His most recent book is The Only Gaijin in the Village, a collection of travel writing on rural Japan. He studied English at the University of Aberdeen and graduated from the University of Glasgow’s Creative Writing Masters in 2004. He is represented by Judy Moir at the Judy Moir Agency. He was born and raised in Aberdeen, Scotland and he currently lives in Japan. This is the story of his attempt to fit in, be accepted and fulfil his duties as a member of the community, despite being the only foreigner in the village.Even after more than a decade. He is Reviews Editor of Shoreline of Infinity and writes for The Japan Times, Gutter, and The Bottle Imp. In 2016 Scottish writer Iain Maloney and his Japanese wife Minori moved to a village in rural Japan. His first collection of poetry, Fractures, was published in 2016 by Tapsalteerie. In 2013 he was shortlisted for the Dundee International Book Prize and in 2014 he was shortlisted for the Guardian Not The Booker prize. He is also a freelance editor and journalist. Website: Iain Maloney is the author of three novels – The Waves Burn Bright (Freight, 2016), Silma Hill (Freight, 2015) and First Time Solo (Freight, 2014) – and editor of In The Empty Places (2014), a collection of short stories and art. Iain Maloney - Novelist and Poet - Zoom Event
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McFeely, Journal of American History Blight has given us what is, so far, the most detailed treatment of Douglass in his prime, revealing much carefully acquired knowledge of archival sources and secondary literature. Review Quotes This fine intellectual biography of Douglass is a major contribution to our understanding not only of that complex man but also of how an orator and writer of great imagination can contribute to the structuring of the national memory. Through Douglass life, his voice, and his interpretations we see the Civil War era and its memory in a new light. This book provides an engrossing story of Douglass development of a social identity in relation to transforming events, and demonstrates that he saw the Civil War as the Second American Revolution, and himself as one of the founders of a new nation. Frederick Douglass Civil War follows Douglass intellectual and personal growth from the political crises of the 1850s through secession, war, black enlistment, emancipation, and Reconstruction. Blight undertakes the first systematic analysis of the impact of the Civil War on Frederick Douglass life and thought, offering new insights into the meaning of the war in American history and in the Afro-American experience. Book Synopsis In this sensitive intellectual biography David W. Connors’ time up on the peak is filled with drama – there are fires large and small spectacular midnight lightning storms and silent mornings awakening above the clouds surprise encounters with smokejumpers, black bears, and an abandoned, dying fawn. His job: to look for wildfires.Ĭapturing the wonder and grandeur of this most unusual job and place, Fire Season evokes both the eerie pleasure of solitude and the majesty, might and beauty of untamed fire at its wildest. If there's a better job anywhere on the planet, I'd like to know what it is.’įor nearly a decade, Philip Connors has spent half of each year in a small room at the top of a tower, on top of a mountain, alone in millions of acres of remote American wilderness. 'I've watched deer and elk frolic in the meadow below me, and pine trees explode in a blue ball of smoke. Seven words to describe Keira Kilgore, Ke-ke: Loyal, naïve, caring, reflective, determined, strong and spirited. Seven words to describe Lachlan Mount, Mount: Sinister, demanding, private, elusive, possessive, depraved and ruthless. Keira is quickly pulled into a sinister game of blackmail, secrets, deception, seduction and toe-curling sex. He is ruthless in his demands and secretive in his motives. The mysterious Lachlan Mount, Mount has come to collect his debt. Ruthless King (book 1) opens up to widow Keira Kilgore, Ke-ke learning that her deceased husband took out a loan, using her distillery as collateral, with New Orleans most powerful and dangerous businessman. No one else will touch you because they’ll want to keep their limbs intact.”īooks in Mount trilogy should be read in order: Lachlan Mount owns your ass, regardless of whether he’s tapped it yet. To pay her debts Keira is pulled into a depraved game of secrets & seduction! This second novelette in the ‘After Graduation’ series introduces Brie to several new BDSM experiences, highlighting why Master is worthy of total devotion.īrie’s Russian Fantasy (After Graduation #3) Russian intrigue, startling revelations, and submissive enlightenment… Brie’s trip to Russia exceeds her wildest dreams. His deception threatens to tear away everything Brie holds dear, but Master is not a man to be trifled with. Brie’s education continues when she scenes with her new Master at The Haven, but the Wolf has returned and will not be deterred. This first novelette of Brie’s ‘After Graduation’ series explores the lessons, love, and lust unleashed upon the newly collared sub.īrie Submits to her Master (After Graduation #2) Brie’s Master has special plans for his submissive at the Training Center, giving her the chance to see her former trainers and visit with her best friend, Lea. Brie’s generous heart steers her in the wrong direction when the Wolf comes to call. A rival Dom cannot accept her choice of Master and will not let her go without a fight. Although Brie graduated from the Submissive Training Center top of her class, she soon finds she still has a lot to learn. This series is a continuation of the wildly popular Brie Submissive Series (See the Brie Series here).īrie Pleases Her New Master (After Graduation #1)Find out what happens after the elevator doors close… Brie and her new Master are now free to explore life as a D/s couple. When she arrives, she sends a telegram to notify Rhett about Mammy under the name of Will Benteen (her sister, Suellen's, husband), because she knows that Rhett won't come if he suspects she is there. Heartbroken that he left her, Scarlett sets out for Tara and is saddened when she learns that Mammy, her mainstay since birth, is dying. The series begins with Scarlett attending the funeral of Melanie Wilkes, her late sister-in-law and rival for Ashley Wilkes' affection, at which her estranged husband, Rhett Butler, is not present. The miniseries was broadcast in four parts on CBS on November 13, 15, 16, and 17, 1994. The series was filmed at 53 locations in the United States and abroad, and stars Joanne Whalley-Kilmer as Scarlett O'Hara, Timothy Dalton as Rhett Butler, and Sean Bean as Lord Richard Fenton. Scarlett is a 1994 American six-hour television miniseries loosely based on the 1991 book of the same name written by Alexandra Ripley as a sequel to Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. Nicknamed the "Golden Boy", Oscar de la Hoya was a Mexican American professional boxer in the 90s who has won an olympic gold metal and has been named a world champion multiple times across multiple weight classes. As a working class woman of color she was able to serve as a positive role model for chicano women during the heavily male dominant movement. Her leadership was significant because many chicana women where marginalized during the movement. In addition, she also set up a meeting with the principal of the high school in an effort to distract him while the "Blowouts" where taking place. She drove away pulling down the fence that prevented students from leaving the high school. She attached a chain to a fence on one end and her car on the other end of the same chain. She played a crucial role in both organizing and supporting the blowouts. She was also one of the founders of the YCCA, which was an organization that tackled issues such as the flawed school system, police brutality, and the need to improve the quality of life within Chicano communities. Vickie Castro was a recent Roosevelt High School graduate and current college student during the time when the "Blowouts" took place. While initial reviews to the book were generally positive, modern reviewers were more critical of it, and its overall reception was relatively mixed. Mere Christianity was published in the United Kingdom by Geoffrey Bles on 7 July 1952. The book consists of four parts: the first presents Lewis's arguments for the existence of God the second contains his defence of Christian theology, including his notable " Liar, lunatic, or Lord" trilemma the third has him exploring Christian ethics, among which cardinal and theological virtues in the final, he writes on the Christian conception of God. It was adapted from a series of BBC radio talks made between 19, originally published as three separate volumes: Broadcast Talks (1942), Christian Behaviour (1943), and Beyond Personality (1944). Mere Christianity is a Christian apologetical book by the British author C. But somehow the book just misses the mark.The premise is interesting, if familiar, and suited to magic realism. And there is some very good writing in this novel. I have to admire the fact that it was written when the author was in her last year at secondary school. I am not sure what it was about this book that didn't engage me. But as she shows Jess just how easy it is to hurt those around her, Jess begins to realise that she doesn't know who TillyTilly is at all. TillyTilly knows secrets both big and small. It seems that at last Jess has found someone who will understand her. When she is taken to her mother's family compound in Nigeria, she encounters Titiola, a ragged little girl her own age. As the half-and-half child of an English father and a Nigerian mother, Jess just can't shake off the feeling of being alone wherever she goes, and other kids are wary of her terrified fits of screaming. Sensitive, whimsical, possessed of a powerful imagination, she spends hours writing, reading or simply hiding in the dark warmth of the airing cupboard. 'An astonishing achievement' Sunday Telegraph This compelling tale of folklore and cultural differences is sure to top the bestseller lists' Daily Mail 'This is a beautiful, haunting story of precocious eight-year-old Jessamy. |