![]() ![]() "Competing romances, slippery spies, and the horrors of the Blitz combine in an exciting mystery/adventure."- Kirkus Reviews ![]() Readers will hope to see a lot more of Ellie."- Publishers Weekly (starred) Weaver does a sensational job of evoking 1940 London and populates the story with endearing characters. Let's hope this expertise-and-romance-filled series continues for a very long time."- Booklist (starred) Ellie is wonderfully resourceful and divinely funny. One of New York Post's "Best New Books to Read" It’s clear this woman was involved in espionage, but whose side was she on? Who was she reporting to? And who wanted her dead? A woman’s body has been found floating in the Thames, with a bracelet locked onto her wrist, and a cameo locket attached to it. So when Major Ramsey turns up unannounced with another job, she can’t say no. ![]() What she does miss is the challenge of unlocking an impossible code and the adrenaline rush that comes from being somewhere she shouldn’t. It’s true that the straight-laced Major Ramsey didn’t give them much choice, but still, Ellie must admit she doesn’t miss breaking and entering as much as she might have thought. After years of stealing from the rich and giving to the poor-well, to themselves, anyway-Ellie McDonnell and her family have turned over a new leaf as they help the government’s war effort. The second in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, The Key to Deceit, is a delightful World War II mystery filled with spies, murder, romance, and wit. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The author was born on the 2nd of October, 1869, in Porbandar, Gujarat. The author has written a number of books and some of them include Character & Nation Building, India of My Dreams, and All Men are Brothers. He is also known as the 'The Father of the Nation', in India. ![]() In the last chapter, he noted, ""My life from this point onward has been so public that there is hardly anything about it that people do not know."" ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, was the prominent figure in the freedom struggle in India from the British rule. It covers the period from his birth (1869) to the year 1921, describing his childhood, his school days, his early marriage, his journeys abroad, his legal studies and practise. I simply want to tell the story of my numerous experiments with truth, and as my life consists of nothing but those experiments, it is true that the story will take the shape of an autobiography."" The Story of My Experiments with Truth, the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, is a very popular and influential book. ![]() ""It is not my purpose to attempt a real autobiography. ![]() ![]() Both shared the love of reading the books. ![]() In her early twenties, she married George Percival Hibber wholesale leather merchant who was about 20-years older than herself and she was the 2nd wife. The fact of the matter is that Victoria Holt was one of the world’s most adored as well as enduring authors. She was one of the most excellent English authors who united imagination through facts to bring the past alive throughout novels of fiction as well as romance for most of the twentieth century. Now That April's Gone (As:Eleanor Burford)Įleanor Burford Hibbert, recognized to readers as Victoria Holt was born on (1st September 1906 – 19th January 1993) in Kensington, London, England. This Was a Man / The King's Adventurer: Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (As: Ellalice Tate) The Brides of Lanlory (As: Anna Percival) ![]() It Began in Vauxhall Gardens (As:Jean Plaidy) It Began in Vauxhall Gardens / Melisande (As:Kathleen Kellow) Two Loves in Her Life (As:Eleanor Burford) Oliver's (As:Kathleen Kellow)Įvil in the House / Such Bitter Business (As: Elbur Ford) ![]() The Goldsmith's Wife / The King's Mistress The House at Cupid's Cross (As:Eleanor Burford) So the Dreams Depart (As:Eleanor Burford)īeyond the Blue Mountains (As:Jean Plaidy) When the Entire World is Young (As:Eleanor Burford) The Drop of the Dice / Will You Love Me in September? ![]() ![]() It's as unique and special as a snowflake.". ![]() ![]() According to Horn Book magazine, The Snowy Day was "the very first full-color picture book to feature a small black hero"-yet another reason to add this classic to your shelves. "Keats's sparse collage illustrations capture the wonder and beauty a snowy day can bring to a small child."-Barnes & Noble "Ezra Jack Keats's classic The Snowy Day, winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal, pays homage to the wonder and pure pleasure a child experiences when the world is blanketed in snow."-Publisher's Weekly "The book is notable not only for its lovely artwork and tone, but also for its importance as a trailblazer. The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day. Universal in its appeal, the story has become a favorite of millions, as it reveals a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever. Winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal! No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than The Snowy Day. Download The Snowy Day Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle ![]() ![]() ![]() It is there that her daughter, Elizabeth, becomes an alcoholic and goes into exile. But they were ill prepared for the life they found in 1927 Brooklyn. They traveled across the Atlantic full of dreams for a new life. Bridget and her three daughters set sail to join her wealthy brother in America. ![]() The land that took away from her all she loved because of her mistakes. When he tragically dies, Bridget could no longer stand to live in her beloved Ireland. ![]() The years of searching for Meg were to continue until she married Peter. Could her search for her sister end here? Bridget, only thirteen, carried the burden of knowing she was somehow responsible for her missing sister. Before her, under a mound of fallen leaves, a piece of faded red cloth protruded. And, in that moment, a torrent of guilt and regret swelled up consuming her. However, it is seen through the eyes of three generations of women showing the complex dynamic relationship between mother and daughter and between sisters.īridget Donahue’s heart stopped. ![]() Like Frank McCourt’s Angela’s Ashes this is the compelling story of an Irish family. Is an Irish style Roots meets A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. I hope it becomes a New York Times Best Seller!”Īndy Cooney Irish American Entertainer and Recording Artist You will immediately fall in love with the passion of Bridget Donahue. “A wonderful novel that truly captures Ireland. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Deep is really more like a classic horror novel, closer to Deep Black Sea. Part horror, part psychological nightmare, The Deep is a novel that fans of Stephen King and Clive Barker won't want to miss - especially if you're afraid of the dark.Īll horror stories set at the bottom of the ocean get compared to The Abyss, just like all "spaceship crew encounters dangerous things in space" gets compared to Alien. But now the station is incommunicado, and it's up to a brave few to descend through the lightless fathoms in hopes of unraveling the mysteries lurking at those crushing depths - and perhaps to encounter an evil blacker than anything one could possibly imagine. In order to study this phenomenon, a special research lab, the Trieste, has been built eight miles under the sea's surface. It may just be the key to a universal cure. ![]() But now, far below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, deep in the Marianas Trench, an heretofore unknown substance hailed as "ambrosia" has been discovered - a universal healer, from initial reports. ![]() Then their bodies forget how to function involuntarily - and there is no cure. then the not-so-small things like how to drive, or the letters of the alphabet. It causes people to forget - small things at first, like where they left their keys. A strange plague called the "Gets" is decimating humanity on a global scale. ![]() ![]() ![]() There he finds a calling amid a royal court rife with intrigue and danger, where he meets Niya, Princess Elyssa’s handmaid, who is not who she appears to be and whose true identity will spell death if revealed. Enlisted from his earliest days to kill without mercy, he has never seen sun or sky, not until a quest for vengeance propels him aboveground. As the gap between rich and poor widens and famine threatens the land, rumors of a prophecy begin to spread: a great hope, a True Queen who will ascend and save the kingdom.īut rumors will not help Lazarus, a boy on the verge of manhood, trapped in the clandestine underworld known as the Creche. ![]() The Tearling, founded as a utopia, has collapsed and reverted to feudalism. ![]() “A suspenseful, multilayered tale of how the sparks of revolution are kindled, and of those who strive to ignite them.”-Cassandra Clare, #1 New York Times bestselling authorĪs a kingdom descends into darkness and new alliances are forged under fire, a battle begins over a prophecy that will change the course of history in this much-anticipated stand-alone prequel to the bestselling Queen of the Tearling trilogy. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Interviewer (curious): Then let's start right away and talk about the physical stuff. The author demanded a lot from you this time.īoïndil Doubleblade (friendly): Oh, you could say that. It's nice that you had time for us after the exhausting book. Interviewer (cheerful): Good afternoon, Mr. On the publication of THE REVENGE OF THE DWARVES for Books&Chars magazine at that time ![]() THE RETURN OF THE DWARVES (double volume)Īnd as a treat: INTERVIEW with Boïndil Doubleblade! Wird eine letzte Schlacht geschlagen werden müssen? Und handelt es sich bei dem zurückgekehrten Tungdil tatsächlich um den legendären Helden der Axtschwinger?“ But is he truly the legendary hero of the dwarves, or an impostor at the heart of a deeper conspiracy?Īnd does he realise that the fiends from Phondrasôn themselves aren’t far behind. Against all odds, Tungdil has survived his mission to the terrifying realm of Phondrasôn. Under the orders of Ireheart, now High King of the dwarves, a small delegation is sent to search for Tungdil Goldhand, the true High King, who many believe dead. And they will be right – just not in the way they thought. After decades of occupation by the älfar, the dark elves have been defeated and peace has finally been declared.īut the nations still distrust each other, and when a child is found in the Grey Mountains who speaks the language of the älfar, the dwarves believe this little girl heralds a new threat. ![]() ![]() ![]() Each series (save the first) has taken place at a public living history site that provides external in-period experts, experience, and flavour. ![]() The team perform the everyday crafts such as hunting, gathering, sowing and reaping as well as experimenting with more specialised work like blacksmithing, woodcutting and mining under the eyes of an experienced tutor. Historians and archaeologists play the parts of ordinary people and live and work immersed in the time specified. They illustrate the lives of people: farmers, labourers, fishermen, housewives, etc. JSTOR ( January 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)īBC Two's historical farm series are five documentary series first broadcast on BBC Two from 2005 to 2013.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "BBC historic farm series" – news ![]() Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification. ![]() ![]() She did another amazing job and kept me completely entranced in this book. ![]() Let me also say, I love the Audible narrator: Kyla Garcia. Oooooh, I loved this even more than Next Year in Havana. When the ever-changing tides of history threaten everything she has fought for, she must make a choice between her past and future–but the wrong move could cost Beatriz everything–not just the island she loves, but also the man who has stolen her heart… Recruited by the CIA to infiltrate Fidel Castro’s inner circle and pulled into the dangerous world of espionage, Beatriz is consumed by her quest for revenge and her desire to reclaim the life she lost.Īs the Cold War swells like a hurricane over the shores of the Florida Strait, Beatriz is caught between the clash of Cuban American politics and the perils of a forbidden affair with a powerful man driven by ambitions of his own. ![]() The Cuban Revolution took everything from sugar heiress Beatriz Perez–her family, her people, her country. ![]() In 1960s Florida, a young Cuban exile will risk her life–and heart–to take back her country in this exhilarating historical novel from the author of Next Year in Havana, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick. ![]() |