![]() I’m half tempted-no, more than half-to take my dulcimer and play it under her window to convince her I’m the better catch. Griff took a few paces away from the house, then swiveled on his heel and stalked back. You’ll be able to see the mountains and rivers of 1842 Virginia in your head as you read. ![]() “The Midwives series gets better with each book the third entry has amazing characters and rich historical details. The wonderful period detail sucked me into 1840s Appalachia, while the realistic characters and tender romance kept me reading late into the night.”-Linda Goodnight, Carol and Rita Award–winning author ![]() “The gifted Laurie Alice Eakes has done it again with a page-turner romance. In this gripping story of trust, deception, and bittersweet loss, you’ll discover the true meaning of choices of the heart.Īvailable at, Amazon,, Family Christian, Lifeway, Parable, Books-A-Million, Printsasia and your local bookstore. All she wants is to run away again.īut could it be that her past holds the key to reconciliation-and love? But instead of the refuge she was seeking, Esther finds herself in the midst of a deadly family feud-and courted by two men on opposite sides of the conflict. ![]() ![]() But when a terrible scandal threatens all she holds dear, Esther flees, taking a position as a teacher in the wild western mountains of Virginia. Įsther Cherrett comes from a proud line of midwives and was trained by her mother to take over the family calling. She thought she had left her old life behind. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Her satirical work is often rooted in themes of family, mismatched identities, and the search for (or the corruption of) the American Dream. ![]() The designer of over a thousand dust jackets throughout her long career as a commercial artist, Raskin’s mystery novels and playful illustrations have delighted young readers for decades. ![]() Additionally, Raskin is well-known for creating the original cover art for the first edition of Madeline L’Engle’s A Wrinkle In Time. She also wrote and illustrated 12 picture books between 19. Raskin’s own novels include The Westing Game, which won the 1979 American Library Association’s Newberry Medal for the year’s most distinguished children’s book, as well as The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel), Figgs & Phantoms, and The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues. After attending college at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and majoring in fine art, Raskin began a prolific career as a writer and illustrator of children’s books. Born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin-a place that went on to inform her fiction over the course of her career-Ellen Raskin grew up during the Great Depression. ![]() ![]() I had heard good things about the manga and it was being produced by Studio MAPPA, a studio that I have high hopes for despite not being impressed with any of their previous works. So when I saw that Kakegurui was airing this season and also happened to be the most popular show of Summer 2017, I was pretty excited. Unfortunately, these kinds of anime are extremely rare to come by, as nearly all of them are practically unknown to most of the anime community and nearly impossible to watch any of them legally. ![]() and strategy between people willing to risk their very lives on even the simplest of games. ![]() These shows have given me goose bumps from sheer awe and admiration while watching psychological battles of wits To those of you who have watched Kakegurui I ask: Why did you watch this anime? Were you intrigued by the aesthetic look of the show? Or maybe what drew you to Kakegurui was the concept gambling! The latter was what caught my eye, as past experiences with gambling anime have proven that they hold some of the most entertaining and exhilarating moments I have ever seen. The rest I spent foolishly.” – George Raft. “Part of it went on gambling, and part of it went on women. ![]() |