The shocking story of the night an angry mob burned down a quiet Massachusetts convent -- and the larger story of anti-Papist and anti-feminist sentiment.
Can one be even more appealed by a heavenly Rose than the Little Prince by his rose sheltered in his green room, preparing for its blossoming? This is a question that can be answered by a unique life experience that challenges and transforms the soul and the body. The radiance of the Rose of Roses cannot touch the brain. It is a question of the heart, of inwardness, of the sensitive and undulating perception, connecting in its life the terrestrial below and the celestial beyond, through a bridge of helping and healing, comforting and strengthening love, thus increasing the conviction of the immaterial life existence, of its forms, its colors and its perfumes, of the unique Work of the Inessential Artist, Creator of the invisible and visible worlds. The Little Prince was a pioneer in that respect. He was convinced of this and claimed it without fear to millions of people: "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye." In these apocalyptic times where everything is turned upside down in this World, the reader will find in this Book concrete tools and keys to heal his spirit and his wounds of Love.
The seductive and stunning #1 New York Times bestselling sequel to Sarah J. Maas's spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses. Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she's now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performed to save the lives of Tamlin and his people. As her marriage to Tamlin approaches, Feyre's hollowness and nightmares consume her. She finds herself split into two different people: one who upholds her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court, and one who lives out her life in the Spring Court with Tamlin. While Feyre navigates a dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms. She might just be the key to stopping it, but only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future-and the future of a world in turmoil. Bestselling author Sarah J. Maas's masterful storytelling brings this second book in her dazzling, sexy, action-packed series to new heights.
Two East Texas families must deal with the aftermath of a marriage that never happened leading to deceit, secrets, and tragedies in a sweeping multigenerational Southern saga "with echoes of Gone with the Wind" (Publishers Weekly). Spanning the 20th century, the story of Roses takes place in a small East Texas town against the backdrop of the powerful timber and cotton industries, controlled by the scions of the town's founding families. Cotton tycoon Mary Toliver and timber magnate Percy Warwick should have married but unwisely did not, and now must deal with consequences of their momentous choice and the loss of what might have been--not just for themselves but for their children, and their children's children. With expert, unabashed, big-canvas storytelling, Roses covers a hundred years, three generations of Texans, and the explosive combination of passion for work and longing for love.