Their dads hope that they will find common ground and become friends-and possibly, one day, even sisters.īut things soon go off the rails for the girls (and for their dads too), and they find themselves on a summer adventure that neither of them could have predicted. When their dads fall in love, Bett and Avery are sent, against their will, to the same sleepaway camp. What they have in common is that they are both twelve years old, and are both being raised by single, gay dads. Bett Devlin, who's fearless, outgoing, and loves all animals as well as the ocean, lives in California. From two extraordinary authors comes a moving, exuberant, laugh-out-loud novel about friendship and family, told entirely in emails and letters.Īvery Bloom, who's bookish, intense, and afraid of many things, particularly deep water, lives in New York City.
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On the topic of information overwhelm, Harari makes the point that ‘humans think in stories rather than in facts, numbers or equations which is why the communist, fascist and liberal stories of the 20th Century were so powerful. Harari confronts today’s 21 big questions throughout the book’s 21 chapters and after having read and highlighted the book, distilled its 300 pages down to 16,000 words of notes, and then further distilled those notes down to 5,000 words of key lessons and take-aways, I decided to bring you my third book summary, kicking things off with: Chapter One - Disillusionment Stories I was excited when I received my copy of the book in the mail, courtesy of Penguin Books, and couldn’t wait to get my head buried in it. Fresh off the back of the success of Sapiens and Homo Deus, Professor Yuval Noah Harari has returned with another book, not quite for the ages, but for the 21st Century.Ģ1 Lessons for the 21st Century cuts through the information overwhelm and muddy waters of the online world and confronts the most urgent questions on today’s global agenda. This is an extraordinary feat of the imagination and a page-turning adventure. Now The Doors of Eden takes us from Bodmin Moor to London and alternate versions of earth. And as the doors come crashing open, anything could come through.Īdrian Tchaikovsky brought us far-future adventure with Children of Time. Now these cracks are widening, revealing extraordinary creatures. His only clue is grainy footage, showing a woman who supposedly died on Bodmin Moor.ĭr Khan’s research was theoretical then she found cracks between our world and parallel Earths. This leads Julian to clash with agents of an unknown power – and they may or may not be human. Julian Sabreur is investigating an attack on top physicist Kay Amal Khan. But what happened that day on the moors? And where has Mal been all this time? Mal's reappearance hasn’t gone unnoticed by MI5 either, and their officers also have questions. She thought she’d lost Mal forever, now miraculously returned. Lee and Mal went looking for monsters on Bodmin Moor four years ago, and only Lee came back. Professor X and Magneto are both committed to that cause, though neither is fully aware of the sacrifices and moral compromises Moira has made in pursuit of her goal. Moira is now on her tenth life, and she's determined to finally end the cycle of failure that inevitably results in mutant annihilation. This mutant renaissance is all thanks to the long-term planning of Moira MacTaggert, whom we know now is a mutant who continuously relives her life with all her old memories intact. Mutants have a nation to call their own on the island of Krakoa, and they've already made a big impact on the world stage (and beyond). Once flirting with total extinction, the mutant race is now more powerful and prosperous than ever. If you've been paying any sort of attention to the X-Men franchise over the past three years, you're probably aware much has changed for mutants in the Marvel Universe. Let's break down where the franchise is at right now, why Inferno will be such a game-changer and why this may well be Hickman's X-Men swan song. If you're not up to date on all things X-Men, fear not. It promises to pick up on the biggest loose ends from House of X and Powers of X and redefine the Krakoan era all over again. This four-issue series is the latest book from the "Head of X" himself - writer Jonathan Hickman. But it's safe to say that if you plan on only reading one X-Men comic over the next few month, it should definitely be Inferno. For if Toby wins this battle of persuasion, Isabel could lose her heart. It’s the story of Toby and Isabel’s romance, but it’s also a happy ending for an entire group of friends, both old. If she can reform the charming devil, she'll get exactly what she craves: society's respect. It’s a Persuasion party Tell your friends A Lady of Persuasion is in stores today This is the third and final installment in the trilogy that began with Goddess of the Hunt and continued in Surrender of a Siren. A Lady of Persuasion (The Wanton Dairymaid Series) Tessa Dare on. Sir Toby, with his paltry title and infamous reputation, is unsuitable husband material-but he makes her blood race, her heart pound, and her long-buried passions come to the surface. Isabel is determined to marry a wealthy, powerful lord and become a lady of influence, using her rank and fortune to fight social injustice. When the prize is Isabel Grayson, vengeance is doubly rewarding. What better way to get back at an enemy than by stealing the scoundrel's sister? Not that Toby finds it a chore, seducing a beguiling, sultry beauty freshly arrived from the West Indies. Only one thing could convince Sir Tobias Aldridge, an incorrigible libertine, to profess undying fidelity to a woman he's just met. Sir Tobias was jilted at the end of book one, Goddess of the Hunt by Sophia, the heroine of Surrender of a Siren. A Lady of Persuasion brings home all the characters in the previous two books in the trilogy as the previous protagonists play a part in the romance of Sir Tobias Aldrige and Bel Grayson. Tessa Dare spins a witty, wanton tale of passion and conquest, as a reformer and a rake find unexpected love. REVIEW: A Lady of Persuasion by Tessa Dare. |