![]() ![]() Until: a shocking revelation draws Rachel into a world of Shanghai splendor beyond anything she has ever imagined. But Rachel still mourns the fact that her birthfather, a man she never knew, won't be able to walk her down the aisle. She has a flawless Asscher-cut diamond from JAR, a wedding dress she loves more than anything found in the salons of Paris, and a fiancé willing to sacrifice his entire inheritance in order to marry her. On the eve of her wedding to Nicholas Young, heir to one of the greatest fortunes in Asia, Rachel should be over the moon. Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians, is back with a wickedly funny new novel of social climbing, secret e-mails, art-world scandal, lovesick billionaires, and the outrageous story of what happens when Rachel Chu, engaged to marry Asia's most eligible bachelor, discovers her birthfather. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Genghis: Bones of the Hills is the third book in the Conqueror series, and it-along with the first installment-are my favorites in the series so far. Genghis’ conquest on its own, even if they’re written or told in a textbook manner, are very attention-grabbing already, but Iggulden successfully elevated the quality of Genghis’ legend so that it became much more engaging and emotional. I can’t help but start this review by saying that I’m thoroughly impressed by Iggulden’s talent for the creation of this series. ![]() The wolf does not think of fine things, only that his pack is strong and no other wolf dares to cross his path. “We are not here to earn riches with a bow. ![]() Published: 1st September 2008 by Harper Collins (UK) & 24th March 2009 by Delacorte Press (US)Ī seriously astounding piece of historical fiction that left me speechless in many ways. Genghis: Bones of the Hillsby Conn Iggulden ![]() ![]() ![]() Then comes the second letter, which is an abyss daring Red to fall inside despite the sense that she and Blue are all digging themselves deeper than ever before. That the first of its kind is only pretend, an instant of self-indulgence, but that it began a circling of time for Red, the past cutting into the present like a whetted blade. ![]() I can tell you that the first strand running through this loosely-braided narrative comes in the form of a letter. How does one explain the action of the novel without surrendering any spoilers? As soon as you start to put words in, you hit a wall. This Is How You Lose the Time War does not make it easy for any reviewer to describe the experience of reading it. ![]() ![]() ![]() One quality you’ll soon notice in all of Gore Vidal’s best books is that none of his characters are either entirely good or completely bad. Here are ten of my favorite Gore Vidal books, ranked without regard for their date of publication: You can’t ignore him, though: both as a literary giant and an American political commentator, he has few equals. You don’t have to love Gore Vidal, you don’t even have to agree with him. These are sometimes directed at people he doesn’t like: over the years, his views on politics and sexual liberation have made him quite a few enemies. Vidal is especially known for telling a whole, complex joke in only half-a-dozen words. You don’t need to go digging for symbolism in them, even if he doesn’t bother to dumb down his themes or his acerbic wit. The best novels by Gore Vidal, by contrast, are fantastically easy to read simply as entertaining stories. Some of his work, like his essays on literary criticism, are impenetrably dense even to people who are acquainted with their subject matter. Thompson, Philip Roth, and Kurt Vonnegut. ![]() He managed to do just that for over five decades, placing him in the same league as American authors like Tom Wolfe, Hunter S. Flamboyant, educated, haughty, charming, outspoken, political, dignified, observant, broad-minded, funny: Gore Vidal was a man born to ruffle feathers and challenge convention. ![]() ![]() To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. ![]() Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. 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In Mismatch, Kat Holmes describes how design can lead to exclusion, and how design can also remedy exclusion. These mismatches are the building blocks of exclusion. Something as simple as color choices can render a product unusable for millions. ![]() Sometimes designed objects reject their users: a computer mouse that doesn't work for left-handed people, for example, or a touchscreen payment system that only works for people who read English phrases, have 20/20 vision, and use a credit card. How inclusive methods can build elegant design solutions that work for all. ![]() ![]() For although from the time of her birth, she has been The One, she is still only one. With over 500 million copies of her books in print, she is indisputably. ![]() Now she must help them heal–and rediscover the light and faith within themselves. Nora Roberts is the number one New York Times bestseller of more than 200 novels. Strengthened by the bond she shares with her fellow warrior, Duncan, Fallon has already succeeded in rescuing countless shifters and elves and ordinary humans. There are more than 500 million copies of her books. She is also the author of the bestselling In Death series written under the pen name J.D. She is determined to save even those who have been complicit with this evil out of fear or weakness–if, indeed, they can be saved. NORA ROBERTS is the 1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 novels, including The Rise of Magicks, Hideaway, Of Blood and Bone, Under Currents, Year One, Come Sundown, and many more. ![]() Fallon cannot live in peace until she frees those who have been preyed upon by the government or the fanatical Purity Warriors, endlessly hunted or locked up in laboratories, brutalized for years on end. Nora Roberts, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Year One and Of Blood and Bone concludes her stunning new trilogy praised as A match for end-of-the-world classics like Stephen King’s The Stand with The Rise of Magicks.Īfter the sickness known as the Doom destroyed civilization, magick has become commonplace, and Fallon Swift has spent her young years learning its ways. Nora Roberts is the 1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 novels, including Hideaway, Under Currents, Come Sundown, The Awakening, Legacy, and coming in November 2021 - The Becoming - the second book in The Dragon Heart Legacy. ![]() ![]() Sophie Kinsella is celebrated for her vibrant, relatable characters and her great storytelling gifts. ![]() Secrets are spilled and relationships rejiggered, and as the stakes for Katie's future get higher, she must question her own assumptions about what makes for a truly meaningful life. London has never seemed so far away-until Demeter unexpectedly turns up as a guest. Shattered but determined to stay positive, Katie retreats to her family's farm in Somerset to help them set up a vacation business. Then, just as she's finding her feet-not to mention a possible new romance-the worst happens. No wonder Katie takes refuge in not-quite-true Instagram posts, especially as she's desperate to make her dad proud. Katie's life, meanwhile, is a daily struggle-from her dismal rental to her oddball flatmates to the tense office politics she's trying to negotiate. Demeter is brilliant and creative, lives with her perfect family in a posh townhouse, and wears the coolest clothes. New York Times bestselling author Sophie Kinsella has written her most timely novel yet.Įverywhere Katie Brenner looks, someone else is living the life she longs for, particularly her boss, Demeter Farlowe. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Part love story, part workplace drama, this sharply observed novel is a witty critique of the false judgments we make in a social-media-obsessed world. ![]() ![]() Codenamed Source Columba, the mission aims to air-drop hundreds of homing pigeons in German-occupied France. His quest brings him to Epping and to the National Pigeon Service, where Susan is involved in a new, covert assignment. ![]() Thousands of miles away in Buxton, Maine, a young crop-duster pilot named Ollie Evans has decided to travel to Britain to join the Royal Air Force. Hatched from an egg that Susan incubated in a bowl under her grandfather’s desk lamp, Duchess shares a special bond with Susan and an unusual curiosity about the human world. All her birds are extraordinary to Susan-loyal, intelligent, beautiful-but none more so than Duchess. After losing her parents to influenza as a child, Susan found comfort in raising homing pigeons with Bertie. ![]() Enemy fighter planes blacken the sky around the Epping Forest home of Susan Shepherd and her grandfather, Bertie. It is September 1940-a year into the war-and as German bombs fall on Britain, fears grow of an impending invasion. ![]() “Tense, heartwarming and life affirming, The Long Flight Home gives a fresh slant on heroism in WWII.” -Rhys Bowen, New York Timesbestselling author of In Farleigh Field, The Tuscan Childand the Royal Spyness novels Inspired by fascinating, true, yet little-known events during World War II, The Long Flight Home is a testament to the power of courage in our darkest hours-a moving, masterfully written story of love and sacrifice. ![]() ![]() ![]() In a heart-wrenching novel based in Islamic texts and Persian poem the Shahnameh, Mafi ( An Emotion of Great Delight) complements rich worldbuilding with lushly descriptive, sensorial prose that inspires the novel’s mythological backdrop, against which plays out an emotional plot, and a tortured romance, layered with court intrigue. Though Alizeh’s blood carries the ice that marks her as heir to an ancient kingdom that could destroy his own, he finds that he cannot forget her-setting the stage for a violent upheaval of not just his life, but of the land itself. Soon, she encounters Kamran, Ardunia’s crown prince, also 18 and olive skinned. Tahereh Mafi is the National Book Award nominated and New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of An Emotion of Great Delight, the This Woven Kingdom series, the Shatter Me series, A Very Large Expanse of Sea, Whichwood, and Furthermore. ![]() Against this backdrop, olive-skinned 18-year-old Alizeh toils as a servant at a duchess’s estate following her parent’s death. Though accords eventually put an end to eons of bloodshed between Jinn and humankind, the Jinn nevertheless continue to face constant persecution, and use of their fiery powers carries the death penalty. It’s the first installment in a new trilogy from bestselling author Tahereh Mafi, probably best known for her mega-popular Shatter Me series, and it uses this history to put a refreshing twist. In the Kingdom of Ardunia, the long-ago fall of fireborn Jinn Iblees, the devil, left the Jinn a hated race. ![]() |