The poems in this manuscript are persona poems, spoken primarily in the voice of Vincent Van Gogh but a few by others prominent in his life. Italicized passages within the poems are direct quotations from Van Gogh's letters to his brother Theo. In other poems Van Gogh's thoughts and ideas are frequently paraphrased, summarized, or interpreted.

A gripping memoir that reads like a psychological thriller... When Anne wakes in hospital, she is unable to recognise anyone or anything, mistaking herself for a young girl at first. She can talk but cannot remember much, including, as it turns out, the birth of her daughter, her rocky relationship with a man who is said to be her husband, and a mysterious man she feels a deep longing for but is warned against. As Anne tries to recover and piece together what has happened, fragments of mem...

V hears a constant scream, and something strange grows beneath the pomegranate trees…When her ship is attacked and crew slaughtered by a mysterious creature, Violet "V" Green is rescued by the handsome Dr. Dominic Shade and brought aboard his magnificent luxury class vessel, The Persephone. The opulent halls, fine food, and high-quality hallucinogens are almost enough to convince her that she could recover from the horrific tragedy that brought her here.But from th...

First published in 1987, this is an introductory study of the most widely read Canadian women novelists of the 1970s and 1980s. At its centre lies the question of how the search for a distinctive cultural identity relates to the need for a national cultural identity in the post-colonial era. Coral Ann Howells argues that Canadian women’s fiction throughout the period of study represents how the Canadian cultural identity exceeds its geographical limits, and those traditional structures of ...

A royal ruse…or a royal wedding?A pretend engagement to the future King of Nabhan isn’t part of Lily Marchant’s plan for proving her brother’s innocence, but brooding Crown Prince Khaled is quite insistent. The simmering chemistry they share makes playing his fiancée in public easy—and resisting temptation in private nearly impossible!Impetuous Lily couldn’t be further from appropriate as a desert bride! Even so, she makes Khaled feel more alive than he’s ...

The queen's fairy-tale wedding…is with her enemy! Surrender to this emotional royal romance from Julieanne Howells .Not just a night with her enemy…A lifetime!Queen Agnesse was not supposed to become playboy Prince Sebastien's bride. But, forced to cohost a charity gala, the incendiary, off-limits chemistry they've long ignored explodes…and the consequences will be legally binding!Seb vowed he'd never marry. No...

The attraction she can’t escape!Surrendering her power to a man is unacceptable to Violetta. Even if that man sets her alight with a single glance! When Leo tracks her down and they are stranded together he’s not the enemy she first thought… Her independence is non-negotiable. But a temporary alliance…? That could be more pleasurable than Violetta ever imagined!

A fake engagement to a crown prince leads to very real desires in this passionate romance.A pretend engagement to the future king of Nabhan wasn't part of Lily Marchant's plan for proving her brother's innocence, but brooding Crown Prince Khaled is quite insistent. The simmering chemistry they share makes playing his fiancée in public easy—and resisting temptation in private nearly impossible!Impetuous Lily couldn't be further from appropriate as a...

The attraction she can’t escape!Surrendering her power to a man is unacceptable to Princess Violetta. Even if that man sets her alight with a single glance! But when Prince Leo tracks his runaway bride down and they are stranded together, he’s not the enemy she first thought…One extraordinary encounterColliding with a masked stranger at a ball sends shy Emma’s pulse skyrocketing. And that’s before he introduces himself as Alexander Hastings, the CE...

From one night…to a lifetime!Seb had vowed he’d never marry. Not after his unhappy past. Still, he’ll do anything to protect Agnesse and her hard-won reputation. They have faced heartbreak apart…now the love developing between them might help them face their biggest trial together. If they can finally believe that love exists…

Arranged to wed by their families, a royal couple find their objections overruled by their mutual passion in this forced-proximity romance.Prince Leo's cold upbringing ensured love was out of his reach. He doesn't think twice about agreeing to the political union his family has always coveted. Until Princess Violetta disappears on their wedding day . . .Surrendering her power to a man is unacceptable to Violetta—even if that man sets her alight with a singl...

The field of Margaret Atwood studies, like her own work, is in constant evolution. This second edition of The Cambridge Companion to Margaret Atwood provides substantial reconceptualization of Atwood's writing in multiple genres that has spanned six decades, with particular focus on developments since 2000. Exploring Atwood in our contemporary context, this edition discusses the relationship between her Canadian identity and her role as an international literary celebrity and spokesperson ...