But there is danger all around, and only one of the Detective Society will make it home alive. Daisy and Hazel leap into action and begin to investigate their most difficult case yet. And within the society, everyone has a reason to want Theodora dead. It soon becomes clear to Daisy and Hazel that Theodora's timid daughter Hephzibah, who is prone to sleepwalking, is being framed. Three days into the cruise their leader, Theodora Miller, is found dead in her cabin, stabbed during the night. up of genteel English ladies and gentlemen, who believe themselves to be reincarnations of the ancient pharaohs. Also travelling on the SS Hatshepsut is a mysterious society called the Breath of Life- a gro. They are hoping to see some ancient temples and a mummy or two what they get, instead, is murder. Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are in Egypt, where they are taking a cruise along the Nile.
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Lee, from the tedium of grueling marches to the terror of fellow soldiers' deaths, from breaking bread with a Georgia family to confronting the enemy eye to eye.īy turns humorous and harrowing, fervent and philosophical, Company Aytch offers a rare and exhilarating glimpse of the Civil War through the eyes of a man who lived it-and lived to tell about it. With the immediacy of a dispatch from the front lines, here are Watkins' firsthand observations and recollections, from combat on the battlefields of Shiloh and Chickamauga to encounters with Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Samuel Rush Watkins was a private in the confederate Army, a twenty-one-year-old Southerner from Tennessee who knew about war but had never experienced it firsthand. Told from the point of view of an ordinary foot soldier, this personal memoir has been hailed as one of the liveliest, wittiest, and most significant commentaries ever written on the Civil War.Īmong the plethora of books about the Civil War, Company Aytch stands out for its uniquely personal view of the events as related by a most engaging writer-a man with Twain-like talents who served as a foot soldier for four long years in the Confederate army. One of Binchy's strengths is her subtle depiction of gradual changes in Irish society. The children's deadpan, exceedingly serious outlook on life is both heartbreaking and hilarious. A charming cast of secondary characters includes Neil's cousins, Simon and Maud, two abandoned, nine-year-old twins who, in a surprising turn of events, come to live with Cathy's parents. Tom has a live-in girlfriend whom he would love to marry, but Marcella, a manicurist in a classy store, yearns to succeed as a model before making any commitments. 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She was confused, and said "Who are you?" The Lord must have favoured you especially, to be so sweet and so gracious, to have such eyes and such lips. "Mary, do you know how beautiful you are? You are the most lovely of all women. One night in her bedroom she heard a whisper through her window. Robert Louis Stevenson ( Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. The above synopsis barely even touches on what the novella is actually about. They do not seem to be available in American bookstores, which is why I brought 12 of 80 home with me from London! Reviewing a short story feels like a cop-out in terms of calling ourselves “book” reviewers, but I digress that this is just another form of literature, it’s a “classic,” and these types of works should be respected. I am so excited for these penguin short classics collection that were released in 2015. Stevenson’s chilling Victorian gothic novella about decaying aristocracy, vampirism and tormented love. Genre: Short Story, Gothic, Classics, Fantasy 4 out of 5 stars ★★★★☆ Publisher: Penguin Classicsĭate: Febru(originally published in 1885) For Baoxiang also desires revenge: to become the most degenerate Great Khan in history-and in so doing, make a mockery of every value his Mongol warrior family loved more than him.Īll the contenders are determined to do whatever it takes to win. Listen to The Radiant Emperor Duology audiobooks on Audible. The scorned scholar Wang Baoxiang has maneuvered his way into the capital, and his lethal court games threaten to bring the empire to its knees. Unbeknownst to the southerners, a new contender is even closer to the throne. To stay in the game, Zhu will have to gamble everything on a risky alliance with an old enemy: the talented but unstable eunuch general Ouyang, who has already sacrificed everything for a chance at revenge on his father’s killer, the Great Khan. Her neighbor in the south, the courtesan Madam Zhang, wants the throne for her husband-and she’s strong enough to wipe Zhu off the map. Now she burns with a new desire: to seize the throne and crown herself emperor.īut Zhu isn’t the only one with imperial ambitions. Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high after her victory that tore southern China from its Mongol masters. How much would you give to win the world? The sequel and series conclusion to She Who Became the Sun, the accomplished, poetic debut of war and destiny, sweeping across an epic alternate China. |
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