The Life of Ibn Hanbal
Abu al-Faraj 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Ali Ibn al-Jawzi, Garth Fowden and Michael Cooperson
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Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. 241 H/855 AD), renowned for his profound knowledge of hadiths-the reports of...
Kazimir Malevich Letters Documents Memoirs and Criticism
Charlotte Douglas, Irina Vakar and Tatiana Mikhienko
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In association with The Malevich Society this is the first authoritative English edition of the...
French Kisses and a London Affair
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A London Affair Kate leaves the countryside for a job in a posh London deli and is soon surrounded...
Our Life on Ice: The Autobiography
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean
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When Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean collapsed to the ice at the climax of their routine to...
Out in the Army: My Life as a Gay Soldier
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Seeking escape from the quiet countryside of North Wales, the young James Wharton joined the British...
The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire
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The Ultimate Spiritual Guide for Men What is your true purpose in life? What do women really...
Bombshells United, Volume 2: War Bonds
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Years ago, before she became the battling Bombshell known as Batwoman, Kate Kane and Renee Montoya...
Do You Know Your Mom's Story?: 365 Questions You Need to Ask Her
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What do you really know about your Mom? Do you know what her hopes, dreams and desires were? Did...
Family Mothers Nonfiction
ClareR (5996 KP) rated What it Feels Like For a Girl in Books
Nov 9, 2021
Byron becomes a rent boy, meets new friends at a bar who, he discovers, want the same things out of life as him: he wants to be a woman, and he feels that is what he was supposed to have been.
“Hedonistic” is the word that describes Byron’s life at this time. Until, that is, it all comes tumbling down. One very stupid act lands Byron in jail. But it’s what he does with this time in jail that really counts. And he decides to turn his life around.
I loved this. I enjoyed reading it in the Hucknall vernacular (it reminded me of my dad’s accent in Lincolnshire)and the chapter headings were spot on (all titles from songs at that time). And I felt so much for the young Byron - sad that his family didn’t seem to understand or care for him (other than his grandmother); sad that he couldn’t live as he wanted to and had no guidance to keep him safe. In fact he was lucky that he didn’t end up murdered or overdosed. It’s such an emotional book.
Highly recommended.
The Ballad of Aramei (The Darkwoods Trilogy #3)
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Everything about Adria Dawson’s life has changed in unimaginable ways: the shattering betrayal of...
Young Adult Paranormal Romance