Jillian cantor beautiful little fools5/31/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() To the police, it appears to be an open-and-shut case of murder/suicide when the body of George Wilson, a local mechanic, is found in the woods nearby. On a sultry August day in 1922, Jay Gatsby is shot dead in his West Egg swimming pool. ![]() USA Today bestselling author Jillian Cantor reimagines and expands on the literary classic The Great Gatsby in this atmospheric historical novel with echoes of Big Little Lies, told in three women's alternating voices. A breathtaking accomplishment."-Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue Scott Fitzgerald's classic tale of Jazz Age longing and lust feel utterly modern. "Jillian Cantor's shifting kaleidoscope of female perspectives makes F. Both fresh and familiar, this page-turner is one to savor!" -Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code "Jillian Cantor beautifully re-crafts an American classic in Beautiful Little Fools, placing the women of The Great Gatsby center stage: more than merely beautiful, not so little as the men in their lives assume, and certainly far from foolish. ![]()
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Ordinary grace5/31/2023 ![]() ![]() He looks like an ordinary guy, but he is one that you can trust. Cork is a resilient guy who bounces back no matter what is thrown at him. He is part Irish, part Anishinaabe Indian, with a foot in two different cultures He is both white and Ojibwe. Alas, folks have other ideas, so since he is destined to solve cases, he becomes a part-time private detective. Thus, he begins running a restaurant and gift shop while downing a lot of caffeine, hoping that he can enjoy his retirement. Now all he wants is to have his peace and quiet in him north Minnesota woods outside of Aurora, Minnesota. He became embittered by several things including the marital situation that is keeping him from his three daughters. Before being a sheriff, he was a cop on Chicago’s South Side. This Tender Land, 2019 (companion novel to Ordinary Grace)Ĭorcoran “Cork” O’Connor is the former sheriff of Aurora, Minnesota.The World of Cork O’Connor, 2016 (series companion) Desolation Mountain (Cork O’Connor #17), 2018.Sulfur Springs (Cork O’Connor #16), 2017.Manitou Canyon (Cork O’Connor #15), 2016.Windigo Island (Cork O’Connor #14), 2014. ![]() ![]() Tamarack County (Cork O’Connor #13), 2013.Trickster’s Point (Cork O’Connor #12), 2012.Northwest Angle (Cork O’Connor #11), 2011.Vermilion Drift (Cork O’Connor #10), 2010.Purgatory Ridge(Cork O’Connor #3), 2001.Boundary Waters (Cork O’Connor #2), 1999. ![]() Dion leonard and gobi5/31/2023 ![]() ![]() When Gobi was temporarily separated from him, the elite athlete made it his duty to find her and bring her home to his family and hometown of Edinburgh, Scotland.ĮspnW chatted with Leonard about his four-legged friend and his forthcoming memoir, "Finding Gobi," which releases in June.ĮspnW: Take us through the moment you met Gobi.ĭion Leonard: I was at the base of the Tian Shan mountain range in northwest China on day 2 of a six-stage, seven-day, 155-mile race. Leonard, understanding how special the pup was, knew this was the beginning of a lifelong friendship. Tiny in stature but big in heart, Gobi went step-for-step with Leonard over the Tian Shan mountains and across massive sand dunes, keeping pace for nearly 80 miles. National Puppy Day is Thursday, so in honor of the occasion, we'd like to reintroduce you to Gobi, a small but scrappy border terrier mix who accompanied ultra-marathon runner Dion Leonard on a 155-mile race through the Gobi Desert in China last year. Gobi, a puppy, joined elite runner Dion Leonard on a 155-mile desert marathon ![]() ![]() You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]() ![]() Naturally on a slight cliffhanger or surprise revelation. ![]() The pacing of the story is pretty quick, and each chapter ends Themes are family secrets, caregiving, and the dynamic between parents and their Specifically in The Day of the Storm, the Her mother’s benign neglect and an unknown father. Independent Rebecca, who has pretty much been on her own in the world thanks to Pilcher’s characters are complex and realistic and I like the Grandfather, her aunt, her cousins, and assorted other members of the household. They meet her, she uncovers the family dynamics at play between a semi-famous After the funeral, she sets out to Cornwall to find her survivingĪlong the way, she runs into a young man, an outsider whoįor some unknown reason is involved in her Cornwall family’s affairs.Īs Rebecca meets this family she didn’t know she had, and In that day, Rebecca finally learns who her family is and where Rebecca arrives in time to spend a final day with her mother who is dyingįrom leukemia. Thanks to lax former roommates who took their time about forwarding her mail to The letter is a month old by the time Rebecca receives it ![]() |