Author: Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN: 0802192300
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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A novel of love, friendship, and self-reinvention: “I can’t remember the last time I was so enchanted . . . zany, surprising, full of twists and turns” (Ann Hood, author of The Knitting Circle and Something Blue). A translator of Icelandic, the unnamed young woman who narrates Butterflies in November is perhaps more at home in the world of language than the actual world. After a day of being dumped—twice—and accidentally killing a goose, she yearns to escape from the chaos of her life. Instead, her best friend’s four-year-old deaf-mute son is unexpectedly left in her care. But when the boy chooses the winning numbers for a lottery ticket, the two set off from Reykjavik along Iceland’s Ring Road on a journey of discovery. Along the way, they encounter black sand beaches, cucumber farms, lava fields, flocks of sheep, an Estonian choir, a falconer, a hitchhiker, and both of her exes desperate for another chance. What begins as a spontaneous adventure will unexpectedly and profoundly change the way she views her past and charts her future. Longlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.
Author: Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN: 0802192300
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Book Description
A novel of love, friendship, and self-reinvention: “I can’t remember the last time I was so enchanted . . . zany, surprising, full of twists and turns” (Ann Hood, author of The Knitting Circle and Something Blue). A translator of Icelandic, the unnamed young woman who narrates Butterflies in November is perhaps more at home in the world of language than the actual world. After a day of being dumped—twice—and accidentally killing a goose, she yearns to escape from the chaos of her life. Instead, her best friend’s four-year-old deaf-mute son is unexpectedly left in her care. But when the boy chooses the winning numbers for a lottery ticket, the two set off from Reykjavik along Iceland’s Ring Road on a journey of discovery. Along the way, they encounter black sand beaches, cucumber farms, lava fields, flocks of sheep, an Estonian choir, a falconer, a hitchhiker, and both of her exes desperate for another chance. What begins as a spontaneous adventure will unexpectedly and profoundly change the way she views her past and charts her future. Longlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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Ten writers reveal the depths of Dante's psyche as they detail his journey through love and relationships.
Author: November Nichols
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692781807
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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Kameleon (Kami) Beck prides herself on achieving her dreams at the age of twenty-four. Her attractive, loving husband, beautiful newborn baby, college degree, fulfilling career, and beautiful home in Atlanta, Georgia, are the pinnacle of the life she longed for. Life couldn't be better. But her world starts to crumble on Mother's Day-her first as a new mom-when she discovers that her seemingly perfect life is shrouded in secrets, lies, and deceit. Allowing herself to get bogged down in hatred and vengeance is just too easy. In the face of heartbreaking betrayal, she struggles with the thought of moving past the pain and starting anew. When a man from her past enters the scene, will he help or hurt her journey toward restoring harmony in her life? Do Butterflies Go to Heaven? is a touching story about a woman's anguish and her path to self-rediscovery, delving into hot-button issues such as bullying, abortion, divorce, and blended families. Women of all ages will find the main character relatable and inspirational-Kami's indomitable spirit as she navigates the challenges in her life elicits compassion and a sense of connection, keeping readers spellbound to the last page.
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Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316071889
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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In One Hundred Butterflies, photographer Harold Feinstein showcases butterfly varieties from around the world, turning exquisite details into mesmerizing works of art. Feinstein's breathtaking photographs capture the color, vibrancy, and infinite variety of patterns that occur on the wings of these ornate insects. One hundred impeccably reproduced, oversized photographs allow viewers to appreciate the Blue Morpho of Central America, the African Birdwing, and the Asian Swallowtail at a scale and depth impossible to experience in nature. An elegantly printed deluxe gift book, it is a treasure for butterfly enthusiasts and art lovers alike.
Author: Beth Wagner Brust
Publisher: Wildlife Education
ISBN: 9780937934760
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 30
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Discusses butterflies, their metamorphosis, and their migration and presents some butterfly-related activities.
Author: Roger Camp
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500510902
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Here is an exquisitely beautiful homage to the colourful celebrity of the insect world, the butterfly. With more than 300 photographs of real butterflies, depicted in all their lightness and brilliance, and presented in a unique accordion-fold format, Butterflies in Flight is a strikingly attractive gift book that will appeal to anyone who appreciates art and nature. Hundreds of butterflies soar and drift across the page. Each panel of this traditional Japanese format stands on its own visually, yet is also designed to lead to the next panel so that the flight itself appears to glide, panel after panel, before the viewer. The accordion format, which unfolds to more than 23 metres, allows the book to be set upright and displayed as a delightful art object. Roger Camp has brilliantly used modern techniques of photography and digital imaging to create an irresistible flight of real butterflies. He was first inspired by Kanzaka Sekka's 1904 woodblock-printed book, One Thousand Kinds of Butterflies, to find a contemporary way of marrying beauty with technology, thus creating a magical presentation of these infinitely graceful creatures.
Author: Auđur Ava Ólafsdóttir
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781322502496
Category : Deaf children
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Author: Jeffrey Allan Rackham
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Author: Tania Pryputniewicz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780991395217
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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The poems in November Butterfly bridge pre-myth to modern times through the voices of iconic women at the crossroads of love and motherhood.
