Emma is in trouble. Her body is a mess, her boyfriend isn't who she thought he was and not what she needed and she is hitching to the Black Hills with a bad guy. She escapes a bad situation only to end up in a worse one. Now she finds herself in a ghost town in a van without gas, evil lurking around everywhere and one poor little soul who may be her salvation if she can just get them out of there. As you read you can't help but think that it can't get any worse for them and then it does. It is an out of body experience like a bad nightmare that leaves you sweaty, shaking and questioning reality. A powerful new voice that matches violence with compassion and makes you painfully aware of human frailty.
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You can take the journalism job away from Joan but you can't stop her from thinking like a journalist and hunting for a great story. As Joan takes a job of Assistant Copywriter for a tech startup she is suddenly surrounded by young people who are barely out of school and she feels more like the room mom than it is a solid career move. In this emoji driven world of social media soundbites instead of real copy, Joan discovers more about the company and what really is going on than she bargained for. Fun rom-com mini-mystery that will find an audience in anyone who sometimes finds themselves at a loss fitting into the next generation's world and finding their true talents.
A historical masterpiece highlighting the heroic efforts of one Dutch woman to save as many Jewish children as she could. Truus Wijsmuller known as Tante Truus was able to smuggle out hundreds of children out of Nazi-occupied Vienna in the early days of the war. Her largest extraction was known as Kindertransport which was a one time, one-way train trip authorized by Adolf Eichmann for exactly 600 children. The children were then sent to London to families waiting to take them in. Her story is beautifully told as is the story of a few of those lucky children she helped. It is a vivid illustration of heroism, love, and sacrifice on the part of the families who had to risk everything and say goodbye to save their children. This is a must-read for lovers of wartime heroes, little known WWII stories and amazing feats of courage.
After the Korean War was over there was still a large US military presence and to boost morale for the troops and take advantage of the fact that Marilyn Monroe was in nearby Japan on her honeymoon, the military flew her to Korea for a few days and a USO show. She needs an assistant who can guide Ms. Monroe in and out of her stops and a woman who speaks fluent English. Alice really doesn't know what to expect from the larger than life star and is taken aback by how personable she is and the kindness shown to her by Marilyn Monroe. Both are hiding wounds they keep from everyone around them but Alice has to confront hers as her history before and during the war will rise to the surface. Alice's tale of survival and love lost is mixed in with her time spent with Marilyn Monroe. Historical fiction at its finest but also a heartfelt story of kinship and loss despite cultural barriers.
Gideon is a badass swordswoman who must accompany her house necromancer to a meeting of the nine houses (planets) for sort of a magic jousting competition and hopefully get them both out of there alive. This is a space fantasy with more political backstabbing than House of Cards and a tough as nails rogue more charming and caustic than Han Solo and then there are the animated skeletons. Gideon has a soft side too but only for her talented necromancer Harrow. A wild ride that doesn't leave you much time to breathe before the next calamity strikes and this is only the beginning. Tamsyn Muir has created a hybrid between the magical fantasies and space battles with characters you like and wonderful wit that is sure to charm young adults and adults alike.
Book two in the series begins where THE GILDED HOUR left off. We have two female doctors who are cousins, deeply aware that they are a minority in the late 1800s but aren't about to let that stop them from doing what they feel is right. Their work takes them to help women particularly when it comes to having a choice in bearing children and contraceptives which was just as much of a social and religious hotspot as it is today. As if this wasn't trouble enough, women are disappearing in the hands of an unknown killer. Sara Donati does a great job of highlighting the social issues of the day and covers a wide range of economic and ethnic groups. She has long been known as a beloved chronicler of early America. Her characters are authentic, the history is fascinating and you know when you begin one of her books you are in for a wonderful tale - this is no exception.
Caitlin Doughty gives honest answers to questions about death that people young and old have asked her over the years and let's face it - these are the questions we all have been dying to ask but have been too embarrassed. She offers frank, insightful and often humorous answers to questions that ponder the world of morticians and those fascinated with all things dead. Designed for adults but trust me plenty of kids and teens will be heard uttering eew, yuck and oh my as they furiously flick the pages. Tim Burtonesque illustrations begin each chapter and add much to the macabre material. Now I know I can't legally have my Viking funeral I will have to explore other options.
You think you know what happened to the nanny. You think you know whose skull they found in the lake and you are pretty confident by a third of the way in that you know who the bad guy is and in true Gilly Macmillan style, you would be wrong. The well off Holt family is so very lucky that Nanny Hannah has shown up after all these years, just when her grown charge is back home with her young daughter in tow. Some were very surprised to see her back. Gothic whodunnit for fans of British shockers and good old twisted endings.
This debut is for you if you reread the Narnia books, lived for the idea of a doorway to a hidden world appearing as you wandered alone in the forest and love a good gothic mystery. In the early 1900s, January's father fails to come home from one of his treasure-seeking trips for his employer, Mr. Locke and so January becomes the guardian of Mr. Locke and lives in his grand manor home. She is not white, she never really feels like she is family and with the exception of Samuel and her dog Bad, she is lonely. As a magical book falls into her hands and she discovers her parent's history and her own, January will come to the attention of some sinister people who wish to possess her. The doors she opens into many magical places lead to fantastic new worlds that so far have only existed in people's imaginations. The sinister characters, as well as the feisty heroine and friends, will worm their way into your heart.
Before 1969 there were no women at Yale. This historic first class of 575 women was the top in their class in high school or other colleges and they arrived thinking their college experience would be no different from any other college but they were wrong. They suffered harassment from male students and faculty. There were no locks on the bathroom doors and many of them had to turn down offers of dates or worse from a very lopsided student population. For every freedom, they had in high school or other schools, they now had to earn again. For every social issue, the rest of the world was engaged in - racism, Vietnam War, sexual freedom, these women had to fight harder and yell louder to be heard. They not only survived this test but excelled and went on to become leaders in almost every area after graduating. This is a fascinating look at what it really takes to change a system that has existed for generations. Agreeing to admit some women was just the beginning.
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