This story is for anyone who needs encouragement that there is another side to grief. This memoir, Free Fall, is intended for those who may be facing their own tragedy and feeling alone, hopeless, confused, scared, and misunderstood.Free Fall is the journey of piecing our lives back together-overcoming children's anxiety as we traversed the brutal grief and trauma process, learning to say the words 'widow' and 'single mom' without cringing, surviving the fall out with friends and family who simply couldn't understand our healing process, triumphing over the stigma of 'suicide', forgiving my husband, and finding peace after chaos.Free Fall is for widows, widowers, parents, survivors of suicide, family members or friends of one who mourns. Add the word 'suicide' to the mix and more complications arise. Grief is a dark journey, one often tainted with judgment and false perceptions. He'd been the center of our universe, but then he was gone. With his suicide, our world changed forever. "Understanding suffering always helps the energy of compassion to be born." Thich Nhat HanhIn an instant my husband stripped away my identity as wife, stay-at-home mom, and best friend.
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His company subsequently developed projects such as the Earth day campaign commissioned by 702 and Cape Talk FM in 2014. The partnership has published two KWEZI collectors editions thus far enjoying regularly best-seller status in some prominent stores. From June 2016 KWEZI then went on to be published at all Exclusive Books stores and Bargain Books stores nationwide. The obvious remedy to meet with the demand as well as extend availability nationwide would be to partner with David Phillip publishers. The comic book quickly rose to popularity with new episodes being published in steady succession. KWEZI is South Africa’s first superhero comic book series. His company aimed to create proudly South African entertainment products and communications solutions. In 2015, he founded his own visual arts and communication company Loyiso Mkize Art (Pty) Ltd which publishes the energetic South African superhero comic book, KWEZI. He studied at the Cape Penisula University of Technology ( CPUT) in Cape Town, South Africa where he obtained his diploma qualiï¬cation in graphic design in 2009.īefore devoting himself to his own company, Loyiso Mkize Art (Pty) Ltd and ï¬ne art full time, Mkize worked as a head illustrator of the popular soccer comic book, Supa Strikas Srika entertainment, a character based entertainment company whose clients include, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), ADT, African Bank, Nation Roads Agency, Caltex, Anglo-American and Umbra, to name a few Loyiso Mkize is a South African-born visual artist. Fremont-Barnes examines this key turning point in British history, analysing the dynastic struggle of two royal houses, the Rebellion’s manoeuvres and battles and the tragic aftermath for the Highlands. But the following spring, pursued back into the Highlands by the Duke of Cumberland, the Prince’s army made its doomed last stand on the moor of Culloden. Led by the charismatic Bonnie Prince Charlie and fought in the main by clansmen loyal to the Stuarts, the revolt initially saw government forces outmanoeuvred and outfought before the Prince’s march on London halted at Derby. This is an accessible introduction to one of history’s most heavily romanticized and mythologized campaigns.ĭr Gregory Fremont-Barnes presents a detailed overview of the Forty-five Rebellion, dispelling the myths that have grown up around battles like Culloden and the figures of the Highlanders. Bloomsbury presents The Jacobite Rebellion by Gregory Fremont-Barnes, read by Ric Jerrom. This matters only because the best poem Day Lewis ever wrote was to his eldest son, Sean. There is much to say about Day Lewis, and I hope it isn’t too reductive to mention that he was, among much else, the father of actor Daniel Day Lewis. A few years before his death in 1972, Day Lewis was made Poet Laureate of the UK-which is generally a mixed blessing of an honor, tending to mean that the poet in question has their best work behind them and now must try to summon the muses to celebrate the wedding of someone sixth in line to the throne. His Complete Poems, lovingly introduced by his wife, Jill Balcon, contain lots of good works and a few great ones. Day Lewis was another poet of the Auden generation. But it certainly is with one of my favorite poems, a poem that is suitable for Mother’s Day because it addresses one of the deepest and most important loves of all: parental love. One person might pick it up and take one thing away from it another will take something else entirely. Sometimes, poetry being a medium that is meant to be suggestive, the theme of the poem moves as we look at it, or depending on who looks at it. Sometimes the advice that a poem gives can be applied to several different aspects of life. What are some qualities that make Lucy a master manipulator?.Which perspective did you enjoy more Lucy or Alice? What was your initial impressions of both characters?.Thanks to the prologue, It was actually pretty straight forward of what will happen with few twists. And one point, I wondered if Lucy was even there or just a figment of Alice’s imagination, but none of that was true. I also want to point out that I thought a bigger twist was going to happen. But maybe we’re not meant to know more than that, Lucy might never have actually cared for Alice. I say this because she seems to make such a quick switch from loving Alice to deciding to ruin her. I think it might have been more impactful if we had the perspective of Lucy the entire time. The story is told in alternating perspectives of Lucy and Alice and it worked in some ways, for instance, we see how different they view each other. And then the reader tries to decipher if her paranoia is real. After what happens to Alice’s college boyfriend, she does put her guard up. In some ways, it was hard to believe Alice was so oblivious to Lucy in college but she’s obviously dealing with trauma from her parents passing. But we soon learn those feelings are fleeting. Right away we can tell she has romantic feelings for Alice. If you thought you had a bad roommate, at least it wasn’t Lucy. So first things first, Lucy is clearly the college roommate from hell. "There were few around in my young days," she observed earlier this year, "and those we did come across we considered to be German spies. Worse still, they seemed to be proliferating. She thought vegetarians looked sallow and miserable and wore yellow shorts and sandals with socks. Jennifer Paterson was scathingly contemptuous of "healthy" eating. Their screen personas and home-style cooking of traditional high fat food - dealt in dollops not ounces - appealed to middle England, while their banter and bickering attracted a student audience. They shared a sense of humour and evidently enjoyed similar lifestyles. Before Two Fat Ladies, Paterson and Dickson Wright had met only once, at a house party in Tuscany, but their on-screen relationship gave the impression they had been friends for years. “This well-paced zombie-esque adventure in an urban wasteland will keep fans happy.” - Kirkus Reviews This series is likely to hold considerable appeal for fans of The Hunger Games.” - Publishers Weekly “In her first young adult novel, Aguirre has created a gritty and highly competent heroine, an equally deadly sidekick/love interest, and a fascinating if unpleasant civilization. Praise for Ann Aguirre and the Razorland series: Read all the books in the Razorland series. But through stormy seas and strange lands, she will become stronger than she ever knew.Īguirre impresses again with a tale that is sure to delight young adult readers who like strong heroines and high-stakes adventure. She shouldn't allow him close, as such a relationship is both alien and forbidden. Szarok is strange and beautiful, like a flower that blooms only in the dark. Tegan will battle incredible odds while aiding Szarok, the Uroch vanguard, who has ventured forth to save his people. Their company seems set, but fate brings one more to their number. Millie Faraday, the kindest girl in the free territories, also yearns to outrun her reputation, and warrior-poet James Morrow would follow Tegan to the ends of the earth. Since the war ended, Tegan has dreamed of an epic journey, so when she has the opportunity to sign on as ship's doctor, she can't wait. Ann Aguirre's dystopian YA saga continues with this companion fourth volume in the Razorland series Debuting in 2013, Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove was a ratings favorite for three seasons. Macomber is also the author of the bestselling Cedar Cove Series which the Hallmark Channel chose as the basis for its first dramatic scripted television series. In addition to fiction, Macomber has also published three bestselling cookbooks, three adult coloring books, numerous inspirational and nonfiction works, and two acclaimed children’s books.Ĭelebrated as “the official storyteller of Christmas”, Macomber’s annual Christmas books are beloved and six have been crafted into original Hallmark Channel movies. In 2023, Macomber’s all-new hardcover publication includes Must Love Flowers (July). Fifteen of these novels hit the number one spot. Macomber’s novels have spent over 1,000 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. In her novels, Macomber brings to life compelling relationships that embrace family and enduring friendships, uplifting her readers with stories of connection and hope. Debbie Macomber is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and one of today’s most popular writers with more than 200 million copies of her books in print worldwide. In 2015 Ms Alexievich was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Svetlana Alexievich's books criticize political regimes in both the Soviet Union and later Belarus. Her major works are her grand cycle Voices of Utopia, which consists of five parts. In its scope and wisdom, Secondhand Time is comparable to War and Peace.'-The Wall Street Journal 'Already hailed as a masterpiece across Europe, Secondhand Time is an intimate portrait of a country yearning for meaning after the sudden lurch from Communism to capitalism in the 1990s plunged it into existential crisis.'-The New York Times. With her "documentary novels", Svetlana Alexievich, who is a journalist, moves in the boundary between reporting and fiction. In her books she uses interviews to create a collage of a wide range of voices. Svetlana Alexievich depicts life during and after the Soviet Union through the experience of individuals. In Minsk she has worked at the newspaper Sel'skaja Gazeta, Alexievich's criticism of the political regimes in the Soviet Union and thereafter Belarus has periodically forced her to live abroad, for example in Italy, France, Germany and Sweden. She studied to be a journalist at the University of Minsk and worked a teacher, journalist and editor. Alexievich grew up in Belarus, where both her parents were teachers. Her father was Belarusian and her mother Ukrainian. Svetlana Alexievich was born in Ivano Frankivsk, Ukraine. Along the way, art historian and Bosch expert Stefan Fischer reveals the most important themes and influences in these cryptic, mesmerizing masterpieces. We encounter his hybrid creatures, his nightmarish scenarios, his religious and moral framework, and his pictorial versions of contemporary proverbs and idioms. Through full spreads and carefully curated details, we explore the full reach and compelling inventions of the artist's genius as well as disturbing imagination. This edition offers the complete and haunting Bosch world in one compact format. 500 years on from his death, his works continue to inspire scholars, artists, designers, and musicians, death metal band names and designer dresses. 1450-1516) but in their fantastical visions they have secured his place as one of the most cult artists in history. Only 20 paintings and eight drawings are confidently assigned to Netherlandish painter Hieronymus Bosch (c. |