‘Extraordinary’ Woman&HomeA Roaring Girl was loud when she should be quiet, disruptive when she should be submissive, sexual when she should be pure, ‘masculine’ when she should be ‘feminine’. Meet the unsung heroines of British history who refused to play by the rules.Roaring Girls tells the game-changing life stories of eight formidable women whose grit, determination and radical unconventionality saw them defy the odds to forge their own ...
From the award-winning poet and playwright behind Barber Shop Chronicles, The Half-God of Rainfall is an epic story and a lyrical exploration of pride, power and female revenge.There is something about Demi. When this boy is angry, rain clouds gather. When he cries, rivers burst their banks and the first time he takes a shot on a basketball court, the deities of the land take note.His mother, Modupe, looks on with a mixture of pride and worry. F ...
A summer island fling!After five years working for Doctors Without Borders, Nathan Banks is close to burn out. He’s ready for a fresh start, and taking a job in the stunning Whitsundays couldn’t be more perfect! That is, until Nathan discovers his new colleague is his ex – Rachel Johnson! * When CEO Cabe Jordan accidently insults employee Jenna Townsend, he needs to make amends, and fast! Whisking her away on a business trip to the Caribbean cou ...
Литературная судьба Сергея Довлатова определена, по его словам, тремя городами: Ленинградом, Таллином и Нью-Йорком. В первом из них он обрек себя на писательскую судьбу, во втором надеялся утвердить себя в писательском звании, в третьем добился признания, обратной волной принесшего его книги к отеческим берегам. Все три города – неисчерпаемый кладезь сюжетов, которыми оплетена цельная жизнь их автора, незаурядного творца, с артистическим блеском ...
