![]() The Unreal and the Real is a collection of some of Ursula K. Le Guin - selected by the author, and combined in one volume for the first time. ![]() |a "A collection of short stories by the legendary and iconic Ursula K. Introduction - The ones who walk away from Omelas - Semley's necklace - Nine lives - Mazes - The first contact with the Gorgonids - The Shobies' story - Betrayals - The matter of Seggri - Solitude - The wild girls - The fliers of Gy - The silence of the Asonu - The ascent of the North Face - The author of the Acacia seeds - The wife's story - The rule of names - Small change - The poacher - Sur - She unnames them - Jar of water. Introduction - Brothers and sisters - A Week in the country - Unlocking the air - Imaginary countries - The Diary of the rose - Direction of the road - The White donkey - Gwilan's harp - May's lion - Buffalo gals, won't you come out tonight - Horse camp - The water is wide - The lost children - Texts - Sleepwalkers - Hand, cup, shell - Ether, Or - Half past four. ![]() |a Originally published in two editions in 2012 by Small Beer Press. |a The unreal and the real : |b the selected short stories of Ursula K. |a YDXCP |b eng |e rda |c YDXCP |d BTCTA |d BDX |d OCLCQ |d DMM |d MR0 |d OCLCF |d WEA |d ZLM |d CZA |d YDX |d CLU |d TXKYL |d E3V ![]()
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![]() Because now she must take a different path. ![]() ![]() He met her there, but it was just the beginning. Broken and alone, she cried out to the only One able to save her. Heather Anderson's life has spun out of control-first, an affair with a married man, then a one-night stand with the drummer of a popular Christian band has left her devastated. Until now-when a series of love letters reawakens her hope for the future. But choices that still haunt her destroyed those dreams. She dreamed about Brian too, that the love they shared as high-school students would grow into marriage. As crazy as it seemed, she hoped God would use the lyrics that came to her even while she slept. 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At turns funny, feminist, and achingly real, this read is perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Patrick Ness, and Julie Buxbaum.Īudrey is over romance. Twitter: Holly.BourneYA\nFrom award-winning author Holly Bourne comes a clever, deconstructed rom-com that proves that in real life “girl meets boy” doesn't always mean “happily ever after”. She lives in London, England, but dreams of the day she has a garden, dog, chickens, and a bee hive.\nWebsite: Alongside her writing, she has a keen interest in women’s rights and is an advocate for reducing the stigma of mental health problems. Inspired by what she saw, she started writing teen fiction. She then spent six years working as an editor, a relationship advisor, and general ‘agony aunt’ for a youth charity – helping young people with their relationships and mental health. 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How the Russians came to tell their story, and to reinvent it as they went along, is a vital aspect of their history, their culture and beliefs. ![]() ![]() No other country has been so divided over its own past as Russia. The Story of Russia, Orlando Figes (Sept 2022, hardback) £25.00 From the great storyteller of Russia, a spellbinding account of the stories that have shaped the country's past - and how they can inform its present. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Keith doesn't risk his life to monsters, but he risks his entire meager net worth and his life in his quest to fulfill his duty as a trustee. Like Frodo, the last thing Keith wanted was a quest. While there are no 'dark forces', like Frodo, Keith must leave his happy home and set off to strange and dangerous places for the benefit of others. Really, this book is more like 'The Lord of the Rings'. He wants nothing else until a tragedy forces him to take massive risks for the benefit of a small child. Keith Stewart already has the life he wants, centered around making miniature machines and living with his wife of many years. What other book might you compare Trustee from the Toolroom to and why?Īt first I thought 'Cinderella', but that's not correct because Cinderella is a decent person who wants to marry the prince, and in the end she gets what she wants. It's in the top 20% of all books I've read, and I've been reading books for almost 60 years. Where does Trustee from the Toolroom rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far? ![]() ![]() ![]() For how can she deliver Death’s vengeance upon a target who, against her will, has stolen her heart? ![]() Ismae’s most important assignment takes her straight into the high court of Brittany-where she finds herself woefully under prepared-not only for the deadly games of intrigue and treason, but for the impossible choices she must make. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts-and a violent destiny. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf? ![]() My content rating: Mature YA (Characters have sex, but it's not described Some violence - she's an assassin after all!) ![]() ![]() Villefort fears, however, that this letter might damage his own position, and so he makes sure, he thinks, that no one ever hears about either Dantès or the letter again.įor many years, Dantès barely exists in his tiny, isolated cell he almost loses his mind and his will to live until one day he hears a fellow prisoner burrowing nearby.
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