Louise doughty platform seven7/6/2023 After all, she was the first of the two to die.Ībout the Author: Louise Doughty is the author of eight novels, most recently Black Water, which was published in 2016 to critical acclaim in the UK and US, where it was nominated as one of the New York Times Notable Books of the Year. Two fatalities in eighteen months - surely they're connected? No one is more desperate to understand what connects them than Lisa Evans herself. She knows what he is about to do as she tries and fails to stop him walking to the platform edge. What the man doesn't realise is that he has company. As he sits on the metal bench at the far end of the platform it is clear his choice is strategic - he's as far away from the night staff as he can get. The man crossing the covered walkway on this freezing November morning is confident he's alone. Platform Seven at 4am: Peterborough Railway Station is deserted. 'Beautifully constructed.' Clare Mackintosh Aircraft & Spacecraft: General Interest.Ships, Boats & Waterways: General Interest. Road & Motor Vehicles: General Interest.Fishing, Field Sports & Outdoor Activities.Sports Studies & PE: Textbooks & Study Guides.Literary Studies: Textbooks & Study Guides.Anthologies, Essays, Letters & Miscellaneous.Inventions & Technology: General Interest.Environment & Ecology: General Interest.Popular Culture & Media: General Interest.Politics & Government: Textbooks & Study Guides.
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Trapped aboard with a killer, can even Cabal's open-razor of a mind save him?įull of twists, turns, sword fights, archenemies, newfangled flying machines, narrow escapes, and, of course, resurrected dead, Johannes Cabal’s latest eldritch escapade is a Ruritanian romp from first to last. But what should be a perfect getaway rapidly becomes complicated by the bizarre disappearance of a passenger, an attempt on Cabal's life, and an unwelcome face from the past. A crafty plan - as horrific as it is cunning - allows him to steal the identity of a government official and make his escape aboard a luxurious aeroship heading out of the country. When an attempt to steal a rare book turns sour, Johannes Cabal, a necromancer of some little infamy, finds himself in a foreign prison awaiting execution. Johannes Cabal returns in this fearfully funny and terrifically twisted tale of murder and international intrigue. Publisher: Doubleday Books (hardback) Headline (paperback). Howard Narrated by Robin Sachs Unabridged 12 hours, 53 minutes 4.5 (50) Audiobook (Digital) FREE With a B&N Audiobooks Subscription Cancel Anytime Paperback 16.95 eBook 7.99 Audiobook 0. Melissa savage lemons7/6/2023 "Melissa Savage's astoundingly good debut novel is packed with humor, mystery, friendship, family secrets, and even Bigfoot! I think you'll love it, too. Her desire to write purposeful, issue-driven books for young people, coupled with her interest in cryptozoology and the mystery of Bigfoot, inspired her to write Lemons. And Lem realizes that maybe she can make lemonade out of her new life after all. Savage is a writer and a child and family therapist. But along the way, Lem and Tobin end up discovering more than they ever could have imagined. After he invites Lem to be his assistant for the summer, they set out on an epic adventure to capture a shot of the elusive beast on film. Then she meets eleven-year-old Tobin Sky, the CEO of Bigfoot Detectives Inc., who is the sole Bigfoot investigator for their small town. But Lem can’t possibly make lemonade out of her new life in Willow Creek, California-the Bigfoot Capital of the World-where she’s forced to live with a grandfather she’s never met after her mother passes away. Lemonade Liberty Witt’s mama always told her: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. The search for Bigfoot gets juicy in this funny and touching story that’s perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo’s Flora & Ulysses and the movie Smallfoot! Narrator Tara Sandss authentic emotions and energy capture the listener as she portrays the uncommon characters in this poignant story. She slept with a shotgun near her bed, experiencing the scariest summer of her life. She landed the position of live-in night keeper, where she resided in a trailer in the far reaches of a large, hilly cemetery. Not surprisingly, she eventually headed into the local funeral home and asked for a job, any job. As a teen, she'd attend funerals of people she didn't know. Fournier family members didn't have the best longevity record.Īs a young girl, Elizabeth found cemeteries a place of peace and tranquility. She spent a lot of time in funeral homes as a kid since her family were frequently found in caskets. When Elizabeth Fournier was eight, her mother and grandparents died. Malamander by thomas taylor7/5/2023 It’s peopled with lots of unusual characters and quirky places, while Herbie is a reluctant hero with a mysterious history of his own to be discovered – luckily, there are more books to come in this addictive new series. Supernatural elements and a steampunk feel combine to make this a fun, mystery-filled adventure with lots of spine-tingling twists and turns. And on top of this, things keep pointing them towards the terrifying legend of the malamander, an infamous local sea monster which Herbert would really rather stayed a legend… Following the clues quickly leads Herbert into far more danger than he’d like, opening up a whole lot of questions about the town’s extremely eclectic mix of residents and the secrets they’re hiding. Left in the hotel as a baby after her parents mysteriously disappeared, Violet is determined to find out what happened to them and wants Herbert’s help. But his newest ‘lost’ item is rather different: an enigmatic girl called Violet Parma. The hotel’s ‘lost and founder’, he’s tasked with cataloguing lost things and trying to find their owners. Twelve-year-old Herbert Lemon lives and works in the Grand Nautilus Hotel in the strange and frequently foggy seaside town of Eerie-on-Sea. The humans book by matt haig7/5/2023 Her one-woman show, Nothing in Moderation, is on tour now. Prue Leith is a judge on The Great British Bake Off. Even if you are not interested in food, three pages in, you will be. And, by the way, it’s an unputdownable, fast-paced, cracking good read. My hope is that his book will now kickstart the revolution from the bottom up, with the public showing the way to better food education, more sustainable farming, and a generally more enlightened and hopeful food system. Dimbleby’s initial report for the government could, and should, have been the start of a revolution that would have had us all buying, cooking, eating, farming and trading differently, with real hope for the future. All these areas, all troubled, are very much linked. It is an analysis of, and solution to, our enormous food problems: food security, sustainability, farming and education. There’s absolutely no doubt in my mind that Henry Dimbleby’s book Ravenous could change the world, or at any rate the UK. Evil librarian series7/5/2023 Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review) "Terrifically entertaining from start to finish." Stephenie Meyer, author of the best-selling Twilight Saga "Hysterical! Smart and funny, with a little drama, a little romance, and just the right touch of evil." Gabriel), Cyn has to save her best friend from the attractive-yet- very-very-bad clutches of the evil librarian, who has not only bewitched Annie but seems to be slowly sucking the life force out of the entire student body! Now, in addition to saving her beloved school musical ( Sweeney Todd!) from technical disaster and avoiding making a complete fool out of herself with her own hopeless crush (who happens to be the only other person who knows the truth about Mr. Maybe it's the creepy look in the librarian's (literally) mesmerizing eyes, or the weird feeling Cyn gets whenever she's around him, or the blood and horns and giant bat-like wings that appear when he thinks no one is looking. When Cynthia Rothschild's best friend, Annie, falls head over heels for the new high school librarian, Cyn can totally understand why-he's really young and ridiculously hot and apparently thinks Annie would make an excellent library monitor.īut almost immediately, Cyn starts to sense that something about Mr. Also available as an ebook and an audiobook.Įvil Librarian is the first book in the Evil Librarian trilogy. Lyrical Ballads was not a single phenomenon but a sequence of four editions spread over seven years its appearance in English literature was not a historical moment but a sequence of moments - 1798, 1800, 1802, 1805. and proving that, while there was no actual revolution on the ground, England could still be the most revolutionary of places. Written in the language of the common man and addressing the concerns of the common man, Lyrical Ballads was the first - and remains the most - truly revolutionary collection of poetry, paving the way for the great Romantic poets - keats, Byron, Shelley et al. Lyrical Ballads represented a movement away from the overwrought, highly formal and learned verse of the 18th century and in so doing ushered in a new, more democratic poetic era. first published in 1798, it marked a radical change in the direction of English Literature. Lyrical Ballads by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge is a unique work of literature. These questions and more inspired Gluckman to interview nineteen women leaders in several levels of technology industry, including VPs, CEOs and directors, all of which are collected in this groundbreaking book, Nevertheless, She Persisted. What influenced them during their childhoods? Who were their mentors? What successes and failures did they experience? What magical ingredients helped them thrive in a male‑dominated industry? She wanted to know the details of these women’s stories, and how they accomplished their achievements. Pratima Rao Gluckman-a female leader in tech herself-embarked on a project to collect stories of the leadership journeys of such women. Nevertheless, some high-performing women persist and succeed as leaders in tech despite the gender biases pitted against them. From the cultural belief that Computer Science is a “subject for boys”, to the assumptions and discrimination women experience in the field, it can be challenging for women at every stage to thrive in tech careers. It is no secret that the technical world is a male-dominated space. Novel doone7/4/2023 The Doone family is a notorious family of outlaws. Lorna Doone’s main character is a hearty English farmer, John Ridd by name, who writes the book himself to vindicate the character of his parish-or something like that-and as the word Romance in the title would suggest (also the obvious fact that Lorna, if a name at all-I did have my doubts at the beginning-is clearly a girls’ name), the plot centers around his love for one Lorna Doone. Jump to the bottom if you just want the brief conclusion, or read on for all the details! I doubt it would hold the interest of a younger reader. It’s also a fairly slow-paced book, with a plot that only has rare cliff-hanger moments. Lorna Doone is, I think, about the length of Dicken’s David Copperfield or Our Mutual Friend a longish book, but not to be compared to War and Peace or The Count of Monte Cristo. Set in the late seventeenth century and early eighteenth, in wild, hilly Exmoor, England (not that I know anything about Exmoor, but that’s the impression I got), Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor weaves together history, legend, and fiction. |