The novel, set in contemporary and affluent America, explores traditional and non-traditional gender roles and examines the psychological development of two persons as they prepare for and complete gender transformation. In addition to the exploration of gender identities, the novel also introduces an awakening that each protagonist has for the experiences common to the other gender, from sexual harassment in the work place, attempts at date rape, bar trolling and sexual dysfunction. And, it tackles these issues with both empathy and humor.
Brophey is a Polliop-a tiny forest creature responsible for protecting the natural beauty of the forest-with a big heart and lots of big ideas, but one day Brophey notices things are amiss in the forest. The animals have all run away. The leaves are turning different colors. And something smells awful! Brophey is determined to find out what is making his forest sick. So he takes off on a hike where he happens upon a sparrow who knows the source of the changes Brophey is researching. As Brophey and Milton investigate the stench, Brophey begins to hatch a plan to fix the problem and fulfill his Polliop Pledge. Let Brophey and his friends Milton and Dehlia take you on an exciting adventure to the edge of the forest as they create and carry out Operation Happy Forest-a plan to keep the forest safe from litter and garbage. Now they just have to pray the humans will notice and change their ways!
The novel, set in contemporary and affluent America, explores traditional and non-traditional gender roles and examines the psychological development of two persons as they prepare for and complete gender transformation. In addition to the exploration of gender identities, the novel also introduces an awakening that each protagonist has for the experiences common to the other gender, from sexual harassment in the work place, attempts at date rape, bar trolling and sexual dysfunction. And, it tackles these issues with both empathy and humor.
Brophey is a Polliop-a tiny forest creature responsible for protecting the natural beauty of the forest-with a big heart and lots of big ideas, but one day Brophey notices things are amiss in the forest. The animals have all run away. The leaves are turning different colors. And something smells awful! Brophey is determined to find out what is making his forest sick. So he takes off on a hike where he happens upon a sparrow who knows the source of the changes Brophey is researching. As Brophey and Milton investigate the stench, Brophey begins to hatch a plan to fix the problem and fulfill his Polliop Pledge. Let Brophey and his friends Milton and Dehlia take you on an exciting adventure to the edge of the forest as they create and carry out Operation Happy Forest-a plan to keep the forest safe from litter and garbage. Now they just have to pray the humans will notice and change their ways!
The bigger the mistake, the bigger the temptation... When Nadia Kinsella meets Jay Tiernan, she's tempted. Of course she is. Stranded together while a snowstorm rages outside ... who would ever know? But Nadia's already been together with Laurie for years—they're practically childhood sweethearts. Okay, so maybe she doesn't get to see much of him these days , but she can' t betray him. When Laurie dumps her to move to America to pursue his modeling career, Nadia runs into Jay again and the sparks from their first encounter are still there. But just as their budding relationship is about to take off, Laurie returns and he wants Nadia back. Stuck between a rock and a hard place (or two gorgeous guys), let's just hope that Nadia really does know best... British chick lit and a great romantic book, Nadia Knows Best has a wonderful cast of supporting characters and plenty of fun. Fans of Meg Cabot, Sophie Kinsella and Love Actually will be rooting for Nadia to find her happily ever after. What reviewers are saying about Nadia Knows Best: "Mansell's trademark wit and quirkiness is showcased in this fun chick-lit tale."—Booklist "... outstanding. 4.5/5 stars, Reviewer Top Pick!"—Night Owl Reviews "I heart Jill Mansell – her books are filled with warm and funny characters whose journey to love pulls you along in its stream of warm-fuzzies and giggles."—Drey's Library "Delightfully quirky and memorable..."—Bellas Novella "Light and breezy... written with a playful sense of humor." —Nights and Weekends "Fun, flirty and entertaining."—Under the Boardwalk
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL CHRISTOPHER BLAND PRIZE 2023* *LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE 2023* 'I read the book in one go. I laughed and cried like a baby, and was transported back to a time of innocence, clouded by the enormity of the harsh reality . . . Just amazing' CATHERINE ZETA JONES 'As it happens, I was also a Jill in the eighties - but not half as good a Jill as real Jill' DAWN FRENCH 'Jill met the crisis head on . . . She held the hands of so many men. She lost them, and remembered them, and somehow kept going' RUSSELL T DAVIES A heartbreaking, life-affirming memoir of love, loss and cabaret through the AIDS crisis, from IT'S A SIN's Jill Nalder When Jill Nalder arrived at drama school in London in the early 1980s, she was ready for her life to begin. With her band of best friends - of which many were young, talented gay men with big dreams of their own - she grabbed London by the horns: partying with drag queens at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, hosting cabarets at her glamorous flat, flitting across town to any jobs she could get. But soon rumours were spreading from America about a frightening illness being dubbed the 'gay flu', and Jill and her friends now found their formerly carefree existence under threat. In this moving memoir, IT'S A SIN's Jill Nalder tells the true story of her and her friends' lives during the AIDS crisis -- juggling a busy West End career while campaigning for AIDS awareness and research, educating herself and caring for the sick. Most of all, she shines a light on those who were stigmatised and shamed, and remembers those brave and beautiful boys who were lost too soon. 'Thank God for people like [Jill] . . . I cannot recommend this book highly enough' MICHAEL BALL 'An engaging, moving account' TIMES SATURDAY REVIEW 'Simultaneously devastating and uplifting' GRAZIA 'Engrossing, heart-breaking and inspiring' MATT CAIN
Jill Dolan is the theatre's most astute critic, and this new book is perhaps her most important. Utopia in Performance argues with eloquence and insight how theatre makes a difference, and in the process demonstrates that scholarship matters, too. It is a book that readers will cherish and hold close as a personal favorite, and that scholars will cite for years to come." ---David Román, University of Southern California What is it about performance that draws people to sit and listen attentively in a theater, hoping to be moved and provoked, challenged and comforted? In Utopia in Performance, Jill Dolan traces the sense of visceral, emotional, and social connection that we experience at such times, connections that allow us to feel for a moment not what a better world might look like, but what it might feel like, and how that hopeful utopic sentiment might become motivation for social change. She traces these "utopian performatives" in a range of performances, including the solo performances of feminist artists Holly Hughes, Deb Margolin, and Peggy Shaw; multicharacter solo performances by Lily Tomlin, Danny Hoch, and Anna Deavere Smith; the slam poetry event Def Poetry Jam; The Laramie Project; Blanket, a performance by postmodern choreographer Ann Carlson; Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman; and Deborah Warner's production of Medea starring Fiona Shaw. While the book richly captures moments of "feeling utopia" found within specific performances, it also celebrates the broad potential that performance has to provide a forum for being human together; for feeling love, hope, and commonality in particular and historical (rather than universal and transcendent) ways.
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