![]() ![]() In 1974 Scotland Yard informed him that his investment had gone bust. Twenty years ago, as Archer's publisher tells the tale, he was a 26-year-old member of Parliament with bright political prospects, but six years later he made the mistake of investing $1 million in a Canadian venture. It's an entertaining little book about four men who get stung in a clever scam, and apparently it was written from bitter experience. "Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less," his followers should be warned, is not a new product from the Archer factory but the first American hardcover edition of his first novel, originally published in England in 1976. Jeffrey Archer has achieved a certain renown as the author of well-crafted popular novels, most notable among them "The Prodigal Daughter," "Shall We Tell the President?" and "Kane and Abel," the latter also the inspiration for a widely followed television mini-series. ![]()
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![]() ![]() In 1975 I obtained my first degree in Romance Philology (Catalan and Spanish) from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and in 1995 I was awarded the qualification of Doctor in Philosophy by Cardiff University with a PhD Thesis on the Catalan writer and ironist Àngel Ferran, an influential figure in Barcelona's cultural life from 1916 to 1939. Since then, I have been made an Honorary Senior Research Fellow by Cardiff University and an Honorary Reader by the University of St Andrews (Scotland). I was promoted to Lecturer in Hispanic Studies in 1992 to Senior Lecturer in Catalan and Spanish Studies in 2006, and to Reader in Catalan and Spanish Studies in 2013. I had been a member of the Department of Hispanic Studies since 1987. I retired in October 2016 from the School of Modern Languages, Cardiff University, as a Reader in Catalan and Spanish Studies. ![]() ![]() ![]() Since 2023, she has played Emma Harding in EastEnders. ![]() Kensit achieved further success in her breakthrough role as Suzette in the musical film Absolute Beginners (1986) and as Rika van den Haas in Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) before starring in the films Blue Tornado (1991), Timebomb (1991), Twenty-One (1991), Blame It on the Bellboy (1992), Bitter Harvest (1993), Full Eclipse (1993), Angels & Insects (1995), Love and Betrayal (1995) and Grace of My Heart (1996).įollowing a return to television, between 20, Kensit played the role of Sadie King in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale and following that, she played Faye Morton in the BBC One medical drama Holby City from 2007 until 2010, and for an episode in 2019. The group produced several successful singles including " I'm Not Scared" and " Cross My Heart" before their split in 1989. ![]() Balancing a dual career as both an actress and a singer, in 1983, Kensit formed and became the lead singer of the pop band Eighth Wonder. She then went on to appear in the films The Great Gatsby (1974), Gold (1974), Alfie Darling (1975), The Blue Bird (1976) and Hanover Street (1979). Patricia Jude Kensit (born 4 March 1968) is an English actress and was the lead singer of the pop band Eighth Wonder in the 1980s.īeginning her career as a child actor, including the 1975 Rod Steiger movie " Hennessy", Kensit gained attention when she acted in a string of commercials for Birds Eye frozen peas. ![]() ![]() ![]() Why did they stop hanging out, anyway?Īs soon as they pull out of the parking lot Cal knows why. They’ll ditch school and go into the city. ![]() So, when Cal pulls into campus late for class, and runs into Ivy and Mateo, it seems like the perfect opportunity to turn a bad day around. Back in middle school they were best friends. Also to the author and Penguin books for helping to provide me with a free electronic copy, and as always to the supremely talented Noly for creating such a brilliant artful tour banner. Thank you so much to Dave, the master puppeteer behind the Write Reads operation, for my place on the tour. ![]() This unpredictability and sense that an unexpected revelation could always be just around the corner is something I love, as it always keeps me guessing – and this one was no different! I have read all four of McManus’ previous books, and she had developed quite the reputation for plot twists. ![]() I wasted no time at all in signing up, and I am delighted to be sharing my thoughts on it today! McManus always brings great anticipation, so it goes without saying that I was beyond thrilled to find out that the Write Reads were organising a blog tour for You’ll Be The Death Of Me. The release of a new young adult thriller from Karen M. ![]() ![]() ![]() Highly recommended for 3+.Īlexa Dretzke is the assistant manager and children’s book buyer at Readings Hawthorn. The author’s note and short biography of Kafka are added bonuses to an already captivating story. Save up to 80 versus print by going digital with VitalSource. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for Kafka and the Doll are 9780593116333, 059311633X and the print ISBNs are 9780593116326, 0593116321. Based on a true story about Franz KafkaInspired by a true story, Kafka and the Doll recounts a remarkable gesture of kindness from one of the worlds most bewildering and iconic writers. Illustrator Rebecca Green brings it to life with bold and assured strokes. By Larissa Theule, Rebecca Green, ISBN: 9780593116326, Hardcover. Kafka and the Doll is written by Larissa Theule and published by Viking Books for Young Readers. Larissa Theule based this sweet story on Dora Diamant’s retelling of this episode to Kafka’s biographer. As a supposed postman, Kafka explains he has a letter from Soupsy at home to be delivered the next day to Irma! And so, Soupsy begins a peripatetic life of travel around the world, while the little girl becomes the recipient of wonderful letters from an author destined for fame. ![]() In this fictionalised account, the girl (Irma) has lost her doll (Soupsy) and Kafka, moved by her sadness, invents a tale of Irma’s beloved Soupsy going on an adventure. ![]() What a charming story this is! Kafka and the Doll is based on a factual event in Franz Kafka’s life, when he and his love, Dora Diamant, encountered a crying girl in a Berlin Park. ![]() ![]() In 2008 a live-action film adaptation was released, taking its direction from the manga and novel. A Shonen manga adapted from the novel by illustrator Kendi Oiwa was published in 2004 by Kadokawa Comics. Goth is a 2003 horror/ mystery novel by Japanese writer Otsuichi that successfully blends Psychological Horror, Detective Literature, Slasher Movie, and Gorn. ![]() ![]() not just from the killers they investigate, but also from the part of Kamiyama that still hungers for Morino's death. Together they uncover some of the most cruel and gruesome acts committed by mankind, all the while facing ever present danger. Instantly the two become drawn to each other, sharing their obsession with the darkness that lurks just beneath the surface of society. When Morino nonchalantly asks him to teach her how he can so easily fake a smile, Kamiyama realizes that she can see right through him. he wants her, but not in the way that a normal teenaged boy wants a girl. When he notices a beautiful, pale skinned girl with scars on her wrist named Yoru Morino, he quickly becomes obsessed. While he often appears cheerful, engaging, and interested in his fellow students, it is simply a façade to hide his true self. Itsuki Kamiyama is not an Ordinary High-School Student. "She first caught my eye when I saw her white wrist peeking out from the edge of darkness. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Room (2015) boasts 54 international award wins and 102 nominations (as of this writing), including nods from The Golden Globes, Critics Choice Movie Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, AFI Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, and the Toronto International Film Festival. Donoghue’s stunning first full-length script. The film adaptation of the book has been nominated for four Oscars - including Best Adapted Screenplay - for Ms. Her 2010 novel Room was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won a New York Times Book of the Year award, among others. Start getting more from your site today! In addition to writing for the screen, stage, and radio over her prolific career, the multi-genre author has had her popular fiction translated into over 40 languages. Rainmaker.FM is Brought to You By Discover why more than 80,000 companies in 135 countries choose WP Engine for managed WordPress hosting. International bestselling author and critically acclaimed screenwriter of Room - Emma Donoghue - talked with me about her writing process and adapting her best known work into an award-winning movie. ![]() ![]() And new ones will find you and cherish you. ![]() ![]() And you will lose some friends and lovers, and realize you don't miss them. And you will find you have fallen in love with your own vision, which you may never have realized you had. And the world won't end.Īnd the speaking will get easier and easier. They will interrupt you, put you down and suggest it's personal. Once you start to speak, people will yell at you. Next time, ask: What's the worst that will happen? Then push yourself a little further than you dare. And then our speaking out will permit other women to speak, until laws are changed and lives are saved and the world is altered forever. Our speaking out will irritate some people, get us called bitchy or hypersensitive and disrupt some dinner parties. ![]() ![]() I began to ask each time: "What's the worst that could happen to me if I tell this truth?" Unlike women in other countries, our breaking silence is unlikely to have us jailed, "disappeared" or run off the road at night. What are the words you do not yet have? What are the tyrannies you swallow day by day and attempt to make your own, until you will sicken and die of them, still in silence? We have been socialized to respect fear more than our own need for language." “I was going to die, sooner or later, whether or not I had even spoken myself. ![]() ![]() ![]() The inter-twining lives of these people are analysed by the author and presented in a urban setting of the new emerging global India found in most metro cities. However immature the thought is yet it has attracted viewers by providing them a unique way for the redressal of their grievances. Though distinctly different in all aspects there was something which bound these folks together – their messed up lives. One Night The Call Center revolves around six people, three men and three female to be precise, working in the same group in a call center. It’s a story of their pain, sorrows, ambitions, love life, personal trauma and the happiness they share together. The characters are Shyam, Varun, Esha, Priyanka, Radhika and a Military Uncle. A tale of six people working in a call centre called “Connexions” located in Gurgaon. ![]() ![]() After the success of Five point someone, Chetan Bhagat’s second venture, One Night the Call Centre is a 289 pager. ![]() ![]() ![]() With the loving and prayerful support of her family, Ansley knows she has a real shot at winning. But her dreams of taking home the trophy and being on TV are threatened by strong competition: Taylor, a mean girl from her new school. Once there, Ansley finds comfort in things she loves-family, friends, gymnastics, and most of all baking! She even gets the chance to enter a bake off at the fair. In this fun, relatable, and inspirational story, Ansley and her family move to a new city to seek a fresh start after the death of their mother. This realistic fiction story of family, friendship, and the challenges that so many young girls face each day growing up will appeal to girls 8-12 looking to express their talents and individuality alongside their faith. Ansley's Big Bake Off by Pitts, Kaitlyn Pitts, Camryn Pitts, Olivia May have limited writing in cover pages. ![]() Start a free 30-day trial today and get your first. From the family that brought you the Lena in the Spotlight series and the popular For Girls Like You magazine comes Ansley's Big Bake Off, book one in the Daniels Sisters series. Listen to Ansleys Big Bake Off by Kaitlyn Pitts available from Rakuten Kobo. ![]() |