Author: Judith ArnoldPublisher:
ISBN: 9780373580903
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
A Whiff of Scandal
Author: C. MatthewsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780747220282
Category : Aromatherapy
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
A riotously funny romance of misunderstanding and mayhem"She's had men popping in and out of there all day. They're more regular than our cuckoo clock."When Rose escapes from London to get away from her handsome ex-lover, she has no idea her occupation as an aromatherapist will cause such a scandal in her new country village. All she wants is a bit of peace and quiet, but she gets involved with a sexy local construction man and her ex-lover arrives out of nowhere with a shocking announcement. Rose unwittingly finds herself in the center of a chaotic, rumor-fed hurricane of scandal that ensures her life in even more complicated than it was before.
A Whiff of Scandal
Author: Robyn ChalmersPublisher:
ISBN: 9780645121834
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
To save her family, she'll risk ruinMost ladies dream of finding a husband, but no knight is coming to save Daphne and her sister from genteel poverty. To make ends meet, she sells perfumes to the Ton using the persona of Lady Spellwater to create allure and protect their reputation.But when she discovers a devilishly handsome man is hunting her, all her well-laid plans unravel.To catch a thief, he'll risk his empireHugh, Earl Mandeville is hunting the elusive perfumer to recover a rare and expensive ingredient she uses that is being stolen from his family business before that business collapses. He has her scent and is determined to have her lead him to the thieves.But when Hugh finally tracks her down, he finds the beautiful and spirited Lady Spellwater irresistible.Now that he has caught Daphne, he finds he wants to keep her forever. Even when he thinks it is her father who is the thief. Is it possible to choose between justice and love?A Whiff of Scandal is a sweet regency romance.
Author: Carole MatthewsA Whiff of Scandal
Author: Carole MatthewsPublisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1405523603
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
The riotously funny novel from the Sunday Times and multi-million-copy bestseller 'She's had men popping in and out of there all day. They're more regular than our cuckoo clock.' When Rose escapes from London and her handsome and charming ex-lover, she has no idea her occupation as an aromatherapist will cause such a scandal in her new country village. All she wants is a bit of peace and quiet, but her new neighbours soon ensure that her life is more chaotic than ever before. But that may be because Rose is falling in love . . . Your favourite authors love Carole Matthews: 'A gorgeous novel that will delight' KATIE FFORDE 'Fun, fantastic and brimming with Matthews magic' MILLY JOHNSON 'A life-affirming story full of joy and hope' CATHY BRAMLEY 'An irresistibly warm-hearted story' TRISHA ASHLEY 'Warm, witty and hopeful - I was charmed' SARAH MORGAN 'The queen of funny, feel good fiction' MIKE GAYLE
Welcome to the Real World
Author: Carole MatthewsPublisher: Sphere
ISBN: 1405523689
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
The funny, uplifting novel from the Sunday Times and multi-million-copy bestseller Fern has the voice of an angel but as an underpaid barmaid and pub singer, she's going nowhere fast. Then she enters the TV talent show Fame Game and this could be her big break. But then, things are never that simple. Evan David's exquisite tones have enthralled opera buffs throughout the world. Everyone around him panders to his every need but what he really needs now is a break - from everything. Two worlds collide when Fern becomes Evan's assistant and neither is prepared for the dramatic effect they have on each other. Something happens when they're together, and it's more than just music . . . Your favourite authors love Carole Matthews: 'A gorgeous novel that will delight' KATIE FFORDE 'Fun, fantastic and brimming with Matthews magic' MILLY JOHNSON 'A life-affirming story full of joy and hope' CATHY BRAMLEY 'An irresistibly warm-hearted story' TRISHA ASHLEY 'Warm, witty and hopeful - I was charmed' SARAH MORGAN 'The queen of funny, feel good fiction' MIKE GAYLE
Conflicted Identities and Multiple Masculinities
Author: Jacqueline MurrayPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136528407
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Conflicting Identities and Multiple Masculinities takes as its focus the construction of masculinity in Western Europe from the early Middle Ages until the fifteenth century, crossing from pre-Christian Scandinavia across western Christendom. The essays consult a broad and representative cross section of sources including the work of theological, scholastic, and monastic writers, sagas, hagiography and memoirs, material culture, chronicles, exampla and vernacular literature, sumptuary legislation, and the records of ecclesiastical courts. The studies address questions of what constituted male identity, and male sexuality. How was masculinity constructed in different social groups? How did the secular and ecclesiastical ideals of masculinity reinforce each other or diverge? These essays address the topic of medieval men and, through a variety of theoretical, methodological, and disciplinary approaches, significantly extend our understanding of how, in the Middle Ages, masculinity and identity were conflicted and multifarious.
Heroic Wives Rituals, Stories and the Virtues of Jain Wifehood
Author: M. Whitney KeltingPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199736790
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Although in Hinduism it is mainly used to refer to widow immolation, the term 'sati' means 'true woman' - a female hero. Whitney Kelting has learned that in Jainism satis appear as subjects of devotional hymns. This seems paradoxical, given that Jain spirituality is to disengage oneself from worldly existence and Jain devotionalism is usually directed toward those souls who have reached perfect detachment. In fact, however, there is a vast corpus of popular texts, many of them written by prominent scholar-monks between the 16th and 18th centuries, illustrating the distinctly worldly virtues of devoted Jain wives. In this fieldwork-based study, Kelting explores the ways in which Jain women use sati narratives and rituals to understand wifehood as a choice, which these women's ongoing ritual practices continually shape. She focuses on eight well-known Jain sati narratives, recorded in both formal ritual contexts and in informal retellings, and also as read aloud from printed versions. She finds that one of the principal functions of Jain sati narratives is to contribute to a discourse of wifehood, which addresses the concerns of Jain laywomen within the Jain value system and provides a fertile context in which Jain women can explore their questions of virtue and piety.
Daniel
Author: Daniel BerriganPublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1606084674
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Daniel: Under the Siege of the Divine is a powerful, poetic commentary on one of the Bible's most politically charged books by one of America's greatest peacemaking prophets, Daniel Berrigan. Using the insights he has gained from a lifetime of nonviolent resistance to war and empire, Berrigan walks us through these ancient biblical stories of nonviolent resistance to war and empire, pointing out how we can learn from Daniel and his friends to keep the faith, stay hopeful, and resist every war, injustice, and empire today. It is not only one of Berrigan's best books, but one of the best commentaries on the book of Daniel. Through the scripture and the author's life, we discover the power and duty of civil disobedience to the culture of war and divine obedience to the God of peace.
Rubicon
Author: Tom HollandPublisher: Anchor
ISBN: 1400078970
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
A vivid historical account of the social world of Rome as it moved from republic to empire. In 49 B.C., the seven hundred fifth year since the founding of Rome, Julius Caesar crossed a small border river called the Rubicon and plunged Rome into cataclysmic civil war. Tom Holland’s enthralling account tells the story of Caesar’s generation, witness to the twilight of the Republic and its bloody transformation into an empire. From Cicero, Spartacus, and Brutus, to Cleopatra, Virgil, and Augustus, here are some of the most legendary figures in history brought thrillingly to life. Combining verve and freshness with scrupulous scholarship, Rubicon is not only an engrossing history of this pivotal era but a uniquely resonant portrait of a great civilization in all its extremes of self-sacrifice and rivalry, decadence and catastrophe, intrigue, war, and world-shaking ambition.
