![]() ![]() A film based on a book is often forced to take shortcuts, usually to the detriment of the story. ![]() Simply stated, there is more opportunity for story and character development in a book than a film. I call this the “200 page/2 hour reel” ratio. In past reviews when I have compared a book to a movie, I have used a pseudo-ratio to show how books benefit from a structural advantage. All this and more make up Ghost Story, a novel by Peter Straub and then later a film by John Irvin. ![]() The deadly consequences of secrets buried long ago are only just beginning to surface. A mysterious woman unbound by time haunts successive generations of boys and men. Old, distinguished men in elegant attire sip their brandy and tell ghost stories. ![]()
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![]() ![]() This is driving me crazy! I hope someone can help me remember!There were several books in the series. ![]() The portal was an entrance to this reality and monsters kept trying to get in. IF the women lived through the fever, they would be warriors for the moon goddess and guard a portal under the citadel. The fever would lead them to a secret citadel in eastern Washington. Selected women would come down with a fever. I'm pretty sure it was by a pnw female author. ![]() I'm looking for a series of novels I read several years ago. Need help identifying both title and author. Youth fiction about a young teen sent to live with his Caucasian father in the Centralia WA area away from his mother’s Native American home near to Portland, OR. Gill) and BEYOND THE RIPPLES, an novel about the power of connections set in Oregon? Published by BINK Publishing and written by, yep, me. How about MY MUSIC MAN, a memoir weaving stories from 7 generations in Oregon (including J.K. My memory says the cover included a red paned window. An aunt character involved in Bainbridge, renovating an inn too? Not Violets of March. Woman escaping a bad situation back east, maybe involving father. 52 Responses to "Required Reading: 40 Books Set in the Pacific Northwest"Ī few years ago I read a novel set in Bainbridge Island, referencing Bloedel Reserve also. ![]() ![]() ![]() Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House and bone witch extraordinaire, has been summoned into action. But her childhood nemesis won’t set her free without a service. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and prepares to launch her daring escape. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy.īrought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. Her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants. Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense. ![]() The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. ![]() ![]() You dont need to read the series to enjoy this story, but if youre already a Jesse Ward fan, just wait till you see the advice he gives Drew about falling in love. ![]() From bestselling author Jodi Ellen Malpas comes a new novella in the This Man series. My two worlds are about to collide with the force of a supernova. A new novella featuring Drew from the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling This Man trilogy. That I'm daddy to an adorable little girl. Ice has given way to red-hot need.īut Raya has no idea about my other life - my real life. ![]() And carrying some deep sorrow that gets past all my carefully constructed walls and inexplicably makes me care. well, no man ever takes his wicked pleasure quite the way I do. So when Raya Rivers comes in asking for someone cold, emotionless, and filthy. I take pleasure and I give it - no strings attached. I have Hux, a decadent club where I quench whatever raw desire I choose. ![]() You don't need to read the series to enjoy this story, but if you're already a Jesse Ward fan, just wait till you see the advice he gives Drew about falling in love. A new novella featuring Drew from the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling This Man trilogy.įrom bestselling author Jodi Ellen Malpas comes a new novella in the This Man series. ![]() ![]() ![]() There followed an unhappy period of leaden poetry (“The Spanish Gypsy” anyone?) until, by dint of sheer perseverance, something new began to fizz. The book was politely reviewed, but didn’t sell. Eliot labored anxiously, but in “Romola” she never really hit her stride. ![]() ![]() Evans was a social pariah, but Eliot was now a success.Īnd how disabling success can be. Her stories were much talked about, but Eliot’s authorship and life were also subjects of gossip and speculation writing under a pen name, the journalist and translator Marian Evans was also scandalously cohabiting with a married man. They received rave reviews, sold enviably well and were even quoted in debates in Parliament. Her previous books had captured a zeitgeist. In 1863, George Eliot received the largest advance that had yet been offered for a novel the £7,000 paid for “Romola” were well-earned. ![]() ![]() This is a high school bully romance, mature new adult, and contains visceral mental health situations that some readers can find triggering. For better understanding of the world, you might want to read the previous books first. ![]() ![]() met with Tula who commanded the Drift, an elite faction of the Atlantean army. This is a high school bully romance, mature new adult, and contains visceral mental health situations that some readers can find triggering. Black Knight is part of Royal Elite Series but could be read on its own. 1964) BASE Coast City HEIGHT 5ft 11in WEIGHT 131 lbs EYES Blue HAIR Black. Kimberly He was once my best friend, now he?s my worst enemy.Xander Knight is heartbreakingly beautiful.Ridiculously popular.Brutally cruel.He?s a knight but won?t do any saving.Xander We started as a dream, now we?re a nightmare.Kimberly Reed is pathetically fake.Terribly innocent.Secretly black.She can hide but never from me.Black Knight is part of Royal Elite Series, but could be read on its own. ![]() ![]() ![]() These would not visit the wife and daughter of such a man, or receive them in their home, if they lacked ‘refinement and culture. ![]() As the contemporary journal the Lady’s Companion commented on 10 March 1900, while the male members of high society were willing to associate with an ill-educated millionaire, that was unlikely to apply to their female relatives. It was women who made the ‘ordinances and regulations’ that governed polite society, through their power to give or withhold invitations and to choose on whom they would call or from whom they would receive calls. ![]() In 1855, the Revd Charles Kingsley in a Lecture to Ladies declared that a woman’s ‘first duties to her own family, her own servants’. Most were expected to find personal fulfilment within the home, as wives and mothers and as hostesses dispensing hospitality to guests. Domestic staff performed much of the drudgery associated with household chores, and left mistresses time to enjoy leisure pursuits. From a twenty-first century perspective, the lives of Victorian ladies appear privileged and comfortable, cushioned against the harsher realities of life. ![]() ![]() " Five stars. Amazing! I am actually speechless because it was so good. Lynne drew on personal experiences when writing KID DOCS: Lynne was once a kid and is now a doctor! At the same time, Connor learns to save lives and discovers that some lives cannot be saved.Īuthor J.W. Connor experiences his first pangs of love (toward fifteen-year-old obstetrician, Cassie), deals with his explosive older brother (a sixteen-year-old heart surgeon), and tries to figure out why his friendship with fourteen-year-old fellow ER doctor Hannah has suddenly changed. KID DOCS tells the story of Connor's first days as an emergency room doctor. They are child prodigies who were selected at just three years old to undergo intensive medical training as part of a controversial experiment called Kid Docs. What if you could be a doctor by the time you were fourteen years old?įourteen-year-old Connor Hansen became a doctor two days ago-along with all of his friends. It's definitely a read you won't forget." - Amy, Goodreads ★★★★★ ![]() "Intriguing . Incredibly engaging . I highly recommend this book. A perfect gift for kids, teens, or adults who dream of being a doctor! ![]() ![]() There was an eyewitness, an old woman who said she saw a greasy-looking cloud that floated over the harbor and wafted over the docks. Boston, after all, was where the plague started. No, the plague came in on a camouflaged German ship that had crept into Boston Harbor under cover of darkness and released the germs that seeded the city. Take an aspirin for a headache and the germs will creep through your The plague germs were inserted into aspirin made by the German drug company Bayer. When the plague came, on those chilly days of autumn, some said it was a terrible new weapon of war. Jeffery Taubenberger, molecular pathologist Here was a mass murderer that wasĪround 80 years ago and who's never been brought to justice.Īnd what we're trying to do is find the murderer. The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It ![]() ![]() ![]() His works include Batman, All-Star Batman, Batman: Eternal, Superman Unchained, American Vampire, and Swamp Thing. About the Author Scott Snyder is a #1 New York Times best-selling writer and one of the most critically acclaimed scribes in all of comics. ![]() Book Synopsis READ THE CHARACTER-DEFINING BATMAN RUN FROM THE VERY BEGINNING! The best-selling Batman epic from the team that brought you DARK NIGHTS: METAL starts here! In this first of two omnibus collections, acclaimed storytellers Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo introduce the Caped Crusader to the Court of Owls, terrorize the whole Bat-Family with the Jokers faceless return in Death of the Family and retell Batmans origin for a new generation during the pivotal Zero Year! With inks by Jonathan Glapion and Danny Miki and guest appearances by James Tynion IV, Rafael Albuquerque, Becky Cloonan, Andy Kubert, Andy Clarke, Jason Fabok, Jock and more, this first volume collects BATMAN #0-33, #23.2 and BATMAN ANNUAL #1-2. 1: Originally published in single magazine form in Batman 0-33, Batman annual 1-2, Batman 23.2-Copyright page. ![]() |