![]() ![]() Katherine Rundell, Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Jane Ridley, George V: Never a Dull Moment (HarperCollins) ![]() Jon Meacham, And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle (Random House) ![]() B: George Balanchine’s 20th Century (Random House) Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century (Viking) This year’s five finalists, in alphabetical order by author’s name, are:īeverly Gage, G-Man: J. These biographies showcase a diversity of subjects, intrepid scholarship, and an admirable illumination of both cultural and political achievement in an historical context. New York, NY – A distinguished panel of judges from the Biographers International Organization (BIO) is proud to announce their five finalists for the 2023 Plutarch Award, the only international literary award for biography judged exclusively by biographers. May 20, 2023 during the 13th Annual BIO Conference BIO Announces Shortlist for The 2023 Plutarch AwardĪpril 17th, 2023 The best biography of 2022 to be announced on ![]()
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Murkmere by Patricia Elliott6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() “You might as well pack up your things again and go home.”Īggie-as Agnes was fondly called in the book-soon learns that life at the manor is not quite what she had imagined. “If you think you’re to be my companion, you’re mistaken,” she announced. ![]() I was fastening the latch on the window again when the door burst open and a girl marched in. She also hopes that she would learn something about her deceased mother who used to work at Murkmere before Agnes was born. Agnes not only wants to make her life better by working at the manor. Murkmere tells the story of fifteen-year-old Agnes Cotter who leaves her village and travels to Murkmere manor where she is to become a lady’s companion to Miss Leah, the Master’s ward. (Note: Bargain-priced books always win.) Book photo taken by me. The book cover and the synopsis on the front jacket flap of the book caught my attention so I grabbed it from one of the shelves in Book Off San Diego. Today’s post for our theme on Monsters, Beasts, and Chimeras features Murkmere, the first of two books by Patricia Elliott in her Murkmere Hall series. Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC).Literary Voyage Around The World Reading Challenge 2018.#WomenReadWomen2019 (A Year Of Women Reading Women) Reading Progress.#ReadIntl2020 (Year Of International Literature) Reading Progress.#DecolonizeBookshelves2022 Reading Progress.#DecolonizeReading2023 Reading Progress. ![]() Secrets by jacqueline wilson6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Treasure's need for a friend turns to desperation when she realises that she is about to be taken from the home of her much-loved Nan and sent to live with her young mother and potentially violent stepfather. But the real secret begins when she befriends Treasure, a refugee from a troubled family in the poor part of town. Her savage commentary on the techniques needed to make and keep friends is penetrating, capturing theneed for conformity so familiar among pre-pubescent girls. Like Anne, India keeps a diary recording the life of pampered neglect in which she lives and her desperate need for friends at school. Lonely, overweight India, whose fashion-designer mum and embezzling dad fail to offer love, resorts to The Diary of Anne Frank as a source of emotional support. Secrets sticks to familiar territory, dealing mainly with the problems and joys of friendship. In many of her books she returns to the same themes, shedding fresh light on the problems affecting young people without ever becoming formulaic. But what makes her books worth reading for adults too is her insight into how children perceive their lives. ![]() She is refreshingly committed to fulfilling children's expectations, and this is her enduring strength. ![]() Jacqueline Wilson is not a follower of the fashion for children's books that are written for adults too. ![]() Theresienstadt by Vera Schiff6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() In this book, the author provides eye witness information about the organization of this camp created by the Nazis in order to deceive the world about their true purpose. Structure and Organization of the Campĭescribes the social structure, created by the prisoners themselves at Theresienstadt: the library, banks, schools, orchestra, medical facilities, and economic life. Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-186). ![]() |