The Bookworm A Novel

Author : Robin Yeatman
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780063273016

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Bookworm by Robin Yeatman Pdf

“Imagine if Patricia Highsmith had written The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and instead of heroic daydreams she gave her protagonist murderous ones—that would be Bookworm. Robin Yeatman’s story is subversive, surprising, and satisfying in a way that only the best comic noir can be.”—Claire Oshetsky, author of Chouette A wickedly funny debut novel—a black comedy with a generous heart that explores the power of imagination and reading—about a woman who tries to use fiction to find her way to happiness. Victoria is unhappily married to an ambitious and controlling lawyer consumed with his career. Burdened with overbearing in-laws, a boring dead-end job she can’t seem to leave, and a best friend who doesn’t seem to understand her, Victoria finds solace from the daily grind in her beloved books and the stories she makes up in her head. One day, in a favorite café, she notices an attractive man reading the same talked-about bestselling novel that she is reading. A woman yearning for her own happy ending, Victoria is sure it’s fate. The handsome book lover must be her soul mate. There’s only one small problem. Victoria is already married. Frustrated, and desperate to change her life, Victoria retreats to the dark places in her mind and thinks back to all the stories she’s ever read in hopes of finding a solution. She begins to fantasize about nocturnal trysts with café man, and imaginative ways (poisoned pickles were an inspired choice in Jane Smiley’s A Thousand Acres) of getting rid of the dread husband. It’s all just harmless fantasy born of Victoria’s fevered imagination and her books—until, one night, fiction and reality blur and suddenly it seems Victoria is about to get everything she’s wished for . . . .

Author : Mitch Silver
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781681777085

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The Bookworm: A Novel by Mitch Silver Pdf

A stunning and surprising new thriller, Mitch Silver’s latest novel takes readers from a secret operation during World War II—with appearances by Noel Coward and Winston Churchill—to present day London and Moscow, where Lara Klimt, “the Bookworm,” must employ all her skills to prevent an international conspiracy. Why did Hitler chose not to invade England when he had the chance? Europe, 1940: It’s late summer and Belgium has been overrun by the German army. Posing as a friar, a British operative talks his way into the monastery at Villers-devant-Orval just before Nazi art thieves plan to sweep through the area and whisk everything of value back to Berlin. But the ersatz man of the cloth is no thief. Instead, that night he adds an old leather Bible to the monastery’s library and then escapes. London, 2017: A construction worker operating a backhoe makes a grisly discovery—a skeletal arm-bone with a rusty handcuff attached to the wrist. Was this the site, as a BBC newsreader speculates, of “a long-forgotten prison, uncharted on any map?” One viewer knows better: it’s all that remains of a courier who died in a V-2 rocket attack. The woman who will put these two disparate events together—and understand the looming tragedy she must hurry to prevent—is Russian historian and former Soviet chess champion Larissa Mendelovg Klimt, “Lara the Bookworm,” to her friends. She’s also experiencing some woeful marital troubles. In the course of this riveting thriller, Lara will learn the significance of six musty Dictaphone cylinders recorded after D-Day by Noel Coward—actor, playwright and, secretly, a British agent reporting directly to Winston Churchill. She will understand precisely why that leather Bible, scooped up by the Nazis and deposited on the desk of Adolf Hitler days before he planned to attack Britain, played such a pivotal role in turning his guns to the East. And she will discover the new secret pact negotiated by the nefarious Russian president and his newly elected American counterpart—maverick and dealmaker—and the evil it portends. Oh, and she’ll reconcile with her husband.

Author : R. N. Lavanya
Publisher : Karadi Tales Picturebooks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Books and reading
ISBN : 8181901800

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The Bookworm by R. N. Lavanya Pdf

Why does Sesha never speak, and why is his nose always inside a book?

Author : John Sazaklis
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781663908957

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Beware the Bookworm by John Sazaklis Pdf

Landon's favorite place in the whole world is The Bookworm Bookstore. But when he discovers a bunch of real bookworms, things get weird and wild--and a little scary! What are the bookworms hiding? Dig in to unearth the truth in this early chapter book.

Author : Miya Kazuki
Publisher : J-Novel Club
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-20
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781718356009

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Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 1 Volume 1 by Miya Kazuki Pdf

A certain college girl who's loved books ever since she was a little girl dies in an accident and is reborn in another world she knows nothing about. She is now Myne, the sickly five-year-old daughter of a poor soldier. To make things worse, the world she's been reborn in has a very low literacy rate and books mostly don't exist. She'd have to pay an enormous amount of money to buy one. Myne resolves herself: If there aren't any books, she'll just have to make them! Her goal is to become a librarian. This story begins with her quest to make books so she can live surrounded by them! Dive into this biblio-fantasy written for book lovers and bookworms!

Author : John Francis Xavier O'Conor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Book-worms
ISBN : UCAL:$B242101

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Facts about Bookworms by John Francis Xavier O'Conor Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1866
Category : Bibliography
ISBN : UOM:39015078816488

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The Bookworm by Anonim Pdf

Author : BIBIMARYAM MOUSAVI,ALEXANDRA RODRIGUEZ
Publisher : B. M. Mousavi
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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BOOKWORM by BIBIMARYAM MOUSAVI,ALEXANDRA RODRIGUEZ Pdf

If you have lived on this earth for any bit of time, it's safe to say you have seen a worm before. Maybe you have seen one in a fruit or in the garden, on a plant or in the soil. That is usually where worms live, after all. And as you may know, our story is about a worm. But this worm is special. This little worm once lived inside a book. I know it sounds strange at first. "Do books have worms like apple?" you might ask. You see, when a book gets very old, small worms slowly start to eat its pages. They are called bookworms.

Author : Debi Gliori
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781526630162

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The Bookworm by Debi Gliori Pdf

_______________ 'There is gentle humour and images of those moments in family life that we can all recognise and everyone will love' - Courier Magazine _______________ From the bestselling author of No Matter What comes a humorous and gently cautionary tale about finding the perfect pet. Max really wants a pet. His parents aren't so sure. Puppies chew, parrots screech and sharks have too many teeth. How about a dragon? Max's parents say that dragons don't exist, so Max settles for a pet worm instead. Except this particular worm turns out to be very unusual when its back begins to turn spiky and it starts to breathe smoke... Dragons don't exist. Do they? A funny and light-hearted story from much-loved children's author Debi Gliori, perfect for any child who has ever wanted a pet. With an added cautionary tale about being careful what you wish for. _______________ 'Unique in its concept ... The Bookworm validates Debi Gliori's understanding of how the minds of little ones think and imagine' - Armadillo Magazine

Author : Kate Evangelista
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781623420284

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Romancing the Bookworm by Kate Evangelista Pdf

Sometimes, even the best-laid plans can unravel. It's spring break, and Tamara Winters would rather stay on campus and read romance novels than flaunt her size-fourteen body on a beach. But her best friend, Ronni, has other ideas. Against her wishes, Tamara is whisked away to picturesque Maverick Bay, where she's wrangled into waiting tables with Ronni at the Shore Shack for its busy week leading to Maverick's Surf Invitational. There she meets fellow schoolmate Xavier Solomon, the Invitational's organizer and campus womanizer by reputation. From the moment Tamara sees him emerging from the waves like a hero in of one of her romance novels, all she wants to do is run away from the feelings he inspires in her. Little does she know Xavier has been watching her for weeks now. In fact, after failed attempts at asking her out on campus, he's concocted a crazy plan: fabricating romantic situations straight out of her favorite books. Xavier quickly realizes that if Tamara gets a whiff of his designs, he might as well spell CREEPER across his forehead. Yet as they grow closer, he's convinced it's a risk worth taking. What he hasn't planned on, of course, is his drug-addicted, alcoholic stepbrother, who decides to join the fun and put a wrench in Xavier's scheme. Spring break is proving hotter than Tamara expected. Will her romance novels be able to compete?

Author : Miya Kazuki
Publisher : J-Novel Club
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-24
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781718346741

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Ascendance of a Bookworm: Short Story Collection Volume 1 by Miya Kazuki Pdf

Six years have passed since Urano began her new life as Myne, and so much has happened. She went from being a simple commoner to an apprentice shrine maiden, then she was thrown into the world of nobles as Rozemyne, the adopted daughter of an archduke! “But I’m not the only person with a lot going on! You can say the same for everyone else! Though, uh... I guess that’s mainly because of me.” This first volume of Bookworm’s new Short Story Collection is packed with previously unpublished chapters spanning Parts 1 to 4. Experience the lower city, the orphanage, the temple, the Royal Academy, and many other familiar locations through new eyes in twenty-one stories told from a plethora of unique perspectives. What do those in Myne’s (or Rozemyne’s) circle think about her actions, and what happens in the places she can’t see? Includes behind-the-scenes notes from author Miya Kazuki and more four-panel manga by You Shiina.

Author : Christopher G. Nuttall
Publisher : Elsewhen Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781908168948

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Bookworm IV by Christopher G. Nuttall Pdf

A new Emperor has arisen ... and the Empire is collapsing into chaos. Having escaped from the Golden City, Elaine, Johan and their friends – including some strange allies with goals of their own – race desperately towards Ida, hiding place of the ancient Witch-King. Behind them, the armies of the new Emperor – a man permanently poised on the verge of madness – give chase, unleashing monsters and spells from the long-buried past on everyone who stands in their way. Ahead of them, the Witch-King waits, biding his time as he prepares for his ascension. As they endure terrible dangers – and figures from the past – Elaine and Johan come to realise that Elaine’s knowledge of magic and the bond between them may be the only thing standing between the Witch-King and godhood. But if they cannot prepare a defence in time, the entire world will die when the Witch-King rises from his tomb ... The fourth and final instalment in the Bookworm series, Full Circle follows on from the events in The Best Laid Plans, with Elaine and her friends heading for Ida to confront the Witch-King.

Author : Jougi Shiraishi
Publisher : Yen Press LLC
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781975309619

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Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina, Vol. 4 (light novel) by Jougi Shiraishi Pdf

It’s a wonder how one witch can see so many fantastic places yet never settle down. Then again, when your average encounter involves biting into a poisonous apple, meeting a clumsy spy, rendezvousing with a flying dragon, finding a sunken city, explor­ing a frozen town, and more...you might find yourself reluctant to stay in one place, too. Be that as it may, this isn’t the case for everyone. In fact, there’s nothing Amnesia wants more than to go home, if only she could piece her memories back together...

Author : Irving Browne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Bibliomania
ISBN : HARVARD:32044080247117

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In the Track of the Bookworm by Irving Browne Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0365048836

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The Bookworm by Anonim Pdf

Excerpt from The Bookworm: An Illustrated Treasury of Old-Time Literature Either the taste for collecting bookplates is much more widely spread than is commonly supposed, or the study of Heraldry is being largely revived, if we may judge by the fact that the Ex Libris Society now numbers over 350 members. As the society was founded less than three years ago, such a result speaks well for the energy of the council and officers. The annual general meeting and conversazione will be held in January or February next, at St. Martin's Town Hall, when there will be an exhibi tion of ancient heraldic documents and charters, in addition to the collections of scarce bookplates formed by the members. It is understood that owing to the annual change of officers, Mr. James Roberts Brown will relinquish the post of chairman, in which case the present hon. Treasurer, Mr. Walter Hamilton, will be pro posed for that office, and some other member of the council will be elected to take charge of the Society's funds, which are in a very flourishing condition, and are expected to show a handsome balance at the end of the year. Whilst on the topic of bookplates, it may be mentioned that besides the new edition of Mr. Castle's book one is also promised, by Mr. Charles Dexter Allen, on American ex-libris,0 UR note-book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.