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Gripping stories of myth, folklore and magic:Two step-brothers
share one nightmare; red gloves that reach for your throat; a
changing room where a stranger asks to swap lives with you; and a
ghost in the rain... An expert storyteller weaves nine spells. Fear
mixed with wit, heart and magic.
A magical story of snow and stars by Catherine Fisher. The
Clockwork Crow is a mysterious gothic Christmas tale set in a
frost-bound Victorian country mansion. When orphaned Seren Rees is
given a mysterious package by a strange and frightened man on her
way to her new home, she reluctantly takes it with her. But what is
in the parcel? Who are the Family who must not be spoken of, and
can the Crow help Seren find Tom, before the owner of the parcel
finds her? The Clockwork Crow is a gripping Christmas tale of
families and belonging set in snowy Wales from a master
storyteller.
With an invisible girl, a parliament of owls and a pen that writes
by itself, the journey to the garden of the Midnight Swan might be
Seren's most dangerous adventure yet. in this third book of the
award-winning CLOCKWORK CROW series, Seren and Tomos must try to
help the Crow find the way back to his human form. But why is
Captain Jones enquiring about Seren's past? How have the sinister
Fair Family gate-crashed the Midsummer Ball, and what is the one
desire of the mysterious Midnight Swan?
After rescuing Tomas from enchantment, orphan Seren Rhys is
enjoying her first summer at Plas-y-Fran. But as autumn arrives, it
brings with it a mysterious new governess who seems intent on
drawing Tomas away from Seren and his family. Dangerous figures
from a bewitched toy carousel stalk the house and, fearing the
worst, Seren calls on the clockwork crow to help her. But can he
reach her in time, and will Tomas be able to escape the magical
creatures threatening to ensnare him, led by the Velvet Fox?
THE SNOW WALKER'S SON is a book of intrigue; of banishment and
sorcery; of an ice cold winter and an unseen evil eye. Jessa and
Thorkil are banished by the evil witch Gudrun to the ice kingdom to
the North. Here they will be incarcerated with Gudrun's son Kari;
about whom there are the most terrible tales. He is rumoured to be
half-man, half-beast and is a figure of dread. After an endless
journey, Thorkil and Jessa arrive and, at last meet Kari. He is not
as they feared but is a slight winsome young man. His only terror
is that he, too, has the power. But he is determined to use the
magic wisely.
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The Hill of Dreams (Paperback)
Arthur MacHen; Foreword by Catherine Fisher
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R314
R257
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Lucian Taylor believes he has been damned through contact with an
erotically pagan world--or possibly through something degenerate in
his own nature--in this critically acclaimed horror story. Moving
to London to shake off his fears of being trapped by the dark
imaginings of a creature inside him, Taylor soon finds his
hallucinations becoming increasingly real. An important and moving
work, this story is one of the first explorations in fiction of the
figure of the doomed artist. A forward that provides literary and
historical context from renowned author Ramsey Campbell is also
included.
A Victorian skeleton and a Vampire Ballet are among the unusual
subjects in this collection. Lyrical grace combined with a sharp
eye for imagery and a precise use of language are Fisher's
hallmarks. Her themes are history, religion, and memory,
highlighted in her sequence about an amnesiac and, in the final
section of sonnets, an imaginative chronicle of immigrant
forebears.
When Seren Rhys receives a parcel from a stranger on a Victorian
train station one frosty night, she has no idea of the trouble it
will bring. She is on her way to begin a new life at Plas-y-Fran
country house. A Welsh adaptation of Clockwork Crow. -- Cyngor
Llyfrau Cymru
Meurig, the fiddler, is a haunted man. Hafren, the evil
spirit-woman of the Severn has captured his soul and now possesses
the key to his life - a small candle stub. Hafren taunts and
torments Meurig but with help from Conor and Sara, he CAN take back
his life from her watery grasp - at the cost of flooding the land.
Meurig must make his choice - his life or the village. . . . . .
Breathtaking sequel to The Oracle, the Archon must face a journey
of treachery and adventure across the pitiless desert in a bid to
save his people ... The Archon vows to lead a pilgrimage to the
Well of Songs to seek peace with the Rain Queen and save the land
from the terrible drought. The Well is hidden in the mountains
across the desert. But he is not the only one with his sight set on
the mountains: Argelin, the tyrannical and power-hungry General,
follows behind, an ever-present threat, with his heart set on the
riches to be found. With only Oblek, Seth and two tomb-thieves
known as the Jackal and the Fox for company, the Archon's journey
is treacherous and dangerous. They must face the Great Desolation
and the monstrous animals outlined on the desert floor, animals
with mythical powers, and they must survive without Mirany,
bearer-of-the-god and true friend of the Archon, who has had to
remain behind to face a threat much closer to home ...
This edited book includes chapters that explore the impact of war
and its aftermath in language and official discourse. It covers a
broad chronological range from the First World War to very recent
experiences of war, with a focus on Australia and the Pacific
region. It examines three main themes in relation to language: the
impact of war and trauma on language, the language of war
remembrance, and the language of official communications of war and
the military. An innovative work that takes an interdisciplinary
approach to the themes of war and language, the collection will be
of interest to students and scholars across linguistics, literary
studies, history and conflict studies.
This edited book includes chapters that explore the impact of war
and its aftermath in language and official discourse. It covers a
broad chronological range from the First World War to very recent
experiences of war, with a focus on Australia and the Pacific
region. It examines three main themes in relation to language: the
impact of war and trauma on language, the language of war
remembrance, and the language of official communications of war and
the military. An innovative work that takes an interdisciplinary
approach to the themes of war and language, the collection will be
of interest to students and scholars across linguistics, literary
studies, history and conflict studies.
This one-of-a kind book challenges the current thinking about black
girls to show how America has failed them-and what can be done to
make their lives better. African American girls are one of the
United States' most endangered populations, yet meaningful
explorations of the issues that impact their lives are almost
nonexistent. In this riveting book, led by one of the African
American community's best-known scholars, experts from across the
nation explain the risks, challenges, and influences-both good and
bad-faced by black girls and teens. The work shows how our society
is failing them, and it outlines what can and should be done to
help these young women lead happier, healthier, more successful
lives. The book covers a wide range of concerns, including obesity,
substance abuse, sex trafficking, gangs, teen pregnancy, and
suicide attempts. Stress, low self-esteem, anger, aggression, and
violence are explored, as are failures of our education system and
of a legal system that tends to victimize young black women. A
substantial section on parenting and mentoring discusses ways to
counter the negative influences that are a constant for many black
girls and adolescents. It is time for American society to recognize
and react to the realities these young women face, making this book
a must-read for caring parents, teachers, nurses, guidance
counselor, doctors, school administrators, and school board
members. Provides the first research work on this topic Covers
health (physical, mental, and sexual), education, crime/criminal
justice, and parenting as they affect black teen girls and
adolescents Features contributors from a broad range of fields,
including psychology, biology, criminal justice, sociology,
spirituality, law, medicine, and popular culture Examines
characteristics of at-risk girls and the lure of the "bad girl"
image Clarifies what parents/mentors and others can do to help
these girls and teens live happy, healthy, more rewarding lives
Jake's father disappears while working on mysterious experiments
with the obsessive, reclusive Oberon Venn. Jake is convinced Venn
has murdered him. But the truth he finds at the snow-bound
Wintercombe Abbey is far stranger ... The experiments concerned a
black mirror, which is a portal to both the past and the future.
Venn is not alone in wanting to use its powers. Strangers begin
gathering in and around Venn's estate: Sarah - a runaway, who
appears out of nowhere and is clearly not what she says, Maskelyne
- who claims the mirror was stolen from him in some past century.
There are others, a product of the mirror's power to twist time.
And a tribe of elemental beings surround this isolated estate, fey,
cold, untrustworthy, and filled with hate for humans. But of them
all, Jake is hell-bent on using the mirror to get to the truth.
Whatever the cost, he must learn what really happened to his
father.
Katie has had her fair share of heartache. The men that come into
her life just end up making it more complicated and she is starting
to lose her faith in the opposite sex altogether. The only
exception is her Grandpa, Edward, whom she has lived with since the
age of six after her parents died. He is the constant that makes
Katie feel safe and happy and she enjoys the comfortable life they
have built together in their large, country house - Sweet Haven.
After yet another man turns out to be only after Katie's wealth,
she takes herself away to a seaside retreat - intent on relaxing
and healing the wounds. However, Katie's world is about to change
forever as she meets Rob, the handsome singer from her hotel, and
he sets out to convince her that not all men are the same;
especially not this one.
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The Scarab (Paperback)
Catherine Fisher
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R229
R207
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The final story in the Oracle sequence, drawing on ancient Greek
and Egyptian ritual. In a tale rich with action, betrayals and
mystery. Mirany and the Archon struggle to bring peace to their
people. We are again in the distand land of deserts and islands
ruled by one god whose wishes are conveyed through the Oracle. The
Archon, child god-on-earth, returns from his journey across the
desert to the Well of Songs, to find the tyrannical General Argelin
has siezed control and his reign of madness is oppressing the Two
Lands. He has publicly denounced the gods, and established a reign
of terror. Mirany is in hiding, and the Nine are scattered. Will
Argelin's obsession bring the Rain Queen's wrath down on them all?
And whose is the sinister new power hidden in the sign of the
Scarab? In the descent into anarchy, Mirany and the Archon must
attempt the final, impossible journey of the soul. Through the Nine
Gateways into death. And back.
Written by a team of experts that includes doctors, nurses, social
workers, psychologists, and chemists, this handbook focuses on the
diseases that pose the greatest threat to African American women
today. Topics include African American women and heart disease,
sickle cell, breast cancer, diabetes, HIV and AIDS, as well as
mental illness. Social issues that affect health are also examined,
including poverty, homelessness, stress, racism, sexism, and
treatment disparities. Two thirds of the chapters are all-new with
fresh topics and information, and the remaining chapters have been
completely updated. This book will be of interest to health
professionals and professors, social workers, counselors and
students in these fields, as well as African American women seeking
more information on these health threats.
Science fiction, myth, time travel and Shakespearean wit and
playfulness combine in a stunning sequence of huge imaginative
power - the Shakespeare Quartet ... The Speed of Darkness concludes
the series which began with The Obsidian Mirror, then moved on
through The Box of Red Brocade and The Door in the Moon. In this
final volume, a great storm brews out at sea and batters the Devon
coast, flooding vast swathes of land. At Wintercombe Abbey the
preceding weeks have been spent in a ferment of experimentation, as
Jake Wilde's father, David and Maskelyne work furiously on
Operation Leah. They have been practising changing tiny events in
the past, in preparation for the rescue of Venn's wife Leah from
death, the culmination of their work with the Obsidian Mirror. But
in the aftermath of the storm, the Abbey is a drowned house. Where
is the Mirror? What has happened to the two halves of the Janus
coin? Whose is the mysterious boat wrecked up on the nearby beach?
And what plans of mischief and mayhem lay in store for Halloween -
the day chosen for Leah's return?
African American women are dying younger--and at a higher
rate--than their white counterparts. Collins shows us how stress
plays a role in many of the most common fatal diseases, including
heart disease, hypertension, cancer, and diabetes. Studies
worldwide have revealed the relationship of stress to disease,
citing evidence that African American women may be wired for
stress.
Written from an afrocentric point of view, Collins's volume
investigates sources of stress in the home and workplace. She
reviews historical events that planted roots of stress for African
American women, including slavery, racism, and the economic and
social pressures currently facing African American men. Collins
also understands the subtle, everyday stressors that are not
typically heralded in history or medical books: standing for
minutes at a department store counter, or waiting for help, only to
be bypassed by a clerk aiming to wait on a white person who has
just arrived. This book offers methods of stress reduction from a
popular walking program to biofeedback, meditation, massage, yoga,
and breathing exercises. Also highlighted are foods that contribute
to stress and herbs that may help eliminate it.
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