![]() ![]() ![]() Fixing things with Alex feels like the key to it all, so she breaks their stand-off to see if he'll go on a last vacation with her. Two years later, they still haven't spoken, and Poppy feels lost even as everything in her life falls into place. Alex is a homebody who has a codependent relationship with his cat, while Poppy is a free spirit who writes a travel blog.ĭespite all odds, Alex and Poppy have clicked since college, managing to keep their friendship alive after Poppy moved to New York City through an annual week-long vacation.īut after a decade of trips, they make a mistake they can't take back, leaving their friendship in pieces. No one expected Alex and Poppy to be friends, let alone best friends. "People We Meet on Vacation" by Emily Henry.Įmily Henry's second novel, "People We Meet On Vacation," is just as delightful as its predecessor, swapping the enemies-to-lovers trope for friends-to-lovers. ![]() Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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![]() ![]() It’s the eve of 1953, and Aloysius Archer is in Los Angeles to ring in the New Year with an old friend, aspiring actress Liberty Callahan, when their evening is interrupted by an acquaintance of Callahan’s: Eleanor Lamb, a screenwriter in dire straits.Īfter a series of increasingly chilling events-mysterious phone calls, the same blue car loitering outside her house, and a bloody knife left in her sink-Eleanor fears that her life is in danger, and she wants to hire Archer to look into the matter. Private investigator and World War II veteran Aloysius Archer heads to Los Angeles, the city where dreams are made and shattered, and is ensnared in a lethal case in this latest thriller in #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci’s Nero Award-winning series. ![]() ![]() ![]() Romance aside, the overall setting and historical aspect of the story was magnificently executed and I applaud the author for her superb writing and the way in which she kept the novel so intriguing. It was also wonderful to see how much their adversity motivated them to rise to the top and face things head on and that more than anything else drew them closer and became a beautiful bond in the wake of all the chaos. Both Attia and Xanthus had endured so much in their past and it made them real and even more interesting. I loved the two main characters from start. And in the case of warrior princess Attia, she had all this and more, plus she was able to become vulnerable and compassionate beyond the tough exterior. ![]() While I haven't watched or read anything regarding Spartacus or Gladiators before, I do love female protagonists that are strong and more than capable of saving themselves when it comes down to it. ![]() After spotting Blood and Sand on Goodreads, I knew I just had to read it. ![]() ![]() ![]() Moore has an eye for detail that brings her story to life."- Wall Street Journal "An absorbing and powerful narrative of how two determined women used the crisis of war to create an opportunity to accomplish goals that they couldn't achieve in peacetime. " No Man's Land is an extraordinary story, and beautifully told."- Anita Anand, author of Sophia Moore is superb at describing the medical advances that resulted in seven research papers by Endell Street doctors being published in The Lancet, among the first ever by women."- Guardian Wendy Moore vividly depicts the convoys of seriously wounded soldiers arriving straight from the battlefields in France in the hospital's courtyard in the middle of the night. an unmissable, thrilling read."- London Evening Standard Medical journalist and author Moore has written a masterpiece. ![]() "Rarely is a book so important, so timely. Wendy Moore's rich storyteller's voice has brought back the lives and achievements of these brave and brilliant women."- Andrea Wulf, author of The Invention of Nature "How can a spectacular story like No Man's Land just disappear? Luckily for us, it fell into the hands of one of our finest biographers. ![]() ![]() The book has a beautiful sense of symmetry that brings the welcome picture book element of repetition to the party without beating the reader over the head with it. ![]() When Bot eventually powers up again and finds the boy sleeping, the roles are reversed, and Bot does his best to “fix” his friend. The boy, unsure of what happened, brings Bot home to revive him. The improbable pair quickly become friends, playing in the woods until Bot’s power is accidentally switched off. An unlikely friendship that definitely works.Ī boy was collecting pinecones in his wagon when he met a robot. ![]() ![]() Ame Dyckman takes this idea of opposites to an extreme with the delightful Boy + Bot. Oh, unlikely friendships – where would children’s literature (scratch that – any kind of literature) be without ye? Contrasting personalities always add richness to the story. ![]() ![]() ![]() When Bill and Holly are called to a suicide scene with ties to the Mercedes Massacre, they find themselves pulled into their most dangerous case yet, one that will put their lives at risk, as well as those of Bill’s heroic young friend Jerome Robinson and his teenage sister, Barbara. But all is not what it seems: the evidence suggests that Brady is somehow awake, and in possession of deadly new powers that allow him to wreak unimaginable havoc without ever leaving his hospital room. They met in the wake of the ‘Mercedes Massacre’ when a queue of people were run down by the diabolical killer Brady Hartsfield.īrady is now confined to Room 217 of the Lakes Region Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic, in an unresponsive state. ![]() ![]() Retired Detective Bill Hodges now runs a two-person firm called Finders Keepers with his partner Holly Gibney. Bring your sidekick with you, if she’s available…’ The cell rings twice, and then his old partner in his ear… ‘I’m at the scene of what appears to be a murder-suicide. ![]() ![]() During their conversation at the wedding, Sumire mentioned that her favorite author was Jack Kerouac, and Miu asked, “Wasn't he a Sputnik?” (7), conflating the name of the Russian satellite with the term “Beatnik,” used to describe Kerouac and other writers of his generation. Sumire did not realize before meeting Miu that she was attracted to women she thought she simply did not experience sexual desire. However, Sumire falls in love with a woman, Miu, whom she meets at a wedding. K is in love with his best friend Sumire, who is 22 and has just dropped out of college to work on her creative writing. ![]() The narrator of Sputnik Sweetheart is a 25-year-old man living in Tokyo identified only by the initial K. Sputnik II was launched with a dog, Laika, the first living being to go into space. Sputnik I orbited the Earth in 96 minutes. The novel begins with a statement about the Sputnik satellites, which were launched by the Russians in 1957. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Murakami, Haruki. ![]() ![]() He shows with Marianne Boesky in New York, and is a discerning collector and supporter of young artists as well.Īt 72, Waters remains an enigmatic force in Baltimore. Since then, he has mined the history of film and popular culture into photography, video, sculpture, and sound works that veer from the absurd to reverent. In 1992, he took a grainy still from his early film, Multiple Maniacs, of its deceased star, Divine, and titled it Divine in Ecstacy. ![]() What many Hairspray fans don’t realize is, over the past few decades, Waters has transitioned his creative energies from filmmaking into live performances, writing books, and making visual art. ![]() Whether intentionally or as a byproduct of his films, the Prince of Puke has become a pillar of the city’s creative community, inspiring lawns full of plastic pink flamingos as well as a certain clever insouciance. ![]() If you know next to nothing about Baltimore, you probably learned it from watching one of his films - all of which have been set in the city in which he grew up, and still lives. John Waters is one of Baltimore’s greatest cultural exports. Photo: © John Waters Courtesy Marianne Boesky Gallery John Waters’s first work of art “Divine in Ecstasy” ![]() ![]() ![]() Soldier Military Army Silhouette Veteran, FALLEN SOLDIER, monochrome, computer Wallpaper, black png 1837x474px 131.63KB.Window Drop Rain Glass Water, rain, texture, glass, building png 1920x1080px 2.94MB.Earth Full moon Lunar phase Planet, Moon, moon, atmosphere, computer Wallpaper, monochrome png 2272x1704px 1.36MB.white clouds, Clouds, white, cloud, computer Wallpaper png 774x500px 720.12KB.Light Black and white Monochrome graphy Atmosphere of Earth Sky, universe, texture, atmosphere, monochrome png 1600x900px 23.62KB.Foam, Clouds, texture, white, cloud png 1600x1066px 6.53MB.Black and white Monochrome graphy Desktop, dirt, texture, white, cloud png 1300x1270px 1001.85KB.Light Desktop Grey, black background, atmosphere, leather, monochrome png 1920x1200px 2.11MB.Blackboard graphy, Chalkboard, texture, white, cloud png 2048x1165px 854.75KB.Grunge Heavy metal Texture graphy, Grunge, atmosphere, computer Wallpaper, monochrome png 1440x900px 1010.48KB.Hush, Hush (Graphic Novel) Crescendo Nora Grey Book, falling feathers, english, text, bird png 512x737px 71.93KB. ![]()
![]() ![]() Valentin has since died, but in better news, he reported in 1997 that the owl was still there, which means you have a chance of finding it. The Golden Owl A man going by the pseudonym of ‘Max Valentin’ announced he had hidden a golden owl in the French countryside, offering 1 million francs to whoever found it. It is though that the safe deposit box contains a gem worth about $1,000. ![]() This may sound like nothing that special, but, within ‘The Secret’ lies puzzles in the form of cryptic verses, which once solved leads you towards casque that holds a key for a safe deposit box. ![]() How much are the jewels worth in the secret? The Sunday Times reported that a 48-year-old used-car designer, who for 18 months had followed the clues set out by Williams in his children’s fantasy “Masquerade,” discovered the 8-inch, jewel-studded hare in a park in the Bedfordshire town of Ampthill, 40 miles north of London. The Bee on the Comb Cover of untitled first edition What was the name of Kit Williams bee book? The hare’s trail has been a complicated one since it was buried by Williams in Ampthill Park, Bedfordshire, one night in 1979 in a secret ceremony watched by a celebrity witness, Bamber Gascoigne. They met on a train in September 1980 and married three months later. Today Kit Williams lives in a tiny cottage in Gloucestershire with his second wife Eleyne. ![]() |