Author: StoryBuddiesPlay
Publisher: StoryBuddiesPlay
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
In a land ravaged by generations of conflict, a daring princess named Veeranshi and a scholarly prince named Prithviraj find themselves on opposite sides of a brewing war. Duty binds them to their warring kingdoms, but a chance encounter sparks an unlikely connection. As the threat of war looms large, Veeranshi and Prithviraj embark on a secret mission – a forbidden alliance fueled by their burgeoning love and a desperate hope for peace. Their plan: a carefully orchestrated skirmish, a calculated deception meant to expose the absurdity of war. But when the lines between reality and performance blur, the fragile peace treaty hangs by a thread. With their secret at risk of being exposed, Veeranshi and Prithviraj must make a heart-wrenching choice – confess their alliance and risk everything they hold dear, or watch their kingdoms plunge into bloodshed. This captivating tale of forbidden love and political intrigue explores the devastating costs of war and the transformative power of courage, empathy, and a single voice speaking out for peace. Will Veeranshi and Prithviraj's gamble pay off, or will their forbidden love lead to their downfall? Dive into this epic fantasy romance and discover the power of love to change the course of destiny.
Forbidden Love Blossoms Amidst War
Author: StoryBuddiesPlay
Publisher: StoryBuddiesPlay
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
In a land ravaged by generations of conflict, a daring princess named Veeranshi and a scholarly prince named Prithviraj find themselves on opposite sides of a brewing war. Duty binds them to their warring kingdoms, but a chance encounter sparks an unlikely connection. As the threat of war looms large, Veeranshi and Prithviraj embark on a secret mission – a forbidden alliance fueled by their burgeoning love and a desperate hope for peace. Their plan: a carefully orchestrated skirmish, a calculated deception meant to expose the absurdity of war. But when the lines between reality and performance blur, the fragile peace treaty hangs by a thread. With their secret at risk of being exposed, Veeranshi and Prithviraj must make a heart-wrenching choice – confess their alliance and risk everything they hold dear, or watch their kingdoms plunge into bloodshed. This captivating tale of forbidden love and political intrigue explores the devastating costs of war and the transformative power of courage, empathy, and a single voice speaking out for peace. Will Veeranshi and Prithviraj's gamble pay off, or will their forbidden love lead to their downfall? Dive into this epic fantasy romance and discover the power of love to change the course of destiny.
Publisher: StoryBuddiesPlay
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
In a land ravaged by generations of conflict, a daring princess named Veeranshi and a scholarly prince named Prithviraj find themselves on opposite sides of a brewing war. Duty binds them to their warring kingdoms, but a chance encounter sparks an unlikely connection. As the threat of war looms large, Veeranshi and Prithviraj embark on a secret mission – a forbidden alliance fueled by their burgeoning love and a desperate hope for peace. Their plan: a carefully orchestrated skirmish, a calculated deception meant to expose the absurdity of war. But when the lines between reality and performance blur, the fragile peace treaty hangs by a thread. With their secret at risk of being exposed, Veeranshi and Prithviraj must make a heart-wrenching choice – confess their alliance and risk everything they hold dear, or watch their kingdoms plunge into bloodshed. This captivating tale of forbidden love and political intrigue explores the devastating costs of war and the transformative power of courage, empathy, and a single voice speaking out for peace. Will Veeranshi and Prithviraj's gamble pay off, or will their forbidden love lead to their downfall? Dive into this epic fantasy romance and discover the power of love to change the course of destiny.
Daughters of the Resistance
Author: Lana Kortchik
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008364885
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
‘This book has it all: history, suspense, love, loss, and a wonderful narrative that kept me turning page after page... A stunning novel that I truly love and recommend’ NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars ___ The USA Today bestseller!
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008364885
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
‘This book has it all: history, suspense, love, loss, and a wonderful narrative that kept me turning page after page... A stunning novel that I truly love and recommend’ NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars ___ The USA Today bestseller!
Sisters of War
Author: Lana Kortchik
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008314837
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
*The USA Today bestseller!* Can their bond survive under the shadow of occupation? For fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The German Midwife comes this unforgettable tale of love, loss, family, and the power of hope.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008314837
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
*The USA Today bestseller!* Can their bond survive under the shadow of occupation? For fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The German Midwife comes this unforgettable tale of love, loss, family, and the power of hope.
Saying It With Songs
Author: Katherine Spring
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199842213
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Hollywood's conversion from silent to synchronized sound film production not only instigated the convergence of the film and music industries but also gave rise to an extraordinary period of songs in American cinema. Saying It With Songs considers how the increasing interdependence of Hollywood studios and Tin Pan Alley music publishing firms influenced the commercial and narrative functions of popular songs. While most scholarship on film music of the period focuses on adaptations of Broadway musicals, this book examines the functions of songs in a variety of non-musical genres, including melodramas, romantic comedies, Westerns, prison dramas, and action-adventure films, and shows how filmmakers tested and refined their approach to songs in order to reconcile the spectacle of song performance, the classical norms of storytelling, and the conventions of background orchestral scoring from the period of silent cinema. Written for film and music scholars alike as well as for general readers, Saying It With Songs illuminates the origins of the popular song score aesthetic of American cinema.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199842213
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Hollywood's conversion from silent to synchronized sound film production not only instigated the convergence of the film and music industries but also gave rise to an extraordinary period of songs in American cinema. Saying It With Songs considers how the increasing interdependence of Hollywood studios and Tin Pan Alley music publishing firms influenced the commercial and narrative functions of popular songs. While most scholarship on film music of the period focuses on adaptations of Broadway musicals, this book examines the functions of songs in a variety of non-musical genres, including melodramas, romantic comedies, Westerns, prison dramas, and action-adventure films, and shows how filmmakers tested and refined their approach to songs in order to reconcile the spectacle of song performance, the classical norms of storytelling, and the conventions of background orchestral scoring from the period of silent cinema. Written for film and music scholars alike as well as for general readers, Saying It With Songs illuminates the origins of the popular song score aesthetic of American cinema.
The House of Little Sisters
Author: Eva Wong Nava
Publisher: Penguin Books
ISBN: 9789814882279
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A supernatural exposé of a past system that still has a tight grip on contemporary Singapore and Malaysia. It's August of 1931 in Singapore, sixteen-year-old Lim Mei Mei (Ah Mei) arrives at the home of Eminent Mister Lee on the eve of the Hungry Ghost Month. She has been sold to the family as a mui tsai, an indentured servant girl. At the Lee household, Lim Mei Mei's life education begins. There she encounters the spirit of Ah Lian, a mui tsai, who paid the ultimate price for her mistake. Through Ah Lian, Ah Mei discovers the plight of mui tsai, who are both helpless and powerful, and uncovers a shameful secret lurking in the shadows in the Lee house. Ah Mei also meets and falls in love with Hassan Mohamed, an Indian-Muslim and an aspiring poet, breaking every clause in the rule book of love in 1930s British Malaya. She becomes Hassan's Polar Star, and the young lovers must find a way to stay together. Through a twist of fate, Ah Mei finds a solution that will keep her and Hassan together, at the same time gaining agency that will secure her own future as an uneducated servant girl in British Malaya.
Publisher: Penguin Books
ISBN: 9789814882279
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A supernatural exposé of a past system that still has a tight grip on contemporary Singapore and Malaysia. It's August of 1931 in Singapore, sixteen-year-old Lim Mei Mei (Ah Mei) arrives at the home of Eminent Mister Lee on the eve of the Hungry Ghost Month. She has been sold to the family as a mui tsai, an indentured servant girl. At the Lee household, Lim Mei Mei's life education begins. There she encounters the spirit of Ah Lian, a mui tsai, who paid the ultimate price for her mistake. Through Ah Lian, Ah Mei discovers the plight of mui tsai, who are both helpless and powerful, and uncovers a shameful secret lurking in the shadows in the Lee house. Ah Mei also meets and falls in love with Hassan Mohamed, an Indian-Muslim and an aspiring poet, breaking every clause in the rule book of love in 1930s British Malaya. She becomes Hassan's Polar Star, and the young lovers must find a way to stay together. Through a twist of fate, Ah Mei finds a solution that will keep her and Hassan together, at the same time gaining agency that will secure her own future as an uneducated servant girl in British Malaya.
The Zhivago Affair
Author: Peter Finn
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307908011
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
Drawing on newly declassified government files, this is the dramatic story of how a forbidden book in the Soviet Union became a secret CIA weapon in the ideological battle between East and West. In May 1956, an Italian publishing scout took a train to a village just outside Moscow to visit Russia’s greatest living poet, Boris Pasternak. He left carrying the original manuscript of Pasternak’s first and only novel, entrusted to him with these words: “This is Doctor Zhivago. May it make its way around the world.” Pasternak believed his novel was unlikely ever to be published in the Soviet Union, where the authorities regarded it as an irredeemable assault on the 1917 Revolution. But he thought it stood a chance in the West and, indeed, beginning in Italy, Doctor Zhivago was widely published in translation throughout the world. From there the life of this extraordinary book entered the realm of the spy novel. The CIA, which recognized that the Cold War was above all an ideological battle, published a Russian-language edition of Doctor Zhivago and smuggled it into the Soviet Union. Copies were devoured in Moscow and Leningrad, sold on the black market, and passed surreptitiously from friend to friend. Pasternak’s funeral in 1960 was attended by thousands of admirers who defied their government to bid him farewell. The example he set launched the great tradition of the writer-dissident in the Soviet Union. In The Zhivago Affair, Peter Finn and Petra Couvée bring us intimately close to this charming, passionate, and complex artist. First to obtain CIA files providing concrete proof of the agency’s involvement, the authors give us a literary thriller that takes us back to a fascinating period of the Cold War—to a time when literature had the power to stir the world. (With 8 pages of black-and-white illustrations.)
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307908011
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
Drawing on newly declassified government files, this is the dramatic story of how a forbidden book in the Soviet Union became a secret CIA weapon in the ideological battle between East and West. In May 1956, an Italian publishing scout took a train to a village just outside Moscow to visit Russia’s greatest living poet, Boris Pasternak. He left carrying the original manuscript of Pasternak’s first and only novel, entrusted to him with these words: “This is Doctor Zhivago. May it make its way around the world.” Pasternak believed his novel was unlikely ever to be published in the Soviet Union, where the authorities regarded it as an irredeemable assault on the 1917 Revolution. But he thought it stood a chance in the West and, indeed, beginning in Italy, Doctor Zhivago was widely published in translation throughout the world. From there the life of this extraordinary book entered the realm of the spy novel. The CIA, which recognized that the Cold War was above all an ideological battle, published a Russian-language edition of Doctor Zhivago and smuggled it into the Soviet Union. Copies were devoured in Moscow and Leningrad, sold on the black market, and passed surreptitiously from friend to friend. Pasternak’s funeral in 1960 was attended by thousands of admirers who defied their government to bid him farewell. The example he set launched the great tradition of the writer-dissident in the Soviet Union. In The Zhivago Affair, Peter Finn and Petra Couvée bring us intimately close to this charming, passionate, and complex artist. First to obtain CIA files providing concrete proof of the agency’s involvement, the authors give us a literary thriller that takes us back to a fascinating period of the Cold War—to a time when literature had the power to stir the world. (With 8 pages of black-and-white illustrations.)
The Lighthouse Sisters
Author: Gill Thompson
Publisher: Review
ISBN: 1472279964
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
'I loved this heart-in-your-mouth story of forbidden love, courage and hope. A heart-wrenching book about family bonds facing the toughest of trials during WW2' KERRY FISHER 'A stunning tale about sisters, courage, and sacrifice that will keep you enthralled until the very last page' ANDIE NEWTON 'Really brought a lump to my throat. It has stayed with me since finishing it' SUZANNE GOLDRING 'Heart-wrenching, immersive, beautifully researched. I thoroughly recommend, together with a tissue for this emotional read!' LOUISE FEIN 'They were there for each other during the war just like the lighthouse, a source of hope and protection over the years.' 1940: For sisters Alice and Jenny life is just beginning when the Nazis seize control of the island of Jersey, driving the girls down separate paths. While Alice is forced by the enemy to work in the German hospital, Jenny is attracted to the circle of islanders rising up to resist the occupiers. And as the war tightens its grip, it will cause each of the sisters to make an extraordinary choice, experience unimaginable heartbreak and emerge forever changed... 1996: The war may have ended decades earlier, but for the elegant woman sitting alone now, the images live on in her memory: her sister's carefree laughter, the inky black of a German soldier's boots, the little boats that never came back. And the one constant through it all: the lighthouse that always guided them back to the island... A gripping, heartbreaking story of two sisters in occupied Jersey during WWII - one a nurse, who is transported to Nazi Germany, the other, who volunteers for the island's resistance movement - from the author of The Child on Platform One. Perfect for readers of The Nightingale and The Midwife of Auschwitz. ______ FONT SIZE="+1"What real readers are saying about The Lighthouse Sisters: 'What an emotional read, I felt like I was actually living along the characters, I absolutely loved this book ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' 'I was gripped. I couldn't put it down. Heart-wrenching at times and so full of hope and resilience at others. I really enjoyed it ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' 'A real page-turner ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' 'A wonderful read from the first page ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'
Publisher: Review
ISBN: 1472279964
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
'I loved this heart-in-your-mouth story of forbidden love, courage and hope. A heart-wrenching book about family bonds facing the toughest of trials during WW2' KERRY FISHER 'A stunning tale about sisters, courage, and sacrifice that will keep you enthralled until the very last page' ANDIE NEWTON 'Really brought a lump to my throat. It has stayed with me since finishing it' SUZANNE GOLDRING 'Heart-wrenching, immersive, beautifully researched. I thoroughly recommend, together with a tissue for this emotional read!' LOUISE FEIN 'They were there for each other during the war just like the lighthouse, a source of hope and protection over the years.' 1940: For sisters Alice and Jenny life is just beginning when the Nazis seize control of the island of Jersey, driving the girls down separate paths. While Alice is forced by the enemy to work in the German hospital, Jenny is attracted to the circle of islanders rising up to resist the occupiers. And as the war tightens its grip, it will cause each of the sisters to make an extraordinary choice, experience unimaginable heartbreak and emerge forever changed... 1996: The war may have ended decades earlier, but for the elegant woman sitting alone now, the images live on in her memory: her sister's carefree laughter, the inky black of a German soldier's boots, the little boats that never came back. And the one constant through it all: the lighthouse that always guided them back to the island... A gripping, heartbreaking story of two sisters in occupied Jersey during WWII - one a nurse, who is transported to Nazi Germany, the other, who volunteers for the island's resistance movement - from the author of The Child on Platform One. Perfect for readers of The Nightingale and The Midwife of Auschwitz. ______ FONT SIZE="+1"What real readers are saying about The Lighthouse Sisters: 'What an emotional read, I felt like I was actually living along the characters, I absolutely loved this book ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' 'I was gripped. I couldn't put it down. Heart-wrenching at times and so full of hope and resilience at others. I really enjoyed it ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' 'A real page-turner ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' 'A wonderful read from the first page ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'
Cursed Bloodlines | A Horror Story
Author: Mehtab Ahmed Khan
Publisher: Mehtab Global LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Cursed Bloodlines | A Horror Story In a world where vampires, witches, and werewolves exist alongside unsuspecting humans, the Montague and Capulet families have been locked in a bitter feud for centuries. Each family possesses unique supernatural abilities, making them formidable adversaries in their never-ending battle for dominance. Amidst this backdrop of conflict and intrigue, our story begins with a fateful encounter. A chance meeting between Alessandra Montague, a headstrong vampire with a thirst for knowledge, and Tristan Capulet, a brooding and enigmatic werewolf, sets into motion a series of events that will test the limits of love and loyalty. As Alessandra and Tristan's forbidden romance blossoms, they must navigate the treacherous waters of their feuding families. The very bloodlines they inherit carry a curse that has plagued their kind for generations, binding them to a tragic fate.
Publisher: Mehtab Global LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Cursed Bloodlines | A Horror Story In a world where vampires, witches, and werewolves exist alongside unsuspecting humans, the Montague and Capulet families have been locked in a bitter feud for centuries. Each family possesses unique supernatural abilities, making them formidable adversaries in their never-ending battle for dominance. Amidst this backdrop of conflict and intrigue, our story begins with a fateful encounter. A chance meeting between Alessandra Montague, a headstrong vampire with a thirst for knowledge, and Tristan Capulet, a brooding and enigmatic werewolf, sets into motion a series of events that will test the limits of love and loyalty. As Alessandra and Tristan's forbidden romance blossoms, they must navigate the treacherous waters of their feuding families. The very bloodlines they inherit carry a curse that has plagued their kind for generations, binding them to a tragic fate.
Heart's Surrender
Author: Rosanne Bittner
Publisher: Diversion Books
ISBN: 1682303330
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 573
Book Description
The Trail of Tears forces a Cherokee man and a white settler to discover how much their love can endure in this romance from the author of Texas Embrace. When Andrea Sanders moves to the hills of Georgia, she’s terrified to discover she lives next door to the Cherokee. But when she first sees the muscular, handsome Adam, she is even more afraid of the turbulent passions he arouses in her. After the proud Cherokee warrior Adam finds himself falling in love with a white woman, he vows their clash of cultures will not keep him from her. Andrea Sanders wins his heart, but their utter devotion to each other is tested beyond endurance when the betrayal of a nation tears apart the Cherokee and forces them into a march to a new land. Praise for USA Today–bestselling Author Rosanne Bittner “Bittner’s characters spring to life...Extraordinary for the depth of emotion with which they are portrayed.”—Publishers Weekly
Publisher: Diversion Books
ISBN: 1682303330
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 573
Book Description
The Trail of Tears forces a Cherokee man and a white settler to discover how much their love can endure in this romance from the author of Texas Embrace. When Andrea Sanders moves to the hills of Georgia, she’s terrified to discover she lives next door to the Cherokee. But when she first sees the muscular, handsome Adam, she is even more afraid of the turbulent passions he arouses in her. After the proud Cherokee warrior Adam finds himself falling in love with a white woman, he vows their clash of cultures will not keep him from her. Andrea Sanders wins his heart, but their utter devotion to each other is tested beyond endurance when the betrayal of a nation tears apart the Cherokee and forces them into a march to a new land. Praise for USA Today–bestselling Author Rosanne Bittner “Bittner’s characters spring to life...Extraordinary for the depth of emotion with which they are portrayed.”—Publishers Weekly
A Love Forbidden
Author: Kathleen Morgan
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 0800719719
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Set against the powerful backdrop of the Colorado Rockies in 1879, a young schoolteacher finds herself caught in a clash of cultures as she fights for love against overwhelming odds.
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 0800719719
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Set against the powerful backdrop of the Colorado Rockies in 1879, a young schoolteacher finds herself caught in a clash of cultures as she fights for love against overwhelming odds.