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Thornton identifies two kinds of metafictions in Welty's works that testify to the author's confidence in the power of that particular form of fiction to achieve the results she desires. The first deals with literary issues such as language, fiction, readership, and authorship as they are embodied in the particular fiction. The other addresses the social subtexts, which carry the author's social message, or observations, buried beneath the surface story for the reader to excavate. By taking up major works from different stages of Welty's literary career, Thornton reveals the subtexts and, therefore, the author's ideas about the literary and social role of her own fiction.The postmodernist idea that all literary texts are inherently self-reflexive derives from the assumption that a text consists of the surface story and various buried subtexts. Through one or more of those subtexts, the work is considered to be speaking in the author's behalf about itself, or about the fiction or literature of which it is an example. Thornton identifies two kinds of metafictions in Welty's works that testify to the author's confidence in the power of that particular form of fiction to achieve the results she desires. The first deals with literary issues such as language, fiction, readership, and authorship as they are embodied in the particular fiction. The other addresses the social subtexts, which carry the author's social message, or observations, buried beneath the surface story for the reader to excavate. By taking up major works from different stages of Welty's literary career, Thornton reveals the subtexts and, therefore, the author's ideas about the literary and social role of her own fiction.Through a careful examination of the subtexts found in Welty's fiction, the author challenges the notion that Welty was the apolitical, asocial writer that many have thought her to be. Instead, this book reveals how many of the political messages about society, and about different aspects of literature, have been camouflaged by the surface stories that mask Welty's ideas about the social and institutional immorality and unhappiness of the real world. Broken into four parts, Thornton draws on the theories of Bakhtin, Barthes, Bourdieu, Derrida, and Macherey in order to place Welty, and her work, in a new position in the history of American literature.
Every day, Miss Felicity wants the children to bring in something they've found in nature.Some bring magic stones, some bring lizard bones. But there's one thing Miss Felicity likes best of all ... feathers As her colourful collection grows, so does the children's curiosity. Will they ever get to see what she's doing with them all?Miss Felicity's Hat is a story about the beauty and power of nature, and the enduring influence of an inspiring educator.
As this subtle title suggests, in Courting Felicity, the reader is invited to read more into the action and romance offered in this historical novel by Isabel Huff, her second novel, than the first impression might offer. The preface of local history and historical photos circa 1914, affords the setting as the fiction story unrolls to an earlier time; steamships ply the Kootenai River, railroads are built and loggers, homesteaders and tycoon developers put down roots in this hospitable valley of far Northern Idaho. This setting is the author's home where she lives with her husband of 48 years in a log house built by the original homesteaders some 90 years ago; the house where he grew up. Retired cattle ranchers and farmers, they still garden, raise blueberries and maintain their home. The cover photo taken by the author is of the first cabin built on the homestead but now serves as a boat house for their kayaks. Isabel Huff's protagonist, Hank Phillips, is a God fearing young blacksmith with a deep love of the horses he oversees. He files on a one hundred sixty acre homestead of raw land and timber, and dreams of a big house and a fine cattle ranch, instead of living in the crowded bunk house at the lumber camp where he works. His elation is dashed almost immediately by a very unjust firing from his job and he is forced to live in a rude camp he quickly builds on his new land. But by hard-work and resourcefulness Hank soon acquires a new job, and friends and neighbors who respect him. He also gains the affections of a beautiful young school teacher, Felicity Logan, who he hopes will share his dreams. But a young bachelor of this stature doesn't go un-noticed, not by, Janey Cumberland, who's embrace of the west leaves Hank shaking his head. The author's colorful parade of characters include strong ambitious women, an unscrupulous imposter, a gutsy old teamster, a band of Kootenai Indians; who lived here first, and others who find shelter and promise in the Kootenai Valley . They make for a fun and memorable reading experience.
Passed over for a promotion at work, Devin wonders if his life has meaning; will he ever find that elusive happiness human beings all seek. While at a party attempting to drown his sorrows, the host suffers a tragic accident. Moments later, Devin meets the beautiful and mysterious Felicity, who somehow knows this dead man's tale. Felicity offers to share with him the whirlwind romance of Professor Ardor, who gets lost in the deceptive perfection of escapism. Using this and subsequent allusive stories, Devin's interactions with this enigmatic woman help him uncover the faulty ways people search for happiness, when the feelings they find are fleeting. Only then, can he discover genuine happiness and bring lasting meaning to his life.
ALL SHE WANTS IS HER OWN HOME Miss Felicity Chambers is the new teacher of piano and deportment at Miss Manville's Academy for Superior Girls. There is no reason a duke should contact her. There is certainly no reason she should marry his son. But that is evidently what the duke wants. Felicity should be delighted. But the orphaned schoolteacher has long since stopped believing in fairy tales. If only the duke's son weren't so compelling...ALL HE WANTS IS THIS HOME Lord Flint Bracken knows just what is behind the duke's command, and it isn't an attempt to secure a happily-ever-after for his son. The proposal is one of the duke's schemes. Flint has no choice but to cooperate, though, or he risks more than his home. He risks national security. So court a penniless schoolteacher he must. He should be furious. But Felicity Chambers isn't at all what he expected. She might very well be what he wants...
Jill O'Leary's December has all the hallmarks of a feel-good holiday special. She's a successful Los Angeles career woman summoned home to small town Ohio to save the family business. There, she'll have to navigate a White Elephant gift exchange, decorate the tree, and meet not one but two tall dark handsome strangers.But it will take a miracle to make this Christmas merry and bright. Jill's baggage is waiting for her at home: Regina, the demanding mother she hasn't talked to since her father's funeral four months ago; Reagan and Del, her sisters with their own agendas; Garrett French, a local real-estate mogul trying to snap up her family's inn; and Heath Albany, the married ex-boyfriend who's suspiciously eager to reconcile with herJill is determined to get in, fix the family finances by herself, and get back to the big city as soon as possible. But keeping her mother from turning Christmas into a tragedy proves more drama than she can handle on her own. It's going to take her conniving sisters, the division of an empire, sudden blindness, a journey through a pitiless storm, and an unlikely hero to give this tragicomic tale a happy endingWhen you cross a conventional Christmas plot with Shakespeare's King Lear, you get Unstable Felicity.
Can the sweetness of rekindled love temper the bitter tang of murder?Despite a difficult childhood, Felicity Stilton never gave up on her dreams. Now, as an adult, she and her Golden Retriever, JJ, help special needs children pave the way for their own futures. Everything is perfect, until she gets the one call she never expected to receive.Officer Darren Willis hates that it falls to him to tell the beautiful and inspiring Felicity her birth mother has taken her own life. Although the case appears to be open-and-shut, the grieving daughter insists something foul is afoot. Will he be brave enough to follow dark clues into the past alongside the one woman with whom he just might want to make a future?Only Darren believes Felicity's suspicions and is willing to help investigate what really happened to her long-lost mother. When the signs begin to point to murder, Darren worries Felicity might be next... But should he abandon the case to protect her even if it means losing the woman he loves forever?Find out if JJ will be able to keep his humans safe as they race to find a mysterious killer and clear her mother's name. This sweet tale of suspense, intrigue, and surprises is one you won't want to miss... Order your copy and start reading today Finding Felicity is book five in the Gold Coast Retrievers series. Each book stands completely on its own, but you'll have more fun if you read them all together
"Well, all your worries are over now We'll straighten out your books, and then we're going to make the season merry and bright."Oh, the season will be bright, Jill thought. That glow is just my family burning down.Jill O'Leary's December has all the hallmarks of a feel-good holiday special. She's a successful Los Angeles accountant summoned home to small town Ohio to save the family inn. There she'll have to navigate a White Elephant gift exchange, decorate the tree, and meet not one but two tall dark handsome strangers.But it will take a miracle to make this Christmas merry and bright. Jill's baggage is waiting for her at home: Regina, the demanding mother she hasn't spoken to since her father's funeral four months ago; her two nutty sisters Reagan and Del; Garrett French, a local real-estate mogul trying to snap her family's inn; and Heath Albany, the married ex-boyfriend who's suspiciously eager to reconcile with her.Jill is determined to get in, fix the family finances by herself, and get back to the big city as soon as possible. But keeping her mother from turning Christmas into a tragedy proves more drama than she can handle on her own. It's going to take her conniving sisters, the division of an empire, sudden blindness, a journey through a pitiless storm, and an unlikely hero to give this tragicomic tale a happy ending.In this sharp literary riff on holiday storytelling, debut novelist Cat Hodge crosses classic Christmas tropes with Shakespeare's King Lear. The result is honest, hilarious, and healing.Customers are saying: "Hodge's prose is a pleasure from end to end--clear, unpretentious, self-aware, yet still at times achieving the profound.""This was a perfect quick read--with a perfect happy ending ""This lady can write: Whip-smart and funny author. Looking forward to her next outing.""Don't be fooled into thinking this is another Hallmark Christmas story - there is much more depth and exploration of family dynamics."
'If you have a Wild, Unruly, or Undisciplined Daugher, two Ladies of Genteel Birth offer to Bring Out said Daughter and Refine what may have seemed Unrefinable. We can make the Best of the Worst'When Amy and Effie Tribble, two charming but impoverished spinster sisters, lose out on an inheritance, they place this advertisement in The Morning Post and hire themselves out as professional chaperones. Vowing to prepare even the most difficult misses for marriage, the Tribble sisters will spend a London season on each client, educating them in their School for Manners.Felicity Baronsheath, their first assignment, turns out to be more of a challenge than they could have ever imagined. Not only is Felicity indifferent to the idea of marriage, she is also a spoilt brat! And when, despite their best endeavours, Felicity insists on remaining unrefined and hoydenish, the Tribbles begin to fear that her season - and their new business venture - will end in disaster.
Alan Craven makes the transition from college lecturer to international investigator purely by chance and in so doing encounters shipwreck, maritime piracy, murder, kidnap and romance. During a bizarre encounter on the North York Moors he volunteers to search for a missing woman, a woman he has known since childhood. The trail leads initially to Spain then on to Gibraltar and Malta. The story then moves on to New Zealand and Papua New Guinea before finally coming to an end back in Gibraltar.