![]() ![]() ![]() Forced deeper into a murderer’s psyche than ever before, will the Naturals be able to outsmart the enigmatic killer’s brutal mind games before this copycat twists them into his web for good? ![]() After barely escaping a confrontation with an unbalanced killer obsessed with her mother’s murder, Cassie hopes she and the rest of the team can stick to solving cold cases from a distance.īut when victims of a brutal new serial killer start turning up, the Naturals are pulled into an active case that strikes too close to home: the killer is a perfect copycat of Dean’s incarcerated father-a man he’d do anything to forget. Her talent has landed her a spot in an elite FBI program for teens with innate crime-solving abilities, and into some harrowing situations. Seventeen-year-old Cassie Hobbes has a gift for profiling people. ![]()
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![]() Although the novel does not overtly advocate rebellion or social reform, it reveals conventional attitudes and prejudices that plague the female protagonist. ![]() The text reveals a social framework where adults are unable to communicate effectively with the younger generation and are incapable of providing the necessary support for the temperamental adolescent mind, represented through Esther Greenwood's solitary descent in to insanity. Although far from conforming to the traditional characteristics of the bildungsroman that relates a coming-of-age story, The Bell Jar explores on the contrary how the pressures and expectations of parents and authority figures can bear a negative impact on the malleable mind of youth. Cleverly contrasting moments of severe depression, eclectic memories and descri ptions of banal everyday life, Plath manages to create a patchwork narrative that verges on breaking the traditions of chronology and entertains the 'stream-of-consciousness technique' (Meyering 1993: 381), whilst managing to maintain a sense that the novel is whole and complete. In writing The Bell Jar (1963), Sylvia Plath highlights a number of issues that society itself is often afraid to raise: whether as a result of social stigmatisation or otherwise, problems such as depression and suicide are brought forwards into the limelight. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The purpose of charting the sky is to make it easier for British ships to navigate the seas. They are charting the Transit of Venus from different parts of the world. He admits that he wasn’t at the meeting, but he believes the story told to him by Mason and Dixon.Ĭherrycoke learns that the men are astronomers. Cherrycoke begins by describing the iconic first meeting between these two men back in Portsmouth, England, in 1761. Cherrycoke tells them the story of Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon who are responsible for the Mason-Dixon line, a boundary that they drew up just before the American War of Independence. His young nephews, bored with listening to the adults talk, ask Cherrycoke to tell them a story with battles and heroic men. Wicks Cherrycoke, is spending the night at his sister’s house, where he plans to entertain his family with stories and anecdotes. The book opens on a December night in Philadelphia in 1786. A highly elusive man, his physical whereabouts are unknown. Pynchon, best known for his complex, elaborate, and imaginative novels, especially his 1966 novel, The Crying of Lot 49, also writes nonfiction and short stories. ![]() Winning the New York Times Best Book of the Year in 1997, Mason & Dixon received a warm critical reception. With fantasy elements, Thomas Pynchon’s epic historical novel, Mason & Dixon (1997), is a retelling of how British surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon established the boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland. ![]() ![]() ![]() Our returns policy does not affect your statutory rights. ![]() This applies to all goods that are returned. If you fail to comply with this obligation, we may have a right of action against you for compensation. You have a legal obligation to take reasonable care of the goods while they are in your possession. The goods do not need to be in their original packaging however in a sellable condition, and at your own cost and risk. If a refund is payable to you we will process the refund as soon as possible, and, in any case within fourteen (14) days. However you will be responsible for the cost of returning the goods to us. 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To return an item(s) firstly write a covering letter with your order reference number and return it with your invoice and goods to: We do our best to ensure all of our customers enjoy a happy shopping experience with however occasionally you may need to return an item. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Directed by Carrie Cracknell from a screenplay by Ron Bass and Alice Victoria Winslow that has all the substance of a SparkNotes summary, the movie favors quotable quips over the potent emotional subtext of Jane Austen’s novel. The recent Netflix adaptation of Persuasion is a case study in how a cinematic retelling can fail to translate the subjectivity and psychological complexity of the written word. ![]() Without the proper care and insight, a book undergoes a flattening effect when transferred from page to screen, as nuance and ambiguity are smoothed over into something that’s easier on the eyes, like a mousy heroine airbrushed into a sex symbol. Hollywood’s perpetual hunt for literary IP, or intellectual property, has given audiences an ever-expanding library of book-to-film adaptations-some exhibiting more intellect than others. Sign up for our newsletter to get submission announcements and stay on top of our best work. ![]() ![]() ![]() TL DR: This dual-pov second-chance romance was a delightful slow-burn as Beckett and Evie learn more about each other but also about themselves. *This review was first posted to Goodreads in December 2022* In The Weeds is a standalone romance and is part of the Lovelight series. It features a grumpy farmer, a no-nonsense social media influencer, a small town of busybodies, and four very cute kittens. In The Weeds is a sweet and steamy second-chance romance about finding your happiness. It has absolutely nothing to do with the hot farmer she spent two incredible nights with. She returns to the last place she was happy, Lovelight Farms and the tiny town of Inglewild. When she disappears again, Beckett resolves to finally forget her and move on.įeeling disconnected from her work and increasingly unhappy, she’s trying to find her way back to something real. He had no idea that the sweet and sexy woman he met at a bar is actually a global phenomenon: social media influencer Evelyn St. ![]() So when she suddenly appears on his farm as part of a social media contest, he is… confused. ![]() But Evie wove some sort of magic over him during their tumble in the sheets. He’s not unfamiliar with hot and heavy flings. One incredible weekend in Maine, and he’s officially a man distracted. James isn’t the kind of woman you forget.īeckett Porter certainly hasn’t. ![]() ![]() Justin and Flavius see Allectus in the shop of Serapion, a perfume seller, whose insinuations that Allectus favours more lenient taxes than Carausius Allectus does not deny.įlavius takes Justin to visit their family farm on the South Downs, where he shares his theory that the grant of land from the Senate generations ago had something to do with the vanished Ninth Legion and an unexplained adventure in Caledonia (2). ![]() Justin is introduced to Carausius and to his Finance Minister Allectus, to whom he takes a dislike (1). On arriving at the Saxon Shore fort of Rutupiae, he encounters Flavius, a junior centurion, and they quickly discover that they are distant cousins. ![]() Justin, a young Roman Army surgeon who has just finished his apprenticeship, is assigned to the Second Legion in Britannia, a province whose breakaway native emperor Carausius has only just been brought back into the imperial fold by the western emperors Maximian and Constantius. ![]() ![]() Nicholas Nickleby's father dies unexpectedly after losing all of his money in a poor investment. ![]() Mr Ralph Nickleby's first visit to his poor relations Dickens began writing Nickleby while still working on Oliver Twist. ![]() The story first appeared in monthly parts, after which it was issued in one volume. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Containing a Faithful Account of the Fortunes, Misfortunes, Uprisings, Downfallings, and Complete Career of the Nickleby Family saw Dickens return to his favourite publishers and to the format that proved so successful with The Pickwick Papers. The character of Nickleby is a young man who must support his mother and sister after his father dies. Nicholas Nickleby, or The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, is the third novel by Charles Dickens, originally published as a serial from 1838 to 1839. Serialised March 1838 -October 1839 book format 1839 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby ![]() ![]() ![]() This book showcases Rachel's writing talent and I guarantee it will sweep you off your feet with its romance and touching moments.Īnother must-read from Rachel is "The Royal Love Story." 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