![]() ![]() And Vassa in the Night is definitely an interesting and unique story, but unfortunately a lot of it just didn't really work for me. It is a total me book, a dark fairy tale retelling with a modern magical realism setting. I was so excited to pick a copy of this book up at BEA. *** I received an advance copy of this book from the publisher at BEA. Inspired by the Russian folktale Vassilissa the Beautiful and Sarah Porter’s years of experience teaching creative writing to New York City students. With Erg’s help, Vassa just might be able to break the witch’s curse and free her Brooklyn neighborhood. ![]() Erg is a tough-talking wooden doll with sticky fingers, a bottomless stomach, and a ferocious cunning. So when Vassa’s stepsister sends her out for light bulbs in the middle of night, she knows it could easily become a suicide mission.īut Vassa has a bit of luck hidden in her pocket, a gift from her dead mother. Babs Yagg, the owner of the local convenience store, has a policy of beheading shoplifters-and sometimes innocent shoppers as well. ![]() In Vassa’s neighborhood, where she lives with her stepmother and bickering stepsisters, one might stumble onto magic, but stumbling out again could become an issue. A whole lot of Brooklyn is like that now-but not Vassa’s working-class neighborhood. ![]() Synopsis: In the enchanted kingdom of Brooklyn, the fashionable people put on cute shoes, go to parties in warehouses, drink on rooftops at sunset, and tell themselves they’ve arrived. ![]()
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The hurricane is devastating: homes and condos are levelled, hotels and storefronts ruined, streets flooded, and a dozen people are killed. Amongst them is Bruce Cable, proprietor of Bay Books in downtown Santa Rosa. Most residents flee but a small group of diehards decide to ride it out. When Hurricane Leo threatens Florida's Camino Island, the Governor is quick to issue an evacuation order. Is a Perfect Storm the Perfect Time for a Murder? The Sunday Times bestseller from international bestseller John Grisham. Digitally printed, with excellent print and paper quality.Paper quality= 70 gsm offwhite (Excellent). ![]() ![]() ![]() Louis Post-Dispatch "As literature, Edward Rutherfurd's historical novels are not successful. 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Id heard about him but never seen him, Rachel Courteau says in the opening line of Sheramy Bundricks debut novel, Sunflowers. 1, Rue du Bout d'Arles, with a bouquet of wildflowers and a request to paint her - and before long, a deep, intense attachment grows between Rachel and the gifted, tormented soul. Sunflowers eBook : Bundrick, Sheramy: .uk: Kindle Store. He arrives at their first assignation at No. ![]() This is no ordinary artist but the eccentric painter Vincent van Gogh - and their meeting marks the beginning of a remarkable relationship. Sunflowers by Sheramy Bundrick As I began reading this, it reminded me of Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier. A young prostitute seeking temporary refuge from the brothel, Rachel awakens in a beautiful garden in Arles to discover she is being sketched by a red-haired man in a yellow straw hat. "I'd heard about him but had never seen him, the foreigner with the funny name who wandered the countryside painting pictures." 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