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Homer's Daughter
In this innovative re-imagining of the Odyssey’s history, Sicilian princess Nausicaa recounts her story, and how she, not the poet Homer, came to write the Odyssey. Set in the eighth century B.C., it recounts the story of a determined young woman who lives an adventurous life: rescuing her father's throne from outside threats, freeing herself from an abusive marriage, and saving her two younger brothers from certain death. Nausicaa is a passionate, religious, and dynamic heroine who is more than a match for the heroes in the epic poem she claims to have authored.Daddy, We Hardly Knew You
Influential feminist writer and intellectual Germaine Greer tracks the life of her father, an Australian intelligence officer during World War II, who died in her childhood. A secretive man, Reg Greer took pains to hide his working-class roots. As she painstakingly assembles the jigsaw pieces of his life, Germaine discovers surprising secrets about her father, her family, and herself.Obsessed with family history, Greer is chasing not just her father's life story, but the parental love she always felt deprived of. Brimming with emotion, loss, regret, fury, and the intense depth of love, this book offers a moving climax--as well as sharp observations about Australian culture during the war.Rogue, Prisoner, Princess (Of Crowns and Glory—Boo
"Morgan Rice has come up with what promises to be another brilliant series, immersing us in a fantasy of valor, honor, courage, magic and faith in your destiny. Morgan has managed again to produce a strong set of characters that make us cheer for them on every page.…Recommended for the permanent library of all readers that love a well-written fantasy."--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (regarding Rise of the Dragons).ROGUE, PRISONER, PRINCESS is book #2 in Morgan Rice's bestselling epic fantasy series OF CROWNS AND GLORY, which begins with SLAVE, WARRIOR, QUEEN (Book #1).
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我的未婚夫赵彦有了外遇,我跟踪外遇对象的哥哥贺子华。我高傲的甩了赵彦,又用肚子逼贺子华娶我。豪门婚姻里,充斥着刀光剑影的算计,贺子华的前女友屡次置我于不义,我的前男友又到处给我使绊子。贺子华说:“沈珂,你太让我失望了,我一直忍你,就是看在你肚子的份上,没想到你根本不能生育!”他还说:“你走吧,别再让我见到你。”我拿着离婚协议,净身出户。三年后,我支教归来,为了生计入职了一家广告公司。岂料他竟然是幕后BOSS!他逼问我那个和他一个模子刻出来的孩子,到底是谁的?我高傲的笑笑:“石头里蹦出来的!”他把我推到:“你倒是再蹦个我看看!”有种爱情,由恨起,因爱终,有种婚姻,路坎坷,终圆满。