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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They're just one of six to hold that honour. So, who are the two women that were privileged enough to sit close by to Queen Camilla during the coronation ceremony? One is Annabel Elliott, the Queen's sister, and the other is Lady Lansdowne (also known as Fiona Mary Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne), both of whom perform the royal role of a Queen's Companion. There were also two women, both dressed in white, accompanying Camilla, that had people talking. The coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla was quite the who's who when it came to guests – amongst the some 2,000 people gathered in Westminster Abbey were the likes of senior royals, celebrities and foreign dignitaries. ![]() ![]() But as startling layers of deception are brought to light, Erica and Brian find themselves caught between the bonds of the past and an uncertain future. ![]() What if there were more secrets, ones that changed everything?Ī chance meeting proves the passion between Brian and Erica hasn't dimmed-but neither has the determination of others to keep them apart. Yet Erin has lingering doubts over her choice. everyone, that is, except for her own mother, who delights in uncovering Brian's betrayal that implodes everything and destroys their engagement. Brian Lawson is everything she could have dreamed of and then some. ![]() When true love meets dark secrets, which side will win? Don't miss this reader favorite from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jacksonįinding a soulmate was the easy part for Erica Sanders. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yes, Justine is nonetheless a “master” work, but with the passage of time, Darley really doesn’t hold up all that well, nor do Durrell’s obvious prejudices toward a woman of a “whorish” nature. This is, in many ways, why Lawrence Durrell’s 1961 commencement to The Alexandria Quartet is so prescient, even if it is, more often than not, an extremely cynical view of love, and its recyclability–a polite word for disposability.ĭurrell’s protagonist, an Irishman who becomes referred to as Darley in subsequent novels of the quartet, is someone whose “evolved” view of love might have been impressive and avant-garde in its time, but now just comes across as garden variety fuckboy doublespeak. It’s a world that prides its bottom line on “the self”–improving it, bettering it, concerning one self with it. In the era that is now, it’s easy to be jaded about love. Justine is a novel that, in addition to being a part of a larger tableau–specifically The Alexandria Quartet–defies what most enthusiasts of literature have come to rely upon in depictions of love: that it lasts forever, that it can’t be broken or altered by what Days of Our Lives calls the sands of time. ![]() ![]() ![]() Although the secret book was kept hidden inside a locked chest in the Queen's private chamber, it has inexplicably vanished. ![]() The Queen has authored a confessional book, Lamentation of a Sinner, so radically Protestant that if it came to the King's attention it could bring both her and her sympathizers crashing down. Shardlake, still haunted by his narrow escape from death the year before, steps into action when the beleaguered and desperate Queen summons him to Whitehall Palace to help her recover a dangerous manuscript. As heretics are hunted across London, and radical Protestants are burned at the stake, the Catholic party focuses its attack on Henry's sixth wife - and Matthew Shardlake's old mentor - Queen Catherine Parr. His Protestant and Catholic councilors are engaged in a final and decisive power struggle whoever wins will control the government. King Henry VIII is slowly, painfully dying. ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, around them, a magical supporting cast of classic Binchy characters weaves its spell: a comically dreadful but endearing set of twin children a lonely man looking for the foster daughter he had to hand back to her real parents years earlier the glamorous aunt whose financial backing of Scarlet Feather has a dubious source. Against a background of hilarious catering triumphs and disasters, these key relationships begin to crumble, and the aphrodisiac of shared business trials and tribulations starts its inevitable work on Cathy and Tom. Tom's hopelessly obsessive love for his beautiful, ambitious model girlfriend, Marcella, and Cathy's increasingly distant marriage to Neil, form the heart of the emotional tangles in the story. Hannah is furious that her clever lawyer son, Neil, should have married her maid's daughter, and is even more outraged when Cathy sets up Scarlet Feather with Tom. In particular Lizzie cleans the house of Cathy's mother-in-law, the fearsome Hannah Mitchell. ![]() Cathy's father is an inveterately optimistic gambler on the horses, and her mother, Lizzie, is a domestic cleaner. ![]() ![]() Tom is the son of a builder and his fanatically devout wife, both of whom are disappointed that he hasn't joined the family building firm. Scarlet Feather is set in contemporary Dublin, and is the story of Cathy Scarlet and Tom Feather, who go into business together as caterers. ![]() ![]() 'Fantastic, funny, ferocious.' - Sam Sykes Clay Cooper and his band were once the best of the best, the most feared and renowned crew of mercenaries this side of the Heartwyld. Then an ex-bandmate turns up at Clay's door with a plea for help-the kind of mission that only the very brave or the very stupid would sign up for.Īvailable Augfrom Hachette Audio as a digital download from Orbit Books. A retired group of legendary mercenaries get the band back together for one last impossible mission in this award-winning debut epic fantasy. He's happily married to a smart woman who brings in much more money with her horses than he does with his peace keeping, and he has a wonderful young daughter who makes friends with frogs. Golden Gabe the charismatic frontman, Clay ‘Slowhand’ Cooper the ever-reliable warrior, Moog the magnificent wizard, Matrick Skulldrummer the loveable rogue, and Ganelon the killer. Their glory days long past, the mercs have grown apart and grown old, fat, drunk, or a combination of the three. Clay Cooper works for the city watch in a small out of the way town. The Band is an ongoing series that currently consists of two books, Kings of the Wyld and Bloody Rose. ![]() Think Guardians of the Galaxy meets the Lord of the Rings.Ĭlay Cooper and his band were once the best of the best, the most feared and renowned crew of mercenaries this side of the Heartwyld. ![]() A retired group of warriors must get the band back together for one last seemingly impossible mission in this rousing commercial fantasy adventure debut. ![]() ![]() Her story is an intriguing read, offering a revealing glimpse into the world of cyber romance for singles that are toying with the idea, for those who haven’t dared yet, or those who just want to compare notes. She learns the hard way that it's easy come, uneasy go at this smorgasboard of cyber-dreamboats. Among the Lotharios she encounters are recycled bachelors, breezy islands of ego, fly-by-nights, birds of paradise, commitment phobics, and the odd sex maniac. Chat-rooms prove to be intoxicating, and Cherie feels like in a kid in a candy store. ![]() She surfs the risky waves of the Internet and flies around the world to adventures, disappointments and not a few surprises. ![]() Cherie, a professional matchmaker from Dublin, Ireland, faces the ultimate challenge when she tries to find a soul mate for herself. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Identity lies at the novel’s heart, fed by conflict and competition. Their authenticity flows from their refusal to be any one thing, each pursuing their own agenda, each brilliant and flawed in their own ways. The novel's greatest power is in its unforgettable characters, each crafted with complexity and stunning individuality. I don’t know enough about the period to identify how much of this was based on the history and how much was Shelley Parker-Chan’s fiction, save the wonderful genderqueer inclusions, but whatever the foundation, the author’s creativity is stamped upon every page. She Who Became the Sun reimagines the rise to power of Zhu Yuanzhang, the rebel leader who fought the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty and eventually went on to found the Ming dynasty in 14th century China. ![]() ![]() * Comics are sent in a bubble mailer sandwiched between two thick cardboard backers to prevent damage. It's a moving story about the passage of time and the commonalities and differences across and within generations." This new graphic novel, from the author of 5,000 KM Per Second, is a science fiction story that eschews the stars in favor of the delicate, nuanced world of human emotion. In the sky, strange, bright triangles appear to bear mysterious messages from an extraterrestrial civilization. The younger advances new values and models of cohabitation and family. One generation feels old, tired, finished. Item Specifics Publisher Fantagraphics Item Description Condition: some spine creasing in the upper left corner ![]() |