![]() Her first literary love was historical fiction, a genre which she relishes mixing up with romance and adventure in her own writing. ![]() She lives in Scotland with her husband, one of three grown-up kids, and a small dog with a big personality. ![]() Mary Lancaster is a USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction and historical romance. And the eventual solution will involve several old friends from the previous Pleasure Garden books. Mutual suspicion dissolves eventually into an alliance to discover who is behind a plot to overthrow the British government and why. So begins an attraction that is both unwise and irresistible. Making a rare mistake, he returns to Maida to right it – only to be faced with a severe young woman demanding he return the ring he stole. Returning to England to resign before he loses his soul entirely, he accepts one final mission that he regards as both foolish and beneath him. ![]() ![]() When a borrowed ring is stolen from Catherine Dove and her friend, now in their first London Season, the redoubtable Matty goes alone to Maida Pleasure Gardens to confront the thief – who turns out to be outrageous, charming and utterly mysterious.įrancisco de Salgado has been long employed by the British government to take care of insoluble problems, both home and abroad. Governess Matty Mather has grown to love her pupils of the Dove family. Thief or gentleman, he is uniquely dangerous! ![]()
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It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. ![]() Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions Title: "Can such things be?" Or, the Weird of the Beresfords. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This exchange is reprinted in The Daphne Du Maurier Companion (Virago). Much earlier, in 1976, Antonia Fraser wrote a short piece for Harpers and Queen called Rebecca's Story, covering similar ground, to which Daphne was invited to respond. That was certainly true for Sally because in 2001 she wrote Rebecca's Tale, in which she gives us her version of Rebecca's back story. And which of the two women are readers drawn to, which of these polar opposite fascinates and attracts? Rebecca again, I would say - certainly for modern readers." ![]() " Long after the book has been closed, which character reverberates in the memory? Rebecca. In her 'Afterword' to the Virago paperback edition, Sally Beauman writes: In this thought-provoking and insightful piece, Chris looks at the novel Rebecca from the point of view of the inspiration for Rebecca herself.Īs we all watch the new Netflix film version of Rebecca, released last month, some may be drawn again to wonder about the unseen title character. Today we bring you a full-length article that he has written for us. Recently I introduced Chris Main to you when he shared with us his thoughts on the new Netflix film of Rebecca, (see DduM website news page 31st October 2020). A new look at the inspiration for that illusive character: Echoes of Rebecca – by Chris Main. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Koontz is an amazing writer with some incredible ideas, and we’re thrilled to have a chance to bring his Frankenstein story into the comic book medium.” “We love surprises,” laughed Ernst Dabel, President of Dabel Brothers Productions, “and we’re certain that many people will be absolutely stunned to hear that we’re working with such a well-known author as Dean Koontz. Today Les and Ernst Dabel announced that their next wave of comic book adaptations of popular novels will include one of the bestselling novels of the decade: an adaptation of Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein Book 1: Prodigal Son! Hamilton’s Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter, which immediately became one of the bestselling graphic novels of 2007 within one month from publication. They upped the ante when they joined forces with Marvel Comics to produce Laurell K. They stunned the comic book world in 2003 with their graphic adaptation of George R. If the Dabel Brothers can be accused of anything in life, it’s in thinking big. ![]() With over five million copies sold worldwide of the first two novels in Koontz’s proposed Frankenstein trilogy, the graphic adaptation produced by the Dabel Brothers of “Frankenstein Book 1” is destined to be a Number 1 bestseller in the graphic novel and comic book categories as well. Dabel Brothers Adapt FRANKENSTEIN BOOK ONE: PRODIGAL SON ![]() ![]() ![]() Well, at least they did until 1986, when all the supervillains in the world teamed up for the express purpose of defeating every superhero in the world. Wanted is a comic series by Mark Millar and JG Jones that operates on one simple principle: superheroes really do exist in our world. But suddenly, Wesley is tapped to join the Fraternity, a shadowy cabal of comic book-style villains who claim they're behind all organized crime on Earth, and that further, Wesley's father was one of them.Īnd that's when Wesley's life gets much more interesting. He works for a disgusting boss at a job he hates before going home to a girlfriend who's sleeping with his best friend. Wesley's father abandoned him when he was eighteen weeks old, and things have gone steadily downhill since. ![]() ![]() ![]() He’s always been a first rate storyteller, but his style has evolved considerably since Lethal Protector, and he now has a sort of cinematic realism, or as much as one can have when drawing Venom. Talking of which… Mark Bagley, artist on Venom’s first solo story, is back to illustrate the longest outing here. Juan Gedeon illustrates the opener of Eddie looking for work naturally enough, although the actual story isn’t too distanced from Spider-Man stories of the 1980s. ![]() Iban Coello’s strength is storytelling clarity, which is accompanied by an anonymous style, although he sells the creepy aspects of his story well. In fact they’re all good, but it’s like coming out of the Sistine Chapel and seeing a pleasing community mural. ![]() ![]() That’s partly down to the artistic absence of the remarkable Ryan Stegman, although no artist here is substandard. The threat of Krull hovers in the background, and there’s certainly plenty of movement in Eddie Brock’s personal circumstances, but while what’s supplied entertains, it’s more traditional. Anyone expecting a continuation of the horrors set in motion over the opening hardcover volume of Venom by Donny Cates could be in for a disappointment as this content isn’t as ambitious. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But as they encounter increasingly difficult obstacles, a dangerous spirit interferes at every turn. She’ll need help from an unlikely team, from a jazz musician capable of hypnotizing with a melody to an aging vaudeville actor who can change his face, to pull off the impossible. ![]() The task: steal a magical ring from the wealthiest woman in the District.Ĭlara can’t pull off this daring heist alone. So, when the Empress, the powerful spirit who holds her debt, offers her an opportunity to gain her freedom, a desperate Clara seizes the chance. Now a curse that’s left her indebted to the cunning spirit world. A woman able to communicate with spirits must assemble a ragtag crew to pull off a daring heist to save her community in this timely and dazzling historical fantasy that weaves together African American folk magic, history, and romance.Ĭlara Johnson talks to spirits, a gift that saved her during her darkest moments in a Washington D. ![]() ![]() ![]() Heyerdahl and a small team went to Peru, where they constructed a balsa-wood raft out of balsa logs and other native materials in an indigenous style, as recorded in illustrations by Spanish conquistadors. ![]() His aim in mounting the Kon-Tiki expedition was to show, by using only the materials and technologies available to these people at the time, that there were no technical reasons to prevent them from having done so. Heyerdahl believed that people from South America could have settled Polynesia in the South Pacific in Pre-Columbian times. Kon-Tiki is also the name of the popular book that Heyerdahl wrote about his adventures. It was named after the Inca sun god, Viracocha, for whom "Kon-Tiki" was said to be an old name. Kon-Tiki was the raft used by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl in his 1947 expedition from Peru to the Tuamotu Islands. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The writer looks at this phenomenon critically, confronting the reality of her daily ‘’beauty’’ routines. Irby comments ironically, “Wow, she got that skin just from vitamins?” Living up to their standards is often difficult as they use expensive products, which, even if you can afford, do not guarantee the same results. The author calls them ‘’gorgeous ingenue with piles of secret wealth that she never divulges to the unsuspecting slobs on the other side of the screen.” These girls share with their followers daily routines that keep them fresh, beautiful and healthy. The popularity of lifestyle blogs created a new occupation for numerous wealthy girls who would otherwise enjoy their fortunes in solitude. So, get ready to hear what Irby has to say about (her) life! Living a glamorous lifestyle Even if you do not relate to Irby, her sharp-witted comments will keep you amused while reading. From the perspective of a 40-year-old woman, Samantha Irby reflects on her life mostly by concentrating on the struggles middle-aged people face. The main character of the book ‘’Wow, No Thank You’’ is the writer herself. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her companion is Brock, who can’t seem to leave her side and aids her when she is in pain. ![]() Jenna Darrow, in the cold winter months of Alaska, was kidnapped and violated and now she has been rescued and has been taken back to Boston, to the Order’s headquarters. Yet in spite of their resolve, a purely physical relationship without strings soon binds Brock and Jenna together with a desire fiercer than life and stronger than death itself-until a secret from Brock’s past and Jenna’s own mortality challenges their forbidden love to the ultimate trial by fire. and arouse.Īs she recovers under Brock’s care, Jenna finds herself drawn to the Order’s mission: to stop a ruthless enemy and its army of assassins from subjecting Earth to a reign of terror. Perhaps the most mysterious of them all is Brock, a brooding, dark-eyed alpha male whose hands hold the power to comfort, heal. To do so, she will seek shelter in the Boston compound of the Order, an ancient race of vampire warriors whose very existence is shrouded in mystery. For strange changes are taking place within her, as she struggles to understand-and control-a new hunger. ![]() But with her narrow escape comes an even greater challenge. ![]() Also in this series: Kiss of Midnight, Kiss of Crimson, Midnight Awakening, Midnight Rising, Veil of Midnight, Ashes of Midnight, Shades of MidnightĪT THE CROSSROADS OF DEATH AND DESIRE, A WOMAN TASTES A PLEASURE NO MORTAL IS MEANT TO SURVIVE. In the frozen Alaskan wilderness, former state trooper Jenna Darrow survives an unspeakable breach of body and soul. ![]() |