![]() ![]() Lydia’s older brother, Nathan, is convinced that local bad boy Jack is somehow involved. Marilyn, devastated and vengeful, is determined to make someone accountable, no matter what the cost. When Lydia’s body is found in the local lake, James is consumed by guilt and sets out on a reckless path that may destroy his marriage. Her father is an American born of first-generation Chinese immigrants, and his ethnicity, and hers, make them conspicuous in any setting. But Lydia is under pressures that have nothing to do with growing up in 1970s small town Ohio. Her parents are determined that Lydia will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue – in Marilyn’s case that her daughter become a doctor rather than a homemaker, in James’s case that Lydia be popular at school, a girl with a busy social life and the centre of every party. Lydia is the favourite child of Marilyn and James Lee a girl who inherited her mother’s bright blue eyes and her father’s jet-black hair. ![]()
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Then as Youssef gets ready to start college at Columbia, he learns Salim had been thrust into a parental role he has no interest in. ![]() In their cramped apartment above Salim’s Staten Island mosque, the oldest son, Youssef, struggles along with his brothers to understand their father’s behavior, as Salim shuns human touch, locks himself in his room writing mysterious letters, and dramatically loses weight. Salim Smith has adopted three boys, all sons of his inner circle of confidantes from his days at the Islamic University of Markab in Saudi Arabia. In this auspicious debut, Khalid unfurls a beguiling story involving a Staten Island imam’s secrets. ![]() ![]() There was a rickety gate in a wooden fence, that was the landlady’s side entrance and the tenants’ front gate. It had originally been a guesthouse of the old estate, where their landlady lived. The alleyway followed a twisting path between the extensive grounds of an old estate and the place they were renting. The opening chapter describes the house and its position on a little alleyway the couple called ‘Lightning Alley’ because of its frequent sharp turns that one sees in drawings of lightning blots – or, I imagine, of the one on Harry Potter’s forehead. It is a story of how a cat made itself at home with a couple in their thirties who lived in a small rented house in a quiet part of Tokyo. ![]() And there was a lot that struck chords with me. As a cat lover how could I resist this book? It is only short, 146 pages but it packs so much within those pages. It was the cover of The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide, translated by Eric Selland, that first caught my eye. ![]() ![]() Reading the same book twice is not something I do but will certainly be keeping this one on hand for a holiday read in the future. The end of the book does seem to come to a sudden stop, and i was left wondering what was going to happen next, did wonder if the author had done this on purpose so 20 years later could do a follow up, I do hope so. No sooner had Chris Stewart set eyes on El Valero than he handed over a check. ![]() Took me 3 days to read, had me captured in the story from the first to last page, just wish i'd had the courage to do the same thing 30 years ago. A funny, generous, wonderfully written account of a family making a life and home in remote but enchanting southern Spainfrom the first drummer of the rock band Genesis. I couldn't wait for the following day to arrive so I could pick up where I'd left off. Sat down that evening with a cup of coffee and book in hand and 85 pages later. I'd tried previously to buy the book about 6 months ago after hearing about it on a cooking programme but couldn't get hold of a copy anywhere, by chance overheard someone mention it again, looked and found a copy for sale and then couldn't wait for it to arrive. A wonderful journey through a place called Andalucia. ![]() ![]() ![]() As certain death races toward Lightlark and secrets from the past begin to unravel, Isla must weigh her responsibility to her people against the whims of the most dangerous traitor of all: her heart.Īlex Aster’s intricate world expands after the riveting culmination of the Centennial games, delving more deeply into Isla’s memories of her past, as her future hurtles toward two possible fates. ![]() ![]() Worse, her fellow rulers haven’t ceded victory quietly, and there are others in Isla’s midst who don’t believe her ascent to power was earned. Now, in the wake of a crushing betrayal, Isla finds herself hungry for distraction, preferring to frequent Lightlark’s seductive haunts instead of embracing her duties as the newly crowned leader of two separate realms. ![]() Isla Crown has secured the love of two powerful rulers and broken the curses that plagued the six realms for centuries, but few know the true origins of her powers. "The seductive and action-packed follow-up to Alex Aster’s instant #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and internationally bestselling novel, Lightlark Alex Aster is the 1 New York Times bestselling, 1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, 1 Publishers Weekly Bestselling and USA Today Bestselling author of the Lightlark series (soon to be a major motion picture) and the Emblem Island series, inspired by her Colombian heritage. ![]() ![]() The girl who changed from a caterpillar toa butterfly, and in each book, she grew more and more, not just physically but also mentally. Since the moment I stepped foot in the bookstore and purchased the other free, I knew something had made my heart feel light.Īnd since then, in my darkest times, when I could sometimes barely remember that life is important, I read this books, and it all came back to me.Įmily, a girl from Brightport without a father, who has bullied and didn't feel good for herself, but later found out she was a mermaid, and her father was alive, kept in prison, was the main character. Since the moment I received the fourth book in my birthday (it can be read as a companion novel) and after finishing it and crying tears of pure joy, a feeling I haden't felt in a long time, despite the fact I was in a tender age, I knew something had changed in me. The Emily Windsnap series will always be these books for me. 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