Following several failed relationships and a disastrous fifteen-year marriage, Maggie Langham finds herself widowed. After the funeral, all she has left are memories and a nagging question: Where should she go from here? With nothing tying her down, Maggie decides to start over—sans men. She puts her condo on the market with the help of Judy Cole, a realtor friend, and she moves to the island of Kauai, where she plans to purchase a bed-and-breakfast. While viewing properties, she meets the manager of the hotel where she’s staying. Paul Sinclair, a dashing Scotsman, is smitten with Maggie, but she keeps him at arm’s length. It seems Judy knew Paul once, and Maggie suspects she has been set up. As she begins to build her new life in Hawaii, Maggie encounters a former lover who—along with an unexpected visit from her daughter, Brooke—complicates the process. Events from the past intrude on Maggie’s newfound peace, forcing her to make decisions that will impact her future. In this novel, a newly widowed woman relocates to Hawaii to start her life over, encountering past love and new romance along the way.
When Cate Wagner, a divorced empty-nester, is left the ownership of a thriving bookstore in her great-aunts will, she sees a chance to make a fresh start. Bungalow Books comes with more than she bargained for, however; along with the business and a potential new life, the headstrong, ambitious fortysomething woman also unearths a collection of valuable artifacts, mysterious threats, and a love she never imagined. In the middle of the night, an unnerving phone call wakes Cate out of an Ambien-induced slumber and changes her life forever. It is the first of a series of incidents that endanger both her and the bookstore. When Detective Ian West arrives to investigate, he finds himself instantly drawn to the independent and often frustrating Cate. An encounter with a former love of hers complicates their new relationship, but it also reveals clues about the looming trouble and a decades-old mystery with historic implications. In this novel, a woman who inherits a bookstore from her great-aunt discovers a hidden cache of historical significance and encounters both danger and love as a result.
Following several failed relationships and a disastrous fifteen-year marriage, Maggie Langham finds herself widowed. After the funeral, all she has left are memories and a nagging question: Where should she go from here? With nothing tying her down, Maggie decides to start over—sans men. She puts her condo on the market with the help of Judy Cole, a realtor friend, and she moves to the island of Kauai, where she plans to purchase a bed-and-breakfast. While viewing properties, she meets the manager of the hotel where she’s staying. Paul Sinclair, a dashing Scotsman, is smitten with Maggie, but she keeps him at arm’s length. It seems Judy knew Paul once, and Maggie suspects she has been set up. As she begins to build her new life in Hawaii, Maggie encounters a former lover who—along with an unexpected visit from her daughter, Brooke—complicates the process. Events from the past intrude on Maggie’s newfound peace, forcing her to make decisions that will impact her future. In this novel, a newly widowed woman relocates to Hawaii to start her life over, encountering past love and new romance along the way.
When Cate Wagner, a divorced empty-nester, is left the ownership of a thriving bookstore in her great-aunts will, she sees a chance to make a fresh start. Bungalow Books comes with more than she bargained for, however; along with the business and a potential new life, the headstrong, ambitious fortysomething woman also unearths a collection of valuable artifacts, mysterious threats, and a love she never imagined. In the middle of the night, an unnerving phone call wakes Cate out of an Ambien-induced slumber and changes her life forever. It is the first of a series of incidents that endanger both her and the bookstore. When Detective Ian West arrives to investigate, he finds himself instantly drawn to the independent and often frustrating Cate. An encounter with a former love of hers complicates their new relationship, but it also reveals clues about the looming trouble and a decades-old mystery with historic implications. In this novel, a woman who inherits a bookstore from her great-aunt discovers a hidden cache of historical significance and encounters both danger and love as a result.
This eight-volume, reset edition in two parts collects rare primary sources on Victorian science, literature and culture. The sources cover both scientific writing that has an aesthetic component – what might be called 'the literature of science' – and more overtly literary texts that deal with scientific matters.
Where do we find the dead? Do the dead appear in our dreams? What is it like to play dead? This book is an exciting exploration of the relationship between death and play in performance. Exploring a range of artists and creative disciplines that remember, personify and re-imagine the dead, it playfully unpacks the psychoanalytic concepts of the Death Drive, Desire and the Uncanny as a way of thinking about performance. Embodying the Dead draws on work of Gary Winters and Claire Hind and the various qualities of deadness found in their projects. The authors' work includes live art, theatre, installation, Super 8mm film, walking arts practice and durational performance. This book includes scripts and scores of their performances, original creative texts, interviews with internationally renowned artists and a series of practice-led research tasks to support readers creating their own imaginative performance work. Rich in creative and critical content, this book is ideal for students of drama, theatre and performance studies who have an interest in devised theatre, theatre making, writing for performance and intermedial practice.
This eight-volume, reset edition in two parts collects rare primary sources on Victorian science, literature and culture. The sources cover both scientific writing that has an aesthetic component – what might be called 'the literature of science' – and more overtly literary texts that deal with scientific matters.
From sun-drenched Mediterranean beaches to a sea of Sahara sand, Libya is a land of harsh and ancient beauty. Libyan Berbers have watched from camelback for thousands of years as the great Greek, Roman, and Ottoman empires rose and fell. But change has come swiftly to Libya in modern times. Rich oil deposits brought money and technology that transformed a nation of nomadic tribes into a network of sophisticated cities with one of the highest standards of living in Africa. After overthrowing their long-ruling terrorist dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, today’s Libyans are building a free nation. Come, visit the new Libya, where joyfully free people celebrate a rich past and a bright future.
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