Author: Devdutt Pattanaik
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143063476
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Among the many characters who inhabit the Mahabharata, the world's greatest epic and the oldest, sometimes other stories unravelled from it, such as Shilavati, who cannot be king because she is a woman.
The Pregnant King
Author: Devdutt Pattanaik
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143063476
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Among the many characters who inhabit the Mahabharata, the world's greatest epic and the oldest, sometimes other stories unravelled from it, such as Shilavati, who cannot be king because she is a woman.
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143063476
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Among the many characters who inhabit the Mahabharata, the world's greatest epic and the oldest, sometimes other stories unravelled from it, such as Shilavati, who cannot be king because she is a woman.
The Desert King's Pregnant Bride
Author: Annie West
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426831196
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
The USA Today–bestselling author “captures her readers with a lure as magical as tales from Arabian Nights . . . a timeless masterpiece” (Romance Junkies, 4.5 ribbons). Sheikh Khalid Bin Shareef has vowed never to get entangled with virgins. But innocent Maggie is too hard to resist—and he takes her . . . The next morning she disappears. But Maggie is unfinished business, and he has her sent to his kingdom. There they discover the consequence of their night of passion. Marriage is the only answer—but it must be one with no emotions, no expectations of love. Maggie will take her rightful place by the sheikh’s side . . . and in his bed!
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426831196
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
The USA Today–bestselling author “captures her readers with a lure as magical as tales from Arabian Nights . . . a timeless masterpiece” (Romance Junkies, 4.5 ribbons). Sheikh Khalid Bin Shareef has vowed never to get entangled with virgins. But innocent Maggie is too hard to resist—and he takes her . . . The next morning she disappears. But Maggie is unfinished business, and he has her sent to his kingdom. There they discover the consequence of their night of passion. Marriage is the only answer—but it must be one with no emotions, no expectations of love. Maggie will take her rightful place by the sheikh’s side . . . and in his bed!
DESERT KING, PREGNANT MISTRESS
Author: Susan Stephens
Publisher: Harlequin / SB Creative
ISBN: 4596352070
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
【Free Comic!】Beth is named employee of the year at the high-end department store in London where she works. As a reward, the store, owned by the Khalifa group, flies her to the desert kingdom of Q’Adar to meet King Khalifa, who owns the Khalifa group. While she’s on a Q’Adar beach, a stark naked man emerges from the ocean before her eyes, and she cannot take her eyes off of his incredible body. Even though she tries to move, she’s glued to the spot! She apologizes for intruding, but that’s when she learns the man she was spying on is none other than King Khalifa himself!
Publisher: Harlequin / SB Creative
ISBN: 4596352070
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
【Free Comic!】Beth is named employee of the year at the high-end department store in London where she works. As a reward, the store, owned by the Khalifa group, flies her to the desert kingdom of Q’Adar to meet King Khalifa, who owns the Khalifa group. While she’s on a Q’Adar beach, a stark naked man emerges from the ocean before her eyes, and she cannot take her eyes off of his incredible body. Even though she tries to move, she’s glued to the spot! She apologizes for intruding, but that’s when she learns the man she was spying on is none other than King Khalifa himself!
Pregnant Girl
Author: Nicole Lynn Lewis
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807056065
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
A NPR BOOKS WE LOVE 2021 Selection “[T]his book is so much more than a memoir . . . . Her prose has the power to undo deep-set cultural biases about poverty and parenthood.”—New York Times Book Review An activist calls for better support of young families so they can thrive and reflects on her experiences as a Black mother and college student fighting for opportunities for herself and her child. Pregnant Girl presents the possibility of a different future for young mothers—one of success and stability—in the midst of the dismal statistics that dominate the national conversation. Along with her own story as a young Black mother, Nicole Lynn Lewis weaves in those of the men and women she’s worked with to share a new perspective on how poverty, classism, and systemic racism impact teen pregnancy and on how effective programs and equitable policies can help teen parents earn college degrees, have increased opportunity, and create a legacy of educational and career achievements in their families. After Nicole became pregnant during her senior year in high school, she was told that college was no longer a reality—a negative outlook often unfairly presented to teen mothers. Nicole left home and experienced periods of homelessness, hunger, and poverty. Despite these obstacles, she enrolled at the College of William & Mary and brought her 3-month-old daughter along. Through her experiences fighting for resources to put herself through college, she discovered her true calling and founded her organization, Generation Hope, to provide support for teen parents and their children so they can thrive in college and kindergarten—driving a 2-generation solution to poverty. Pregnant Girl will inspire young parents faced with similar choices and obstacles that they too can pursue their goals with the right support.
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807056065
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
A NPR BOOKS WE LOVE 2021 Selection “[T]his book is so much more than a memoir . . . . Her prose has the power to undo deep-set cultural biases about poverty and parenthood.”—New York Times Book Review An activist calls for better support of young families so they can thrive and reflects on her experiences as a Black mother and college student fighting for opportunities for herself and her child. Pregnant Girl presents the possibility of a different future for young mothers—one of success and stability—in the midst of the dismal statistics that dominate the national conversation. Along with her own story as a young Black mother, Nicole Lynn Lewis weaves in those of the men and women she’s worked with to share a new perspective on how poverty, classism, and systemic racism impact teen pregnancy and on how effective programs and equitable policies can help teen parents earn college degrees, have increased opportunity, and create a legacy of educational and career achievements in their families. After Nicole became pregnant during her senior year in high school, she was told that college was no longer a reality—a negative outlook often unfairly presented to teen mothers. Nicole left home and experienced periods of homelessness, hunger, and poverty. Despite these obstacles, she enrolled at the College of William & Mary and brought her 3-month-old daughter along. Through her experiences fighting for resources to put herself through college, she discovered her true calling and founded her organization, Generation Hope, to provide support for teen parents and their children so they can thrive in college and kindergarten—driving a 2-generation solution to poverty. Pregnant Girl will inspire young parents faced with similar choices and obstacles that they too can pursue their goals with the right support.
Pregnant In The King's Palace (Mills & Boon Modern) (Claimed by a King, Book 4)
Author: Kelly Hunter
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008914133
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
The woman who could cost him his crown Or save it!
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008914133
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
The woman who could cost him his crown Or save it!
The Future King's Pregnant Mistress
Author: Penny Jordan
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426802811
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
It's time for playboy prince Marco to claimhis rightful place—on the throne of Niroli!Marco Fierezza is used to being obeyed—especially by the women he beds! Emily Woodford loves Marco, but she has noidea he's a royal prince! When she discovers thetruth she's devastated—Marco only sees her as hismistress—not his royal wife. But what will this king-in-waiting do when hediscovers his mistress is pregnant?
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426802811
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
It's time for playboy prince Marco to claimhis rightful place—on the throne of Niroli!Marco Fierezza is used to being obeyed—especially by the women he beds! Emily Woodford loves Marco, but she has noidea he's a royal prince! When she discovers thetruth she's devastated—Marco only sees her as hismistress—not his royal wife. But what will this king-in-waiting do when hediscovers his mistress is pregnant?
Sheikh's Pregnant Cinderella
Author: Maya Blake
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488083673
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
From making the royal bed... To carrying the royal heir! It’s the day of the royal wedding, and everyone who’s anyone is in attendance—except the bride! Refusing to let being jilted disrupt his kingdom, duty-bound, coldhearted Sheikh Zufar commands timid maid Neisha be his stand-in queen. Their marriage is coolly convenient, but behind closed doors, their chemistry burns fiercely...and Neisha’s shock pregnancy will test Zufar’s iron control more than he could ever have imagined! Get swept away by this royal marriage of convenience!
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488083673
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
From making the royal bed... To carrying the royal heir! It’s the day of the royal wedding, and everyone who’s anyone is in attendance—except the bride! Refusing to let being jilted disrupt his kingdom, duty-bound, coldhearted Sheikh Zufar commands timid maid Neisha be his stand-in queen. Their marriage is coolly convenient, but behind closed doors, their chemistry burns fiercely...and Neisha’s shock pregnancy will test Zufar’s iron control more than he could ever have imagined! Get swept away by this royal marriage of convenience!
The Pregnant Widow
Author: Martin Amis
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307593576
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The year is 1970, and the youth of Europe are in the chaotic, ecstatic throes of the sexual revolution. Though blindly dedicated to the cause, its nubile foot soldiers have yet to realize this disturbing truth: that between the death of one social order and the birth of another, there exists a state of terrifying purgatory—or, as Alexander Herzen put it, a pregnant widow. Keith Nearing is stuck in an exquisite limbo. Twenty years old and on vacation from college, Keith and an assortment of his peers are spending the long, hot summer in a castle in Italy. The tragicomedy of manners that ensues will have an indelible effect on all its participants, and we witness, too, how it shapes Keith’s subsequent love life for decades to come. Bitingly funny, full of wit and pathos, The Pregnant Widow is a trenchant portrait of young lives being carried away on a sea of change.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307593576
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The year is 1970, and the youth of Europe are in the chaotic, ecstatic throes of the sexual revolution. Though blindly dedicated to the cause, its nubile foot soldiers have yet to realize this disturbing truth: that between the death of one social order and the birth of another, there exists a state of terrifying purgatory—or, as Alexander Herzen put it, a pregnant widow. Keith Nearing is stuck in an exquisite limbo. Twenty years old and on vacation from college, Keith and an assortment of his peers are spending the long, hot summer in a castle in Italy. The tragicomedy of manners that ensues will have an indelible effect on all its participants, and we witness, too, how it shapes Keith’s subsequent love life for decades to come. Bitingly funny, full of wit and pathos, The Pregnant Widow is a trenchant portrait of young lives being carried away on a sea of change.
The Man Who Was a Woman and Other Queer Tales from Hindu Lore
Author: Devdutt Pattanaik
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131776630X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A god transforms into a nymph and enchants another god. A king becomes pregnant. A prince discovers on his wedding night that he is not a man. Another king has children who call him both father and mother. A hero turns into a eunuch and wears female apparel. A princess has to turn into a man before she can avenge her humiliation. Widows of a king make love to conceive his child. Friends of the same sex end up marrying each other after one of them metamorphoses into a woman. These are some of the tales from Hindu lore that this unique book examines. The Man Who Was a Woman and Other Queer Tales from Hindu Lore is a compilation of traditional Hindu stories with a common thread: sexual transformation and gender metamorphosis. In addition to the thought-provoking stories in The Man Who Was a Woman and Other Queer Tales from Hindu Lore, you'll also find: an examination of the universality of queer narratives with examples from Greek lore and Irish folklore a comparison of the Hindu paradigm to the biblical paradigm a look at how Hindu society and Hindu scripture responds to queer sexuality a discussion of the Hijras, popularly believed to be the “third gender” in India--their probable origin, and how they fit into Hindu society With the telling of each of these tales, you will also learn how the author came upon each of them and how they relate to the context of dominant Hindu attitudes toward sex, gender, pleasure, fertility, and celibacy.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131776630X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A god transforms into a nymph and enchants another god. A king becomes pregnant. A prince discovers on his wedding night that he is not a man. Another king has children who call him both father and mother. A hero turns into a eunuch and wears female apparel. A princess has to turn into a man before she can avenge her humiliation. Widows of a king make love to conceive his child. Friends of the same sex end up marrying each other after one of them metamorphoses into a woman. These are some of the tales from Hindu lore that this unique book examines. The Man Who Was a Woman and Other Queer Tales from Hindu Lore is a compilation of traditional Hindu stories with a common thread: sexual transformation and gender metamorphosis. In addition to the thought-provoking stories in The Man Who Was a Woman and Other Queer Tales from Hindu Lore, you'll also find: an examination of the universality of queer narratives with examples from Greek lore and Irish folklore a comparison of the Hindu paradigm to the biblical paradigm a look at how Hindu society and Hindu scripture responds to queer sexuality a discussion of the Hijras, popularly believed to be the “third gender” in India--their probable origin, and how they fit into Hindu society With the telling of each of these tales, you will also learn how the author came upon each of them and how they relate to the context of dominant Hindu attitudes toward sex, gender, pleasure, fertility, and celibacy.
The Stand
Author: Stephen King
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 038552885X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1388
Book Description
#1 BESTSELLER • The apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting—and eerily plausible—as when it was first published. • The tie-in edition of the nine-part CBS All Access series starring Whoopi Goldberg, Alexander Skarsgard, and James Marsden. A patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon: a mutated strain of super-flu that will wipe out 99 percent of the world’s population within a few weeks. Those who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a leader. Two emerge—Mother Abagail, the benevolent 108-year-old woman who urges them to build a peaceful community in Boulder, Colorado; and Randall Flagg, the nefarious “Dark Man,” who delights in chaos and violence. As the dark man and the peaceful woman gather power, the survivors will have to choose between them—and ultimately decide the fate of all humanity.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 038552885X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1388
Book Description
#1 BESTSELLER • The apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting—and eerily plausible—as when it was first published. • The tie-in edition of the nine-part CBS All Access series starring Whoopi Goldberg, Alexander Skarsgard, and James Marsden. A patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon: a mutated strain of super-flu that will wipe out 99 percent of the world’s population within a few weeks. Those who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a leader. Two emerge—Mother Abagail, the benevolent 108-year-old woman who urges them to build a peaceful community in Boulder, Colorado; and Randall Flagg, the nefarious “Dark Man,” who delights in chaos and violence. As the dark man and the peaceful woman gather power, the survivors will have to choose between them—and ultimately decide the fate of all humanity.