By virtue of a superscientific technology known as ''quantum teleporting,'' these self-proclaimed gods can move around in time and space at will. but the actual volcano on Mars that is the tallest mountain in the solar system. Wielding energy-hungry devices of unknown provenance, they have established a base on Mount Olympos, not the mythical abode of Zeus et al. This time, the threat comes from beings who literally cloak themselves in the guise of Greek gods. Once again, the fabric of the universe is threatened by ill-considered use of godlike powers. But whereas the Hyperion books were deadly serious, wrestling with end-time issues of sin and redemption, ''Ilium'' takes a more playful approach to apocalypse. With ILIUM (Eos/HarperCollins, $25.95), he returns to science fiction on a grand scale. In the massive four-volume space opera that he has retrospectively called the ''Hyperion Cantos,'' Dan Simmons not only created a galaxywide civilization of plausible complexity but filled it with characters whose fate we came to care about.
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It reminded me of Anna from Frozen when she meets Hans and wants to marry him that same day. There’s an insta-love between Hollis and Silas after a week of meeting each other that just doesn’t make sense. But when Silas tells her “she was his Sun”, Hollis realizes he’s perfect for her and she is in love with him. When Jameson tells her “she was the Sun”, Hollis thinks she’s only a trophy for the King. Jameson and Silas said the most cringeworthy love lines and they actually shared one in particular. I was cringing at their “romantic” scenes. Kiera Cass was my goddess for romance when I was a teenager but The Betrothed let me down so bad. After all, shes grown up at Keresken Castle, vying for the kings attention. I actually don’t know what the rest of the side characters look like. When King Jameson declares his love for Lady Hollis Brite, Hollis is thrilled. She didn’t really describe the characters besides Hollis, Jameson, Silas and Silas’ family. No background story was given to any of them. They don’t have any development during the whole book. The Betrothed is available for order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble. There really isn’t a plot, maybe only at the end but I think it was too fast-paced and just put in there to add some action in the book and make sure to have a plot for the sequel, it just didn’t make sense. King Jameson is exactly what cynical me imagines Disney Princes to really be like: charming, attractive. Despite having a set of “Guncle Rules” ready to go, Patrick has no idea what to expect, having spent years barely holding on after the loss of his great love, a somewhat-stalled career, and a lifestyle not-so-suited to a six- and a nine-year-old. So when tragedy strikes and Maisie and Grant lose their mother and Patrick’s brother has a health crisis of his own, Patrick finds himself suddenly taking on the role of primary guardian. But in terms of caretaking and relating to two children, no matter how adorable, Patrick is honestly a bit out of his league. That is, he loves spending time with them when they come out to Palm Springs for weeklong visits, or when he heads home to Connecticut for the holidays. Patrick, or Gay Uncle Patrick (GUP, for short), has always loved his niece, Maisie, and nephew, Grant. As Hitler and the Nazis rise to power, she sets sail for America. With her sultry beauty, smoky voice, seductive silk cocktail dresses, and androgynous tailored suits, Marlene performs to packed houses and becomes entangled in a series of stormy love affairs that push the boundaries of social convention.įor the beautiful, desirous Marlene, neither fame nor marriage and motherhood can cure her wanderlust. When a budding career as a violinist is cut short, the willful teenager vows to become a singer, trading her family’s proper, middle-class society for the free-spirited, louche world of Weimar Berlin’s cabarets and drag balls. Raised in genteel poverty after the First World War, Maria Magdalena Dietrich dreams of a life on the stage. A lush, dramatic biographical novel of one of the most glamorous and alluring legends of Hollywood’s golden age, Marlene Dietrich-from the gender-bending cabarets of Weimar Berlin to the lush film studios of Hollywood, a sweeping story of passion, glamour, ambition, art, and war from the author of Mademoiselle Chanel. The waiting period until the complaint may not be longer than 5 days after receipt in the case of transport damage and the like ("externally visible damage") in the case of production issues ("internal damage") no longer than 30 days. Please keep our original packing box until the damage claim has been cleared. 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If you are a UK/EU consumer, you have the legal right, under the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 to cancel your order within twenty eight (28) working days following your receipt of the goods or the date on which we begin provision of the services. In the latter part of the 19th century, between 30 and 60 million died as a result of hunger.” Read more. Read Late Victorian Holocausts El Nio Famines and the Making of the Third World by Mike Davis available from Rakuten Kobo. Although the term ‘holocaust’ is quite controversial when relating to natural disasters, I believe that Davis is suggesting that the famines may have been preventable, and that they were undoubtedly on a massive scale. Thus explaining the title – The Making of the Third World. He also suggests that the vulnerability produced by these famines remained long after the British left. He investigates the role of the colonial government in British India and elsewhere and documents the inefficiency and detrimental policies that contributed to an increase in widespread hunger and poverty. It also contains many rare photographs depicting the famines.ĭavis discusses the role of capitalism and colonialism on the environment and climate during the famines that were related to the El Nino-Southern Oscillation, a climate pattern that produces extreme weather. It could almost be described as a narration of human suffering. “This is a very interesting book – it contains some very good storytelling about the late Victorian famines in Africa, India, China, Brazil and elsewhere. Foreign Policy & International Relations The sheer magnitude of what can rightly be called a holocaust of non-Western peoples has generally been obscured by a persistent metropolitan perspective, by the social distance from mass suffering of colonial administrative elites and by historians incurious about, or dismissive of, such cycles of Cathay. When the beautiful, charismatic Rebecca Saint John arrives on the scene as the new counsellor at the prison, Eileen is enchanted and unable to resist what appears to be a miraculously budding friendship. In the meantime, she fills her nights and weekends with shoplifting, stalking a handsome prison guard named Randy, and cleaning up her increasingly deranged father's messes. As Christmas approaches, Eileen spends her life between her day job in a boy’s penitentiary and her home where she delivers round after round of gin to her alcoholic fatherĬonsumed by resentment and self-loathing, Eileen tempers her dreary days with perverse fantasies and dreams of escaping to the big city. Eileen Dunlop is bookish, in itchy knee-length woollen skirts she is the picture of respectability. This is a book about escape.Īt the beginning of this taut, unconventional thriller the narrator tells the reader to be sure not to judge her by her appearance. There are a lot of stories about the way people become trapped by their lives, this isn’t one of those this is something quite different. There’s no better way to say it: I was not myself back then. I was like Joan of Arc or Hamlet, but born into the wrong life – the life of a nobody, a waif, invisible. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016 Each page has a simple rule, sometimes with a short explanation, sometimes without, that promotes Pollan’s back-to-the-basics-of-food (and-food-enjoyment) philosophy. Chapter 4 - Avoid food products that contain high-fructosecorn syrup.Chapter 5 - Avoid foods that have some form of sugar (orsweetener) listed. In the more than four decades that I have been reading and writing about the findings of nutritional science, I have come across nothing more intelligent, sensible and simple to follow than the 64 principles outlined in a slender, easy-to-digest new book called Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, by Michael Pollan. Chapter 1 - Eat food.Chapter 2 - Don’t eat anything your great-grandmotherwouldn’t recognize as food.Chapter 3 - Avoid food products containing ingredients thatno ordinary human. Whether at the supermarket or an all-you-can-eat buffet, this is the perfect guide for anyone who ever wondered, “What should I eat?” It’s an easy-to-use guide that draws from a variety of traditions, suggesting how different cultures through the ages have arrived at the same enduring wisdom about food. Written with clarity, concision, and wit that has become bestselling author Michael Pollan’s trademark, this indispensable handbook lays out a set of straightforward, memorable rules for eating wisely, one per page, accompanied by a concise explanation. In this age of ever-more elaborate diets and conflicting health advice, Food Rules brings welcome simplicity to our daily decisions about food. Tara Parker-Pope, The New York TimesĮating doesn’t have to be so complicated. A useful and funny purse-sized manual that could easily replace all the diet books on your bookshelf. Martin's Press announced a two-book, eight-figure agreement with Day for a new "Blacklist" series. In June 2013, Penguin USA agreed on an eight-figure deal for two more "Crossfire" books, with Penguin UK acquiring UK and Commonwealth rights for an additional seven-figures. In March 2013, Harlequin Enterprises and Hearst Corporation announced the signing of Day to a seven-figure contract to write two novellas to launch " Cosmo Red Hot Reads from Harlequin," a new collaboration between the publisher and communications giant. She presents workshops for writing groups and has been a speaker at events such as the RT Booklovers Convention, Romance Writers of America's National Convention, and Comic-Con. Day presently serves on the Authors Guild Board of Directors. She is the co-founder of Passionate Ink, a special interest chapter of Romance Writers of America (RWA), and served on RWA's Board of Directors from 2009-13. She has also published under the pseudonyms S. Career ĭay writes genre fiction and literary commentary. She is a number one bestselling author in 29 countries. She also writes under the pseudonyms S.J. Sylvia June Day (born March 11, 1973) is a Japanese American writer. Romance, Thriller, Fantasy, Paranormal, Historical, Speculative fiction, Urban fantasyīared to You, Reflected in You, Seven Years to Sin, Afterburn / Aftershock Sylvia Day at the California Dreamin' Writers Conference in March 2015 |