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The Language of Flowers

Vanessa Diffenbaugh

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The Victorian language of flowers was used to express emotions: honeysuckle for devotion, azaleas...

Ian McCulloch recommended Gold: Greatest Hits by ABBA in Music (curated)

"The first interview we did was with The Face, and we were all sitting in a room and it wasn’t going too well. When it came out they must have thought we were the most awkward bastards. Will wasn’t helping much – he was in bed with a torch under the sheets, presumably so he could see his knob. I was asked my influences and I said Lou and Bowie, and I said I loved Abba. The others afterwards said they wished I hadn’t have mentioned Abba, but I didn’t say it for effect, they were this side thing that helped. Every time a song came out it was like, ""fucking hell""! Just utterly brilliant, great melodies, and Agnetha, the best female voice of all time – and the other one wasn’t bad either. It was just so cute – I hate that word – some of the awkward lyrics, but over time was it charm, or just genius lyrics. The relationship songs are just brilliant – I wish I’d have written them. ‘When I Kissed The Teacher’ – you can’t get away with that now, what with the Catholic Church and Jimmy Savile having destroyed all the foundations of decency."

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Feminists Don't Wear Pink (And Other Lies): Amazing Women on What the F-Word Means to Them

Scarlett Curtis and Bronwen Brenner

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An urgent and inspirational collection of essays by a diverse group of celebrities, activists, and...

Feminism Essays Nonfiction metoo

The Hemlock Cure

Joanne Burn

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It is 1665 and the women of Eyam keep many secrets. Isabel Frith, the village midwife, walks a...

Historical fiction The Black Death Bubonic Plague 1665-1666 Eyam

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2200 KP) rated Prodigal Son in Books

Mar 17, 2021 (Updated Mar 17, 2021)

Prodigal Son

Gregg Hurwitz | 2021 | Thriller

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Will Orphan X’s Retirement Last?

In the few weeks since Evan Smoak retired, he’s found that adjusting to normal life is more of a struggle than he anticipated, especially since he has nothing to fill his time. The phone calls from Veronica, the woman claiming to be his mother, aren’t helping. He finally decides to meet her, and she asks for his help protecting Andrew Duran from the people trying to kill him. Evan begins tracking down Andrew just to see what his situation is. Will he help Andrew? What might having Veronica in his life mean for him?

If you are new to these books, I don’t recommend you start here. Yes, the background you need is given as events unfold, but to fully appreciate the growth in Evan and his relationships with others, you need the full background the earlier books give you. As a fan, I loved those growth moments in this book. Unfortunately, they did come at the expense of the pacing. Normally, author Gregg Hurwitz is a master at keeping the thrills going while developing the characters for us. Don’t get me wrong, there are some great action scenes, and the book always held my interest. It’s just not quite on par with his others. The scenes spent giving us technical information didn’t help with the pacing. Having said that, it’s going to be a long wait until the next book comes out so I can find out what happens next. Being a thriller, this does have more language and violence than my normal selections, so be prepared before you pick it up. Fans will definitely enjoy this book, and if you haven’t started the series yet, I recommend you do so today.