Dunant captures the personal conflict felt by Alessandra - she feels torn between Savonarola's fiery message and her own ideas. Alessandra's observations of the political turbulence in Florence are key to the storyline. Meanwhile, her attraction to the painter grows, as does her affection for her husband Cristoforo. Eventually, after Alessandra has met the painter, but before her feelings for him and his talent have made themselves known to her, her hateful brother Tomaso suggests strong but quiet Cristoforo Langella as a potential husband for her. Her mother tries her hardest to shape Alessandra into a woman who will be desired by a successful and powerful man. Her passion for painting and learning serve her well, but her family does not approve. The book follows Alessandra's daily life, and is written in the first person, as a memoir written by Alessandra late in her life. The painter is brought to her home by her father, a rich textile merchant whose business would be negatively affected by the rise of Girolamo Savonarola in Florence over the next few years. It was first published by Little, Brown in 2003 with the title The Birth of Venus: love and death in Florence.Ī young Florentine girl, Alessandra Cecchi, is drawn to a young painter commissioned to paint the family's chapel walls. The story is set in the late 15th century in Florence, Italy. The Birth of Venus: A Novel is a 2003 novel by Sarah Dunant, a bestselling British author.
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He doesn’t like to brag about all the awards he’s won, such as the Irish Book of the Decade, or the Red House in the UK, or all the other awards that he humbly displays on his mantelpiece. Landy himself was nominated for an IFTA for Best Script. In addition to the bestselling children's/YA series of Skulduggery Pleasant books, a supernatural mystery series starring Skulduggery Pleasant, a skeleton detective, and Valkyrie Cain, a young female magician, he has written two screenplays that have been made into films: the IFTA award winning "Dead Bodies" and the IFTA nominated "Boy Eats Girl". Derek Landy is an Irish writer and screenwriter. In the nineties, he wrote for gay adult magazines but stopped because the editors wanted all sex without plot, and edited his setups right out. He has made up stories since he was a child it’s where he finds his joy. He has gone to literature conventions his entire adult life, where he’s been lucky enough to meet many of his favorite writers. loves to read romance, comedy, fantasy, thrillers, mystery, science fiction, and even horror-as far as he is concerned, as long as the stories are character driven and entertaining, it doesn’t matter the genre. He is also blessed to have a lovely daughter and they love to hang out.ī.G. He is missing his soul dog Sarah Jane very much, but she will live on forever in several of his books and in his heart. They have two sweet rescue dogs named Oliver (who the breed name Dorkie applies perfectly) and Frodo (who is just learning to be a dog). Thomas lives in Kansas City with his two husbands-which yes, is different, but amazingly rewarding and wonderfully romantic. Ai's developing as a little princess, coming into her vampire side, and her feelings for Zero also deepen, which she confesses to. Hanabusa and Sayori move forward with theirs, and while the different species thing remains a thorn even after marriage, they are still able to be happy in their family. While Yuuki's and Zero's romantic relationship is still in stasis, much like Kaname in his ice cube (ba-dum-tsss), there are other relationship developments. Meanwhile, Zero is facing grumbling from his own association as vampire hunters, and they don't necessarily have a problem with him being a vampire or her being his girlfriend, but they do have a problem with their leader being a consort to the leader of vampires. This means that there are attempts on his life, as well as other people close to Yuuki. Yuuki, being the leader of the vampires, is in an exalted position, there are many who don't approve of her relationship with Zero, or having him as an equal to her. As Yuuki and Zero are navigating the new world order where vampires are working alongside humans, and Hanabusa is still exploring Kaname's research, the political landscape of is still unstable. While Kaname is still in the future getting to know his two children(?) and the past he doesn't entirely remember(?), we go back into the past to see the events that happen during Sayori's lifetime. The strong willed, courageous and flawed Eponine replaces Jean Valjean as the main protagonist journeying through crime, punishment and rehabilitation towards redemption. To attempt to adapt a novel so rich in historical detail and grandiose verbosity for a modern audience is a herculean task yet Fletcher has managed to capture the heart of the novel in simple prose. Victor Hugo’s epic historic masterpiece Les Miserables, a portrait of social injustice, sacrifice, revolutionary passion and pain, has gained renown as a stage musical and movie. A book written in short, accessible chapters that stirs the emotions by unleashing a whirlwind of evocative imagery. Summary: An impressive debut for teens which encapsulates the tragic heart of Hugo's magnum opus through Eponine's eyes. When the Regents reveal they will do whatever it takes to hide the war, Bree and her friends must go on the run to rescue Nick themselves. To them, she is an unknown girl with unheard-of power, and as the living anchor for the spell that preserves the Legendborn cycle, she must be protected. Bree wants to fight, but the Regents who rule the Order won’t let her. And Nick, the Legendborn boy Bree fell in love with, has been kidnapped. But the ancient war between demons and the Order is rising to a deadly peak. Now, Bree has become someone new: A Medium. So she infiltrated the Legendborn Order, a secret society descended from King Arthur’s knights-only to discover her own ancestral power. All Bree wanted was to uncover the truth behind her mother’s death. An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! “Deonn writes…stories that humanize Black protagonists, like Bree, giving them agency and a place to both fail and, ultimately, to ascend.” - Booklist (starred review) The “worthy successor to an explosive debut” ( Kirkus Reviews )-the New York Times bestselling and award-winning Legendborn -perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare and Margaret Rogerson! The shadows have risen, and the line is law. Revere, Mississippi, with its population of '20,000 and sinking,' is not unlike most Southern towns in the 1960s. With fully realized characters and a mystery that will keep readers turning pages until the end, The Air Between Us is a heart-filled, endearing tale. The Air Between Us: A Novelby Deborah Johnson. Reese Jackson, so prominent he has garnered an Ebony profile, tries to stay above the fray. Cooper Connelly, who hails from a prominent white family, takes an unexpectedly progressive view toward school integration while the esteemed Dr. Suddenly the connections between whites and blacks are revealed to be deeper than anyone expected, which makes the town's struggle with integration that much more complicated. No one thinks much of his death-just a typical hunting accident-until the sheriff orders an investigation. Five people have been injured in a strike on the city of Balakliya, local authorities have said. But the truth is brought to the forefront when Billy Ray Puckett, a white man wounded while hunting, shows up at the segregated Doctors Hospital. Officials said air defence systems shot down a number of drones, including one over Kyiv’s airspace. The two rarely mix, or so everyone believes. Black people live on one side of town and whites live on the other. Revere, Mississippi, with its population of "20,000 and sinking" is not unlike most Southern towns in the sixties. OPINION: The strength of this book is the relationship between Henry and Adelaide. When Adelaide and Henry find themselves on opposite sides of stopping a wedding, the two take a journey across England, both thwarting and tantalizing one another. In her latest quest to help a young woman, Adelaide encounters Henry, Duke of Clayborn, who has tried to live the role of a duke to perfection. Adelaide has another secret she was not born to the aristocracy but rather is the daughter of a crime lord. THE STORY: Adelaide Frampton spends her time in ballrooms watching as she pretends to be a wallflower, but she is actually the Matchbreaker who helps women avoid the altar. Much of the book is a road trip between them (only one bed at the inn!), so their relationship shines. I enjoyed the relationship between Adelaide and Henry. Heartbreaker (Hell's Belles, #2) by Sarah MacLeanįINAL DECISION: Much better than the first in the series. Chugg (Seamus Chugg), Monkeywoman, Zombie Jim, Karen Reyes, Sylvia Gronan, Kitty (Kate Warne), Missy's Mother, Loud Lady, Ernst, The Knight, Persephone, CROSS-Eyed Stranger, Beardy Jesus, Miss Mae, Dr. Denis, Gregor Samsa, VICTOR, Anka’S Boss, Dolly (Julia), Janey, Man with Mask and Knife, Dean, Tina, Missy, Margie, Randy Byrd, Abbey Nun, Police Official, 'White Spider' Steve, Mister Hyde, Anka Silverberg, Jerry, The Old Man, Creature of Cerebellus, Herr Schutz, The Little Doctor, Mama (Marvela Reyes), Al Capone (Cat), Aortox, Nancy, Driver, The Snow-Man, President Lincoln, The Big Doctor, Funeral Director, Schutz’S Maid, Sally (Salvatore), Mr. Haversham, Martin Luther King, Indian Lady, Pigeon Man, Cousin Billy, Cardiax, Frankenstein's Monster, Jeffrey ’The Brain’ Alvarez, Emiliano Zapata, The Magdalene, Diego Rivera, King Tut Cat, The Monkey, Little Girl Eating Mint, ST. Elevator Girl, Franklin, Samuel Silverberg, Zeus, Mrs. After seeing the video during school, Peter is furious and warns the anonymous poster not to mess with Lara Jean.īefore Margot leaves to go back to college in Scotland, she tells Lara Jean to get a job. A rumor spreads that the two were having sex. At school, Lara Jean discovers that someone has posted a video of her and Peter making out in the hot tub from the ski trip. After a brief talk, the two almost kiss but his brother interrupts and then they decide they want to be a real couple. Hoping to reconcile, Lara Jean heads over to Peter's house with a love letter she hopes for him to read. It is a direct sequel to To All the Boys I've Loved Before.Īfter the fight between Lara Jean, Josh and Peter at the Coveys' Christmas party, Lara Jean realizes that she has fallen for Peter. I Still Love You was released on February 12, 2020, on Netflix. Ī film adaptation of the book titled To All the Boys: P.S. It is the sequel to the novel To All the Boys I've Loved Before, released on April 15, 2014, and was followed by a third installment, Always and Forever, Lara Jean, released on May 2, 2017. I Still Love You is a 2015 young adult romance novel by American author Jenny Han, first published by Simon & Schuster and released on May 26, 2015. |