By her own design piper huguley5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() After Ann elopes at twelve with an older man who soon proves himself to be an abusive alcoholic, her dreams of becoming a celebrated designer seem to be put on hold. 1918, Tampa Raised in Jim Crow Alabama, Ann learned the art of sewing from her mother and her grandmother, a former slave, who are the most talented seamstresses in the state. ![]() It may take all day and all night for the next week to accomplish the task, but they will do it. She and her seamstresses will find the way to re-create the dresses. A Black designer who has fought every step of the way, Ann knows this is only one struggle after a lifetime of them. Kennedy, a pipe bursts at Ann Lowe's dress shop and ruins eleven dresses, including the expensive wedding dress, a dress that will be judged by thousands. 1953, New York City Less than a week before the society wedding of the year where Jacqueline Bouvier will marry John F. The incredible untold story of how Ann Lowe, a Black woman and granddaughter of slaves, rose above personal struggles and racial prejudice to design and create one of America's most famous wedding dresses of all time for Jackie Kennedy. ![]()
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Red Dust by Ben Dixon5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() I was here in 2004 when GemsTV first started, and I was actually working as a producer on SnatchIt (the shopping channel that was running alongside it). “Hi, okay – well, I started my journey in jewellery right here in this building. For those who are unaware, would you just like to tell us a little bit about yourself, your brand, what its values are, how you got into the business.a bit of background really! It's clear that a huge amount of effort and treasure has gone into this new creation, and we recently sat down with Ben to discuss the never-before-seen TheiaCut™, and how his upcoming collection came to be. ![]() The cut is created using both traditional and contemporary lapidary techniques it attracts light like a moth to a flame, and unlocks a gemstone’s ability to shine in every environment it’s placed in.Īccording to DeGrey & Mason Director Ben Dixon, there are three main words to describe the TheiaCut™: unique, scintillating and vivid. The TheiaCut™ acquired its name from the Greek goddess who bestowed the gifts of both lustre and brilliance to gemstones and metals. ![]() Each piece is created with the upmost delicacy and care, and the new Theia™ collection is a phenomenal example of this. Using only sustainably sourced gemstones and 100% recycled precious metals, DeGrey & Mason create pieces for those who want to own luxurious and fine jewellery at an affordable price. Behind every great invention is a great team of people – and DeGrey & Mason are no exception. ![]() Callander Square by Anne Perry5/29/2023 ![]() Thomas and Charlotte, now expecting their first child, form the perfect sleuthing couple. With her sister Emily, Lady Ashworth, who lives on Callander Square, she delves into the lives and secrets of the residents. Also intrigued by the mystery, Pitt’s well-born wife, Charlotte, pursues her own investigation into places Thomas would never have access-the parlors and inner chambers of the mansions on the fashionable square. ![]() Pitt is not convinced that the case should be so easily dropped. ![]() When two dead infants are dug up in the Callander Square gardens, the upper-class residents dismiss the burials as the desperate act of a low-born girl and resent the intrusion of Inspector Thomas Pitt into their well-ordered lives. ![]() Someone on posh Callander Square will kill to keep a secret in this “superior” mystery from the New York Times–bestselling author of Twenty-One Days ( The San Diego Union-Tribune). ![]() The song of the lark willa cather review5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Fortunately, I learned that Willa Cather's The Song of the Lark is set in the north east corner of Colorado, and that sealed the deal. ![]() Novels set in Colorado are not all that common, and I could only come up with ones that are not yet 50 years old - Centennial, The Shining, Kent Haruf's eastern plains stories, a variety of mysteries (cozy and otherwise), but no real classics. ![]() Since I am the definition of a homebody, I needed to find a book set in Colorado as I have never lived anywhere else. This year's Back to the Classics challenge has a category for books set in a place you've lived. ![]() The neverending story book online5/29/2023 ![]() During a visit to an antique bookstore, he steals a curious-looking book titled The Neverending Story, and upon reading it he finds himself literally drawn into the story. ![]() Bastian is a dreamer, who is shunned by other children due to his immense imagination. 3.4 The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia (1994)īastian is a shy and bookish boy around 12 years old who is neglected by his father, who is still mourning the sudden death of his wife (she died of an unspecified illness).3.3 The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990).2.5 Tales from the Neverending Story (2001). ![]() ![]() Diamond fire ilona andrews5/29/2023 ![]() Visit Ilona Andrews' website for more informationĭiamond Fire is a novella in the Hidden Legacy series that bridges from the first trilogy told in Nevada's point of view and helps us transition into the upcoming trilogy that will have Catalina at the forefront. ![]() Nevada will have her fairy tale wedding, even if Catalina has to tear the mansion apart brick by brick to get it done. But she’s a Baylor and there’s nothing she wouldn't do for her sister's happiness. To make this wedding happen, Catalina will have to do the thing she fears most: use her magic. Someone is cheating, someone is lying, and someone is plotting murder. Then the wedding planner gets escorted off the premises, the bride’s priceless tiara disappears, and Rogan's extensive family overruns his mother’s home. Summoning, weather manipulation, and other magical activities strictly forbidden.Ĭatalina Baylor is looking forward to wearing her maid of honor dress and watching her older sister walk down the aisle. ![]() ![]() Nevada Frida Baylor and Connor Ander Rogan cordially invite you to join their wedding celebration. ![]() We cast a shadow a novel5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() The darker Nigel becomes, the more frightened his father feels. Like any father, our narrator just wants the best for his son, Nigel, a biracial boy whose black birthmark is getting bigger by the day. In this near-future Southern city plagued by fenced-in ghettos and police violence, more and more residents are turning to this experimental medical procedure. A complete demelanization will liberate you from the confines of being born in a black body-if you can afford it. Nzinga’s clinic, where anyone can get their lips thinned, their skin bleached, and their nose narrowed. ![]() ![]() ![]() “ You can be beautiful, even more beautiful than before.” This is the seductive promise of Dr. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND THE WASHINGTON POST.LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD, THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE, THE PEN/OPEN BOOK AWARD, AND THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD at once a pitch-black comedy, a chilling horror story and an endlessly perceptive novel about the possible future of race in America.”-NPR “An incisive and necessary” (Roxane Gay) debut for fans of Get Out and Paul Beatty’s The Sellout, about a father’s obsessive quest to protect his son-even if it means turning him white ![]() The ok witch5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Magic is afoot!”įlip on the tube or go to the movies and you’ll find witches portrayed as young, powerful, and glamorous. Drive to the mall and you’ll see cars with bumper stickers declaring, “The goddess is alive. For the past half-century, this religion has been growing by leaps and bounds in Europe and North America. Rebecca is one of the growing number of teenage girls who practice Wicca. Here, in front of her altar, Rebecca performs rituals and casts spells, all in the name of Wicca. ![]() A frog symbolizing “spirit” and “life” sits on point five of the pentagram. They rest on the corners of a five-pointed star. ![]() Each contains rose petals, semi-precious stones, melted candle wax, and dried leaves. Hail fair Sun, ruler of the day, make the morn to light my way.” On her altar are four porcelain chalices representing the elements - air, water, fire, and earth. Why Teens Are Attracted to Wicca and the Occultīefore 16-year-old Rebecca lights candles on the small altar in her bedroom each night, she says her prayers: “Hail, fair Moon, ruler of the night, guard me and mine until the light. ![]() The Happy Lion by Louise Fatio5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() Every day they stop by to feed him tidbits and say, Bonjour, Happy Lion. ![]() ![]() Urn:lcp:happylion00fati:epub:1e4c0ad1-c9e9-4fc4-b11b-df27e8067025 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier happylion00fati Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t0ft9tf46 Isbn 9780375927591Ġ37592759X Lccn 2003004194 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary O元672654M Openlibrary_edition The lion at the little French zoo is a favorite of all the townspeople. The Happy Lions Treasure Louise Fatio Borrow Read Top Authors Search for free books by author name in this elaborate list of authors, poets, playwrights, philosophers and essayists as diverse as Aesop, Shakespeare, Washington Irving, Hans Christian Andersen, Victor Hugo, Tolstoy, Yeats, and Willa Cather. Why were the people afraid of the happy lion once he left the zoo Why was Franois not afraid What wou. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 18:43:37 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA157401 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition 50th anniversary ed. Today we are reading The Happy Lion by Louise Fatio. ![]() The dark is rising books in order5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() The book that I kept comparing it to in my mind was, where each character was vividly drawn and the story so compelling that although I haven't read it since I was a child, 40 years later I can remember details. I had no memory of any of it from the first time I read it, and frankly I was so bored that it was an effort to finish it I just didn't care. Its Midwinters Eve, the day before Wills eleventh birthday. Check it out for the scoop on the author, the series, and her other works. This night will be bad and tomorrow will be beyond imagining. Reading this again was like watching cardboard stick figures moving around on a gorgeously rendered stage. The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper chapter summaries, themes, characters. And for the twelve days of Christmas, while the Dark is rising, life for Will is full of wonder, terror, and delight. ![]() What is fatally lacking is any depth of character and hence lack of anything to drive the plot (what there is of one) forward. At once, he is plunged into a quest for the six magical Signs that will one day aid the Old Ones in the final battle between the Dark and the Light. What Cooper does beautifully is to sketch a scene - the view from Will's bedroom window the morning of his birthday, the caroling at the manor, the great room where he first meets with the Lady and Merriman - all were thrillingly evocative. I re-read this because I just listened to the Backlisted podcast episode that was devoted to it and actually ended up bumping my rating *down* half a star. ![]() |