Author: Amy Bonnaffons
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316516147
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Reality and dream collide in Amy Bonnaffons's "dazzling," wildly inventive "miracle of a love story" about an affair between the living and the dead (NPR) For weeks, Rachel has been noticing the same golden-haired young man sitting at her Brooklyn bus stop, staring off with a melancholy air. When, one day, she finally musters the courage to introduce herself, the chemistry between them is undeniable: Thomas is wise, witty, handsome, mysterious, clearly a kindred spirit. There's just one tiny problem: He's dead. Stuck in a surreal limbo governed by bureaucracy, Thomas is unable to "cross over" to the afterlife until he completes a 90-day stint on earth, during which time he is forbidden to get involved with a member of the living -- lest he incur "regrets." When Thomas and Rachel break this rule, they unleash a cascade of bizarre, troubling consequences. Set in the hallucinatory borderland between life and death, The Regrets is a gloriously strange and breathtakingly sexy exploration of love, the cataclysmic power of fantasies, and the painful, exhilarating work of waking up to reality, told with uncommon grace and humor by a visionary artist at the height of her imaginative power.
The Regrets
Author: Amy Bonnaffons
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316516147
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Reality and dream collide in Amy Bonnaffons's "dazzling," wildly inventive "miracle of a love story" about an affair between the living and the dead (NPR) For weeks, Rachel has been noticing the same golden-haired young man sitting at her Brooklyn bus stop, staring off with a melancholy air. When, one day, she finally musters the courage to introduce herself, the chemistry between them is undeniable: Thomas is wise, witty, handsome, mysterious, clearly a kindred spirit. There's just one tiny problem: He's dead. Stuck in a surreal limbo governed by bureaucracy, Thomas is unable to "cross over" to the afterlife until he completes a 90-day stint on earth, during which time he is forbidden to get involved with a member of the living -- lest he incur "regrets." When Thomas and Rachel break this rule, they unleash a cascade of bizarre, troubling consequences. Set in the hallucinatory borderland between life and death, The Regrets is a gloriously strange and breathtakingly sexy exploration of love, the cataclysmic power of fantasies, and the painful, exhilarating work of waking up to reality, told with uncommon grace and humor by a visionary artist at the height of her imaginative power.
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316516147
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Reality and dream collide in Amy Bonnaffons's "dazzling," wildly inventive "miracle of a love story" about an affair between the living and the dead (NPR) For weeks, Rachel has been noticing the same golden-haired young man sitting at her Brooklyn bus stop, staring off with a melancholy air. When, one day, she finally musters the courage to introduce herself, the chemistry between them is undeniable: Thomas is wise, witty, handsome, mysterious, clearly a kindred spirit. There's just one tiny problem: He's dead. Stuck in a surreal limbo governed by bureaucracy, Thomas is unable to "cross over" to the afterlife until he completes a 90-day stint on earth, during which time he is forbidden to get involved with a member of the living -- lest he incur "regrets." When Thomas and Rachel break this rule, they unleash a cascade of bizarre, troubling consequences. Set in the hallucinatory borderland between life and death, The Regrets is a gloriously strange and breathtakingly sexy exploration of love, the cataclysmic power of fantasies, and the painful, exhilarating work of waking up to reality, told with uncommon grace and humor by a visionary artist at the height of her imaginative power.
Agnon's Moonstruck Lovers
Author: Ilana Pardes
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295804777
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Agnon's Moonstruck Lovers explores the response of Israel’s Nobel laureate S. Y. Agnon to the privileged position of the Song of Songs in Israeli culture. Standing at a unique crossroads between religion and secularism, Agnon probes the paradoxes and ambiguities of the Zionist hermeneutic project. In adopting the Song, Zionist interpreters sought to return to the erotic, pastoral landscapes of biblical times. Their quest for a new, uplifting, secular literalism, however, could not efface the haunting impact of allegorical configurations of love. With superb irony, Agnon's tales recast Israeli biblicism as a peculiar chapter within the ever-surprising history of biblical exegesis.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295804777
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Agnon's Moonstruck Lovers explores the response of Israel’s Nobel laureate S. Y. Agnon to the privileged position of the Song of Songs in Israeli culture. Standing at a unique crossroads between religion and secularism, Agnon probes the paradoxes and ambiguities of the Zionist hermeneutic project. In adopting the Song, Zionist interpreters sought to return to the erotic, pastoral landscapes of biblical times. Their quest for a new, uplifting, secular literalism, however, could not efface the haunting impact of allegorical configurations of love. With superb irony, Agnon's tales recast Israeli biblicism as a peculiar chapter within the ever-surprising history of biblical exegesis.
The Book Lover
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 794
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 794
Book Description
Love, Imperfectly Known
Author: Brother Emmanuel of Taizé
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1441116370
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
This unique work analyzes the crisis in modern society, building on the ideas of the Frankfurt School thinkers. Emphasizing social evolution and learning processes, it argues that crisis is mediated by social class conflicts and collective learning, the results of which are embodied in constitutional and public law. First, the work outlines a new categorical framework of critical theory in which it is conceived as a theory of crisis. It shows that the Marxist focus on economy and on class struggle is too narrow to deal with the range of social conflicts within modern society, and posits that a crisis of legitimization is at the core of all crises. It then discusses the dialectic of revolutionary and evolutionary developmental processes of modern society and its legal system. This volume in the Critical Theory and Contemporary Society by a leading scholar in the field provides a new approach to critical theory that will appeal to anyone studying political sociology, political theory, and law.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1441116370
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
This unique work analyzes the crisis in modern society, building on the ideas of the Frankfurt School thinkers. Emphasizing social evolution and learning processes, it argues that crisis is mediated by social class conflicts and collective learning, the results of which are embodied in constitutional and public law. First, the work outlines a new categorical framework of critical theory in which it is conceived as a theory of crisis. It shows that the Marxist focus on economy and on class struggle is too narrow to deal with the range of social conflicts within modern society, and posits that a crisis of legitimization is at the core of all crises. It then discusses the dialectic of revolutionary and evolutionary developmental processes of modern society and its legal system. This volume in the Critical Theory and Contemporary Society by a leading scholar in the field provides a new approach to critical theory that will appeal to anyone studying political sociology, political theory, and law.
Loving the Storm
Author: Linda Seed
Publisher: Linda Seed
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
He’s been hit by a series of painful losses, and he’s got the scars to prove it. She’s got her own wounds, ones she doesn’t want him to see … Rancher Liam Delaney’s still suffering from the triple blow of his beloved uncle’s death, his breakup from a woman he’d wanted to marry, and an accident that left him with an injury that still hasn’t fully healed. When he meets artist Aria Howard, he starts to feel things he hasn’t felt in a long time—like optimism and hope for the future. But Aria’s history—one she’s trying to hide from him—has taught her that love is dangerous and that forever is nothing but a fairy tale. If Liam’s going to earn her trust, he’s going to have to give her the one elusive thing she’s always longed for. Loving the Storm is the third book in Linda Seed’s Delaneys of Cambria series.
Publisher: Linda Seed
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
He’s been hit by a series of painful losses, and he’s got the scars to prove it. She’s got her own wounds, ones she doesn’t want him to see … Rancher Liam Delaney’s still suffering from the triple blow of his beloved uncle’s death, his breakup from a woman he’d wanted to marry, and an accident that left him with an injury that still hasn’t fully healed. When he meets artist Aria Howard, he starts to feel things he hasn’t felt in a long time—like optimism and hope for the future. But Aria’s history—one she’s trying to hide from him—has taught her that love is dangerous and that forever is nothing but a fairy tale. If Liam’s going to earn her trust, he’s going to have to give her the one elusive thing she’s always longed for. Loving the Storm is the third book in Linda Seed’s Delaneys of Cambria series.
The Barbarian Lover
Author: Mrs. Margaret (Bass) Pedler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
The Flemish Lover
Author: Narcisa Fargnoli
Publisher: Bloop SRL
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
The Flemish Lover" is a captivating novel by Narcisa Fargnoli, set in the ancient southern Tuscan city of Vetera. The story unfolds with the mysterious disappearance of a 15th-century Flemish painting of the Crucifixion, which had been stolen by the Nazis during World War II and recovered nearly seventy years later. Just before its shipment for an exhibition at the Prado, the painting vanishes again from a secure room, leading to a classic locked room mystery. Amidst a backdrop of a harsh winter, the city is also shaken by a series of brutal murders, with no apparent motive. Nora Quadri, the director of the city art museum, alongside her team of academics and art historians, dives into an investigation that suggests the painting itself holds clues to the identity of the murderer. Believing the theft and murders are interconnected, and possibly committed by someone within their own circle, they race against time to uncover the truth, only to find themselves entangled in a web of historical intrigue and contemporary menace. This mystery novel intricately weaves themes of art history, betrayal, and suspense, culminating in a dramatic resolution that questions the boundaries between past and present.
Publisher: Bloop SRL
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
The Flemish Lover" is a captivating novel by Narcisa Fargnoli, set in the ancient southern Tuscan city of Vetera. The story unfolds with the mysterious disappearance of a 15th-century Flemish painting of the Crucifixion, which had been stolen by the Nazis during World War II and recovered nearly seventy years later. Just before its shipment for an exhibition at the Prado, the painting vanishes again from a secure room, leading to a classic locked room mystery. Amidst a backdrop of a harsh winter, the city is also shaken by a series of brutal murders, with no apparent motive. Nora Quadri, the director of the city art museum, alongside her team of academics and art historians, dives into an investigation that suggests the painting itself holds clues to the identity of the murderer. Believing the theft and murders are interconnected, and possibly committed by someone within their own circle, they race against time to uncover the truth, only to find themselves entangled in a web of historical intrigue and contemporary menace. This mystery novel intricately weaves themes of art history, betrayal, and suspense, culminating in a dramatic resolution that questions the boundaries between past and present.
The Loving Cup
Author: Winston Graham
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 0330523457
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
The Loving Cup is the tenth novel in Winston Graham's hugely popular Poldark series, and continues the story after the fifth TV series, which has become a television phenomenon starring Aidan Turner. Cornwall 1813. A silver cup lies half-forgotten in a dank cave, amongst a pile of stolen goods. Yet the tiny vessel and its inscription Amor gignit amorem haunts the lives of the still-feuding Poldark and Warleggan families, as Ross, Demelza and the ambitious and powerful Sir George Warleggan watch their children make the decisions that will shape their destinies. In the closing years of the wars against Napoleon, for Jeremy and Clowance, and for arrogant, cynical Valentine Warleggan, these are troubled and momentous times . . . The Loving Cup is followed by the eleventh book in the Poldark series, The Twisted Sword. 'From the incomparable Winston Graham . . . who has everything that anyone else has, and then a whole lot more.' Guardian
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 0330523457
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
The Loving Cup is the tenth novel in Winston Graham's hugely popular Poldark series, and continues the story after the fifth TV series, which has become a television phenomenon starring Aidan Turner. Cornwall 1813. A silver cup lies half-forgotten in a dank cave, amongst a pile of stolen goods. Yet the tiny vessel and its inscription Amor gignit amorem haunts the lives of the still-feuding Poldark and Warleggan families, as Ross, Demelza and the ambitious and powerful Sir George Warleggan watch their children make the decisions that will shape their destinies. In the closing years of the wars against Napoleon, for Jeremy and Clowance, and for arrogant, cynical Valentine Warleggan, these are troubled and momentous times . . . The Loving Cup is followed by the eleventh book in the Poldark series, The Twisted Sword. 'From the incomparable Winston Graham . . . who has everything that anyone else has, and then a whole lot more.' Guardian
The Volcano Lover
Author: Susan Sontag
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312420079
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Set in 18th century Naples, based on the lives of Sir William Hamilton, his celebrated wife Emma, and Lord Nelson, and peopled with many of the great figures of the day, this unconventional, bestselling historical romance from the National Book Award-winning author of In America touches on themes of sex and revolution, the fate of nature, art and the collector's obsessions, and, above all, love.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312420079
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Set in 18th century Naples, based on the lives of Sir William Hamilton, his celebrated wife Emma, and Lord Nelson, and peopled with many of the great figures of the day, this unconventional, bestselling historical romance from the National Book Award-winning author of In America touches on themes of sex and revolution, the fate of nature, art and the collector's obsessions, and, above all, love.
A Lover’S Potion and Other Stories
Author: Winsome Smith
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1452526486
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Short stories are but a slice of life, yet they are complete, even in few words. Although the endings are not always happy, they are indeed endings. These slices of life take us to many times and places, where we meet people with a distinct set of problemsand sometimes, if they are very lucky, solutions. A Lovers Potion is an imaginative walk through fantasy and fiction. In these collected stories, we visit a small shire where witchcraft mania runs wild. A peasant girl becomes pregnant with her aristocratic lover, who presents her with a gift of jewellery, confounding a team of modern archaeologists. There is even a girl with incredibly long hair, locked in a tower, but she is not what she seems. Each story focuses on people and their fascination with one another. All human beings share desires, endeavors, and loyalties. Through actions, we reveal ourselves. The characters in these stories each long for somethingand in some cases, the characters arent human at all. Read of compassion, romance, and revenge in this riveting collection of wiles and whimsy.
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1452526486
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Short stories are but a slice of life, yet they are complete, even in few words. Although the endings are not always happy, they are indeed endings. These slices of life take us to many times and places, where we meet people with a distinct set of problemsand sometimes, if they are very lucky, solutions. A Lovers Potion is an imaginative walk through fantasy and fiction. In these collected stories, we visit a small shire where witchcraft mania runs wild. A peasant girl becomes pregnant with her aristocratic lover, who presents her with a gift of jewellery, confounding a team of modern archaeologists. There is even a girl with incredibly long hair, locked in a tower, but she is not what she seems. Each story focuses on people and their fascination with one another. All human beings share desires, endeavors, and loyalties. Through actions, we reveal ourselves. The characters in these stories each long for somethingand in some cases, the characters arent human at all. Read of compassion, romance, and revenge in this riveting collection of wiles and whimsy.