The narrator, Penny/Pennie, a knowing child, lives with sister Anne, flamboyant Mexican-American Mummy/Tita and retired Royal Navy Commander Daddy in an English seaside village. Tita, a plane crash survivor, feels she has lost out in life. Daddy is an inventor, but his inventions fail to catch on and money runs out. Tita takes the girls to live in Mexico City where Ian, a married man, falls in love with her. She divorces Daddy and marries Ian in a civil ceremony, thus scandalizing and alie...

Responding to growing interest in DBT-informed art therapy, this edited guide focuses specifically on how these interventions can treat a variety of client groups.Combining the structure and skill development of DBT with the creativity and non-verbal communication of art therapy can be a significant advantage in treating patients who are resistant to talking therapy. This book includes international contributors who cover work with a wide variety of populations, such as those with ...

The final episode of James Joyce's masterpiece Ulysses, Penelope is a classic piece of Modernist literature.  The episode takes place in Molly Bloom's head and uses stream-of-conspicuousness to show her thoughts while she is in bed at 2 in the morning with her husband Leopold.  Some of the scenes in this final episode contributed to the book being banned when it was first published.Ulysses, a novel that takes place on 16 June 1904 Dublin, chronicles the journey of Leopold Bloom on an Odyssey ...

Perhaps the most brilliantly successful ghost story ever written, The Turn of the Screw creates a terrifyingly believable impression of children so corrupted by evil that they remain deceptive pictures of innocent beauty. Their governess must struggle alone to confront and exorcise the demons which she believes possess their souls… Published in 1898, the story was immediately met with glowing reviews. It remains one of Henry James’s most popular works.

QuinnI’ve always had too many men in my life. My overbearing father. My domineering older brothers. My invasive nephews. The Trents and Caruthers run this town, and although I’ve never given them a reason to worry, they treat me like I’m made of glass.They’re wrong, though. At twenty-one, I finished college in record time, I own my own business, I pay taxes, I don’t party, and I’ve never broken a law.But I have one secret: I raced to grow up in case...

Kade and Hunter Caruthers.Brothers. Twins.My cousins.In a way, they’re my family. Protective. Indulgent. My best friends. But there was something else there, too. That ever-present whisper that reminded me more as I got older that we didn’t actually share any blood.They used to be inseparable. We all were, but not anymore. I don’t know why Hunter left or why he joined a rival team in Weston—that Rebel town across the river—to stand on the opposite side of th...

In this anthology, everybody is Black.Filled with epic battles, complicated families, soft kisses, and sharpened blades, Magic in the Melanin is an adult fantasy anthology that showcases Black authors who write magical stories of all kinds. Featuring full-page artwork to accompany your adventure through the pages, this anthology is what fantasy looks like when Blackness is centered and the imaginations of Black creators are unhindered. Dive into these stories and discover ...

In "Abel Janszoon Tasman: His Life and Voyages," James Backhouse Walker offers a meticulous exploration of the life of the Dutch explorer, Abel Tasman, whose voyages marked crucial developments in the European narrative of exploration during the 17th century. Walker employs a rich, descriptive literary style that captures the essence of a maritime odyssey while grounding Tasman's adventures within the broader context of European imperial ambitions and scientific inquiry of the time. The te...

Who knew a blizzard could bring so much heat?I'm not worried about the freak snowstorm in March stranding me in my brother's cabin in the Minnesota woods. I'm here to drown myself in textbooks—and junk food—and get ready for my big exams, so another couple of days won't matter.Except, three of my brother's friends are also stranded here with me. Their guys' get-away started early thanks to my matchmaking grandmother and now, we're all trapped together....

Die 33jährige Romanschriftstellerin Penelope Eames zieht nach Spanien, um ihrem dominanten Vater und ihrem drogensüchtigen Bruder Dermot zu entfliehen. Als sie Ramón begegnet, einem jungen spanischen Lehrer, fühlt sie sich sofort zu ihm angezogen und denkt sie endlich das Glück zu finden, nach dem sie ihr ganzes Leben lang gesucht hat. Dann jedoch erhält sie einen Notruf von Dermot, der ihr erzählt, er sei Charlie Eliot ausgeliefert, einem Zuhälter und Drogenhändler, der auch an der Costa ...

Mord: Klappe, die erste. Ganz Shaftesbury ist in Aufruhr: In dem beschaulichen Dörfchen soll ein Historienfilm über eine ansässige Adelsfamilie gedreht werden, und zahlreiche Bewohner werden als Statisten engagiert. Doch bevor die erste Klappe fällt, gibt es einen Toten. Hatte das Opfer jemanden aus dem Dorf gegen sich aufgebracht? Und was hat es mit dem streng geheimen Drehbuch auf sich, dessen Ende niemand kennen darf? Ehe Penelope sich versieht, steckt sie mitten in den Ermittlungen zu ...

Contains the unabridged audiobook and an educational audio guide.The ‘Educational Editions’ from Naxos AudioBooks allow listeners to enjoy important works of fiction and learn about their key elements. Each ‘Educational Edition’ combines the unabridged audiobook with an indispensable audio guide that gives background and author detail and explores the book’s themes, structure, key passages and critical perspectives stimulating content for students and keen listeners wishing to discover mor...