Author: Wendy Trevino
Publisher: Commune Editions
ISBN: 9781934639252
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
This is a spectacular debut trying to puzzle though our present, from the workplace to the pop charts but most of all to the politics of struggle. The latest in AK's Commune Editions imprint, Cruel Fiction brings together new material with celebrated work published here for the first time in book form, including the provocative and charged 'Brazilian Is Not a Race', a sonnet sequence meditating on race, nation, and history seen from the author's native Rio Grande Valley; it also includes the widely-circulated '128-131', a caustic, hilarious, tender account memorialising three days in jail during the Occupy movement.
Cruel Fiction
Author: Wendy Trevino
Publisher: Commune Editions
ISBN: 9781934639252
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
This is a spectacular debut trying to puzzle though our present, from the workplace to the pop charts but most of all to the politics of struggle. The latest in AK's Commune Editions imprint, Cruel Fiction brings together new material with celebrated work published here for the first time in book form, including the provocative and charged 'Brazilian Is Not a Race', a sonnet sequence meditating on race, nation, and history seen from the author's native Rio Grande Valley; it also includes the widely-circulated '128-131', a caustic, hilarious, tender account memorialising three days in jail during the Occupy movement.
Publisher: Commune Editions
ISBN: 9781934639252
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
This is a spectacular debut trying to puzzle though our present, from the workplace to the pop charts but most of all to the politics of struggle. The latest in AK's Commune Editions imprint, Cruel Fiction brings together new material with celebrated work published here for the first time in book form, including the provocative and charged 'Brazilian Is Not a Race', a sonnet sequence meditating on race, nation, and history seen from the author's native Rio Grande Valley; it also includes the widely-circulated '128-131', a caustic, hilarious, tender account memorialising three days in jail during the Occupy movement.
Mundo Cruel
Author: Luis Negron
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 1609804198
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
Luis Negrón’s debut collection reveals the intimate world of a small community in Puerto Rico joined together by its transgressive sexuality. The writing straddles the shifting line between pure, unadorned storytelling and satire, exploring the sometimes hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking nature of survival in a decidedly cruel world.
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 1609804198
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
Luis Negrón’s debut collection reveals the intimate world of a small community in Puerto Rico joined together by its transgressive sexuality. The writing straddles the shifting line between pure, unadorned storytelling and satire, exploring the sometimes hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking nature of survival in a decidedly cruel world.
Cruel Poetry
Author: Vicki Hendricks
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
"I loved this book. It's a private ticket into a secret world of desire and sex and the raw edge between them . . . I read it with the fever of the addicted."--Michael Connelly "I never miss a book by Vicki Hendricks. No one on the current scene is writing super-charged, erotic, real noir novels like these."--George P. Pelecanos Renata is young, beautiful, and has sex for money and kicks. Few are immune to her intoxicating allure--even her pet Burmese python, Pepe, seems captive to her charm. Richard is one of her clients, a poetry professor with a wife and two sons, whose erotic fascination with Rennie is threatening his home and job. Meanwhile, Julie, a shy wannabe novelist, spies on Rennie from her room next door in between bouts of frustrated writing. Both would do anything to save Rennie from her dangerous occupation and become her one true love. Set in Miami's gaudy vacationland and the haunting atmosphere of the Everglades, Cruel Poetry is a gripping story of fatal attraction that captures the Florida behind the postcards. As the lives of Richard and Julie unravel amidst drugs and murder, Hendricks amps the adrenaline jolts and sweeps us to a bittersweet climax. Vicki Hendricks lives in Hollywood, Florida, where she teaches English and creative writing. A fan of dangerous sports, she has completed 550 skydives, learned to dog sled in Finland, and has been birding in the jungles of Costa Rica.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
"I loved this book. It's a private ticket into a secret world of desire and sex and the raw edge between them . . . I read it with the fever of the addicted."--Michael Connelly "I never miss a book by Vicki Hendricks. No one on the current scene is writing super-charged, erotic, real noir novels like these."--George P. Pelecanos Renata is young, beautiful, and has sex for money and kicks. Few are immune to her intoxicating allure--even her pet Burmese python, Pepe, seems captive to her charm. Richard is one of her clients, a poetry professor with a wife and two sons, whose erotic fascination with Rennie is threatening his home and job. Meanwhile, Julie, a shy wannabe novelist, spies on Rennie from her room next door in between bouts of frustrated writing. Both would do anything to save Rennie from her dangerous occupation and become her one true love. Set in Miami's gaudy vacationland and the haunting atmosphere of the Everglades, Cruel Poetry is a gripping story of fatal attraction that captures the Florida behind the postcards. As the lives of Richard and Julie unravel amidst drugs and murder, Hendricks amps the adrenaline jolts and sweeps us to a bittersweet climax. Vicki Hendricks lives in Hollywood, Florida, where she teaches English and creative writing. A fan of dangerous sports, she has completed 550 skydives, learned to dog sled in Finland, and has been birding in the jungles of Costa Rica.
Cruel Beauty
Author: Rosamund Hodge
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062224751
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
If you’re excited about the upcoming Disney film Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson, don’t miss Cruel Beauty. The romance of Beauty and the Beast meets the adventure of Graceling in this dazzling fantasy novel about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny. Perfect for fans of bestselling An Ember in the Ashes and A Court of Thorns and Roses, this gorgeously written debut infuses the classic fairy tale with glittering magic, a feisty heroine, and a romance sure to take your breath away. Betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom, Nyx has always known that her fate was to marry him, kill him, and free her people from his tyranny. But on her seventeenth birthday when she moves into his castle high on the kingdom's mountaintop, nothing is what she expected—particularly her charming and beguiling new husband. Nyx knows she must save her homeland at all costs, yet she can't resist the pull of her sworn enemy—who's gotten in her way by stealing her heart.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062224751
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
If you’re excited about the upcoming Disney film Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson, don’t miss Cruel Beauty. The romance of Beauty and the Beast meets the adventure of Graceling in this dazzling fantasy novel about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny. Perfect for fans of bestselling An Ember in the Ashes and A Court of Thorns and Roses, this gorgeously written debut infuses the classic fairy tale with glittering magic, a feisty heroine, and a romance sure to take your breath away. Betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom, Nyx has always known that her fate was to marry him, kill him, and free her people from his tyranny. But on her seventeenth birthday when she moves into his castle high on the kingdom's mountaintop, nothing is what she expected—particularly her charming and beguiling new husband. Nyx knows she must save her homeland at all costs, yet she can't resist the pull of her sworn enemy—who's gotten in her way by stealing her heart.
Cruel Beautiful World
Author: Caroline Leavitt
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 161620737X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
“A seductive page-turner that ripples with an undercurrent of suspense.” —The Boston Globe “A seamless triumph of storytelling.” —Gail Godwin, author of Flora It’s 1969, and sixteen-year-old Lucy is about to run away with a much older man to live off the grid in rural Pennsylvania, a rash act that will have frightening repercussions for both her and her older sister, Charlotte. As Lucy’s default caretaker for most of their lives, Charlotte has always been burdened by having to be the responsible one, but never more so than when Lucy’s dream of a rural paradise turns into a nightmare. With precise, haunting prose and indelible characters, Cruel Beautiful World examines the infinitesimal distance between seduction and love, loyalty and duty, and most of all, tells a universal story of sisterhood and the complicated legacy of family. “Absorbing.” —The New York Times Book Review “Captivating.”—Los Angeles Times “Engrossing.” —People “Page-turning suspense.” —New York Journal of Books “Riveting.” —Marie Claire “Marvelous.”—The National Book Review “Hauntingly brilliant.” —Coastal Living “Gripping and suspenseful.” —BookPage “Moving.” —The Washington Post
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 161620737X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
“A seductive page-turner that ripples with an undercurrent of suspense.” —The Boston Globe “A seamless triumph of storytelling.” —Gail Godwin, author of Flora It’s 1969, and sixteen-year-old Lucy is about to run away with a much older man to live off the grid in rural Pennsylvania, a rash act that will have frightening repercussions for both her and her older sister, Charlotte. As Lucy’s default caretaker for most of their lives, Charlotte has always been burdened by having to be the responsible one, but never more so than when Lucy’s dream of a rural paradise turns into a nightmare. With precise, haunting prose and indelible characters, Cruel Beautiful World examines the infinitesimal distance between seduction and love, loyalty and duty, and most of all, tells a universal story of sisterhood and the complicated legacy of family. “Absorbing.” —The New York Times Book Review “Captivating.”—Los Angeles Times “Engrossing.” —People “Page-turning suspense.” —New York Journal of Books “Riveting.” —Marie Claire “Marvelous.”—The National Book Review “Hauntingly brilliant.” —Coastal Living “Gripping and suspenseful.” —BookPage “Moving.” —The Washington Post
The Cruel Prince
Author: Holly Black
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 031631028X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, comes the first book in a stunning new series about a mortal girl who finds herself caught in a web of royal faerie intrigue. Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. To win a place at the Court, she must defy him--and face the consequences. In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 031631028X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, comes the first book in a stunning new series about a mortal girl who finds herself caught in a web of royal faerie intrigue. Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. To win a place at the Court, she must defy him--and face the consequences. In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.
Beautifully Cruel
Author: J. T. Geissinger
Publisher: JT Geissinger Incorporated
ISBN: 9781733824361
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Alpha (noun): 1) Having the highest rank in a dominance hierarchy 2) The most powerful man in a group3) Liam Black He was a stranger to me, a dark and dangerous presence who materialized from the shadows one rainy night to save me from a vicious attack. I didn't know his name or where he was from. All I knew was that the only place I'd ever felt safe was in his arms. But safety is an illusion. And not every savior is a hero. And-as I'd soon find out-having an alpha save your life comes with a price. Liam Black wanted something from me in return.
Publisher: JT Geissinger Incorporated
ISBN: 9781733824361
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Alpha (noun): 1) Having the highest rank in a dominance hierarchy 2) The most powerful man in a group3) Liam Black He was a stranger to me, a dark and dangerous presence who materialized from the shadows one rainy night to save me from a vicious attack. I didn't know his name or where he was from. All I knew was that the only place I'd ever felt safe was in his arms. But safety is an illusion. And not every savior is a hero. And-as I'd soon find out-having an alpha save your life comes with a price. Liam Black wanted something from me in return.
Cruel and Unusual
Author: Patricia Cornwell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439187533
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
“A knockout” (People) of a thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta. “Killing me won’t kill the beast” are the last words of rapist-murderer Ronnie Joe Waddell, written four days before his execution. But they can’t explain how medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds Waddell’s fingerprints on another crime scene—after she’d performed his autopsy. If this is some sort of game, Scarpetta seems to be the target. And if the next victim is someone she knows, the punishment will be cruel and unusual...
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439187533
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
“A knockout” (People) of a thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta. “Killing me won’t kill the beast” are the last words of rapist-murderer Ronnie Joe Waddell, written four days before his execution. But they can’t explain how medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds Waddell’s fingerprints on another crime scene—after she’d performed his autopsy. If this is some sort of game, Scarpetta seems to be the target. And if the next victim is someone she knows, the punishment will be cruel and unusual...
Kind of Cruel
Author: Sophie Hannah
Publisher: Penguin Canada
ISBN: 0143189360
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
"If you ask someone for a memory and they tell you a story, they're lying." When Amber Hewerdine consults a hypnotherapist as a desperate last resort, she doesn't expect that anything much will change. She doesn't expect it to help with her chronic insomnia. She doesn't expect to hear herself, under hypnosis, saying words that mean nothing to her—kind, cruel, kind of cruel—words she has seen somewhere before, if only she could remember where. And she doesn't expect to be arrested two hours later as a result of having spoken those words out loud in connection with the brutal murder of Katharine Allen, a woman she's never heard of.
Publisher: Penguin Canada
ISBN: 0143189360
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
"If you ask someone for a memory and they tell you a story, they're lying." When Amber Hewerdine consults a hypnotherapist as a desperate last resort, she doesn't expect that anything much will change. She doesn't expect it to help with her chronic insomnia. She doesn't expect to hear herself, under hypnosis, saying words that mean nothing to her—kind, cruel, kind of cruel—words she has seen somewhere before, if only she could remember where. And she doesn't expect to be arrested two hours later as a result of having spoken those words out loud in connection with the brutal murder of Katharine Allen, a woman she's never heard of.
Cruel Fictions, Cruel Realities
Author: Kathy S. Leonard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Stories by women writers from Latin America. In A Profession Like Any Other, a satire on the medical profession by Ana Maria Shua of Argentina, a dentist removes a patient's eyeballs, explaining this will result in healthier teeth.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Stories by women writers from Latin America. In A Profession Like Any Other, a satire on the medical profession by Ana Maria Shua of Argentina, a dentist removes a patient's eyeballs, explaining this will result in healthier teeth.