Journey to Pennsylvania backcountry during the French and Indian War. Indentured servant Lily Harwood has always thought of herself as a good Christian lass. . .until she is struck with a deeper, more profound plight than the war that rages around her. When her mistress’s husband returns home on a short furlough, Lily finds herself falling in love with him. As Lily is caught between passion and sorrow in harrowing times, can she find hope in the promises of God?
Edith Wharton and Willa Cather wrote many of the most enduring American novels from the first half of the twentieth century, including Wharton's The House of Mirth, Ethan Frome, and The Age of Innocence, and Cather's O Pioneers!, My Ántonia, and Death Comes for the Archbishop. Yet despite their perennial popularity and their status as major American novelists, Wharton (1862-1937) and Cather (1873-1947) have rarely been studied together. Indeed, critics and scholars seem to have conspired to keep them at a distance: Wharton is seen as "our literary aristocrat," an author who chronicles the lives of the East Coast, Europe-bound elite, while Cather is considered a prairie populist who describes the lives of rugged western pioneers. These depictions, though partially valid, nonetheless rely on oversimplifications and neglect the striking and important ways the works of these two authors intersect. The first comparative study of Edith Wharton and Willa Cather in thirty years, this book combines biographical, historical, and literary analyses with a focus on place and aesthetics to reveal Wharton's and Cather's parallel experiences of dislocation, their relationship to each other as writers, and the profound similarities in their theories of fiction. Julie Olin-Ammentorp provides a new assessment of the affinities between Wharton and Cather by exploring the importance of literary and geographic place in their lives and works, including the role of New York City, the American West, France, and travel. In doing so she reveals the two authors' shared concern about the culture of place and the place of culture in the United States.
Trollope and the Magazines examines the serial publication of several of Trollope's novels in the context of the gendered discourses in a range of Victorian magazines - including Cornhill, Good Words, Saint Pauls , and the Fortnightly Review . It highlights the importance of the periodical press in the literary culture of Victorian Britain, and argues that readers today need to engage with the lively cultural debates in the magazines, in order better to appreciate the complexity of Trollope's popular fiction.
A survey of the best of American art tours the hallowed halls of the Whitney Museum presenting the works of Edward Hopper, Ben Shahn, and George Bellows, with essays by John Updike, George Plimpton, Alan Dershowitz, and others.
When Lily Robinson sees the telegraph boy cycling down Perseverance Street, she knows that he's coming to deliver bad news. Clutching the telegram in her trembling hands, at eight months pregnant and mother to three-year-old Michael, Lily learns that she must now face life as a widow. Fortuitously, she is soon visited by acquaintances, Bernard and Edith Oldroyd, who, hearing of her plight, offer to take Michael home with them for the weekend and Lily gratefully accepts. But to her horror, just days later, the Oldroyds disappear, along with her son. With the help of her redoubtable Auntie Dee and ex-Special Forces soldier, Charlie Cleghorn, Lily takes the investigation into their own hands, scouring the country and, ultimately, war-torn Europe in search of Michael, doing everything in her power to bring him home.
Step into a future where truth becomes a weapon and one journalist dares to challenge it all… In the year 2030, the United Kingdom faces an extraordinary time where truth itself becomes a weapon in the hands of the powerful British Government. The Truth Laws have transformed the once-free Internet into a controlled space, making information a dangerous tool. Meet Kelly Blackwell, a journalist entangled in this web of government-defined "truth." False accusations have tarnished her career, leaving her reputation hanging by a thread. Just when everything seems hopeless, she discovers classified information that could clear her name and dismantle the oppressive system. Fuelled by unwavering determination, Kelly sets out on a daring quest to find the person behind the false accusations against her. With the help of skilled hackers, digital rebels, and her only true friend, Kelly pursues a heart-pounding mission to reveal the hidden truth buried under government control. The Truth Effect puts the power of information in the spotlight, showing its impact on individuals and society. As Kelly Blackwell risks everything to uncover the truth, we are captivated by the resilience, courage, and unyielding strength of the human spirit. Don't miss out on this electrifying tale that will leave you questioning the very nature of truth and its profound impact on our lives. Grab your copy today and join the fight for a future where truth remains a beacon of hope. Praise for The Truth Effect: “The Truth Effect (Rising World) deserves to be the dystopian novel of the year…” Vincent Dublado for Readers' Favorite "A true thought-provoking thriller of a ride...a real insight into just what might be loitering around the corner." GoodReads Review
Bourassa demonstrates what happens when the set of concepts developed by Deleuze come into contact with the complex and philosophically problematic worlds of William Faulkner, Cormac McCarthy, Edith Wharton and Ralph Ellison.
Follow the thrilling adventures of Benedict Caine and his swashbuckling family of airship pirates as they prowl the skies, sowing mischief and mayhem in search of fortune and glory. When Caine's eldest daughter Vivian falls for a young sky marshal by the name of Jonathan Thorpe, Caine will stop at nothing to thwart the unseasoned officer's advances at every turn.
