Kalunde is no longer young and strong but as she struggles to rescue the crumbling marriage between her only son and and the beautiful Nzevile, she reveals her own story of singular courage and purpose. In her quiet way, she holds together the very threads of life, in defiance of famine and its trail of desolation.
The Book of Thorns is the first book in The Tree of Life series following Dorian, an exiled legionnaire, and Allyse, a lady in the Airthan court who has a taste for war, as a mysterious force discovers the existence of the Tree of Life. A chain of events ensues that will force the characters to decide whether to defend or destroy the tree. Thorns is the beginning of their journey through Airtha and the surrounding countries, sending the two in a descent into the darkness of their world and themselves, and must overcome their own demons to save the Tree of Life, or see the world to oblivion. Interweaving plots of tragedy and betrayal, love and hate, truth and lies, fear and love, leave the fate of all life in the hands of a few as they unknowingly head down the path that will place their greatest fears and desires in front of them. Though the tree is beautiful, it still has thorns.
"This is my own testimony about these book Necessary thorns of life. It is from a message preached by a man of God Rev. Emmanuel Ufuah. The message was too real to me and I started praising God the whole day. I was in another realm of the spirit, I was filled with joy like never before. I became so light in my body. In my life I have never had such a feeling. This book is inspirational, and to teach you how to manage thorns of life. Because they are always there at any stage in life. You can not run away from thorns. No thorn, No Crown, No thorn, No testimony." With this write up little of the testimony and about the book will give an idea about the book. Yours faithfully Edith O Agun
"Don't you just hate when you are living your miserable life, and then find yourself dancing with a cannibal?" "All livers are supposed to be equal, but in this world, they simply aren't." If humans are the most intelligent species, then how come they've gotten to state where starting a family is illegal? An existence where everyone has morals all over the place, and where doomsday would be a happy ending? "Everything is ultimately pointless; therefore, there is no real sin." How damaged will they become, and how will they survive this Hell, where there is only suffering, because of the unwritten rules that keep them alive? Well then, if you are ready, plunge into the forbidden and buckle up your seat for this ride with Sophia Wilson, whose destiny is to discover the most unethical and monstrous parts of human nature and, . . . I guess you'll have to read the book to find out! ***** If you are a fan of dystopian or dark ppsychological books with horror on top then this book is a perfect match for you.
From the author of Geist, and Kindred and Wings, and the co-author of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, comes a short story of clones, rebellion and poets. A company decides to clone the first famous figures from the past, and they settle on the trio of Romantic Poets, Shelley, Byron and Keats. After all, how much trouble can a few poets cause? But the insipid Victorian view of the men has led the corporation astray, and they may live to regret their choice.
Pam Kanini is living in the city where she falls in love with Jim, a soldier while at a friend’s wedding. Theirs is love at first sight, and very soon Pam enters a new life as a soldier’s wife. Their marriage is rushed when Jim is deployed to Rhodesia for peace-keeping mission. A bride of barely one week is left behind but she is a soldier’s wife and has to cope with such sudden changes. When she later joins her husband in Rhodesia, she discovers that Jim has really changed. On the other hand, a Nigerian Brigadier, George Okonkwo is deeply in love with her. Will she continue holding on Jim?
The second dazzling installment in Patrick Carman's masterful Land of Elyon trilogy!Alexa thought her troubles were over when she defeated the man who had threatened to bring down Bridewell from within. But now that the walls around her land have fallen, a new, unexpected threat has risen from outside. Suddenly, Alexa is involved in a battle much, much larger than her own life . . . a battle in which she is destined to play a key role. In order to help good defeat evil, Alexa and her friends must venture farther than they've ever gone before -- confronting giants, bats, ravenous dogs, and a particularly ghoulish mastermind in order to bring back peace.
A New York Times bestseller! “A bewitching gem...I absolutely loved every moment of this story.” —Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series “If you loved the Hogwarts Library…you’ll be right at home at Summershall.” —Katherine Arden, New York Times bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale From the New York Times bestselling author of An Enchantment of Ravens comes an “enthralling adventure” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) about an apprentice at a magical library who must battle a powerful sorcerer to save her kingdom. All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer’s Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of sorcery—magical grimoires that whisper on shelves and rattle beneath iron chains. If provoked, they transform into grotesque monsters of ink and leather. Then an act of sabotage releases the library’s most dangerous grimoire, and Elisabeth is implicated in the crime. With no one to turn to but her sworn enemy, the sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn, and his mysterious demonic servant, she finds herself entangled in a centuries-old conspiracy. Not only could the Great Libraries go up in flames, but the world along with them. As her alliance with Nathaniel grows stronger, Elisabeth starts to question everything she’s been taught—about sorcerers, about the libraries she loves, even about herself. For Elisabeth has a power she has never guessed, and a future she could never have imagined.