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'One of the best horror books of the year.' Darcy Coates'A stunning gothic and an exceptional debut.' Rachel HarrisonA young woman is drawn into a dangerous game after being invited to the mazelike home of her childhood friend, a rumoured witch, in this gothic horror set in 1986 Philippines.Carigara, 1986. Josephine del Rosario is the town pariah, left destitute after her parents were assassinated, and destined to marry a man twice her age.So when Hiraya Ranoco, an old friend, offers Josephine an escape, she can't say no. All she needs to do is spend one night in the Ranoco’s home and play a children’s game of hide and seek. If she wins, she can have anything she wants. Even, perhaps, Hiraya’s heart.But the manor is sprawling and nightmarish, crawling with insects and rotting from the inside out. The servants stand silently in corners and won't meet her eye. Worst of all, the house itself seems to want to trap Josephine. She must stay hidden until morning, but can she make it through the night?'This spectacular story will hold you captive until dawn.' Kylie Lee Baker'A pulse-pounding tale of family trauma, frayed friendship, and political oppression.' Nick Medina
Jim Judd's detective agency is not doing too well. His only cases seem to be looking for lost dogs and checking on wayward husbands, but things suddenly change. The wife of a millionaire wine merchant visits to him to hire him to find her missing husband, and Jim's life changes. He takes on the case and finds himself faced with intrigue and mysterious goings on at the wine merchants. When a young man working at the firm is found dead, Jim realises that he too could be in danger and the case he is investigating is much bigger than he had realised. Working on his own, Jim finds things difficult but he is assisted by an unlikely force when a group of street wise youths come to his aide and together they search for the missing wine merchant hoping to find him before he too is killed.
The Persistent Poverty of African Americans in the United States
Daphne M. Cooper
ANTHEM PRESS
2024
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The primary purpose of this book is to introduce and question the persistent poverty that exists among African Americans in the United States. It will provide scholars and policy makers with the needed context to understand what constitutes poverty, and how and why African Americans have remained persistently poor and underprivileged in the United States. This book will provide new knowledge that will be useful to improving public policy. This book focuses on the factors that have influenced public policies concerning African Americans.
From the gothic story by Daphne du Maurier.
Following the death of their young daughter, John and Laura visit Venice to try and escape their grief. But when the couple meet two aged sisters, one of whom claims to have psychic visions of the dead girl, strange things start to happen.Filmed in 1973 with Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland, Daphne du Maurier's classic thriller starts as a moving examination of grief but gradually becomes a chilling tale with a dark and terrifying climax.This adaptation of Don't Look Now premiered in 2007 at the Sheffield Lyceum with a transfer to the Lyric Hammersmith.
The new DCI, Harriet Love, is a stunner. Tall, lively and stylish, she also has sparkling green eyes... a law degree... and a distinguished admirer, in the shape of Mr Justice Fitzwilliam. It all upsets DI Ed Harrington a lot - and he doesn't know why. Is it her voice, her perfume, her friendliness, her beauty... ? Ouch! Things don't get better when a chain of murders touches Torreston, and Ed and Harris are put on the case. Can DCI Love get the best out of her team - and Ed? Find out as they battle with a serial killer who turns the softest cashmere scarves into the stuff of nightmares. There's something in the air in this fine novel of detection and suspense - don't dare miss it!
When diggers uncover a girl's skeleton on a site near the M1, Torreston Police Station is soon buzzing with activity. DCI Harriet Love, cool and elegant as ever, is on the case - and can't help treading on toes. Rumours are rife about her posh background, and soon she's no longer flavour of the month - except to her loyal assistants, DI Ed Harrington and DS Charlie Marlow. Retired Chief Superintendent Beeston is notably upset by their enquiries, and when another body turns up Harry is convinced the Beeston clan is involved - but how, exactly? Can Harry Love repeat her previous success with the scarf murder case? And can Ed take any comfort at all when she finally agrees to a Christmas Eve date? Crime and romance go hand in hand in this compelling new thriller from Daphne Machon - and there's definitely more than one sting in the tale... Read on!
By one of the twentieth century's best loved storytellers. A classic tale of murder, mystery and passion - perfect for fans of Wuthering Heights.
A haunting, suspenseful novel with the power and intrigue of Rebecca.
One of du Maurier's most popular novels, Frenchman's Creek is a tale of adventure, set during the reign of Charles II.
In this intriguing tale of time travel, du Maurier interweaves past and present together in a novel that is as rich and imaginative as anything she ever wrote.
In this prescient novel, Daphne du Maurier explores the implications of leaving Europe for a political, economic and military alliance with the United States.
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA. 'Miss du Maurier creates on the grand scale . . . observation, sympathy, courage, a sense of the romantic, are here' OBSERVER 'It is my pick of the Spring biographical material for sheer entertainment value . . . a gifted story teller' KIRKUS REVIEWS 'Daphne du Maurier has no equal' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH When Daphne du Maurier wrote this book she was only thirty years old and had already established herself both as a biographer with the acclaimed Gerald: A Portrait and as a novelist. Here, she further explores her fascinating family history.The Du Mauriers was written during a vintage period of her career, between two of her best-loved novels: Jamaica Inn and Rebecca.Her aim was to write her family biography 'so that it reads like a novel' and it was due to du Maurier's remarkable imaginative gifts that she was able to breathe life into the characters and depict with affection and wit the relatives she never knew, including her grandfather, the famous Victorian artist and Punch cartoonist - and creator of Trilby.
A stirring historical drama, with characters based on du Maurier's own family, set against the events of the French Revolution.
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA'A remarkable book . . . brilliant comic writing' THE TIMES'An enthralling picture of family life . . . devotion to Gerald, the man' KIRKUS REVIEWS'Du Maurier has no equal' DAILY TELEGRAPH Sir Gerald du Maurier was the most celebrated actor-manager of his day, knighted for his services to the theatre in 1922. He was also a father to one of the most enduring writers of the twentieth century. Published within six months of her father's death, this frank biography was considered shocking by many of his admirers, but it was a huge success, winning Daphne du Maurier critical acclaim and launching her career.In Gerald: A Portrait, Daphne du Maurier captures the spirit and charm of the charismatic actor who played the original Captain Hook. It amusingly recalls his eccentricities, sense of humour and sensitively portrays the darker side of his nature and bouts of depression.
A masterful recreation of the legend of Tristan and Iseult, set in 19th century Cornwall.
'His first instinct was to stretch out his hands to the sky. The white clouds seemed so near to him, surely they were easy to hold and to caress, strange-moving things belonging to the wide blue space of heaven . . . 'Julius Levy grows up in a peasant family in a village on the banks of the Seine. A quick-witted urchin caught up in the Franco-Prussian War, he is soon forced by tragedy to escape to Algeria. Once there, he learns the ease of swindling, the rewards of love affairs and the value of secrecy. Before he's twenty, he is in London, where his empire-building begins in earnest, and he becomes a rich and very ruthless man. Throughout his life, Julius is driven by a hunger for power, his one weakness his daughter, Gabriel . . . A chilling story of ambition, Daphne du Maurier's third novel has lost none of its ability to unsettle and disturb.
A COMING-OF-AGE TALE OF ADVENTURE AND LOVE, FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA'The iron of the bridge felt hot under my hand. The sun had been upon it all day. Gripping hard with my hands I lifted myself on to the bar and gazed down steadily on the water passing under . . . I thought of places I would never see, and women I should never love'As far as Richard's father, a famous poet, is concerned, his son has no talent as a writer and will never amount to anything. In a moment of crisis, Richard decides to end his life, but is saved by Jake, a passing stranger. The two men, both at turning points in their lives, set out for adventure, jumping aboard a ship to Norway. Their travels take them through Europe and they form a passionate friendship. But in bohemian Paris Richard meets Hesta, a music student who inspires him to follow his artistic dreams.No other popular writer has so triumphantly defied classification . . . She satisfied all the questionable criteria of popular fiction, and yet satisfied the exacting requirements of "real literature", something very few novelists ever do - Margaret Forster