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![]() ![]() Torn between two beautifully flawed cultures, Preeti must now untangle what home truly means to her. Surrounded by the sights and sounds of her heritage, Preeti catches a startling glimpse of her family’s battles with class, tradition, and sacrifice. Years later, with her parents not speaking to her and her controversial relationship in tatters, all Preeti has left is her career at a prestigious Los Angeles law firm.īut when Preeti receives word of a terrible accident in the city where she was born, she returns to India, where she’ll have to face her estranged parents…and the complicated past they left behind. The Taste of Ginger ( 2022) A novel by Mansi Shah Buy from Amazon Sorry, weve not found any editions of this book at Amazon Find this book at In Mansi Shah’s stunning debut novel, a family tragedy beckons a first-generation immigrant to the city of her birth, where she grapples with her family’s past in search of where she truly belongs. When Mansi is not writing, she’s traveling and exploring different cultures near and far. She signed her first real book deal in 2020. ![]() fiction contemporary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced. While working as an entertainment lawyer upon her return to Los Angeles, she began writing The Taste of Ginger. All she did was fall in love with a white Christian carnivore instead of a conventional Indian boy. 317 pages first pub 2021 ISBN/UID: B08YYYVVTC. ![]() In Mansi Shah’s stunning debut novel, a family tragedy beckons a first-generation immigrant to the city of her birth, where she grapples with her family’s past in search of where she truly belongs.Īfter her parents moved her and her brother to America, Preeti Desai never meant to tear her family apart. ![]() ![]() I spot Beaton’s first book on a shelf downstairs: Hark! A Vagrant, a collection of her strange, charming webcomics. There are antique farm tools and jugs salvaged from century-old stills, which remind Beaton of the time her grandfather gathered enough moonshine for a party of farmers from 40 miles around only to find it all poured out after his son tasted it and assumed it was poison. Upstairs there are generations of school projects, including her own. There is a cane, the oldest thing in the museum, that belonged to a many-greats-grandfather. She spent a lot of hours alone here amid artifacts, much of them her family’s. ![]() Beaton worked in this museum when she was in high school, fielding questions from tourists and helping people sort through genealogies. In the second-floor room of a small local-history museum in Mabou, a very small village on the western coast of Canada’s already quite remote island of Cape Breton, cartoonist Kate Beaton tells me dozens of little stories. ![]() ![]() ![]() One day, after narrowly surviving an overwhelmingly powerful dungeon that nearly wipes out his entire party, a mysterious program called the System chooses him as its sole player and in turn, gives him the extremely rare ability to level up in strength, possibly beyond any known limits. In a world where hunters, human warriors who possess magical abilities, must battle deadly monsters to protect mankind from certain annihilation, a notoriously weak hunter named Sung Jinwoo finds himself in a seemingly endless struggle for survival. It follows the adventures of Sung Jinwoo, a young and infamously incompetent Korean hunter, in his quest to become the strongest hunter of them all. ![]() Solo Leveling (나 혼자만 레벨업, Na Honjaman Lebel-eob) is a Korean webtoon series written by Chu-Gong and illustrated by Jang Su-Rak and Gi Si-Ryeong. ![]() ![]() ![]() Although the matter of his formal education is debated, it is known that his first published work – poetry in a memorial collection upon the death of Philip II’s queen – appeared in 1569.īut, since the sword is indeed mightier than the pen, de Cervantes put aside his poetry and enlisted. The family moved several times as Miguel grew up, his deaf father seeking better work prospects. Not that its success did Miguel de Cervantes much good, as authors didn’t receive royalties in the 16th Century.īorn somewhere near Madrid in 1547 AD, Miguel was the son of a surgeon, a lowly trade at the time. Seemingly not much of a legacy … and yet 'Don Quixote,' translated into 60 languages, is considered civilization’s first best seller. ![]() ![]() Novelas Ejemplares (Exemplary Novels) "And, being merry and young, they did not miss any chances of hearing about the beautiful maids of the city."Īctivate at a district or wonder with an available Great Work slot.īorn poor died poor buried in an unmarked grave in Madrid. Miguel de Cervantes is a Renaissance Era Great Writer in Civilization VI.ĭon Quixote "Doubt if you will, but the truth is that which I have told, and forever rests upon lies like oil over water." ![]() ![]() ![]() In his deft hands, magic is no mere illusion, but a powerful means of illumination, revelation, and reflection on what it means to be human. The miraculous inventions contained herein – stories, novellas, and poems – reveal Gaiman to be a writer of immense talent and sophisticated invention. Spanning the realms of dark imagination, Smoke and Mirrors surveys the terrain between the illusory and the ordinary, treating readers to a gift of wonder and delight from one of the most unique literary artists of our time. “He is a treasure-house of story, and we are lucky to have him.” -Stephen King ![]() ![]() From #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, an outstanding array of short fiction that surveys the terrain between the illusory and the ordinary and reveals the terrors and wonders reflected in the funhouse mirrors of our dreams―one of ten classic Gaiman works repackaged with elegant original watercolor art by acclaimed artist Henry Sene Yee ![]() ![]() I had my dogs with me and she hers, a very large Husky! We talked about our dogs (she had another at home) and she happened to mention that she was in Chepstow to support her friend Cari who was, that day, attending a promo signing of her new book, Threadneedle. loved it! now to try wait for what's next in the story!ġ week ago I met a lady in the grounds of Chepstow Castle. overall this story was wonderful, I was lost in it time and time again, it gave me the same sensation as reading Harry potter for the first time as a child. ![]() they did feel a bit young to be dealing with the issues they did but I think its probably sadly a reflection of the stolen childhoods that some 16 yours old don't get. the only think I will say is it need a big bold trigger warning as it deals with many mature and difficult topics that may be uncomfortable for people expecting an innocent story about 16 year olds. I won't say anything more to spoil it but this story is far from predictable (I'm my opinion at least). ![]() it almost convinces you that it is until everything flips on you and you realise all these tiny detailed weaved into the story lead to plot twist after plot twist. ![]() I will admit at first I was a little sceptical it was just another YA magic book that would be predictable. Loved it! Harry potter for a mature audience ![]() ![]() ![]() The portraits of the offbeat America he encounters along the way, peopled by misfits and oddballs, are enthralling from the book’s opening sentence. ![]() In Norwood (1966) a mechanic from Texas sets out on a madcap journey to New York City to get back $70 owed to him from an Army buddy. This definitive Library of America collection brings together all the novels, including the classic Western True Grit, along with Portis’s complete stories and a generous selection of his journalism and essays. In five novels published over twenty-five years, Portis refined a signature deadpan style in plots full of picaresque adventure, unforgettable characters, and rich humor. There, working in relative obscurity, he would write the books that led critic Ron Rosenbaum to call him the “least-known great writer” in America. In 1964 Charles Portis left a promising career as a newspaper reporter in New York and London to return to his native Arkansas. ![]() ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() Morelli can't afford a lot on a cop's salary, and Mooner will work for potatoes. The Catastrophe: Moonman Morelli hires Walter "Mooner" Dunphy, stoner and "inventor" turned crime fighter, to protect his house. He's getting threatening messages, Loretta is kidnapped, and Dom is missing. The Complications: Murder, kidnapping, destruction of personal property, and acid reflux Less than a week after Dom's release from prison, Joe Morelli has shadowy figures breaking into his house and dying in his basement. Morelli is a cop, Rizzi robs banks, and Loretta is a single mother waiting tables at the firehouse. The Cousin: Joe Morelli Joe Morelli, Dom Rizzi, and Dom's sister, Loretta, are cousins. ![]() ![]() The Crime: Armed robbery to the tune of nine million dollars Dom Rizzi robbed a bank, stashed the money, and did the time. Personal vendettas, hidden treasure, and a monkey named Carl will send bounty hunter Stephanie Plum on her most explosive adventure yet. ![]() |