This book is a collection of art works by teenager Sarah Bryant. They are all done by hand, featuring a distinct monochrome-patterned style. The subject and inspiration of each drawing varies from elements in nature to a range of intricate self-created patterns that use an almost systematic rhythm and symmetry. The result is an intriguing and sometimes mesmerizing image with hidden layers of detail. Each piece has been completed in one session, often done in a relatively short period, but has many elements that give a sense of complex simplicity.
Devastated by the death of the beloved grandfather who raised her, precocious young pianist Eleanor Rose heeds the words of the unknown woman in her dream. Leaving the security of her privileged life in Boston, she heads for Eden's Meadow, a Louisiana estate which she has never seen, and which has been closed since her grandmother died there mysteriously twenty-five years earlier. She longs for a tranquil haven in which to nurse her grief and concentrate on her music. At first Eden's Meadow seems to be just that. But Eleanor's shocking discovery of a forgotten painting, the timely arrival of a letter from a man who seems to hold the answers to the questions it raises, and her growing love for an enigmatic Russian musician draw her into a labyrinth of past and present deception, which ultimately threatens her sanity-and her life.
An epic filled with emotion and rich with atmosphere" (Historical Novel Society) from the author of The Other Eden. Khalidah faces an arranged marriage at the behest of her father, a Bedouin Clan chief. But when a mysterious stranger named Sulayman reveals the machinations behind her pending union, she suddenly finds herself a pawn in a deadly plot involving her own feuding tribe and the powerful Templar Knights. Faced with certain death, Khalidah runs away with Sulayman, a man she barely knows. Their journey, and the desire that grows between them, will thrust Khalidah toward unimaginable adventure, and the echoes of a past that somehow connect her to the Jinn—the mysterious Afghan warriors who may hold the key to the coming battle for the Holy Land.
It is the End of Days. Modern technology has been obliterated, mythical creatures roam the streets, and the immortals are dying horribly. But the only person who seems to realize that everything has changed is Esther Madden, an ordinary Irish schoolgirl. Esther's attempts to warn the others leave her branded as mad and dangerous, shut up in a remedial convent school. Just as she begins to resign herself to her fate, however, she receives a peculiar message from someone who calls himself Theletos. He, too, knows that the human world is coming undone, and he knows how to fix it: Esther must find a girl named Sophie Creedon and convince her to return to the Garden. The catch: Theletos can't physically help Esther to find Sophie, and she has only ten days to do it before the world will end. Armed with nothing but her wits and this cryptic message, Esther embarks on a journey that will lead her not only to her goal, but to a fate beyond her wildest dreams.
There are no such things as monsters, Sophie told herself. No demons, no witches, no ghosts..." Except that all of her life, Sophie has been seeing things - wraith-like apparitions which freeze her blood, and which no-one else can see. She's managed to convince herself that they're all in her imagination - to live a normal life. But then she meets the alluring Sam, who seems to see them too, and her life goes from strange to terrifying. Sophie's search for answers lead to a dreadful question: What happens when an angel falls?Watch the trailer here
Chapter 1: Witch EyesHer first love was the wind. Pre-speech she followed it to the shore, a sickle of platinum sand between two granite monoliths. Its thrusting curve held her as a mother's arms might have, as it held the crooning waves and crying birds, the bladderwrack strewn like entrails among beached jellyfish and sanded glass. On cloudy days she stood and let its magisterial sorrow wash over her; when the sun shone she chased it, laughing. When she was old enough she tied her skirt between her legs and climbed the rocks, to feel its heady edge as it tried to tear her down. Later, battered by a longing she could neither trace nor name, she would wade out into the sea until its ancient cold numbed her body and then reach out to embrace the wind. And one day, when she'd left that beach far behind, she would realize that during those half-forgotten days of her earliest childhood, the wind's soul had blown into hers, rending it to tatters, knotting them again with its own fingers so that it would never quite leave her. Knowing that, she would come to peace at last. But there were many days to live through before that one.Serendipity is a tale of love, lost and found.
Sarah shares her story of a journey of restoration in loss, addiction and depression. Know who God is within the painful experiences of life. Gain tools to experience freedom through His love.
The essays in volume 23 of Theatre Symposium offer a rich exploration of depictions of youth in works of theatre as well as the role youth play in the creation and performance of drama.
Love is in the air in Serendipity, a collection of stories inspired by romantic tropes and edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer. The secret admirer. The fake relationship. The matchmaker. From stories of first love, unrequited love, love that surprises, love that’s been there all along, 10 of the brightest and award-winning authors writing YA have taken on some of your favorite romantic tropes, embracing them and turning them on their heads. Readers will fall for this collection of stories that celebrate love at its most humorous, inclusive, heart-expanding, and serendipitous. Contributors include Elise Bryant, Elizabeth Eulberg, Leah Johnson, Anna-Marie McLemore, Marissa Meyer, Sandhya Menon, Julie Murphy, Caleb Roehrig, Sarah Winifred Searle, and Abigail Hing Wen.
Finding the love of a lifetime is a challenge. Finding the a love across three lifetimes is impossible. But, Ahmose is a man who will attempt to do the impossible, traveling from ancient Egypt, to Rome as Caesar is murdered, and into the French Revolution in pursuit of the woman he loves. However, an all powerful and cruel goddess set on his suffering stands in his way. This is the story of Ahmose, the mortal who dared to play...The Goddess' Game.
Meditation has flourished in different parts of the world ever since the foundations of the great civilizations were laid. It played a vital role in the formation of Asian cultures that trace much of their heritage to ancient India and China. This volume brings together for the first time studies of the major traditions of Asian meditation as well as material on scientific approaches to meditation. It delves deeply into the individual traditions while viewing each of them from a global perspective, examining both historical and generic connections between meditative practices from numerous historical periods and different parts of the Eurasian continent. It seeks to identify the cultural and historical peculiarities of Asian schools of meditation while recognizing basic features of meditative practice across cultures, thereby taking the first step toward a framework for the comparative study of meditation. The book, accessibly written by scholars from several fields, opens with chapters that discuss the definition and classification of meditation. These are followed by contributions on Yoga and Tantra, which are often subsumed under the broad label of Hinduism; Jainism and Sikhism, Indian traditions not usually associated with meditation; Buddhist approaches found in Southeast Asia, Tibet, and China; and the indigenous Chinese traditions, Daoism and Neo-Confucianism. The final chapter explores recent scientific interest in meditation, which, despite its Western orientation, remains almost exclusively concerned with practices of Asian origin. Until a few years ago a major obstacle to the study of specific meditation practices within the traditions explored here was a widespread scholarly orientation that prioritized doctrinal issues and sociocultural contexts over actual practice. The contributors seek to counter this bias and supplement concerns over doctrine and context with the historical study of meditative practice. Asian Traditions of Meditation will appeal broadly to readers interested in meditation, mindfulness, and spirituality and those in the emerging field of contemplative education, as well as students and scholars of Asian and religious studies.
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