![]() He managed almost on his own to extinguish the fire. He went looking for work in Weatherbury, where Bathsheba lived now. Now he had to find work on other men’s farms. So Gabriel sold all his farm tools to pay what he owed for the sheep. But a disaster came to Gabriel when all of hi sheep, excited by his dog, had broken the gate and had fell in a deep hole. Afterwards Bathsheba left to Weatherbury because she had inherited her uncle’s farm. But when he proposed she gave him a negative answer. From then on they kept meeting and Gabriel fell in love. There were two persons in the hut who seemed to be Bathsheba Everdene and her aunt. That same evening the shepherd saw her again when he discovered a light coming from a wooden hut. The girl went off without even thanking Gabriel. Gabriel Oak was a shepherd on Norcombe Hill (in fact he had rented his sheep) when he first met Bathsheba by paying her toll. ![]() ![]() Far from the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy) ![]()
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![]() Mitchell apparently had the same charm and desire to trifle with the affections of countless men in her day. There is no denying that there is a parallel between the life of Scarlett O’Hara & Margaret Mitchell. They loved and were loyal to each other once they were married but they had a rough road getting there (Read my Books on Screen post HERE). Mitchell herself seems to have had a rocky road to love but she had John Marsh shared a good marriage, from certain perspectives. (I forgave her.) Slowly but surely I was drawn into the tragic love story of Scarlett & Rhett. My friend made me watch the movie with her. I read the book and shrugged my shoulders. I read GWTW for the first time when I was in high school at the behest of one of my best friends who was in love with the story, for reasons which were unknown to me. I had the same feeling when I finished reading Gone with the Wind. At 517 pages it’s not a quick and easy read but it is incredibly thorough. ![]() If you’ve ever been curious about the woman behind Gone with the Wind then this is the book for you. Published by Peachtree Publishers (out of Atlanta, Georgia, no less!), this book appears to be rather hard to find these days, but you can still grab a copy from Peachtree directly if you’d like to find a new edition. ![]() ![]() ![]() It was - wow! Leaves me feeling rather breathless. Margaret Mitchell and John Marsh: The Love Story Behind Gone With the Wind is one of those books that I just feel the need to write out of my system. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Just give me the cookie back, Rina!!! I need to learn more about Naomi and Sebastian! Honestly, I'm feeling that she just gave me a cookie and when I took one delicious bite, she just took it back!!! Rina is always managing to build complicated stories with many twists and in here with just a prologue and three chapters in, she managed to introduce our two main heroes and to built already the mystery!!! You just have to wait and see, but be prepared cause I'm sure that their story will be epic!!! ![]() The truth is that if you have already read "Lies and truths" duet, you have already took a glimpse by Sebastian and Naomi and to be totally honest here, I was waiting the time that Rina will give us more about them, since the glimpses in there was piquing up your interest.Īnd the time has come to finally meet them and I'm so excited for their turn.Ī feisty girl with a rebellious streak who you would never thought that would be a cheerleader.Ī dominant boy who has a heavy load on his shoulder, even though in front of the others he apprears to be anything but easygoing. Some are mundane others are downright twisted."įrom this small sample, Rina Kent made me craving "Red Thorns" like an addict. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In Progress: The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix. A quest story featuring a cranky princess, a frog, a very large newt, a transformed otter, and a Royal Dog. Agent: Jill Grinberg, Grinberg Literary Management. A re-read, because I felt like something less serious but still with heart. ![]() Listening Library,, unabridged, 9 CDs, 11 hrs., 55 ISBN 978-1-5247-0200-7 Filled with an assortment of talking animals, this. Along the way, she’s dogged by Rikard’s weasel assassins and a series of journalists, all named Gerald the Herald, who constantly shout headlines like “The Frogkisser Sets Forth! Herald Detained by Druid Accomplice! More News to Come!” Well-developed characters, an unfailing sense of humor, and polished prose make Nix’s uproarious adventure a pleasure to read. Frogkisser Frogkisser Garth Nix, read by Marisa Calin. What’s a princess to do? In this rollicking comic fantasy from Old Kingdom creator Nix, Anya sets off on a quest to find allies and revert the transformed royals by assembling the ingredients for “Fairly Reliable Transmogrification Reversal Lip Balm,” accompanied by her sister’s most recent suitor, Prince Denholm (currently a frog) her faithful if overzealous dog, Ardent and a boy-turned-newt named Shrub. Now Rikard is threatening to usurp the crown and send Anya off to a boarding school from which she’s unlikely to return. Princess Anya just wants to be left alone to study magic, but her feckless older sister, Morven, keeps falling madly in love with visiting princes-until their “evil stepstepfather,” Duke Rikard, transforms the suitors into frogs. ![]() ![]() Lucie will do anything to bring back Jesse Blackthorn from the dead, no matter who gets hurt in the process. Lucie Herondale has her own predicaments. ![]() Even though he’s patient with his best friend James, he knows Cordelia deserve to be with someone who reciprocates her feelings. After one year, James can marry her and Cordelia will find someone else. After all, it’s not like the marriage is a real one.Īt the same time, Matthew Fairchild can’t hide his feelings for Cordelia, becoming more reckless in the process. James still thinks Grace Blackthorn is the love of his life. Cordelia always hoped she’d marry James…just not under these circumstances. ![]() Picking up a few months after Chain of Gold, it’s time for James Herondale and Cordelia Carstairs to get married. Warning: Spoilers if you haven’t started reading The Last Hours series. ![]() ![]() ![]() This memoir certainly fit this description. Like many readers, the stories that resonate with me are about people who suffer a loss, endure hardships, and rise to survive and thrive with courage and strength. I was interested in reading about the journey on that bumpy road from the slums to the Supreme Court. Someone doesn’t become the first Latina or a woman judge, CEO, astronaut, or any other distinguishable career choice without more than a few bumps in the road. ![]() ![]() I was drawn to order the book because I knew there had to be a story of a struggle, tenacity, and spirit in her story. That’s certainly a draw, but not the only reason I selected her memoir to read. Much of the attention to the book may be because she is the first Latina Chief Justice and the third woman appointed to the Supreme Court. It’s because of her memoir, “My Beloved World,” which has garnered much praise and is the Amazon Book of the Month for January 2013. The Honorable Chief Justice Sonia Sotomayor has been on several television programs this last month and it’s not for any Supreme Court hearing. ![]() ![]() ![]() Soon Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret romance with a surprisingly unstuffy Henry that could derail the campaign and upend two nations. What at first begins as a fake, Instragramable friendship grows deeper, and more dangerous, than either Alex or Henry could have imagined. ![]() Heads of family, state, and other handlers devise a plan for damage control: staging a truce between the two rivals. And when the tabloids get hold of a photo involving an Alex-Henry altercation, U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse. Theres only one problem: Alex has a beef with the actual prince, Henry, across the pond. Handsome, charismatic, genius-his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. Book Synopsis The special Collectors Edition of Casey McQuistons beloved New York Times bestselling novel, featuring illustrated endpapers, an all new Henry-POV chapter, and more! What happens when Americas First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales? When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. ![]() ![]() Tracy Chevalier, author of “Girl With a Pearl Earring,” immerses readers in that time in “Remarkable Creatures,” a novel based on the lives of two English women who made significant contributions to paleontology in defiance of the restrictions of their era, gender and class. 23, 4000 BC) and that it contained all of God’s creatures, on whom He lavished loving and continual care. ![]() ![]() But just 200 years ago, the word “paleontology” hadn’t been invented and Britain’s Geology Society was just a few years old, its very existence a careful negotiation between science and religion, where some believed that Earth was formed on a specific date (Oct. Today, most people understand that animals can become extinct, whether as a consequence of a giant asteroid or because of our own pattern of habitat destruction, climate change and pollution that have endangered hundreds more. ![]() ![]() ![]() She also has published articles for David C. Shirley is an award-winning author with several of her articles appearing in “Paper Pulpit” in the Faith section of The Gadsden (Alabama) Times. ![]() She serves as Vice President of The Addiction Connection. Shirley Crowder, CABC, is passionate about disciple-making, which is conducted in and through a myriad of ministry opportunities including biblical counseling, teaching Bible studies, writing, and music. He serves as the Director of Counseling at Grace Fellowship Church in Florence, KY. Shaw, D.Min., CABC, ACBC, IABC, CADAC II, founded The Addiction Connection in 2012 and is the author of 26 publications on addictions and biblical counseling. Listen to full podcasts (New Episodes Weekly): Proceeds from the book Advent: Meditations for Addicts go to The Addiction Connection. Shaw and Shirley Crowder about taking responsibility for our sin, particularly the hope of God's transforming forgiveness for all sin choices, including those involved in addiction. ![]() ![]() ![]() Whatever hostilities Hazel and Mari may face, I promise you that the cover doesn't lie. But don't give up hope, for hope this has in abundance. I'm afraid the real world has a habit of intruding and it does so, dramatically, inside. Hazel Johnson and Mari McCray, two women of colour, and eventually of some considerable age, able to share their affection and relish their relationship, free from outside adversity and. I love the cover's narrative: hair greys, fashions change, but not their love for, nor loyalty to each other. Eyes fixed on each other - except when closed whilst kissing - the couple's arms are entwined as the many years roll by, the bingo sheets passing like the pages of a calendar. What luxurious forms, deliciously drawn, delicately poised, full of innocence, joy and mutual, unequivocal adoration. ![]() |