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- Faerie Tale by Raymond E. Feist ; Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart ; The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart ; To the Hilt by Dick Francis
- About Me:
- I have spent the last 22 months living in a surreal nightmare. My darling son Nick, 15, died on October 30th, 2006. My husband, daughter Madeleine and I have tried desperately to fill the void in various ways. I have returned to the pleasures and escape of my youth and buried myself in my reading. I work as an Educational Assistant with teenagers at a high school.
I named my daughter Madeleine after my favourite author as a child...Madeleine L'Engle.
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- http://booksbytjbaff.blogspot.com/
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Get Positively Beautiful by Carmindy
According to a recent study, only 2% of women describe themselves as 'beautiful.' The media instructs women how to 'look ten years younger,' 'cover up wrinkles,' or 'get fuller, plumper lips.' And even makeup products play off womens' insecurities, promising to conceal perceived flaws, define cheekbones, or make eyelashes fuller and longer. The underlying message? That there's something inherently wrong with the way women look and that they have to spend time, money, and ene… Continue
Posted on November 29, 2008 at 11:04pm —
Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
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Living in Toronto for a year, Elena is leading the normal life she has always dreamed of, including a stable job as a journalist and a nice apartment shared with her boyfriend. As the lone female werewolf in existence, only her secret midnight prowls and her occa… Continue
Posted on November 25, 2008 at 11:22am —
Makeup Manual by Bobbi Brown
BOBBI BROWN'S MAKEUP MANUAL
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This is the book that Bobbi Brown's fans have been waiting for: her 25-plus years of makeup styling experience distilled into one complete, gorgeous book. Bobbi looks at everything from skincare basics to every aspect of facial makeup--… Continue
Posted on November 25, 2008 at 11:11am —
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Posted on November 3, 2008 at 4:18pm — 1 Comment
The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong Summary Chloe, the 15-year-old narrator of this opener in the Darkest Powers trilogy, Armstrong's (Women of the Otherworld series) first YA novel, hasn't seen ghosts since she was a little girl-until the day she finally gets her period and s… Continue
Posted on November 2, 2008 at 8:47pm —
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Dear Book Lover:On Jan 9th, 2010 my debut novel, SUGAR will celebrate its 10th anniversary and in order to commemorate this milestone I am campaigning to sell 10,000 copies between now and that date.
“Bernice L. McFadden's first novel begins with the brief, poetic description of a crime so startling that the reader is helplessly drawn in, as if a bright red door stood ajar on a bleak and forbidding house. Pearl Taylor's daughter, Jude, has been found murdered and mutilated near a field at the edge of town. "The murder had white man written all over it," writes McFadden. "But no one would say it above a whisper. It was 1940. It was Bigelow, Arkansas. It was a black child. Need any more be said?" In the years that follow, Pearl catches sight of Jude in so many strangers that when Sugar Lacey comes to town and sets up her unwholesome "business" in the house next door, she doesn't know whether to believe what she sees in Sugar's face: a striking similarity to Jude, dead 15 years. In her sedate but supple prose--rising at times to a light, unforced lyricism in the description of landscape or character--the author perfectly renders the closed and protective society of a small Southern town, the superstitions, gossip, and prying.”
I’m asking that you purchase a copy of SUGAR for yourself, a friend or family member. And if you could help spread the word by blogging, twittering ad Face-booking my campaign, it would mean the world to me.
Peace & Light,
Bernice L. McFadden
My name is Chris Tusa, and I'm a writer from New Orleans. I am writing because my debut novel, Dirty Little Angels, is now available, and I was hoping you might be willing to mention it on your blog (or review it). If you're interested, I'd be glad to send you an e-book version of the book. Just let me know. I've included a summary of the novel below:
Dirty Little Angels
Set in the slums of New Orleans, among clusters of crack houses and abandoned buildings, Dirty Little Angels is the story of sixteen year old Hailey Trosclair. When the Trosclair family suffers a string of financial hardships and a miscarriage, Hailey finds herself looking to God to save her family. When her prayers go unanswered, Hailey puts her faith in Moses Watkins, a failed preacher and ex-con. Fascinated by Moses's lopsided view of religion, Hailey, and her brother Cyrus, begin spending time down at an abandoned bank that Moses plans to convert into a drive-through church. Gradually, though, Moses's twisted religious beliefs become increasingly more violent, and Hailey and Cyrus soon find themselves trapped in a world of danger and fear from which there may be no escape.
If you'd like to read the first chapter before you commit, feel free to visit my web site:
http://christophertusa.com/blog/?page_id=894
Thanks so much,
Chris
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I was just at your blog yesterday and today I recognized your picture among Miriam's friends. We are neighbours. I live in Hamilton, on the mountain.
Sandra
This is such a difficult time. My love and prayers are with you.
Patricia