Butterfly Sisters

Author : Yoko Kawaguchi
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 694 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780300169461

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Butterfly's Sisters by Yoko Kawaguchi Pdf

In this fascinating and wide-ranging book, Yoko Kawaguchi explores the Western portrayal of Japanese women—and geishas in particular—from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. She argues that in the West, Japanese women have come to embody certain ideas about feminine sexuality, and she analyzes how these ideas have been expressed in diverse art forms, ranging from fiction and opera to the visual arts and music videos. Among the many works Kawaguchi discusses are the art criticism of Baudelaire and Huysmans, the opera Madama Butterfly, the sculptures of Rodin, the Broadway play Teahouse of the August Moon, and the international best seller Memoirs of a Geisha. Butterfly’s Sisters also examines the impact on early twentieth-century theatre, drama, and dance theory of the performance styles of the actresses Madame Hanako and Sadayakko, both formerly geishas.

Author : Jenny Hale
Publisher : Harpeth Road Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781735845821

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Butterfly Sisters by Jenny Hale Pdf

“When emerging from its cocoon, a butterfly needs the struggle to push the fluid from its body into its wings. So essentially, without the struggle, it never flies.” From the USA Today bestselling author of The Beach House comes a story about family bonds, second chances, and finding out who we really are. Butterfly Sisters is the perfect escape for fans of Susan Wiggs, RaeAnne Thayne, and Susan Mallery. About to land her biggest deal yet, Leigh Henderson is on her game. She’s prepared for this, and nothing can get in her way. Except Rebecca Mayer, who’d sashayed in a few weeks ago with a former client list that would fill the entire hallway to Leigh’s office if she laid it out end to end. When her boss unexpectedly offers the deal to Rebecca and tells Leigh he’s letting her go, Leigh finds herself without a job. But that’s the least of her worries. Her mother has some news that will change everything. She’s asked Leigh and her sister Meredith to meet her at the family cabin on Old Hickory Lake. Not only has Leigh been unable to track down her sister for years, but going back to the cabin would mean dealing with the loss of her beloved grandmother and also chance running into her old flame Colton Harris, the one love she’s never been able to completely let go of. Will confronting her grief, speaking to her estranged sister, and being forced to face the love she’d left behind help Leigh to learn who she really is? A heartwarming story that will have you laughing, crying, and rushing to those you hold dear. If you loved the Christmas movies based on Jenny’s books and are looking for more feel-good, small-town romance, look no further!

Author : Alan Madison
Publisher : Dragonfly Books
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780307978042

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Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly by Alan Madison Pdf

It's hard to be Velma, the littlest Gratch, entering the first grade. That's because everyone has marvelous memories of her two older sisters, who were practically perfect first graders. Poor Velma—people can barely remember her name. But all that changes on a class trip to the magnificent Butterfly Conservatory—a place neither of her sisters has ever been. When a monarch roosts on Velma's finger and won't budge for days . . . well, no one will forget Velma ever again. Acclaimed and bestselling illustrator Kevin Hawkes and author Alan Madison celebrate everything butterfly—from migration to metamorphosis. Watch as Velma Gratch metamorphosizes from a timid first grader into a confident young scientist!

Author : Hua-mei Chang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Electronic
ISBN : WISC:89046621355

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Madame Butterfly's Sisters by Hua-mei Chang Pdf

Author : Julia Alvarez
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781616200992

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In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez Pdf

Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2024, internationally bestselling author and literary icon Julia Alvarez's In the Time of the Butterflies is "beautiful, heartbreaking and alive ... a lyrical work of historical fiction based on the story of the Mirabal sisters, revolutionary heroes who had opposed and fought against Trujillo." (Concepción de León, New York Times) Alvarez’s new novel, The Cemetery of Untold Stories, is coming April 2, 2024. Pre-order now! It is November 25, 1960, and three beautiful sisters have been found near their wrecked Jeep at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The official state newspaper reports their deaths as accidental. It does not mention that a fourth sister lives. Nor does it explain that the sisters were among the leading opponents of Gen. Rafael Leónidas Trujillo’s dictatorship. It doesn’t have to. Everybody knows of Las Mariposas—the Butterflies. In this extraordinary novel, the voices of all four sisters--Minerva, Patria, María Teresa, and the survivor, Dedé--speak across the decades to tell their own stories, from secret crushes to gunrunning, and to describe the everyday horrors of life under Trujillo’s rule. Through the art and magic of Julia Alvarez’s imagination, the martyred Butterflies live again in this novel of courage and love, and the human costs of political oppression. "Alvarez helped blaze the trail for Latina authors to break into the literary mainstream, with novels like In the Time of the Butterflies and How the García Girls Lost Their Accents winning praise from critics and gracing best-seller lists across the Americas."—Francisco Cantú, The New York Times Book Review "This Julia Alvarez classic is a must-read for anyone of Latinx descent." —Popsugar.com "A gorgeous and sensitive novel . . . A compelling story of courage, patriotism and familial devotion." —People "Shimmering . . . Valuable and necessary." —Los Angeles Times "A magnificent treasure for all cultures and all time.” —St. Petersburg Times "Alvarez does a remarkable job illustrating the ruinous effect the 30-year dictatorship had on the Dominican Republic and the very real human cost it entailed."—Cosmopolitan.com

Author : Christopher T. Keaveney
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781793625267

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Western Rock Artists, Madame Butterfly, and the Allure of Japan by Christopher T. Keaveney Pdf

Using the framework of Edward Said’s Orientalism, this work examines how Western rock and pop artists—particularly during the age of album rock from the 1970s through the 1990s—perpetuated long-held stereotypes of Japan in their direct encounters with the country and in songs and music videos with Japanese content.

Author : Jennifer Castle
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781681193762

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Butterfly Wishes 3: Blue Rain's Adventure by Jennifer Castle Pdf

Sisters Addie and Clara have just moved to a new house in the country, where they discover that their backyard is a gateway to the enchanted realm of magical butterflies called Wishing Wings. These special butterflies have the power to make wishes come true! Addie and Clara are finally settling into their new neighborhood when they meet a boy named Oliver, who seems to be having trouble making friends. Then, their butterfly friends Sky Dance and Shimmer Leaf tell them that a new butterfly named Blue Rain has just emerged and is acting grumpy and mean to everyone! Surely it's a dark enchantment at work . . . but just who is responsible? It's up to Addie and Clara to help Oliver and Blue Rain -- or help them help each other! Perfect for fans of Princess Ponies and Rainbow Magic, this magical chapter book series is a wish come true!

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781410349613

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A Study Guide for Julia Alvarez's "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Gale, Cengage Learning Pdf

A Study Guide for Julia Alvarez's "In the Time of the Butterflies," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.

Author : Heidi Gilles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1945190930

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The Three Butterfly Sisters by Heidi Gilles Pdf

A wonderfully charming story of three sisters growing up and observing butterflys.

Author : Jennifer Castle
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781681193786

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Butterfly Wishes 4: Spring Shine Sparkles by Jennifer Castle Pdf

Sisters Addie and Clara have just moved to a new house in the country, where they discover that their backyard is a gateway to the enchanted realm of magical butterflies called Wishing Wings. These special butterflies have the power to make wishes come true! Addie is so excited to get a special visitor for the weekend, but things don't go quite as she's planned. Meanwhile, a new butterfly, Spring Shine, has come out of her chrysalis and somehow believes she's missing her magic-even though there's nothing wrong with her at all! It must be the magical curse at work, once again. When Spring Shine disappears, Addie must find her, and figure out a way to raise her spirits. Will she be able to help her friend, and discover who's responsible for this mess, before another butterfly gets hurt? Perfect for readers of Rainbow Magic and Princess Ponies, this magical chapter book series is a dream come true!

Author : Kathryn Harvey
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 573 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781596528789

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Butterfly by Kathryn Harvey Pdf

BOOK ONE OF THE BUTTERFLY TRILOGY From New York Times bestselling author Kathryn Harvey comes an arousing, passionate story of three women’s hidden desires and the place called Butterfly, where dreams are kept and where fantasies come to life. Above an exclusive men’s store on Rodeo Drive there is a private club called Butterfly, where women are free to act out their secret erotic fantasies. Only the most beautiful and powerful women in Beverly Hills are invited to join: Jessica, a lawyer who longs for the days when men were men, and women dressed to please them; Trudie, a builder who wants a man who will challenge her—all of her—with no holds barred; and Linda, a surgeon, who uses masks to unmask the desires she hides even from herself. But the most mysterious of them all is the woman who created Butterfly. She has changed her name, her accent, even her face to hide her true identity. And now she is about to reveal everything to realize the dream that has driven her since childhood—the secret obsession that will carry her beyond ecstasy, or destroy her and everyone around her.

Author : Sandra-Lee Hutt
Publisher : Page Publishing, Inc
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781645449812

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Butterfly Whispers in Twilight by Sandra-Lee Hutt Pdf

Lovella is the great-great-grandmother to the Townes family generations. It was during the 1800s that Lovella survived a vicious attack by a ferocious feline that wandered from a forest in Asia. This attack occurred during Lovella's third pregnancy of the first male child born into this family. This attack occurred in the backyard of her home while she was roasting pig, a cat ran toward her from the woods and knocked her down to the ground. Her screams were heard, and a pack of wolf dogs chased the feline away. The attack was so vicious it left permanent physical and mental scars on Lovella. The birth of the child was full-term although questioned by the doctor as to why the baby was born hissing like a cat and born with teeth and the "eyes of a tiger." Each time the baby boy named Timothy hungered for milk and food, his cry sounded like a "cat's meow." As the years went by, the child grew to speak well. He would experience temper tantrums all continued past the age of two. The family kept him close to home and never revealed to any family members or friends of the attack that Lovella experienced during her pregnancy. His favorite play area was in the backyard, as he was often seen scratching the bark on every tree in the yard. To this day, his name "Timothy" is embarked in a tree that still stands. There would be nights when Timothy would awaken and go to the kitchen pulling fruits from the refrigerator leaving large bite marks in unpeeled fruits and vegetables. Evaluations and testing from therapists, psychologist, and psychiatrist all revealed that little Timothy was born with a gene that carried a trait in the DNA that all males born into this family in future generations would carry this gene can never be removed.

Author : David Gallagher
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789042027084

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Metamorphosis by David Gallagher Pdf

The origins of selected instances of metamorphosis in Germanic literature are traced from their roots in Ovid's Metamorphoses, grouped roughly on an 'ascending evolutionary scale' (invertebrates, birds, animals, and mermaids). Whilst a broad range of mythological, legendary, fairytale and folktale traditions have played an appreciable part, Ovid's Metamorphoses is still an important comparative analysis and reference point for nineteenth- and twentieth-century German-language narratives of transformations. Metamorphosis is most often used as an index of crisis: an existential crisis of the subject or a crisis in a society's moral, social or cultural values. Specifically selected texts for analysis include Jeremias Gotthelf's Die schwarze Spinne (1842) with the terrifying metamorphoses of Christine into a black spider, the metamorphosis of Gregor Samsa in Kafka's Die Verwandlung (1915), ambiguous metamorphoses in E. T. A. Hoffmann's Der goldne Topf (1814), Hermann Hesse's Piktors Verwandlungen (1925), Der Steppenwolf (1927) and Christoph Ransmayr's Die letzte Welt (1988). Other mythical metamorphoses are examined in texts by Bachmann, Fouqué, Fontane, Goethe, Nietzsche, Nelly Sachs, Thomas Mann and Wagner, and these and many others confirm that metamorphosis is used historically, scientifically, for religious purposes; to highlight identity, sexuality, a dream state, or for metaphoric, metonymic or allegorical reasons.

Author : Jacqueline Wilson
Publisher : Random House
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781448174515

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The Butterfly Club by Jacqueline Wilson Pdf

"We're triplets. Surprise! Everyone thinks I'm the little sister. It's very annoying." Phil, Maddie and Tina are triplets, but Tina has always been the little one. Luckily, Phil and Maddie always protect Tina - they make the best team. But, when they join super-strict Miss Lovejoy's class, they're split up. And Tina has to fend for herself for the first time. To make things worse, Tina has been paired up with class bully, Selma, who NO ONE wants to be friends with. When Miss Lovejoy asks them to help her create a butterfly garden in the school playground, Tina discovers she doesn't always need her sisters - and that there's a lot more to Selma than first meets the eye. A heartwarming story about friendship, bullying and confidence by bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson. She should be prescribed for all cases of reading reluctance. - Independent on Sunday

Author : Lucinda Riley,Harry Whittaker
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781529072686

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Grace and the Christmas Angel by Lucinda Riley,Harry Whittaker Pdf

Grace and the Christmas Angel, created by bestselling author Lucinda Riley and her son Harry Whittaker and illustrated by Jane Ray is a reassuring, timeless story and the first book in the Guardian Angels series. A perfect gift of a story, filled with the magic of Christmas. Because somewhere, an angel is listening . . . It's Christmas Eve. The tree is decorated, the presents are wrapped and it's a big day for Grace. She is singing a song in the nativity show, and her fisherman daddy has promised to be back in time to watch her. But when a storm blows up at sea, Grace walks out on stage to find Daddy is not there. She's very worried. But luckily, Grace has someone watching over her. Will Hope, the Christmas Angel, be able to help Daddy get home safely for Christmas morning? Enjoy more books in this heartwarming series: Grace and the Christmas Angel Rosie and the Friendship Angel Bill and the Dream Angel Alfie and the Angel of Lost Things.