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  Starry Field - A Memoir of Lost...

  Margaret Juhae Lee

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  As a young girl growing up in Houston, Margaret Juhae Lee never heard about her grandfather, Lee Chul Ha. His history was lost in early twentieth-century Korea, and guarded by Margaret's grandmother, who Chul Ha left widowed in 1936 with two young sons. To his surviving family, Lee Chul Ha was a criminal, and his granddaughter was determined to figure out why. 
   
   
   
  Starry Field chronicles Chul Ha's untold story. Combining investigative journalism, oral history, and archival research, Margaret reveals the truth about the grandfather she never knew. What she found is that Lee Chul Ha was not a source of shame; he was a student revolutionary imprisoned in 1929 for protesting the Japanese government's colonization of Korea. He was a hero—and eventually honored as a Patriot of South Korea almost 60 years after his death. It is through the series of three interviews with her grandmother that Margaret finally finds a sense of recognition she's been missing. A story of healing old wounds and the reputation of an extraordinary young man, Starry Field bridges the tales of two women. 
   
   
   
  Starry Field weaves together the stories of Margaret's family against the backdrop of Korea's tumultuous modern history, with a powerful question at its heart. Can we ever separate ourselves from our family's past—and if the answer is yes, should we?

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  Small love song

  ROBIN ANTONY

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  A year ago, Ms. Ly moved, partly because of this. I still remember that night when she cried and called me, after Hoang's wife came to make a fuss in her neighborhood, that was the first time she mentioned him to me. Ly said Hoang and his wife are divorced, the reason is just that the conflict between the couple is too deep, it is not because she intentionally interferes in other people's families. But perhaps Hoang's wife had many dissatisfactions, so that time always came to her to make a fuss, and Ly also partly moved because of that.

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  The Kreutzer Sonata - A Dark...

  Leo Tolstoy, Tim Zengerink

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  What if your love story ended not in romance—but in murder? 
  The Kreutzer Sonata is Leo Tolstoy’s explosive confession of a man undone by love. On a quiet train ride, a fellow passenger shares the dark tale of his marriage—one that spiraled from desire into mistrust, jealousy, and eventually, an unthinkable crime. 
  In this modern translation, Tolstoy’s intense meditation on passion, marriage, and morality is presented with emotional depth and gripping clarity. A powerful short novel that holds nothing back. 
  What You’ll Hear in This Adaptation: 
  - A deeply personal, psychological descent into obsessive jealousy and regret 
  - A bold critique of love, marriage, and sexual hypocrisy 
  - A modern, emotionally intense rendition of Tolstoy’s rawest novella 
  - A tale of moral struggle that asks: Can love survive truth? 
  Short in length but epic in its emotional and ethical impact, The Kreutzer Sonata will challenge what you think you know about love.

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  KNOW ABOUT "John Locke" - One of...

  Saurabh Singh Chauhan

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  This is small copy of introduction of the book: In the tapestry of intellectual history, few threads shine as brightly as the life and contributions of John Locke. A luminary of the Enlightenment, Locke stands tall among the pillars of philosophical thought, his ideas casting a profound and enduring influence on the foundations of political theory, epistemology, and education. 
  As we embark on this journey through the annals of Locke's life, we are invited to explore the intricate tapestry of a man whose intellectual prowess shaped the contours of an era. In this biography, we aim to unravel the layers of Locke's existence, offering a nuanced portrait of the philosopher whose ideas continue to resonate across the corridors of time. 
  Chapter by chapter, we will traverse the milestones of Locke's life, from the cradle in Wrington, Somerset, where he drew his first breath on August 29, 1632, to the halls of Oxford, where his mind was molded by the currents of the Enlightenment. We will trace his footsteps through the political upheavals of 17th-century England, his sojourns in the Netherlands, and the publication of seminal works that would become the lodestar for future generations. 
  The narrative will unfold through the corridors of Locke's friendships, like the profound connection he shared with the illustrious scientist Isaac Newton, and his role as a tutor to the son of Lord Ashley, a position that would open doors to the political and intellectual circles of the time. 
  Our journey will not shy away from the challenges Locke faced, such as his brief implication in the Rye House Plot and the death of his political patron, Lord Shaftesbury. Nor will it overlook the triumphs, like his instrumental role in drafting the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina and his appointment as Commissioner of Appeals upon his return to England in the wake of the Glorious Revolution.

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  Finding Home - A Windrush Story

  Howard Gardner, Alford Dalrymple...

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  "A pioneering member of the Windrush generation of Caribbean migrants who marked the symbolic beginning of a multicultural Britain." - The Guardian
  RAF Veteran and Prince's Trust Awardee, Alford Dalrymple Gardner was one of the last living passengers to have travelled on the Empire Windrush.
  Now published in paperback, Finding Home is his stirring life story.
  
  On 22nd June 1948, the Empire Windrush sailed from Kingston, Jamaica, to harbour at Tilbury Docks. It carried 1,027 passengers and two stowaways, and more than two thirds of them were West Indies nationals. Alford Dalrymple Gardner was among them.
  
  Alford's story traverses both the uplifting highs and intolerant lows that West Indian migrants of his generation encountered upon travelling to Britain to forge out a life. From joining the British military during World War II to being forcibly deported back to Jamaica once it was won-only to come back to the UK when the government decided it needed him again-Alford witnessed milestone events of the 20th century that shaped the country he still lives in today.
  
  In the context of a supposedly 'post-Imperial' Britain where the lives of West Indian migrants hang precariously on the whims of the Home Office, Alford's heartening testimony is a celebration of those who endured hardships so that generations to come could call this place home.
  
  Today, Alford's portrait is a part of the Royal Collection Trust as commissioned by King Charles III in 2023, and he is a regular face and voice on the likes of The BBC, Channel 4, Sky News and more as his story continues to embody for all, the spirit of joyous resilience.

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  Man Overboard - A horror tale...

  F. Marion Crawford

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  Francis Marion Crawford, an only child, was born on 2nd August 1854 at Bagni di Lucca, Italy. He was a nephew to Julia Ward Howe, the American poet and writer of ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic’.  
   
  Crawford was educated at St Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire and then on to Cambridge University, the University of Heidelberg and the University of Rome.  
   
  In 1879 he went to India, to study Sanskrit and then to edit The Indian Herald. In 1881 he returned to America to continue his Sanskrit studies at Harvard University. 
   
  His family became increasingly concerned about his employment prospects.  After an attempt at a singing career as a baritone was ruled out, he was encouraged to write.  
   
  In December 1882 his first novel, ‘Mr Isaacs’, was published and was an immediate hit as was his second novel ‘Dr Claudius’ in 1883.  
   
  In October 1884 he married Elizabeth Berdan and encouraged by his excellent start to a literary career they returned to Sant Agnello, Italy to make a permanent home, buying the Villa Renzi that then became Villa Crawford.  
   
  In the late 1890s, Crawford began work on his historical works which would later include ‘Corleone’, in 1897, the first major treatment of the Mafia in literature.  
   
  Crawford is also exceedingly popular and anthologized as a short story writer of bizarre and creepy tales.   
   
  In 1908 came his classic ‘The Screaming Skull’. Without doubt its unsettling nature is heightened as the reader/listener is drawn into to the story by its narrator.  Everything is explained and plausible until, of course, it isn’t. 
   
  Francis Marion Crawford died at Sorrento on Good Friday 1909 at Villa Crawford of a heart attack.  
   
  In ‘Man Overboard’ Crawford uncovers the story of identical twins.  When one falls overboard it unravels a sequence of events that take years to complete, all with a growing sense of uneasiness that further misery awaits

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