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The Book of Night Women is a 2009 novel by Jamaican author Marlon James. The book was first published in hardback on February 19, 2009, by Riverhead Books . The story follows Lilith, a young woman born into slavery, who challenges the boundaries of what is expected of her.
Nights at the Circus is a novel by British writer Angela Carter, first published in 1984 and the winner of the 1984 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. The novel focuses on the life and exploits of Sophie Fevvers, a woman who is – or so she would have people believe – a Cockney virgin, hatched from an egg laid by unknown parents and ready to develop fully fledged wings.
Nightcrawling was generally well-received by critics, including starred reviews from Booklist, [2] Kirkus Reviews, [3] Library Journal, [4] and Publishers Weekly. [5]Booklist's Courtney Eathorne called the book's main character, Kiara, 'an unforgettable dynamo," stating that "her story brings critical human depth to conversations about police sexual violence."
The Cabinet of Curiosities is a thriller novel by American writers Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, released on June 3, 2002 by Grand Central Publishing. [1] This is the third installment in the Special Agent Pendergast series. [2]
In the beginning of the book, cursed ten-year-old Morrigan Crow is set to die on Eventide day. On the night Morrigan is said to die, Jupiter North from the mystical city Nevermoor comes to rescue her from the Hunt of Smoke and Shadow, which hunts cursed children, and inserts her in a contest that to determine the next new member of the Wundrous society.
Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is the third novel by English author George Eliot, pen name of Mary Ann Evans.It was published in 1861. An outwardly simple tale of a linen weaver, the novel is notable for its strong realism and its sophisticated treatment of a variety of issues ranging from religion to industrialisation to community.
Nightwood is a 1936 novel by American author Djuna Barnes that was first published by publishing house Faber and Faber. It is one of the early prominent novels to portray explicit homosexuality between women, and as such can be considered lesbian literature. [1] [2] It is also notable for its intense, gothic prose style. [2]
East Lynne, or, The Earl's Daughter is an 1861 English sensation novel by Ellen Wood, writing as Mrs. Henry Wood.A Victorian-era bestseller, it is remembered chiefly for its elaborate and implausible plot centering on infidelity and double identities.