This introduction to the work of Ian McEwan places his fiction in historical and theoretical context. It explores his biography, literary techniques and the issues of ethics and representation. Including a timeline of key dates and an interview with the author it also offers an overview of the critical reception McEwan's work has provoked.
This introduction to the work of Ian McEwan places his fiction in historical and theoretical context. It explores his biography, literary techniques and the issues of ethics and representation. Including a timeline of key dates and an interview with the author it also offers an overview of the critical reception McEwan's work has provoked.
Allegories of Telling: Self-Referential Narrative in Contemporary British Fiction has as its founding premise Ross Chambers’s notion that “one of the important powers of fiction is its power to theorize the act of storytelling in and through the act of storytelling.” In this critical study, Lynn Wells presents detailed readings of novels by five prominent British authors – John Fowles, Angela Carter, Graham Swift, A.S. Byatt and Salman Rushdie – with an emphasis on how the texts' self-referential aspects illuminate the acts of reading and writing fiction in contemporary Britain and, by extension, around the world. The book begins by situating contemporary British fiction historically as the product of an “aesthetics of compromise” arising from the “realism versus experimentalism” debate that consumed the English literary establishment during the 1960s. In her discussion of the texts, Lynn Wells then draws on a wide range of theoretical approaches, from narrative and psychoanalytic theory to existentialist philosophy and the historiographic ideas of thinkers such as Walter Benjamin, Michel Foucault and Giambattista Vico. These original readings challenge superficial “postmodern” interpretations of contemporary British fiction as pessimistically anti-historical, and reassert the value of readerly engagement and narrative reconstruction of the past.
Marie Cronqvist; Inge Jonsson; Berit Wells; Arto Penttinen; Lena Halldenius; Johan Tralau; Jonny Holmström; Miriam Salzer-Mörling; Lynn Åkesson; Thorleif Pettersson
While life in a nursing home is rarely considered a first choice, at times it's the best choice. Still, the decision to put a loved one in a home is incredibly difficult. This book concentrates on the positive aspects of nursing homes and offers strategies for identifying the best facilities. Among the topics covered are how to recognize signs that a family member needs extra support, determining whether in-home care is a viable option, the different types of long-term care, working and communicating with the staff and preparing for the end of life. The book includes exercises for working through emotional reactions to the nursing home decision and how to maintain and improve family relationships in these circumstances. Uplifting stories of people and staff in nursing homes illustrate the concepts in the book, which is clearly written and filled with practical and positive advice.
The Uncommon ManFrom the CEO and president of Magnum Oil Tools International, a thrilling memoir filled with unbelievable stories, stalwart persistence, southern wisdom, and lessons about what it takes to succeed despite all odds.Beginning in the rural heartland of South Texas, Lynn Frazier takes us on a journey detailing his family history as well as his upbringing working the land and falling into occasional adventures and misadventures. From there he guides us through his years at Texas A&M University in Kingsville, launching Magnum in 1985, growing it into a global brand, and ending the path with the family's legacy. Not one to stand alone in the spotlight, Lynn also shares the stage with his sons, Garrett and Derrick, as they contribute their own unique stories and perspectives.Far more than a mere rags-to-riches tale, Lynn supplies the wisdom that has led to his success in both life and business. Hoping to inspire and motivate anyone to "keep aspiring, keep dreaming, keep striving for what really matters to us, what fills us with life," A Well of Wisdom serves as the legacy and building tool not only for the entire Magnum family but also for young audiences seeking to become the next uncommon generation.
Driving Well is a book filled with inspiration, education, and safe suggestions to maintain a healthy lifestyle with the difficult task of being a professional truck driver who may have diabetes or be at risk for developing diabetes.It is a great read, including interviews from truck drivers and their family members. A great read for anyone who drives on our roads.
Running a horse ranch is all Nora Cleary needs to be happy. She's spent her life working on her family's ranch and competing to showcase their training program. When the opportunity to start a new ranching operation abroad comes up, she jumps at the offer. Scotland will be her chance at happiness after suffering some disappointments at home.Once, Damisi Dalziel reached for happiness only to have it slip away. Today, she's content with her work as a professor and her wonderful circle of friends. Everything is just right in her life, until a certain American cowgirl saunters through the door of her home with an outrageous declaration.Will their forced cohabitation lead to a constant battle of wills, or will it prove that differences can sometimes lead to fiery connections?
It's March, 1943. World War II rages across the globe, and twenty-five-year-old Nora Lindstrom is about to take a huge leap of faith. One of the few women in the male-dominated field of physics, she travels to an undisclosed destination to undertake a vital, top-secret project that the government insists could help the Allies win the war.At eighteen, Mary Trask is ready to put high school and the boy who wants to marry her in her rearview mirror. But what alternative could the future hold for the dyslexic daughter of a train conductor? When a cousin in Tennessee provides Mary with a cryptic job opportunity, she jumps at the chance to rewrite her life.Nora and Mary are drawn together under impossible circumstances. As the fate of the world hangs in the balance, they find solace in their love for each other. But in a place where secrecy is paramount, their relationship is forever changed by the consequences of secrets well kept.In this new historical fiction novel, award-winning author Lynn Ames returns us to a time where the contribution of women was often overlooked and the casualties of war were not always limited to the battlefield.
A female rookie cop in Mobile, Alabama finds an African-American teenager's bones and a ring in the bottom of an abandoned well. Her training officer confiscates the ring and blames the rookie. Recruit Carly Redmund is in big trouble: she could lose her job if Field Training Officer Grey doesn't turn in the ring, or worse, be charged with withholding evidence. What she doesn't know is a white supremacist group is conspiring with Officer Grey's brother and mayoral candidate to manipulate the facts for political reasons.While dealing with her own personal demons, Carly must learn to survive in a hostile environment, develop friends fast in a new city, and solve a cold-case murder to bring closure to the victim's grieving mother.
While life in a nursing home is rarely considered a first choice, at times it's the best choice. Still, the decision to put a loved one in a home is incredibly difficult. This book concentrates on the positive aspects of nursing homes and offers strategies for identifying the best facilities. Among the topics covered are how to recognize signs that a family member needs extra support, determining whether in-home care is a viable option, the different types of long-term care, working and communicating with the staff, and preparing for the end of life.
God asked Adam Who told you were naked? Now God is asking you who told you, you are not valuable, important, or good enough? Who did you allow to devalue the brilliance I put inside of you? Who hindered you? You are a great woman. Your sins may have brought you to the well, but the man of your dreams is there waiting to change your life forever. He will never devalue or disrespect you, but he will love you with an unconditional love. After reading this book you will move from being the woman at the well, to being a true woman of God. Embrace the Valuable yo
I had no idea what to do with myself when I lost my best friend. I started thinking about what could have been, and that led to me discovering my love for poetry. I was finally able to get it all out in a creative and organized manner. I soon discovered that poetry made me feel better about whatever my writing was referencing, so I used it as a method of healing until I eventually created enough art to make a full collection. However, I refused to stop there. I wanted her story and mine to be shared with the world, and now, my dreams have come to fruition. This collection took me three months to write, and I am so grateful for those three months of nonstop creativity. This collection highlights my life during those three months and a little bit of my life before my world came crashing down.
A transformative and enlightening roadmap for how to live a happy, harmonious life. Filled with practical techniques to handle grief, stress, financial woes to parenting.Merrie Lynn Ross comedy flair, informs how to live life as improv' from the inside out.