First, though, so plot: It’s been quite a year for the Wells and Wong Detective Society, and Jolly Foul Play (2016) finds the girls back at Deepdean and deep into the Winter term: Bonfire Night, to be precise. No spoilers, just some discussion, so anyone wishing to remain pure on this one is free to read on with impunity. And this time around Christian, who blogs over at Mysteries, Short and Sweet when he’s not translating Carter Dickson novels into Swedish, has stepped in to help me tackle this one as a fellow fan of Robin Stevens’ work. The fourth entry in Robin Stevens’ Murder Most Unladylike series finds us returning to a very different Deepdean School for Girls to the one we last saw at the end of the opening of this series.
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‘No chaos! And no emergencies!’ says Mum when Cassie and Lina pet sit again. Princess Gina’s owner is very fussy but Cassie and Lina think they’ll be able to care for her guinea pig just fine… until Gus runs off with the pet sitting instructions and Princess Gina can’t even be seen! The girls might be 'ready for anything' but Gus isn't quite the cat they were expecting. until they're asked to pet sit Gus the cat next door. This audiobook collection of four hilarious Pet Sitters stories by Ella Shine includes:īest friends Cassie and Lina would love to take a pet to the Pet Parade but it's not possible. Need a pet sitter? Cassie and Lina are the girls for the task… as long as Gus the talking cat can keep out of trouble! Then she cried out shrilly with her voice, calling upon her father, the Son of Cronos, who is most high and excellent. (19–32) He caught her up reluctant on his golden car and bare her away lamenting. And the girl was amazed and reached out with both hands to take the lovely toy but the wide-pathed earth yawned there in the plain of Nysa, and the lord, Host of Many, with his immortal horses sprang out upon her-the Son of Cronos, He who has many names. It was a thing of awe whether for deathless gods or mortal men to see: from its root grew a hundred blooms and is smelled most sweetly, so that all wide heaven above and the whole earth and the sea’s salt swell laughed for joy. (4–18) Apart from Demeter, lady of the golden sword and glorious fruits, she was playing with the deep-bosomed daughters of Oceanus and gathering flowers over a soft meadow, roses and crocuses and beautiful violets, irises also and hyacinths and the narcissus, which Earth made to grow at the will of Zeus and to please the Host of Many, to be a snare for the bloom-like girl-a marvellous, radiant flower. (1–3) I begin to sing of rich-haired Demeter, awful goddess-of her and her trim-ankled daughter whom Aidoneus rapt away, given to him by all-seeing Zeus the loud-thunderer. How the accident-prone Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas’s house into the dining-room How all the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place There were from father Christmas, telling wonderful tales of life at the North Pole: Inside would be a letter in strange spidery handwriting and a beautiful colour drawing. It turned the North Pole black!Įvery December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R. It was the biggest bang in th2 world, and the most monstrous firework there has ever been. My dear children, I am more shaky than usual this year. Broichan sees the same process and feels only danger, for Tuala could be a key part in Bridei's future?or could spell his doom.Ĭome with me now, now, I need you. As Bridei comes to manhood, he watches the shy girl Tuala blossom into a beautiful woman, and feels things he didn't know were possible. Broichan is wary but relents, for Bridei must grow to be his own man and make his own decisions. But Bridei sees an old and precious magic at work and, heedless of the danger, fights to save the child. It is the height of ill fortune to have truck with the Fair Folk, and all in the area counsel the babe's death. One bitter Midwinter's Eve, everything changes when Bridei finds a child on their doorstep - a child abandoned by the Fair Folk. Broichan seems to have plans for Bridei, seems to be training him for a special purpose the older man will not divulge. All of Bridei's earliest memories are of this dark and mysterious man he trusts above all others. Bridei is a young nobleman, a fosterling of one of the most powerful druids in the land, Broichan. This is not a mindless monster made from twigs, leaves and paper (the pages of the real Triss's diaries) but someone who feels and thinks, and who has opinions of her own. When they go back home, events begin to escalate as it dawns on everyone that Triss is not really Triss at all.I thought this was a very intriguing take on the changeling story, with an unexpectedly sympathetic protagonist at its core. As Triss regains her strength, she starts to behave in a way that bewilders those around her, and that's even before she discovers that her doll can now talk to her. Triss wakes up one morning after an accident while on holiday, but without a memory of what happened all her other memories, such as those of her parents and younger sister, or even of her life before the accident, appear strangely vague and incomplete. The audiobook closes on that somber and poignant note. There was scarcely a cloud in sight through this period until, in 1958, he was drafted into the Army and his mother died shortly thereafter. These were the years of his improbable self-invention and unprecedented triumphs, when it seemed that everything that Elvis tried succeeded wildly. This volume tracks the first 24 years of Elvis' life, covering his childhood, the stunning first recordings at Sun Records ("That's All Right," "Mystery Train"), and the early RCA hits ("Heartbreak Hotel," "Hound Dog," "Don't Be Cruel"). Based on hundreds of interviews and nearly a decade of research, it traces the evolution not just of the man but of the music and of the culture he left utterly transformed, creating a completely fresh portrait of Elvis and his world. Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley is the first biography to go past that myth and present an Elvis beyond the legend. From the moment that he first shook up the world in the mid 1950s, Elvis Presley has been one of the most vivid and enduring myths of American culture. His novel Don’t Read the Comments was a YALSA 2021 Best Fiction for Young Adults selection. It’s currently being adapted for film by Playground Entertainment. His latest books include You Can Go Your Own Way (Inkyard Press) and the acclaimed anthology Battle of the Bands (Candlewick), co-edited with award-winning author Lauren Gibaldi. It’s an adaptation of the Grammy and Tony award winning musical. His next book, Jagged Little Pill: The Novel, a collaboration with Alanis Morissette, Diablo Cody, and Glen Ballard, will be published with Abrams in April 2022. Eric Smith is a Young Adult author and literary agent living in Philadelphia. Nothing strikes you quite like "Lord Foul's Bane" spoken in a slow, deep voice. Dick's titles-like the novels themselves-are just plain weird-Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Now Wait for Last Year, The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike, and Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said to name a few. Cooper's The Dark is Rising, Weiss and Hickman's Deathgate Cycle, Morgan's The Steel Remains, Hobb's Assassin's Quest, Sanderson's Warbreaker, Jones' A Sword of Shadows, Jordan's The Dragon Reborn, Moorcock's The Stealer of Souls, and Abercrombie's The Blade Itself all have potential as great fantasy titles (we'll steer clear of their literary qualities for the moment), as does the Malazan series, Deadhouse Gates, Reaper's Gale, Toll the Hounds, and The Crippled God, not too shabby. Upon reading your comment, I tried thinking of a title that might top it. Hallie is told that wealthy, young James Taggert has injured his leg in a skiing accident. New trouble, however, has already settled into Hallie's guest room in the form of her newest client. Desperate to put her troubles behind her, Hallie impulsively flies to Nantucket. When Hallie arrives home early from work one fateful day, she makes two startling discoveries that will turn her life upside down: Not only has a mysterious relative left Hallie a house on Nantucket, but Shelly has been trying to steal it. Though Shelly's acting career has never taken off, she has certainly perfected the crocodile tears to get what she wants-which all too often means Hallie's boyfriends. Life is anything but perfect for Hallie Hartley, a young physical therapist who has given up nearly everything-even her love life-for her beautiful blonde stepsister, Shelly. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERJude Deveraux's eagerly awaited third novel in her blockbuster Nantucket Brides trilogy continues the spellbinding saga of the Montgomery-Taggerts, set on an island steeped in beauty and unforgettable romance. |