The Scent Of Flowers

Author : Blitz Bazawule
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593496244

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The Scent of Burnt Flowers by Blitz Bazawule Pdf

Fleeing persecution in 1960s America, a Black couple seeks asylum in Ghana, but fresh dangers and old secrets threaten their newfound freedom in this hypnotic debut novel. “I am truly blown away by this novel.”—Jacqueline Woodson, New York Times bestselling author of Red at the Bone ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: CrimeReads When the windshield of his Chevy Impala shatters in a dark diner parking lot in Alabama, Melvin moves without thinking. A split-second reaction marrows in his bones from the days of war, but this time it is the safety of his fiancé, Bernadette, at stake. Impulse keeps them alive, and yet they flee with blood on their hands. What is life like now that they are fugitives? Pack passports. Empty bank accounts. Set their old life on fire. The couple disguise themselves as a pastor and a reluctant pastor’s wife who’s hiding a secret from her fiancé. With a persistent FBI agent on their trail, they travel to Ghana to seek the help of Melvin’s old college friend who happens to be the country’s embattled president, Kwame Nkrumah. The couple’s chance encounter with Ghana’s most beloved highlife musician, Kwesi Kwayson, who’s on his way to perform for the president, sparks a journey full of suspense, lust, magic, and danger as Nkrumah’s regime crumbles around them. What was meant to be a fresh start quickly spirals into chaos, threatening both their relationship and their lives. Kwesi and Bernadette’s undeniable attraction and otherworldly bond cascades during their three-day trek, and so does Melvin’s intense jealousy. All three must confront one another and their secrets, setting off a series of cataclysmic events. Steeped in the history and mythology of postcolonial West Africa at the intersection of the civil rights movement in America, this gripping and ambitious debut merges political intrigue, magical encounters, and forbidden romance in an epic collision of morality and power.

Author : James Saunders
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0822209950

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A Scent of Flowers by James Saunders Pdf

THE STORY: As Newsday comments: When we first come upon Zoe, there is a strange ambiance about her. She watches while a coffin is brought in by two comic and appealing young cockney assistants to Scrivens, the most dignified and comforting of und

Author : Ken Druse
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781683356721

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The Scentual Garden by Ken Druse Pdf

A complete illustrated survey of fragrant flowers and plants, from a celebrated gardening expert and an award–winning botanical photographer. Popular garden writer Ken Druse offers a complete survey of fragrance in the garden, in a major work filled with new knowledge. He arranges both familiar and unusual garden plants, shrubs, and trees into twelve categories, giving gardeners a vastly expanded palate of scents to explore and enjoy, and he also provides examples of garden designs that offer harmonious scentual delights. Ellen Hoverkamp contributes her artful botanical images of flowers and plants discussed in the text. These are accompanied by Druse’s award-winning garden photographs, to create a book that is as beautiful to look at as it is informative and evocative to read.

Author : Fire Sia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1636256058

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The Scent of Flowers by Fire Sia Pdf

Author : Frank Anthony Hampton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1925
Category : Aromatic plants
ISBN : UOM:39015003944892

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The Scent of Flowers and Leaves by Frank Anthony Hampton Pdf

Author : Reginald Arkell
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0243386249

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Old Herbaceous (Classic Reprint) by Reginald Arkell Pdf

Excerpt from Old Herbaceous It was one of those mild autumn mornings when early mist had turned to soft rain and water dripped from everything. N 0 real touch of winter yet; just a soft pause between the seasons, giving you the best of both. Not 1 too warm, as it had been; not too cold, as it would be. This was the time of year and the time of day that the old man loved best. He couldn't get around so much now, but they had made up his bed by the cottage win dow, and there he would sit, half waking and half sleep ing, dreaming of this and that. From where he sat, propped up among his cushions, he could see into the Manor gardens. Not what they were - not by a long chalk. Mind you, it was only fair to admit they were still a bit short-handed, and you had to take the dry summer into account, but these young fellows ought to have made a better job of it than that. When he was a young chap, he had to move at double their pace. No slipping off when the clock struck for him. Hours he'd spent watering when the sun was off the borders. But not today. That meantovertime, and where was the money to pay for that? So the old garden wasn't what it had been when he was in charge. Everything was different to what it was in his day. They earned more money, and that was only right. But the more they got, the less they seemed to care. You had to be proud of a garden to do any good with it. Gardening was a whole-time ob, like the cows or the sheep. Cows had to be milked, whatever happened; and who thought of stopping in bed when the sheep were lambing? In a garden, you had to work with the seasons. There were slack times, when you could take an easy with a pipe behind the tool shed, but when the grass started growing and the weeds were getting on top of you, there was an end to all that nonsense Hours he'd spent watering. But these young fel lowm.. 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.

Author : Natalia Dudareva,Eran Pichersky
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2006-03-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 142000400X

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Biology of Floral Scent by Natalia Dudareva,Eran Pichersky Pdf

As with nearly all living creatures, humans have always been attracted and intrigued by floral scents. Yet, while we have been manufacturing perfumes for at least 5000 years to serve a myriad of religious, sexual, and medicinal purposes, until very recently, the limitation of our olfactory faculty has greatly hindered our capacity to clearly and ob

Author : Craig Pittman
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-18
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780813042886

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The Scent of Scandal by Craig Pittman Pdf

After its Peruvian discovery in 2002, Phragmipedium kovachii became the rarest and most sought-after orchid in the world. Prices soared to $10,000 on the black market. Then one showed up at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, where every year more than 100,000 people visit. They come for the lush landscape on Sarasota Bay and for Selby's vast orchid collection, one of the most magnificent in the world. The collision between Selby's scientists and the smugglers of Phrag. Kovachii, a rare ladyslipper orchid hailed as the most significant and beautiful new species discovered in a century, led to search warrants, a grand jury investigation, and criminal charges. It made headlines around the country, cost the gardens hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations, and led to tremendous internal turmoil. Investigative journalist Craig Pittman unravels this tangled web to shine a spotlight on flaws in the international treaties governing trade in endangered wildlife--which may protect individual plants and animals in shipping but do little to halt the destruction of whole colonies in the wild. The Scent of Scandal unspools like a riveting mystery novel, stranger than anything in Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief or the film Adaptation. Pittman shows how some people can become so obsessed--with beauty, with profit, with fame--that they will ignore everything, even the law.

Author : Karen Hugg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1949116344

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The Forgetting Flower by Karen Hugg Pdf

Secrets and half-truths. These litter Renia Baranczka's past, but the city of Paris had offered an escape and the refuge of her dream job. The specialty plant shop kept her busy, but also had brought her to a new friend, Alain. His presence buffered the guilt that kept her up at night, dwelling on the endless replays of what happened to her sister. All too suddenly, the City of Light seems more sinister when Alain turns up dead. His demise threatens every secret Renia holds dear, including the rare plant hidden in the shop's tiny nook. It emits a special fragrance that can erase a person's memory--and perhaps much more than that. As Renia races to figure out the extent of the plant's powers, she's confronted by figures from her past who offer a proposal she can't outright refuse. Bit by bit, she descends into a menacing underworld of black market mobsters, navigating threats and fending off abuse to protect the safe peaceful life she's worked so hard for in Paris. Desperate to outwit her enemies, Renia maneuvers carefully, knows one wrong move will destroy not only the plant, but the lives of her and her sister.

Author : Amy de la Haye
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-04
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780300250084

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The Rose in Fashion by Amy de la Haye Pdf

Examples from jewelry, millinery, handbags, perfume, couture, and everyday dress show how the rose--both beautiful and symbolic--has inspired fashion over hundreds of years.

Author : James Saunders
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:633704424

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A Scent of Flowers by James Saunders Pdf

Author : Stephen Lacey
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Limited
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1995-11-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0711210446

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Scent In Your Garden by Stephen Lacey Pdf

This guide to creating beautiful, well-designed gardens that are highly scented shows how anyone can add this appealing quality to a garden. It includes a comprehensive catalogue of over 1000 scented plants to grow for their fragrance as well as beauty.

Author : Naomi Hirahara
Publisher : Prospect Park Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781938849206

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Blood Hina by Naomi Hirahara Pdf

Mas Arai's best friend Haruo is getting married, and he has grudgingly agreed to serve as best man. But when an ancient Japanese doll display of Haruo's fiancée goes missing, the wedding is called off with fingers pointed at Haruo. To solve the mystery to save Haruo's life, Mas must untangle a web of secrecy, heart-breaking memories, and murder.

Author : Chelsea Fuss
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781683358985

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Field, Flower, Vase by Chelsea Fuss Pdf

Floral expert Chelsea Fuss shows you how to make beautiful, natural arrangements with foraged and seasonal greenery, branches, and flowers Based on her extraordinarily popular flower-arranging workshops, Chelsea Fuss’s first book combines an alluring sense of place with everything readers need to know to forage, gather, and arrange fresh and dried botanicals. Each arrangement is addictively easy to make, and the featured centerpieces, wreaths, garlands, and bouquets are designed to bring the perfect amount of scent, color, and atmosphere to a room. The book features 28 eco-friendly floral projects, all using natural materials in lieu of floral foam and wire. Each arrangement is accompanied by foraging tips that can be applied to different locales. Photographed in the author’s small village in Portugal, the book overflows with atmospheric images of flowers and foliage in the landscape to inspire readers to walk local trails (even if that just means the stalls of a city market) and gather ingredients in a pastime that is as much self-care and meditation as it is a practical pursuit.

Author : Leïla Slimani
Publisher : Coronet
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781529399646

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The Scent of Flowers at Night by Leïla Slimani Pdf

*FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LULLABY, AND TRANSLATED BY SAM TAYLOR* 'A revelation - I have never felt more seen by a book, nor have I been so gripped' KATY HESSEL 'An engaging meditation' DAILY TELEGRAPH In 2019, Leïla Slimani was commissioned by her editor to spend a sleepless night alone in a museum and to document the experience. Here, we find her grappling with the thoughts and ideas that emerge from her solitude as she walks the halls of the Punta della Dogana in Venice, interrogating her life as a woman, a writer and a daughter. In a space where old meets new, she beholds her past and present; surrounded by art, she explores what it means to behold and clasp beauty; enveloped by night, she confronts the meaning of life and death.