Download or read book The Fountains of Silence written by Ruta Sepetys and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray comes a gripping, extraordinary portrait of love, silence, and secrets under a Spanish dictatorship. Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood into Spain under the welcoming promise of sunshine and wine. Among them is eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson, the son of an oil tycoon, who arrives in Madrid with his parents hoping to connect with the country of his mother's birth through the lens of his camera. Photography--and fate--introduce him to Ana, whose family's interweaving obstacles reveal the lingering grasp of the Spanish Civil War--as well as chilling definitions of fortune and fear. Daniel's photographs leave him with uncomfortable questions amidst shadows of danger. He is backed into a corner of difficult decisions to protect those he loves. Lives and hearts collide, revealing an incredibly dark side to the sunny Spanish city. Master storyteller Ruta Sepetys once again shines light into one of history's darkest corners in this epic, heart-wrenching novel about identity, unforgettable love, repercussions of war, and the hidden violence of silence--inspired by the true postwar struggles of Spain. Includes vintage media reports, oral history commentary, photos, and more. Praise for The Fountains of Silence "Spain under Francisco Franco is as dystopian a setting as Margaret Atwood’s Gilead in Ruta Sepetys’s suspenseful, romantic and timely new work of historical fiction . . . Like [Shakespeare's family romances], 'The Fountains of Silence' speaks truth to power, persuading future rulers to avoid repeating the crimes of the past." --The New York Times Book Review “Full of twists and revelations…an excellent story, and timely, too.” --The Wall Street Journal "A staggering tale of love, loss, and national shame." --Entertainment Weekly * "[Sepetys] tells a moving story made even more powerful by its placement in a lesser-known historical moment. Captivating, deft, and illuminating historical fiction." --Booklist, *STARRED REVIEW* * "This gripping, often haunting historical novel offers a memorable portrait of fascist Spain." --Publishers Weekly, *STARRED REVIEW* * "This richly woven historical fiction . . . will keep young adults as well as adults interested from the first page to the last." --SLC, *STARRED REVIEW* * "Riveting . . . An exemplary work of historical fiction." --The Horn Book, *STARRED REVIEW*

Download or read book The Boy at the Bottom of the Fountain written by Jay Bell and published by Jay Bell. This book was released on 2019-10-25 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes dreams come true, whether you’re ready for them or not. Shane was only fourteen when found a photo of a boy his age and became obsessed with it. Now, thirteen years later, he has a chance encounter with a man who bears a striking resemblance. Already in a happy relationship, Shane must keep his fantasies in check while attempting to solve the mystery, but little does he realize just how many connections they share. The Boy at the Bottom of the Fountain is a heartwarming short story about love in its many forms, be they real or imagined.

Download or read book Two Coins in the Fountain written by John Smythies and published by Booksurge Publishing. This book was released on 2005-09-21 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This double autobiography is written by a distinguished English physician and his beautiful Italian wife. It describes their lives against a background of international research into the cause of schizophrenia and the mind-brain problem as well as the start of the drug revolution and jewelry design. The action takes place in England, Scotland, Canada, Australia and the United States.

Download or read book Until Fountain Bridge written by Samantha Young and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-06-18 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of On Dublin Street and Down London Road comes a new novella about finding love in familiar places… Ellie has been in love with Adam Sutherland for as long as she can remember. What started as a childhood crush on her older brother’s best friend soon bloomed into full-blown infatuation. Unfortunately, it also meant full-blown heartache, as Adam refused to fall for Braden’s little sister. But it took a crisis to make Adam realize he’s wasted too much time denying his feelings for her. Unwilling to waste a second more, he decided to make Ellie his, no matter the consequences. Now happily settled with the woman he’s pined after for years, he’s about to find out what their ten year courtship was like for her, through the journals she kept during their ups and many downs. And though Adam may have Ellie now, he has no idea how close he came to losing her… Includes a preview of Down London Road!

Download or read book The Silent Fountain written by Victoria Fox and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Superbly written . . . There is more than one terrific twist and the clever cliff-hanger chapter-endings will keep you compulsively turning the pages.” —Daily Mail Hollywood, 1978 Tragedy sends troubled film star Vivien Lockhart into the arms of Giovanni Moretti—and it seems her fortunes have finally changed. Until she meets his sister and learns that her new husband’s past holds dark secrets . . . Tuscany, Present day Lucy Whittaker needs to disappear. But her new home, the crumbling Castillo Barbarossa, is far from the secluded paradise it seemed. Strange sounds come from the attic. The owner of the house will never meet her in person. The fountain in the courtyard is silent—but has never run dry. Across the decades, Vivien and Lucy find themselves trapped in the idyllic Italian villa. And if they are ever to truly escape its walls, they must first unearth its secrets . . . “This gothic-like Romance is atmospheric and oh-so readable.” —The Sun on Sunday “A gothic thriller about a love triangle gone wrong. Dark and feisty; we love it.” —NOW Magazine “Will keep you enthralled . . . A story of mystery and past secrets certain to keep you guessing to the very end.” —The People’s Friend “An entertainingly escapist adventure.” —Sunday Mirror

Download or read book Tomorrow and Tomorrow written by Charles Sheffield and published by Spectra. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woman suffering from an incurable illness is frozen in the hope that one day a cure will be found. Several centuries later her boyfriend revives her, only to discover that she still cannot be cured. In the end, it will be many, many years before she can. By the author of The Ganymede Club.

Download or read book Fountain Creek Chronicles written by Tamera Alexander and published by Bethany House. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 699 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents three stories set in the Colorado territory, including "Rekindled," in which Larson Jennings, returning home after being badly burned and left for dead, discovers that his wife, Kathryn, is on the verge of losing their ranch, and is determined to save it at any cost.

Download or read book Fountain of Secrets written by Josie Litton and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2003 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Come Back to Me" comes the second novel in her lush and sensual Fountain trilogy. Original.

Download or read book Cascade of Love written by BRIJ KAUL and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book on poems essentially radiates the brilliance of thoughts resonating in a cascading manner. The poems reflect poet’s emotions passion of love towards all, beloved, wife, children and the Nature overall. A collection of poems you would walk through day and night following the metaphor, rhyme, rhythm, to the resilience of your wavered thoughts culminating into inner peace. The poetry lovers taste the musical splendor in its lucid pithy style.

Download or read book Finding the Fountain of Youth written by Rick Kilby and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of images demonstrating how the myth of the fountain of youth and its magical, restorative waters have been used to promote the state of Florida to tourists and new residents alike.

Download or read book The Divine Romance written by Brian Simmons and published by BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encounter God’s Delight in You! The Holy Spirit wants to wash you in the refreshing grace that streams every day from God’s presence. Listen to God’s life-giving words—words that heal and draw you into greater intimacy with Jesus. Be moved by his voice, stirred by his Spirit, and thrilled by these messages of love. Open your soul to the whispers of God so that you hear him whisper his message of love to you!

Download or read book The Romance Epics of Boiardo Ariosto and Tasso written by Jo Ann Cavallo and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Romance Epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso, Jo Ann Cavallo attempts a new interpretation of the history of the renaissance romance epic in northern Italy, focusing on the period's three major chivalric poets. Cavallo challenges previous critical assumptions about the trajectory of the romance genre, especially regarding questions of creative imitation, allegory, ideology, and political engagement. In tracing the development of the romance epic against the historical context of the Ferrarese court and the Italian peninsula, Cavallo moves from a politically engaged Boiardo, whose poem promotes the tenets of humanism, to an individualistic Tasso, who opposed the repressive aspects of the counter-reformation culture he is often thought to represent. Ariosto is read from the vantage of his predecessor Boiardo, and Cavallo describes his cynicism and later mellowing attitude toward the real-world relevance of his and Boiardo's fiction. The Romance Epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso is the first critical study to bring together the three poets in a coherent vision that maps changes while uncovering continuities.

Download or read book Courtly Love Undressed written by E. Jane Burns and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2014-07-09 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clothing was used in the Middle Ages to mark religious, military, and chivalric orders, lepers, and prostitutes. The ostentatious display of luxury dress more specifically served as a means of self-definition for members of the ruling elite and the courtly lovers among them. In Courtly Love Undressed, E. Jane Burns unfolds the rich display of costly garments worn by amorous partners in literary texts and other cultural documents in the French High Middle Ages. Burns "reads through clothes" in lyric, romance, and didactic literary works, vernacular sermons, and sumptuary laws to show how courtly attire is used to negotiate desire, sexuality, and symbolic space as well as social class. Reading through clothes reveals that the expression of female desire, so often effaced in courtly lyric and romance, can be registered in the poetic deployment of fabric and adornment, and that gender is often configured along a sartorial continuum, rather than in terms of naturally derived categories of woman and man. The symbolic identification of the court itself as a hybrid crossing place between Europe and the East also emerges through Burns's reading of literary allusions to the trade, travel, and pilgrimage that brought luxury cloth to France.

Download or read book The Romance of the Rose written by Guillaume de Lorris and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2023-06-06 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many English-speaking readers of the Roman de la rose, the famous dream allegory of the thirteenth century, have come to rely on Charles Dahlberg's elegant and precise translation of the Old French text. His line-by-line rendering in contemporary English is available again, this time in a third edition with an updated critical apparatus. Readers at all levels can continue to deepen their understanding of this rich tale about the Lover and his quest--against the admonishments of Reason and the obstacles set by Jealousy and Resistance--to pluck the fair Rose in the Enchanted Garden. The original introduction by Dahlberg remains an excellent overview of the work, covering such topics as the iconographic significance of the imagery and the use of irony in developing the central theme of love. His new preface reviews selected scholarship through 1990, which examines, for example, the sources and influences of the work, the two authors, the nature of the allegorical narrative as a genre, the use of first person, and the poem's early reception. The new bibliographic material incorporates that of the earlier editions. The sixty-four miniature illustrations from thirteenth-and fifteenth-century manuscripts are retained, as are the notes keyed to the Langlois edition, on which the translation is based.

Download or read book Fountain of Dreams written by Josie Litton and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2003 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in Litton's new Fountain trilogy introduces a new generation of courageous men and spirited women of the island nation of Akora of Regency England, struggling to overcome the differences--and dangers--that are their extraordinary birthright. Original.

Download or read book Paganism in Arthurian Romance written by John Darrah and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 1997 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "His most original contribution to an unravelling of a pagan Arthurian past lies in his appropriation of the fascinating evidence of standing stones and pagan cultic sites. The magical attributes of stones are exemplified in prehistoric standing stones, the real counterparts of the perrons of the French romances. This is dark and difficult territory, but certain events in the Arthurian cycle, which take place on and around Salisbury Plain, have correspondences with known prehistoric events. Building on these elusive clues, and tracing a range of sites around the river Severn and south Wales, John Darrah has added a significant new dimension to the search for the sources of England's great epic, the legends of Arthur and his court."--Jacket.

Download or read book The Fountain written by Darren Aronofsky and published by Universe Publishing(NY). This book was released on 2006 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if you could live forever?The Fountainis an odyssey about a man's thousand-year struggle to save the woman he loves. In three separate lives-Tomas the conquistador, Tommy the scientist, and Tom the explorer-Thomas is driven to discover the mysteries of life; all three stories converge into one truth as he comes to terms with life, death, love, and rebirth. The book is an extension of Aronofsky's cinematic vision, and will contain production stills of the film's stars Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz, original script, original art, and observations from creators Ari Handel and Darren Aronofsky. Edited by Darren Aronofsky,The Fountainis not so much a tie-in or a behind-the-scenes look at the film, but rather a thoughtful meditation on the film's provocative themes of life and death and its singular visuals.