![]() ![]() As Henry begins to fear he is cursed, Jane Seymour's honesty and innocence conjure in him the hope of redemption. He changed his country's religion to leave his first wife, a princess of Spain, for Anne Boleyn - but she too has failed to provide a son. Meanwhile, King Henry VIII is 45 and increasingly desperate for an heir. When the court visits Wolf Hall, the Seymour ancestral manor, Jane has the perfect opportunity to shine: her diligence, efficiency, and newfound poise are sure to finally attract a suitor. Jane Seymour is 27 years old and increasingly desperate to marry and secure her place in the world. Bennetts AwardĪll Jane Seymour wants is a husband but when she catches the eye of a volatile king, she is pulled deep into the Tudor court's realm of plot and intrigue.Įngland. ![]() " One of the Best Books of 2016" - Open Letters Monthly Finalist, 2016 Novel of the Year - Underground Book Reviews Semi-Finalist - 2017 M.M. ![]()
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![]() While Olive runs on a platform of addressing student concerns, her larrikin friends, Trent and Sawyer, run a solo-issue campaign – to bring chocolate pudding to the school lunch room. And so, with encouragement from her Aunt Molly, Olive initiates a protest and ultimately runs as a student leader. Olive’s keen sense of justice leads her to raise the issue with her teacher who says ‘it’s simply the way things are’. But Olive is disturbed to learn that one of her friends, Beth, missed out on the trip because her family is on a ‘tight budget’. Early in the novel, Olive’s class take a field trip to see a Shakespearean play which they all enjoy. ![]() The focus for Act is the school election of student leaders. ![]() ![]() The third in Kayla Miller’s graphic novel series, Act, follows Camp and Click! The series features, Olive and her bestie Willow, navigating the challenges of Grade 6. ![]() ![]() ![]() Max Hunter is a former basketball star who was seriously injured in a car accident leaving him scarred and unable to continue playing the game. Caroline has been working as the assistant to a college professor while attending classes to become a lawyer, but her dear friend and mentor recently passed away and she must now face a new boss. As Caroline, she has finally been able to reclaim her self-respect and build a new and fulfilling life with her son, Tom, but they still always seem to be looking over their shoulders, expecting disaster to strike. She faked their deaths and has been living under the assumed name of Caroline Stewart ever since. ![]() Series: Karen Rose Romantic Suspense SeriesĪfter nearly being beaten to death, Mary Grace Winters took her young son and ran from her abusive husband seven years ago. Evernight Teen Summer Kick-off Blog Hop.Cosmo Red Hot Reads from Harlequin Launch. ![]() ![]() ![]() In addition to falling madly in love with the planet, Kristin fell for many attractive locals, men who could provide the emotional connection she wanted without costing her the freedom she desperately needed. ![]() ![]() A funny, sexy, and ultimately poignant memoir about mastering the art of the vacationship. Kristin introduces readers to the Israeli bartenders, Finnish poker players, sexy Bedouins, and Argentinean priests who helped her transform into "Kristin-Adjacent" on the road-a slower, softer, and, yes, sluttier version of herself at home. ![]() Kristin Newman spent much of her twenties and thirties buying dresses to wear to her friends' weddings and baby showers. Not ready to settle down and in need of an escape from her fast-paced job as a sitcom writer, Kristin instead traveled. Kristin Newman spent much of her twenties and thirties buying dresses to wear to her. Equal parts laugh-out-loud storytelling, candid reflection, and wanderlust-inspiring travel tales, "What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding" is a compelling debut that will have readers rushing to renew their passports. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her thesis was on friendship between men and women in 18th-century fiction. While at Cambridge she lived in a women's co-operative, an experience which inspired her short story "The Welcome". She has a first-class honours Bachelor of Arts degree from University College Dublin (in English and French) and a PhD in English from Girton College, Cambridge. ![]() The youngest of eight children, she is the daughter of Frances (born Rutledge) and academic and literary critic Denis Donoghue. For this, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.ĭonoghue was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1969. ![]() Room was adapted by Donoghue into a film of the same name. She is a 2011 recipient of the Alex Awards. Donoghue's 1995 novel Hood won the Stonewall Book Award and Slammerkin (2000) won the Ferro-Grumley Award for Lesbian Fiction. Her 2010 novel Room was a finalist for the Booker Prize and an international best-seller. Novelist, short story writer, playwright, literary historianĮmma Donoghue (born 24 October 1969) is an Irish-Canadian playwright, literary historian, novelist, and screenwriter. ![]() |