Writers focusing on the U.S.-Mexico border are keen observers of cultural interaction, and their work offers a key to understanding the region and its most important issues. For more than 150 years, novelists from both the United States and Mexico have spun stories about the borderlands in which characters react to cultural differences in the region, and this has become a dominant theme in border fiction. Authors such as Helen Hunt Jackson, Carlos Fuentes, Cormac McCarthy, and Leslie Marmon Silko have not only created important literature; in so doing, they have also helped define the border. Writers who are drawn to the borderlands owe the narrative power of their work to compelling relationships between literary constructions of space and artistic expressions of cultural encounter. Rosemary King now offers a new way of understanding the conflicts these writers portray by analyzing their representations of geography and genre. Border Confluences examines how the theme of cultural difference influences the ways that writers construct narrative space and the ways their characters negotiate those spaces, from domestic sphere to national territory, public school to utopia. King shows how fictional characters' various responses to cultural encounters—adapting, resisting, challenging, sympathizing—depend on the artistic rendering of spaces and places around them, and she examines the connection between writers' evocation of place and the presence of cultural interaction along the border as expressed in novels written since the mid-nineteenth century. Drawing on historical romances, Hispanic coming-of-age novels, travel narratives, and utopian literature, King offers plot summaries of such key works as Ramona, All the Pretty Horses, and Almanac of the Dead as she analyzes representations of both the spaces in which characters function and the places they inhabit relative to the border. Border Confluences is a provocative study that offers insight into the ways words and space combine and recombine over time to create representations of the borderlands as a site where places and cultures continue to generate powerful narrative. Through it, scholars and students in such disciplines as ethnic studies, sociology, and women's studies will find that novels centered on the border are not merely works of literature but also keys to understanding the region and its most important issues.
One in every eight women is expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer. In January of 2018, author and nurse Rosemary R. King became that one woman, finding herself the patient in the current medical system with all its twists and turns. During her journey, she experienced a host of issues, including changes in her appearance, energy level, family relations, and friendship. It was frightening, scary, and terrifying all at the same time, but King found solace in journaling. It allowed her to quietly put her emotions, thoughts, and feelings down on paper. In A New Day and a New Normal, she offers a journal to help other breast cancer patients record their physical and emotional healing journey. She communicates that there is a new day, and it is a new normal. There is also hope and resolve. This journal also offers comprehensive appendices which include questions to ask specialists, book references, websites, current Facebook support groups, phone apps, and a glossary of terms.
Richard III lives again through the eyes of his intimates and the woman whose ill-starred love brought him brief joy, and her a bitter consummation. Against the background of lusty, fifteenth-century England, with its superstition and witchcraft, its courtly manners and cruel punishments, Rosemary Hawley Jarman presents a fascinating and faithful portrait of one of the most enigmatic figures in our history as he appeared to his contemporaries.
Known as the King's Grey Mare, Elizabeth Woodville, queen of Edward IV, was beautiful beyond belief, with unique silver-grey hair. She had once known joy of a marriage based on love, only to see it snatched away on the battlefield. Hardened and changed by grief, Elizabeth became the tool of her evil ambitious mother, the witch, Jaquetta of Bedford, who was determined that her daughter should sit on the throne of England. By trickery, deception and witchcraft, Jaquetta's wish was fulfilled. But even a witch could not have known the tragedy which lay in store for the King's Grey Mare.
It is the first of an upcoming twelve-volume series that is designed to inspire children all over the world in obtaining great attitudes and behavior via character building based on the Word of God. Children Fly High is an attractive, quality-colored paperback that contains authentic artwork illustrated by Milton Ray Davis Sr. from a poetic genre. It has a Greek translation of scripture followed by Greek phonetics and a center of thought to engage children in intellectual activity. Jesus said, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the Kingdom of God (Mark 10:14, KJV).
Peanut Brittle is ostracized by the other peanuts because he has no shell, and when he puts on an acorn shell to protect himself, his appearance stands out even more from the crowd.
As Edward IV lay on his deathbed, he had no knowledge of the dark conspiracy which was to surround his son, and his brother Richard after his death. This is the story of the two tumultuous years of his reign - told by the Man of Keen Sight, who befriended and then betrayed him, and by the Nun, who had known him in happier times.
This study is based on literry works in various languages, from earliest times until approximately 1500. The 'biographer' of Arthur, tries to interlink the various sources.
No English king has so divided opinion, both during his reign and in the centuries since, more than Richard III. He was loathed in his own time for the never-confirmed murder of his young nephews, the Princes in the Tower, and died fighting his own subjects on the battlefield. This is the vision of Richard we have inherited from Shakespeare. Equally, he inspired great loyalty in his followers. In this enlightening, even-handed study, Rosemary Horrox builds a complex picture of a king who by any standard failed as a monarch. He was killed after only two years on the throne, without an heir, and brought such a decisive end to the House of York that Henry Tudor was able to seize the throne, despite his extremely tenuous claim. Whether Richard was undone by his own fierce ambitions, or by the legacy of a Yorkist dynasty which was already profoundly dysfunctional, the end result was the same: Richard III destroyed the very dynasty that he had spent his life so passionately defending.
The Bush King is a story about a German boy who became a king of a tribe in Kenya; his pregnant mother, along other tourists, had been abducted by guerillas, forced to go with them, and the other tourists killed at the orders of the general. The Bush King was born after a torturous journey with very little to eat, and to drink. The general had ordered the baby thrown away only to be rescued later by hunters who took him to their King. His mother died from exhaustion soon after. Read this intriguing story of a King whose quest to finding his identity, leads him to very adventurous journeys. Take a walk with the Bush King and you will be amazed!
One of the most famous queens in history, Mary Stuart lived in her homeland for just twelve years: as a dauntless child who laughed at her friendsʼ seasickness as they sailed to safety in France and later, on her return as a 18-year-old widow to take control of a nation riven with factions, dissent and religious strife. Brief though her time in Scotland was, her experience profoundly influenced who she was and what happened to her. In this book, Rosemary Goring tells the story of Mary's Scottish years through the often dramatic and atmospheric locations and settings where the events that shaped her life took place and also examines the part Scotland, and its tumultuous court and culture, played in her downfall. Whether or not Mary Stuart emerges blameless or guilty, in this evocative retelling she can be seen for who she really was. Locations included: Linlithgow Palace * Stirling Castle * Dumbarton Castle * Leith * Holyrood Palace * Crichton Castle * Darnaway Castle * Huntly Castle * Spynie Palace * Falkland Palace * Seton Palace * St Andrews and Fife * Dunbar Castle * Edinburgh Castle * Traquair House * Hermitage Castle * Jedburgh, Mary Queen of Scots House * Craigmillar Castle * Edinburgh and Kirk o' Field * Borthwick Castle * Carberry Hill * Lochleven Castle * Langside * Dundrennan Abbey
‘Traitor! Now is your death-time upon you!’ You may think you know all about King Arthur, the young boy who plucked the sword from the stone. You’ve probably heard stories about Merlin's magic powers and the Knights of the round table...these are the stories we learn at school. But they are just the beginning. Here are tales of human sacrifice, dragons, sword fights to the death, noble quests, tragedy and great courage: this the real world of King Arthur. Are you brave enough to enter? Includes exclusive material: In the Backstory you can test your knowledge of the legends and find out which Knight of the Round Table you most resemble. Vintage Children’s Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
His kingdom was magical, his knights were loyal, and his life was filled with adventure. . . . Young Arthur Pendragon became High King of England the instant he pulled the mysterious sword from within the stone. He unlocked the magic within the sword Excalibur, and won the heart of the Lady Guenever. At his side through quests and adventures were the Knights of the Round Table—among Gawain, who faced certain death at the hands of the Green Knight; Percival, who learned that it took more than a victory on horseback to win a place at the Round Table; and Lancelot, who daily felt a passion he was forced to hide. And over them all ruled Arthur, true King. . . . "Stands far beyond any Arthurian collection for young readers."—Times Literary Supplement "Other than Malory, I can think of no better introduction to the whole sweep of Arthurian stories."—School Library Journal, starred review
King Matata was a weirdly created boy by a Maasai magician. He shook the world with his powerful magic. A tourist named Tim - with an idea of making money - stole him from his home. However, terrible things happened when two scientists with the same idea, brought bad boys from Africa, created by an evil magician. They lived on human blood. Millions of eggs that hatched now and then fell off their bodies. Then tiny slimy boys crawled all over the land and grew rapidly into aggressive giants. In a few months most human beings were frail. The stronger ones dug under the earth and built cities - while planning to attack the giants. Then a war began that took years. King Matata's magic and the Maasai gods helped them fight. There after, King Matata and Tim started on an adventurous journey - ending up in strange worlds of freakish creatures. Find out what happened and how they got out of the bizarre worlds.
King Matata was a weirdly created boy by a Maasai magician. He shook the world with his powerful magic. A tourist named Tim - with an idea of making money - stole him from his home. However, terrible things happened when two scientists with the same idea, brought bad boys from Africa, created by an evil magician. They lived on human blood. Millions of eggs that hatched now and then fell off their bodies. Then tiny slimy boys crawled all over the land and grew rapidly into aggressive giants. In a few months most human beings were frail. The stronger ones dug under the earth and built cities - while planning to attack the giants. Then a war began that took years. King Matata's magic and the Maasai gods helped them fight. There after, King Matata and Tim started on an adventurous journey - ending up in strange worlds of freakish creatures. Find out what happened and how they got out of the bizarre worlds.
King Matata was a weirdly created boy by a Maasai magician. He shook the world with his powerful magic. A tourist named Tim - with an idea of making money - stole him from his home. However, terrible things happened when two scientists with the same idea, brought bad boys from Africa, created by an evil magician. They lived on human blood. Millions of eggs that hatched now and then fell off their bodies. Then tiny slimy boys crawled all over the land and grew rapidly into aggressive giants. In a few months most human beings were frail. The stronger ones dug under the earth and built cities - while planning to attack the giants. Then a war began that took years. King Matata's magic and the Maasai gods helped them fight. There after, King Matata and Tim started on an adventurous journey - ending up in strange worlds of freakish creatures. Find out what happened and how they got out of the bizarre worlds.
King Matata was a weirdly created boy by a Maasai magician. He shook the world with his powerful magic. A tourist named Tim - with an idea of making money - stole him from his home. However, terrible things happened when two scientists with the same idea, brought bad boys from Africa, created by an evil magician. They lived on human blood. Millions of eggs that hatched now and then fell off their bodies. Then tiny slimy boys crawled all over the land and grew rapidly into aggressive giants. In a few months most human beings were frail. The stronger ones dug under the earth and built cities - while planning to attack the giants. Then a war began that took years. King Matata's magic and the Maasai gods helped them fight. There after, King Matata and Tim started on an adventurous journey - ending up in strange worlds of freakish creatures. Find out what happened and how they got out of the bizarre worlds.
The second part of Rosemary Sutcliff's retelling of the Arthurian legend, which began with The Sword and the Circle. The Knights of the Round Table undertake their greatest exploit, the quest for the Holy Grail, which is a turning point in the lives of Sir Lancelot and his son Galahad.
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