![]() ![]() A book ahead of its timeĪt the time it was published, the story of same-sex love between women was a topic that was rarely written about outside of scientific textbooks. Shockingly candid for its time, this novel was the very first to condemn homophobic society. ![]() The Well of Loneliness is a semi-autobiographical story of Radclyffe Hall’s own life. It shocked some members “proper” society and served as an awakening to others who felt isolated by repressive social mores. Once denounced as immoral, it has also been praised as a courageous work of literature. The semi-autobiographical novel about a young woman’s coming to terms with her lesbian identity, and perhaps more to the point, her maleness, caused a furor when first published in England. Since its first appearance in 1928, The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall (1880 – 1943) has spurred much discussion and controversy. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The next day, Riddley delivers his first interpretation to the village. The prime minister, Goodparley, and the deputy, Orfing, meet with Riddley before and prepare him for the event. The prime minister of the local government and his deputy visit Riddley’s village and put on a Eusa show. The puppet shows tell the story of Eusa, an apparently historical figure who helped to invent the bombs which destroyed the world. As the connexion man, he is given the job of interpreting the meaning of the puppet shows put on by the government. Riddley takes over his father’s job as the village’s connexion man. The community begins to worry that the series of deaths involving Riddley is a bad sign. ![]() Later that day, Riddley also kills the elderly leader of a pack of wild dogs. Three days later, his father dies while excavating an ancient machine from the ground. On his 12th birthday, Riddley kills the last boar in the area. Riddley and his community speak in a broken, phonetic version of English in a society which rarely writes anything down. A young boy named Riddley Walker lives in Inland, the name given to the south of England 2,000 years after a nuclear war sent human society back to stone age levels of technology. ![]() ![]() ![]() They reject each other, they hurry in opposite directions, pulling the binding taut between them, threatening to snap. But I guess we’ll find out!īut memory and time aren’t friends. At the moment, it’s not yet clear to me what the purpose is of having Auren been turned golden, except to make her (far too easily) recognizable to enemies and to illustrate what kind of a man Midas is. This series is a loose retelling of the King Midas myth. However, I do not feel that this is a problem seeing that the book opens with a trigger warning note and the characters who behave as such are in no way glorified. Is there sexual violence and misogyny in this book? Yes, heaps of it. ![]() I’m not easily shocked, so you won’t hear the same rant from me as you’ll read elsewhere. I really liked this first part of the Plated Prison Series. ![]() Until war arrives on the borders of the kingdom and a dangerous deal is struck with another king. Nevertheless, her trust in king Midas is without question. But even a golden cage is still a cage, so Auren soon starts to dream of a life outside of the palace. ![]() When this talent earns him the hand of the crown princess, he decides to take Auren with him to the palace, turning her golden and naming her his favourite concubine. Gild tells the story of Auren, an orphan girl who is rescued from a violent life by a young man with the remarkable ability to turn anything he touches into solid gold. Plated Prisoner Series Review Overview Book 1: Gild ![]() ![]() I returned to writing in 2004, and published my first novel with a small press in 2008. Serious writing started in my twenties, but after more than a decade trying to publish (and getting nowhere), I quit altogether. ![]() I first opened the door to my imagination with typewriter keys while playing hide and seek and finding a black behemoth when I just ten years old. I'm a New York Times, USA Today, and Washington Post bestselling author with 9 Goodreads Choice Award Nominations. Thanks for visiting my page! Here are other sites where you can contact me. In other news, Farilane, hit #1 on Amazon's Bestselling Epic Fantasy list! The ebook and audiobook are already released, and the hardcover will release on May 16th. ![]() Will pass it by Gamma readers for one last quality check then it's off to the printers! ![]() Just finished the recording of the audiobook, and the layout. Esrahaddon, the last book in the Rise and Fall trilogy, is almost done. ![]() ![]() ![]() A factotum is someone who does all kinds of work, and Henry is a newspaper gopher, subway poster remover and applier, auto parts store clerk, dog biscuit factory oven worker, women’s dresses shipping clerk, potential libretto writer, bakery coconut man, hotel loading dock worker, fluorescent light fixture shipping clerk, art supply store shipping clerk, LA Times janitor, potential Yellow Cab driver, and more. ![]() Working, Drinking, & Loving in Seedy WWII-era USAįactotum (1975) is a short novel told in a series of short chapters that provide a sardonic, amusing, and morbidly fascinating look at down and out life in World War Two era American cities like New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, Saint Louis, and especially Los Angeles, as Charles Bukowski's young alter-ego Henry (Hank) Chinaski travels around by train or bus (without being able to sleep or defecate) and half-heartedly interviews for, miraculously gets, and promptly quits or is fired from a series of demeaning, “dull stupid jobs” with grotesque overseers and coworkers. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He’s not meant for one insignificant little beastminder like River.īut firecats are not the only creatures who are fierce, loyal, and beautiful to behold. He’s destined for greatness-and more than likely a guard and a firecat to protect him. All he wants to do is avoid some of the more resentful guard trainees, care for the very spoiled cats, and try not to get his heart broken by one maddeningly gentle apprentice wizard.Īpprentice Gavin is powerful, brilliant, and probably noble. ![]() He’s not any kind of soldier or guard, and he’s too mouthy to belong around royalty. River took the job of cleaning up after the noble beasts when he came to Dua years ago. After all, only the truly extraordinary would walk alongside a firecat. Every member of the royal House of Durii has a personal guard and a firecat to serve as a reminder of the greatness of their rule. They are also loving and loyal companions to the few they choose to serve. The firecats of Dua are giant beasts with red-gold fur and lashing tails. ![]() ![]() It is not a journey around Britain from A to B, and does not cover the whole country. It is as whimsical as Deakin is eccentric.ĭeakin was an eloquent writer and environmentalist so his passion for nature and swimming leaps from the page. It is a lyrical love song to swimming and swimmers. This was the book that started me off exploring rivers, lakes and coasts from the water. 'Waterlog: A Swimmer’s Journey through Britain' - Roger Deakin 'Undercurrents of Power: Aquatic Culture in the African Diaspora' – Keven Dawson.'Swim: Why We love the Water' - Lynn Sherr.'Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long Distance Swimmer' - Lynne Cox.'Swell: A Waterbiography' - Jenny Landreth.'Hell and High Water: One Man’s Attempt to Swim the Length of Britain' – Sean Conway.'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science and What the Ocean Tells Us about Ourselves' - James Nestor.'Waterlog: A Swimmer’s Journey through Britain - Roger Deakin.See if your favourites are here - What would you add to the list? Contents In this review, I have excluded guidebooks and training guides, as they deserve lists of their own, as do fictional swim stories. My main criteria were that they entertain, inform and inspire. ![]() Why do we swim? How do some swimmers push themselves to extremes? Here are ten of the best swimming books that show that there is more to swimming than meets the eye. From knitted swimwear to cold war politics, tracking sharks to midnight dips, these books celebrate swimming, the swimming community and our watery world. ![]() ![]() ![]() Children traditionally have served as a revenue stream for their parents. ![]() Interestingly, the scheme itself may have caused (or contributed to) the demographic change that may destabilize the scheme. There will not be enough “investors” in the future to force to participate in the scheme. Yet the real problem in the US is a demographic shift. High payroll taxes affect other social goals supporting the system with high marginal rates calls into question the “social insurance” justification for the scheme. The managers of a public Ponzi scheme may compel people to participate but their power is not unlimited. They are not expected to be consistent in the US in the rather near future. ![]() If the growth in the labor force and labor productivity were consistent with the obligations of the public scheme (i.e. It can thus force new investors to enter the scheme. The difference between a public and a private Ponzi scheme is that the government has a monopoly on the legitimate use of force. ![]() ![]() But Ben’s private adventures are soon overwhelmed by a mortal threat facing the castle and indeed the entire country. ![]() So begins her secret education in the magical arts: mastering an obstinate flying broomstick, furtively emptying the castle pantries, setting her hair on fire. With her parents lost to unknown assassins, Princess Ben ends up under the thumb of the conniving Queen Sophia, who is intent on marrying her off to the first available “specimen of imbecilic manhood.” Starved and miserable, locked in the castle’s highest tower, Ben stumbles upon a mysterious enchanted room. But the gown had the simple elegance for which Queen Sophia's dressmaker so renowned, and what I lacked in beauty, I would simply have to earn with charm.īenevolence is not your typical princess and Princess Ben is certainly not your typical fairy tale. ![]() My bodice did not plunge as dramatically as some, and no man-no man I would ever want to meet surely-could fit his hands around my waist. My gown suited me as well as I could ever hope thought I could not but envy the young ladies who would attract the honest compliments of the night. ![]() ![]() “These people have become as dear to me as family.” Indeed, this beautifully designed, 240-page, over-size hardcover affirms the positive power of treasured connections - both personal and professional - that nurture enriching experiences across decades. “ enthusiasm, passion, style and romance live in its people, and, through my work, I have met many incredible Italians and enjoyed so many home-cooked meals,” she says. Gravely - as founder and CEO, whose entrepreneurial acumen is impressive - celebrates her company’s 40th anniversary this year. (A Mother’s Day gift idea.) “I’ve been lucky enough to spend years in this favorite country of mine,” says Gravely, an American, who, along with her mother and sister, was so enthralled by their 1983 trip to Italy that they launched a company, Vietri, which has succeeded as one of America’s most influential importers of handcrafted Italian tabletop ceramics and home accessories. ![]() ![]() La dolce vita! For lovers of Italian travel and food, the new Italy on a Plate by Susan Gravely ( Vietri Publishers) is a banquet of uplifting insights, sightseeing escapes and memorable morsels. ![]() |