Author: Della Voiza
Publisher: Della Voiza
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
In a world where societal norms dictate relationships, "Whispers of Desire: A Love Forbidden" follows the tumultuous journey of Adrian, a young man navigating the complexities of love and loyalty. After his father marries Maya, a vibrant woman almost the same age as Adrian, their lives intertwine in ways that challenge both family dynamics and personal desires. Set against the backdrop of family expectations and societal judgments, Adrian finds himself irresistibly drawn to Maya. Their connection grows deeper with every shared glance and quiet moment, igniting a forbidden passion that neither can ignore. As secrets unfold and tensions rise, Adrian grapples with his feelings for Maya while navigating the fallout of their burgeoning relationship. This gripping tale explores themes of love, betrayal, and the courage to pursue one’s heart, ultimately questioning the boundaries of love and the price of desire. Will Adrian choose the safety of familial bonds or risk everything for a love that feels so right yet is deemed so wrong? "Whispers of Desire" is a poignant exploration of the heart's whispers against the roar of societal expectations.
Hearts Entwined: The Stepmother's Secret
Author: Della Voiza
Publisher: Della Voiza
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
In a world where societal norms dictate relationships, "Whispers of Desire: A Love Forbidden" follows the tumultuous journey of Adrian, a young man navigating the complexities of love and loyalty. After his father marries Maya, a vibrant woman almost the same age as Adrian, their lives intertwine in ways that challenge both family dynamics and personal desires. Set against the backdrop of family expectations and societal judgments, Adrian finds himself irresistibly drawn to Maya. Their connection grows deeper with every shared glance and quiet moment, igniting a forbidden passion that neither can ignore. As secrets unfold and tensions rise, Adrian grapples with his feelings for Maya while navigating the fallout of their burgeoning relationship. This gripping tale explores themes of love, betrayal, and the courage to pursue one’s heart, ultimately questioning the boundaries of love and the price of desire. Will Adrian choose the safety of familial bonds or risk everything for a love that feels so right yet is deemed so wrong? "Whispers of Desire" is a poignant exploration of the heart's whispers against the roar of societal expectations.
Publisher: Della Voiza
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
In a world where societal norms dictate relationships, "Whispers of Desire: A Love Forbidden" follows the tumultuous journey of Adrian, a young man navigating the complexities of love and loyalty. After his father marries Maya, a vibrant woman almost the same age as Adrian, their lives intertwine in ways that challenge both family dynamics and personal desires. Set against the backdrop of family expectations and societal judgments, Adrian finds himself irresistibly drawn to Maya. Their connection grows deeper with every shared glance and quiet moment, igniting a forbidden passion that neither can ignore. As secrets unfold and tensions rise, Adrian grapples with his feelings for Maya while navigating the fallout of their burgeoning relationship. This gripping tale explores themes of love, betrayal, and the courage to pursue one’s heart, ultimately questioning the boundaries of love and the price of desire. Will Adrian choose the safety of familial bonds or risk everything for a love that feels so right yet is deemed so wrong? "Whispers of Desire" is a poignant exploration of the heart's whispers against the roar of societal expectations.
Paper Butterflies
Author: Lisa Heathfield
Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab& 8482
ISBN: 1541560426
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
June is physically and emotionally abused by her stepmother, and the only person June feels safe telling is her friend Blister, but when a shocking tragedy occurs June finds herself trapped, potentially forever.
Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab& 8482
ISBN: 1541560426
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
June is physically and emotionally abused by her stepmother, and the only person June feels safe telling is her friend Blister, but when a shocking tragedy occurs June finds herself trapped, potentially forever.
All the Ever Afters
Author: Danielle Teller
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062798081
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
In the vein of Wicked, The Woodcutter, and Boy, Snow, Bird, a luminous reimagining of a classic tale, told from the perspective of Agnes, Cinderella’s "evil" stepmother. We all know the story of Cinderella. Or do we? As rumors about the cruel upbringing of beautiful newlywed Princess Cinderella roil the kingdom, her stepmother, Agnes, who knows all too well about hardship, privately records the true story. . . . A peasant born into serfdom, Agnes is separated from her family and forced into servitude as a laundress’s apprentice when she is only ten years old. Using her wits and ingenuity, she escapes her tyrannical matron and makes her way toward a hopeful future. When teenaged Agnes is seduced by an older man and becomes pregnant, she is transformed by love for her child. Once again left penniless, Agnes has no choice but to return to servitude at the manor she thought she had left behind. Her new position is nursemaid to Ella, an otherworldly infant. She struggles to love the child who in time becomes her stepdaughter and, eventually, the celebrated princess who embodies everyone’s unattainable fantasies. The story of their relationship reveals that nothing is what it seems, that beauty is not always desirable, and that love can take on many guises. Lyrically told, emotionally evocative, and brilliantly perceptive, All the Ever Afters explores the hidden complexities that lie beneath classic tales of good and evil, all the while showing us that how we confront adversity reveals a more profound, and ultimately more important, truth than the ideal of "happily ever after."
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062798081
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
In the vein of Wicked, The Woodcutter, and Boy, Snow, Bird, a luminous reimagining of a classic tale, told from the perspective of Agnes, Cinderella’s "evil" stepmother. We all know the story of Cinderella. Or do we? As rumors about the cruel upbringing of beautiful newlywed Princess Cinderella roil the kingdom, her stepmother, Agnes, who knows all too well about hardship, privately records the true story. . . . A peasant born into serfdom, Agnes is separated from her family and forced into servitude as a laundress’s apprentice when she is only ten years old. Using her wits and ingenuity, she escapes her tyrannical matron and makes her way toward a hopeful future. When teenaged Agnes is seduced by an older man and becomes pregnant, she is transformed by love for her child. Once again left penniless, Agnes has no choice but to return to servitude at the manor she thought she had left behind. Her new position is nursemaid to Ella, an otherworldly infant. She struggles to love the child who in time becomes her stepdaughter and, eventually, the celebrated princess who embodies everyone’s unattainable fantasies. The story of their relationship reveals that nothing is what it seems, that beauty is not always desirable, and that love can take on many guises. Lyrically told, emotionally evocative, and brilliantly perceptive, All the Ever Afters explores the hidden complexities that lie beneath classic tales of good and evil, all the while showing us that how we confront adversity reveals a more profound, and ultimately more important, truth than the ideal of "happily ever after."
Chime
Author: Franny Billingsley
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408803844
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
A unique gothic romance with an enticing undercurrent of fairytale and darkness. Perfect for teen girls
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408803844
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
A unique gothic romance with an enticing undercurrent of fairytale and darkness. Perfect for teen girls
The Afterlife of the Party
Author: Marlene Perez
Publisher: Entangled: Teen
ISBN: 1640639039
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
I didn’t even want to go to the party. I just wanted to stay home with my librarian-witch grandmother and her mystical book club. But my best friend Skyler begged me. So I went. Not only was it the worst party of my life, it was the last party of my life. I should have known there was something really strange about the band—especially when the lead singer bit me before taking off with my best friend. Now I'm chasing down a band of dangerous vamps with my best guy friend, Vaughn. Who also happens to be the boy I’ve been secretly crushing on forever. And out on the road, anything can happen. All I ever wanted was for things to change with Vaughn. For him to finally see the real me. But this isn’t exactly what I had in mind. So be it. Let the afterlife begin. The Afterlife series is best enjoyed in order. Reading Order: Book #1 The Afterlife of the Party Book #2 I'm with the Banned Book #3 A Sucker for You
Publisher: Entangled: Teen
ISBN: 1640639039
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
I didn’t even want to go to the party. I just wanted to stay home with my librarian-witch grandmother and her mystical book club. But my best friend Skyler begged me. So I went. Not only was it the worst party of my life, it was the last party of my life. I should have known there was something really strange about the band—especially when the lead singer bit me before taking off with my best friend. Now I'm chasing down a band of dangerous vamps with my best guy friend, Vaughn. Who also happens to be the boy I’ve been secretly crushing on forever. And out on the road, anything can happen. All I ever wanted was for things to change with Vaughn. For him to finally see the real me. But this isn’t exactly what I had in mind. So be it. Let the afterlife begin. The Afterlife series is best enjoyed in order. Reading Order: Book #1 The Afterlife of the Party Book #2 I'm with the Banned Book #3 A Sucker for You
Dirty Secret
Author: Jessie Sholl
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439192537
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
A fascinating look at compulsive hoarding by a woman whose mother suffers from the disease. To be the child of a compulsive hoarder is to live in a permanent state of unease. Because if my mother is one of those crazy junk-house people, then what does that make me? When her divorced mother was diagnosed with cancer, New York City writer Jessie Sholl returned to her hometown of Minneapolis to help her prepare for her upcoming surgery and get her affairs in order. While a daunting task for any adult dealing with an aging parent, it’s compounded for Sholl by one lifelong, complex, and confounding truth: her mother is a compulsive hoarder. Dirty Secret is a daughter’s powerful memoir of confronting her mother’s disorder, of searching for the normalcy that was never hers as a child, and, finally, cleaning out the clutter of her mother’s home in the hopes of salvaging the true heart of their relationship—before it’s too late. Growing up, young Jessie knew her mother wasn’t like other mothers: chronically disorganized, she might forgo picking Jessie up from kindergarten to spend the afternoon thrift store shopping. Now, tracing the downward spiral in her mother’s hoarding behavior to the death of a long-time boyfriend, she bravely wades into a pathological sea of stuff: broken appliances, moldy cowboy boots, twenty identical pairs of graying bargain-bin sneakers, abandoned arts and crafts, newspapers, magazines, a dresser drawer crammed with discarded eyeglasses, shovelfuls of junk mail . . . the things that become a hoarder’s “treasures.” With candor, wit, and not a drop of sentimentality, Jessie Sholl explores the many personal and psychological ramifications of hoarding while telling an unforgettable mother-daughter tale.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439192537
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
A fascinating look at compulsive hoarding by a woman whose mother suffers from the disease. To be the child of a compulsive hoarder is to live in a permanent state of unease. Because if my mother is one of those crazy junk-house people, then what does that make me? When her divorced mother was diagnosed with cancer, New York City writer Jessie Sholl returned to her hometown of Minneapolis to help her prepare for her upcoming surgery and get her affairs in order. While a daunting task for any adult dealing with an aging parent, it’s compounded for Sholl by one lifelong, complex, and confounding truth: her mother is a compulsive hoarder. Dirty Secret is a daughter’s powerful memoir of confronting her mother’s disorder, of searching for the normalcy that was never hers as a child, and, finally, cleaning out the clutter of her mother’s home in the hopes of salvaging the true heart of their relationship—before it’s too late. Growing up, young Jessie knew her mother wasn’t like other mothers: chronically disorganized, she might forgo picking Jessie up from kindergarten to spend the afternoon thrift store shopping. Now, tracing the downward spiral in her mother’s hoarding behavior to the death of a long-time boyfriend, she bravely wades into a pathological sea of stuff: broken appliances, moldy cowboy boots, twenty identical pairs of graying bargain-bin sneakers, abandoned arts and crafts, newspapers, magazines, a dresser drawer crammed with discarded eyeglasses, shovelfuls of junk mail . . . the things that become a hoarder’s “treasures.” With candor, wit, and not a drop of sentimentality, Jessie Sholl explores the many personal and psychological ramifications of hoarding while telling an unforgettable mother-daughter tale.
Rogue's Honor
Author: Brenda Hiatt
Publisher: Brenda Hiatt
ISBN: 1940618088
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A Regency Robin Hood, a duke’s daughter and deceptions of the heart To escape her stepmother's matchmaking machinations, Lady Pearl runs away, pretending to be a common housemaid, with the help of her abigail. When she is rescued from the near-disaster of recognition by a charming serving-man, Pearl pretends to be simpleminded to safeguard herself from any unwanted advances. But soon she begins to suspect that her rescuer is far more than the common servant he seemed at first. Luke St. Clair lives a double life, pretending to be a gentleman while in reality sustaining himself and the needy as the notorious Robin Hood-type thief, the Saint of Seven Dials. The last thing he needs in his life is a beautiful simpleton in need of protection. But "Purdy" proves to be anything but simple—or common! Once he learns the truth, does he dare continue, in the ballrooms of the elite, the flirtation that began in the slums of London? The risk is enormous, but Lady Pearl's sweet kisses may just be worth it. Themes: legendary rogue, unforgettable hero, honorable intentions, noble purpose, secret identities, an heiress in disguise, romantic outlaws, Regency London series
Publisher: Brenda Hiatt
ISBN: 1940618088
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A Regency Robin Hood, a duke’s daughter and deceptions of the heart To escape her stepmother's matchmaking machinations, Lady Pearl runs away, pretending to be a common housemaid, with the help of her abigail. When she is rescued from the near-disaster of recognition by a charming serving-man, Pearl pretends to be simpleminded to safeguard herself from any unwanted advances. But soon she begins to suspect that her rescuer is far more than the common servant he seemed at first. Luke St. Clair lives a double life, pretending to be a gentleman while in reality sustaining himself and the needy as the notorious Robin Hood-type thief, the Saint of Seven Dials. The last thing he needs in his life is a beautiful simpleton in need of protection. But "Purdy" proves to be anything but simple—or common! Once he learns the truth, does he dare continue, in the ballrooms of the elite, the flirtation that began in the slums of London? The risk is enormous, but Lady Pearl's sweet kisses may just be worth it. Themes: legendary rogue, unforgettable hero, honorable intentions, noble purpose, secret identities, an heiress in disguise, romantic outlaws, Regency London series
Tales of Bluebeard and His Wives from Late Antiquity to Postmodern Times
Author: Shuli Barzilai
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136096582
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
This project provides an in-depth study of narratives about Bluebeard and his wives, or narratives with identifiable Bluebeard motifs, and the intertextual and extratextual personal, political, literary, and sociocultural factors that have made the tale a particularly fertile ground for an author’s adaptation of the story. Whereas Charles Dickens, for example, expresses a sympathetic identification with Bluebeard, and a discernable strain of misogyny emerges in his recreation of the tale and recurrent allusions to it, his contemporary, William Makepeace Thackeray, uses the tale as a springboard for his critique of avarice, hypocrisy, pretension, and the subjugation of women in Victorian society.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136096582
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
This project provides an in-depth study of narratives about Bluebeard and his wives, or narratives with identifiable Bluebeard motifs, and the intertextual and extratextual personal, political, literary, and sociocultural factors that have made the tale a particularly fertile ground for an author’s adaptation of the story. Whereas Charles Dickens, for example, expresses a sympathetic identification with Bluebeard, and a discernable strain of misogyny emerges in his recreation of the tale and recurrent allusions to it, his contemporary, William Makepeace Thackeray, uses the tale as a springboard for his critique of avarice, hypocrisy, pretension, and the subjugation of women in Victorian society.
The Impossible Knife of Memory
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407149121
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
A searing look at the effects of post traumatic stress on soldiers and their families, seen through the eyes of teenage Hayley. Hayley is struggling to forget the past. But some memories run too deep, and soon the cracks start to show. Stunning, hard-hitting fiction from an award-winning writer.
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407149121
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
A searing look at the effects of post traumatic stress on soldiers and their families, seen through the eyes of teenage Hayley. Hayley is struggling to forget the past. But some memories run too deep, and soon the cracks start to show. Stunning, hard-hitting fiction from an award-winning writer.
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
Author: ZZ Packer
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781573223782
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The acclaimed debut short story collection that introduced the world to an arresting and unforgettable new voice in fiction, from multi-award winning author ZZ Packer Her impressive range and talent are abundantly evident: Packer dazzles with her command of language, surprising and delighting us with unexpected turns and indelible images, as she takes us into the lives of characters on the periphery, unsure of where they belong. We meet a Brownie troop of black girls who are confronted with a troop of white girls; a young man who goes with his father to the Million Man March and must decide where his allegiance lies; an international group of drifters in Japan, who are starving, unable to find work; a girl in a Baltimore ghetto who has dreams of the larger world she has seen only on the screens in the television store nearby, where the Lithuanian shopkeeper holds out hope for attaining his own American Dream. With penetrating insight, ZZ Packer helps us see the world with a clearer vision. Fresh, versatile, and captivating, Drinking Coffee Elsewhere is a striking and unforgettable collection, sure to stand out among the contemporary canon of fiction.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781573223782
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The acclaimed debut short story collection that introduced the world to an arresting and unforgettable new voice in fiction, from multi-award winning author ZZ Packer Her impressive range and talent are abundantly evident: Packer dazzles with her command of language, surprising and delighting us with unexpected turns and indelible images, as she takes us into the lives of characters on the periphery, unsure of where they belong. We meet a Brownie troop of black girls who are confronted with a troop of white girls; a young man who goes with his father to the Million Man March and must decide where his allegiance lies; an international group of drifters in Japan, who are starving, unable to find work; a girl in a Baltimore ghetto who has dreams of the larger world she has seen only on the screens in the television store nearby, where the Lithuanian shopkeeper holds out hope for attaining his own American Dream. With penetrating insight, ZZ Packer helps us see the world with a clearer vision. Fresh, versatile, and captivating, Drinking Coffee Elsewhere is a striking and unforgettable collection, sure to stand out among the contemporary canon of fiction.