![]() ![]() ![]() Thanks to the Friends of the Cheshire Library, multiple copies of the e-book will be available. Leonardo’s Swans, a runaway bestseller in Italy, won the prestigious Premio Roma Prize for foreign fiction. Leonardos Swans Karen Essex Leonardos Swans Paperback Shop Now Summary Sisters. Meanwhile Da Vinci fights a battle of his own, to escape the incessant pressure of his noble patrons.īut in a treacherous political climate, immortality through art becomes a luxury, and the two sisters must choose between loyalty and survival. This months discussion is Leonardos Swans by Karen Essex. Locked in a fierce rivalry, the sisters fight for Ludovico’s affections and for the larger prize, to be immortalized by his court painter, Leonardo da Vinci. When Beatrice is betrothed to Ludovico, the Duke of Milan, Isabella finds herself drawn to her sister's husband, a man as dangerous as he is charismatic. Superior in looks and intellect to her sister, the spirited but naive Beatrice, Isabella believes she is destined to rule the courts of Italy.īut her triumph is short-lived. Worldly and ambitious, Isabella d’Este is a legendary beauty and when she weds the Marquis of Mantua, all her dreams seem to come true. In the bestselling tradition of Philippa Gregory, an irresistibly romantic tale of passion and rivalry set in Leonardo da Vinci's Italy. ![]()
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![]() He was excited about Drama Club and hoped to get the lead in this year's musical. Victor Starspeeder is back at Jedi Academy for year #2, but it's not going the way he'd planned. His sister, Christina, is NOT, in fact, she's horrified that her annoying brother will be there to cramp her style. Victor Starspeeder is excited to be starting school at the Jedi Academy. He's been busier than ever learning to fly (and wash) starships, swimming in the Lake Country on Naboo. Star Wars: Jedi Academy! It's hard to believe this is Roan's last year at Jedi Academy. After surviving his first year at Jedi Academy, Roan thought his second year would be a breeze. Story and illustration are combined within this fun graphic novel. Roan’s dream is to leave home and attend Pilot Academy like his older brother, father and grandfather. ![]() ![]() Perfect for fans of Star Wars or comic-book fiction such as Captain Underpants. ![]() ![]() To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. Keywords: Analects of Confucius, Waleys translation version. ![]() ![]() We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. translation versions of it, among which Thomas Clearys and Arthur Waleys translation are. ![]() ![]() ![]() And now the government is demanding to use this scarce resource in its war with France. The Fairy Court is blocking its supply, straining England's dangerously declining magical stores. Meanwhile, the Society is failing its vital duty – to keep stable the levels of magic within His Majesty's lands. ![]() He leads the eminent Royal Society of Unnatural Philosophers, but a malicious faction seeks to remove him by fair means or foul. In Regency London, Zacharias Wythe is England's first African Sorcerer Royal. Historical Britain will never be the same again' – Courtney Milan Hugo-Award winning author Zen Cho's Sorcerer to the Crown is a Regency romp with a pinch of fairyland. Winner of the 2016 British Fantasy Society Award for Best Newcomer Shortlisted for the 2016 British Fantasy Society Award for Best Novel Shortlisted for the 2016 Locus First Novel Award 'An enchanting cross between Georgette Heyer and Susanna Clarke, full of delights and surprises' – Naomi Novik, author of Uprooted 'Inventive, dangerous, brilliant, unsettling. ![]() ![]() ![]() Nikki has not offered any kind of public comment about the road trip, or why she stopped responding to friends. 'OKAY SHES ALIVE Y'ALL. No further details at this time. In a Facebook post on May 30, the day she made contact with her family and was found again, friends shared a screenshot of her on Facetime. ![]() Her friends and family had turned to Facebook, Twitter and TikTok to find her after seeing worrying police bodycam footage of Nikki with a black eye and beaten up following a fight with Stratton. Nikki, in the meantime, is asking for privacy on social media. ![]() It's unclear whether the pair are still together or if Nikki intends to return to Tennessee, but Stratton is due to be extradited next week.ĪBC 7 reports that he is wanted on an old theft charge. Nikki is shown in the first photograph since she was found safe this week in California ![]() ![]() ![]() Pieces of paper of different colours, grey lead pencils, glue, natural materials, i.e. The required resources that will be used in this lesson are: A4 pieces of cardboard paper, each student’s art book, Produce a collage involving a high level of creativity through the use of a range of materials. Illustrate the required skills and techniques of being able to create a collage. ![]() ![]() ![]() They show evidence of arts knowledge when planning arts works for different purposes and audiences’ (VCAA, 2012).Īt the end of this learning experience, students will have achieved the following learning objectives: ‘Students create and present works in a range of arts forms that communicate experiences, ideas, concepts, and observations. The AusVELS standard that will be used as part of this learning opportunity comes from level 4, as part of the ‘creating and making’ standard. The intended participants for this learning experience will be primary school children who are in the year level of 3 and 4. Students will be able to make their collage using particular techniques similar to Jeannie Baker, including incorporating natural materials into the collage. Students will complete a collage of what their dream view from their own bedroom window would be. Students will have the opportunity to create an artwork in relation to Window and Jeannie Baker's work. In light of completing the previous lesson with a focus on the artist and author Jeannie Baker, as well as her picture book Window, Learning Opportunity Two: Creating and Making ![]() ![]() ![]() At the time, she had written her memoir, "Ordinary Girl." She had her first hit, "Love To Love You Baby," in 1975. We're going to listen to Terry's 2003 interview with her. She's now the subject of a new HBO documentary titled "Love To Love You, Donna Summer." She was considered a disco sex queen, and she played the part well, but that's hardly how she saw herself. ![]() I need some hot stuff, baby, tonight.īIANCULLI: Her hits of the 1970s and early '80s included "Hot Stuff," "Last Dance," "Heaven Knows," "On The Radio," "Bad Girls" and "She Works Hard For The Money." She had three consecutive No. Looking for some hot stuff, baby, this evening. Dialed about a thousand numbers lately, almost rang the phone off the wall. ![]() Even many people who prided themselves on hating disco loved one of its biggest hit-makers, Donna Summer.ĭONNA SUMMER: (Singing) Sitting here eating my heart out, waiting, waiting for some lover to call. ![]() ![]() ![]() He was murdered at Kirk's Field on Feb 10, 1567. ![]() On July 29, 1565, she married Henry Darnley (grandson of Margaret Tudor, who was a sister of Henry VIII). On Aug 19, 1561, Mary returned to Scotland, after an absence of 13 years. On July 10, 1559, King Henry II of France died and Mary's husband, Francis II, became king of France. On April 24, 1558, Mary was married to the dauphin of France. On Dec 14, 1542, James V died and Mary became sovereign queen of Scotland. Mary was born Dec 8, 1542, at Linlithgow in Scotland, daughter of James V of Scotland and his wife Mary of Guise. But this book reads so easily, is pleasingly pro-Mary, and really was a joy to read. I in 1960 read a biography of Mary by Maurice Baring, but it was undocumented and I did not particularly like it. 1044 Mary Queen of Scots, by Antonia Fraser (read ) This is an excellent biography. ![]() ![]() ![]() Netflix’s Harry & Meghan docuseries has caused some royals to feel uneasy, and some have called for the Sussex couple to be excluded from next year’s King Charles III coronation ceremony. According to former British politicians, military officials, and historians, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shouldn’t attend King Charles III’s Coronation next year because of the docuseries release and how it depicted the British Royals.Īlso Read: “They come off like such whiny bi-hes”: Howard Stern Trashes Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Netflix Documentary, Hints Harry Might Leave Her For Her Hypocrisy Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Should Not Attend King Charles III’s Coronation In the US, fewer than a million people watched the series, and the few that did have more criticism than praise for the show. However, the general reaction has been opposite to what the Sussex couple had anticipated. On December 15, the remaining three episodes of Volume 2 are all set to debut with new drama and more revealing details about the British royal family. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle almost declared a cold war on the media and the royals, releasing the first three episodes of Harry & Meghan, Volume 1 on Netflix. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thornyhold casts its own magical spell on us." - Historical Novels Review, "Stewart sustains readers' interest with her sympathetic characters and her thoughtful, well-written narrative. ![]() An enchanting novel that should have broad appeal." -Library Journal, "A welcome reissue of Mary Stewart's novella. Readers will be hooked from the very first line, 'I suppose that my mother could have been a witch if she had chosen to.' The opening promise of an engaging story is not broken. Thornyhold casts its own magical spell on us." - Historical Novels Review, "Here shifts skillfully to the 20th century, mixing magic, witchcraft, and romance. An enchanting novel that should have broad appeal." - Library Journal, "Mary Stewart is one of my all-time favorite writers, Thornyhold is my favorite." -Meg Cabot, author, The Princess Diaries and Queen of Babble, "A welcome reissue of Mary Stewart's novella. One only wishes that a visit to Thornyhold lasted longer." -Orlando Sentinel, "Here shifts skillfully to the 20th century, mixing magic, witchcraft, and romance. She is a bit of a magician with words, conjuring up people and places with rich, descriptive images. ![]() "Stewart sustains readers' interest with her sympathetic characters and her thoughtful, well-written narrative. ![]() |