The Scarlet Kimono

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The Scarlet Kimono

Author : Christina Courtenay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Adventure stories
ISBN : 1906931291

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Abducted by a warlord in 17th-century Japan - what happens when fear turns to love? England, 1611, and young Hannah Marston envies her brother's adventurous life. But when she stows away on a merchant ship, her powers of endurance are stretched to their limit. Then they reach Japan and all her suffering seems worthwhile - until she is abducted by Taro Kumashiro's warriors. In the far north of the country, warlord Kumashiro is intrigued to learn more about the girl who he has been warned about by a seer. There's a clash of cultures and wills, but they're also fighting an instant attraction to each other. With her brother desperate to find her and the jealous Lady Reiko equally desperate to kill her, Hannah faces the greatest adventure of her life. And Kumashiro has to choose between love and compromising his honour - AUTHOR: Christina lives in London and is married with two children. Although born in England she has a Swedish mother and was brought up in Sweden. In her teens, the family moved to Japan where she had the opportunity to travel extensively in the Far East. In 2011 Christina's debut, Trade Winds was short listed for the Romantic Novelists' Association's Pure Passion Award of Best Historical Fiction. Her second novel, The Scarlet Kimono won the Big Red Reads Best Historical Fiction Award. In 2012 Highland Storms won the Best Historical Romantic Novel of the year award and her fourth novel, The Silent Touch of Shadows, won the Best Historical Read Award from the Festival of Romance.

Merde on the Orient Express

Author : Ian Wood
Publisher : Ian Wood
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-03
Category : Humor
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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You know how it goes: the twelve slays of Christmas? Well that's not what happens here. Once again parody runs riot, and insanity is the only safer harbor - if you can find one under all that snow - that is, flakes of frozen water. You'll never guess whodunnit. Neither will Herakles Parrot. From the completely insane author of: Baker Street Ace 'tec' Bar Trek Dire Virgins It's a Wonderful Lie! Misadventures Mindgame Raw Stars and Rumped!

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (Book Analysis)

Author : Bright Summaries
Publisher : BrightSummaries.com
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-04
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9782808018067

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Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (Book Analysis) by Bright Summaries Pdf

Unlock the more straightforward side of Murder on the Orient Express with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, which features the celebrated Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. When one of the passengers on the train he is travelling on is found dead, Poirot offers his services to help solve the case, knowing that the culprit must still be on board. However, each piece of evidence seems to point in a different direction, and the contradictory alibis and motivations of his fellow passengers only serve to deepen the mystery. As new details about the victim’s past misdeeds come to light, it gradually becomes clear that the true circumstances of his murder were more complex than anyone could have imagined... Murder on the Orient Express is one of Christie’s most enduringly popular works and has inspired numerous adaptations, including a number of feature films. Find out everything you need to know about Murder on the Orient Express in a fraction of the time! This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you: • A complete plot summary • Character studies • Key themes and symbols • Questions for further reflection Why choose BrightSummaries.com? Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!

Murder on the Orient Express

Author : AGATHA CHRISTIE
Publisher : ببلومانيا للنشر والتوزيع
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2024-02-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the famous Orient Express in its tracks as it travels through the mountainous Balkans. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year but, by the morning, it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. One of the passengers is none other than detective Hercule Poirot. On vacation. Isolated and with a killer on board, Poirot must identify the murderer—in case he or she decides to strike again.

Murder On The Orient Express / Убийство в восточном экспрессе

Author : Агата Кристи
Publisher : Litres
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-20
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9785041840006

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Murder On The Orient Express / Убийство в восточном экспрессе by Агата Кристи Pdf

В занесенном снегом Восточном экспрессе обнаруживается труп. Спальный вагон полон, что нетипично для этого времени года. Эркюль Пуаро, с трудом доставший билет на Восточный экспресс (дела государственной важности – непременно надо ехать!), пытается найти злодея, что не так-то просто: на трупе столько ран и они такие разные! Несомненно одно: преступник все еще находится в поезде.Разумеется, Эркюль Пуаро как всегда блестяще раскрывает таинственное убийство.Неадаптированный текст на языке оригинала снабжен подробными комментариями и небольшим словарем. Книга предназначена для студентов языковых вузов и всех интересующихся английским языком.

Kinross Saga

Author : Christina Courtenay
Publisher : Choc Lit Limited
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781781893692

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Kinross Saga by Christina Courtenay Pdf

Three intrepid Highlanders pursue love and fortune across the globe in these “majestic” historical romances (Elder Park Book Reviews). Steeped in “fascinating history, with plenty of chemistry and action to go around,” each novel in this saga follows a member of the Kinross clan on a voyage into the heart of the woman he loves (RT Book Reviews). From Scotland to Sweden, China, India, and beyond, these intrepid Highlanders discover that romance is the greatest adventure of all. Trade Winds It is 1732. Former gambler Killian Kinross sails to Sweden in pursuit of an honest trade, only to be propositioned with a marriage of convenience that leads him out to the high seas and into the arms of his true love. Highland Storms It is 1754. Brice Kinross leaves Sweden to reclaim his family’s Highland estate—only to discover a mystery waiting to be solved, and a beautiful housekeeper who just might be the love he was destined for. Monsoon Mists It is 1759. Jamie Kinross leaves Sweden for India to make his fortune in the gem trade. There, he encounters the fiercely independent Zarmina Miller. Both are embroiled in a sinister ransom plot, and soon realize they are also bound together in love . . .

Adachi and Shimamura (Light Novel) Vol. 9

Author : Hitoma Iruma,Non
Publisher : Seven Seas Entertainment
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-19
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781685793494

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Adachi and Shimamura (Light Novel) Vol. 9 by Hitoma Iruma,Non Pdf

Winter is in full swing, and Adachi and Shimamura are about to celebrate their second Christmas together--so what better time to pause and reflect on the journey that brought them this far? This holiday season, perhaps even the most painful memories of junior high are a gift to be treasured.

Kabuki

Author : Anonim
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780824842833

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While its actors made their entrace down the Flower Way over three hundred years ago, little of kabuki's repertory has been available to English readers. Not only are adequate translations difficult to produce, but also because the spoken parts of the drama constitute but a portion of that grand spectacle, English renderings often have an elliptical quality.These five plays, however, were translated from tapes made by James Brandon at actual performances, imparting to them an unusual immediacy. The superb translations are further enhanced by detailed commentary and stage directions that reflect music and sound effects as well as positions of actors on stage and their stylized gestures and posturing, all of which are such a vital part of a live performance. A concise introduction includes the history of kabuki, its religious background and ties with prostitution, its themes and playwriting systems, and its performance conventions, actors, music, and dance. Appendixes provide a fascinating focus on various sound effects and music cues in performance. More than one hundred production photographs vividly convey the action and emotion of one of the world's greatest stage arts. First published in 1975, this volume remains a classic.A reprint to the 1975 edition. Accepted into the UNESCO Collection of Representative Works, Japanese Series.

Galactic Steel

Author : D.I. Brown
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781728363110

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Kenji Jackson is a carefree kid who was living the American lifestyle on a military base in Okinawa, Japan. His father, Major Conway Jackson, was an expert pilot for the United States Air Force who has a mysterious past and no family history. Life changes for Kenji one afternoon when Major Conway Jackson abruptly died with no explanation which leaves Kenji Jackson and his native Japanese mother homeless. With no other options, Kenji was forced to live in rural area of Japan with his grumpy Grandfather. As time changes, Kenji is now a senior at a prestigious and elite Jen High School. The school saturated with wealthy, pretentious, and privileged students while Kenji is the only half Japanese and poor student. Kenji becomes a pariah in Jen High where he is prone to be an easy target for perpetual scrutiny and bullying. During a class field trip, Kenji’s life takes another turn when discovers an ancient space age statue which resembles his late father! It is the link to Conway’s past and Kenji’s galactic and adventurous future.

Testament of Youth

Author : Vera Brittain
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780297859147

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Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain Pdf

This classic memoir of the First World War is now a major motion picture starring Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington. Includes an afterword by Kate Mosse OBE. In 1914 Vera Brittain was 20, and as war was declared she was preparing to study at Oxford. Four years later her life - and the life of her whole generation - had changed in a way that would have been unimaginable in the tranquil pre-war era. TESTAMENT OF YOUTH, one of the most famous autobiographies of the First World War, is Brittain's account of how she survived those agonising years; how she lost the man she loved; how she nursed the wounded and how she emerged into an altered world. A passionate record of a lost generation, it made Vera Brittain one of the best-loved writers of her time, and has lost none of its power to shock, move and enthral readers since its first publication in 1933.

The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa

Author : Yasunari Kawabata
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2005-04-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780520241824

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The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa by Yasunari Kawabata Pdf

A new translation of the only work not currently available in English by a Nobel-Prize winning author and the best known Japanese writer outside of Japan.

Astrea Record, Vol. 1 Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Tales of Heroes

Author : Fujino Omori
Publisher : Yen Press LLC
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781975379896

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Astrea Record, Vol. 1 Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Tales of Heroes by Fujino Omori Pdf

DARKNESS LOOMS... Seven years before a certain boy sets foot in the Labyrinth City, chaos and uncertainty plague the hearts of each god, goddess, and adventurer across every familia. Though Lyu Leon spends her waking hours carrying out the will of the goddess Astrea, she is constantly searching for a brand of justice she can believe in. She may be able to rely on the rest of Astrea Familia to serve as her light in the darkness, but evil yet stirs deep within the shadows. A great conflict draws near, and should it arrive, all of Orario will be shaken to its foundations...!

A Study Guide for Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express"

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781410353313

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A Study Guide for Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" by Gale, Cengage Learning Pdf

A Study Guide for Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express," 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.

Shadows in the Ashes

Author : Christina Courtenay
Publisher : Review
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781472293237

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Brimming with romance, adventure and vivid historical detail, Christina Courtenay's gripping dual-time novel travels from the present day to the fires of ancient Pompeii. The sunlight caught her gold bracelet, sending a flash that almost blinded her. She closed her eyes, but jumped when the earth started shaking and there was an almighty boom behind her. Present Day Finally escaping an abusive marriage, Caterina Rossi takes her three-year-old daughter and flees to Italy. There she's drawn to research scientist Connor, who needs her translation help for his work on volcanology. Together they visit the ruins of Pompeii and, standing where Mount Vesuvius unleashed its fire on the city centuries before, Cat begins to see startling visions. Visions that appear to come from the antique bracelet handed down through her family's generations... AD 79 Sold by his half-brother and enslaved as a gladiator in Roman Pompeii, Raedwald dreams only of surviving each fight, making the coin needed to return to his homeland and taking his revenge. That is, until he is hired to guard beautiful Aemilia. As their forbidden love grows, Raedwald's dreams shift like the ever more violent tremors of the earth beneath his feet. The present starts eerily to mirror the past as Cat must fight to protect her safety, and to forge a new path from the ashes of her old life... .................................................... Just some of the rich praise for Christina Courtenay's pacy, evocative and romantic novels including Echoes of the Runes, The Runes of Destiny and Promises of the Runes, out now: 'I've been looking forward to this book . . . and it far exceeded my hopes and expectations. Romantic, fascinating and gripping, it's one of my favourites of the series' NICOLA CORNICK 'As a reader, I was delighted and absorbed accompanying Ivor on his quest to the 9th Century. Courtenay writes so beautifully, drawing you in to each scene, that time and pages slip by effortlessly' ERIN GREEN 'Whenever I need a break from the Twenty-First Century, I read one of Christina Courtenay's novels' SUE MOORCROFT 'I wonder if I, too, can find a way to travel back in time... If not, reading this book was the next best thing' GILL STEWART 'Seals Christina Courtenay's crown as the Queen of Viking Romance' CATHERINE MILLER 'This epic romance is sure to sweep you off your feet!' TAKE A BREAK 'An absorbing story, fast-paced and vividly imagined' PAMELA HARTSHORNE 'A love story and an adventure, all rolled up inside a huge amount of intricately-detailed, well-researched history. Thoroughly enjoyable' KATHLEEN MCGURL

Monsoon Mists

Author : Christina Courtenay
Publisher : Choc Lit Limited
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781781891698

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A man seeking his destiny in India discovers a woman who may hold it in her hands—and her frozen heart—in this “well-crafted historical romance” (Historical Novels Review). It’s 1759—and Jamie Kinross has travelled far and wide to escape his troubled past, eventually settling in the chaotic streets of Madras, India, where he starts life anew as a gem trader. When his mentor’s family is kidnapped, Jamie vows to save them, embarking on a dangerous mission to the city of Surat—where he encounters Zarmina Miller. She is rich, beautiful, and so cold and prideful that she is known as the “Ice Widow.” Jamie is instantly tempted by the challenge she presents. And when Jamie discovers that Zarmina has a connection to those involved in the kidnapping, he begins to see another side to her—a dark past to rival his own and a heart just waiting to be thawed . . .