Author: Jonell LawsonPublisher: Signet Book
ISBN: 9780451150875
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Roses Are for the Rich
Author: Jonell LawsonPublisher: Signet Book
ISBN: 9780451150875
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
A Dowry of Blood
Author: S. T. GibsonPublisher: Redhook
ISBN: 031650128X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
This sensational novel tells the darkly seductive tale of Dracula's first bride, Constanta. This is my last love letter to you, though some would call it a confession. . . Saved from the brink of death by a mysterious stranger, Constanta is transformed from a medieval peasant into a bride fit for an undying king. But when Dracula draws a cunning aristocrat and a starving artist into his web of passion and deceit, Constanta realizes that her beloved is capable of terrible things. Finding comfort in the arms of her rival consorts, she begins to unravel their husband's dark secrets. With the lives of everyone she loves on the line, Constanta will have to choose between her own freedom and her love for her husband. But bonds forged by blood can only be broken by death. "A dizzying nightmare of a romance that will leave you aching, angry and ultimately hopeful." --Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf
Orwell's Roses
Author: Rebecca SolnitPublisher: Granta Books
ISBN: 1783785535
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Roses, pleasure and politics: a fresh take on Orwell as an avid gardener, whose political writing was grounded in his passion for the natural world. 'I loved this book... An exhilarating romp through Orwell's life and times' Margaret Atwood 'Expansive and thought-provoking' Independent Outside my work the thing I care most about is gardening - George Orwell Inspired by her encounter with the surviving roses that Orwell is said to have planted in his cottage in Hertfordshire, Rebecca Solnit explores how his involvement with plants, particularly flowers, illuminates his other commitments as a writer and antifascist, and the intertwined politics of nature and power. Following his journey from the coal mines of England to taking up arms in the Spanish Civil War; from his prescient critique of Stalin to his analysis of the relationship between lies and authoritarianism, Solnit finds a more hopeful Orwell, whose love of nature pulses through his work and actions. And in her dialogue with the author, she makes fascinating forays into colonial legacies in the flower garden, discovers photographer Tina Modotti's roses, reveals Stalin's obsession with growing lemons in impossibly cold conditions, and exposes the brutal rose industry in Colombia. A fresh reading of a towering figure of the 20th century which finds solace and solutions for the political and environmental challenges we face today, Orwell's Roses is a remarkable reflection on pleasure, beauty, and joy as acts of resistance. 'Luminous...It is efflorescent, a study that seeds and blooms, propagates thoughts, and tends to historical associations' New Statesman 'A genuinely extraordinary mind, whose curiosity, intelligence and willingness to learn seem unbounded' Irish Times
“The” Floricultural Cabinet and Florist's Magazine
Author: The Floricultural Cabinet, and Florists' Magazine
Author: The Rose
Author: Samuel Bowne ParsonsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flowers in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
National record of the visit of queen Victoria to Scotland, 1842
Author: James BuistAll-America Roses
Author: Rayford Clayton ReddellPublisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9780811818452
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Launching an exciting new gardening series, A Passion for Roses, acclaimed rosarian Ray Reddell celebrates 40 award-winning roses cultivated in the U.S., profiling each gorgeous variety with notes on fragrance, vigor, flower form, and color. A wonderful introduction to these national beauties, illustrated with 40 lush color photos.
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