![]() ![]() ![]() Romeo attends the party reluctantly, and only because he is hoping to see Rosaline, a young woman he has been hopelessly in love with-and unsuccessfully pursuing-for quite some time. During the party, two Montagues, 16-year-old Romeo and his cousin Benvolio, along with their bawdy, quick-tongued friend Mercutio, a kinsmen of Prince Escalus, crash the affair. ![]() At 13, Juliet is nearly of marriageable age, and the Capulets believe that marrying Paris would allow their daughter to ascend the social ladder in Verona. ![]() As Capulet and Lady Capulet fuss over the arrangements for the party, ensuring that everything is perfect for their friends and guests, they hope that their daughter Juliet will fall in love with the handsome count Paris at the ball. The Montagues are, of course, not invited. After a series of public brawls between both the nobles and the servants of the two families, which shed blood and disturb the peace in Verona’s city streets, Prince Escalus, the ruler of Verona, declares that anyone in either family involved in any future fighting will be put to death.Įvery year, the Capulets throw a masquerade ball. In Renaissance-era Verona, Italy, two noble families, the Montagues and Capulets, are locked in a bitter and ancient feud whose origin no one alive can recall. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Alexa and Drew chatted and flirted until the elevator started up, and then they went their separate ways. Before she arrived at Olivia’s floor, the hotel suffered a power-outage, and Alexa found herself stuck inside with an incredibly attractive doctor, Drew, who was staying at the hotel because he was a groomsman in his ex-girlfriend Molly’s wedding to his former friend Josh. However, she had never been lucky in love until she stepped into the Fairmont hotel elevator to meet her sister, Olivia, who had just made partner at her law firm. She loved her job, her home, her family, and her friends. A plus-size black woman in her 20s who works as the mayor’s chief-of-staff, Alexa had a fabulous life. The third-person narrator first introduced the reader to Alexa Monroe. ![]() The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Guillory, Jasmine. ![]() ![]() It is a protest against cultural stereotypes of women that in the end makes you seem the weakest, the most needy and neurotic of all women. A gesture of strength that divests you of all strength… It is a grotesque mockery of cultural standards of beauty that winds up mocking no one more than you. Hornbacher writes: ‘It is, at the most basic level, a bundle of deadly contradictions: a desire for power that strips you of all power. Her introduction is insightful she states that she chose to write the book because, fundamentally, she disagreed with the majority of what had been written about eating disorders prior to 1998. Hornbacher begins with some startling admissions: ‘I became bulimic at the age of nine, anorexic at the age of fifteen’. I was quite interested to see firsthand what coping with an eating disorder is like, particularly over such a prolonged period, having never read a book which deals with the issue. ![]() Marya Hornbacher’s Wasted, a memoir of the author’s struggles with bulimia and anorexia, was March’s choice for the Mad Woman’s Book Club which I run on Goodreads. ![]() ![]() ![]() Nathan ( Jewish Holiday Kitchen), a skillful writer and an energetic researcher, evokes the greenhorn's astonishment at the plentitude of oranges documents the ``revolution'' in kosher cooking inspired by the introduction of vegetable shortening in the '10s explains how enterprising Jewish admen convinced various food manufacturers to tailor their products for kosher consumers calls on Southern families who replace the walnuts and almonds of Eastern European cookery with pecans, and visits Maine cooks who prepare mock lobster salad. A food-lover's guide to Jewish American history and culture, it dishes up not just recipes but appetizing anecdotes, insights about various forms of religious observance and how they have been affected by transplantation to the New World, even a few jokes. ![]() ![]() Sumptuously illustrated and beautifully designed, this book-a must for every fashion library-immortalizes the archetype of haute-couture glamour. Alongside dresses designed by Dior himself, creations by the designers who succeeded him show the continuity of the house’s rich heritage up to the absolute modernity of Raf Simons’s designs. ![]() Working closely with the House of Dior, Demarchelier showcases the extraordinary gowns made in the Dior ateliers from 1947 to today. This gorgeous volume continues the homage paid by famed photographer Patrick Demarchelier to one of the most important and influential fashion houses in the world. Patrick Demarchelier, a photographer whose work helped define fashion and celebrity in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, died on Thursday. ![]() All of the images were shot by Patrick Demarchelier, known for his exquisite fashion portraits that grace the. Still one of the most revered names in fashion, Dior is known today for its unique couture dresses. Order a Dior: Couture today from WHSmith. From the moment Christian Dior unveiled his famed "New Look" collection in Paris on February 12, 1947, women’s fashion changed forever. The second volume of legendary photographer Patrick Demarchelier’s sublime portraits of iconic Dior haute couture looks, from Christian Dior to Raf Simons. ![]() ![]() ![]() Looking at representation in YA over the past few years reveals how diversity in authorship and within books has increased, thanks to organizations like We Need Diverse Books. People like to scorn tropes: a love triangle? Again?! But tropes are an important part of literature that always pop up in young adult books, both subtly and in waves of trends. You can find her talking about books on her blog, on Twitter and on Instagram. ![]() Vicky Chen is a teenage reader, aspiring author and book blogger. ![]() ![]() Here are the things we talk about in this episode. ![]() Find many more outstanding podcasts at dia/podcasts! Show Notes Remember, you can listen and follow the podcast anytime on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Stitcher, YouTube and audio file download.īig Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. ![]() Of course, we find out what’s coming up for both Emma and Piper, and we get a book recommendation too. She also discusses why she created Emma Alcott and the kinds of contemporary stories she writes for that pen name, including the Masters of Romance series, which features Bad Boy, a previous Big Gay Fiction Book Club selection. We start off talking about her writing history, including when Piper Scott was a trio of authors working together and what led her to taking that name over. ![]() Jeff & Will welcome contemporary romance author Emma Alcott, who also writes paranormal romance as Piper Scott. ![]() ![]() ![]() I read this very slowly, only reading around 60 pages a day. I did like the humor that was sprinkled in, and some of the characters were delightfully evil (I love you, Livia!). My favorite parts were when Claudius actually had a conversation with people instead of just describing distant wars. The whole thing just seemed a little impersonal. Since there were so many characters, none of them were very much developed. The endless lists of characters were confusing, and their relationships to each other were very difficult to keep track of. Surprisingly, this is why Claudius manages to survive the murders and betrayals that surround him during the reign of three emperors, only to become emperor himself. Claudius is dismissed as a lame simpleton since his birth. This classic account by Robert Graves takes the form of Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus's autobiography. I've always been interested in Ancient Rome and historical-fiction, and this seemed to be a perfect combination. ![]() I decided to read this book based off a Sparknotes recommendation. ![]() ![]() ![]() Even worse, when she wakes up the next day, it’s Valentine’s Day all over again and she has to relive her terrible, really bad day. She catches her boyfriend kissing another girl, her spot in a summer journalism program is canceled, and her father makes a big announcement that has her reeling. The day goes downhill from there–disasters keep coming. She’s on her way to school when her van slides on ice and runs into Nick Stark’s truck. She is a meticulous planner and decided today is the day she will tell Josh she loves him. ![]() It reminded me of Ferris Bueller’s Day Offmixed with a little Groundhog Day and I was quickly swept into the story.Įmilie wakes up excited for her first Valentine’s day with a perfect boyfriend, Josh. I’ve been excited for The Do-Over, Painter’s new YA novel ever since I read and loved Better Than the Movies (2021) and I’m happy to share The Do-Over was just as good, if not better. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This gradual exposition helps people to understand all types of beauty. One of the speakers in this text is called Diotima and she asserts that love is the pursuance of beauty in a gradual incline from specific to general. He suggests that our attraction to beautiful things and all forms of captivating arts including music and films are driven by a philosophy that provides an overt direction to what people desire. The beauty of life lies in philosophy because it helps people to see things clearly and to appreciate the various art forms that nature has bestowed upon us. Philosophy expresses the highest levels of the love and desires that drive the daily activities of a human being. The author plans his dialogue in this text that epitomizes the social life in Athens to highlight the fact that philosophy is close to daily life activities. ![]() |