![]() ![]() ![]() She uses the name Jayne Ann Krentz for her contemporary pieces, Amanda Quick for her historical fiction pieces, and Jayne Castle for her futuristic pieces. She currently uses only three personas to represent her three specialties. Her first book, Gentle Pirate, was published in 1980 under the name Jayne Castle. She has written under seven different names: Jayne Bentley, Amanda Glass, Stephanie James, Jayne Taylor, Jayne Castle, Amanda Quick and Jayne Ann Krentz. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a librarian. in history from the University of California at Santa Cruz and a master's degree in library science from San Jose State University. Jayne Ann Krentz was born in Borrego Springs, California on March 28, 1948. ![]()
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Meet the greatest entertainer of the 19th Century. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I think all of these characteristics make her less of a book character and more of a person. I love how diverse Malú’s character is and all the little details that make her more alive, like her being vegetarian or her love of making zines, or her favourite music. When Malú’s life is disrupted by a sudden move to Chicago, she thinks it’s all over but she quickly makes new friends and settles in. ![]() The First Rule of Punk was a unique story about Malú (or María Louisa), a girl who loves everything to do with punk. It is funny at parts, sad at parts but it’s exciting all the way through! I feel like lots of people can read this story and see parts of themselves in Malú’s playful, determined personality and I think that is something really special. Pérez is an empowering book about a girl fighting for her right to express herself. ![]() ![]() ![]() They depict “lost” characters beset by family problems or issues - estrangements, absences, death - which have dominated and shaped their lives.Įach story is as finely crafted as his novels (many of which are reviewed here), written in that same eloquent prose and focusing on many of the themes that often occur in his work - missing mothers, childhood abandonment, unconventional families, hiding your homosexuality and exile abroad, just to name a few. ![]() ![]() Many of them are set in Spain (Tóibín lived there from 1975-1978, as detailed in his travelogue Barcelona), with the rest in his native Ireland. Fiction – paperback Penguin 224 pages 2011.Ĭolm Tóibín’s The Empty Family is a collection of exquisitely written short stories all framed around the idea of people - alienated and alone - seeking love or solace or a semblance of normality. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Many other beloved characters from The Winter Rose continue their adventures in The Wild Rose as well. Max von Brandt, a handsome German sophisticate who courts high society women, but has a secret agenda in wartime London.Seamus Finnegan, a polar explorer who tries to forget Willa as he marries a beautiful young schoolteacher back home in England.Willa Alden, a passionate mountain climber who lost her leg while summiting Kilimanjaro with Seamus Finnegan, and who will never forgive him for saving her life.Into this volatile time, Jennifer Donnelly places her vivid and memorable characters: ![]() World War I looms on the horizon, women are fighting for the right to vote, and explorers are pushing the limits of endurance in the most forbidding corners of the earth. The Wild Rose is a part of the sweeping, multi-generational saga that began with The Tea Rose and continued with The Winter Rose. ![]() ![]() ![]() We leave the Stones taking off from Mars "outward bound to the ends of the Universe".Īre we not men? We are-well, ask Bigfoot, as Brooks does in this delightful yarn, following on his bestseller World War Z (2006).Ī zombie apocalypse is one thing. ![]() The twins buy Buster a "flat cat", a charming animal which unfortunately breeds as fast as a hamster. Once arrived Grandma and five-year-old Buster are almost lost in outer space. Stone, transfers to another space ship to be of help in a mysterious epidemic. Accordingly, the family buys a second-hand space ship and starts out for immeasureable space as casually as the average family embarks on a picnic. Headed by Hazel, a pistol-toting grandma, most of the interest centers around Castor and Pollux, the fifteen year old "unheavenly twins", a mischievous brace who want to go to Mars to sell second-hand bicycles, at a smart profit. The Stones are a space-minded family of pioneer earth people who came to the moon to live. Booksellers and librarians can suggest this one with an easy conscience, even for the timid. ![]() Heinlein wonder of wonders- has turned out a WHOLESOME book on outer space. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I learned that feelings are ok and that all people are our neighbors.Īnd I learned that Chef Brockett’s treats require more than eggs and powdered sugar.īut even now that I’m several decades removed from my time spent in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, and Fred Rogers himself has been gone from this earth for 15 years, I’ve found that I’m still learning from Mr. I learned things I didn’t know I was learning – concepts woven subtly into the way Mr. I learned where crayons come from and how to draw a star. I learned a lot from watching that iconic show. ![]() And it influenced me more than I even realized. Rogers’ Neighborhood was a staple of my childhood. And somehow, I was certain that eggs and powdered sugar would do the trick. “ I was trying to make something yummy like Chef Brockett,” I explained. Thankfully, I have a very patient and understanding mom, and we cleaned up the pieces - from the floor, from my nightgown, from my hair. I still recall the egg falling to the floor in slow motion.Īnd another on my head from the refrigerator shelf above, if I remember correctly. ![]() ![]() ![]() Okay, sure, technically she’s the interloper. And other rules Liam, her detestable big-oil lawyer of a roommate, knows nothing about. Though their fields of study might take them to different corners of the world, they can all agree on this universal truth: when it comes to love and science, opposites attract and rivals make you burn…Īs an environmental engineer, Mara knows all about the delicate nature of ecosystems. Mara, Sadie, and Hannah are friends first, scientists always. Under One Roof from the New York Times, bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis comes a new steamy, STEMinist novella…Ī scientist should never cohabitate with her annoyingly hot nemesis-it leads to combustion. ![]() ![]() ![]() The air conditioning in Richard's car doesn't work, either, so they're in for a freezing journey back to Middleham. It's possibly the coldest winter in years, Anne thinks. Alternate Universe - College/University.Anne de Beauchamp 16th Countess of Warwick.Anne Neville Queen of England/Richard III of England.Harmonyofspring Fandoms: The White Queen (TV), The Sunne in Splendour - Sharon Kay Penman, Historical RPF The night is almost over (take me back to your bed) ![]() (Not sure of a better summary) Language: English Words: 2,829 Chapters: 1/1 Kudos: 2 Hits: 37 Things that happen on both Richard and Francis' 17th birthday
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