![]() ![]() Praise for Kingdom of Shadows " Kingdom of Shadows offers a realm of glamour and peril that are seamlessly intertwined and seem to arise effortlessly from the author's consciousness." -Janet Maslin, The New York Times "Subtly spun, sensitive to nuances, generous with contemporary detail and information discreetly conveyed. Alan Furst is frequently compared with Eric Ambler, Graham Greene, and John le Carr, but Kingdom of Shadows is distinctive and entirely original. The web Polanyi spins for Morath is deep and complex and pits him against German intelligence officers, NKVD renegades, and Croat assassins in a shadow war of treachery and uncertain loyalties, a war that Hungary cannot afford to lose. It is Morath who does Polanyi's clandestine work, moving between the beach caf s of Juan-les-Pins and the forests of Ruthenia, from Czech fortresses in the Sudetenland to the private gardens of the d class royalty in Budapest. ![]() ![]() But Morath has been recruited by his uncle, Count Janos Polanyi, a diplomat in the Hungarian legation, for operations against Hitler's Germany. As Europe edges toward war, Nicholas Morath, an urbane former cavalry officer, spends his days working at the small advertising agency he owns and his nights in the bohemian circles of his Argentine mistress. " Kingdom of Shadows must be called a spy novel, but it transcends genre, as did some Graham Greene and Eric Ambler classics. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Gabe Slater is handsome, virile and unlike anyone the spoiled young woman has ever met. As mother and daughter get to know each other, Kelsey falls in love with horses, racing and the gambler next door. Kelsey travels to Virginia to meet her long-lost parent at her horse farm. Her father, it turns out, has been lying to her-at her mother's request, since Naomi Chadwick was in prison for murder during many of those years. ![]() It is a letter from her mother, whom she has long presumed dead. ![]() Kelsey Byden, 26, is in the throes of divorcing her unfaithful husband when she suffers a second shock. The world of championship thoroughbred racing is the milieu for Roberts' (Born in Fire) latest, a fast-paced, engaging tale of envy, greed and romance. ![]() ![]() ![]() Vance and the Hot Bunch have to pull out all the stops to keep her alive. Even though Jules tries to hang on to her inner Head Crackin’ Mamma Jamma, the Rock Chicks Hot Bunch Jules’s long-suffering Uncle Nick Jules’s friend the rotund, African-American, Jackie-O wannabe, May and especially Vance will stop at nothing to wear her down.īut Jules makes some bad guys pretty angry and one is dedicated to taking her out. The Hot Bunch of Nightingale Investigations adopt Jules as one of their own. The Rock Chicks of Fortnum’s Bookstore get involved to provide romantic advice and guidance, none of which Jules accepts at first. Jules doesn’t have time for romance, she’s too busy saving the world and she enlists Zip (the gunstore owner), Heavy (an ex-PI) and Frank (a mysterious recluse) to help. ![]() ![]() Vance has made it his mission that Jules won’t get dead while dishing out vigilante justice. Jules has got a score to settle against the drug dealers of Denver. ![]() ![]() ![]() Unfortunately, the author has chosen to write about a milieu with which she is clearly unfamiliar: urban gay life (here, exclusively male). Energetic, down-to-earth prose and realistically gritty dialogue help push the workmanlike plot to its complex conclusion, but a notepad and pencil may come in handy to remember who shot whom, when, and why. (The author points out, somewhat in the style of a public-service announcement, that many teenage suicides by hanging may well be experimentation of this kind gone tragically wrong.) Unlike the sadistic sexual practices on display in Ashes to Ashes, this particular perversion is more pathetic than titillating, although Hoag tries hard to crank up the suspense. But the detectives also view a home video unwittingly left to posterity by a hapless devotee of self-stimulation through suffocation that suggests the possibility of accidental death. Sam and Nikki remain tough but likable protagonists as they investigate a long list of possible suspects: the victim’s alcoholic father, a partially paralyzed cop a jealous older brother with a taste for violence a mysterious blond socialite of amazing strength a hero cop turned crime-show host and so on. ![]() ![]() ![]() Was it suicide, murder, or kinky sex gone wrong? Street-smart Minneapolis police detectives Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska, back on the beat after Ashes to Ashes (1999), learn a lot about autoerotic asphyxiation while trying to crack the case. ![]() ![]() Reflecting the drama and glamour of Dior's designs, the cross-continent shoots span exotic Shanghai, bustling Times Square in New York, and the romantic Opera House and Musée Rodin in Paris. Paris Fashion Week: Christian Dior spring/summer 2012 in pictures ![]() "With Dior Haute Couture, the dream is already there." His work appears in top fashion magazines, including Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, and Marie Claire. Patrick Demarchelier is one of the best-known fashion photographers in the world. "When you're a fashion photographer, you must inspire a dream," said Demarchelier. World-renowned fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier captures over 100 gowns coming from Dior Couture collections for soon to be released photo book, featured pieces go from dresses designed by Dior himself to the famed John Galliano days. In addition to haute couture, Dior also produces ready-to-wear, men’s couture, accessories, and perfume. ![]() These include pieces from the first collection by Dior himself in 1947, through to designs from Yves Saint Laurent's stewardship in the Fifties, to John Galliano's recent tenure. Masterminded by photographer Patrick Demarchelier, the tome sees beauties such as Gisele Bündchen and Charlize Theron swathed in elaborate creations from the Dior Haute Couture back catalogue. Jimmy Choo celebrate 15 years in fashion with a book ![]() ![]() ![]() I wasn’t hungry had been my first thought, but I followed signs further and further away from the highway, terrified I wouldn’t be able to find my way back. I even debated stopping once I saw that first sign, a hand painted arrow on the side of the highway. I still can’t remember why I had been driving my mom’s car alone up there…but do seem to remember the Tragically Hip a-blaring… It was a super sunny day though and I had cranked the tunes. ![]() I found ‘my’ chip truck maybe ten years ago somewhere between Toronto and Trenton, though I can’t for the life of me remember where I’d been going or why I was out that way. It always seemed like a small miracle when Mom or Dad or Papa would pull over and a small white-turned-rusty truck would just be perched there on the side of the road. Or a Creamsicle carted around by a teenage boy on a bike? Delish, though I could do without the bells and that horrible tinny ice cream truck song.Īs a city-girl, chip trucks were also imbued with the mysterious quality of being out on concession roads and small highways en route to lakes and cottages and towns with just one main street. I’m not a street meat fan, but ice cream trucks? Awesome. There’s something fabulous about eating outside, on the side of the road and there’s also something exciting about eating from a vehicle. My uncle used to talk about one from his childhood and I before I had even seen one myself, I could picture it exactly. ![]() ![]() Chip trucks always had a mythological quality in my family – the savoury cousin of the ice cream truck. ![]() ![]() ![]() You can track your delivery by going to AusPost tracking and entering your tracking number - your Order Shipped email will contain this information for each parcel. Tracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. NB All our estimates are based on business days and assume that shipping and delivery don't occur on holidays and weekends. ![]() Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.ġ-2 days after each item has arrived in the warehouseġ The expected delivery period after the order has been dispatched via your chosen delivery method.ģ Please note this service does not override the status timeframe "Dispatches in", and that the "Usually Dispatches In" timeframe still applies to all orders. Items in order will be sent via Express post as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. ![]() ![]() ![]() Juliet is finally able to understand that she has no need to escape from her life because she has all the love that she needs in herself. When Juliet thinks about all the love she has in her life while floating down the river at the end of the novel, she remembers that she can live forever if she “just let go of fear and lived truth,” which is when Juliet “finally knew what it was to just breathe” (300). ![]() ![]() After she confronts Harlowe, Juliet is able to breathe easier. Before she has her final confrontation about Harlowe’s racism at the end of the novel, Juliet struggles to breathe on the hike. She struggles to breathe when she talks to Lainie about their relationship, when she talks to her mother on the phone, and when Harlowe stereotypes her in the bookstore. Juliet’s need for air represents her need for escape from the pressure of other people’s expectations. She feels like she cannot breathe when she is anxious, which is usually triggered by moments where she feels uncomfortable. The main character of Juliet Takes A Breath is like a fat, Latinx, lesbian version of Holden Caulfield, with a keen eye for observing all the cultural norms that don't fit her in her assimilation-minded Catholic family in the Bronx, the feminist community. Juliet consistently feels like there is a lack of air throughout the novel, especially because she is asthmatic. Kids say ( 1 ): A funny, emotionally true book with an exceptionally compelling narrator. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But it was his dirty mouth in the bedroom that made me swoon and search for tickets to a hockey game!” –#1 New York Times bestselling author Vi Keeland “Smart, sexy and utterly addictive, I fell in love with Tucker’s strength and patience. If he wants a life with the woman of his dreams, he’ll have to convince her that some goals can only be made with an assist. The problem is, Sabrina’s heart is locked up tight, and the fiery brunette is too stubborn to accept his help. It doesn’t hurt that the soon-to-be mother of his child is beautiful, whip-smart, and keeps him on his toes. On the ice, he’s fine staying out of the spotlight, but when it comes to becoming a daddy at the age of twenty-two, he refuses to be a bench warmer. ![]() Tucker believes being a team player is as important as being the star. One night of sizzling heat and surprising tenderness is all she’s willing to give John Tucker, but sometimes, one night is all it takes for your entire life to change.īut the game just got a whole lot more complicated… Her path to escaping her shameful past certainly doesn’t include a gorgeous hockey player who believes in love at first sight. Discover another binge-worthy romance from New York Times and international bestselling author Elle Kennedy!Ĭollege senior Sabrina James has her whole future planned out: graduate from college, kick butt in law school, and land a high-paying job at a cutthroat firm. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Will Kate Phillips play Henry's third wife Jane Seymour once again? (Image credit: BBC) The Mirror and the Light cast Following his fall from royal favour, he was executed at Tower Hill in 1540. This was an era in which Cromwell ascended to the pinnacle of his riches and power, yet the death of Jane Seymour days after the birth of Edward proved a crucial moment.Ĭromwell was tasked with finding a new wife for the King, but his choice of German princess Anne of Cleeves proved a crucial misstep and soured his relationship with Henry. The Mirror and the Light will cover the period following the death of Anne Boleyn in 1536, Henry's marriage to Jane Seymour and the birth of a long-anticipated son, Prince Edward. The six-part series also covered England's split from the Roman Catholic Church and Anne's downfall following her failure to provide the King with an heir. Wolf Hall, which was based on the first two novels of Mantel's Tudor trilogy, painted a vivid picture of court life during the 16th century and followed lawyer Thomas Cromwell as he rose to become one of Henry VIII's most trusted advisors.Ī former protege to Cardinal Wolsey, Cromwell earned favor with the King by helping him divorce his first wife Catherine of Aragon and arranging his marriage to Anne Boleyn, yet made plenty of enemies on the way. (Image credit: BBC) The Mirror and the Light plot Damian Lewis is expected to reprise his role as Henry VIII. ![]() |