![]() ![]() ![]() Also, to make this fit better I choice to exclude those books with ordinal numbers in their titles (for example, third, sixth and ninth), and instead just focus on those novels with basic numbers in the title. I did have to do a little culling to narrow it to down to my top ten choices, but I was eventually able to do it with a generous honourable mentions section. It was easy to run through all the novels I have checked out over the years and finding the ones with numbers in their titles. ![]() I had a bit of fun coming up with this list. It has also been nearly two years since I produced that previous list, and I will easily have a few more awesome books to add to this list. However, for this list I will instead open my list to any book that has a number in the title, which should widen the various novels I could potentially include. This was an interesting endeavour, and it was one that I have done in a previous Top Ten Tuesday, except then the challenge was to try and come up with a list of 10 books, each of which had a number between one to ten in the title. For this week’s Top Ten Tuesday, participants are required to list the favourite books with numbers in the titles. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme that currently resides at The Artsy Reader Girl and features bloggers sharing lists on various book topics. ![]()
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![]() Within this transitional state called, in the Tibetan tradition, the bardo, a monumental struggle erupts over young Willie's soul. Willie Lincoln finds himself in a strange purgatory where ghosts mingle, gripe, commiserate, quarrel and enact bizarre acts of penance. I wrote this review of Lincoln in the Bardo carefully, and I spent some time making sense of it, because the genre is a variant that I had not come across before, and it contains dialogue in forms that the author, George Saunders, had created specifically for each character in the novel. Newspapers report that a grief-stricken Lincoln returned to the crypt several times alone to hold his boy's body.įrom that seed of historical truth, George Saunders spins an unforgettable story of familial love and loss that breaks free of its realistic historical framework into a thrilling supernatural realm both hilarious and terrifying. "My poor boy, he was too good for this earth," the president says at the time. ![]() In a matter of days, despite predictions of a recovery, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. Meanwhile, President Lincoln's beloved 11-year-old son, Willie, lies upstairs in the White House, gravely ill. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. ![]() ![]() Unfolding in a graveyard over the course of a single night, narrated by a dazzling chorus of voices, Lincoln in the Bardo is a literary experience unlike any other, for no one but Saunders could conceive it.įebruary 1862. In his long-awaited first novel, American master George Saunders delivers his most original, transcendent and moving work yet. ![]() ![]() ![]() The central figure is another girl, Sloe, whom we meet aged four and leave aged about 20. I was delighted to find Ann Halam’s male characters as solid as the two female leads. My only slight regret is that the boys and men in The Merrybegot were so feeble, but this, in a sense, was part of the subject matter. They fitted into the story as the acorn fits into its cup. This is a fine book and I accepted its piskies and its miraculous reversal of death with delight. Together we examined the nature of sexual and religious desire of jealousy and envy of bravery and cowardice. I also learned about England during the Civil War, but more importantly, the author trusted me as a reader. I learned about Merrybegots and frolicking on a warm night in May I remembered Cider with Rosie and Hardy’s Tess and all the literature of love and loss that awaits those who have enjoyed this book. I held my breath and turned page after page. Gradually, tragically and ludicrously, their three young lives entwine. In the West Country at the end of the 17th century we meet three girls: Nell, the granddaughter of the local cunning woman and healer, and sisters Patience and Grace, the daughters of a horrible Puritan minister, newly arrived in the village. It startled me and then held my attention. The Merrybegot’s proof copy had a little jewelled frog on its cover, which seemed apt for such a lively and brilliant work. Gaye Hicyilmaz explores fiction for young readers about love, loss and growing up ![]() ![]() ![]() Lia is an admirable character she's strong despite her position as prisoner and pawn and concerned about protecting those she loves over her own freedom and safety. ![]() A few scenes are heavy on innuendo about male exploits, and many scenes are filled with all-age drinking in a large government dining hall. There are a few romantic kisses, too, with some groping. Lia is coerced into kisses in front of many male onlookers and finds herself feeling sexually powerless to avoid threats of worse. Skirmishes lead to more deaths and injuries by sword and arrow. Expect a few disturbing murders: A child is run through with a sword before her killer suffers likewise, a man is decapitated in the street, and three boy soldiers who deserted are decapitated, their heads set on posts to rot as an example to others. The main character, Lia, is held captive by a hostile kingdom where life is harsh and violent. Pearson's Remnant Chronicles, aimed at mature teen romantic fantasy fans. ![]() Parents need to know that The Heart of Betrayal is the second book in Mary E. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Under the Tuscan Sun inspired generations to embark on their own journeys-whether that be flying to a foreign country in search of themselves, savoring one of the book's dozens of delicious seasonal recipes, or simply being transported by Mayes's signature evocative, sensory language. But it's so delicious, read it first yourself."- USA Today For more Frances Mayes, including a tour of her now iconic Cortona home, Bramasole, watch PBS's Dream of Italy: Tuscan Sun Special ! More than twenty years ago, Frances Mayes-widely published poet, gourmet cook, and travel writer-introduced readers to a wondrous new world when she bought and restored an abandoned Tuscan villa called Bramasole. ![]() #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The beloved memoir of self-discovery set against the spectacular Tuscan countryside that inspired the major motion picture starring Diane Lane-now in a twentieth-anniversary edition featuring a new afterword "This beautifully written memoir about taking chances, living in Italy, loving a house and, always, the pleasures of food, would make a perfect gift for a loved one. ![]() ![]() ![]() The webcomic went on hiatus in mid-December 2016 as Beaton switched focus to a graphic novel she was working on, though she continued to post sporadic updates on her Tumblr. ![]() Also, rather than use Alt Text, Beaton usually accompanies each comic with a short paragraph. Like most webcomics, there is little continuity between entries, and it rose to fame through Memetic Mutation taking hold on a few comics. ![]() Recurring themes include Beaton visiting her younger self, Canada, a pony called " Fat Pony", and a story about a sailor who meets a mermaid. Hark! A Vagrant is a largely history-based Webcomic by Kate Beaton, best known for its historical comics, which are one-shots of varying length focusing on historical events or figures getting into pretty inaccurate situations. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hachette Book Group has sold over 30 million copies of Joyce Meyer's books. Her latest book, LIVING A LIFE YOU LOVE, releases Spring 2018. Hand of Hope provides worldwide humanitarian outreaches such as feeding programs, medical care, orphanages, disaster response, human trafficking intervention and rehabilitation, and much more – always sharing the love and Gospel of Christ. Joyce’s passion to help hurting people is foundational to the vision of Hand of Hope, the missions arm of Joyce Meyer Ministries. ![]() Joyce Meyer Ministries has offices in nine countries. ![]() She teaches in cities across America as well as internationally. Joyce has authored more than 100 books, which have been translated into more than 100 languages and over 65 million of her books have been distributed worldwide. Joyce’s programs, Enjoying Everyday Life and Everyday Answers with Joyce Meyer, can be seen around the world through television, radio, and the Internet. Her candid communication style allows her to share openly and practically about her experiences so others can apply what she has learned to their lives. ![]() Through Joyce Meyer Ministries, Joyce teaches on a number of topics with a particular focus on how the Word of God applies to our everyday lives. A New York Times bestselling author, Joyce’s books have helped millions of people find hope and restoration through Jesus Christ. Joyce Meyer is one of the world's leading practical Bible teachers. ![]() ![]() ![]() Personally, I feel every woman should read this book, whether you are going through uterine cancer, another type of reproductive cancer, or NOT. This is her story, her life, written on paper to help other woman gain control. Two years and eleven doctors later she was diagnosed with uterine cancer. She knew something was wrong, but could not find anyone to listen. Drescher's fight with the world of medicine. "Cancer Schmancer" is humorous, insightful, and full of information. Okay, I admit it! I love the Nanny! I love Fran Drescher! Who knew the Queen from Queens would write not only one book, "Enter Whining", but a second! The books read pretty much the way you see her act, no nonsense, straight to the point, with a huge sprinkling of ~I don't give a damn attitude to boot!. Read Cancer Schmancer, then share it with someone! ![]() ![]() The novel is both a Dickensian fable and a Gothic romance, overflowing with fascinating characters, historical detail, and multiple plot twists. ![]() ![]() ![]() The BBC television adaptation was nominated for Best Drama Serial and starred Academy-Award nominated actress Sally Hawkins as Sue. It was also shortlisted for the Orange Prize and won the British Crime Writers’ Association award for best Historical Crime Fiction. Published in 2002, Fingersmith was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, one of three novels by Sarah Waters to achieve that distinction. Sue is to act as her maid, an accomplice to the plot, but in the course of their interactions, the two women slowly fall in love, only to realize they have been working against each other all along. Both think they are orphans, and in the course of the novel, their intertwined history is exposed, along with the conspiracy to wed Maud to Gentleman-who is anything but-to steal away her fortune. Sucksby the other is an aristocratic lady, secretary to her debauched uncle. One is a young “fingersmith”-slang for a thief-lovingly protected from the worst of her world by Mrs. ![]() Set in the 1860s, Fingersmith is narrated alternately by Sue Smith (also known as Sue Trinder) and Maud Lilly. A thrilling tale of thievery, betrayal, and mistaken identity, Fingersmith, by Welsh author Sarah Waters, tells the story of two women from two very different stations of life whose fates are inextricably linked. ![]() ![]() David learns some valuable lessons about life, one is that nothing remains the same as one grows up. Plus they hatch a hysterical plot to scare off an over eager scientist from the phoenix's trail. ![]() ![]() The phoenix takes David on "educational field trips" to meet sea monsters, fauns and other creatures. In the unseen world David and the Phoenix share many adventures all the while a scientist is trying to capture the Phoenix to prove to the world that the bird is real. The Phoenix introduces David to an endless list of his friends from mythology and in the process opens David's eyes to the wide world both the unseen world and seen world. David has no greater wish than to explore the mountains behind his new home in North Carolina and as he does he finds a wonder never dreamed of, the Phoenix. ![]() |