![]() ![]() ![]() īut what if one night on the island is just the beginning?įollowing Cleo and Mack through heartbreak, healing and the search for happiness, One Night on the Island is an uplifting and immensely moving love story for fans of The Holiday, Lucy Diamond and Jojo Moyes. With a storm fast approaching, they reluctantly hunker down together. Mack refuses to leave, and Cleo won't budge either. She's alone but not lonely, right? She can handle a solo adventure.Ĭleo arrives at her luxury cabin to find a tall, dark, stubborn American who insists it's actually his. When the editor of her dating column asks her to marry herself on a remote Irish island - a sensational piece to mark Cleo's thirtieth birthday - Cleo agrees. 'Both the perfect romance and the story of self-empowerment every woman deserves' Jodi PicoultįROM THE AUTHOR OF THE MAJOR BESTSELLER ONE DAY IN DECEMBER, COMES A NEW IRRESISTIBLE LOVE STORYĬleo writes about love stories every day. ![]() Rating details 3. ![]() Josie lives in a small town in the UK with her husband, their sons, and an ever-changing cast of animals. 'A gorgeous warm hug of a novel!' Beth O'Leary Josie Silver is the author of One Night on the Island Credit: Justine Stoddart Random House Josie Silver has cornered the market on literary coziness. Josie Silvers debut novel, One Day in December, was a Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller and has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. ![]()
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![]() ![]() She suspects Ophiuchus-the exiled 13th Guardian of Zodiac legend-has returned to exact his revenge across the Galaxy. ![]() Then, when more Houses fall victim to freak weather catastrophes, Rho starts seeing a pattern in the stars. But, a true Cancrian who loves her home fiercely and will protect her people no matter what, Rho accepts. When a violent blast strikes the moons of Cancer, sending its ocean planet off-kilter and killing thousands of citizens-including its beloved Guardian-Rho is more surprised than anyone when she is named the House’s new leader. ![]() ![]() While her classmates use measurements to make accurate astrological predictions, Rho can’t solve for ‘x’ to save her life-so instead, she looks up at the night sky and makes up stories. Rhoma Grace is a 16-year-old student from House Cancer with an unusual way of reading the stars. Minor spoilers for Zodiac and Wandering Star.Īt the dawn of time, there were 13 Houses in the Zodiac Galaxy. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Over the past 30 years, various research projects related to early black settlements have been completed by independent researchers, college professors and students, IHS, Indiana Humanities, Ball State University, Conner Prairie and Indiana Landmarks.Ī planning grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. With the exception of a handful of monographs, graduate papers and journal articles, few publications have been written that focus on this history. With a mounting interest in history related to Indiana’s Bicentennial, now is an opportune time to uncover and share untold parts of Indiana’s history.ĭespite a rich history, little is known about the African-American experience from the state’s founding to the Civil War era. These untold stories have the potential to evoke pride and add a level of complexity to our understanding of black heritage and Hoosier history. This generalized thinking situates Indiana’s African-Americans as part of a national story, but fails to reveal the stories of free blacks and formerly enslaved people who settled the state much earlier. Popular understanding of Indiana black history focuses on post-Civil War African-American migration to cities in the north, such as Evansville, Fort Wayne, Gary, Indianapolis and South Bend. ![]() ![]() Cervantes, Yoon Ha Lee, Carlos Hernandez, Kwame Mbalia, Rebecca Roanhorse, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Sarwat Chadda, Graci Kim, and Rick Riordan, who also served as the editor. Ten bestselling and award-winning middle grade authors contributed to this collection: Roshani Chokshi, J.C. Who is the new hero? Read Rick Riordan's short story to find out! You'll be reunited with Aru Shah, Zane Obispo, Min the fox spirit, Sal and Gabi, Gum Baby, Nizhoni Begay, Paola Santiago, Sikander Aziz, and Riley Oh. These are just some of the challenges confronting the young heroes in this highly entertaining anthology.Īll but one of the heroes previously starred in a popular book from Rick Riordan Presents. Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents ten original stories-including his own-about heroes that by top best middle grade authors. ![]() ![]() There are some that may someday be books of their own, but most of my books start with images. ![]() I made up many stories and images while there, and now I'm putting them in prints that are on my web-site. Living on the tundra literally put the white space all around me that lets my mind drift. I took long walks, traveled by boat and snowmachine, sat for hours ice fishing. But most of all, we had a slower life-style, and without television, I had time to read and daydream. I realized how wonderful trade books were in quality and color compared to the books we were printing ourselves and became determined to learn the whole process and to publish some of the folklore at a major publisher. I learned as I did small story books and the first folklore from the region, and had a chance to make up some stories of my own for readers that were in the Yup'ik language. ![]() They needed an illustrator and there were none around for 4-500 miles so I got the job. Teri: I started illustrating at the Bilingual Education Center. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ‘Dark and beautiful’ Emiko Jean, author of Empress of all Seasons ‘Deliciously dark’ Natasha Ngan, New York Times bestselling author of Girls of Paper and Fire ‘Heady, smart, and vicious’ Tessa Gratton, author of The Queens of Innis Lear And as the deaths stack up, Juliette and Roma must set their guns – and grudges – aside and work together.įor if they can’t stop this mayhem, there will be no city left to rule.įilled with romance, intrigue and betrayal, this heart-stopping fantasty retelling of Romeo and Juliet is perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Descendant of the Crane. Of a contagion, and a monster in the shadows. When a deadly madness strikes gangsters on both sides, the people start to whisper. Roma Montagov is the prodigal son of her greatest rivals, the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. Juliette Cai is the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang – a network of criminals far above the law. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city in chaos. The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. In glittering Shanghai, a monster awakens. ![]() ‘A deliciously dark twist on Romeo and Juliet‘ Natasha Ngan, New York Times bestselling author of Girls of Paper and Fire ![]() ![]() “The international division of labor consists in the fact that some countries specialize in winning and others in losing. The Open Veins of Latin America ( Las venasabiertas de América Latina) begins with a phrase that sums up the essence of Dependency Theory. Translated by Bridget Broderick and Lance Selfa. The ISP is proud to publish this translation of a reflection on Open Veins, 50 years later, written by the Argentinian Marxist economist Claudio Katz, and presented at the International Seminar marking 50 years since the publication of Open Veins, at Universidad de la República del Uruguay, Montevideo, June 23, 2021. ![]() This year marks the 50 th anniversary of the publication of the classic account of imperialism and the struggle against it in Latin America, The Open Veins of Latin America, by the late Uruguayan radical writer Eduardo Galeano. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With the police seemingly at a loss to identify her and, to more importantly track her and her kidnapper down, what is it about this woman that eludes their detection and has forced a man to take such serious measures as to patiently stalk her, and then seek to watch her die in a pretty damn barbarous way? Well, I'm not telling, but suffice to say when the true nature of Alex's character and her ruthless sense of retribution are slowly revealed, you will be completely caught up in, and engaged with the exposé of this remarkably determined and dangerous young woman - a woman who admittedly makes Lisbeth Salander look like Mary Poppins. ![]() The book opens innocuously enough with the kidnapping of a young woman, the eponymous Alex, but as the grim details of her incarceration unfold, and quite frankly, will probably haunt your dreams, she finds herself having to draw on every ounce of her own resourcefulness to survive and seek her escape. Don't expect any spoilers or dwelling on the plot from me, as I want you all to be as surprised by this twisty tale as I was, but all I will say is, you are in for more than one shock or two along the way. 2013) Publisher: MacLehose Press ISBN: 0857051873Įvery so often a crime thriller comes along that leaves you breathless and takes you on a disturbing journey into the darkest recesses of human experience - ALEX is one such book and you are guaranteed a tale of the unexpected from start to finish. Lemaitre, Pierre - 'Alex' (translated by Frank Wynne) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thus for a long time it appeared that this history was irrevocably lost. The files of the Times, however, were either lost or destroyed and a three days search of the Landmark failed to reveal the publication of such data. White of Statesville, North Carolina, leaving only the files of the two papers as a record of Mr. White were destroyed by a fire which consumed the home of his son, Mr. Some years after this, all the historical data and other papers of Mr. For some unknown reason this was never done and there is, therefore, nothing in the following pages pertaining to these townships. At that time the promise was made that the remaining data would be submitted at a later date. About the middle of the year 1925, this data, with the exception of that for Sharpe's and Miller's Townships, was turned over to the editors of the Taylorsville Times and The Statesville Landmark to be published serially in their papers. Published in the Taylorsville Times in 1926Ĭopied from a Scrapbook of Mrs Bynum C Deal, Davidson, NCĭuring the major part of his life the late William E White was gathering, assembling, and compiling data on the early history of Alexander County and the traditions of her people. What's New?] Ī History of Alexander County, North Carolina ![]() ![]() ![]() Tim Scott filed paperwork to officially launch his presidential bid, but the Republican senator from South Carolina is only expected to make the run public in a Monday speech. ![]() Just before the impasse became public, Donald Trump said the GOP should take a hardline position in the debt limit talks.Ī top House Democrat threatened to stop the reauthorization of a foreign spying program after reports emerged that the FBI queried its database for information about the January 6 insurrection and Black Lives Matter protests. There is still time for a deal to be reached, but not a lot of it: the best estimate of when the US government will run out of cash and potentially default on its bond payments and other obligations remains 1 June. Talks between negotiators appointed by Joe Biden and House speaker Kevin McCarthy over raising the debt ceiling suddenly veered off course, with Republicans saying the discussions are “not productive” and the White House acknowledging “real differences” between the two sides. ![]() |