![]() Angela Carter wrote nine novels but – as Salman Rushdie points out in his introduction – “the best of her … is in her stories.”Ĭarter is probably best known for her subversive fairytales (‘The Bloody Chamber,’ ‘The Tiger’s Bride’ etc) and for being something of a champion of feminism. This collection was published posthumously in 1995, and includes stories from the 1960s right up until Carter’s later work in 1993. The heat, the dark, the sweat … all felt very appropriate. I sat up late, half-naked and perspiring in the Cambodia-in-June humidity, writing my notes on the collection. Finishing felt like a sigh of relief – like I’d been through something. ![]() I kept the heavy volume on my bedside table and read it cover to cover, first story to last. I dipped into the stories here and there, and then a few months ago I finally committed. ![]() I bought this Vintage edition in a Castlemaine bookshop while I was in town for a friend’s wedding in 2013, and since then it’s crossed continents with me a number of times. I’ve been reading this bulky collection on and off for a couple of years. ![]() The most difficult performance in the world is acting naturally, isn’t it? Everything else is artful. Burning Your Boats (short stories) by Angela Carter ![]()
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![]() The title of this book was used for a television anthology series of King's stories in 2006 which used the following stories from this collection- "Crouch End," "End of the Whole Mess," "The Fifth Quarter," "Umney's Last Case," and "You Know They Got A Hell of A Band." The story "Chattery Teeth" was used as part of the television film Quicksilver Highway (1997), Stories made into short films: "Home Delivery," "My Pretty Pony," "Popsy," "Rainy Season," and "Suffer the Little Children." The story "The Moving Finger" was used in a television anthology series and the story "The Night Flier" was made into a cable television film in 1997. The classic short story collection from 1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King. Dreamscapes is a stunning collection of over fifty of the worlds most beautiful gardens from across the globe, photographed by internationally renowned and awarded photographer Claire Takacs. ![]() "Two stories, "Dolan's Cadillac" and "My Pretty Pony," both published earlier as separate books, are collected here with revised text. Collects twenty stories, a television script ("Sorry, Right Number"), an essay ("Head Down") and a poem ("Brooklyn August"). ![]() ![]() ![]() King's fourth collection of short fiction. in an upcoming episode of JUST KING THINGS, WarrenIsDead revealed to me that INSOMNIA is a shorter book by page count than NIGHTMARES & DREAMSCAPES and I am still shaken by that information. ![]() ![]() Oh no, does he know what I really think of him? I’d rather die than ever admit it. Horror dawns…Has my boss been reading my emails to Edgar? And then, in the shock of all shocks, he tells me that my vulnerability is appealing. ![]() His eyes linger a little longer than they should, and there’s a heat behind them that I haven’t felt before. He’s not my type and lives on the other side of the world, but we hit off a friendship, laugh and confide in each other.īut lately things are getting weird at work. God knows how he earns his Casanova reputation-if a million women want him with his personality, what the heck am I doing wrong?ĭisgusted with my love life, I join a dating app under a fake name. Just the sight of my boss’s handsome face triggers my sarcasm. My favorite hobby is infuriating Elliot Miles. ![]() But nobody is as distracting as Elliot Miles…and he knows it. ![]() In T L Swan’s steamy third installment of the Miles High Club, Kate’s hot new pen pal is a welcome distraction from her horrible boss. ![]() ![]() ![]() Officially the West can do nothing, but in secret a group of elder statesmen sends the only person who can expose the truth about Komarov into the heart of the inferno. Who is this man with the golden tongue who is so quickly becoming the promise of a Russia reborn? A document stolen from party headquarters and smuggled to Washington and London sends nightmare chills through those who remember the past, for this Black Manifesto is pure Mein Kampf in a country with frightening parallels to the Germany of the Weimar Republic. ![]() ![]() As he waits in the wings for the presidential election of January 2000, his striking voice rings out over the airwaves offering the roiling masses hope at last-not only for law, order, and prosperity, but for restoring the lost greatness of their land. But for Igor Komarov, one-time army sergeant who has risen to leadership of the right-wing UPF party, the chaos is made to order. An interim president sits powerless in Moscow as his nation is wracked by famine and inflation, crime and corruption, and seething hordes of the unemployed roam the streets.įor the West, Russia is a basket case. It is summer 1999 in Russia, a country on the threshold of anarchy. From the master of the novel of international intrigue comes a riveting new book as timely and unsettling as tomorrow's headlines. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A place where djinn live and thrive, fight and love. Now together in one place, these stories of Daevabad enrich a world already teeming with magic and wonder. Explore this magical kingdom, hidden from human eyes. The River of Silver gathers material both seen and new-including a special coda fans will need to hear-making this the perfect complement to those incredible novels. Chakraborty’s acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy gets expanded with this new compilation of stories from before, during, and after the events of The City of Brass, The Kingdom of Copper, and The Empire of Gold, all from the perspective of characters both beloved and hated, and even those without a voice in the novels. ![]() ![]() Dear Author on options for backing up your ebooks.Better title for Much Ado About Nothing.Do your cats judge your reading materials?.Some humorous tips from Sloan Parker on how not write.An editor’s erotic tale of lines and actions deserving of a snarky blog… Part 2.Details on JK Rowling’s first non-Harry Potter book have been released.Why old books get that “old book” smell.Bookwyrm Knits shares some of her thoughts on literacy in the US.Becky Black explains why writing is like playing Monopoly.The 2012 Hugo nominees have been announced – and you can read some of them free.Book and publishing news from Dear Author. ![]()
![]() Sara is the chief protagonist in all the novels, though the series comes with an assortment of characters most of who are refreshing and fascinating. What makes Sara Hart so successful at what she does is her power of observation, her faith, and curiosity, which always lead her to the right conclusions. When we first meet Sarah, she was widowed with her husband having died five years ago, leaving her in the house where they had lived all their lives with their two children. ![]() Her love for quilt restoration results in the revelations of some of the town’s most intricate secrets that helps the community bond together and assist each other in dealing with challenges. An expert weaver and restorer, she puts her skill to work restoring quilts and knitting new ones. ![]() When we first meet Sarah, she is an expert quilter living in Maple Hill, New England. The chief protagonist on the mysteries is a quilter named Sarah Hart. With some of the authors having 2 or even three titles to their name, the series has 27 novels that were published between 20. The Patchwork Mysteries is a cozy mystery series written by a variety of authors, including Kristin Eckhardt, Jo Ann Brown, Vera Dodge, Cara Putman, Kelly Ann Riley, Susan Page Davis, Camy Tang, and Cara Putman. The Thousand Stories Quilt (By:Jo Ann Brown) ![]() Secrets in the Storm (By:Susan Page Davis) The House on Lookout Mountain (By:Jo Ann Brown) A Quilt of Memories (By:Kristin Eckhardt) ![]() ![]() ![]() In Venice's compound of carnival, chance, and darkness, the pair meet their singular destiny. Set during the tumultuous years of the Napoleonic Wars, The Passion intertwines the destinies of two remarkable people: Henri, a simple French soldier, who follows Napoleon from glory to Russian ruin and Villanelle, the red-haired, web-footed daughter of a Venetian boatman, whose husband has gambled away her heart. ![]() The Passion is perhaps her most highly acclaimed work, a modern classic that confirms her special claim on the novel. "Winterson is a master of her material, a writer in whom great talent deeply abides." - Vanity Fair First published to great acclaim in 1987, this arresting, elegant novel from Jeanette Winterson uses Napolean's Europe as the setting for a tantalizing surrealistic romance between an observer of history and a creature of fantasy.Jeanette Winterson's novels have established her as one of the most important young writers in world literature. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now Cyrus has one last chance to prove to Weber that it's not Weber's job that makes him Cyrus's perfect man, it's Weber himself. But watching Weber walk out on him keeps getting harder, and he’s not sure how much more his heart can take. He spotted the prince in a broken-down bull rider's clothing from day one. ![]() Cyrus Benning is a successful neurosurgeon, so details are never lost on him. Or at least in San Francisco, where Weber stops to see him one last time before settling down to the humble, lonely life he figures a frog like him has coming. ![]() Weber Yates's dreams of stardom are about to be reduced to a ranch hand’s job in Texas, and his one relationship is with a guy so far out of his league he might as well be on the moon. ![]() ![]() Returning fans will enjoy revisiting the Buchanans new readers should begin at the beginning. ![]() The Macleans and the Buchanans happily help Conran seduce Evina, and the sensual moments keep the romance from getting tedious. Sands is skilled at crafting genuine characters with deep familial ties, but the plot slows down unnecessarily with all the updates on what has happened to each Buchanan couple since their own stories. From kidnapping a handsome Highlander to saving family, these Highlanders have. ![]() There are a lot of Buchanan family members and friends to introduce to Evina, which detracts from the ostensibly central mystery of who wants Evina dead. The Wrong Highlander by Lynsay Sands is an incredible Scottish adventure. As a widow who is still a virgin, Evina is a cliché, and her falling in love with Conran is predictable. A cheerful jack-of-all-trades, Conran knows enough healing arts to keep up the charade and treat Evina’s father. ![]() She needs Rory Buchanan to heal her ill father, so she hits him over the head and drags him unconscious all the way back home-not realizing she actually has Rory’s brother Conran in tow. When headstrong Lady Evina Maclean needs something, she takes action regardless of the consequences. Sands’s seventh Highland Brides historical (after The Highlander’s Promise) is only satisfying in the context of the series. ![]() |