A stunning and deeply moving literary debut of grief, loss and female friendship, set against the backdrop of two cataclysmic natural events.
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A stunning and deeply moving literary debut of grief, loss and female friendship, set against the backdrop of two cataclysmic natural events. When six-year-old Marissa loses her mother, she is taken by her father to live on a small Thai island in the Andaman Sea. There, she forms a deep friendship with Arielle and together they explore the fragile wonders of its forests, reefs, and beaches. Holding their breath for minutes at a time, they learn to dive into the deep, as effortlessly synchronized as the manta rays they come to know by name. Then, on Boxing Day 2004, when the Indian Ocean tsunami makes landfall, they are swept up by the first wave and separated. Eight years later, Marissa is living in New York. She spends her days wandering through the city and her nights seeking solace in the beds of strangers. As the city prepares for a devastating storm, Marissa reflects on her past and learns how to sustain herself in a precarious world. Under Water is a story about friendship and grief, but also ecological change and natural disasters. It is a meditation on loss, a tribute to our dying oceans and forests, and a love letter to the disappearing coral reefs. “A novel of remarkable delicacy and power, Under Water is about grief, friendship, home, and longing. Menon writes exquisite sentences, sensual and particular, each containing an entire world.”—Katie Kitamura, author of Audition and Intimacies "Tara Menon beautifully evokes the intensity of a young woman's lost friendship, and the extraordinary natural world - on land and in the ocean - in which that friendship was forged. Under Water, in equal measure compelling and heart wrenching, is a remarkable debut. " —Claire Messud, author of This Strange Eventful History and The Emperor’s Children “Reading Under Water is like being under water: immersive and stirring, pellucid and mysterious, shot through with light and with shades, overwhelming and exquisite–in a word, sublime.” —Namwali Serpell, author of The Old Drift and The Furrows
Kun kuusivuotias Marissa menettää äitinsä, hän muuttaa meribiologi-isänsä kanssa asumaan pienelle saarelle Andamaanienmerelle Thaimaan rannikolle. Yhdessä parhaan ystävänsä Ariellen kanssa he tutkivat saaren rantojen ja koralliriuttojen hauraita ihmeitä. Tytöt oppivat tuntemaan kirkkaissa vesissä liitävät majesteettiset paholaisrauskut nimeltä ja sukeltamaan niiden kanssa yhä syvemmälle pinnan alle. Tapaninpäivänä 2004 Intian valtameren tsunami iskee maihin, ja ensimmäinen aalto tempaa tytöt mukaansa. Kahdeksan vuotta myöhemmin Marissa asuu New Yorkissa. Kaupungin valmistautuessa hurrikaani Sandyn tuloon Marissa joutuu kohtaamaan uudelleen nuoruutensa trauman. Upoksissa on tarina ystävyydestä ja surusta, mutta myös ekologisesta tuhosta ja luonnonkatastrofeista. Se on kunnianosoitus kuoleville valtamerille sekä rakkauskirje katoaville koralliriutoille.
A stunning and deeply moving literary debut of grief, loss and female friendship, for readers of Richard Powers and Claire Keegan.
Da fem år gamle Marissa mister moren sin, tar faren henne med til en liten thailandsk øy i Andamanhavet. Der blir hun bestevenn med Arielle, og sammen utforsker de øyas skjøre natur, skogene, korallrevene og strendene. De lærer seg å dykke, holde pusten i flere minutter, og å bevege seg under vann med samme rytme og eleganse som djevelrokkene de etter hvert kjenner igjen ved navn. Men andre juledag 2004, da tsunamien i Indiahavet slår inn over land, blir jentene revet med av den første bølgen. Åtte år senere bor Marissa i New York. Dagene går med til å vandre gatelangs, nettene til tilfeldige møter. Mens byen forbereder seg på en ny ødeleggende storm, tvinges Marissa til å forsone seg med de vonde minnene og finne ny mening med livet i en verden som stadig blir mer sårbar. Under vann er en roman om vennskap og sorg, men også en fortelling om tap og naturkatastrofer. Og en kjærlighetserklæring til de døende havene, skogene og korallrevene som er i ferd med å forsvinne.
To have both, she must battle against the legacy these two women have left her, the deep prejudices and dangers of Whitechapel in the 1960s - with its gang leaders, rogues, market traders and dolly birds - and the passionate love she has had since girlhood for the charming wideboy and villain, Harry Collins.
Tara has always devoted her life to her boys and in return, without realising, has alienated herself from those around her. Tara's husband, Jim, is a successful sheep farmer but he has become uncommunicative and emotionally removed from his family. James, their eldest child has withdrawn from everyone, including his mother, and has been strangely quiet. Talkative Bobby, with his big smiling eyes, talks of his many friends and of conversations with his unborn sibling. Together, they live on a farm in the small town of Karitane, New Zealand - approximately half an hour north of Dunedin. Then there is Carl, a widower, whose friendship with Tara quickly turns into something more.Tara finds out she is pregnant. Who will she choose? Who is the baby's father? And what happens on Puketeraki Beach on that sunny September afternoon that will change all of their lives forever?This novel is about communication and lack of, past choices that have influenced the present, and how choosing to live, rather than survive can change the future.
Earth is on the brink of self-destruction. The fate of an entire planet rests on the shoulders of 212 people chosen to establish a colony on a recently discovered Goldilocks planet. Tests revealed the planet could sustain life...but they didn't show that life already existed there. The crew from Earth is met by many hostile creatures, but it's way too late to turn back. They must find a way to establish a colony...without making the same mistakes that destroyed Earth.Drawing from thirty-five years as an engineer, J. G. Possum has written a believable science-fiction novel steeped in fact that is also a thrilling page-turner. Tara: The Goldilocks Planet will enthrall casual and lifelong sci-fi readers alike.
Earth is on the brink of self-destruction. The fate of an entire planet rests on the shoulders of 212 people chosen to establish a colony on a recently discovered Goldilocks planet. Tests revealed the planet could sustain life...but they didn't show that life already existed there. The crew from Earth is met by many hostile creatures, but it's way too late to turn back. They must find a way to establish a colony...without making the same mistakes that destroyed Earth.Drawing from thirty-five years as an engineer, J. G. Possum has written a believable science-fiction novel steeped in fact that is also a thrilling page-turner. Tara: The Goldilocks Planet will enthrall casual and lifelong sci-fi readers alike.
Tara
Ucadia Books Company
2020
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Official English Edition of Tara: Covenant of the Celts and Jeremiah (6th Century BCE).
A practical guide for invoking the power and blessings of Tara, the beloved female Buddhist deity of Tibet "Tara connects you to the archetypal Divine Feminine," writes Dr. Rachael Wooten, "an energetic force that exists within us and all around us." While there are many scholarly books on Tara, this practical, psychological guide shows how those of any tradition can directly access her, though clear instruction and authentic Tibetan Buddhist teachings. In her myriad forms, Tara—also known as the female Buddha of Tibet—has the power to protect us from inner and outer negativity, illuminate our self-sabotaging habits, cleanse mental and physical poisons, open us to abundance, give us strength and peace, help us fulfill our life purposes, and more. Here, readers explore each of the 21 manifestations of Tara, engaging with each through traditional meditations, visualizations, praises, mantra chants, and the author’s extensive experience as a depth psychologist. "If ever the voice of wisdom and compassion was needed in the form of an awakened female figure such as Tara," writes Wooten, "that time is now." This book illuminates the way to her healing, blessings, and aid.
Tara - A Mahratta tale is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1863. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.