![]() ![]() She is the author of critically acclaimed novels Dreams of the Compass Rose and Lords of Rainbow, romantic Renaissance epic fantasy trilogy Cobweb Bride, as well as the outrageous parodies Mansfield Park and Mummies and Northanger Abbey and Angels and Dragon Vera Nazarian is a two-time Nebula Award Finalist, award-winning artist, and member of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, a writer with a penchant for moral fables and stories of intense wonder, true love, and intricacy. ![]() She immigrated to the USA from the former USSR as a kid, sold her first story at the age of 17, and since then has published numerous works in anthologies and magazines, and has seen her fiction translated into eight languages. Vera Nazarian is a two-time Nebula Award Finalist, award-winning artist, and member of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, a writer with a penchant for moral fables and stories of intense wonder, true love, and intricacy. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Stating the obvious :P WE GOT A COVER!! WOOTĪlthough I am EXTREMELY happy that we are getting Lucas' book and a prequel too Yup, I'm totally drooling on my laptop keyboard over the cover. Un racconto intenso e appassionato, la storia emozionante di un ragazzo fragile ma coraggioso, alle prese con l’eterna lotta con il proprio destino. Quello che nessuno dei due può sapere è che quell’incontro, oltre a cambiare le loro esistenze, li metterà di nuovo di fronte ai traumi del loro passato. Ma il corso degli eventi è impossibile da determinare, e Landon sa che tutto può essere perso in un solo istante. ![]() Quando, nel corso dell’ultimo anno, incontra Jacqueline, capisce fin dal primo momento che lei rappresenta tutto quello che ha sempre desiderato. Forse è questo che la vita ha scelto di riservargli. All’università, Landon diventa uno studente modello, addirittura un tutor. Lasciarsi tutto alle spalle è impossibile quando si è schiacciati dal rimorso di non aver evitato che quella tragedia accadesse. Gli anni difficili dell’adolescenza passano lenti e dolorosi, tra solitudini, risse e sospensioni a scuola, e un rapporto conflittuale con il padre. ![]() ![]() Landon era un bambino felice, la sua vita era perfetta e aveva davanti a sé un futuro pieno di promesse, finché una tragedia non ha distrutto la sua famiglia e messo in dubbio tutto quello in cui aveva sempre creduto. ![]() ![]() ![]() Yet the premise that she was married to James, also give an insight into her character and her motivations. It was a nice revelation about his character.ĭana’s mother refused to move on with her life preferring snippets of James’s time and I didn’t quite buy this aspect. It was interesting how each girl viewed their father and how the perspective changed the more they found out about him. I enjoyed the characters of the mothers as well as James who despite what he’s done is portrayed as well as you’d expect from a daughter’s point of view. ![]() But I had to remind myself who was narrating. ![]() At times, I found that they sounded very similar and perhaps being half – sisters, that was the point. The book is divided into two parts, each told from Dana and Chaurisse point of view. Dana is well aware of the other family while Chaurisse is not and it makes for some very complicated issues as they grow up not far from one another.Īpart from the themes of complicated families, it weaves in the black woman’s experience during the fifties and sixties contrasting with the teenager’s experience in the eighties. This is the daughters story, their loves and their relationship with their father. He has another wife and daughter of similar age, Dana. James Witherspoon is married to Laverne with a daughter, Chaurisse. I was immediately hooked with the opening line, “My father, James Witherspoon, is a bigamist.” ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With the luxurious prose and fever pitch intensity that are her hallmarks, Janet Fitch weaves a spellbinding tale of love, betrayal, and the possibility of transcendence. Soon the two women are drawn into a twisted relationship that reflects equal parts distrust and blind need. ![]() As Josie struggles to understand Michaels death and to hold onto the world they shared, she is both attracted to and repelled by his pianist mother, Meredith, who blames Josie for her sons torment. But when she receives a call from the coroner, asking her to identify her lovers body, her bright dreams all turn to black. Book Synopsis Josie Tyrell, art model, runaway, and denizen of LAs rock scene finds a chance at real love with Michael Faraday, a Harvard dropout and son of a renowned pianist. 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