![]() ![]() ![]() ‘Gregory has popularised Tudor history perhaps more than any other living fiction writer…all of her books feature strong, complex women, doing their best to improve their lives in worlds dominated by men’ Sunday Times ‘Meticulously researched and deeply entertaining, this story of betrayal and divided loyalties is Gregory on top form’ Good Housekeeping Jacquetta fights for her king, her queen and her daughter Elizabeth Woodville, for whom she senses an extraordinary future.Ī sweeping, powerful novel rich in passion and legend, The Lady of the Rivers tells the story of the real-life mother to the White Queen. The king slides into a mysterious sleep Margaret, his queen, turns to untrustworthy favourites for help and Richard, Duke of York, threatens to overturn the whole kingdom for his rival dynasty, the House of York. But she can sense a growing threat from the people of England, and the danger of royal rivals. The Woodvilles return to the Lancaster court, where Jacquetta becomes close friends with young King Henry VI’s new queen. Her only friend in the great household is Richard Woodville, the Duke’s squire, and it is not long before the two become lovers and marry in secret. Jacquetta of Luxembourg is left a wealthy young widow when her husband, the Duke of Bedford, dies. ![]() ‘This is a man’s world, Jacquetta, and some women cannot march to the beat of a man’s drum. THE COMPELLING NOVEL FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER PHILIPPA GREGORY ![]()
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![]() ![]() You have all the clues, but can you solve the mystery before they do? Born in 1948 in Hiroshima prefecture, Soji Shimada has been dubbed the 'God of Mystery' by international audiences. A mystery-obsessed illustrator and a talented astrologer set off around the country - and you follow, carrying the enigma of the Zodiac murderer through madness, missed leads and magic tricks. By 1979, these Tokyo Zodiac Murders have been obsessing a nation for decades, but not one of them has been solved. Shortly afterwards, the plan is carried out: the women are found dismembered and buried across rural Japan. His diaries reveal alchemy, astrology and a complicated plan to kill all seven women. An old eccentric artist living with seven women has been found dead- in a room locked from the inside. ![]() ![]() Book excerpt: A bestselling and internationally-acclaimed masterpiece of the locked-room mystery genreJapan, 1936. This book was released on with total page 296 pages. Book Synopsis The Tokyo Zodiac Murders by : Soji Shimadaĭownload or read book The Tokyo Zodiac Murders written by Soji Shimada and published by Pushkin Press. ![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. ![]() More vocabulary lessons available online at Vocab Express, an interactive learning application. Have the latest information at their fingertips with updated lists of current web addresses Increase students' repertoire with lists of synonyms Ensure students know the latest phrases and idioms with new entries for the latest development in communications and technology Easy for students to reference and search ahead of exams with topics matched to latest exam specifications Sievers nació en la época del Imperio Alemán en la pequeña ciudad de Dorum en el Mar del Norte, pero pasó su juventud en las ciudades de Goslar y Peine. Covers key vocabulary in thematic sections and with distinctions between levels of difficulty from AS to A2 This new edition of the bestselling A Level Spanish vocabulary reference book provides idiomatic phrases drawn from real sources such as newspapers, magazines and websites to ensure the most accurate and authentic language. ![]() Help your students achieve their best on the exams with authentic and sophisticated phrases. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As their pack begins to buckle under the pressure, their moral high ground gets muddier and muddier-and Becca realizes that she might have feelings for one of her new best friends. Eager to be accepted, Becca allows her friends to turn her into a werewolf, and finally, for the first time in her life, she feels like she truly belongs.īut then things get complicated. Their prey? Slimy boys who take advantage of unsuspecting girls. But at a party under a full moon, Becca learns that they also have a big secret.īecca's new friends are werewolves. At first glance, Marley, Arianna, and Mandy are perfect. To her surprise, she's immediately adopted by the most popular girls in school. When Becca transfers to a high school in an elite San Francisco suburb, she's worried she's not going to fit in. ![]() When the new girl is invited to join her high school's most popular clique, she can't believe her luck-and she can't believe their secret, either. Pretty Little Liars meets Teen Wolf in this sharply funny, and patriarchy-smashing graphic novel from author Maggie Tokuda-Hall and artist Lisa Sterle. "Squad is a story fitted with the sharpest teeth that chomps down on the patriarchy, and I adored it with my entire vicious heart."-Chloe Gong, author of New York Times–bestselling These Violent Delights "Squad is a fast-paced and feminist horror story for every girl who's ever felt like prey, and asks how far a girl should go to hunt the hunters."-Laura Ruby, author of National Book Award Finalist Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All ![]() ![]() ![]() You can’t help but adore and root for both Morgan and Eric as they discover who they are. Neither boy has had an easy life for various reasons, and Birthday shows both Morgan and Eric coming into who they will become, with Morgan coming to terms in finding her true self. Birthday is told from both Morgan and Eric’s point of view every year on their birthday from ages 13-18. ![]() Morgan and Eric are born on the same day in the same hospital during a freak September snowstorm, thus beginning their bond for life. Over the years, they will drift apart, come together, fight, make up, and break up-and ultimately, realize how inextricably they are a part of each other. We meet them once a year on their shared birthday as they grow and change: as Eric figures out who he is and how he fits into the world, and as Morgan makes the difficult choice to live as her true self. Two kids, Morgan and Eric, are bonded for life after being born on the same day at the same time. Boyhood meets The Sun Is Also a Star in this unconventional love story about two teens bonded for life when they are born on the same day at the same time by award-winning author Meredith Russo! ![]() ![]() ![]() Redwood Bend (Virgin River Novel #16) (Mass Market Paperbound): Hidden Summit (Virgin River Novel #15) (Mass Market Paperbound): Harvest Moon (Virgin River Novel #13) (Mass Market Paperbound):īring Me Home for Christmas (Virgin River Novel #14) (Mass Market Paperbound): Wild Man Creek (Virgin River Novel #12) (Mass Market Paperbound): Promise Canyon (Virgin River Novel #11) (Mass Market Paperbound): Moonlight Road (Virgin River Novel #10) (Mass Market Paperbound): Paradise Valley: A Virgin River Novel (Mass Market Paperbound):įorbidden Falls (Virgin River Novel #8) (Mass Market Paperbound):Īngel's Peak (Virgin River Novel #9) (Paperback): Temptation Ridge: A Virgin River Novel (Mass Market Paperbound): Second Chance Pass: A Virgin River Novel (Mass Market Paperbound): Whispering Rock (Virgin River Novel #3) (Mass Market Paperbound):Īll I Want for Christmas: An Anthology (Virgin River Novel #4) (Mass Market Paperbound): Shelter Mountain: A Virgin River Novel (Paperback): Virgin River (Virgin River Novel #1) (Paperback): St Joseph's University (Brooklyn Voices Series). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It is now over two years since I began it and I have been at it pretty well all the time, but I must not grumble because those who have seen it say it is a success. The following day the artist reported to his friend George Henschel that it would be delivered to the buyer 'this afternoon (and) will be a load from my conscience. The picture was begun in 1898 for the financier Sir Ernest Cassel, but not completed until 17 January 1901. Swanson, The Biography and Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, London, 1990, p. Swanson, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, London, 1977, p. Rudolf Dircks, 'The Later Works of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, O.M., R.A., R.W.S.', Art Journal, Christmas supplement, 1910, p. Spielmann, The Franco-British Exhibition: Illustrated Review, London, 1908, p. Isidore Spielmann, The Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908, illustrated facing p. Percy Cross Standing, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, O.M., R.A., London, 1905, p. III - The Figure Subjects', Magazine of Art, 1901, p. Spielmann, 'At the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1901. 14.įrank Rinder, 'The Royal Academy of 1901', Art Journal, 1901, p. Malcolm Bell, Royal Academy Yearbook, 1901, illustrated p. Henry Blackburn (ed.), The Academy Notes 1901, London, 1901, pp. Letter from the artist to George Henschel, 18 January 1901 (Heslop Library, Birmingham University). ![]() ![]() ![]() She’s also written short-story collections under this name too, really allowing it to explore a number of different avenues. Often combining fantasy and horror to thrilling effect, she speaks to readers from all over the world, with her work being accessible to readers from a wide-range of different backgrounds. This has allowed her to create a voice that really is very much her own, letting the work essentially speak for itself in a sense. Setting herself apart from other writers within her field, she really pushes her art-form to the limit, finding something new in the process. This has seen her become a huge household name over the years, reaching numerous readers from around the world with her work. ![]() Many of the worlds she creates are well established, really coming to live off the page, as the bring the reader in to a somewhat alien landscape. Showing herself to be a highly versatile and gifted author too, she really understands what it is that she wants from the writing as well, making it work for her. When using her own name she mostly focuses on children’s literature, but the Kingfisher brand is primarily aimed at the older reader. Infusing the two together, she largely writes for adults under this moniker, delivering stories that really are rich and imaginative. Kingfisher has come to be synonymous with a certain style of fantasy and horror. ![]() As the pen-name of the American novelist Ursula Vernon, the pseudonym T. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If Paris reeked of sex, opera, art, and decadent poverty, Marseille reeked of underground crime, opportunism, trafficked cocaine, rowdy tavern song. ![]() “To be in Marseille, not Paris, still carried a certain novelty, a whiff of the unknown. Masterfully crafted, exquisitely written, impossible to put down, this is historical fiction of the very first order, and resounding confirmation of Orringer's gifts as a novelist. The Flight Portfolio opens at the Chagalls' ancient stone house in Gordes, France, as the novel's hero desperately tries to persuade them of the barbarism and tragedy descending on Europe. Among his many clients were Hannah Arendt, Franz Werfel, André Breton, Max Ernst, Marcel Duchamp, and Marc Chagall. Instead, he ended up staying in France for thirteen months, working under the veil of a legitimate relief organization to procure false documents, amass emergency funds, and set up an underground railroad that led over the Pyrenees, into Spain, and finally to Lisbon, where the refugees embarked for safer ports. In 1940, Varian Fry-a Harvard-educated American journalist-traveled to Marseille carrying three thousand dollars and a list of imperiled artists and writers he hoped to rescue within a few weeks. The long-awaited new work from the best-selling author of The Invisible Bridge takes us back to occupied Europe in this gripping historical novel based on the true story of Varian Fry's extraordinary attempt to save the work, and the lives, of Jewish artists fleeing the Holocaust. ![]() ![]() ![]() Even when Caleb assures her it’s no matter, she can’t bring herself to be so selfish. But their frank conversations reveal a truth that dashes her hopes-Caleb very much wants kinner, the one thing Rachael can’t give him. Then handsome, single Caleb Yutzy arrives on the scene.Ĭaleb is eager to court pretty, warm-hearted Rachael, and tells her so. ![]() Kinner she would love to raise as her own. Though happy to work in the beloved Amish Charm Bakery, she hasn’t abandoned her romantic dreams, but she has focused on a widower with two adorable Rachael Schlabach’s first chance for a husband ended in a tragic accident that left her with a limp. ![]() And newcomers to this Amish community will find friendship on the menu, too-and perhaps for a lucky few, even lasting love. In 1915 Ohio, anyone entering the Amish Charm Bakery is greeted by the sweet warmth and delicious fragrance of cinnamon and vanilla wafting from freshly baked cookies and pies. ![]() |