![]() ![]() How High We Go in the Darkby Siquoia Nagamatsu – January 18, 2022 When treachery looms and forbidden magic threatens the kingdom, however, she must challenge the ruthless Celestial Emperor for her dream-striking a dangerous bargain in which she is torn between losing all she loves or plunging the realm into chaos.ĭaughter of the Moon Goddess begins an enchanting, romantic duology which weaves ancient Chinese mythology into a sweeping adventure of immortals and magic, of loss and sacrifice-where love vies with honor, dreams are fraught with betrayal, and hope emerges triumphant. To save her mother, Xingyin embarks on a perilous quest, confronting legendary creatures and vicious enemies across the earth and skies. Disguising her identity, she seizes an opportunity to learn alongside the Crown Prince, mastering archery and magic, even as passion flames between her and the emperor’s son. But when Xingyin’s magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind.Īlone, untrained, and afraid, she makes her way to the Celestial Kingdom, a land of wonder and secrets. ![]() ![]() Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the powerful Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() 'I can imagine you at forty,' she said, a hint of malice in her voice. ![]() OL15424701W Page_number_confidence 96.02 Pages 454 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.17 Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20201116154730 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 358 Scandate 20201113154421 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780340896983 Tts_version 4. She plucked the cigarette from his mouth. He trained as an actor before making the switch. Nichollss previous novels include Starter for Ten and The Understudy. Urn:lcp:oneday0000nich_u7h9:lcpdf:86b5cb0c-ecf1-47a1-a6bf-a0e7cefd7cde Foldoutcount 0 Identifier oneday0000nich_u7h9 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t9b667v0t Invoice 1652 Isbn 9781444724585Ġ340994681 Ocr tesseract 4.1.1 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9549 Ocr_module_version 0.0.6 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA19858 Openlibrary_edition David Nichollss most recent novel, the New York Times bestseller One Day, has sold more than two million copies and has been translated into thirty-seven languages the film adaptation starred Jim Sturgess and Anne Hathaway. And every year that follows Twenty years, two people, ONE DAY. ![]() Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 02:53:09 Boxid IA1997801 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier One day by Nicholls, David, 1966-Publication date 2011. ![]() ![]() ![]() The assignment also offers Ben the chance to be near Lord Westerham’s middle daughter, Pamela, whom he furtively loves. After his uniform and possessions raise suspicions, MI5 operative and family friend Ben Cresswell is covertly tasked with determining if the man is a German spy. World War II comes to Farleigh Place, the ancestral home of Lord Westerham and his five daughters, when a soldier with a failed parachute falls to his death on the estate. Winner of the Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel, the Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel, and the Left Coast Crime Award for Best Historical Mystery. ![]() ![]() ![]() And then, as if it wasn’t enough with what I mentioned above, we have the narrating. It’s only redemption is the rather gripping and unpleasant description of the boys in the basement. It’s romanticizing sexual force and abuse and turning it tastelessly exotic. ![]() So this book is a tribute to male dominance, sexual abuse (even rape), female submission and Stockholm syndrome on steroids. I loved it!" ( USA Today best-selling author Kristen Callihan) "Dark, sexy, and intense, Prisoner is an emotional ride that does not let go until the end. I loved every second of it!" ( The New York Times best-selling author Katie Reus) He might make you come so hard you can't think.Īnd you might crave him more than your next breath. He might even pull you into a forest and hold a hand over your mouth so you can't call for the cops. ![]() At night, I can't stop thinking about him in his cell.īut that's the thing about an animal in a cage - you never know when he'll bite. I shiver when he gets too close, with only the cuffs and the bars and the guards holding him back. He tells me secrets in his stories, and it's getting harder to hide mine. ![]() Then, he shows up in the prison writing class I have to teach, and he blows me away with his honesty. So, I hide behind my prim glasses and my book like I always do, because I have secrets, too. He's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. He seethes with raw power the first time I see him - pure menace and rippling muscles in shackles. ![]() ![]() Without being overdone, they are w ell placed and lend the book authenticity. “amah,” “number one boy”) and Mandarin phrases. ![]() I appreciated his use of expatriate jargon (e.g. While he does stay true to historical facts, French does take liberty with the thoughts and perspective of the characters, giving the book somewhat of a fictional flavor. Oddly, the body has been drained of blood and her heart is missing.įrom this spot where the body is discovered, French pulls you slowly, deeper and deeper, into the inner life of Beijing: the ways and customs of the Chinese, the secret lives of its British residents, and the politics that shape its fate. I borrowed this book from my local library because it was shelved as “history.” In less than twenty pages, after line upon line of descriptive adjectives for a corpse covered in stab wounds, I realized I was reading my first true crime.Īuthor Paul French wastes no time setting the stage: One winter morning in 1937 the body of a young girl is found at the foot of Beijing’s Fox Tower. I have had no interest in the genre even after learning that it has a large readership-people with a vicarious disposition to relive crime in the extreme details usually relegated to fiction. ![]() Until I met my husband I didn’t know that True Crime was worthy of a Dewey Decimal classification. ![]() |