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Duke Life is good. It didn’t used to be. Shame, prostitution, abuse - you name it, I knew...
Erotic Geographies in Ancient Greek Literature and Culture
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Erotic Geographies in Ancient Greek Literature and Culture addresses the following question: how...
Two Women
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FIRST PUBLISHED in English in 1958, Two Women is a compassionate yet forthright narrative of simple...
The Arcades Project
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"To great writers," Walter Benjamin once wrote, "finished works weigh lighter than those fragments...
The London Monster
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In 1788, exactly one hundred years before Jack the Ripper terrorizes the people of London, a sexual...
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Sex Trafficking in the United States: Theory, Research, Policy, and Practice
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Sex Trafficking in the United States is a unique exploration of the underlying dynamics of sex...
Wearing the Trousers: Fashion, Freedom and the Rise of the Modern Woman
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In the 1850s a craze swept through the wardrobes of the women of British and American society. These...
Dopesick : Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
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In this masterful work, Beth Macy takes us into the epicenter of America’s twenty-plus year...
Whatchareadin (174 KP) rated Never Be Alone in Books
Apr 9, 2019
Thank you to NetGalley and Fiction With Meaning for the opportunity to read and review this book.
This is a book that every person should read. We have all seen a homeless person and I'm sure many of us judge them without knowing their situation and how they got to where they are. For some, maybe living on the street is better than their other choices.
In this story, I could see myself as Joon, going through life trying to survive, but I don't think I could have done all she did. This book will make you cry, it is absolutely heart wrenching. You want to jump in and try to save Joon. According to the Author's Notes(yes I read those), this book was taken from her own experience with homelessness.
Again, this is a book everyone should read. It will make you look at the world and the people in it very differently. We are all human and we all are just trying to make it through life with the cards we were dealt. Some of us were given a great hand, and others the worse, but it's what we do with it that makes all the difference.
Sassy Brit (97 KP) rated Carpenter Road in Books
Jun 5, 2019
When by chance Leighton comes across a prostitute kicking up a fuss about her stolen coat that had some money in, and discovers the girl who was seen last seen wearing it has now gone missing, Jones a traffic cop, decides to take it upon himself to investigate if the two are connected.
So what did I think? Detective Jones is such a caring, lovable character, I instantly found myself drawn to him.
Rochelle, the prostitute, is an unlikely sidekick who gets roped into Leighton’s investigations, and she’s also a fantastic character. I was so invested in her part of the story and the danger she’d been inadvertently thrown into. I too, hoped she’d eventually get out of the prostitution racket to achieve her goals and turn her life around, just how she had wished for.
N.M. Brown’s writing really grabbed my attention from the first page, and kept me up all night reading. I especially liked hearing from the serial killer’s point of view. He was so creepy, it really added a new dimension to the story and kept me hooked throughout.
The ending was a bit of a shock. I honestly, didn’t expect to feel a little choked up by a Bloodhound crime book! But there, I said it, N.M. Brown really took me by surprise with that twist!
This is an unputdownable, well-written crime novel that’s distinctive, compelling and memorable!