![]() ![]() Something that had nothing to do with her makeover or attitude shift. She’d immediately noticed there was something different about her friend. Don’t be ridiculous.” Carol hurriedly snatched the list from her hand. “Are you blushing?” Tia asked, intrigued. “Nothing.” The older woman shook her head and her brown skin flushed red. “Ambitious list.” Tia was about to return the paper to her friend when a handwritten item caught her eye. “I plan to ride that baby at least twice before the end of the summer,” Carol said. You’re making my stomach drop and roll just talking about it.” Along with being one of the few wooden coasters in the country, it has a sixteen-story drop and double-barrel roll.” “I read about one called Outlaw Run in Missouri on the web. “Are you sure you don’t want to start off with something smaller and not so bad?” Tia asked, focusing instead on her friend.Ĭarol shook her head. The business she once resented, she was now rallying to save. Still, she couldn’t help appreciate the irony. ![]() She pushed the errant memory from her head, not wanting to go down that road. ![]() ![]() Any childhood trips, like everything in her parents’ lives, revolved around Espresso company business. Tia had no memories of amusement parks or roller coasters as a kid. ![]()
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Where the Wild Things Are (1963) by Maurice Sendak is a children's picture book that follows Max, a young boy dressed in a wolf costume, as he conjures up a wild adventure in his bedroom. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tokarczuk’s novel revolves around a series of grisly murders in a remote village in southern Poland. It runs at the Barbican Theater in London through April 1, then tours Britain before playing at some major European venues and festivals, including the Ruhrtriennale in Germany, and the Odéon - Théâtre de l’Europe in Paris. The British troupe, led by the director Simon McBurney, has already created acclaimed productions from Mikhail Bulgakov’s “The Master and Margarita” and Max Porter’s “Grief Is the Thing With Feathers.”Ĭomplicité’s latest show is a suitably idiosyncratic treatment of “Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead,” the surreal eco-thriller by the Polish author and Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk. Some books lend themselves to stage adaptation more than others, and the experimental theater company Complicité has a strong track record of turning awkward novels into plays. ![]() ![]() And while that is an impressive premise, I think no only are there better mystery stories out there now but also better Inquisitor ones, too. Rather, it’s a decent bit of pulp detective fiction set in the grimdark setting of Warhammer 40,000. Instead, let’s say that it wasn’t the earth-shattering novel that it’d had been teed up as being. And the first time I read it, I didn’t like it.Īlright, so perhaps saying I didn’t like it is a bit harsh. ![]() It’s had video games, TV shows and all sorts dedicated to it and it’s often one of the first books people point to for those looking to dip their toes into Warhammer 40,000. ![]() Xenos is one of those Warhammer novels that hold high esteem within the 40k canon and is held in high regard by people who wouldn’t normally touch this franchise. I’ve been putting off writing this review for a while. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Waiting For The Night Song by Julie Carrick Dalton SummaryĪ startling and timely debut, Julie Carrick Dalton’s Waiting for the Night Song is a moving, brilliant novel about friendships forged in childhood magic and ruptured by the high price of secrets that leave you forever changed.Ĭadie Kessler has spent decades trying to cover up one truth. Or, start your trial of Amazon Video for movies and tv series on demand. Get fast delivery as well as movies, music, Originals, shows, and more.Ĥ. Amazon Prime: Don’t miss Amazon First Reads – early access to Kindle books. Audible Plus: From Amazon, listen to Amazon Originals, podcasts, and audiobooks. Along with selecting a book a month, find terrific add-ons, both trendy and lesser-known titles.Ģ. ![]() ![]() You might snag an early release or debut author. Book of the Month: Get the month’s hottest new and upcoming titles from Book of the Month. 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