The Great Recession in Fiction, Film, and Television: Twenty-First-Century Bust Culture sheds light on how imaginary works of fiction, film, and television reflect, refract, and respond to the recessionary times specific to the twenty-first century, a sustained period of economic crisis that has earned the title the “Great Recession.” This collection takes as its focus “Bust Culture,” a concept that refers to post-crash popular culture, specifically the kind mass produced by multinational ...

The empress long ago has been defeated, leaving the empire in the hands of the Dark Sorcerer Notegma. Now only two islands remain free from his clutches. The dark sorcerer seeks full power and for the person foretold to defeat him. He doesn't yet know who this person is but senses he is getting close. On one of the free islands, Zola Athen lives peacefully, unaware of the danger that lies in her future. Trained by her mother to be a warrior, she seeks a normal life.But when the anc...

Georgia has played a formative role in the writing of America. Few states have produced a more impressive array of literary figures, among them Conrad Aiken, Erskine Caldwell, James Dickey, Joel Chandler Harris, Carson McCullers, Flannery O'Connor, Jean Toomer, and Alice Walker.This volume contains biographical and critical discussions of Georgia writers from the nineteenth century to the present as well as other information pertinent to Georgia literature. Organized in alphabetica...

'A deliciously dark tale of secrets and lies' Kate GrayYOU CAME TO ESCAPE. SHE CAME FOR REVENGE.When Dee arrives on the beautiful Île de Ré, she's hoping to escape the secret that's been suffocating her for years. And what better way to forget than a lavish holiday with her boyfriend and a family wedding to celebrate?Meanwhile, bride-to-be Willa is meant to be basking in a pre-wedding glow. After all, her fiancé's whole family have gathered on the...