Author: Heidi Jon Schmidt Publisher: Picador ISBN: 1466886110 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 173
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The Rose Thieves gives us the Vanderwald family: flamboyant, hot-tempered Lila, who feels trapped living in a small New England town; her sentimental, eternally optimistic husband, a failed futures-market investor; and their children. An affectionate daughter steals flowers from gardens all over town for her big sister's sixteenth birthday. A tea party for the local minister is turned upside down by a four-year-old's remark. Sheep wander through the kitchen, an enraged mother swan menaces the sisters as their own mother entertains a possible lover, and, after a near-disaster, Lila proclaims "We faced death; death couldn't face us!" Amidst the chaos, Kate, the oldest daughter, practices piano because "Haydn will give order to everything, if only you play him right." With wit, natural artistry, and a keen eye for the absurd, Heidi Jon Schmidt effortlessly weaves stories of strange but all-too-real family life.
Author: Charles Dahlberg Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press ISBN: 9780806131474 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 384
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The Romaunt of the Rose translates in abridged form a long dream vision, part elegant romance, part rollicking satire, written in France during the thirteenth century. The French original, Le Roman de la Rose, had a profound influence on Chaucer, who says he translated the work. From the sixteenth century to the mid-nineteenth, scholars assumed that the Romaunt comprised large fragments of that translation. Subsequent debates have divided the Romaunt into two or three segments, and proffered arguments that Chaucer was responsible for one or more of them, or for none. The current consensus is that he almost certainly wrote the first 1,705 lines. Charles Dahlberg’s edition of the Romaunt provides a full summary of scholarship on the question of authorship as well as other important topics, including a useful survey of the influence of the French poem on Chaucer.
Author: Heidi Jon Schmidt Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0451237870 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 369
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The story of a mother and daughter in an idyllic Cape Cod town... On a freezing January night, LaRee Farnham answers a knock at her door to find a policewoman holding three-year-old Vita Gray, whose mother has just been murdered a few miles away. LaRee raises Vita with fierce love and attention, at the same time trying to shield her from the aftermath of the murder, which has deeply divided the histoiric village of Oyster Creek. Born out of wedlock, Vita is the product of the town's two very different cultures: the hard-working fishing families of Portuguese descent and the "washashores" from the mainland, who've drifted to the coast for its beauty. At sixteen, Vita is shy and isolated, estranged from her father, and bullied at school, but she is determined to come out of herself, step-by-step. When the shocking details of her past surface suddenly, Vita feels utterly betrayed by those closest to her, and the fraught tension between Oyster Creek's two cultures comes to a head. LaRee must ask hard questions about herself as a mother, while Vita turns to unexpected avenues to find meaning and discovers that the truth is almost never found in black-and-white...
Author: Gerald Howson Publisher: Transaction Publishers ISBN: 9781412839884 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 390
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The historical literature of political deviance is sparse. This unusual work, chronicling the history of Jonathan Wild, represents an effort to come to terms with one of the more amazing characters of English social history. Wild was both part of the policy system in eighteenth-century England, and also one of the most adroit criminals of the age. In the 1720s, London suffered the worst crime waves in its history. Civic corruption took place on a staggering scale. The government's answer was to pay a bounty for the capture of robbers, thus creating a class of professional informers. Wild was applauded as the most efficient thief hunter and gang breaker in British society; but his own posse of thief catchers was basically a front behind which he was able to control the underground world, through a complex system of blackmail, perjury, and terror which the book details. All who opposed him were betrayed to the law, and in the struggle for power Wild sacrificed several hundred of his own people to the hangman. No one since his time, with the exception of Lavrenti Beria of the late Stalin era GPU so nearly succeeded in bringing the underworld under the control of one system of power. At one level, this is a biography of the world's first supercriminal. At another, it is a sociology of criminal behavior and its political consequences. Howson sheds fresh light, not only on a figure who has become famous in literature, but more important, on the entire structure of gang life. The book is written "as a "terrifying and fascinating study of a historical epoch; it also offers a completely fresh picture of the birth of modern organized-crime families as part of modern organized political systems.
Author: Leslie Stahlhut Publisher: Coyote Arts ISBN: 1587750376 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 182
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After one too many glasses of wine at a business dinner, Agatha Christine is suddenly out of work, losing both her CIA job and her cover job in the same day. Following her financial planner’s advice, she moves back to her home town to live with her mother, while she builds a new career as a crochet designer. She is offered an investigative job, and with bills to pay and a career to launch, she can’t afford to say no. She is thrust into a mystery where pet lovers and crafters in this DIY wonderland battle with NIMBY socialites for control of an inheritance locked up in the confusing last wishes of Amelia Dettmer an eccentric heiress and animal welfare advocate. If Agatha is unable to uncover the truth, the people and pets of Amelia’s beloved Quercus Grove Animal Rescue Society and Thrift (QGARST) will be left out in the cold. The Secret of the Old Cloche is the first Agatha Christine mystery.
Author: OJ LEIGH Publisher: OJ LEIGH ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 65
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In the enchanting tapestry of Paris, a spellbinding narrative unfurls, weaving together the realms of artistry and desire, in a symphony of heists and hearts. Venture into the world of 'Stealing Hearts,' a captivating novel that harmonizes the allure of grand theft with the intoxication of romance beneath the Eiffel Tower's shadow. Meet Jared, a masterful and magnetic thief, whose artistry extends beyond pilfering masterpieces from the city's esteemed museums. His charm leaves a trail of bewitched women in its wake, each daring escapade culminating with a solitary red rose, an emblematic flourish that resonates with the fervent soul of the City of Love. Entwined in this mesmerizing escapade is Hallie, an ambitious and gifted art curator determined to etch her legacy onto the fiercely competitive Parisian art scene. Unbeknownst to her, her unwavering quest for justice thrusts her into an exhilarating game of cat and mouse with the enigmatic thief. As Hallie sets her sights on apprehending the elusive 'Heartthrob Thief,' she's poised to uncover a truth that will rewrite her notions of justice, leading her down a path rife with unexpected turns, a path that could redefine both her life and her heart. 'Stealing Hearts' navigates a narrative of intrigue, ardor, and redemption against the eternal backdrop of Paris's timeless allure. With each page, secrets unfurl, loyalties are tested, and hearts engage in an elegant dance of vulnerability and bravery. The narrative's cadence delves into the potency of love and the profound spectrum of human sentiment, illuminating the notion that even in the darkest recesses, love can flourish and redeem. This voyage invites you to join its odyssey into a realm of artful duplicity, where boundaries blur between right and wrong, and where stolen hearts might find their way to an unexpected haven. Within the romantic labyrinth of Paris, the audacious thief and the resolute curator shall discover that sometimes, the most extraordinary treasures aren't pilfered artifacts but the hearts that yield to love's call. Immerse yourself in the lyrical prose of 'Stealing Hearts,' and let the enchantment of Paris and the ardor of stolen hearts sweep you into a world where every stolen moment is a brushstroke on the canvas of destiny.
Author: Emma L. Adams Publisher: Emma L. Adams ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 764
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Changeling. Thief. Mortal heir in a world of treacherous immortals. Raine Warren, half-faerie changeling and master thief, wants nothing to do with the family who abandoned her in the human realm as a child. But when Faerie comes knocking, claiming she's descended from Sidhe nobility, she's handed an unexpected legacy. One catch: it comes in the form of a sceptre containing dark power coveted—and feared—by every faerie court, and no instruction manual. Now her name's on every hit list in Faerie, and the other Sidhe will do anything to take her off the playing field... permanently. Her last hope is to strike a deal with a charming thief with his own agenda and his own plans for the sceptre. On the run from assassins and hunted by the most powerful faeries in both realms, embracing the dangerous magic of Faerie might be Raine's only means of survival. This box set contains the complete Thief's Talisman urban fantasy trilogy: Mortal Heir, Iron Bound, and Exiled Queen. A fast-paced urban fantasy series bundle with a fierce heroine, a charming thief, a dangerous faerie realm, and tons of magical adventure. For fans of Heather G. Harris, Lauretta Hignett, and Seana Kelly.
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