![]() Reckless, impulsive, and villainous, Julia tries to undermine Hadassah at every turn. Confused and alone, she has only her faith to cling to as she tries to subtly bring God into the lives of her captors. Hadassah struggles to walk in the footsteps of Jesus and to treat her masters in a manner in keeping with His teachings, but she is forced to keep her religious identity a secret in order to survive. Brought to Rome, she is pressed into service as a personal slave to hedonistic Julia Valerian. ![]() After surviving the massacre of her family and the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, Hadassah is captured and sold to a well-to-do merchant’s family. Following the prides and passions of a group of Jews, Romans and Barbarians living at the time of the siege, the narrative is centered on an ill-fated romance between a steadfast slave girl, Hadassah, and Marcus, the brother of her owner and a handsome aristocrat. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Tyler is an American Vermeer whose canvases keep opening whole worlds within compact frames. Few writers flesh out the malaise of middle age with such delicate, assured strokes. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright. With his love life on the skids, Micah realizes his self-sufficiency has come at a cost: He’s actually lonely. ![]() Tyler is a keen-eyed but tenderhearted social observer whose heroes and heroines are frequently allergic to change, even when it’s for the best. So too with Micah, who’s survived up to now by not examining his life too closely. In all her work, Tyler places protagonists in situations that force them out of their well-worn comfort zones. But his routine ruptures when Cass is evicted from her sublet and Brink, a young college student he’s never met, shows up on his doorstep, claiming to be his son. Micah paces through his daily regime efficiently, content to stay year after year in his sparsely furnished basement apartment, interrupted periodically by phone calls from his Tech Hermit clients or to share takeout with his “woman friend,” Cass. ![]() Her entrancing 23rd novel, Redhead by the Side of the Road, features an everyman protagonist, 43-year-old Micah Mortimer, a never-married computer consultant and building super in Baltimore whose future should have added up to more. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Book Synopsis The international bestselling author of Where the Light Enters presents a remarkable epic about two female doctors in nineteenth-century New York. For Sophie, an obstetrician and the orphaned daughter of free people of color, helping a desperate young mother forces her to grapple with the oath she took as a doctor-and thrusts her and Anna into the orbit of Anthony Comstock, a dangerous man who considers himself the enemy of everything indecent and of anyone who dares to defy him.-Provided by publisher. Faced with their helplessness, Anna must make an unexpected choice between holding on to the pain of her past and letting love into her life. Annas work has placed her in the path of four children who have lost everything, just as she herself once had. With the gravity-defying Brooklyn Bridge nearly complete and New York in the grips of anti-vice crusader Anthony Comstock, Anna Savard and her cousin Sophie both graduates of the Woman s Medical School treat the citys most vulnerable, even if doing so may put everything theyve strived forin jeopardy. About the Book The year is 1883, and in New York City, its a time of dizzying splendor, crushing poverty, and tremendous change. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yet out of the chaos, an unlikely heroine emerges. *Times Best Historical Novels of July 2022 Pick*įrance is mired in a losing war against England. Chen Joan as a beguiling, fully human mix of wariness and confidence, and fiercely protective of those she loves' Guardian If you liked Ariadne, then this has to be your next read' Red Magazine a hypnotic heroine for our time' Telegraph 'Chen earns the comparison thanks to her vivid, visceral and boldly immediate storytelling. A stunning feminist reimagining of the life of Joan of Arc - perfect for fans of Cecily, Ariadne and Matrix Richly imagined, poignant and inspiring' Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne 'It is as if the author has crept inside a statue and breathed a soul into it, re-creating Joan of Arc as a woman for our time' Hilary Mantel, twice Booker Prize-winning author of The Mirror & the Light ![]() ![]() She is so unique and I relate to her a lot. ![]() Merit Voss is in my top three of my favorite Colleen Hoover characters. It’s unlike anything Colleen Hoover has ever written and I’m proud as her reader to continue to watch her grow and touch on real and serious topics, such as mental illness. Let me just say that I did really love this story. This story has impacted my life so greatly and I really hope everyone reads this novel to experience this lovely tale of Merit Voss. ![]() I know it was a very short review, but I really think readers should go in blind and enjoy the story wholeheartedly. I can’t tell you anymore about this book. This story follows our main protagonist, Merit Voss. I recommend going into this story blind Colleen has this amazing talent to deliver a punch in the stomach wrapped in a pretty bow, making her readers cry and enjoy it. Without Merit by Colleen Hoover is my most anticipated read of 2017 and it didn’t disappoint! This book was written so beautifully and I’m just trash for anything Colleen writes. ![]() Also, who could miss all the Pepsi references in a Colleen book?Ĥ.90 out of 5 stars. Colleen Hoover does it again with her beautiful and tragic no-bullshit writing and the underlining humor readers can’t get enough. Beautifully tragic, witty, and something to remember. ![]() ![]() ![]() Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science. What secrets can he teach us? The author of the acclaimed bestsellers Steve Jobs, Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography. He shows how Leonardo's genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, careful observation, and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy"-īook Synopsis The #1 New York Times bestseller "A powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life.a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it." - The New Yorker "Vigorous, insightful." - The Washington Post "A masterpiece." - San Francisco Chronicle "Luminous." - The Daily Beast He was history's most creative genius. ![]() About the Book "Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science. ![]() ![]() ![]() It can be messy, painful and even hopeless at times. Many women go through similar situations that Rowena had gone through. This book also has all of the feels! Through this beautiful story, we see heartbreak, redemption, healing, and a growing faith. Brice disturbed when Rowena’s father tries to force him to marry her, but when he realizes the situation she’s really in, he finds himself making a choice he didn’t expect. While he has never shied away from the manor-born ladies, the last thing he needs is the distraction of Lady Rowena. ![]() But after a shocking attack, she’s willing to spend the rest of her life as an outcast if it means escaping Loch Morar.īrice Myersteron, the Duke of Nottingham, finds himself in grave danger when it comes to a set of rare rubies that he had come into possession of. She never felt enough for her father, the man that she thought she’d marry, or even for God. She is the heiress to a Highland earl, but she has never felt like she was enough. Lady Rowena Kinnaird is inspiring because she grows so much throughout the book. We begin in Scotland and discover a girl who is timid and frightened. I definitely want to find myself a matching necklace now! I mean, isn’t it just beautiful? If I wasn’t captured by the cover, I was definitely drawn in from the very first chapter. ![]() The Reluctant Duchess is inspiring, engaging, and fun. White has succeeded in delivering a thrilling novel. ![]() ![]() With House of Flame and Shadow, the Crescent City series reaches new heights as Bryce and Hunt’s world is brought to the brink of collapse – with its fate resting on their shoulders.” House of Flame and Shadow synopsis “Hunt is trapped in a dungeon, stripped of freedom and without a clue as to Bryce’s fate. This had many fans excited at a Maas connected universe finally coming to fruition.īloomsbury released a brief synopsis to accompany this announcement. The very realm that characters from Maas’ other series A Court of Thorns and Roses is set in. At the end of House of Sky and Breath, Bryce found herself in a new realm. Mild House of Sky and Breath spoilers are aheadĬrescent City: House of Flame and Shadow will continue the story of Bryce Quinlan, the half-human and half-fae series protagonist. ![]() ![]() The full cover artwork will be released at a later time. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This fracture causes one to devalue the self, to displace the self and to locate the best of the self in an 'other': the beloved. ![]() The story begins with the fracturing of human psyches, souls, and bodies in slavery. Urn:oclc:813623949 Republisher_date 20160716145710 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 859 Scandate 20160704040345 Scanner . In Jazz, Toni Morrison retells the story of Beloved, which Morrison regards as the essential story of the black experience in America. The novel begins in the midst of the love triangle between Violet. Urn:lcp:jazz00morr_0:epub:9e821a55-f877-4eac-9b1e-795779b29742 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier jazz00morr_0 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t2n62m21w Invoice 1213 Isbn 9788440631640Ĩ440631642 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary OL22926212M Openlibrary_edition A short summary of Toni Morrisons Jazz This free synopsis covers all the crucial. Set during the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s, the story follows the lives of Violet and Joe Trace, a married couple living in. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 21:05:40.614159 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA1147913 City Barcelona Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition 1a ed. Jazz is a novel written by Toni Morrison, published in 1992. ![]() ![]() ![]() Limited number of printings are cloth-bound. It was adapted from a novel of the same name.Ĭollections of each series in a hardcover format. The Strain: The Night Eternal was written David Lapham, with artist Mike Huddleston. It was adapted from the novel of the same name. The Strain: The Fall was written by David Lapham, with artist Mike Huddleston. The first issue received positive reviews. The Strain is a limited comic book series written David Lapham, with artist Mike Huddleston. Ī television adaptation premiered on FX in 2014, concluding in 2017 after 46 episodes.Ĭo-written by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. ![]() A friend then suggested turning the story into a series of books with writer Chuck Hogan. The Strain is an American vampire horror media franchise created by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan.ĭel Toro first envisioned the story line as a television series, but was unable to find a broadcaster who was interested. Mister Quinlan – Vampire Hunter (2016–2017). ![]() |