charlotte Mosley notes, not since the Brontes has a single family written so much about themselves, or been so written about.Their letters are widely recognized to contain the best of their writing. Virtually spanning the century, these letters between the sisters - alternately touching and explosive - constitute a superb social chronicle, and explore with disarming intimacy their shifting relationships. ![]() The Mitfords became myth in their own time: the great wits and beauties of their age, they were immoderate in their passions for ideas and people. ![]() Jessica, the runaway, a communist and fighter for social change. Pamela, who craved nothing more than a quiet country life. Debo, who adored pleasure and fun, and found herself Duchess of Devonshire. Unity, a suicide, torn by her worship of Hitler and her loyalty to home. Diana, the fascist jailed with her husband, Oswald Mosley, during WWII. Nancy, the scalding wit who parlayed her family life into bestselling novels. The never-before published letters of the legendary Mitford sisters, alive with wit, affection, tragedy and gossip: a charismatic history of the century's signal events played out in the lives of a controversial and uniquely gifted family. Print The Mitfords : Letters Between Six Sisters ![]() ![]() ![]() There's already evidence that German agents have been circling: the wife of a president represents a high value target. ![]() Meanwhile, Maisie's husband, a high-ranking political attaché based at the American embassy, is in the thick of ensuring security is tight for the first lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt, during her visit to the Britain. ![]() At the suggestion of one of her colleagues, Jo seeks the help of psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs. Tragedy strikes two days later, when another ferry pilot crashes in the same area where Jo's plane was attacked. She rescues the man, who is handed over to the American military police it quickly emerges that he is considered a suspect in the disappearance of a fellow soldier who is missing. Returning to the location on foot, she finds an American serviceman in a barn, bound and gagged. ![]() Jo Hardy, a 22-year-old ferry pilot, is delivering a Supermarine Spitfire-the fastest fighter aircraft in the world-to Biggin Hill Aerodrome, when she realizes someone is shooting at her aircraft from the ground. In the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series, a series of possible attacks on British pilots leads Jacqueline Winspear's beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs into a mystery involving First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. October 1942. ![]() ![]() ![]() "The story I tell comes out of the tension within the dual nature of Jesus Christ, but what I do with it is my responsibility alone. "Paul was a literary and imaginative genius of the first order who has probably had more influence on the history of the world than any other human being, Jesus certainly included. In Faber's version, Jesus's last words on the cross are "please, somebody, please finish me", and one of his last actions is to urinate on the head of the gospel's author. ![]() His new book, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, will be published next Easter as part of Scottish independent press Canongate's Myths series, which has also seen Margaret Atwood tackle The Odyssey from the perspective of Odysseus's wife Penelope, Jeanette Winterson retell the myth of Atlas and Heracles and Michel Faber take on Prometheus with a modern retelling which sees an academic discover a fifth gospel. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Isaacson does a commendable job assembling as complete a narrative of Leonardo’s life as may be possible given that five centuries have passed since his death. These provide the prospective biographer (or enthusiastic scholar) with with enough food for thought to last a lifetime. In addition to his paintings, more than 7,000 pages of his notebooks survive – filled with a remarkable assortment of drawings, sketches, notes, doodles and calculations. Leonardo may be best known for painting the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper but his interests were wide-ranging: from anatomy and architecture to fluid mechanics, geometry and music. “Leonardo da Vinci” is Walter Isaacson’s best-selling 2017 biography of the 15th century’s preeminent polymath and quintessential “Renaissance Man.” Isaacson is an author, journalist and professor at Tulane University who has also written biographies of Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein and Henry Kissinger. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Readers will savor this suspenseful tale of the occult as they are drawn into a world unlike any other. "Just when I thought Sarah Penner could not surpass her epic debut, The Lost Apothecary, she returns with an utter stunner. Vengeance is never sweeter than in Sarah Penner's hands." -Laurie Lico Albanese, award-winning author of Hester "An explosive, immersive, time-bomb of a novel. ![]() But as the women team up with the powerful men of London's exclusive Séance Society to solve the mystery, they begin to suspect that they are not merely out to solve a crime, but perhaps entangled in one themselves. When Vaudeline is beckoned to England to solve a high-profile murder, Lenna accompanies her as an understudy. Lenna Wickes has come to Paris to find answers about her sister's death, but to do so, she must embrace the unknown and overcome her own logic-driven bias against the occult. Known worldwide for her talent in conjuring the spirits of murder victims to ascertain the identities of the people who killed them, she is highly sought after by widows and investigators alike. At an abandoned ch'teau on the outskirts of Paris, a dark séance is about to take place, led by acclaimed spiritualist Vaudeline D'Allaire. "An atmospheric and evocative whodunnit steeped in suspense, mystery, and illusion." -Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestseller of The Maid From the author of the sensational bestseller The Lost Apothecary comes a spellbinding tale about two daring women who hunt for truth and justice in the perilous art of conjuring the dead. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Then we have Leo Grady, the man who was her escape from all of it until he abruptly left with seemingly no attempts to contact her after his love-drunk summer with her on her farm. On the one hand, we have Lily Wilder who’s tough as nails and deals with a lot of resentment for her father whose treasure hunting antics have not only defined her life but have thrown one too many wrenches into her aspirations for the future. The switching POVs in this book worked wonders. Christina Lauren said that this book was written to escape from the real world during this pandemic and woo boy, did they deliver. Something Wilder is escapism at its finest and we love to see it. When their fake treasure hunt unexpectedly turns into a real one, Lily and Leo will have to work together to survive the dangers of the wild-and humanity’s greed. ![]() Ready to leave the sham and her father’s legacy behind for good, Lily’s final tour finds her reuniting with none other than Leo Grady, the man who broke her heart years ago and left her in the dust. ![]() Together, they lead groups of fake treasure hunting tours and “rough it” in the wild, which turns out to be a big hit with corporate tourists. Decidedly down on her luck, Lily runs a treasure hunting retreat for tourists in the wilds of Utah with her best friend Nicole. Something Wilder follows Lily Wilder, daughter of the famous treasure hunter Duke Wilder, who left her in financial ruins. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With Asa by her side, she'll face not only the supernatural forces arrayed against her but the all-too-human temptation that she fears she can't resist. Now, from magic-laced Vegas casinos to the netherworld clubs of Bangkok, Mattie is on a rescue mission. Asa agrees to help find Ben on one condition: Mattie must use her uncommon talent to assist his smuggling operations. Asa has the power to sense magic, and he realizes Mattie is a reliquary, someone with the rare ability to carry magic within her own body, undetected. Determined to find out who took Ben and why, Mattie immerses herself in a shadowy underworld and comes face-to-face with the darkly alluring Asa Ward, a rogue magic dealer, infamous hustler.and her missing fianc 's estranged brother. Sarah Fine Mosaic (Reliquary Series) MP3 CD Unabridged, Novemby Sarah Fine (Author), Carly Robins (Reader) 295 ratings Book 3 of 3: Reliquary See all formats and editions Kindle 0.00 Read with Kindle Unlimited to also enjoy access to over 3 million more titles 4.99 to buy Audiobook 0. ![]() It's wildly addictive, capable of producing everything from hellish anguish to sensual ecstasy almost beyond human endurance. But when her fianc, Ben, is violently abducted the next morning, her desperate quest to find him rips her away from small-town life and reveals a shattering truth: magic is real-and Ben is hooked. Mattie Carver's engagement party should have marked the start of her own personal fairy tale. ![]() ![]() Someone was complaining to him about this director's films that had "gratuitous" violence and sex, and this guy believed that it was contributing to the decay of American mores by sensationalizing such, and inspiring real people to emulate the characters in the films.īartlett said the real problem with the films wasn't that they had gratuitous violence and sex, but because the films themselves were rotten-he pointed out that there can be good-quality films that nevertheless have violence and/or sex to that degree, but this director's films stunk. Josiah Bartlett on The West Wing said something similar to that, which I liked (I usually like what he says and don't know why I haven't gotten into that series religiously). ![]() But, I don't really think any subject should be taboo in literature - these things happen, in real life, and while I don't agree with people sensationalising it I also don't agree with people ignoring it - both things are equally harmful. I didn't like reading that scene, I knew it was coming, but it was still difficult to read. ![]() |