Her life at a crossroads, a young woman goes home again in this funny and inescapably moving debut from a wonderfully original new literary voice.įreshly disengaged from her fiancé and feeling that life has not turned out quite the way she planned, thirty-year-old Ruth quits her job, leaves town and arrives at her parents’ home to find that situation more complicated than she'd realized. Kudos for this delectable take on familial devotion and dementia."- NPR "One of those rare books that is both devastating and light-hearted, heartful and joyful. told in prose that is so startling in its spare beauty that I found myself thinking about Khong's turns of phrase for days after I finished reading."- Doree Shafrir, The New York Times Book Review Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist for First Fiction Winner of the California Book Award for First Fiction Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, O, The Oprah Magazine, Vogue, San Francisco Chronicle, Esquire, Huffington Post, Nylon, Entertainment Weekly, Buzzfeed, Booklist, and The Independent
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The child of a scheming father and a ruthless mother, for whom she is merely a pawn in a dynastic game with the highest stakes, Jane Grey was born during the harrowingly turbulent period between Anne Boleyn's beheading and the demise of Jane's infamous great-uncle, King Henry VIII. It is the story of Lady Jane Grey-"the Nine Days' Queen"-a fifteen-year-old girl who unwittingly finds herself at the center of the religious and civil unrest that nearly toppled the fabled House of Tudor during the sixteenth century. Historical expertise marries page-turning fiction in Alison Weir's enthralling debut novel, breathing new life into one of the most significant and tumultuous periods of the English monarchy. I am to die when I have hardly begun to live. The only person Sloane can be herself with is James. Under constant surveillance at home and at school, Sloane puts on a brave face and keeps her feelings buried as deep as she can. Because their depression is gone-but so are their memories. She also knows that everyone who's been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Sloane's parents have already lost one child Sloane knows they'll do anything to keep her alive. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. The first book in Suzanne Young's New York Times bestselling series is a "gripping tale for lovers of dystopian romance" ( Kirkus Reviews) about two teens in a world where true feelings are forbidden, teen suicide is an epidemic, and the only solution is The Program-now with a freshly reimagined look. One of our best American writers, Lauren Groff returns with her exhilarating first new novel since the groundbreaking Fates and Furies. “ page-by-page pleasure as we soar with her.” –New York Times “Thrilling and heartbreaking.” – Time Magazine In just over 250 pages, she gives us a character study to rival Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell .” – USA Today “A relentless exhibition of Groff’s freakish talent. Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, NPR, The Financial Times, Good Housekeeping, Esquire, Vulture, Marie Claire, Vox, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today and more! One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2021 WINNER OF THE 2022 JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZEįINALIST FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION In her weakened condition, Sparta was unable to force her allies to comply with the terms of the peace, and her failure to do so sparked a movement toward a renewal of the war. Athens was, however, unable to wring maximum advantage from her superior position in 421, because her war strategy had weakened Sparta without inflicting commensurate damage on Sparta's allies, and it was from these allies that the most vital political and territorial concessions in Athens' favor might have been won. The Peloponnesian League was on the verge of total collapse when the Peace of Nicias was signed. She had effectively demonstrated Sparta's inability to redress the grievances of her allies. Had its terms been implemented, Athens would have gained the objectives set forth by Pericles at the beginning of the war. The Peace of Nicias nevertheless marks, both implicitly and explicitly, a limited victory for Athens. This war pitted Sparta's land based coalition, the Peloponnesian League, against Athens' highly regimented naval alliance, and neither side was able to achieve total victory. The Peace of Nicias, signed in 421 B.C., was an attempt to end the Peloponnesian War after ten years of fighting. By uncovering relationships and connecting facts with new clarity, Phillips comes to a stunning conclusion: The Bush family has systematically used its financial and social empire-its "aristocracy"-to gain the White House, thereby subverting the very core of American democracy. In this devastating book, onetime Republican strategist Phillips reveals how four generations of Bushes have ascended the ladder of national power since World War One, becoming entrenched within the American establishment-Yale, Wall Street, the Senate, the CIA, the vice presidency, and the presidency-through a recurrent flair for old-boy networking, national security involvement, and political deception. They, after all, had led a revolution against a succession of royal Georges. This popular lack of acquaintance-nurtured by gauzy imagery of Maine summer cottages, gray-haired national grandmothers, July Fourth sparklers, and cowboy boots-has let national politics create a dynasticized presidency that would have horrified America's founding fathers. The Bushes are the family nobody really knows, says Kevin Phillips. "No one person should have that kind of power. I was then and remain incensed that a single person could go to the school and make that happen," said Hopkins. "I have had my books challenged before, but never had an event canceled because of a challenge. The author, Ellen Hopkins, this week saw a school visit in Oklahoma canceled after a parent complained about her New York Times bestselling novels "Crank" and "Glass" – loosely based on her own daughter's story of addiction to crystal meth. Banned Books Week adopts author's anti-censorship poem as manifestoĪn author of young adult fiction whose books have provoked bans and complaints in the US for tackling controversial topics such as teenage prostitution and drug addiction has written a poem that is being used to champion the cause of banned books across America. New York Times bestselling author Jen Sincero gets to the core of transformation: habits-breaking, making, understanding, and sticking with them like you've never stuck before.īadass Habits is a eureka-sparking, easy-to-digest look at how our habits make us who we are, from the measly moments that happen in private to the resolutions we loudly broadcast (and, erm, often don't keep) on social media. Where: This is a virtual event and will be hosted online using Zoom Pro Webinar.įollow us on Twitter and Facebook and Instagram to stay up-to-date on all Watermark Events. This is a ticketed event each ticket comes with a copy of Badass Habits. She will be in conversation with Jill Miller, Headmistress of the Finishing School for Modern Women in celebration of the paperback release of Badass Habits: Cultivate the Confidence, Boundaries, and Know-How to Upgrade Your Life. A couple lucky attendees will be invited to join the webinar to put Jen's book in action, workshop style! What: Watermark Books & Café, in partnership with the Badass Women of Wichita Alliance, invite you to attend a virtual author event with bestselling author, Jen Sincero. |