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  Egypt's Second Born - A Lost...

  Lauren Lee Merewether

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  Bullied by his brother and disregarded by his father, young prince Amenhotep seeks to belong. 
  Not expected to live as a babe, Amenhotep beats the odds only to find a life always in his brother's shadow and cast out from his father's glory. 
  Does Amenhotep succumb to the shadows of his father's great palace or does he rise above the ridicule to forge his own path? 
  Egypt's Second Born is the fifth and final prequel of Lauren Lee Merewether's debut series, The Lost Pharaoh Chronicles, a resurrection of an erased time that follows the five kings of Egypt who were lost to history for over three millennia. The series begins with book one, Salvation in the Sun. 
  "...an exceptional, fascinating, and distinctive historical novel...truly superb." - Jessica Barbosa for Readers' Favorite (★★★★★) 
  "...another highly compelling historical family drama that has plenty of highs, lows, and relatability to offer its readers... One of the things which never ceases to amaze me when I review Merewether's works is the innate sense of humanity that runs through her characters, drawing parallels with modern emotions so that we can relate to lives quite unlike our own." - K.C. Finn for Readers' Favorite (★★★★★) 
  "Egypt's Second Born offers a compelling journey back into the first great civilization of humanity and shows us the structure and societal shape that made the Egyptians so dominant in that span of millennia but would also play a part in its ultimate downfall." - Grant Leishman for Readers' Favorite (★★★★★)

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  Summary of The Heaven and the...

  Francis Thomas

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  The Heaven and the Earth Grocery Store 
    
  James McBride's novel "The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store" skillfully incorporates a murder mystery into the fabric of a compelling American novel. 
  Set in 1972 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, the story revolves around workmen excavating a new development's foundation, where they unexpectedly discover a skeleton in a well. 
  This discovery sets off a narrative that explores the long-held secrets of Chicken Hill, a rundown neighborhood where African Americans and immigrant Jews live together, sharing both hopes and tragedies. 
  The central characters are Moshe and Chona Ludlow, homeowners on Chicken Hill. Chona manages the Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, while Moshe operates a theater in the area. 
  The story introduces characters like Nate Timblin, a black janitor at Moshe's theater and an unofficial leader of the black community on Chicken Hill, delving into their lives and the broader community.

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  The Seasonwife

  Saige England

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  Feels, Bridie does, the spirit of herself wakening. A song under her, an ancient walking song, a cold, dark path song, a wending home to the hearth song. Always she has felt it, the unstoppable surge of it, the urge to wander to places secret, hidden from merchants and traders and hunters and missionary men, from all the struggling women and children, from all the toffs and pretenders and all the matters of business. . . It's 1832 on an isolated coast on the South Island of New Zealand. A lush and tranquil bay is facing a season of upheaval. White man are whaling, sealing, whoring and warring. Creatures are culled, woods are felled. But something more sinister is afoot. There is much demand amongst the English gentry for the rich resources and curiosities to be found in this farthest flung corner of the colonies. But, in order to procure these 'treasures', blood will need to be shed. Bridie Murphy is an immigrant Irish orphan with a sharp tongue and an unbreakable spirit who has been abducted from her home in Sydney. She is forced into a relationship with Robbie Fitch, the roguish captain of a whaling ship. Low-born, perceptive and fiercely protective of her whānau, Manaia O Piripiri has a special role accorded her by the rangatira to protect the village. It also sets her on a dangerous collision course with Robbie and his men. Slipping unwilling into the fray is Quentin Cuthbert, a disillusioned missionary with a past. While Bridie and Manaia forge a precarious and critical alliance, the missionary must decide once and for all where he stands.

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  Compassion - A powerful tale...

  Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

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  Vicente Blasco Ibáñez was born in Valencia, Spain on 29th January 1867.  
   
  At university, he studied law and graduated in 1888 but never felt the urgency to practice - he was more interested in politics, journalism, literature and women.   
   
  Politically he was a militant Republican partisan and, in his youth, founded a newspaper, El Pueblo (The People). The newspaper was taken to court many times and he made many enemies. In one incident he was shot and almost killed. In 1896, Ibáñez was arrested and sentenced to a few months in prison. 
   
  Despite this colourful background he found time to write novels. His first published work was ‘La Araña Negra’ (The Black Spider) in 1892, a work that he later repudiated although at the time it was a useful vehicle for him to express his anti-clerical views. 
   
  In 1894, he published ‘Arroz y Tartana’ (Airs and Graces), about a late 19th Century widow in Valencia trying to keep up appearances in order to marry her daughters well.   
   
  Ibáñez’s next sequence of books studied rural life in the farmlands of Valencia and failed to gain much of an audience.   
   
  His writing now took on a new direction with its now familiar sensational and melodramatic themes in 1908 with ‘Sangre y Arena’ (Blood and Sand), which follows the career of Juan Gallardo from his poor beginnings as a child in Seville, to his rise to becoming a famous matador in Madrid 
   
  However, his greatest success was ‘Los Cuatro Jinetes del Apocalipsis (The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse) in 1916, which tells a tangled tale of the French and German sons-in-law of an Argentinian land-owner who find themselves fighting on opposite sides in the First World War.  It was a literary and commercial sensation and became the best-selling book of 1919.  It also propelled Rudolph Valentino to stardom in the 1921 film. 
   
  Ironically his fame in the English-speaking world has come not as a novelist but as the stories behind some of Hollywood’s greatest silent movies. 
   
  Vicente Blasco Ibáñez died in Menton, France on January 28th, 1928, the day before his 61st birthday.

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  Twelve Years a Slave: Book...

  Briefly Summaries

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  This is a concise summary and analysis of Twelve Years a Slave, by Solomon Northup.
   
  It is not the original book and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Solomon Northup.
   
  Ideal those seeking a quick and insightful overview.
   
  
   
  Twelve Years a Slave is a powerful, harrowing account of one man’s struggle for freedom in the face of unimaginable adversity. The author’s journey through slavery, from the initial shock of being enslaved to his eventual freedom, is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the importance of never losing hope. Through vivid storytelling, the author brings to life the brutal realities of slavery and challenges readers to confront the deep injustices that existed within this system.
   
  For listeners interested in personal development, the book offers invaluable lessons in resilience, hope, and the importance of maintaining a sense of purpose, even in the face of overwhelming odds. The author’s unwavering desire for freedom and his ability to survive despite physical and emotional abuse provide powerful inspiration for anyone striving to overcome their own obstacles. The book also serves as a call to action, urging listeners to reflect on the importance of standing up against injustice, wherever it may occur.

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  Top 10 Short Stories The - The...

  Katharine Tynan, Somerville and...

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  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  The Emerald Isle is home to literary talent on a grand scale.  And amongst their ranks are women of quite extraordinary ability who refuse to take second place to the men.  Their voice is strong, their words beguiling, entrancing but often with a will of iron as they create works of character, of narrative and of quite sumptuous literature.  Genius has many names. 
   
  1 - The Top 10 - The Irish Women - An Introduction 
  2 - A Rich Woman by Katharine Tynan 
  3 - An Irish Problem by Somerville and Ross 
  4 - Extradited by Isabella Valancy Crawford 
  5 - All Souls Eve by Dora Sigerson Shorter 
  6 -  The Ghost at the Wrath by Rosa Mulholland 
  7 - An Outcast of the People by Bithia Mary Croker 
  8 - The Knitted Collar by Mary Anne Hoare 
  9 - The Last of Squire Ennismore by Charlotte Riddell 
  10 - The White Pigeon by Maria Edgeworth 
  11 - Cuchulain of Muirthemne. The Only Son of Aoife by Lady Augusta Gregory

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