They hired a modern Chinese teacher of Chinese for the first time. And lipstick, and we were teenagers, and she came in, and she really did not think much of us, the wealthy people, saying, you don’t know what is going on outside … and for some reason I felt she was totally u...
Harbinis a vivid and gripping retelling of a famous historical event. It’s a classic cloak & dagger, full of action, thrills, drama, and deception. It’s done in the traditional style, with the name of each character appearing on the screen to help you keep track of which moustachioed ...
The dire circumstances are inevitable unless, of course, Grace’s wicked plot to seduce a wealthy viscount into marriage goes off without a single hitch. But once a stolen embrace with the wrong man leads her to be discovered in the arms of Jeffrey, the Earl of Merryton, her plan takes ...
The memoir of a young British kid who impulsively signs up to work for the Hudson bay company and is shipped off to the Canadian Artic with no actual preparation or training. He tells about his time there with amazing clarity and excellent prose, it’s a coming of age novel unlike anythin...
His emotional vulnerabilities and passionate nature creates a complex character who is both possessive, while at the same time yearns for deeper connections and also rejects the very notion of the vulnerability that would be associated with such a connection. The passion that blazes out of control ...
so at least that has improved in this future world. Names are multicultural, with a wealthy family named Mendez-Yuki. The main character goes undercover as Evelyn Ojukwu, a socialite from a distant planet. Judaism and its cultural and religious rules play a role in the plot, to my delight...
In non-fiction, Notes from an Apocalypse by Mark O’Connell is the Wellcome Book Prize-winning author’s second book after To Be a Machine. Due in April, it will explore how we get to grips with the future and the possible end of the world in an age of anxiety. Also due in April...
Book Summary: In colonial Malaysia, Li Lan, a daughter of a respectable family facing financial hardship, is forced into becoming a “ghost bride” for a wealthy family’s deceased son. As she delves into the mysteries of this eerie tradition, she becomes entangled in the Chinese afterlife ...
A book that weaves a sweet, slow burn romance with beautiful writing and exquisite character development with a much-needed look atmental health. This book has made me a Cochrun fan for life!My Review. Buy on Amazon Halo by Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine ...
In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored, and utterly out of place. ...