![]() ![]() But is Daniel really boyfriend material or is he maybe just a little too good to be true? What are the chances? When it comes to love, there's no such thing as a coincidence. ![]() Which is the exact moment she meets the deliciously sexy, honey-eyed Daniel Collins at work. įor once Samiah is putting herself first, and that includes finally developing the app she's always dreamed of creating. No men, no dating, and no worrying about their relationship status. Now the three new besties are making a pact to spend the next six months investing in themselves. Suddenly Samiah-along with his two other "girlfriends," London and Taylor-have gone viral online. But a live tweet of a horrific date just revealed the painful truth: she's been catfished by a three-timing jerk of a boyfriend. Samiah Brooks never thought she would be "that" girl. USA Today bestselling author Farrah Rochon launches a new series about three young women who become friends when the live Tweeting of a disastrous date leads them to discover they've all been duped by the same man. ![]() Source: ARC, NetGalley, Book of the Month ![]()
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![]() ![]() Hes investigating the murder of ovoid D-class nursery celebrity Humpty Dumpty, found shattered to death beneath a wall in a shabby area of town. Meet Inspector Jack Spratt, family man and head of the Nursery Crime Division. And on top of everything else, the JellyMan is coming to town. Nursery Crime The Big Over Easy: Nursery Crime Adventures 1 - Jasper Fforde (Paperback) 19-06-2006 Author Jasper Fforde Date of Publication 19-06-2006 Format. In The Big Over Easy, Fforde takes a break from classic literature and tumbles into the seedy underbelly of nursery crime. Humpty Dumpty, well-known nursery favourite, large egg, ex-convict and former millionaire philanthropist is found shattered beneath a wall in a shabby area of town.įollowing the pathologist's careful reconstruction of Humpty's shell, Detective Inspector Jack Spratt and his Sergeant Mary Mary are soon grappling with a sinister plot involving cross-border money laundering, the illegal bearnaise sauce market, corporate politics and the cut and thrust world of international chiropody.Īs Jack and Mary stumble around the streets of Reading in Jack's lime green Austin Allegro, the clues pile up, but Jack has his own problems to deal with. ![]() ![]() ![]() It's Easter in Reading - a bad time for eggs - and no one can remember the last sunny day. The Big Over Easy By: Jasper Fforde Narrated by: Simon Prebble Series A Nursery Crime Novel, Book 1 Critic Reviews. 'It looks like he died from injuries sustained during a fall.' Best-selling author Jasper Fforde begins an effervescent new series. ![]() ![]() ![]() Made me wish I was there!” - Debra Ann Pawlak, author of Bringing Up Oscar: The Story of the Men and Women Who Founded the Academy The three main characters, Marcus, Kathryn and Gwendolyn mix it up with such legendary names as Ramon Novarro, Tallulah Bankhead and George Cukor–not to mention the exotic Nazimova herself. “What a fun glimpse into old Hollywood and the fabulous Garden of Allah Hotel with its fascinating tenants. Count me in.” - Sam Irvin, author of Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise It’s one helluva kick-off for a promised series of page-turners. ![]() It grabs you by the throat and plops you smack down in the middle of Tinseltown during Prohibition, scraping elbows along the way with a constellation of stars, from Tallulah Bankhead to Greta Garbo. ![]() Like Nathanael West’s The Day of the Locust, Martin Turnbull’s Garden on Sunset is steeped in Hollywood decadence–yet not so jaundiced and infinitely more fun. Reviews for The Garden on Sunset, by Martin Turnbull: ![]() ![]() Alone, that is, until a figure named John Shooter arrives, pointing an accusing finger. Two Past Midnight: “Secret Window, Secret Garden” enters the suddenly strange life of writer Mort Rainey, recently divorced, depressed, and alone on the shore of Tashmore Lake. ![]() Only eleven passengers survive, but landing in an eerily empty world makes them wish they hadn’t. One Past Midnight: “The Langoliers” takes a red-eye flight from LA to Boston into a most unfriendly sky. “Stephen King is a master storyteller, and you will never forget these stories,” raves the Seattle Times about Four Past Midnight. This collection, nominated for a Locus Award, is guaranteed to keep readers awake long after bedtime, and features an introduction and prefatory notes to each novella by the author. With the success of the Hulu series 11/22/63 starring James Franco and the highly anticipated The Dark Tower movie release, Stephen King's brand is stronger than ever. ![]() ![]() The Bram Stoker Prize-winner for Best Fiction Collection-four chilling novellas from Stephen King that will “grab you and not let go” ( The Washington Post). Includes the story “The Sun Dog”-set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine ![]() ![]() ![]() Tyson leaned closer and closer, their breath mingled, Avery reached up to cup Tyson’s cheek, and…. ![]() The music in the background faded to a distant thump, and… fuck. His pulse raced, and he felt Tyson’s warm breath against his cheek. Avery was going to be kissed, and he knew already that it was going to be incredible. The best way to keep Avery safe is to push him away…. But his past is a long one, and it’s full of enemies and danger. Tyson’s been lonely for a long time, and he’s falling in love with Avery. But there’s a darkness in Tyson too, and Avery discovers Tyson is part of a world he thought existed only in books and stories-the paranormal tales he studies at the university. In a sea of impossibly beautiful people, Tyson stands out, and he sweeps Avery off his feet with his old-world charm and romanticism. ![]() Until one night when he walks into a bar and his life changes. Superstitions, legends, and lore-Avery has an academic explanation for all of them… Professor Avery Cook has spent his career researching the mysterious side of New Orleans. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The story is told from Charlie’s point of view, which makes her relatable despite the fact that she is a genius. In this adventure that spans the globe, Charlie must crack a complex code created by Einstein himself, survive in a world where no one can be trusted, and fight to keep the last equation safe once and for all.Ĭharlie Thorne and the Last Equation starts with an epic chase scene and continues the fast-paced adventure until the very end. In desperation, a team of CIA agents drags Charlie into the hunt, needing her brilliance to find it first-even though this means placing her life in grave danger. Fearing what would happen if the equation fell into the wrong hands, he hid it away.īut now, a diabolical group known as the Furies are closing in on its location. ![]() Decades ago, Albert Einstein devised an equation that could benefit all life on earth-or destroy it. ![]() ![]() ![]() But "each page of paper that he blackened," in the words of his son, "was lasting evidence of a burning soul. The Flame is a stunning collection of Leonard Cohens last poems and writings, selected and ordered by Cohen in the final months of his life. The Flame Leonard Cohen About This Book THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR POETRYThe Flame is the final work from Leonard Cohen, the revered poet and musician whose fans span generations and whose work is celebrated throughout the world. "It was what he was staying alive to do, his sole breathing purpose at the end." "This volume contains my father's final efforts as a poet," writes Cohen's son, Adam Cohen, in his foreword. The Flame English (Canada) McClelland & Stewart Publication Date October 2, 2018. ![]() Here is a list of the editions planned and their publication dates: The Flame English (US) Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication Date October 2, 2018. Featuring poems, excerpts from his private notebooks, lyrics, and hand-drawn self-portraits, The Flame offers an unprecedentedly intimate look inside the life and mind of a singular artist.Ī reckoning with a life lived deeply and passionately, with wit and panache, The Flame is a valedictory work. Leonard Cohen’s The Flame will be translated into numerous languages. ![]() The Flame is the final work from Leonard Cohen, the revered poet and musician whose fans span generations and whose work is celebrated throughout the world. "There are very, very few people who occupy the ground that Leonard Cohen walks on." -BONO One of Daily Mail and Financial Times's Best Books of 2018. Named a Fall Read by Vogue, Esquire, The Washington Post, TIME, Vanity Fair and O, the Oprah Magazine. ![]() ![]() ![]() The emotions and complexity of the characters really shines through. The characters and story come across as very authentic and Amy Lane, as always, has written a story that it's easy to get lost in while you're reading. This is the second book in a series, but I have not read the first one and had no problems following what was going on. But when one of his fellow models is kicked out of his home, Dex offers him a place to stay and soon discovers that they might just have more to offer each other than he thought at first glance. He presents an image of normalcy to his coworkers, hiding the turmoil in his life that he's never been able to resolve. He found his way to California and reinvented himself as Dex, a top model for Johnnies, a porn company. David had a bright plan for his life, but that was all blown up after a tragic accident that took away the things that held the most meaning for him in his life. ![]() ![]() ![]() In spite of poverty, the family struggled to maintain a solid middle-class façade. The Roman Catholic Church dominated life of Mary Jane Murray, an accomplished pianist and his mother. John Stanislaus Joyce, an impoverished gentleman and father of James Joyce, nine younger surviving siblings, and two other siblings who died of typhoid, failed in a distillery business and tried all kinds of other professions, including politics and tax collecting. Technical innovations of Joyce in the art of the novel include an extensive use of interior monologue he used a complex network of symbolic parallels, drawn from the mythology, history, and literature, and he created a unique language of invented words, puns, and allusions. People note this novelist for his experimental use of language in these works. A profound influence of literary innovations of Irish writer James Augustine Aloysius Joyce on modern fiction includes his works, Ulysses (1922) and Finnegans Wake (1939). ![]() ![]() ![]() A vivid exploration of the moral wasteland of Europe in the Twenties, and of the sterility and despair of postwar life. Hemingway's great post-World War I novel, first major work and the classic novel of the "lost generation". ![]() Bind good cloth ropes at top, bottom of spine. Thick paper wraps, red and black cover and spine titles, moderate edge wear, some spine chip. 1944 Spanish edition of The Sun Also Rises. The settings are romantic - the bull ring, the Paris streets, the bars, cafés and hotels - but Hemingway invests them all with a disillusion that undercuts the glamour of expatriate life. ![]() The expatriate crowd that Hemingway portrays so vividly passes their lives in an aimless alcoholic haze, against which the local fiestas and the running of the bulls seem, by contrast, full of vitality-a quality that is alien to them. Hopelessly in love with the seductive and flamboyant Lady Brett Ashley, Jake leaves Paris to accompany Brett, her drunken fiancé, and an American boxer to Pamplona, watching as she falls for a young bullfighter. The hero, Jake Barnes, has suffered a war injury leaving him impotent. ![]() Vintage name inside cover: "Milton Starr". Pages generally very good attractively toned. Stated at copyright: Bantam Edition Published September, 1949. ![]() |