![]() ![]() The Canterbury Tales are Chaucer’s most famous and ambitious work. 1343–1400) is possibly the most well versed in contemporary natural philosophy.* As well as many references throughout the Canterbury Tales and other poems to details of ‘astronomye’ (what we now call astrology), alchemy, medicine and physics, he wrote a prose Treatise on the Astrolabe. ![]() ![]() Of the major poets in English, Chaucer (c. Most of the medical authorities are Greeks, Persians or Arabs: Aesculapius, Dioscorides, Rufus of Ephesus, Hippocrates, an Ali, Galen, a Serapion, Rhazes, Avicenna, Averroes, Johannes Damascenus, Constantinus Africanus, Bernard de Gordon, John of Gaddesden, Gilbertus Anglicus Verray, parfit, true, complete (echoing the famous description of the ‘verray, parfit gentil knyght’) yknowe, known his harm, its harm yaf, gave boote, cure wynne, gain pestilence, the Black Plague, which struck England during Chaucer’s lifetime The cause yknowe, and of his harm the roote, Were it of hoot, or coold, or moyste, or drye,Īnd where they engendred, and of what humour. In al this world ne was ther noon hym lik, From General Prologue, The Canterbury Tales ![]()
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![]() The arrival of the star does change the dynamic of this familiarity, but not enough to feel that any new ground is being staked out. In fact, Arne, the narrator of the opening section, is so similar to ‘Knausgaard’ it is both comforting and disappointing. A couple of pages in, however, and it’s clear we are back squarely in the rhythms of domestic life that dominated My Struggle. With its biblical allusion title and occult MacGuffin (a new star has mysteriously appeared in the night sky over Norway), the book suggests Knausgaard has returned to his interest in divinity, one he explored in his second novel, A Time to Every Purpose Under Heaven. Which is why The Morning Star, Knausgaard’s return to the novel after an almost decade-long break, is both fascinating and frustrating. It’s the kind of work that casts a long shadow any fiction that follows, the author knows, is in communion, and competition, with that momentous work. Karl Ove Knausgaard’s My Strugglesequence is one of this century’s great projects: an intimate epic in which the overriding obsessions of our times - identity, gender, the meaning of truth - play out through six maddeningly detailed, curiously compelling autofictions. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() To support their new lifestyle, Mark left his dream job in radio to work as a mortgage broker. The family bought the house in a pricey suburb of Detroit and Flo became a stay-at-home mom. ![]() Unger: I knew she’d be an awesome mother. And she worked at places where she could buy clothes and jewelry and stuff. Mark Unger: I had the greatest job in the world. Mark was a sportscaster at a local radio station, and Flo worked in retail. Wolberg: They seemed very, very much in love. He and Flo began dating after graduation and married a few years later. Mark’s sister Connie Wolberg describes Mark as a gentle teddy bear. Mark first met Florence - Flo for short - in college.Ĭonnie Wolberg, Mark Unger's sister: She was beautiful and she was charming. It was a favorite getaway for them and their children-perfect, really, until it became forever the place of unspeakable tragedy. Mark and Florence Unger loved the lake country. ![]() ![]() Mind you, I am not the only one who took their time coming across this series: Dead Lions wasn’t able to find a UK publisher for years and sank without a trace initially according to The Guardian, and Waterstones made Slow Horses their thriller of the month seven years after it first publication. uk My ThoughtsĪmidst all the ARCs and Booker nominees – and especially as I was stuck in a car for hours as we drove down to see my parents which is not my favourite place to read – a fun and entertaining novel was called for and Herron’s series, to which I am very late in the day, fitted the bill perfectly. In the Intelligence Service purgatory that is Slough House, Jackson Lamb’s crew of back-office no-hopers is about to go live. ![]() Now Lamb’s got his phone, and on it the last secret Dickie ever told, and reason to believe an old-time Moscow-style op is being run in the Service’s back-yard. Good at following people, bringing home their secrets.ĭickie was in Berlin with Jackson Lamb. And Dickie was a talented streetwalker back in the day, before he turned up dead on a bus. But one that seems predictable afterwards, with the benefit of hindsight.” Synopsisĭickie Bow is not an obvious target for assassination.īut once a spook, always a spook. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Means a totally unexpected event with a big impact. ![]() ![]() Walsh inspires us with a fascinating telling of Malala’s powerful story of persistence! A must read for the middle grade audience.” - Kathy Morrison, Newtown Bookshop “ What an amazing book for our younger readers! Jenni L. ![]() For younger readers, though, the book is less detailed about the more violent and extreme sexism inherent in Malala's world." - Leslie Finkel, Wellington Square Bookshop The book reveals Malala's emotional experiences, as well as the facts of her life and the salient aspects of her community, society and country. "The book provides an excellent account of Malala's experiences appropriate for a younger audience. A wonderful resource for young girls (and boys!)." - Vivienne Woodward, Head House Books Walsh doesn't sugarcoat, but her book makes an excellent case for hope and working towards a better future. It introduces the global refugee crisis and the violence that exists around the world alongside Malala's example of the difference one person can make. ![]() "In this engaging and informative book, Jenni L Walsh distills Malala Yousafzai's complicated, violent history into one that will neither scare nor intimidate young readers. " - School Library Journal, Brittany McMahon, Westernport Elementary School, MD Gr 3-6– "Walsh tackles difficult subject matter, such as extremism and violence, in an age-appropriate manner.VERDICT A solid pick for middle grade readers. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It then excretes into the mind of its carrier a telepathic matrix formed by combining the conscious thought frequencies with nerve signals picked up from the speech centres of the brain which has supplied them. It absorbs all unconscious mental frequencies from this brainwave energy to nourish itself with. It feeds on brainwave energy received not from its own carrier but from those around it. The Babel fish is small, yellow and leechlike, and probably the oddest thing in the Universe. It then excretes enegry in the form of exactly the correct brainwaves needed by its host to understand what was just said. The Babel Fish lives on brainwave radiation from every source but its host. Once he had the Babel Fish in his ear, Arthur understood perfectly. "You'll need to have this fish in your ear."įord was holding up a small glass jar which quite clearly had a small yellow fish wriggling around in it…He gasped in terror at what sounded like a man trying to gargle while fighting off a pack of wolves.įrom The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Their voices are not exactly music to the human ear. Yes, this part of the book was the inspiration for naming the AltaVista website translation feature.Īt this point in the novel, Arthur Dent finds himself in a Vogon spacecraft. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Not only are they not the type to stay hidden in the shadows keeping most humans from knowing about their existence, but they rule the land openly as the top of the food chain.ģ) If you could have a vampire ability what would it be and why? My vampires are unique in that they aren't ruled by the sun, don't sparkle, but are technically alive and are a humanoid species. But once finished I was able to finally dive into my new Vampire world. I put it on hold for a while as I finished my first series and a duology. Then one day, I realized the retelling and the vampire story were the same, and that's when it really started building for me in my mind. It's one of my favorite fairy tales, but I also had an idea for a vampire series I wanted to tell. I was in part inspired by Beauty and the Beast. ![]() The Vampire debt is a little bit Beauty and the Beast meets And I Darken meets Shade of Vampire. My upcoming vampire book is The Vampire Debt and it will be a series. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the meantime, if you simply MUST have more of Gabrielle’s delicious writing, she’s currently the writer in residence over at Inside a Dog. We can’t wait to see what adventures and shenanigans Josie Browning finds herself in next! And the winner, with almost two thirds of the vote was….įaking It will be out in shops just before Christmas, with an official publication date of January 2015. A stellar academic record, an amazing career in journalism. The showdown was hosted on the Girlfriend magazine Facebook page.Īfter two days, the votes were counted. Format: Paperback Condition: Good Good Reads Rating: 3.65 Josie Browning dreams of having it all. So we decided to let you pick which colour you wanted. The thought of readers never knowing one of the two awesome choices there were to pick from seemed unfair, especially after the black and white goodness of The Intern. Book Title: Intern (The Intern, 1) Author: Gabrielle Tozer Publisher: HarperCollins Genre: Young Adult Fiction Topic: General, Coming of Age, Humorous /. ![]() This time though, only one cover would be making its way onto everyone’s bookshelves. When it came to designing the covers for the sequel Faking It, our amazing design team spoiled us once again with two cover choices. ![]() To this day, the decision between Team Black and Team White continues to divide readers. We all remember how much we loved the covers for The Intern by Gabrielle Tozer. Totally fresh and funny, this debut novel from industry insider Gabrielle Tozer reveals just what is behind the seeming glamour and sparkle of the magazine industry. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the end, a social worker will decide Seth’s fate, and as tough as she is beautiful, she has the power to bring the Quinns together-or tear them apart. Old rivalries and new resentments flare between Cameron and his brothers, but they try to put aside their differences for Seth’s sake. RT NYPaingerspod: Historic Boston loses series after being up 3-1 vs 8th seed Seattle beats the Defending champions Best NYR team (on paper) in Cap Era falls apart Rnd 1 Now possibly the Leafs breaking the curse only to get swept in the 2nd round And we might have a SEA vs FLA Finals. But when his dying father calls him home to care for Seth, a troubled young boy not unlike Cameron once was, his life changes overnight.Īfter years of independence, Cameron has to learn to live with his brothers again, while he struggles with cooking, cleaning, and caring for a difficult boy. 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