![]() ![]() ![]() The issue would lead in the end to the break-up of Churchill and Fisher’s hitherto close friendship. Moorehead outlines the political manœvrings between Kitchener and Churchill (First Lord of the Admiralty) on the for side and Lord Fisher (First Sea Lord) with various others against. The idea out of which the landings on Gallipoli arose came from Lt-Col Hankey, Secretary of the War Council, as an attempt to evade the impasse on the Western Front, where the Allies were neither advancing nor killing more Germans than British soldiers were being killed, by a flanking move through Turkey and the Balkans. This one focuses more on the personalities central to the story of Turkey’s involvement in the Great War – the Young Turks, Mustafa Kemal, Lord Kitchener, Winston Churchill, and the various commanders – as well as the details of the many military engagements which marked the Dardanelles enterprise. ![]() It is lucidly written and mercifully free of the alphanumeric soup of formation designations which tends to bedevil works of military history. The author was clearly well versed in his subject. Quite why I left it so long I’m not sure but I’m glad now I picked it up. ![]() This book has been languishing on my tbr pile for decades. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Imagine spinning in blissful abandon amongst sparkling lights and rollicking music, then being caught by steady arms before you fall. But when Maybell uncovers something unexpectedly sweet beneath Wesley's scowls, and as the two slowly begin to let their guard down, they might learn that sometimes the smallest steps outside one's comfort zone can lead to the greatest rewards. Sarah Hogle’s Just Like Magic is a brilliant and totally bonkers romance told with hilarious, effervescent charm. A mom of three in southern Ohio, Sarah Hogle spends her free time planning. ![]() Not only is the house falling apart around her, but she isn't the only inheritor: she has to share everything with Wesley Koehler, the groundskeeper who's as grouchy as he is gorgeous-and it turns out he has very different vision for the property's future.Ĭonvincing the taciturn Wesley to stop avoiding her and compromise is a task more formidable than the other dying wishes Great-Aunt Violet left behind. 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The vast ugly machinery of celebrity conspires with regularity to anoint a new set of celebrities who, we are told, are the faces of intelligent feelings. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But it also demonstrates one young woman's strength as she navigates the disappointment and unbearable pains of adolescence, of first love and first heartbreak, of friendships broken and rebuilt, all while learning to embrace the power of survival she never knew she had hidden within her heart.", Told in four parts-freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior year-this provocative debut reveals the deep cuts of trauma. Nothing makes sense anymore, and she knows she's supposed to tell someone what happened but she can't. What she thought she knew to be true, is now lies. ![]() What Eden once loved-who she once loved-she now hates. But the night her brother's best friend rapes her, Eden's world capsizes. Starting high school didn't change who she was. "item_description" : "New York Times bestsellerIn the tradition of Speak, Amber Smith's extraordinary debut novel is a heart-twisting, but ultimately hopeful, exploration of how pain can lead to strength (The Boston Globe). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Full of drama and richly drawn detail, THE SECRET CHORD is a vivid story of faith, family, desire and power that brings David magnificently alive. With stunning originality, acclaimed author Geraldine Brooks offers us a compelling portrait of a morally complex hero from this strange age - part legend, part history. It falls to Natan, the courtier and prophet who both counsels and castigates David, to tell the truth about the path he must take. His wives love and fear him, his sons will betray him. In a life that arcs from obscurity to fame, he is by turns hero and traitor, glamorous young tyrant and beloved king, murderous despot and remorseful, diminished patriarch. But his journey is a tumultuous one and the consequences of his choices will resound for generations. The time of King David.Īnointed as the chosen one when just a young shepherd boy, David will rise to be king, grasping the throne and establishing his empire. gracefully and intelligently told.' - KIRKUS REVIEWSġ000 BC. A unique and vivid novel that retells the story of King David's extraordinary rise to power and fall from grace, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, YEAR OF WONDERS and MARCH, Geraldine Brooks.įrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, YEAR OF WONDERS and MARCH comes a unique and vivid novel that retells the story of King David's extraordinary rise to power and fall from grace. ![]() ![]() ![]() More than sixty years later Donny and his mother set out for Suffolk to meet his mysterious great aunt. In 1945, two brothers die in the icy Barents Sea and a book is all that survives of them. 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![]() In contemporary times, werewolf tales have been popularized in movies, TV shows, and novels, becoming an evergreen theme in horror and supernatural fiction. In the 16th and 17th centuries, werewolf hysteria gripped Europe, with many people being accused of being werewolves and subsequently executed. Many believed that werewolves were cursed by the devil, while others saw them as part of a secret society, howling at the moon and committing heinous crimes under the cover of darkness. Later, in Europe, werewolf legends became more widespread, often rooted in fear and superstition. ![]() This myth is believed to be the origin of the werewolf curse. ![]() One such story is the legend of Lycaon, the king of Arcadia, who was turned into a wolf by Zeus as punishment for serving him human flesh. These stories often centered around moral lessons or warnings against the dangers of giving in to our innermost desires. Werewolf folklore dates back to ancient Greece, where myths of humans transforming into wolves were widespread. But where did these creatures come from, and how have they evolved in modern literature and pop culture? The History of Werewolf Legends ![]() The ferocious nature and uncontrollable transformations of these supernatural creatures make for gripping tales of horror, suspense, and romance. Werewolf fiction has captivated readers and listeners for centuries. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jag störde mig även på Espeth's bror som lade sig i lite för mycket i hennes liv. Sedan börjar deras känslor för varandra växa allt mer och här börjar jag känna att berättelsen tappar lite fart, det blir lite för känslosamt och trånade och breven blev en aning tråkigare att läsa. ![]() Men brevformatet är även en nackdel då beskrivningar och djupare inblick i karaktärerna saknas.Īllt börjar med ett brev, ett beundrarbrev från David till Espeth och jag fann inledningen nog det bästa med boken, när de lärde känna varandra och mer och mer blev mer familjära med varandra. Just brevformen fick boken att kännas annorlunda och gav vad som skulle kunna vara en vanlig romantisk berättelse en känsla av något nytt. ![]() Handlingen är helt konstruerad genom brev skickade mellan karaktärerna i boken. Breven från ön charmade mig från början med sin ovanliga uppbyggnad. ![]() ![]() ![]() Elfangor's fighter was shot down, crash-landing in the same construction site.ĭrawn in by curiosity, the group investigated the strange spacecraft, and met Elfangor. Above them, the fighter of Elfangor-Sirinial-Shamtul, an Andalite Prince, was engaged in battle with Yeerk forces. The five teenagers who would become the Animorphs - Jake, Rachel, Cassie, Marco and Tobias - were walking home from school one night, and decided to take a shortcut through an abandoned construction site. We could become any animal we touched, the Andalite told us. But it was the power that turned fear into obligation, that laid the weight on our unready shoulders. Without the power the knowledge would have just been a worm of fear eating up our insides. There was the destructive worm of knowledge: You are not alone. "We were five kids taking a shortcut home from the mall at night. ![]() ![]() And the dealer is Death.' C RS, Lounge Curves and 5 more people faved this. Right up there with The Scarlet Flush (1963) and So, What Killed The Vampire (1966) as my favorite Carter Brown books. 'There are three players in the game: a gambler, an ex-con, and an ice-cold blonde. ![]() As with any Carter Brown book, nothing is simple and the case of the missing starlet (sounds like a Perry Mason novel) quickly escalates into a globe totting sojourn which Holman barely survives.īullets, broads, deceit and death echo from the pages in one of the more deeper stories in the Holman cannon.įrom the stock standard P.I for hire opening to the great unveil, the formulaic mystery follows the tried and true narrative of dime-store pulps yet deviates from the stereotypical with an evolving plot that is sure to keep readers guessing. ![]() The private eye to the stars, Rick Holman, has his hands full with a missing starlet who has disappeared shortly after signing a major studio contract. The Scarlet Flush (1963) Rick Holman Books In Publication Order The Ever-loving Blues (1956) Zelda (1961) Murderer Among Us (1962) Murder in the Key Club / Harem Club (1962) Jade Eyed Jungle (1963) The Jade-Eyed Jungle (1963) Never Was Girl (1964) Who Killed Dr. ![]() ![]() First published in 1966, this Rick Holman mystery is a lot of fun to read and is one of the better books written by pulp author Carter Brown (pseudonym of the prolific Alan Yates). ![]() |