The Lark
The Lark

Author: E. Nesbit

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2018-02-01

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 0241983495

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'A charming and brilliantly entertaining novel... shot through with the light-hearted Nesbit touch' Penelope Lively, from the introduction "When did two girls of our age have such a chance as we've got - to have a lark entirely on our own? No chaperone, no rules, no..." "No present income or future prospects," said Lucilla. It's 1919 and Jane and her cousin Lucilla leave school to find that their guardian has gambled away their money, leaving them with only a small cottage in the English countryside. In an attempt to earn their living, the orphaned cousins embark on a series of misadventures - cutting flowers from their front garden and selling them to passers-by, inviting paying guests who disappear without paying - all the while endeavouring to stave off the attentions of male admirers, in a bid to secure their independence. 'To come upon any Nesbit today, hitherto unread... is like receiving a letter from a friend whom you have believed dead' New York Times 'A wry, charming delight of a book' The Pool

The Soaring Life of the Lark
The Soaring Life of the Lark

Author: John Lewis-Stempel

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2021-10-07

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 1473558611

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"How to describe the ecstatic song of larks? How the writers and poets have tried..." Skylarks are the heralds of our countryside. Their music is the quintessential sound of spring. The spirit of English pastoralism, they inspire poets, composers and farmers alike. In the trenches of World War I they were a reminder of the chattering meadows of home. Perhaps you were up with the lark, or as happy as one. History has seen us poeticise and musicise the bird, but also capture and eat them. We watch as they climb the sky, delight in their joyful singing, and yet we harm them too. The Soaring life of the Lark explores the music and poetry; the breath-taking heights and struggle to survive of one of Britain's most iconic songbirds. PRAISE FOR JOHN LEWIS-STEMPEL 'Britain's finest living nature writer' - The Times 'Lewis-Stempel is a fourth-generation farmer gifted with an extraordinary ability to write prose that soars and sings' - Daily Mail

The Lark Ascending
The Lark Ascending

Author: Richard King

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Published: 2019-06-04

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 057133881X

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Originally from Newport, Gwent, for the last eighteen years Richard King has lived in the hill farming country of Radnosrshire, Powys. He is the author of Original Rockers, which was shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize, and How Soon Is Now?, both published by Faber.

500 Plates & Chargers
500 Plates & Chargers

Author: Suzanne J. E. Tourtillott

Publisher: Lark Books

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 1579906885

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For must of us, plates and chargers are primarily vessels for serving and holding food. In the eyes of the talented artists whose works are showcased in this collection, these objects are spectatular pieces to display on a table, sideboard or hutch.

My Mortal Enemy
My Mortal Enemy

Author: Willa Cather

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2011-08-24

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 0307805247

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First published in 1926, this book is Willa Cather's sparest and most dramatic novel, a dark and prescient portrait of a marriage that subverts our oldest notions about the nature of domestic happiness. As a young woman, Myra Henshawe gave up a fortune to marry for love--a boldly romantic gesture that became a legend in her family. But this worldly, sarcastic, and perhaps even wicked woman may have been made for something greater than love. In her portrait of Myra and in her exquisitely nuanced depiction of her marriage, Cather shows the evolution of a human spirit as it comes to bridle against the constraints of ordinary happiness and seek an otherwordly fulfillment. My Mortal Enemy is a work whose drama and intensely moral imagination make it unforgettable.

The Rising of the Lark
The Rising of the Lark

Author: Ann Moray

Publisher:

Published: 1964

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 9780380016488

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A passion for reading leads to far-reaching events in the life of a 9-year-old Welsh orphan, raised by a strict governess.

Shadowlark
Shadowlark

Author: Meagan Spooner

Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab ™

Published: 2013-10-01

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 1467716642

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In the sequel to Skylark, Lark finally manages to find her brother. Against all odds, hes alivebut the reality and implications of his survival are too horrible for Lark to comprehend, if she lives long enough to think about it.

The Sea Lark's Song
The Sea Lark's Song

Author: Diana Marcellas

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2014-04-01

Total Pages: 475

ISBN-13: 149763136X

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"Mother Ocean Daughter Sea Strength Unchanging Strengthen Me" The Shari'a are an ancient race. They are un-warlike and they are ruled by their shamanic witches. The Allemanii are more recently arrived in their locale and are both awed and made fearful by the magical powers of the witches. After generations of peaceful coexistence, a cataclysm occurred out of nowhere and the Allemanii turned on their neighbors and hosts, slaughtered most of them and scattered the survivors. Suddenly, to be a Shari'a is proscribed and to be caught practicing their magic is to be hunted to the death. In MOTHER OCEAN, DAUGHTER SEA, Brierly was a secret healer who was betrayed by someone she had trusted. In SEA LARK'S SONG, exposed as a Shari'a healer, on the run and now aware of a secret truth about what had happened to her people--and in love with one who may put her life at risk even more--Brierly must hide in the mountains and sort her way through a tangle of secrets as she attempts to bring her lost people, and their magical, healing power, back into the world. Her true love faces an almost overwhelming challenge: he must struggle against centuries of fear, hatred, secrecy and conspiracy to turn his own people away from the commitment to destruction. If he does not, not only will Brierly and her people's survival be at risk but his own people may end up facing a similar fate, as destructive as the one they had wrought upon the Shari'a.