![]() ![]() He was known within his circle by the nickname "Jeem". Having been born into a wealthy family, Donahue never felt the need to earn a living, and indeed he lived lavishly, travelling the world with a valet in tow and staying at the most expensive hotels. Following his expulsion from Choate he took tap dance lessons with the tap dance master Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. However, he was expelled from that school at age 17. He initially attended the Hun School in Princeton, New Jersey, and after his parents were advised to remove him from there, he was shifted to the Choate School in Connecticut. ![]() He was also the first cousin and confidant of the American socialite Barbara Hutton (1912–1979).ĭonahue was a high school dropout. His older brother was Woolworth Donahue (1913–1972) who brought a cheetah to Cannes following a safari.ĭonahue was a nephew of Edna Woolworth (1883–1917), a wealthy socialite and a nephew by marriage of Franklyn Laws Hutton (1877–1940), a co-founder of the brokerage firm E. ![]() W." Woolworth, founder of the Woolworth retail chain. Jimmy Donahue was the second son of James Paul Donahue (1887–1931), the scion of an Irish American family which had made a fortune in the fat rendering business (Retail Butchers' Fat Rendering Company), by his wife Jessie ( née Woolworth 1886–1971), one of the three daughters of Frank Winfield "F. (J– December 6, 1966) was an heir to the Woolworth estate and a noted New York City socialite. ![]()
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6/12/2023 0 Comments Angels of music by kim newman![]() ![]() "The Red Planet League", inspired not only by "The Red-Headed League" but also by The War of the Worlds and "The Crystal Egg" by H."A Shambles in Belgravia", inspired by "A Scandal in Bohemia" and the thrillers of Anthony Hope, with a featured role for Irene Adler."A Volume in Vermillion", which introduces Colonel Moran to Professor Moriarty and develops plot elements and characters from A Study in Scarlet, blending them with plot elements and characters from Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey. ![]() Each of the stories in this collection satirizes a major story of the Sherlock Holmes canon. Both Moriarty and Moran are developments of characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in his Sherlock Holmes novels and stories Moriarty appeared in "The Final Problem" and The Valley of Fear and Moran appeared in "The Adventure of the Empty House", which also mentions Moriarty. ![]() In 2011, Newman published Moriarty: The Hound of the D'Urbervilles, a collection of seven stories about Professor James Moriarty, as told by his assistant, Colonel Sebastian Moran. ![]() ![]() ![]() Kilmeny Gordon is sweet and smart and beautiful, perfect in every way but one: she can’t speak. Eric is still not thinking of romance, but he’s about to find it in a most unexpected place… ![]() When an old school friend asks Eric to substitute teach for him on Prince Edward Island while he recuperates from an illness, Eric thinks, why not? He’s got some time to kill before diving into the family business with his father, and the rustic island may be a good diversion for him.Įric falls into the easy routine of island life, and his status as eligible bachelor endears him to the locals. Living the bachelor lifestyle with his widowed father, he’s never given much thought to romance. He’s handsome, popular, wealthy, and surprisingly, single. ![]() A sweet and moving romance from the author of the beloved Anne of Green Gables series!Įric Marshall, recent college graduate, has the world at his feet. ![]() 6/12/2023 0 Comments Wake unto me by lisa cach![]() ![]() She arrives at the Fortune School – conveniently established in a crumbling and Gothic castle – worried about being unable to fit in with the other students, who are mostly daughters of members of European royalty with an African princess or two thrown in. Haunted by terrifying dreams and unable to confide in anyone, she grasps at a chance to get out of her small town by applying for a scholarship offered by an all-girls college in France. But our American nobody Caitlyn Monahan does know that she is different from the others since she was young. Of course, we have a Special Heroine, the chosen one by prophecy. This one may lack the heaving bosoms of virginal ingenues awaiting the bite of a vampire boyfriend in a dystopian America in the 31st century, but it’s a deftly written and engaging read. ![]() In fact, this one, with its dream and time-travel woo-woo, seems almost dated in comparison to those books. Wake Unto Me marks Lisa Cach’s foray into the young adult romantic paranormal genre, and just like it was with Ms Cach’s books for a more adult audience, this one is a refreshing change from the usual vampire, angel, dystopian melodrama, and other fads flooding the market at the moment. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He used familiar themes (no spoilers here!) to tell an entertaining tale.įrom the opening pages the reader is taken on a journey that moves from the Bristol shipyards to posh private schools to the high seas. My take: Only Time Will Tell is the first book by Jeffrey Archer that I’ve read. But then an unexpected gift wins him a scholarship to an exclusive boys’ school, and his life will never be the same again.Īs he enters into adulthood, Harry finally learns how his father really died, but the awful truth only leads him to question, was he even his father? Martin’s PressĪbout: (from the publisher) The epic tale of Harry Clifton’s life begins in 1920 with the words “I was told that my father was killed in the war.” A dock worker in Bristol, Harry never knew his father, but he learns about life on the docks from his uncle, who expects Harry to join him in the shipyard once he’s left school. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments A Life of Shadows by Kristen Banet![]() These books are rated for mature audiences, 18+ due to violence, language, and sexual themes. *This is an Urban Fantasy reverse harem series of full length novels where the leading lady doesn’t have to choose from her romantic interests. Will the “dead” Magi assassin Shadow finally come out of the dark to begin a fight for a redemption she doesn't believe she deserves? Or will her nightmares drag her back into the shadows that have defined her life? The very monster that has already killed her once before. When her past comes back and she finds herself caught by the International Magi Police Organization, she'll have to revisit her own personal hells and finally confront the very monster that made her what she is. ![]() She's long given up on being the hero, trying to find peace in no longer being the villain. She's become a master at doing awful things with good intentions, terrible things for the sake of those who need her. Sawyer Matthews knows how to put one foot in front of the other, to keep moving while the nightmares haunt her, and her own failures taunt her. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Sever by Lauren DeStefano![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() November 2010: Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick.May 2015: The Game of Love & Death by Martha Brockenbrough.May 2013: The Hero’s Guide to Storming the Castle by Christopher Healy.May 2012: Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin.May 2010: Sucks to Be Me by Kimberly Pauley.March 2015: My Secret Guide to Paris by Lisa Schroeder.March 2011: The Body Finder series by Kimberly Derting. ![]() March 2010: The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg.June 2014: The Stepsister’s Tale by Tracy Barrett.July 2014: Brazen by Katherine Longshore.July 2013: The Watchers Series by Veronica Wolff.July 2012: Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear.July 2011: The Revenant by Sonia Gensler.July 2010: The Naughty List by Suzanne Young.February 2015: I’ll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios.February 2013: The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd.February 2012: A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton.February 2011: Prom & Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg.February 2010: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl.August 2014: The Bridge from Me to You by Lisa Schroeder.August 2013: Wise Young Fool by Sean Beaudoin.August 2010: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare.April 2015: The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma.April 2014: Noggin by John Corey Whaley.April 2013: The Program by Suzanne Young.April 2012: Curse Workers series by Holly Black. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Youngbloods scott westerfeld![]() ![]() ![]() This thrilling tale of rivalry, rebellion, and repercussions merges the author’s Impostors and Uglies series. ![]() With YOUNGBLOODS, Scott Westerfeld brings back his most iconic character and merges the IMPOSTORS and UGLIES series into a breathtaking tale of rivalry, rebellion, and repercussion. Youngbloods by Scott Westerfeld Share Grades: 7 - 12 Ages: 12 - and up Series: Impostors Format: Hardcover Book Write a review Short Summary Frey gains a powerful new allyTally, who’s been in hiding since inspiring a revolution years ago. Freedom, she observes, has a way of destroying things.Īs the world is propelled further into conflict and conspiracy, Frey and Tally join forces to put a check on the people in power, while trying to understand the limits of their own. Now she sees that the revolution she led has not created a stable world. But for over a decade, she’s kept to the shadows, allowing her myth to grow. Tally was once the most famous rebel in the world. Free from them at last, she is finding her own voice-and using it to question everything her family stood for. As the title suggests, it marks the return of Tally Youngblood.īuy it at your local bookstore, or click here.įrey has spent her life in a family of deceivers, a stand-in for her sister, manipulated at her father’s command. The final book in the new Uglies series, YOUNGBLOODS, is out now. ![]() ![]() ![]() With us to watch the minutes of this night That, if again this apparition comeĪnd let us once again assail your ears, That are so fortified against our story, What we two nights have seen. What, has this thing appear’d again to-night?Īnd will not let belief take hold of him Touching this dreaded sight, twice seen of us: Therefore I have entreated him along Welcome, Horatio:–Welcome, good Marcellus. I think I hear them.–Stand, ho! Who is there? If you do meet Horatio and Marcellus, The rivals of my watch, bid them make haste. Get thee to bed, Francisco.įor this relief much thanks: ’tis bitter cold, And I am sick at heart. Nay, answer me: stand, and unfold yourself. ![]() Lords, Ladies, Officers, Soldiers, Sailors, Messengers, and other Attendants. Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, and Mother of Hamlet. Hamlet, Son to the former, and Nephew to the present King. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I didn't really like her because of the things she says and does. And the only person who might be able to do anything to stop it is Nesta. ![]() The human queens have set their sights on war, and have a dangerous new ally. But the world is once again on the edge of a knife. While training her body, and trying to heal her mind, she starts to open up, and let people in. Of course, he is also the person who makes her feel things she never thought possible. Knowing she will not be welcomed among humans, she is forced to face her demons, along with the one person who infuriates her more than anyone: Cassian. In an effort to help her, her family gives her an ultimatum: go into seclusion in the House of Wind, cut off from all her vices, training with Cassian, and working in the library with the priestesses, or live in the human lands. Nesta, forced into a world she didn't want to inhabit, struggles with her haunting memories, driving her to self-destruction. ![]() The war with Hybern is over, but the scars inflicted are still painful. A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas is her fourth full length novel in her Court of Thorns and Roses series, and switches focus to the prickly, and most controversial character in the series, Nesta Archeron, Feyre's oldest sister, and Cassian, general in the night court, and one of Rhysand's and Feyre's closest friends. ![]() |