Starling
'Stephen Moss delights once more - lyrical and informative by turns, he conjures - with breathless eloquence - another feathered beauty of our skies.' Benedict Allen 'An engrossing compilation of ornithological tidbits, cultural anecdotes, literar...
Starling House
A gorgeously modern gothic fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY. I dream sometimes about a house I've never seen.... Opal is a lot of things--orphan, high school dropout, full-time cynic...
Starling House
Starling House
Starling House
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK 'This book has everything you could possibly want this fall...a cursed town, a haunted house, a vivid & eerie setting--plus, characters willing to risk everything.' --Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club October '23 Pick) Starling House is a gorgeous, modern gothic fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January. I dream sometimes about a house I've never seen.... Opal is a lot of things--orphan, high school dropout, full-time cynic and part-time cashier--but above all, she's determined to find a better life for her younger brother Jasper. One that gets them out of Eden, Kentucky, a town remarkable for only two things: bad luck and E. Starling, the reclusive nineteenth century author of The Underland, who disappeared over a hundred years ago. All she left behind were dark rumors--and her home. Everyone agrees that it's best to ignore the uncanny mansion and its misanthropic heir, Arthur. Almost
Starling House
Nobody in Eden remembers when Starling House was built. But the town agrees it's best to let this ill-omened mansion - and its last lonely heir - go to hell. Stories of the house's bad luck, like good china, have been passed down the generations. Opal knows better than to mess with haunted houses, or brooding men. But when an opportunity to work there arises, the money might get her brother out of Eden. Starling House is uncanny and full of secrets - just like Arthur, its heir. It also feels strangely, dangerously, like something she's never had: a home. Yet Opal isn't the only one interested in the horrors and the wonders that lie buried beneath it. Sinister forces converge on Eden - and Opal realizes that if she wants a home, she'll have to fight for it. Even if it involves digging up her family's ugly past to achieve a better future. She'll have to go down, deep down beneath Starling House, to claw her way back to the light...
Starling House
Opal is a lot of things - orphan, high-school dropout, full-time cynic. Most of all, she's determined to find a better life for her younger brother. One that gets them both out of Eden, a town renowned for bad luck. So when Opal gets the chance to earn a good wage at Starling House, Eden's very own haunted mansion, she can't resist. Her new workplace is uncanny and full of secrets --- just like Arthur, its brooding heir. It also feels strangely, dangerously, like something Opal never had: a home. As sinister forces converge on Eden, Opal realizes she might finally have found a reason to stick around. But now she'll have to fight for it...
Starling House
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK 'This book has everything you could possibly want this fall...a cursed town, a haunted house, a vivid & eerie setting--plus, characters willing to risk everything.' --Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club October '23 Pick) Starling House is a gorgeous, modern gothic fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January. I dream sometimes about a house I've never seen.... Opal is a lot of things--orphan, high school dropout, full-time cynic and part-time cashier--but above all, she's determined to find a better life for her younger brother Jasper. One that gets them out of Eden, Kentucky, a town remarkable for only two things: bad luck and E. Starling, the reclusive nineteenth century author of The Underland, who disappeared over a hundred years ago. All she left behind were dark rumors--and her home. Everyone agrees that it's best to ignore the uncanny mansion and its misanthropic heir, Arthur. Almost
Starling Days
'A singular novel from the poetic and painterly mind of Rowan Hisayo Buchanan.' Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti'An exquisite rendering of love, sadness, and misunderstanding . . . I want to share this book with everyone I know.' The Paris Review 'A ...
Mozart's Starling
On May 27th, 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart met a flirtatious little starling who sang (an improved version of!) the theme from his Piano Concerto Number 17 in G to him. Knowing a kindred spirit when he met one, Mozart wrote "That was wonderfu...
Starling Days
'A singular novel from the poetic and painterly mind of Rowan Hisayo Buchanan.' Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti 'An exquisite rendering of love, sadness, and misunderstanding . . . I want to share this book with everyone I know.' The Paris Review 'A...
Simon Starling
When Marcel Duchamp shipped Constantin Brancusi's sculpture Bird in Space¿to Edward Steichen in 1926, New York customs officials refused to accept that it was a work of art, instead levying the standard import tariff for a manufactured object. A l...
Starling House
A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick 'Alix E. Harrow is an exceptional, undeniable talent' - Olivie Blake, author of The Atlas Six Step into Starling House - if you dare. Alix E. Harrow reimagines Beauty and the Beast in this gorgeously modern Gothi...
Mozart's Starling
On May 27th, 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart met a flirtatious little starling in a Viennese shop who sang an improvised version of the theme from his Piano Concerto no. 17 in G major. Sensing a kindred spirit in the plucky young bird, Mozart bought him and took him home to be a family pet. For three years, the starling lived with Mozart, influencing his work and serving as his companion, distraction, consolation, and muse. Two centuries later, starlings are reviled by even the most compassionate conservationists. A nonnative, invasive species, they invade sensitive habitats, outcompete local birds for nest sites and food, and decimate crops. A seasoned birder and naturalist, Lyanda Lynn Haupt is well versed in the difficult and often strained relationships these birds have with other species and the environment. But after rescuing a baby starling of her own, Haupt found herself enchanted by the same intelligence and playful spirit that had so charmed her favorite composer. In Mozart's
Simon Starling
Recent multimedia projects by Simon Starling on hidden histories and unlikely connections Published for British artist Simon Starling's (born 1967) exhibition at the Rennie Collection in Vancouver, this volume presents a selection of the artist's ...
Starling Nights
The Secret History meets Twilight in this gripping Dark Academia with a romantasy twist! Some secrets are written in the stars Others hide in the shadows There were many myths told about Cambridge. Stories woven from rumour and skewed half-truths, the thin fabric passed from hand to hand in the shadows. The university kept the true, unfiltered secrets of this place. Only a select few were capable of understanding what it had to tell. People like us. We understood because we were part of it. Because we were the biggest secret of all. Cambridge student Mabel Golding learned long ago to keep her head down and avoid getting entangled in other people's drama, but when her best friend, Zoe, is drawn into the circle of a mysterious student society with centuries of history, Mabel feels inordinately uneasy. Even more so when she soon finds herself dangerously close to the heart of The League of Starlings, and to its inscrutable leader, Blake...
The Starving Saints
"As brilliant as it is bizarre. From the very first page you know you are in the hands of an author at the height of their abilities. . . . This is the unhinged cannibal book of my dreams-and my nightmares." -Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in DrowningFrom the nationally bestselling author of The Luminous Dead and The Death of Jane Lawrence, a transfixing fever dream of medieval horror following three women in a besieged castle that descends ravenously into madness under the spell of mysterious, godlike visitors.Aymar Castle has been under siege for six months. Food is running low and there has been no sign of rescue. But just as the survivors consider deliberately thinning their number, the castle stores are replenished. The sick are healed. And the divine figures of the Constant Lady and her Saints have arrived, despite the barricaded gates, offering succor in return for adoration.Soon, the entire castle is under the sway of their saviors, partaking in intoxicating feasts of terrible origin. The war hero Ser Voyne gives her allegiance to the Constant Lady. Phosyne, a disorganized, paranoid nun-turned-sorceress, races to unravel the mystery of these new visitors and exonerate her experiments as their source. And in the bowels of the castle, a serving girl, Treila, is torn between her thirst for a secret vengeance against Voyne and the desperate need to escape from the horrors that are unfolding within Aymar's walls.As the castle descends into bacchanalian madness-forgetting the massed army beyond its walls in favor of hedonistic ecstasy-these three women are the only ones to still see their situation for what it is. But they are not immune from the temptations of the castle's new masters... or each other; and their shifting alliances and entangled pasts bring violence to the surface. To save the castle, and themselves, will take a reimagining of who they are, and a reorganization of the very world itself.
Jackson & Starling: Spring Training
Jackson & Starling: Spring Training [CD]
Flight of a Starling
The stunning new novel from award-shortlisted Lisa Heathfield, author of Seed and Paper Butterflies. Perfect for fans of Jennifer Niven's All the Bright Places, Lisa Williamson, Sarah Crossan and Sara Barnard. Rita and Lo, sisters and best friends...
John Starling: Slidin' Home
John Starling: Slidin' Home [CD]
Starling Och Ljusets Grotta
Häng med på storslagna äventyr i en fartfylld fantasyvärld!Efter de chockerande händelserna på Isgården samlas Fenix och hennes vänner för att förena de krigande klanerna innan deras fiende, Mästaren, inledersin attack mot Ember. Ljusets grotta erbjuder hopp i form av ett legendariskt vapen, men vännerna måste trotsa det okända och slåss mot nya varelser i jakten på artefakten som kan rädda deras värld.När slutstriden närmar sig är Fenix fast besluten att inte förlora någon mer hon älskar. Men Mästaren är grymmare och starkare än hon någonsin kunnat föreställa sig, och när det förflutna och nutid kolliderar behöver stora uppoffringar göras för att besegra honom.Starling och Ljusets grotta är den tredje och sista delen i serien Eldfödd.Sagt om Tolv och den frusna skogen och Fenix och Frostpalatset:"En bokserie som lovar gott. Förutom att det är spännande så är det välskrivet och viktiga ämnen tas upp." John Karlsson, BTJ-häftet"Griper tag från första sidan ... en perfekt blandning av storslagna äventyr, andlös action och en kuslig, magisk stämning." Jonathan Stroud, författare"Bästa sortens fantasy för barn." B.B. Alston, författareAisling Fowler är en brittisk författare. Serien Eldfödd är hennes debut som barnboksförfattare. Innan hon skrev den läste hon bland annat biologi och jobbade som sjuksköterska.
Pagan Portals Y Mabinogi
Explore the magic of Welsh mythology, and discover how to incorporate the wisdom of these enigmatic tales into the very fabric of your magical and spiritual practices. Y Mabinogi?is an introductory guide to the enchanting tales found within the four branches of the Mabinogi. Each chapter explores the themes, characters, magic, and wonder of Welsh mythology, and is delivered in an accessible, approachable narrative. It also considers issues such as: Are the characters in the Mabinogi Gods? How can we draw inspiration from these stories for our magical or spiritual practices? And what can the four branches teach us about the world around us, as well as ourselves?
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Death of Jane Lawrence
A haunting new imagining of gothic horror set in a dark-mirror version of post-war England that is not to be read alone at night. For fans of Crimson Peak, Shirley Jackson, Mexican Gothic and Rebecca. Practical, unassuming Jane Shoringfield has do...
The Graceview Patient
Margaret lives with a rare autoimmune condition that has destroyed her life, leaving her isolated. It has no cure, but she’s making do as best she can—until she’s offered a fully paid-for spot in an experimental medical trial at Graceview Memorial. The conditions are simple, if grueling: she will live at the hospital as a full-time patient, subjecting herself to the near-total destruction of her immune system and its subsequent regeneration. The trial will essentially kill most of, but not all of her. But as the treatment progresses and her body begins to fail, she stumbles upon something sinister living and spreading within the hospital. Unsure of what's real and what is just medication-induced delusion, Margaret struggles to find a way out as her body and mind succumb further to the darkness lurking throughout Graceview's halls.
Last to Leave the Room
The city of San Siroco is sinking. The basement of Dr. Tamsin Rivers, the arrogant, selfish head of the research team assigned to find the source of the subsidence, is sinking faster. As Tamsin grows obsessed with the distorting dimensions of the ...