![]() ![]() ![]() I loved the illustrations and the limited pallet used was immediately evocative of the Middle East. Amir’s choice has major repecussions but due to the ever changing fortunes of the country that he loves, he is offered the opportunity of redemption.Īs I said, I really engaged with the graphic novel version of this story far more than the book. He and his best friend Hassan dream of winning the local kite flying championship but a shocking and violent event leaves Amir with a difficult choice – whether to intervene to save his friend and possibly put himself in danger, or whether to walk away. In case you don’t know, The Kite Runner is the story of Amir, who lives in wealthy Kabul in the 1970’s. Maybe it’s because I read it all in one go, maybe it’s because the pictures added an emotional depth and connection that I didn’t get as much of from the book or maybe it’s because it was basically a re-read but the result was that I LOVED IT. However, reading the graphic novel was a completely different experience. I’d already read The Kite Runner when it first came out and although I remember thinking at the time what a good book it was, it didn’t really make a huge impact on me. Could be enjoyed by: Fans of graphic novels who want their stories to be a bit darker, more diverse and emotional ![]()
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In the days leading up to Amelia’s labour, the two must endure Justin’s icy and malicious cousin Lady Millicent Thorpe, as she prepares for her niece’s debut. ![]() She’s done her best to forget Leon Danby, the soldier who seduced and raped her at the tender age of fifteen, and only Amelia knows the truth. ![]() Kate’s own life hasn’t been the kindest and sweet-hearted Amelia constantly tries to ensure that both her and her restless son, Tom, are happy.Īs the war with Napoleon drags on, Tom is desperate to join the army and Justin is more than happy to help, but Kate fears they will find out her secret.Īfter all, Tom’s father may have been a soldier but he wasn’t called Hendriks, and legally, neither is she. While Kate finds him often rude and imposing, he makes Amelia happy. Pregnant with her fifth child, Amelia cannot help but reflect on how wonderful her life is.ĭespite her children’s governess, and lifelong friend, Mrs Kate Hendriks’ wariness of Justin, she knows her husband is a good man. Even after fourteen years of marriage Lady Amelia Farringdon and her husband, Lord Justin Farringdon still love and adore one another. ![]() ![]() ![]() "If you start calling me Mike instead of Mr. Get your worthless ass down to the basement" pg 143 "why you little bitch" pg 146 Read the rest of the worlds best summary of Jeannette Wallss 'The Glass Castle' at Shortform. I'll be damned if you're eating my food tonight. The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls Home Literature Notes The Glass Castle Book Summary Book Summary Jeannette Walls is riding in a taxi in contemporary New York City, on her way to an event, when she looks out the window and sees her mother digging through trash. 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She rowed a boat to the barrier island every Monday morning to teach in the one-room schoolhouse. My grandmother was a schoolteacher in nearby Wabasso. ![]() I was born on April 3, 1953, in Vero Beach, Florida, the very town where my great-grandfather had surveyed the original streets in the early 1920s. ![]() ![]() ![]() if Jane Austen ever met Jane Eyre, it would be at Croft Towers!" -Kristy Cambron, author of Castle on the Rise "Shades of Gothic romance in a portrait of Regency England. and secrets abounding!" -Dawn Crandall, award-winning author of the Everstone Chronicles series "In the Shadow of Croft Towers is everything I love in a novel: a classic gothic feel, a regency setting, a mysterious hero. and Sybil is determined to uncover them all. Sybil must decide if he is the one honest voice she can trust, or if he is simply using her for his own advances.Ĭroft Towers holds more than its share of secrets. Chalcroft's godson, but under all his charms he too leads a double life. 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