![]() ![]() Du Maurier became enormously wealthy after a number of her writings were turned into Hollywood films. Her short stories were highly popular, and several of her novels, including Rebecca (1938) and Jamaica Inn (1936), were bestsellers. Inspired in part by her father and mother, she wrote the bulk of these works in a suspenseful style, aiming to dazzle and thrill her readers. ![]() Throughout the 30s, 40s, and 50s, du Maurier wrote an astounding number of short stories, plays, and novels. ![]() As a teenager, du Maurier wrote and read constantly, and her parents encouraged her to paint and act in addition to her literary endeavors. Daphne du Maurier was born to a prominent show-business family: her father was a famous theater manager, and her mother was a well-known author. ![]()
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![]() In tracing the roots of Iran, Shahnameh initially draws on the depths of legend and then carries its story into historical times, when ancient Persia was swept into an expanding Islamic empire. In its pages are unforgettable moments of national triumph and failure, human courage and cruelty, blissful love and bitter grief. As a window on the world, Shahnameh belongs in the company of such literary masterpieces as Dante's Divine Comedy, the plays of Shakespeare, the epics of Homer- classics whose reach and range bring whole cultures into view. This prodigious narrative, composed by the poet Ferdowsi between the years 9, tells the story of pre- Islamic Iran, beginning in the mythic time of Creation and continuing forward to the Arab invasion in the seventh century. ![]() ![]() Among the great works of world literature, perhaps one of the least familiar to English readers is the Shahnameh: ThePersian Book of Kings, the national epic of Persia. ![]() ![]() ![]() Until, that is, Redd throws everything awry by moving the pieces to her own personal advantage. He has a plan that will bring chaos and ruin to Alyss’ new-found peace. And unlike Redd, he prefers to move his pieces around the chessboard of diplomacy with a combination of subtlety and deceit. King Arch of Boarderland has his eye on Wonderland and is especially fond of deposing female rulers. But the real threat may be closer and deadlier. Redd (“her Imperial Viciousness”) has indeed been sighted, and represents a significant threat to the peace of the kingdom. ![]() ![]() That first volume did not live up to the promise of the premise this one is a definite improvement. Beddor’s introduction to The Looking Glass Wars (2006) dealt with the return of Princess Alyss to take her rightful place as Queen of Wonderland, expelling her evil Aunt Redd from the usurped throne. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Meet my daughter Jennifer."Īs was her custom, Edith was content to remain silent while Mrs Pusey droned on about how rich she was, how good her husband had been to her before his early death and how she loved shopping, thinking only of how old Mrs Pusey might be. "Please join us," said the older woman, introducing herself as Iris Pusey. It was nearly the end of the season and the restaurant was empty, apart from a sad-looking woman with an eating disorder and a dog that made a puddle on the floor, and an equally sad looking pair who appeared to be mother and daughter. My dearest David, After I did that dreadful thing which I won't mention now because I want to maintain some kind of interest, Penelope told me I had to leave the country for a month to let things calm down, so I have come to the Hotel du Lac in Switzerland, a location every bit as dull as me.Įdith dressed for dinner in her dowdiest Liberty print dress. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This celebration of Albers's legendary achievements is an essential addition to any serious art library. Also included for the first time are studies from the Albers archive, produced by the artist's students in the early 1960s. The 50th anniversary edition of a classic text, featuring an expanded selection of color studies Format: Paperback Published: in UK in 2013 Publisher: Yale. ![]() It replicates Albers's revolutionary exercises, explaining concepts such as color relativity and vibrating and vanishing boundaries through the use of color, shape, die-cut forms, and movable flaps that illustrate his astonishing demonstrations of the changing and relative nature of color. Absolutely stunning.Felix Salmon, Reuters. This beautiful edition brings Interaction back into classrooms and studios and onto bookshelves, where it will find an eager new audience. A luxurious two-volume edition with the complete original plates, text, and commentary. Originally issued in 1963 as a limited-edition set of commentary and 150 silkscreened color plates, the book introduced generations of students, artists, designers, and collectors to Albers's unique approach to complex principles. A luxurious two-volume edition with the complete original plates, text, and commentary "Absolutely stunning."-Felix Salmon, Reuters Josef Albers's masterwork, Interaction of Color, is one of the most influential books on color ever published. ![]() ![]() ![]() Goddesses who grow up believing that they are human. The only remnants of their existence lie in two girls. Reni has now used her gift to reimagine the Nigerian land untouched by the scars of colonialism, and instead enriched with its deep, old and powerful magic in her debut book Daughters of Nri, the first instalment of The Return Of The Earth Mother series.Īuthor Links: Instagram – Twitter – WebsiteĪ gruesome war results in the old gods’ departure from earth. ![]() Her active imagination was the cause of many terrible nightmares, beautiful daydreams and colourful white lies. Reni K Amayo was born and raised in London to two Nigerian immigrant parents. And it is with immense pleasure that I get the opportunity to show you all the book cover and official blurb today! I literally gasped when I saw the cover because it was that gorgeous. I mean, listen: Nigerian fantasy! Has Old Gods! About two sisters! A reimagining of Nigeria untouched by colonialism, but instead rich with magic!Īnd now that I’ve seen the book cover? I’m beyond excited. I crossed paths with this story earlier this year, and loved Amayo’s pitch. Amayo reached out to me and asked whether I would want to host a cover reveal of her debut book, Daughters of Nri, you can imagine how excited I was. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I love how Dray gives voice to women in history. ![]() That’s what made me even more excited to read this one. Some of her stories are more ancient history while her other more notable works are American history, this is her first historical fiction novel set during this period in Europe/France.īut her novel about Eliza Hamilton was wonderful and it stood out as a well researched women’s fiction set in a historical period. Dray has written a number of historical fiction novels and contributed her skills to other compilations. I also read Stephanie Dray’s, My Dear Hamilton, a couple of years ago and was impressed with Dray’s historical research and writing. It’s been on so many ‘most anticipated’ lists and receiving a ton of hype which normally would make me a little wary, but not going to lie, I have been excited for this one since I participated in the cover revel last spring! The cover plus the multigenerational story of a stunning French chateau sounded too promising to pass up. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Following a red-hot market driven by the pandemic, prices bottomed in Canada at under C$630,000 in July. The average selling price of homes that sold across the country in April reached C$716,000. NasdaqĪfter slipping last year, average Canadian home prices are back on the rise, having risen by C$100,000 (US$74,314) since January, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association. They were followed by Iranians, Ukrainians and Iraqis. Of the overseas buyers still present, Russians represented the largest cohort, accounting for 817 purchases in April. Foreign buyers were especially absent from the market, with sales to international investors down 60.3%, the data showed. ![]() The number of homes changing hands across Turkey totaled 85,652 in April, a slump of more than 35% compared to the same time last year, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute. Turkey Home Sales, Especially Those to Foreigners, Sank in April ![]() ![]() ![]() Amy Jump and Ben Wheatley’s 2015 cinematic adaptation of High-Rise elegantly brings out the central themes of Ballard’s dystopian nightmare. ![]() Through the physical disintegration and social devolution of the titular high-rise, Ballard disrupts the tenets of the project of architectural modernism, allowing a new, violent, and distinctly irrational way of inhabiting space to emerge. ![]() Like much of Ballard’s writing, the novel is concerned with the psychopathological dimensions of modernity, and the capacity for primordial impulses to evade its civilizing constraints. Ballard’s High-Rise (1975) is frequently read as an imagined social experiment-an effort to under- stand, as one of its characters puts it, “the physical and psycho- logical pressures of living in a huge condominium” (HR 12). ![]() ![]() ![]() Rowling was born to Peter James Rowling, a Rolls-Royce aircraft engineer, and Anne Rowling (née Volant), on 31 July 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Bristol. In a 2012 interview, Rowling noted that she no longer cared that people pronounced her name incorrectly. During the Leveson Inquiry she gave evidence under the name of Joanne Kathleen Rowling. She calls herself Jo and has said, "No one ever called me 'Joanne' when I was young, unless they were angry." Following her marriage, she has sometimes used the name Joanne Murray when conducting personal business. ![]() As she had no middle name, she chose K as the second initial of her pen name, from her paternal grandmother Kathleen Ada Bulgen Rowling. Anticipating that the target audience of young boys might not want to read a book written by a woman, her publishers demanded that she use two initials, rather than her full name. Rowling, pronounced like rolling, her name when her first Harry Potter book was published was simply Joanne Rowling. Although she writes under the pen name J.K. ![]() |