Escape is also discovered with four miners, each providing their own unique treasures. Her character takes flight from a harsh existence through her growing love of the mysterious Alaskan landscape and a sensual relationship with Alex, another "soiled dove". Mandy's journal entries reveal poignant conflict between a very profitable business venture and her quest for dignity. Corruption and conspiracy are woven into a tapestry of the daily struggle for survival in the Arctic. With detailed historical accuracy, Lorina Ewing traces the rapid expansion of Nome from a gold-laden beach lined with canvas tents to a bustling community of 16,000 miners, merchants, and townspeople. The alliance begins life in Nome, Alaska, eventually building an upscale saloon and prosperous house of ill repute. After two years working the sheets in a Seattle brothel, she ventures north with her cousin, J.J., and her own bevy of doves. Left with little opportunity after the death of her husband in Durango, Colorado, Mandy is thrust into a fate of the world's oldest profession. Diary of an Alaskan Madam is the fictional account of Mandy Stockton during the birth of gold rush Nome.
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"Purcell crafts a virtually flawless work of Gothic fiction with this deeply atmospheric, foreboding story. Lyndsay Faye, bestselling author of Jane Steele Immersive, meticulous, and reminiscent of the masters of gothic fiction-not only a compulsively readable ghost story, but a skillful, loving ode to the entire genre." "If The Silent Companions lands on your night table, don't plan on leaving your bed anytime soon. An intriguing, nuanced, and genuinely eerie slice of Victorian gothic." The residents of the estate are terrified of the figure, but Elsie tries to shrug this off as simple superstition-that is, until she notices the figure's eyes following her.Ī Victorian ghost story that evokes a most unsettling kind of fear, The Silent Companions is a tale that creeps its way through the consciousness in ways you least expect-much like the companions themselves. Inside her new home lies a locked door, beyond which is a painted wooden figure-a silent companion-that bears a striking resemblance to Elsie herself. But pregnant and widowed just weeks after their wedding, with her new servants resentful and the local villagers actively hostile, Elsie has only her late husband's awkward cousin for company. When Elsie married handsome young heir Rupert Bainbridge, she believed she was destined for a life of luxury. Laura Purcell's THE SHAPE OF DARKNESS is now out from Penguin! Description " extraordinary, memorable and truly haunting book." - Jojo Moyes, #1 New York Times bestselling author But after the magic of their week away from the world dissipates, can they still find that spark and make their relationship work? Contains mature themes. And the camp is the perfect opportunity for them to explore what might be. When Lennox and Kenzie meet, there's electricity between them. She's remained in the business because she didn't know what else, if anything, she could do, and because it was what was expected of her. Lennox Owen is Hollywood royalty and has been famous since birth. She's also socially awkward and struggles with getting to know new people and spending time with her peers. Five years later, she's one of the most popular young actresses in Hollywood. Thinking she had no chance of getting the part, she went along with it. Mackenzie Smyth was dared to audition for a TV show. Nicole Pyland Nicole Pyland is a bestselling author of lesbian romance novels, including No After You, All the Love Songs, and the series like Chicago, San Francisco, Tahoe, Sports, Boston, and more. This year, she did something even more extravagant than ever and invited her friends to join her for a week-long adult summer camp experience. About the author Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. Peyton Gloss is the world's most famous and popular singer and songwriter, known for her chart-topping hits as well as her famous girl squad and July 4th events, inviting all of her famous friends to celebrate. Unreliable Doesn't Even Begin to Describe Itįaulkner definitely doesn't hide the fact that his narrative is tricky. So yeah, this isn't a walk in the park, that's for sure. In fact, the novel is a big mishmash of first-, second-, and third-person narrative. Oh, and there's also a bit of third-person omniscient narration thrown in from time to time. There are even embedded narrators: for example, interspersed within the four main narrators' accounts are stories told by Sutpen, but through the voice of the Compsons. Compson, Quentin, and Shreve – plus lots of flashbacks, personal opinions, and guesswork. There are four main narrators – Rosa, Mr. Multiple (and boy do we mean multiple) Narratorsįiguring out the narrative in this novel is no easy feat. A phrase repeated much was that it wasn't their war.it was for the living and they were beyond that world's reach for all intents and purposes. It's about the enumerable souls left behind in the rubble, those that passed from natural causes and those "helped along" by the tragedies occurring all around them, and where they all fit in. *shivers* Sorry, but no one should have so much power, especially with that much hatred in their heart, but I digress.this book isn't JUST about the war and what COULD have been. A curious read about the keepers of our spirit's comfort at life's end set amidst WWII as the evil powers that be try to bridge the world of twilights and the living for nefarious purposes.Ĭan you just imagine? WHAT IF the Hitler regime had been able to accomplish what is being attempted in this book? I mean, the effects would have been devastating on such another level, I can't even begin to envision it.and yet, it is said he did have an obsession or sorts with the occult, and supernatural interests. We encourage you to reach out to us directly to purchase tickets and make requests for special accommodations or needs for any event at any venue we present. That said, everyone’s case is individual and each venue and show has its own unique challenge. We strongly believe that if we do everything we can to treat everyone as we ourselves would wish to be treated, we can succeed in our efforts to “turn everyone on” to the magic of the live music experience. We believe whatever your religion, race, culture, education, gender, ability or disability, that everyone should be able to enjoy music as equally as is reasonably possible and plausible. We thrive on making people happy from the time we open our doors to the last note of the concert. We believe that music is a universal language that unites all of us and brings people from all walks of life together. It's a slow quiet story, with an unrealistically happy ending (perhaps appropriate, since it's more of an upper elementary book than a middle grades story). "Blue Willow" is about Janey finding a friend - Lupe Lopez and a place she wants to stay a sense of belonging somewhere. To Janey Larkin, the blue willow plate was the most beautiful thing in her life, a symbol of the home she could only dimly remember. The plate is mentioned in the beginning of the book, then seemingly forgotten, but becomes significant again towards the last quarter of the story. Now that her father was an itinerant worker, Janey didnt have a home she could call her own or any real friends, as her family had to keep moving, following the crops from farm to farm. The only possession the family has that she cares about is the Blue Willow Plate - a blue China plate with a Chinese design. To Janey Larkin, the blue willow plate was the most beautiful thing in her life, a symbol of the home she could only dimly remember. Janey meanwhile, just wants to belong somewhere instead of moving every few weeks. At the beginning of the book, they settle into an abandoned shack to live there while Dad harvests cotton. "Blue Willow" feels like an historical novel about a migrant farming family during the Great Depression, but since it was published in 1940, it was actually written as a contemporary tale.ġ0-year-old Janey travels with her Dad and step-mother looking for farming work after Dad lost his own farm in the Dust Bowl. He wanted to follow it and see where it could go. Hell, they’d just gotten started on this whatever it was they were doing. I hadn’t intended to stay here more than eighteen months.” That meant she would possibly be leaving after Christmas, then, and he didn’t like the thought of that at all. “If you’re going to stay, you should get a better car.” Imogen’s car downright offended him, and she wasn’t safe driving around in that rattletrap. “Well, I like looking at the green trees from afar and I like the idea of a tree in the yard of a pretty little house. I like the trees.” She stumbled on the rough trail and grinned. He’d hate to think that she was going to skip out of town in a couple of months. “Do you like it here?” he asked, aware that the answer actually really mattered to him. I did live in the dorm, so that helped, but this little adventure in Charlotte is my first time living out of New York.” I probably should have gone away from home for school to assert my independence, but it seemed a little ridiculous when there were so many quality schools to choose from in New York. “So you went to college in New York, too?” “Could you grab that little cooler? Then just your backpack and we’re good to go.” Ty started down the path to the site. Jones who wrote the main hook of the song. “Green Onions” helped popularize the Memphis soul sound that Stax Records became known for. The bass and drums play the same repetitive 12-bar blues riff for the whole song, but that simple, solid foundation leaves room for the guitars and organ to lay down some of the best melodies and solos in modern recording history. The song’s popularity was immediate, so Stax quickly re-released it as an A-side, and radio stations across the country gobbled it up. Recorded in 1962 by Booker T and the MG’s, it was originally released on Stax Records as a B-side. “Green Onions” is an absolute jam from start to finish. Here are five of those songs, and the story behind what makes them so iconic. Some songs are able to communicate a full range of human emotion without a single word. Sometimes the feeling we get from singing are better than the song itself, thus causing us to sing along to songs we don’t even like.īut some songs are so good that we love them even if they have no lyrics. Singing the words to our favorite song is a way to interact with the art we love, a way to feel like we are part of it. Music can affect our mood in ways that no other art can, and part of that response is often the impulse to sing along. We all love it when our favorite song comes on the radio. I mean, DUH, it’s Ito!įragments of Horror is creepy and entertaining. And of course, this collection also has amazing artwork. This collection of stories has all the best horror feels- EW! OMFG! WTF! WHAT THE WHAT? and so on. A few have connections between the stories with the same characters. When I saw the library had a copy, I quickly snatched it up!įragments is a pretty short selection of a handful of stories by Ito. His stories are insane and creative, the art is astonishing! Fragments of Horror has been on my TBR list since it came out. In December 2014, it was licensed by VIZ Media to be released in English in June 2015, under the “Fragments of Horror” title.įragments of Horror by Junji Ito. It was subsequently published as a collection in Japan in June 2014, with the final story, “Whispering Woman”, having been previously published in Shinkan (シンカン) rather than Nemuki+. It began serialization in the first issue of the revived Nemuki+ (ネムキプラス) magazine on April 13, 2013. Ma no Kakera (魔の断片, also titled Shard of Evil or Fragments of Horror), is a series of short stories by Junji Ito. Ranging from the terrifying to the comedic, from the erotic to the loathsome, these stories showcase Junji Ito’s long-awaited return to the world of horror. A funeral where the dead are definitely not laid to rest. A dissection class with a most unusual subject. An old wooden mansion that turns on its inhabitants. A new collection of delightfully macabre tales from a master of horror manga. |