![]() ![]() Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Mullumbimby won the Fiction category of the Queensland Literary Awards in 2013. It concerns Jo Breen, a Bundjalung woman, who buys some of her country and the conflicts that arises. When Jo Breen uses her divorce settlement to buy a neglected property in the Byron Bay hinterland, she is hoping for a tree change, and a blossoming connection to the land of her Aboriginal ancestors. Mullumbimby (2013) is a novel by Australian author Melissa Lucashenko. A darkly funny novel of romantic love and cultural warfare from one of Australia's most admired Indigenous voices. Told with humour and a sharp satirical eye, Mullumbimby is a modern novel set against an ancient land. When Jo unexpectedly finds love on one side of the Native Title divide she quickly learns that living on country is only part of the recipe for the Good Life. What she discovers instead is sharp dissent from her teenage daughter, trouble brewing from unimpressed white neighbours and a looming Native Title war between the local Bundjalung families. When Jo Breen uses her divorce settlement to buy a neglected property in the Byron Bay hinterland, she is hoping for a tree change, and a blossoming connection to the land of her Aboriginal ancestors. ![]()
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"In this volume Jaroslav Pelikan continues the splendid work he has done thus far in his projected five-volume history of the development of Christian doctrine, defined as 'what the Church believes, teaches, and confesses on the basis of the word of God.' The entire work will become an indispensable resource not only for the history of doctrine but also for its reformulation today. ![]() "A magnificent history of doctrine."- New York Review of Books ![]() ![]() ![]() The #1 bestselling Reese’s Book Club selection The Last Thing He Told Me is an excellent book club pick. ![]() Is The Last Thing He Told Me a good book club book? So, I wanted to take a deeper dive into it again with these book club questions for The Last Thing He Told Me. Only a few books over the past several years of reading hundreds of books have captured my mind and my emotions this way. I couldn’t put this book down and read it in one day (so it also makes a great beach read), yet I was left compulsively thinking about it afterward, wondering what I would do in the protagonist Hannah’s shoes and what would likely happen in her future. The Last Thing He Told Me was my own personal favorite book of 2021. ![]() (For more plot details, read my full review of The Last Thing He Told Me.) This literary journey bends genres and keeps you glued to the pages! Hannah finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about her husband, and she embarks on a quest to uncover his truths and figure out a path forward in her life. As Hannah panics, the situation worsens when Owen’s boss is arrested and the FBI comes looking for him. In The Last Thing He Told Me, Hannah is a new wife to a man named Owen, who disappears one day, leaving behind the simple note, “Protect her,” in reference to his teenage daughter, Bailey. These The Last Thing He Told Me book club questions will help you better discuss the #1 bestselling Reese’s Book Club pick that defies genres and has captivated readers worldwide. ![]() ![]() ![]() Liu is a highly celebrated comic book writer. ![]() She teaches comic book writing at MIT, and she leads a class on Popular Fiction at the Voices of Our Nation (VONA) workshop. Liu also wrote the story for the animated film, Avengers Confiden New York Times bestselling and award-winning writer Marjorie Liu is best known for her fiction and comic books. She received national media attention for Astonishing X-Men, which featured the gay wedding of X-Man Northstar and was subsequently nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for outstanding media images of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. 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As a boy, he wasn’t good at swimming most of his ribbons were for “good sportsmanship.” Sedaris looks at his mother’s humorous insistence that he continue to swim, as well as his father’s ribald praise of another Greek boy, Greg Sakas unlike David, Greg is a talented swimmer, and his father doesn’t hide his praise. ![]() ![]() Sedaris looks at both his current practice of swimming and the lessons he took back when he was ten. The author says that when he was fifty, he intended to get into opera. The story “Memory Laps” focuses on Sedaris winning the approval of his father. The title comes from a real-life reader asking Sedaris to write, “explore your heart,” in a book she purchased Sedaris instead wrote, “explore diabetes with owls.” The book’s themes include the nuances of love, the meaning of family, and how to endure life’s absurdity with a light heart. The twenty-six pieces range from contemporary politics (gay marriage universal healthcare) to daily absurdities in life (colonoscopies that end up being fun peculiar parental habits airline behavior people who take forever to order coffee). Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls (2013) is a collection of humorous personal essays and fictional satiric short stories by popular American writer David Sedaris. ![]() ![]() If they can just find the antidote, they’ll finally be able to feel each other’s touchand experience the passionate night they’ve been longing for. ![]() Only then, when the final mystery is unraveled and the last secret revealed, Ever and Damen's future will hinge on one ultimate decision that will put everything at stake.even eternity. Everlasting (Immortals 6) Their darkest enemies now defeated, Damen and Ever are free to embark upon their final questto free Damen from the poison lingering in his body. Here in a land of scorched earth and endless rain, Ever and Damen will discover their relationship's hidden origins, expose a secret history they never imagined.and come face to face with the true reason fate keeps tearing them apart. But their fight to be together will lead them into the most formidable terrain yet.into the dark heart of Summerland. ![]() If they can just find the antidote, they'll finally be able to feel each other's touch - and experience the passionate night they've been longing for. Their darkest enemies now defeated, Damen and Ever are free to embark upon their final quest - to free Damen from the poison lingering in his body. Everlasting is the beautiful finale to Alyson Noël's best-selling Immortals series, in which their journey draws to a spectacular conclusion - where all will be revealed. ![]() Their epic love story has captured the hearts of millions and enchanted listeners across the world. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If you’re looking for a committed relationship, Harvey recommends that you withhold sex for the first 90 days. So, you’ve found a man, and you’ve both decided to give dating a try-what next? In this section, we’ll discuss Harvey’s tips for how to behave in the early stages of a relationship to ensure its long-term success: Namely, withhold sex for the first three months, introduce him to your children, and meet his family. Unlike Harvey, who warns against outright asking your man to meet your expectations, Rosenberg argues that you can make direct requests of someone-as long as you do so respectfully and give the person the space to say no if they want to.) How to Behave in the Early Stages of a Relationship Rosenberg advises against demanding things from people, explaining that doing so will alienate them and damage your budding connection. (Shortform note: Like Harvey, Nonviolent Communicationauthor Marshall B. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She is soon caught between her duty to her mother's memory, the rigid strictures imposed upon women, and a new, though forbidden, love. To escape a brutal arranged marriage, Jahanara must become the court liaison to Isa, architect of the Taj Mahal. In the seventeenth century, Emperor Shah Jahan, overwhelmed by grief after the death of Mumtaz Mahal, his beloved wife. ![]() In 1632, the Emperor of Hindustan, Shah Jahan, consumed by grief over the death of his empress, Mumtaz Mahal, ordered the building of a grand mausoleum to symbolize the greatness of their love.Īgainst scenes of unimaginable wealth and power, murderous sibling rivalries, and cruel despotism, Princess Jahanara tells the extraordinary story of how the Taj Mahal came to be, describing her own life as an agent in its creation and as a witness to the fateful events surrounding its completion. ![]() |