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Book Synopsis The Cult of Romance by : Sarah Ayoub
Download or read book The Cult of Romance written by Sarah Ayoub and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-05-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When your bestie is marrying a guy she barely knows, can you save her from the cult before it's too late? Natalie is living proof that love is a scam. She's traumatised by her parents' failed marriage and overwhelmed by her grandmother's expectations of good Lebanese girls — marriage, motherhood and exceptional tabouli-making skills. When her best friend decides to get hitched to a guy in the motherland, Nat's not exactly thrilled by the mammoth task before her: juggling cultural traditions, extra bridesmaid dresses and super-judgemental relatives. And to top it off there's the annoyingly good-looking best man and his constant need to mansplain all of the things. Natalie is in for the trip of her life. But can she save her friend from the cult of romance, without falling in love herself? PRAISE FOR THE CULT OF ROMANCE 'The Cult of Romance is a vividly realised, dazzling and charming book which made me snort with laughter as much as it compelled me to pause for thought. Ayoub tackles the agonies and joys of in-betweenness, of what, who and where we make and feel homeland and heartland. Her intimacy with the worlds she writes about is obvious in her rich and subtle descriptions. Ayoub has given Australian YA literature a fresh and uniquely cross-generational and cross-border perspective on perennial themes of identity, family, friendship, loyalty and love. A young Australian Lebanese woman grappling with these questions as she navigates her parent's homeland, Lebanon. The story invites readers to think about the many worlds-and worlds within worlds- children of migrants must navigate without losing sight of the humour, lightness and joys in the journey. Ayoub has written something truly original and special.' - Randa Abdel-Fattah, award-winning author ofWhen Michael Met Mina 'The Cult of Romance is a fun, heartfelt and relatable read that buzzes with youthful energy. Sarah Ayoub manages to criss-cross two worlds and tenderly land in the space in between, where children of diaspora often find themselves. Her book deftly captures the angst of growing up torn between two cultures. The Cult of Romance is for those who've never seen themselves in the pages of a novel, whose old-country customs say more about who they are than who their parents or grandparents were. In this way, The Cult of Romance is a quintessentially Australian story about love, family, belonging and finding your place in the world.' - Jan Fran, social commentator and Walkley Award-winning journalist
Download or read book Cult Classic written by Sloane Crosley and published by MCD. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hilariously insightful and delightfully suspenseful, Cult Classic is an original: a masterfully crafted tale of love, memory, morality, and mind control, as well as a fresh foray into the philosophy of romance. A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR at the Washington Post, the BBC, Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar, and more! One night in New York City’s Chinatown, a woman is at a work reunion dinner with former colleagues when she excuses herself to buy a pack of cigarettes. On her way back, she runs into a former boyfriend. And then another. And . . . another. Nothing is quite what it seems as the city becomes awash with ghosts of heartbreaks past. What would normally pass for coincidence becomes something far stranger as the recently engaged Lola must contend not only with the viability of her current relationship but with the fact that both her best friend and her former boss, a magazine editor turned mystical guru, might have an unhealthy investment in the outcome. Memories of the past swirl and converge in ways both comic and eerie, as Lola is forced to decide if she will surrender herself to the conspiring of one very contemporary cult. Is it possible to have a happy ending in an age when the past is ever at your fingertips and sanity is for sale? With her gimlet eye, Sloane Crosley spins a wry literary fantasy that is equal parts page-turner and poignant portrayal of alienation.
Download or read book Cult written by Penelope Sky and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I see his wicked smile in the theatre. I see it in the apartment across from mine. I see it everywhere. Before I can run, I'm taken. And when I wake up...I'm in the middle of nowhere. The man who's taken me claims to be a demon. And claims I'm his angel. What happens when he finds out I don't have wings? I'm not the only prisoner in this forest. There's a little girl too. Her name is Claire. She's beautiful, happy, wonderful. It's my responsibility to protect her and I will give my life to accomplish that. She says her father will save us both. She says he's powerful, formidable, that he'll burn this entire forest to get to her. I hope she's right.." Amazon.com
Download or read book The Cult written by Abby Davies and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gripping new thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last!
Download or read book The Catacombs written by Penelope Sky and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This man is the only thing that keeps me safe. The only thing that makes life worth living. But I know he's coming... I know he's out there. And until Benton kills him, he'll never really be gone.
Book Synopsis The Romance of Arthur by : James J. Wilhelm
Download or read book The Romance of Arthur written by James J. Wilhelm and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering almost a thousand years, this work features translated texts in a broad range of genres, from the early chronicles and Welsh verse through Sir Thomas Malory.
Book Synopsis Towards the Romantic Age by : R. Neuhauser
Download or read book Towards the Romantic Age written by R. Neuhauser and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1974-05-31 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Russian literature between 1750 and the romantic age presents a confus ing picture. Various literary movements arose and existed side by side, while new trends made themselves felt. At no other time in the history of Russian literature was there a similar influx of widely disparate literary and intellectual influences from the West. The complex evolution of literature is reflected in the area of literary classification. Period terms have been used in great variety, yet without general agreement as to the extent, or even the nature of the trends described. The essays of this study are devoted to two major literary trends of the 18th and early 19th century, -sentimentalism and preromanticism. They aim to elucidate their evolu tion as well as at defining and describing the conceptual framework on which they rest. Since the 18th century did not draw a sharp line between translated and original literature, both have been included here. Literary, philosophical, and general cultural influences from the West were of consi derable importance for Russian literature. The concepts, motifs and themes which reached Russian writers in translations moulded their own original works. The 18th century witnessed the formation of an adequate literary language which culminated in Kararnzin's style. The distinction of two stages in the development of sentimentalism as suggested here and the differentiation between both of them and a third literary trend, preroman ticism, is an attempt to reflect adequately the rapid change in stylistic and poetic norms.
Download or read book Scarlett's Sisters written by Anya Jabour and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scarlett's Sisters: Young Women in the Old South
Book Synopsis Lessons of Lifelong Intimacy by : Michael Gurian
Download or read book Lessons of Lifelong Intimacy written by Michael Gurian and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Michael Gurian comes a groundbreaking plan for happiness in love and marriage that shows you how to build healthy boundaries, work through past hurts, and create greater intimacy by maintaining emotional separateness. Become separate from your partner yet also become closer—sounds counterintuitive, doesn’t it? With twenty-five years of family and marital counseling practice, Michael Gurian shows that “intimate separateness” is the key to creating a healthy partnership in life. Recent university studies show that the most frequent reason relationships dissolve is not abuse, alcoholism, money, or even infidelity, but rather a lack of emotional fulfillment. Most books on love and marriage focus on teaching communication and conflict skills, but neglect to help couples with the “other half” of intimacy—separateness. In this practical yet personal guide to love, Gurian details the benefits of creating a lifelong balance of closeness and separateness. He outlines a twelve-stage model created for his own private practice, which provides long-term goals and focal points for dialogue that can help couples work through arguments. Gurian also delves into differences in white and gray matter between the male and female brain (which may explain the varying needs for intimacy and separateness), differences in verbal and emotive development, and the effects these all have on relationships. Rich with examples and case studies, this book presents strategies for communication and conflict that build more emotional balance, while showing how intimate separateness can be the key to lifelong happiness.
Book Synopsis Love and Women in Early Chinese Fiction by : Daniel Hsieh
Download or read book Love and Women in Early Chinese Fiction written by Daniel Hsieh and published by The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press. This book was released on 2009-03-02 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In traditional China, upper-class literati were inevitably strongly influenced by Confucian doctrine and rarely touched upon such topics as love and women in their writings. It was not until the mid-Tang, a generation or two after the An Lushan rebellion, that literary circles began to engage in overt discussion of the issues of love and women, through the use of the newly emerging genres of zhiguai and chuanqi fiction. The debate was carried out with an unprecedented enthusiasm, since the topics were considered to be the key to understanding the crisis in Chinese civilization. This book examines the repertoire of chuanqi and zhiguai written during the Six Dynasties and Tang periods and analyzes the key themes, topics, and approaches found in these tales, which range from expressions of male fantasy, sympathy, fear, and anxiety, to philosophical debate on the place of the feminine in patriarchal Chinese society. Many of these stories reflect tensions between masculine and feminine aspects of civilization as seen, for example, in the conflict of male aspiration and female desire, as well as the ultimate longing for reconciliation of these divisions. These stories form a crucial chapter in the history of love in China and would provide much of the foundation for further explorations during the late imperial period, as seen in seminal works such as The Peony Pavilion and Dream of the Red Chamber.
Book Synopsis The Culture of Love in China and Europe by : Paolo Santangelo
Download or read book The Culture of Love in China and Europe written by Paolo Santangelo and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-01-13 with total page 839 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Culture of Love in China and Europe Paolo Santangelo and Gábor Boros offer a survey of the cults of love developed in the history of ideas and literary production in China and Europe between the 12th and early 19th century. They describe parallel evolutions within the two cultures, and how innovatively these independent civilisations developed their own categories and myths to explain, exalt but also control the emotions of love and their behavioural expressions. The analyses contain rich materials for comparison, point out the universal and specific elements in each culture, and hint at differences and resemblances, without ignoring the peculiar beauty and attractive force of the texts cultivating love.
Book Synopsis The Cult of St Edmund in Medieval East Anglia by : Rebecca Pinner
Download or read book The Cult of St Edmund in Medieval East Anglia written by Rebecca Pinner and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2015 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An investigaton of the growth and influence of the cult of St Edmund, and how it manifested itself in medieval material culture.
Book Synopsis Otherworldly Odysseys: A Triad of Lovecraftian Whispers, Medieval Romance, and Divine Revelations (The call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft/ Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott/ Where Love is There God is Also by Graf Leo Tolstoy) by : H. P. Lovecraft
Download or read book Otherworldly Odysseys: A Triad of Lovecraftian Whispers, Medieval Romance, and Divine Revelations (The call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft/ Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott/ Where Love is There God is Also by Graf Leo Tolstoy) written by H. P. Lovecraft and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2024-06-22 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 1: Plunge into the cosmic horror of “The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft.” H. P. Lovecraft, a master of weird fiction, introduces readers to the mysterious and malevolent cosmic entity known as Cthulhu. This chilling tale explores the limits of human understanding and the terror that lurks beyond the veil of reality, making it a cornerstone of Lovecraftian horror. Book 2: Journey into medieval England with “Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott.” Sir Walter Scott's historical novel follows the adventures of the noble knight Ivanhoe against the backdrop of the 12th-century conflict between Saxons and Normans. Filled with chivalry, romance, and intrigue, this classic work captures the spirit of the Middle Ages while exploring themes of honor and identity. Book 3: Experience a poignant tale of compassion and faith with “Where Love Is, There God Is Also by Graf Leo Tolstoy.” Leo Tolstoy's short story unfolds the narrative of a cobbler named Martin who discovers the essence of spirituality through acts of kindness. This heartwarming story reflects Tolstoy's exploration of Christian principles and the transformative power of love and charity.
Book Synopsis From Ritual to Romance by : Jessie Laidlay Weston
Download or read book From Ritual to Romance written by Jessie Laidlay Weston and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Landmark of anthropological and mythological scholarship explores the connection between the legend of the Grail and ancient mystery cults. A major source for T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land."
Book Synopsis The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature: From 1375 by : Kang-i Sun Chang
Download or read book The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature: From 1375 written by Kang-i Sun Chang and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 830 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen Owen is James Bryant Conant Professor of Chinese at Harvard University. --Book Jacket.
Book Synopsis Marriage and the Family by : Ray Erwin Baber
Download or read book Marriage and the Family written by Ray Erwin Baber and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Romance Writing written by Lynne Pearce and published by Polity. This book was released on 2007-01-05 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Romance Writing explores the changing nature of both the romance genre and the discourse of romantic love from the seventeenth century to the present day. Indeed, it is one of the first studies to approach romantic love as both genre and discourse in more than sixty years. Faced with the challenge of writing a cultural history for what is commonly understood to be one of lifes most universal, a-historical and cross-cultural phenomena, Lynne Pearce has invoked the concept of the gift to calculate loves added value at different cultural/historical moments. Building upon those philosophical traditions which have argued for the powerfully transformative nature of romantic love, Pearce shows how in the history of literature lovers have utilized its spark to change not only themselves, but also their worlds, through acts of creativity and heroism. The gift of love ranges from the simple gift of a name in the seventeenth century, through notions of immortality, self-sacrifice and selfhood in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, through to the liberating temporal and spatial dislocations of the postmodern age. The opening chapter, The Alchemy of Love, also undertakes an in-depth engagement of the changing nature, and meaning, of romantic love. Providing a judicious blend of close reading and cultural history, Romance Writing will be essential reading for undergraduate students as well as postgraduates and scholars working in the field, while also offering much of interest to the general reader.
