![]() ![]() At seventeen, charming rather than beautiful, Victoria already “showed signs of wanting her own way.” Albert, the boy who had been groomed for her since birth, was chubby, self-absorbed, and showed no interest in girls, let alone this princess. The cousins first met as teenagers for a few brief, awkward, chaperoned weeks in 1836. The love affair that emerges is far more captivating, complex, and relevant than that depicted in any previous account. Now renowned chronicler Gillian Gill turns this familiar story on its head, revealing a strong, feisty queen and a brilliant, fragile prince working together to build a family based on support, trust, and fidelity, qualities neither had seen much of as children. Traditional biographies tell us that Queen Victoria inherited the throne as a naïve teenager, when the British Empire was at the height of its power, and seemed doomed to find failure as a monarch and misery as a woman until she married her German cousin Albert and accepted him as her lord and master. ![]() It was the most influential marriage of the nineteenth century-and one of history’ s most enduring love stories. ![]() A fascinating portrait of a genuine love match, but one in which the partners dealt with surprisingly modern issues.” ![]()
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![]() ![]() From one of the fugitives who is pregnant, and from the surprisingly unconventional Miss Aurelia, Lucy learns much about growing up, loving, and standing on her own. ![]() When she is asked to stay with the widow Aurelia Mercer and help a family of runaway slaves hiding in the attic, she doesn't hesitate. Now that she's sixteen, Lucy is thirsty for adventure. Her family's Ohio home is a station on the Underground Railroad, the secret network of people that helps runaways escape to freedom. Lucy Spencer has been helping fugitive slaves flee to Canada since she was twelve years old. She has helped for four years and is now helping Widow Mercer who is 'sick with measles. Lucinda Spencer and her family are located on the Underground Railroad and are helping a family of abolitionists, the Strongs. But what will Lucy do when asked to make the ultimate sacrifice? North by Night by Katherine Ayres is a very suspenseful book with the will to make your own decisions. Between Cass and the unconventional Miss Aurelia, Lucy is learning so much-about growing up, love, and standing on her own. Lucy doesn't hesitate when she is asked to stay with the Widow Aurelia Mercer and help her with a family of runaway slaves hiding in her attic. Lucy believes in what she and her family do to help the fugitives, even if it means putting herself in danger. Listen Free to North by Night: A Story of the Underground Railroad audiobook by Katherine Ayres with a 30 Day Free Trial Stream and download audiobooks to. Their Ohio home is a station on the Underground Railroad, the network of people and places that helps fugitive slaves escape to Canada. Synopsis: It's 1851 and Lucy Spencer's family is keeping a secret. ![]() ![]() But the truth is, she’s an Executive Protection Agent (aka “bodyguard”), and she just got hired to protect superstar actor Jack Stapleton from his middle-aged, corgi-breeding stalker. Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindergarten teacher than somebody who could kill you with a wine bottle opener. A+ humor and banter, fast-paced action, and Katherine Center’s trademark heartwarming style make it a perfect romantic comedy with big-screen feels. I laughed so many times while reading The Bodyguard, and I’m excited for everyone else to experience it for the first time as well. It’s as funny and over-the-top as it sounds. ![]() Until the stalker leaves a threatening letter, handknit sweater, and nudes on his doorstep, and the danger becomes all too real. Because Jack’s mother is sick, he insists on keeping his stalker-and bodyguard-a secret, so Hannah agrees to pretend to be his girlfriend while visiting his family’s Texas ranch. Hannah Brooks is an Executive Protection Agent (aka bodyguard), and she’s been hired to protect superstar actor Jack Stapleton from a corgi-breeding stalker. To put it simply, this book made me happy. ![]() ![]() Katherine Center’s The Bodyguard is a stand-out among feel-good reads. Sometimes, what I needed was an intense cathartic reading experience. Luckily, just like for many others, the escape of fiction helped me get through the worst of it. I think it’s safe to say that reality has been especially exhausting these past couple of years. ![]() ![]() ![]() He had the opportunity to live and feel the Bolivian life in its diverse social layers. He performed diverse activities: railroader, rural teacher, miner, bank employee, truck driver, journalist, etc. A few months later he decides to dedicate fully to write literature and make a living out of it. Throughout almost two years of long trips all over Bolivia, he writes simultaneously several of his short stories and finalizes the first draft of his play Vértigo. He quits his job as a banking employee from the Bolivian Mining Bank and buys a truck to travel and know his country in depth. When he was ten, after reading Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen by Jules Verne and Jerry of the Islands by Jack London he promised and swore himself to become, some day, a writer.īy the end of the 1950s he decides to fulfill his promise. ![]() Ironically, his mother, who was also a rural teacher, accepted to home-school him. ![]() ![]() Suárez was born in the town of Tupiza in the southern part of Potosí, Bolivia in 1929.Ī self-taught writer, Suárez abandoned elementary school at third grade, following a traumatizing event in which his teacher suffered an epilepsy attack while reading for him. Gastón Suárez (born Janu– November 6, 1984) was a Bolivian novelist and dramatist. ![]() ![]() ![]() These landmark writings are, in Lorde's own words, a call to "never close our eyes to the terror, to the chaos which is Black which is creative which is female which is dark which is rejected which is messy which is. ![]() This commemorative edition includes a new foreword by Lorde-scholar and poet Cheryl Clarke, who celebrates the ways in which Lorde's philosophies resonate more than twenty years after they were first published. ![]() ![]() Her prose is incisive, unflinching, and lyrical, reflecting struggle but ultimately offering messages of hope. " works will be important to those truly interested in growing up sensitive, intelligent, and aware."- The New York Times In this charged collection of fifteen essays and speeches, Lorde takes on sexism, racism, ageism, homophobia, and class, and propounds social difference as a vehicle for action and change. Lorde allows the reader to better understand her emotions in response to this by sharing specific details or language that conveys her idealized expectations of D.C., as. Presenting the essential writings of black lesbian poet and feminist writer Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider celebrates an influential voice in twentieth-century literature. Your Silence Will Not Protect You collects the essential essays and poems of Audre Lorde for the first time, including the classic The Masters Tools Will. Audre Lorde’s essay The Fourth of July explores a childhood family trip and the way it opened her eyes to racism in America. ![]() ![]() New York, Pocket Star Books, 2005, 2004.Label A loving scoundrel : a Malory novel, Johanna Lindsey Link Instantiates There are more than 54 million copies of Lindsey's books in print Cataloging source TEFOD Lindsey, Johanna Dewey number 813/.54 Index no index present LC call number PS3562.I5123 LC item number L65 2004eb Literary form fiction Nature of contents dictionaries Series statement Overdrive A Loving Scoundrel spent two weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. ![]() Lindsey's Malory family historical romances are her most popular. Language eng Summary - Johanna Lindsey is the author of forty New York Times bestselling novels, including A Man to Call My Own and Gentle Rogue.
![]() ![]() Together, we remain devoted to our mission of supporting the appreciation of literature and providing grants to community organizations with a literacy mission. ![]() ![]() Assistant Professor of Practice, Director of Educational Leadership & Policy (EDLP) M.Ed. The Literary Society of the Southwest's board remains committed to showcasing new and seasoned authors and making impactful community grants, supported by over 500 generous members with their memberships and donations, as well as by donations and sponsorships from individuals, corporations, and companies in Arizona. Harding Fine Arts AcademyArizona State University. In the spring of 2020, the organization's leadership officially transitioned to an independent, member-run board of directors. During exciting annual seasons from fall through spring, members have enjoyed award-winning authors hosted at notable Arizona locations in Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tucson. Jance presenting her book, a murder mystery, Web of Evil. The inaugural Literary Society luncheon in November 2007 hosted Author J. ![]() The idea to start a Literary Society in Arizona originated with two Northern Trust Bank executives, and in 2005, the Literary and Prologue Society of the Southwest became an Arizona non-profit organization. Passion and purpose for literary enlightenment in Arizona ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Night Prince is a spinoff from Jeanienes Night Huntress series. Paranormal romance and urban fantasy fans who hunger for the novels of Kim Harrison, Christine Feehan, and Charlaine Harris are going to love The Night Prince and this dark and steamy tale of supernatural attraction. Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost is the first book of her new Night Prince series. including the ability to enflame his cold heart. Vlad Tepesh, the ruthless master vampire and inspiration for Bram Stoker's dark legend (but don't dare call him Dracula) encounters a mortal woman with unimaginable power. ![]() ![]() "Put Jeaniene Frost on your must-read list "īestselling Night Huntress novels featuring vampire soulmates Cat and Bones, Jeaniene Frost kicks off the thrilling new Night Prince series with Spinning off from her wildly successful, New York Times bestselling Night Huntress novels featuring vampire soulmates Cat and Bones, Jeaniene Frost kicks off. ![]() ![]() ![]() As she began to understand the inequities of the caste system, she also had to deal with the crushing guilt of denying her history and the struggles of her grandparents and the many Dalit reformers who fought for equal rights. ![]() She talks about the tremendous feeling of empowerment she experienced when she finally stood up for herself and her community and shrugged off the fake upper-caste identity she’d had to construct for herself. In Coming Out as Dalit, Dutt recounts the exhausting burden of living with the secret and how she was terrified of being found out. For Yashica Dutt, a journalist living in New York, this was the moment to stop living a lie, and admit to something that she had hidden from friends and colleagues for over a decade-that she was Dalit. Dalit student Rohith Vemula’s tragic suicide in January 2016 started many charged conversations around caste-based discrimination in universities in India. ![]() ![]() On Broadway he has appeared in Gore Vidal's The Best Man.Ībsolute Brightness features scenic design by Jo Winiarski, lighting design by Matt Richards, sound design by Christian Frederickson, projection design by Aaron Rhyne, original animation and photography by Matthew Sandager and costume design by Paul Marlow.ĭarren Bagert, Daryl Roth, Jane Dubin, Curtis Forsythe, Michael Mayer, Diane Procter, Seaview Productions and Minerva Productions/Joshua Goodman produce.įor more information or to purchase tickets, click here. The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey is a new play written and performed by James Lecesne directed by Tony Speciale (Drama Desk and GLAAD Media Award. He is co-founder of The Trevor Project, a non-profit organization focused on suicide prevention efforts among LGBTQ+ youth. The Absolute Brightness Of Leonard Pelkey When: Thu., May 18, 8-9:15 p.m., Fri., May 19, 8-9:15. Lecesne wrote the screenplay for the Academy Award-winning short film "Trevor," which was based on his one-man-show Word of Mouth. Joe Hanrahan is a detective investigating a missing teen. The show is described as such: " Absolute Brightness is about the disappearance of Leonard Pelkey, a 14-year old boy who dared to be different, and the small New Jersey town that will never be the same without him." Get your first look as The Old Globe brings the incredible one-man show The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey to its intimate in-the-round theatre. ![]() The production also features original music by Duncan Sheik. The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey was written by James Lecesne, who also stars. ![]() |