![]() Virgil began composing the Aeneid soon after the climatic defeat of Marc Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium (31 BCE), the moment that finalized Rome’s transition from Republic to Empire. Following Caesar’s assassination in 44 BCE, his adopted son and heir Octavian (later the first emperor of Rome, Augustus) began a second civil war with another Roman statesman, Marc Antony, and his ally, the Egyptian queen Cleopatra. ![]() The foundations of the Roman Republic had already been weakened by a civil war between the Senate-aligned Pompey the Great and an upstart general, Julius Caesar, who made a grab for absolute power in 49 BCE and succeeded. Nearly a century of violent infighting had come at great cost to the Roman people, both politically and personally. Born in the year 70 BCE, Virgil witnessed decades of tumultuous civil wars. ![]() Publius Virgilius Maro-or Virgil, for short-composed the Aeneid at a time of seismic change for Roman society. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() In 2014, Penelope’s fourth book, Stepbrother Dearest, became the #1 bestselling independently published Kindle ebook of the year on and was credited with igniting an entirely new subgenre of romance. With over 2-million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over thirty novels. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance. Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18. The problem is…now that I can’t have Justin, I’ve never wanted him more.Īuthor's note – RoomHate is a full-length standalone novel. I’d soon realize there’s a thin line between love and hate. I hadn’t seen him in years, and now we’re living together because neither one of us is willing to give up the house. The same teenager who’s now a man with a hard body and a hardass personality to match. The same boy who turned into the teenager whose heart I broke years ago. When my grandmother died and left me half of the house on Aquidneck Island, there was a catch: the other half would go to the boy she helped raise. ![]() Not when it’s Justin… the only person I’d ever loved… who now hates me. Sharing a summer house with a hot-as-hell roommate should be a dream come true, right? ![]() ![]() ![]() Sure, she might have a wee little crush on Dan the Security Man, but with clear rules, expectations, and a legally binding contract, Kat is certain she can make it through this debacle with her sanity―and heart―all in one piece. Dan O'Malley checks all the boxes: single, romantically indifferent to her, completely trustworthy. To avoid imminent disaster, she must marry immediately it is essential that the person she chooses have no romantic feelings for her whatsoever and be completely trustworthy.įortunately, she knows exactly who to ask. But now, Kat's silver spoon past has finally caught up with her, and so have her youthful mistakes. ![]() and yes, she is that Kathleen Tyson): 1) Shes determined to make good decisions, 2) She must get married ASAP, and 3) She knows how to knit. ![]() Determined to live a quiet life, Kat Tanner changed her identity years ago and eschewed her family's legacy. by Penny Reid read by Angela Dawe, Stephen Dexter Part of the Knitting in the Cityseries There are three things you need to know about Kat Tanner (aka Kathleen Tyson. and yes, she is *that* Kathleen Tyson): 1) She's determined to make good decisions, 2) She must get married ASAP, and 3) She knows how to knit.īeing a billionaire heiress isn't all it's cracked up to be. That one word pretty much sums up how I feel about reading Penny Reids books and so it is given that Marriage of Inconvenience is my much anticipated. There are three things you need to know about Kat Tanner (aka Kathleen Tyson. ![]() ![]() ![]() Delving deeper, the astuteness of differentiating nocturnal animals is clever and so are the illustrations. His Mom kisses his hand and tells Chester that he can keep the love it generated permanently. Happy endings with minimal stress are for me.Ĭhester raccoon is unsure he will like animal night school, which is beginning in a nearby tree. I think we can teach good things and create good feelings, without characters getting into mishaps nor any unpleasantness I truly do. The main reason I love it is because, due to being short, there is no space for inventing drama via some harrowing situation. ![]() I enjoyed the drawings and words, to the tune of five stars.Ī friend commented that the short length of this story is inclined to tiny children but that it has a sophistication that raises it to higher levels. “ The Kissing Hand” is the most famous work by all of them and I understand why. ![]() Harper profile shows she is hilarious! Even better, she tenderly holds one of her two kitties, a calico, in her portrait. The second illustrator hails from England. She has a husband, four children, and spiritual leanings. Also in Maryland is Nancy Marie Morton Leaks, one of this book's artists. Audrey Penn was a ballerina, Olympic figure-skating choreographer, and theatre actress who needed a new creative outlet, when arthritis halted dancing and skating. “ The Kissing Hand” is another wonderful, well-known children's story I discovered. ![]() ![]() Some say it’s the onset of puberty, but these biological changes are no longer reflected by a society that continues to treat the individual like a child until they are in their late teens. There is no definitive moment or test that signals the end of childhood. The line between boyhood and manhood is becoming increasingly blurred. ![]() Something that I have long thought was missing in modern Western culture is a secular coming-of-age ritual for young men. And it’s a topic that has consumed my thoughts for the rest of the weekend. One of the topics we discussed was coming-of-age rituals in Young Adult Fantasy books. Thanks to my friend Cassie for the photo. He’s clearly pondering the great mysteries of life in this photo. Joe finished the session by giving some valuable advice on writing to the audience. Its sequel, Half the World, was released just a few weeks ago, with the final book to follow later this year. We spoke about a range of subjects, including the experience of writing for a younger audience, writing to deadlines, the role of female characters in fantasy novels, and the general evolution of the genre. ![]() ![]() The first book, Half a King, was released in 2014. His new series, The Shattered Sea, is aimed at a Young Adult audience. It was an enjoyable experience – Joe’s trademark wit certainly extends beyond his novels, and he had a lot of pertinent points to make about the genre of fantasy. On Saturday I had the privilege of hosting a conversation with British fantasy author Joe Abercrombie at the 2015 Perth Writers Festival. ![]() ![]() But could it be a trap? Time is running out, and the only thing they know for certain is that they have to get to Five before it's too lateĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 06:00:37 Boxid IA40111605 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier ![]() When they receive a sign from Number Five - a crop circle in the shape of a Loric symbol - they know they are close to being reunited. They must learn to master their Legacies and learn to work together as a team. This battle is far from overĪfter facing off with the Mogadorian ruler and almost being annihilated, the Garde go into hiding. Time is running out, and there's only one thing we know for certain: We need to find Number Five before they do. ![]() We haven't discovered the full extent of our Legacies. The six of us are powerful - but not strong enough to take on their entire army. ![]() And now we're in hiding, figuring out our next move. Even though we have come together, we barely escaped from them with our lives. I thought things would change when I found the others. ![]() The Fall of Five is the heartstopping fourth installment in the Lorien Legacies series by Pittacus Lore. ![]() ![]() He spent months researching the conditions of real-life miners, even going so far as pose as a government official so that he could descend into a mine personally. Zolaâs depiction of the mining town is shockingly bleak in its detail. When the owners of the mine conspire to lower the minersâ wages, Ãtienne seizes the opportunity and convinces the town to strike. Ãtienne quickly befriends the locals as he embraces his new life in the mines, but the abject poverty of the miners shocks him, and he soon begins reading about socialism. And the only industry around is mining coal. He arrives in Montsou, a coal mining town in the north of France, to begin a new life in a different industry. The book follows Ãtienne Lantier, a young man whose career as a railway worker is abruptly cut short after he attacks a superior. ![]() Germinal, named after the spring month in the French Republican Calendar, is often considered to be Zolaâs masterpiece. ![]() Standard Ebooksġ79,796 words (10 hours 54 minutes) with a reading ease of 70.43 (fairly easy) Translated by Havelock Ellis - Free ebook download - Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover. ![]() ![]() This is a comfort read, a place for second chances, with the unscrupulous land developers providing the tension. They are all so wonderful, and the place just seems for the most part so peaceful and beautiful, I would love to visit. The characters and the place are the stars of this novel. Cab, had spent every summer here with his uncle and he wants more than anything to refurbish the old carousal. Stargazey Point has seen better days, once an amusement park and boardwalk, it never recovered from the hurricane that leveled the same. Here she meets three charming, gentile elderly southerns and a wonder Gullah woman who tires to help her. After a traumatic event in her life Abbey Sinclair escapes to Stargazey Point, to the relatives of her best fried, hoping to reassess her life and recover from her heartache. Another feel good Southern charmer with some bite. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This theoretically informed study analyzes the many ways in which the "Lieutenant Nun" has been constructed, interpreted, marketed, and consumed by both the dominant and divergent cultures in Europe, Latin America, and the United States from the seventeenth century to the present. ![]() The Lieutenant Nun: Transgenderism, Lesbian Desire, and Catalina de ErausoĬatalina de Erauso (1592–1650) was a Basque noblewoman who, just before taking final vows to become a nun, escaped from the convent at San Sebastián, dressed as a man, and, in her own words, "went hither and thither, embarked, went into port, took to roving, slew, wounded, embezzled, and roamed about." Her long service fighting for the Spanish empire in Peru and Chile won her a soldier's pension and a papal dispensation to continue dressing in men's clothing. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Through Cassandra's sharply funny, yet poignant, journal entries, she chronicles the great changes that take place within the castle's walls, and her own first descent into love. Until one day when their new landlords move in, which include two (very handsome) sons, and the lives of the Mortmain sisters change forever. So Cassandra instead strives to hone her writing skills in her journals. While her beautiful older sister, Rose, longs to live in a Jane Austen novel, Cassandra knows that meeting an eligible man to marry isn't in either of their futures when their home is crumbling and they have to sell their furniture for food. Seventeen-year-old Cassandra Mortmain and her family may live in a ramshackle old English castle, but that's about as romantic as her life gets. A beautiful, deluxe edition of Dodie Smith's beloved novel, I Capture the Castle, featuring a new foreword by New York Times bestselling author Jenny Han, a stunning new cover, and designed endpapers that is perfect for devoted readers and those discovering this timeless story for the first time. "Every time I meet someone who also loves I Capture the Castle, I know we must be kindred spirits." -from the new foreword by Jenny Han, the New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I've Loved Before. ![]() |