Author: Patricia Rice Publisher: Book View Cafe ISBN: 1611386985 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 253
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A Regency classic from NYT bestselling author Patricia Rice: Tainted by the gossip regarding her mad mother, Daphne Templeton surprises family and society by spurning Lord Griffin, the only gentleman interested in courting her. While fleeing London rumors, she is captured by a highwayman who’s determined to have her as his own. Even Daphne questions her own judgment when she prefers the clandestine kisses of a masked stranger to a reliable gentleman who openly declares his love. Will Daphne prove that madness and mayhem are a product of love, or vice versa? Regency Love and Laughter series: Crossed in Love Mad Maria’s Daughter Artful Deceptions All A Woman Wants Keywords: Regency England, aristocrat, highwayman, humor, heir, rogue, wallflower, historical romance, disguise, spinster, bad boy, conspiracy; military hero
Author: Diane Magras Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0735229287 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 305
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***A New York Times Editors’ Choice*** A Scottish medieval adventure about the youngest in a war-band who must free her family from a castle prison after knights attack her home--with all the excitement of Ranger's Apprentice and perfect for fans of heroines like Alanna from The Song of the Lioness series. One dark night, Drest's sheltered life on a remote Scottish headland is shattered when invading knights capture her family, but leave Drest behind. Her father, the Mad Wolf of the North, and her beloved brothers are a fearsome war-band, but now Drest is the only one who can save them. So she starts off on a wild rescue attempt, taking a wounded invader along as a hostage. Hunted by a bandit with a dark link to her family's past, aided by a witch whom she rescues from the stake, Drest travels through unwelcoming villages, desolate forests, and haunted towns. Every time she faces a challenge, her five brothers speak to her in her mind about courage and her role in the war-band. But on her journey, Drest learns that the war-band is legendary for terrorizing the land. If she frees them, they'll not hesitate to hurt the gentle knight who's become her friend. Drest thought that all she wanted was her family back; now she has to wonder what their freedom would really mean. Is she her father's daughter or is it time to become her own legend?
Author: Marilyn Butler Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1000123006 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 4899
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This collected edition makes available all of Maria Edgeworth's major fiction for adults, much of her juvenile fiction, and also a selection of her educational and occasional writings. A dual pagination system indicates original page numbers for scholars.
Author: Marilyn Butler Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1000743063 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 3276
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This book is a collection of novels The Absentee, Madame de Fleury, and Emilie de Coulanges by Maria Edgeworth that address issues of nationalism in an Anglo-Irish context and that will be of much use to scholars, students and general readers interested in fictional works. MARIA EDGEWORTH was born in 1768. Her first novel, Castle Rackrent (1800) was also her first Irish tale. The next such tale was Ennui (1809), after which came The Absentee, which began life as an unstaged play and was then published (in prose) in Tales of Fashionable Life (1812), as were several of her other stories. They were followed in 1817 by the last of her Irish tales, Ormond. Maria Edgeworth died in 1849. Edited with an introduction and notes by Marilyn Butler.
Author: Dina Salústio Publisher: SCB Distributors ISBN: 1912868318 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 170
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The first novel by a female author to be published in Cape Verde, and the first to be translated into English, The Madwoman of Serrano is a magical tale of rural ideals and urban ambition, underpinned by an exploration of female empowerment. Serrano is an isolated village where a madwoman roams. But is she really mad or is she marginalised because she is wise and a woman? Could her babbling be prophecy? One day a girl falls from the sky and is found in the forest by Jeronimo. The villagers are suspicious of the newcomer, but Jeronimo falls in love with her. When she gives birth and disappears, Jeronimo takes care of the child, naming her Filipa. Years later, estranged from Jeronimo after being taken from the village in mysterious circumstances, Filipa is a successful businesswoman in the city. Her memories of growing up in Serrano and her friendship with the madwoman become increasingly vivid. When the madwoman's warnings come true and Serrano's sheltered existence is threatened by plans to build a dam, Jeronimo heads for the city himself. Will he and Filipa finally be reunited?
Author: Muriel Spark Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 0385720904 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 178
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In Aiding and Abetting, the doyenne of literary satire has written a wickedly amusing and subversive novel around the true-crime case of one of England’s most notorious uppercrust scoundrels and the “aiders and abetters” who kept him on the loose. When Lord Lucan walks into psychiatrist Hildegard Wolf’s Paris office, there is one problem: she already has a patient who says he’s Lucan, the fugitive murderer who bludgeoned his children’s nanny in a botched attempt to kill his wife. As Dr. Wolf sets about deciding which of her patients, if either, is the real Lucan, she finds herself in a fierce battle of wills and an exciting chase across Europe. For someone is deceiving someone, and it may be the good doctor, who, despite her unorthodox therapeutic method (she talks mainly about her own life), has a sinister past, too. Exhibiting Muriel Spark’s boundless imagination and biting wit, Aiding and Abetting is a brisk, clever, and deliciously entertaining tale by one of Britain’s greatest living novelists.
Author: Adrian Damian Publisher: Skewed Publications ISBN: 1777471419 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 159
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“Shocking.” - BlueCat Screenplay Competition Judge “Visceral and really creepy…. It’s a very disturbing story.” - Academy Nicholl Fellowship Judge Semifinalist in the 2017 BlueCat Screenplay Competition Every 40 seconds a child goes missing in the United States. Most return within 24 hours. But 1 in 320 will never be found. Phoenix Detective Esther Jenkins knows this stark reality only too well. Her teenage daughter vanished a year ago. And Esther has barely held it together ever since. But she is hellbent on finding out what happened and why— Wayne. He's a quiet, crippled teenager who isn't quite right. And he's getting worse every day. No one truly knows why, except— Lorraine Thorn. She is Wayne's mother. And she's been praying incessantly for God to save her only son. But if He won't come through for her, she knows she can always turn to— The Black Dog. He knows Lorraine in every sense of the word. He also knows who can save her boy— Maria Granolli. She's a so-called Catholic teenager. And she is perfect. Perfect to put her faith, family and friends to the test.
Author: Alex Nassos Publisher: Australian Self Publishing Group ISBN: 1923087509 Category : Languages : en Pages : 188
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Dive deep into the sun-drenched landscape of Athens and the island of Hydra, where a house whispers stories of love, loss, and resilience. In Alex Nassos’s evocative novel, Martha’s House, readers are transported across time, from war-torn years where Martha’s indomitable spirit forges a life amid chaos, to decades later where Zoe inherits not just a house, but a legacy. Amidst the idyllic Grecian backdrop, Martha’s House witnesses the fiery passion of youth, the sorrow of lost love, and the enduring power of family ties. As Zoe opens its doors to a parade of tourists, she finds herself tangled in island intrigue, age-old feuds, and hidden histories. In Martha’s House, every room has a secret, every guest an untold story. Nassos masterfully intertwines the past and present in a tale that’s as breathtaking as the Aegean Sea. Experience Hydra in all its tumultuous beauty, and discover why Martha’s House is a place you’ll long to return to, long after the final page is turned.
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