![]() ![]() By sheer chance they land in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, a small town where the Trans struggle to assimilate into their new life. ![]() In 1975, during the fall of Saigon, Phuc Tran immigrates to America along with his family. For anyone who has ever felt like they don't belong, Sigh, Gone shares an irreverent, funny, and moving tale of displacement and assimilation woven together with poignant themes from beloved works of classic literature. ![]()
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![]() After Meg and her husband, Lewis, adopt one of the girls, Meg's love for her new daughter grows daily, but the tension, fear, and uncertainty of motherhood drive Meg to the brink of despair. Her only friend was a slightly older blind girl, Wen Ming. ![]() Unwanted because of a deformity and the lack of family registry, Little Zhen An was destined to spend her childhood in the orphanage. Two young girls lived in an orphanage in China. In Meg's opinion, no one could be a worse mother than the woman who gave birth to her-that is, until Meg has a child of her own to care for. ![]() Try as she might, Meg never measured up, and the emotional bruises still hurt as an adult. Can an adopted Chinese child bring her what she lacks? All her life, Meg Lindsay's mother told her what a disappointment she was. Meg Lindsay has everything a woman could want except happiness. Unwanted because of a deformity and the lack of. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He now teaches at a Christian school while working part-time for the church. Eventually, his growing desire to be a pastor led him to Louisville, and he has recently graduated from Southern Seminary with an MDiv in Christian Ministry. Greg continued these as he moved away from college to a new city and started working as a software developer, joining a Baptist church where he remained a member for nearly a decade. During this time, Greg's love for God and his word grew and he had some opportunities to teach, through preaching, leading Bible studies, and discipling others. He became a Christian aged 15, but it wasn't until he was at college that he experienced significant growth in his Christian life. He was born in London, and grew up attending church and being taught the gospel there and at home. Greg moved to Louisville in 2019 from the United Kingdom. ![]() ![]() ![]() Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (March 29, 2016)Īnton never thought anyone would ever want to date him. I did find some of the secondary characters (Jude in particular) a bit too good to be true, and everything major did seem to work out very neatly in Anton's favour. It was good to read it from the perspective of a teenage trans man which gave great insight. I will look for more from this author.Ĥ) I enjoyed is book and found it very thought provoking. But this book reads like the best of the YA genre and has become a definite favorite of mine. I marked down a touch on setting because I felt like the author could have done better there. Anton’s secret and his constant fear of discovery drew me in and made my heart ache with the knowledge that, as so often happens in fiction, the worst would inevitably come to pass. Very enjoyable read!ģ) I loved this book from the first page. In fact, the entire cast of characters were vividly drawn and just leapt off the page. ![]() The story was real, believable, heartwrenching at times, and I absolutely fell in love with Jude. Snappy, humorous dialogue, and best of all, teenagers who sounded like teenagers. Elisa_rolle 1) This was a delightful story from beginning to end. ![]() ![]() ![]() But as the summer days get shorter, it all threatens to fall apart.Ī novel that explores the sustaining love of friendship, the kindness of strangers, and the indelible bond of family, Iphigenia Murphy captures the gritty side of 1992 Queens, the most diverse borough in New York City. Iffy is desperate to find her long-lost mother, and, so far, in spite of the need to forage for food and shelter and fend off an unending number of creeps, living in Queens’ Forest Park has felt safer than living at home. In fact, it’s only a matter of time before they’ll catch up with her. ![]() ![]() Running away from home hasn’t solved Iphigenia Murphy’s problems. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They would be wise to seek out both, for if the Black Sun gains ascendancy, mankind’s hopes and dreams will fall to dust.Ĭontinue the epic fantasy series with Valour. Prophesy indicates darkness and light will demand two champions, the Black Sun and the Bright Star. High King Aquilus summons his fellow kings to council, seeking an alliance in this time of need. Then there will be a war to end all wars. ![]() Sorrow will darken the world, as angels and demons make it their battlefield. Those who can still read the signs see a threat far greater than the ancient wars. But now giants stir anew, the very stones weep blood and there are sightings of giant wyrms. Although the giant-clans were broken in ages past, their ruined fortresses still scar the land. The Banished Lands has a violent past where armies of men and giants clashed in battle, the earth running dark with their heartsblood. Only when he loses those he loves will he learn the true price of courage. He yearns to wield his sword and spear to protect his king’s realm. Young Corban watches enviously as boys become warriors, learning the art of war. Called a 'Hell of a debut' by bestselling author Conn Iggulden, the epic fantasy, Malice by John Gwynne, is the first in The Faithful and the Fallen series. ![]() ![]() The plot of the novel is based on a real historical event – the struggle of Venta (one of the cells of the organization for the liberation of Italy from foreign domination) of carbonaria and its death. The combination of two literary trends allowed Stendhal to show the inner tragedy of two young people, embraced by multidirectional passions: love for a person (Princess Vanina Vanini) and love for the Motherland (poor carbonarian Pietro Missirilli). In it, the writer proved himself both as an incredible romantic, and as an already emerging realist. ![]() The short story “Vanina Vanini” has become a literary bridge between reality and fiction, history and fantasy. ![]() A seven-year stay in Italy, the presence of two friends, carbonarians and the persecution of supporters of the national liberation movement that began in the 20s of the XIX century could not but be reflected in the work of Stendhal. ![]() ![]() Unsurprisingly, her long game is to ensnare the ever susceptible Sir James. Readers will not need second sight to distrust Livia, but it’s fun to watch her swindle-involving ancient statuary-take shape. Alinor is suspicious-her clairvoyance would have warned her of Rob’s death. “La Nobildonna” (title courtesy of her first late husband) seeks shelter with her infant son, Matteo. Into this modest but content household slinks Livia, a sultry Venetian, self-professed widow of Alinor’s son Rob, a physician in Venice who accidentally drowned. ![]() White-haired Alinor, “not yet fifty,” whose health never recovered from her near drowning, has been shunted into an advisory role. ![]() He's also hoping to claim the child she was carrying at the time of her exile as his heir, but Alinor rejects him, telling him cryptically that he has no child. Now, in 1670, Sir James, Alinor’s former lover, who failed to defend her against the witch-hunters, has come into his noble estate and arrives, far too belatedly, to offer to marry Alinor. ![]() Twenty-one years after their escape to London, Alinor and her older daughter, Alys, run a small import-export warehouse while 21-year-old twins Sarah and Johnnie are learning a trade. ![]() When we last saw Alinor Reekie, she had been cast out of her Sussex tidelands home after being “swum” as a witch. In the second of Gregory’s Fairmile series-after Tidelands (2019)-Venetian intrigue meets English gullibility. ![]() ![]() ![]() If their pack finds the two lovers, they’ll be separated forever.īut the pack never reckoned with the determination of a beta in love, or the stubbornness of an omega determined to keep his mate and his baby. Omegas never mate with betas, let alone have pups with them. Because Mercy Hills doesn’t know they’re coming, and the trouble they’re bringing to the enclave’s doorstep may be more than those already beset shifters are willing to bear.įinding out Ori is pregnant makes their mission that much more urgent. ![]() ![]() Hunted by their own people and forced into a dangerous masquerade among the humans, their original plan–so simple and direct-turns into a twisted path toward a promise of freedom that might not even exist. ![]() And on a moonless night, Ori and Patton escape over the enclave walls, breaking both shifter and human law in their determination to reach the sanctuary of Mercy Hills. Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. They try to make the best of it, until a wealthy suitor comes calling for Ori, and they realize neither of them can face a future without the other. By: Ann-Katrin Byrde Narrated by: John Solo Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins 4.4 (185 ratings) Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases. But growing up changes everything-Ori must settle on an alpha to mate, while Patton takes on the beta’s work of maintaining the walled enclave their pack lives within. Ori and Patton have been best friends since they were pups. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I say *majority*, because while Summer played a big role, Lewis was basically a 12-year-old girl and Clover (*cackle cackle cackle*) was less of a, and I quote, "psychotic freak", and more of a mommy's boy in need of a hug.īut first, I would like to discuss everyone's favorite blue eyed blond haired brainless British broad - Summer. Unfortunately, I was instead thrown into a Lifetime Movie written by an orangutan in dire need of a thesaurus who also works part-time as a florist.įor starters, I blame Summer's immature personality and idiotic thought process to be of blame for the *majority* of my distaste towards this book. ![]() I was very excited to start this book, hoping for some mutilation (as one does), and expecting to be thrown into the most twisted and creepy episode of Criminal Minds. you better believe I'll be all up on that chiznit. So when I find a book written from the POV of a kidnapped victim. ![]() When I'm not watching Ina Garten, you will find me cuddled under the blankets watching a Criminal Minds marathon or Law and Order: SVU. Let me begin by saying that I am quite possibly the biggest crime show freak to ever exist in this world. and turn you into my flower mwahaha! But don't you dare pollenate, because pollenating is for sluts. throw you into a very non-cliche white van. ![]() |