![]() ![]() They each have their own set of special powers, and sell liquor from their in-house distillery to pay the bills. Ursula, Jezebel, Ivy, Tabitha, Queenie and Ruby are all aging witches living in Moonshyne Manor, an old house that they’ve called home for decades. I found a few elements a tad didactic, but other than that, I can’t find much to complain about, mainly due to the cozy Fall vibes I got when curling up with this book and a warm blanket. Its got all the ingredients of a perfect October read: a rambling haunted mansion, a coven of witches with a varied array of powers, a dark and mysterious wizard with dangerous intentions, and an adventure that concludes on Halloween night. The perfect read for Halloween enthusiasts and witch-lovers of all stripes, The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by Bianca Marais scratched an itch I didn’t realize I had. ![]()
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Black Knife Set is a special heavy armor used by assassins due to its stealth-enhancing materials. Black Knife Set is an Armor Set in Elden Ring. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you love historical rural romance or sweet Victorian romance, then try this story. This 30,000-word novella is book #3 in the Stations of the Heart series, a family saga set in colonial Australia during the Victorian era. Can they outrun their pursuers and find happiness together? When the waters recede, Elizabeth still isn't old enough to be free of her brother or to access her inheritance and Walter hasn't repaid the crippling debt on his property. ![]() While her brother and her unwanted 'fiancé' camp on the other side of the flooded river, Elizabeth falls in love with Walter. She escapes and finds refuge with Walter. 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If not for their ability to psychically manipulate the architecture, the cities would plunge into the devastating earthrage storms below.Ĭharismatic, powerful, mystical, Iravan is one such architect. In these living cities, architects are revered above anyone else. High above a jungle-planet float the last refuges of humanity-plant-made civilizations held together by tradition, technology, and arcane science. This Hindu philosophy-inspired debut science fantasy follows a husband and wife racing to save their living city-and their troubled marriage-high above a jungle world besieged by cataclysmic storms. ![]() ![]() Buker’s Blockaders, Refugees, and Contrabands is such a book. 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" argues that the presence of Union sailors and their extensive contacts ashore did serious damage to home-front morale and retarded Florida's value as a component of the rebel war machine. 260 a Tuscaloosa : b University of Alabama Press, c. 246: 3 a Blockaders, refugees, and contrabands. b civil war on Floridas gulf coast, 1861-1865 / c George E. ![]() ![]() Chronicles the role of the East Gulf Blockading Squadron as an important Federal contingent in Florida. Blockaders, refugees & contrabands : civil war on Floridas gulf coast, 1861-1865 / Show all versions (2) Bibliographic Details Main Author: Buker, George E., 1923. ![]() ![]() ![]() Of course, while 1984 and Animal Farm are pillars of high school literature curriculums, there are other George Orwell books worth exploring. We doubt Orwell would be surprised by this turn of events-as he once said, "In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia." ![]() ![]() And given the state of our modern-day world (and the return of his dystopian classic 1984 to best-seller lists after the 2016 election), it's safe to say his works are as relevant as ever. Whether he was criticizing totalitarian governments, classism, or poverty, his books pointed out ugly-but-important truths about 20th-century life. We also have him to thank for words like “newspeak,” "doublespeak," “Big Brother” and even "bellyfeel." What were George Orwell's most famous novels about?Ī democratic socialist, Orwell never hesitated to express his political beliefs through his writing. Born Eric Arthur Blair in 1903, George Orwell has had a substantial impact on both popular culture and the literary world-you know you've made it when people use your last name as an adjective (see: "Orwelllian"). It's not an exaggeration to say George Orwell books have changed American society as we know it. ![]() ![]() The Whistling Season is the first novel in a trilogy-followed by Work Song (2010) and ending with Sweet Thunder (2012). Doigs 2006 novel The Whistling Season became a New York Times best-seller. ![]() ![]() When the schoolmarm runs off with an itinerant preacher, Morris is pressed into service, setting the stage for the "several kinds of education"-none of them of the textbook variety-Morris and Rose will bring to Oliver, his three sons, and the rambunctious students in the region's one-room schoolhouse.Ī paean to a vanished way of life and the eccentric individuals and idiosyncratic institutions that made it fertile, The Whistling Season is Ivan Doig at his evocative best. ![]() Answered Questions (2) A friend suggested Doig since we are moving to MT next year (yay). ![]() "Can't cook but doesn't bite." So begins the newspaper ad offering the services of an "A-1 housekeeper, sound morals, exceptional disposition" that draws the hungry attention of widower Oliver Milliron in the fall of 1909.Īnd so begins the unforgettable season that deposits the noncooking, nonbiting, ever-whistling Rose Llewellyn and her font-of-knowledge brother, Morris Morgan, in Marias Coulee along with a stampede of homesteaders drawn by the promise of the Big Ditch-a gargantuan irrigation project intended to make the Montana prairie bloom. The Whistling Season By Ivan Doig On Sale: 17.99 Now: 14.39 Spend 49 on print products and get FREE shipping at HC.com Format: Qty: ADD TO CART about Product Details reviews Cant cook but doesnt bite. The Whistling Season Reader Q&A Questions About The Whistling Season (Morrie Morgan 1, Two Medicine Country 7) by Ivan Doig Reader Q&A To ask other readers questions about The Whistling Season, please sign up. ![]() ![]() ![]() As he does so, Samuel will confront not only Faye's losses but also his own lost love, and will relearn everything he thought he knew about his mother, and himself. To save her, Samuel will have to embark on his own journey, uncovering long-buried secrets about the woman he thought he knew, secrets that stretch across generations and have their origin all the way back in Norway, home of the mysterious Nix. ![]() ![]() Which version of his mother is true? Two facts are certain: she's facing some serious charges, and she needs Samuel's help. The media paints Faye as a radical hippie with a sordid past, but as far as Samuel knows, his mother was an ordinary girl who married her high-school sweetheart. Now she's re-appeared, having committed an absurd crime that electrifies the nightly news, beguiles the internet, and inflames a politically divided country. He hasn't seen her in decades, not since she abandoned the family when he was a boy. It's 2011, and Samuel Andresen-Anderson-college professor, stalled writer-has a Nix of his own: his mother, Faye. In Nathan Hill's remarkable first novel, a Nix is anything you love that one day disappears, taking with it a piece of your heart. In Norwegian folklore, it is a spirit who sometimes appears as a white horse that steals children away. ![]() ![]() 'Grisham's storytelling genius reminds us that when it comes to legal drama, the master is in a league of his own. When multi-billionaire Troy Phelan commits suicide and leaves his fortune to an unknown, illegitimate daughter, Nate O’Riley unexpectedly finds himself in the remote Brazilian Pantanal searching for her. 'Grisham is a superb and instinctive storyteller' - The Times While John Grisham’s 1999 novel, The Testament, is partly an adventure story and partly a courtroom drama, it’s also a tale of redemption. 'John Grisham has perfected the art of cooking up convincing, fast-paced thrillers' - Telegraph 'The best thriller writer alive' - Ken Follett 'John Grisham is the master of legal fiction' - Jodi Picoult 'A master at the art of deft characterisation and the skilful delivery of hair-raising crescendos!!' - Irish Independent When Troy dies and leaves a shocking will behind him, three lives collide with vast repercussions.Īnd no one will ever be the same after the startling secrets of The Testament. Meanwhile Troy's estranged daughter walked away from the modern world and devoted her life to God, moving to the isolated deep jungles of Brazil. ![]() ![]() Great read Reviewed in the United States on AugVerified Purchase Keeps you intrigued right from the beginning. Emerging from his fourth stay in rehab, he knows returning to the real world is going to be murder. John Grisham knows how to keep you wanting to know what happens next. Nate O'Riley is a high-powered Washington litigator who has lived hard and fast for too long. Troy Phelen is one of the richest men in the United States, and he is looking for a way to die. A gripping legal thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author and creator of Sooley and The Judge's List. ![]() ![]() ![]() It was an instant NY Times best seller in 1992 and steadily appeared on the Business Week Best Seller list from 1992-1997. She is coauthor with Joe Dominguez of the international best-seller, Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your Relationship With Money and Achieving Financial Independence (Viking Penguin, 1992, 1998, 2008, 2018). Vicki Robin is a prolific social innovator, writer and speaker. ![]() |