![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The words also trace a vital arch underpinning Churchill's political thought and character and spanning his public life. The "Moral" testifies to both Churchill's own statecraft and to the failures of statecraft that precipitated the Second World War and would unfortunately persist in its wake. Precisely "because we are so often mocked by the failure of our hopes and the upsetting of our calculations" did he recognize the vital role of purposeful resolve, reasoned defiance, and generous decency in public affairs, and of "rectitude and sincerity" in personal conduct (from Churchill's gracious wartime eulogy of his great pre-WWII political nemesis, Neville Chamberlain). Likely better than most, he well understood the often senseless and bloody chaos and vagaries inherent to the human condition. In a cynical post-war world slipping inexorably into a new Cold War, perhaps some considered it banal or at least overly simplistic to ascribe any moral to the greatest conflict the world had yet seen. The words appear prominently and alone on the page immediately following the author's Acknowledgements. The "Moral of the Work" was first published in 1948 in Volume I of Churchill's six-volume history, The Second World War. In Peace: Goodwill" (The "Moral of the Work" for Churchill's The Second World War) First published between 19 by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston ![]()
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![]() Or you could see it as a far more resonant and telling image, one that has nothing to do with gender: to anyone who has ever loved the Beatles - and you know who you are - Boyd’s face captures the essence of falling madly for a sound unlike anything you’ve heard before, and also reckoning with the thrilling and vaguely terrifying possibility that it just might change your life. Perched on a random crate in a baggage car, she watches the boys perform a faux-impromptu version of “I Should Have Known Better.” Watching the movie today, you could say that the rapture on her face is nothing more than passive femininity. ![]() Photograph by Bettmann/Corbiīut to other readers, the appeal of “Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me” is as self-evident as the seemingly simple but brash opening chord of “A Hard Day’s Night.” Boyd was working as a model in London when she was summoned to a secret audition for an undisclosed project, which turned out to be Richard Lester’s film “A Hard Day’s Night.” With her silky blond bob and irresistible chipmunk smile, the 19-year-old Boyd was cast as a schoolgirl who finds herself on a train with the four young men we know as the Beatles. ![]() Pattie Boyd with George Harrison in 1966. ![]() ![]() Yet as Zuri and Darius are forced to find common ground, their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected understanding.īut with four wild sisters pulling her in different directions, cute boy Warren vying for her attention, and college applications hovering on the horizon, Zuri fights to find her place in Bushwick’s changing landscape, or lose it all. She especially can’t stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. ![]() ![]() ![]() Summary: Pride and Prejudice gets remixed in this smart, funny, gorgeous retelling of the classic, starring all characters of color, from Ibi Zoboi, National Book Award finalist and author of American Street. ![]() ![]() ![]() I am not in the habit of visiting Wal-Mart, and I don’t ordinarily find stuff I want to watch in the discount bin. This is a singular event for a number of reasons. ![]() One day, after I finished The Diviners, I was rooting around in ones of those bins of videos at Wal-Mart where everything costs $3.99. How did the idea for Four Fingers come to you? We’ll start by taking Montese Crandall’s bait at the very beginning of the novel, when he twits readers for wanting to know where his ideas come from. From the dark days of the Great Recession.” “It’ll be more contemporary, more political, less hyperbolic, more controlled,” he says. Moody tells Kirkus that, having steered into comic and sci-fi territory with Four Fingers, he’s now at work on a much different kind of novel. What happens next is…well, you’ll need to read the twisty-turny story for yourself to follow all the strange courses it takes. ![]() The four fingers in question refer to an old grade-Z creature feature from 1963-but more, to a very real partial hand that is now creating mayhem back on Earth, having gone awry somewhere on the path home from Mars. Rick Moody surprised us this year with The Four Fingers of Death, a sprawling, madcap novel that wanders through deep space into the heart of the Arizona desert, its hero a lost-soul writer named Montese Crandall who spends his days trying to reduce novels to the size of Internet tweets. ![]() ![]() The series has a forthcoming live-action Netflix adaptation starring Kit Connor (Rocketman, His Dark Materials) and newcomer Joe Locke as the beloved Nick and Charlie, produced by See-Saw Films – with a launch date soon to be announced.ĭoctor Who and Sherlock’s Euros Lyn has been attached to direct the half-hour series. “I can’t wait to share full-colour Heartstopper artwork, new and old, with readers for the first time in book form.” “I have always wanted to create a book like this for Heartstopper, and I’m so excited to be making it a reality,” Oseman said. The original graphic novels follow two teenage boys, Nick and Charlie, as they meet at a British grammar school, quickly become friends and fall in love.Įach volume navigates the ups and downs of first loves, friendships, coming out, and mental health, beautifully framed by a warm cast of supporting characters. ![]() ![]() The Heartstopper Yearbook will be full of content from the original series’ universe, including character profiles, trivia and insights into the author’s creative process. ![]() Fans of the Heartstopper graphic novel series have a new book from Alice Oseman to look forward to ahead of its Netflix adaptation. ![]() ![]() ![]() With both their lives at stake, Fleetwood must prove Alice’s innocence. ![]() And Alice soon stands accused of witchcraft. Even woodland creatures or “familiars” are thought to be dark companions of the unholy. But a witch-obsessed frenzy sweeps the countryside. ![]() Alice Gray claims she is a local midwife and promises to help Fleetwood deliver a healthy baby. Anxious to produce an heir, she is distraught to find a letter from her physician that warns her husband she will not survive this pregnancy.ĭevastated, Fleetwood wanders the estate grounds, where she catches a young woman poaching. In 1612 Lancaster, England, the hunt for witches has reached a fever pitch . . .īut in a time of suspicion and accusation, to be a woman may be the greatest risk of all.įleetwood Shuttleworth, the mistress of Pendle Hill’s Gawthorpe Hall, is with child. “Assured and alluring, this beautiful tale of women, witchcraft and the fight against power is a delight.” -Jessie Burton, New York Times–bestselling author ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Friday has to navigate her feelings for El, her professional life and opinions as a line supervisor at the factory who is getting dragged ever deeper into management politics, and how it all interconnects with her small town life. One of the union reps, El, catches Friday’s eye. ![]() Conditions are rough in the factory, there’s rumors of a buyout, the annual Pork Festival is coming up and emotions are high, and in the midst of all of this a couple of “union agitators” roll into town to try to drum up interest in unionizing the factory. Hoosier Daddy features Jill “Friday” Fryman as she works in a factory in her small hometown. Still, it was good to read a queer romance set more off the beaten path, as you will. ![]() It proved to be an interesting read, although the fate of the factory was, at times, more interesting to me than the fate of the main romance. A lesbian romance about union organizing? Set in Indiana? With a pun for a title? As a queer lady whose roots are in Indiana and whose friends have recently organized a union drive, I had to read it. I was perusing Hoopla’s queer romance section since I have been on a romance kick lately, and I came across Hoosier Daddy by Ann McMan and Salem West. ![]() ![]() ![]() “We should have told each other a lot of things.” ![]() Jagger and Paisley hold a lot of important information from one another and it comes back to bit them both. Paisley makes a decision about her relationship with Carter and I must mention that all the supporting characters in this story were very likable and I'm hoping that some get their own books. ![]() One kiss transformed me into something I hated and broke the man I loved in pieces.” ”One kiss brought my world tumbling down around me. Paisley tries her darnedest to keep Jagger in the friend zone but who could blame her, he is absolutely irresistible. California turns out to be Jagger, Carter’s rival in flight school. California saves her from drowning at the beach she finds that her feelings for Carter aren’t anything compared to the desire and attraction she has for this hot blonde. Things seem stable and safe with Carter but when Mr. Paisley has been dating her deceased sister’s best friend, Carter for a few years. She doesn’t want to jump to any hasty choices and in the meantime she has a bucket list that she is trying to get through. Paisley suffers from a heart condition that tragically her twin sister died from. She takes her time deciding which makes her parents and friends crazy because her health seems to be deteriorating daily. Paisley is faced with a huge medical decision of either getting a pace maker or going through a very risky surgery. ”For once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you will long to return…” ![]() ![]() Reading order: Ruthless King Defiant Queen Sinful Empire "So hot and explosive, I recommend having the fire department on standby." - New York Times bestselling author Laurelin Paige "Meghan takes us a sexy and gritty, non-stop journey that kept my heart in my throat and my body primed! Lachlan Mount is the king and he is mine!"- T Gephart, USA Today bestselling author. Ruthless King is book one of the Mount Trilogy. Keira Kilgore, you’re now the property of Lachlan Mount. ![]() She doesn’t know she caught my attention. I didn’t need to loan money to a failing family distillery, but it amuses me to have them in my debt. My reach knows no bounds, and my demands are always met. ![]() You don’t know my name, but I control everything you see-and all the things you don’t. ![]() Get ready for the darker and dirtier side of New Orleans with an alpha romance from New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author Meghan March. ![]() ![]() ![]() Certainly, Hänsel und Gretel embodied an influential perception of childhood that also animated late nineteenth-century French literary and political spheres. According to some Parisian critics, the opera's wildly successful representation of childhood explained its international success. ![]() Although Humperdinck's opera was a prime vehicle for perpetuating Franco-German cultural competition, a prominent strand of its Parisian reception emphasised transnational commonalities linking French and German cultural heritage – an emphasis facilitated by the fairy tale's nationalist ideologies. The critical discourse prompted by its Paris premiere provides an opportunity for exploring the political dynamics of nineteenth-century fairy tales and for elucidating the piece's considerable historical significance. ![]() Around 1900, Engelbert Humperdinck and Adelheid Wette's Hänsel und Gretel was one of the most widely performed operas in Europe. ![]() |