Author: Shane DowlingPublisher: Shane Dowling
ISBN: 9780646517360
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
A non-fiction book that exposes corruption in Australian Judicial system, Government and Federal Police.
The Secret Love Letters
Author: Dolores San MiguelPublisher: Melbourne Books
ISBN: 192212964X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
In The Secret Love Letters: A Family History, the author delves into the history of her Spanish ancestors, the once-illustrious San Miguels, and uncovers the forbidden love affair that tore the family apart. Fay Johnston told her daughter of a collection of letters she had kept hidden away for over 60 years, promising to show them to her when the time was right. It was only after her mother died that Dolores found the letters, concealed beneath a large piece of wood deep within a storage cupboard. Through endless research and close analysis, Dolores pieced together nearly a hundred letters, newspaper ads, doctors' notes, and postcards to unravel the story of her parents' romance, kept secret for over two decades. Dolores San Miguel, acclaimed author of The Ballroom: The Melbourne Punk and Post-punk Scene delivers a luminous, tightly woven account that places her own family saga in the wider context of early European immigration to Australia, as well as offering a fascinating glimpse into Melbourne life in the lead-up to World War 2.
The Creation of Anne Boleyn
Author: Susan BordoPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547999526
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
This illuminating history examines the life and many legends of the 16th century Queen who was executed by her husband, King Henry VIII. Part biography, part cultural history, The Creation of Anne Boleyn is a fascinating reconstruction of Anne’s life and a revealing look at her afterlife in the popular imagination. Why is her story so compelling? Why has she inspired such extreme reactions? Was she the flaxen-haired martyr of Romantic paintings or the raven-haired seductress of twenty-first-century portrayals? (Answer: neither.) But the most provocative question of all concerns Anne’s death: How could Henry order the execution of a once beloved wife? Drawing on scholarship and critical analysis, Bordo probes the complexities of one of history’s most infamous relationships. She then demonstrates how generations of polemicists, biographers, novelists, and filmmakers have imagined and re-imagined Anne: whore, martyr, cautionary tale, proto “mean girl,” feminist icon, and everything in between. In The Creation of Anne Boleyn, Bordo steps off the well-trodden paths of Tudoriana to tease out the human being behind the competing mythologies, paintings, and on-screen portrayals.
Author: Grace YountLiterary Love-Letters and Other Stories
Author: Robert HerrickPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Robert Herrick, the 17th-century English lyric poet and Anglican cleric, brings us a collection of short stories in 'Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories'. With tales that explore themes of love, art, and the price of romance, readers will be taken on a journey through the intricacies of human relationships and the power of passion. From a rejected Titian painting to the question of what makes art truly valuable, these stories are sure to delight the mind.
Love Letters in the Sand
Author: Marcia ChellisPublisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1682892972
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
This compelling novel portrays a woman’s personal odyssey to self-fulfillment. Lindsay Lawrence, a society portrait painter and recent widow, longs to heal memories of her marriage and focus on her career. She lives a comfortable, insular life in the stately brick townhouse she shared with her husband and daughter on Boston’s historic Beacon Hill—until an unexpected encounter with Les, an attractive drifter, changes everything. At first, Les conceals his rage at where life has taken him. After wandering from one odd job to another, especially in the Middle East, he now wants to settle down. Knowing he can neither emulate nor support her lifestyle, Les spirits Lindsay away from Boston and, in the process, opens her eyes to the world. In Abu Dhabi, she learns about the lives of Arabian women. Living with him in a village on Cyprus and interacting with local women, Lindsay discovers her life’s purpose. Lindsay’s gratitude to Les for leading her to become someone she never anticipated, unfortunately, comes with ambivalence. Will his erratic behavior preclude his being part of the new life she is creating on an island in the Mediterranean? Can their passionate relationship endure? Or will it vanish, fleetingly, like love letters written in the sand?
The Love Letters
Author: Doreen VettorPublisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039182925
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
This novel will not be what you expect. The Love Letters is a heartwarming story about the depths of love. This is a contemporary and refreshing story about hurt and healing, but mostly about family, forgiveness and friendships. In Danielle’s quest to live her meticulously perfect life, she soon learns that in order to move forward, she must return to the place where it all began. The letters reveal secrets and sacrifices about family, love and identity. The writers and the recipients of the love letters in this clever, poignant book, are all women—women who are connected to one another in the most powerful and fundamental way. There are moments of tears and triumph with a healthy dose of laughter. It is both suspenseful and surprising, and it is certain to make you think twice about what you know about your past and what you have planned for your future.
A Love Letter to the City
Author: Stephen PowersPublisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1616893494
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Stretched across city walls and along rooftops, Stephen Powers's colorful large-scale murals sneak up on you. "Open your eyes / I see the sunrise," "If you were here I'd be home," "Forever begins when you say yes." What at first looks like nothing as much as an advertisement suddenly becomes something grander and more mysterious—a hand-painted love letter at billboard size. Combining community activism and public art, Powers and his team of sign mechanics collaborate with a neighborhood's residents to create visual jingles— sincere and often poignant affirmations and confessions that reflect the collective hopes and dreams of the host community. A Love Letter to the City gathers the artist's powerful public art project for the first time, including murals on the walls and rooftops of Brooklyn and Syracuse, New York; Philadelphia; Dublin and Belfast, Ireland; São Paolo, Brazil, and Johannesburg, South Africa.
Author: John KeatsLove Letters and Old Bones
Author: paul gruzalskiPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326350315
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
The bones were uncovered by a storm. the police determined that the remains were of a murdered man killed 60 years ago. The father and grandfather whoes property the remains were found on is the prime suspect. His son is determined to prove him inocent.
