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  Spud: The Reunion - The...

  Joe Vaz

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  It is 2003 – ten years since Spud Milton’s class of 93 matriculated and the boys went their separate ways. Despite their seemingly unbreakable bond, the Crazy Eight have not kept in touch. Or at least, not as far as Spud knows. When he receives an invitation from the school to attend the ten-year reunion weekend, Spud is determined to avoid the event at all costs, but he hasn’t reckoned with the bombardment of intrusive messages and threatening phone calls from his former dorm mates. No one is going to bend his arm, not this time; he is immune to peer pressure and wise to Rambo’s devious manipulation techniques. Spud has moved on. And, anyway, he has enough to worry about on the home front.At twenty-eight Spud is stuck in a one-third life crisis. Reflecting on a decade of spectacular non-achievement, at a point where he’s coming to realise that his glittering stage career might have stalled before it’s even begun, casts him into deep gloom. For the former scholarship kid, the prospect of once again having to measure up to his blue-blooded school friends – and be found wanting – has him riddled with anxiety. Not only that. Spud still doesn’t have a serious girlfriend, which has seen him resort to a questionable international bath-sexting relationship with an old flame. Not to mention that circumstances have forced him to move back in with his parents and his senile grandmother, Wombat, whose walks never end where they began.After a wildly unsuccessful fishing trip with his father, as well as a return to his old way of figuring things out – writing in his diary – to his own surprise, Spud finds his reunion resistance crumbling. Curiosity and courage win the day. It’s just a weekend, after all . . . what could possibly go wrong?From the bestselling author John van de Ruit. Spud: The Reunion revisits well-loved characters in this nostalgic reunion ten years after graduation.

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  His Majesty's Hidden Heir

  Lucy Monroe

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  The prince is in for a shocking revelation in this secret baby romance by USA Today bestselling author Lucy Monroe! 
   
   
   
  The mother of his child . . . 
   
   
   
  . . . and wearing his crown? 
   
   
   
  Prince Konstantin can't forget Emma Carmichael, who vanished after a wedding contract forced him to end their relationship. A surprise meeting five years later shocks Konstantin—Emma has a son. Unmistakably his son. 
   
   
   
  Emma wants Konstantin in their son's life—yet she's wary. She'd had no choice but to walk away; his family hadn't deemed her worthy of being his princess. But as their reunion stokes the flames of their passion, can she trust that this time their bond is strong enough to prove them all wrong? 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  Madame Bovary

  Gustave Flaubert

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  Written over a century and a half ago, Madame Bovary is still an extraordinarily fresh, exciting and shockingly frank novel, at once an acute psychological study of a woman drawn into adultery through circumstances we can partly understand, and a sharply-observed comedy that offers a fascinating glimpse of the social and cultural divisions running through French provincial society in the mid nineteenth century. This translation is by Eleanor Marx-Aveling, a prominent social activist and literary translator. She was the youngest daughter of Karl Marx.Gustave Flaubert was a highly influential, he has been considered the leading exponent of literary realism in his country. According to the literary theorist Kornelije Kvas, "in Flaubert, realism strives for formal perfection, so the presentation of reality tends to be neutral, emphasizing the values and importance of style as an objective method of presenting reality".He is known especially for his debut novel Madame Bovary (1857), his Correspondence, and his scrupulous devotion to his style and aesthetics. The celebrated short story writer Guy de Maupassant was a protégé of Flaubert. On the occasion of Flaubert's 198th birthday (12 December 2019), a group of researchers at CNRS published a neural language model under his name.

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  Penny Panda's Perfect Painting

  Kelly Johnson

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  In "Penny Panda's Perfect Painting" by Kelly Johnson, Penny Panda, a talented artist in Bamboo Grove, dreams of creating a flawless painting for the annual art exhibition. Despite her skill, Penny struggles with self-doubt, feeling her work lacks the perfection she seeks. With the guidance of her wise friend Leo, who teaches her that true beauty lies in capturing the feeling rather than achieving perfection, Penny finds renewed inspiration. She pours her heart into her art, creating a painting that embodies the essence of her beloved grove. At the exhibition, her work is celebrated not for its flawlessness but for its heartfelt depiction of Bamboo Grove's beauty, teaching Penny that perfection is found in the passion and love behind the creation.

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  Clifford D Simak The Greatest...

  Clifford D. Simak

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  Clifford Donald Simak was an American science fiction writer. He won three Hugo Awards and one Nebula Award. The Science Fiction Writers of America made him its third SFWA Grand Master, and the Horror Writers Association made him one of three inaugural winners of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement.СontentsHellhounds of the CosmosMessage From MarsThe Street That Wasn't There

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  Knight of Cups - A Brigit and...

  Byrd Nash

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  A ghostly medieval knight and a creepy curse spoil the summer. 
  Brigit, a fae dryad, and Jib, her talking cat, become trapped in a haunted French chateau. They quickly become embroiled in a creepy family mystery with ties to the medieval myths and legends of the Holy Grail. 
  “I also had an interesting time,” the True Beast said, ignoring the materialization of the knight. “This family is under a curse.” 
  “Duh,” said Brigit, warily eyeing the ghost who was floating about a foot off the ground. “This guy probably knows something about it.” 
  Taking Brigit at her word, the knight began to speak, “For three days, I shall warn those at the Château du Puis. On the third night, one of you will die.” 
  The púca commented, “Sounds like we will be leaving tomorrow.” 
  Between the bizarre dinner ritual and unearthly screaming from the cellar, can the two break the Dupois curse before it claims another victim? 
  A contemporary fantasy - this Fae Magic adventure short story is a standalone tale using characters from the YA fantasy, Never Date a Siren - the College Fae Magic Series, book #1.

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