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Edith Nesbit's 1906 novel "The Railway Children" follows three siblings - Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis - as their lives transform when their father is mysteriously imprisoned. Moving to the countryside, they unravel various adventures, befriend railway workers, and learn valuable lessons about resilience and the enduring power of family bonds.
At nine years old, on her first visit to a museum, Emily fell in love with Breakfast, a painting by Henri Matisse. Now a single mother, she lives in the world of art and can barely find time for her two daughters, much less for Mark, the man she loves. Her days are a jumble—she’s lost the thread of her life—but a contest at the museum where she’s the registrar gives her hope—the chance to see Breakfast again. Matisse’s words and paintings permeate her days and nights, and glancing at a note card of the painting she loves, she sees something she’s never seen before. The Art of Her Life shows the power of art to transform an ordinary life.Ver livro
Xavier "Scarecrow" Wallace, a mixed-race MMA fighter on the wrong side of thirty, is facing the fight of his life. Xavier can no longer deny he is losing his battle with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), or pugilistic dementia. Through the fog of memory loss, migraines, and paranoia, Xavier does his best to stay in shape by training at the Philadelphia gym owned by his cousin-cum-manager, Shot, a retired champion boxer to whom Xavier owes an unpayable debt. Xavier makes ends meet while he waits for the call that will reinstate him after a year-long suspension by teaching youth classes at Shot's gym and by living rent-free in the house of his white father, whom Xavier was forced to commit to a nursing home. The progress of Sam Wallace's end-stage Alzheimer's has revealed his latent racism, and Xavier finally gains insight into why his Black mother left the family years ago. Then Xavier is offered a chance at redemption: a last-minute high-profile comeback fight. If he can get himself back in the game, he’ll be able to clear his name and begin to pay off Shot. With his memory in shreds and his life crumbling around him, can Xavier hold on to the focus he needs to survive?Ver livro
In a post-apocalyptic world in 2169, Corey Tusk has been handed down the presidency from his father. When he is introduced to a community with telepathic powers and the ability to heal with their hands, he discovers that his ancestors were inoculated with DNA changing nanobots during a pandemic generations before. Since then, society has become more violent and is ruled by the corporate elite. With the help of his colleagues and friends, Corey sets out to help correct the damage that was done so the people of all the different class societies can obtain their freedom and sovereignty. To do so, they must find their connection to each other and to Source Consciousness once again, before the foretold Event Horizon is upon them.Ver livro
“I was twenty-one years old when the letter arrived. It was the most exciting letter I ever received. Written in my father’s untidy scrawl, it had obviously been sent in the joy of discovery and his happiness showed in every word. The Book of the Law of God had been found!” King Josiah hears the words of God and everything starts to change. Idolatry is forced to take a backward step and the true servants of God have some breathing space. Let the Passover celebrations begin! Previous volume: Volume 1 – Early Days Subsequent volumes: Volume 3 – Darkness Falling Volume 4 – The Darkness Deepens Volume 5 – No Remedy Volume 6 – That Broken ReedVer livro
A mystery in modern-day rural Ireland may have roots in World War II, in this thriller by a “fine dramatic writer and storyteller” (Booklist). The elderly German, Karl Uxkull, was either senile or desperate for attention. Why else would he concoct a tale of Nazi atrocity on the remote island of Delphi, off the coast of Donegal? And why now, sixty years after the event, just when Irish-American billionaire Shay Govern has tendered for a gold prospecting license in Lough Swilly? Journalist Tom Noone doesn’t want to know. With his young daughter Emily to provide for, and a new ghostwriting commission for Shay Govern’s biography, the timing is all wrong. Besides, can it be mere coincidence that Karl Uxkull’s tale bears an uncanny resemblance to a thriller written by spy novelist Sebastian Devereaux, the reclusive English author who has spent the past fifty years holed up on Delphi? But when a body is discovered drowned, Tom and Emily find themselves running for their lives in pursuit of the truth that is their only hope of survival. “Burke has a real knack for dialogue and phrasing.” —Publishers Weekly “Readers . . . will be rewarded with an unholy Chinese box of a thriller. Make that an Irish-German box.” —Kirkus ReviewsVer livro
Reader Reviews ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Cosy festive novel' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Perfect cosy read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I loved this book' Jas saw the light when her ex dumped her treasured vintage fabric all over the street. She's back in her home town with a plan to launch her hat-making business at the Christmas market in the beautiful Georgian square. But the Ballyclane she returns to is not the one she left nine years ago. Her mother has a new man and Jas's old room is a walk-in wardrobe now. Her beloved gran has died and the house Jas hoped to work from is a bonanza for property developers instead. And no one is organising the Christmas market! There's just enough time to manage that and keep her business plan on track. She certainly doesn't have time for Niall, the smoky-eyed, posh boy builder, hell-bent on breaking her heart. With a best friend hiding a secret, a childhood nemesis determined to take her down, and a beautiful French angel enchanting everybody, Jas struggles to get a grip on what's real. Still, she might find everything she needs at the market this Christmas if she can let herself truly believe… 'Magical, quirky, and romantic' Catherine Tinley 'You won't be able to put it down' Sharon BlackVer livro
