Mermaids in Paradise: A Novel
Title | Mermaids in Paradise: A Novel PDF eBook |
Author | Lydia Millet |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 183 |
Release | 2014-11-03 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0393245632 |
"Hilariously funny…Lydia Millet’s novels raise the bar for boldness." —Rene Steinke, New York Times Book Review In this “comic masterpiece” (Salon), honeymooners Deb and Chip—our opinionated, skeptical narrator and her cheerful jock husband—befriend a marine biologist who discovers mermaids in a coral reef. As a resort chain swoops in to exploit the shy creatures, the newlyweds unite with other adventurous vacationers to stop the company from turning the reef into a theme park. Mermaids in Paradise is Lydia Millet’s most fun book yet, tempering the sharp satire of her early career with the empathy and subtlety of her more recent novels and short stories.
Zendoodle Coloring Presents Fairies in Dreamland
Title | Zendoodle Coloring Presents Fairies in Dreamland PDF eBook |
Author | Denyse Klette |
Publisher | Castle Point Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2016-09-13 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN | 9781250108838 |
A wistful exploration of fine art of coloring, this gorgeous book of illustrations offers sophisticated coloring projects that help you relax, restore, and reclaim your day. Amidst the pages of luscious designs, you’ll find fairies in dreamy landscapes and intricate, soothing patterns that will inspire beauty and tranquility. Each peaceful, romantic design comes printed on luxury paper. Find yourself lost in the whimsical patterns of Fairies in Dreamland and color some serenity into your world.
Real Mermaids Don’t Sell Seashells
Title | Real Mermaids Don’t Sell Seashells PDF eBook |
Author | Helene Boudreau |
Publisher | Sourcebooks, Inc. |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2014-02-04 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1402285000 |
Being a Teenage Mermaid is No Day at the Beach A tropical vacation sounds like the perfect way to spend fall break—even for an aqua-phobic mer-girl like Jade. She can't wait to enjoy the warm sunshine and all-you-can-eat buffet with her best friend Cori and boyfriend Luke. (That's right. Boyfriend. It's official.) But when a body splashes into the water as a cruise ship enters the harbor, Jade realizes there might be trouble in paradise. And the mysterious boy selling conch shells in the market definitely knows more than he's letting on. Jade promised herself: No mer drama on vacation! But it couldn't hurt to check things out...right? Praise for Real Mermaids Don't Wear Toe Rings: "Bravo to Hélène Boudreau for hitting the bull's-eye with a fresh, affectionate, eatery twist on the classic coming-of-age-story."—New York Journal of Books "The author keeps suspense high...while tapping straight into young teens' angst about friends, enemies, and boys."—Kirkus Reviews
Paradise
Title | Paradise PDF eBook |
Author | Toni Morrison |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 338 |
Release | 2014-03-11 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0804169888 |
The acclaimed Nobel Prize winner challenges our most fiercely held beliefs as she weaves folklore and history, memory and myth into an unforgettable meditation on race, religion, gender, and a far-off past that is ever present—in prose that soars with the rhythms, grandeur, and tragic arc of an epic poem. “They shoot the white girl first. With the rest they can take their time.” So begins Toni Morrison’s Paradise, which opens with a horrifying scene of mass violence and chronicles its genesis in an all-black small town in rural Oklahoma. Founded by the descendants of freed slaves and survivors in exodus from a hostile world, the patriarchal community of Ruby is built on righteousness, rigidly enforced moral law, and fear. But seventeen miles away, another group of exiles has gathered in a promised land of their own. And it is upon these women in flight from death and despair that nine male citizens of Ruby will lay their pain, their terror, and their murderous rage. “A fascinating story, wonderfully detailed. . . . The town is the stage for a profound and provocative debate.” —Los Angeles Times
Magnificence: A Novel
Title | Magnificence: A Novel PDF eBook |
Author | Lydia Millet |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 262 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0393081702 |
This novel introduces Susan Lindley, a woman adrift after her husband's death. Suddenly gifted her great uncle's Pasadena mansion, Susan decides to restore his extensive collection of preserved animals, tending to the fur and feathers, the beaks, the bones and shimmering tails. Meanwhile, a menagerie of uniquely damaged humans - including a cheating husband and a chorus of eccentric elderly women - joins her in residence.
A Children's Bible: A Novel
Title | A Children's Bible: A Novel PDF eBook |
Author | Lydia Millet |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 193 |
Release | 2020-05-12 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1324005041 |
Finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction One of the New York Times' Ten Best Books of the Year Named one of the best novels of the year by Time, Washington Post, NPR, Chicago Tribune, Esquire, BBC, and many others National Bestseller "A blistering little classic." —Ron Charles, Washington Post A Children’s Bible follows a group of twelve eerily mature children on a forced vacation with their families at a sprawling lakeside mansion. Contemptuous of their parents, the children decide to run away when a destructive storm descends on the summer estate, embarking on a dangerous foray into the apocalyptic chaos outside. Lydia Millet’s prophetic and heartbreaking story of generational divide offers a haunting vision of what awaits us on the far side of Revelation.
Paradise Island
Title | Paradise Island PDF eBook |
Author | M. C. Varley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 9781563261602 |
Ariel becomes bored with her life and decides to do something that turns out to be very dangerous.