![]() Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. ![]() When, in 1922, he is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the count is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Readers and critics were enchanted as NPR commented, “Towles writes with grace and verve about the mores and manners of a society on the cusp of radical change.”Ī Gentleman in Moscow immerses us in another elegantly drawn era with the story of Count Alexander Rostov. With his breakout debut novel, Rules of Civility, Amor Towles established himself as a master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction, bringing late 1930s Manhattan to life with splendid atmosphere and a flawless command of style. From the New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Civility-a transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel ![]()
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They begin dating in secret, but when Oliver's troubled home life unravels, he starts to ask more of Rani than she knows how to give, desperately trying to fit into her world, no matter how high the cost. The same qualities that draw her in-his tattoos, his charisma, his passion for art-make him her mother's worst nightmare. Rani Kelkar has never lied to her parents, until she meets Oliver. Perfect for fans of Sandhya Menon, Erika Sanchez and Jandy Nelson.Ī Bank Street College of Education Best Book of 2022Ī YALSA Best Best Fiction for Young AdultsĪ Cosmopolitan Best 100 Books of All TimeĪ Children's Cooperative 2022 Best Book of the YearĪ 2022 Nerdy Book Club Best Novel Award Winner A luminous story of a young artist grappling with first love, family boundaries and the complications of a cross-cultural relationship. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “Only a coincidence, Holly thinks, but a chill shivers through her just the same,” King writes, “and once again she thinks of how there may be forces in this world moving people as they will, like men (and women) on a chessboard.” In the careful-what-you-wish-for department, Rat is one of those meta-referential things King enjoys: There are the usual hallucinatory doings, a destiny-altering rodent, and of course a writer protagonist who makes a deal with the devil for success that he thinks will outsmart the fates. Think Jack Torrance in that photo at the end of The Shining, and you’ve got the general idea. The insect-licious proceedings of the last are revisited, most yuckily, while some of King’s favorite conceits turn up: What happens if the dead are never really dead but instead show up generation after generation, occupying different bodies but most certainly exercising their same old mean-spirited voodoo? It won’t please TV journalists to know that the shape-shifting bad guys in that title story just happen to be on-the-ground reporters who turn up at very ugly disasters-and even cause them, albeit many decades apart. ![]() The protagonist of the title story, Holly Gibney, is by King’s own admission one of his most beloved characters, a “quirky walk-on” who quickly found herself at the center of some very unpleasant goings-on in End of Watch, Mr. The master of supernatural disaster returns with four horror-laced novellas. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ray grunts and squirms like the disgusting piece of shit he is until my hand connects with metal. With gritted teeth, I shove my hand under his lard-ass and root around for my keys. So don’t look at me, and don’t call me Rina.” Ray’s the only person who ever calls me that, and I fucking hate it. He makes Homer Simpson look like a gentleman. I’ve never known a man so desperate to touch his own junk. I ignore the meaty hand that’s falling to his crotch. I drag a frustrated hand down my flat-ironed hair before stalking over to my stepfather. ![]() At my sigh of irritation, he grins and shoves them under his sweatpants-covered ass. The lump of flesh on the couch waves my keys in the air. I’m about to pivot when I hear a jingle of metal behind me.Ĭontempt lodges in my throat as I turn around and step into a living room so small that the five pieces of dated furniture-two tables, one loveseat, one sofa, and one chair-are squashed together like sardines in a can. I check my purse again, but the keys aren’t there. The clock in the narrow hallway tells me I have fifty-two minutes to make a sixty-eight-minute drive if I want to get to the party on time. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Resigning his wartime commission in 1946, Monsarrat entered the diplomatic service. During his wartime service, Monsarrat claimed to have seen the ghost ship Flying Dutchman while sailing the Pacific, near the location where the young King George V had seen her in 1881. Monsarrat ended the war as commander of a frigate, and drew on his wartime experience in his postwar sea stories. His lifelong love of sailing made him a capable naval officer, and he served with distinction in a series of small warships assigned to escort convoys and protect them from enemy attack. Though a pacifist, Monsarrat served in World War II, first as a member of an ambulance brigade and then as a member of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR). He later commented in his autobiography that the 1931 Invergordon Naval Mutiny influenced his interest in politics and social and economic issues after college. The law failed to inspire him, however, and he turned instead to writing, moving to London and supporting himself as a freelance writer for newspapers while writing four novels and a play in the space of five years (1934–1939). Born on Rodney Street in Liverpool, Monsarrat was educated at Winchester and Trinity College, Cambridge. ![]() ![]() ![]() After the unfortunate accident to the Duchess, none of our younger servants would stay with us, and Lady Canterville often got very little sleep at night, in consequence of the mysterious noises that came from the corridor and the library.' Augustus Dampier, who is a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. ![]() Otis, that the ghost has been seen by several living members of my family, as well as by the rector of the parish, the Rev. 'We have not cared to live in the place ourselves,' said Lord Canterville, 'since my grand-aunt, the Dowager Duchess of Bolton, was frightened into a fit, from which she never really recovered, by two skeleton hands being placed on her shoulders as she was dressing for dinner, and I feel bound to tell you, Mr. Indeed, Lord Canterville himself, who was a man of the most punctilious honour, had felt it his duty to mention the fact to Mr. ![]() Otis, the American Minister, bought Canterville Chase, every one told him he was doing a very foolish thing, as there was no doubt at all that the place was haunted. ![]() ![]() ![]() “In trying to figure out what I can add meaningfully to this conversation, you hear a lot of people lament that and sing the praises of democracy and criticize the rise of authoritarianism, but that isn’t enough,” Maddow said. ![]() “I’ve been trying to figure out what I can add that’s useful to the conversation I think we are increasingly having as Americans of all political stripes.” ![]() “I didn’t set out to write a book about oil and gas,” Maddow said. Each chapter, though comically named, takes the reader deeper into the decades-long perversion of the free market against the foundations of democracy. However, “Blowout” is not for the faint of heart. The book covers a lot of ground, literally and figuratively from Russian to Oklahoma oil fields and everywhere in between, Maddow deftly describes situations and characters across the system in her signature, dry comedic style. “Blowout” is an in-depth, comprehensive review of the corrupt, complex relationship between the U.S. The event, run by The Odyssey Bookshop in collaboration with Mount Holyoke College, was the last stop on Maddow’s tour to promote her newest book. “I really see my job as explaining stuff,” Rachel Maddow, host of “The Rachel Maddow Show” on MSNBC and author of “Drift” and “Blowout,” said in an interview with the Mount Holyoke News before her campus book event on Sunday, Nov. ![]() ![]() ![]() On his way into the community centre, Gideon bumps into his next-door neighbour, Paul Frost (yes, really!) and is rather surprised to see him as Paul is a bit of a grouch and community meetings aren’t really his thing. ![]() Every year, he co-ordinates the neighbourhood holiday lights fundraiser, selecting the theme, organising the donations and planning various holiday-themed activities – he loves doing it and when the book begins, it’s the night of the big reveal of this year’s scheme. He enjoys helping people and making them happy – and he’s especially in his element when the holidays come around. ![]() And with both leads in their forties, there’s plenty of baggage to be unpacked and learned behaviours to be unlearned before this Christmas Elf and his Grinch can arrive at a well-deserved HEA.īright and chirpy, Gideon Holiday (yes, really!) is the sort of guy who’s always ready to lend a hand. Albert creates engaging characters with relatable problems and insecurities that arise naturally from their circumstances, so conflict feels organic rather than manufactured. ![]() It’s a light-hearted, undemanding read, but the low-angst nature of the story don’t mean it lacks depth or a bit of bite even when she dials down the drama, Ms. Annabeth Albert’s The Geek Who Saved Christmas is a charming confection of seasonal goodness featuring a sweet and steamy grumpy/sunshine romance and lots of warm and fuzzy Christmas feels. ![]() |