It’s clear from their early interactions that these two are meant to be together for a lifetime if they can only figure out what’s important in life and in relationship-and that’s where the problems begin.Īngie, it turns out, is driven in her job and doesn’t understand why Jillian can’t seem to grasp that in order to succeed and make them comfortable in their lives, the long hours and weekend work are necessary. There is an immediate attraction when the women see each other from a distance at a softball game, but only meet months later. Jillian Clark has an apologetic father and a snooty, unsupportive mother. Angelina Righetti’s family is warm and accepting. Olive Oil and White Bread, the cleverly titled offering by romance novelist Georgia Beers, is the story of two women, one from a traditional yet accepting Italian-American family, and one from what can only be termed old-school, uppity American. ‘Olive Oil and White Bread’ by Georgia Beers
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But after a year of secretarial work, Virginia resigned. This time, with the help of President Roosevelt, she finally found herself as part of the US legation in Tallinn, Estonia in 1938. But with fascism on the rise in Europe, in 1936, Virginia again applied for a position as a diplomat. Undeterred, and despite an uncomfortable prosthetic leg, Virginia was determined to return to Europe, and got another posting with the US Consulate in Venice, Italy. While in Turkey, she had a shooting accident and lost her left leg below the knee as a result. Despite stellar qualifications, the State Department rejected her application, but she did get a not-terribly-interesting post, first in Warsaw, Poland and later in Smyrna, Turkey, both at the U.S. When Virginia returned home in 1929, she immediately applied for at job at the State Department, hoping for a diplomat position. Virginia was also able to go to Paris when she was 20, enjoying the art, literature, and meeting all kinds of interesting people, and travelling around Europe for several years. She loved excitement and living in NY while attending to Barnard College provided her with plenty of that. Virginia was too free spirited to settle down into a society marriage. Virginia Hall may have been born into a family that believed they were obligated "to restore the family to the heights of Baltimore society" but she had no intention of obliging her mother's wish of marrying into money. Her involvement in the sex industry helped to make her a hit on the NY art scene, and she was photographed by the newly fashionable Robert Mapplethorpe. At 18, she left home and worked as a stripper. She writes fluidl Born of German-Jewish stock, Kathy Acker was brought up by her mother and stepfather (her natural father left her mother before Kathy was born) in a prosperous district of NY. Acker's writing is as difficult to classify into any particular genre as she herself was. Preferring to be known simply as 'Acker' (the name she took from her first husband Robert, and which she continued to use even after a short-lived second marriage to composer Peter Gordon), she moved to London in the mid-eighties and stayed in Britain for five years. Born of German-Jewish stock, Kathy Acker was brought up by her mother and stepfather (her natural father left her mother before Kathy was born) in a prosperous district of NY. I was familiar with Greek myths- have been fascinated with them since my fifth grade teacher had lived in Greece and fueled my interest and imagination. What did you love best about The Song of Achilles? Wasn't Expecting to Like It- BOY! was I wrong!! Little do they know that the Fates will test them both as never before and demand a terrible sacrifice.īuilt on the groundwork of the Iliad, Madeline Miller’s page-turning, profoundly moving, and blisteringly paced retelling of the epic Trojan War marks the launch of a dazzling career. Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, Achilles joins their cause, and torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows. When word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, the men of Greece, bound by blood and oath, must lay siege to Troy in her name. Their bond deepens as they grow into young men and become skilled in the arts of war and medicine-much to the displeasure and the fury of Achilles’ mother, Thetis, a cruel sea goddess with a hatred of mortals. Yet despite their differences, the boys become steadfast companions. “The best of all the Greeks”-strong, beautiful, and the child of a goddess-Achilles is everything the shamed Patroclus is not. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia to be raised in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son, Achilles. "We certainly do not object to that," Ress crowed. "Well, as long as your men don't object to seeing you knocked on your ass." "Do we need to go to the training hall to see if you can back them up?" "Oho!" Ress cried, and Chaol's brows rose higher. "If I recall correctly, you complain about every time I wipe the floor with you when we spar." She straightened as the guards gave hesitant smiles. You moan about the cold floor more than anyone else than I know." As Celaena's chuckle faded, Chaol looked at her, his brows high. And they respected him, too-always glancing at him for approval, for confirmation, for support. Chaol seemed so comfortable with the men, his body relaxed, eyes alight. "You would be, too, if someone were dragging your naked carcass across the ice-cold floor." He smirked as Ress tried to deny it. He was shrieking like a pig the whole time."Ĭhaol leaned back in his seat, crossing his arms. “And then," Ress was saying, his boyish face set with fiendish delight, "just as he got her into bed, stark naked as the day he was born, her father walked in"- winces and groans came from the guards, even Chaol himself-"and he dragged him out of bed by his feet, took him down the hall, and dumped him down the stairs. That what they’re calling it now? Mike asks. I’m not tiny, Fitzgerald says, sounding offended. You’re way too fucking tiny for the checking line. We might play on a line together, so I thought I’d introduce myself. You’re Mike, Fitzgerald says, providing himself the introduction Mike didn’t. I’m Liam, the kid - Fitzgerald - says, either not realizing or not caring that he’s interrupting Mike’s pregame routine. He introduces himself to Mike before his first game with a outstretched hand and a shit-eating grin, radiating that specific kind of confidence that teenage boys the world over seem to have: cockiness overlaying self-consciousness. And he is a kid: eighteen, baby-faced, smaller than everyone else on the roster at 5’8" and clearly determined to make up for it. The kid gets called up to the Oilers when Steinberg breaks his foot halfway through the season. He just doesn’t know if that makes it better or worse. Let’s be clear: Mike knows from the get-go that it’s a stupid fucking idea. Elena see Maddie’s loneliness as it mirrors her own and Maddie sees the humanity that Elena tries so hard to keep hidden. Elena and Maddie see in each other what others overlook. The blog details Maddie’s loneliness in New York City and how she longs to return to Sydney. It doesn’t take long for Elena to deduce that Maddie is the author of a blog called “Aliens of New York” that Elena has been reading for years. Elena is surrounded by people who wants something from her and Maddie is refreshing. She doesn’t want anything from Elena, she just seems to genuinely like her company. Over late night conversations they begin to know each other and Elena is fascinated and exasperated with Maddie. Maddie isn’t at all intimidated by Elena’s outward terrifying demeanor. Maddie is the overnight girl who writes obits and crime stories. The Brutal Truth has all of these things and is one of my absolute favorite books.Įlena Bartell isn’t prepared for Maddie Grey when she buys the failing Hudson Metro News. Her books provide some of the things I love most: witty banter, icy queens who need an adorable woman to thaw them and hilarious supporting characters. Ash is notably not a fan of anything regarding the occult. He runs from his past, refusing to acknowledge the trauma he suffered, but comes to be someone everyone else can rely upon and see as a figure of leadership. Yet despite this rough outward appearance, Ash has a softer side which is reliable for his friends, and studious, being both academically bright and fond of reading. His attitude and skills are regarded as 'wildly unpredictable'. It has a a long black pole with an orbal red head that can shift from an axe head to a scythe, and contains a hidden chain function.Īsh has a roguish rebellious attitude, speaking without respect to almost everyone and doing whatever pleases him, ignoring any sense of authority or repercussions. he also wears a mint green belt, silver chain and green shoes.ĭuring his travels, Ash wears a dark brown shirt over a black vest, torn white skinny jeans, brown capped boots and a thick medium-length brown coat with a fur lined hood.Īsh uses an interchangeable polearm/scythe hybrid (called a switchaxe) as his weapon. He wears the blue blazer of the Thors Branch campus uniform, but over a red shirt and white vest, along with the black trousers. Ash is a tall young man with dirty blonde hair and crimson eyes. 11-478), "A Writer Until the End" by Janie Camp Hjortsberg (479-487), and "Afterlife" (unpaginated), a one-page poem by William Hjortsberg. Signed by artists Ricardo Martinez and Alessandro Boni, Janie Camp Hjortsberg, with fascimile signature of author. 9-307), "Alessandro Boni Artwork Gallery" (316-326), "Afterward" by William Hjortsberg (327-334), "Letter from Stephen King" (335-336), "Gatz" by Thomas McGuane (337-340), and "Remembering Gatz" by Russell Chatham. Each signed on special flyleaf page by the artist(s) and Janie Camp Hjortsberg, the author's widow, with fascimile signature of the author (1941-2017), and "signatures" from the book's fictional characters. Black cloth slipcase with red head and tail, cream titles with artwork to spine. Dramatic red and black artwork on endpapers, with red ribbons. Black cloth boards with embossed artwork in blind metallic red titles to spines. 343 (Falling Angel), 484 (Angel's Inferno). Ricardo Martinez, Alessandro Boni (illustrator). But Emika soon learns that Zero isn't all that he seems-and his protection comes at a price.Ĭaught in a web of betrayal, with the future of free will at risk, just how far will Emika go to take down the man she loves? Someone's put a bounty on Emika's head, and her sole chance for survival lies with Zero and the Blackcoats, his ruthless crew. Now that she knows the truth behind Hideo's new NeuroLink algorithm, she can no longer trust the one person she's always looked up to, who she once thought was on her side.ĭetermined to put a stop to Hideo's grim plans, Emika and the Phoenix Riders band together, only to find a new threat lurking on the neon-lit streets of Tokyo. Return to the immersive, action-packed world of Warcross in this thrilling sequel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie LuĮmika Chen barely made it out of the Warcross Championships alive. |