Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needleby Clare Hunter. This was mentioned on another blog recently and I thought I’d give the audiobook a try. It’s on Spotify premium. It’s really interesting so far and I like the Scottish narrator a lot. I recognise...
Their playful moment quickly turns risky when they hear movement upstairs, leading to a hasty retreat to the shower. But as the cool water washes over heated skin, Gia and Jack wonder if they can keep their passionate secret from spilling out all weekend long. PREVIEW Hometown 7: Summer's ...
Have spicy one-on-one experiences with Killian from the audiobook, 'The Local' Character Experience Killian + You: Surprise Visit You drop into the pub to see Killian from “The Local” and he’s so excited you’re there, he steals you away to the back room for a quickie. But the ba...
courage and resilience. leadership writ large. the acceptance of the upstairs / downstairs way of life by so many in the middle of the last century. cathy hutchinson: larson is one of my favorite authors and never disappoints the history geek in me. his story about winston churchill and ...
Little does Sam know that through a vent in his ceiling, every word of his sessions can be heard from the room upstairs. The pharmacist’s wife, contemplating a divorce. The well-known painter whose boyfriend doesn’t satisfy her in bed. Who could resist listening? Everything is fine ...
But perhaps the crowning glory was the upstairs Bibliotherapy Room, an idyllic space, complete with a complimentary coffee pot and a modern take on a roaring fire (a clever, gas-fired gizmo, glazed in so as to keep the books and their prospective buyers safe). No doubt, had one of Aus...
“We finished the upstairs as a divided living area, so both my aunt and my mother have their own private suites with bedrooms, bathrooms, and seating areas. My mother chose the side with the balcony, and Aunt Lilith has that romantic turret.” “You live here, too?” Sheena asked. “...
My husband’s family immigrated from Finland at the very close of the nineteenth century and established this farm under the Homestead Act. In the upstairs hallway is the original deed signed by Teddy Roosevelt and copies of the Ellis Island manifest where they signed their names as they entered...
Of Helen and Ivy, Ivy is the more compelling character. Here she is in her first full night in the cottage, with her dog Neb. Ivy has just said farewell to a friend of her late husband who has delivered her mattress in his van and put it in the bedroom upstairs. Just before he ...
First sentence: “I was born in the upstairs room of an ancient roadside tavern, a group of common whores acting as midwives.”Support your local independent bookstore: buy it there!Review copy provided by the publisher. Others in the series: Grave Mercy, Dark Triumph, Mortal HeartContent: ...