Yet even as her talent blossoms, Liesl faces an impossible choice. But when her sister Kathe is taken by the goblins, Liesl journeys to their realm to rescue her sister and return her to the world above.ĭown in the Underground, Liesl discovers that the Goblin King still inspires her-musically, physically, emotionally. Yet, as Liesl helps shoulder the burden of running her family's inn, her dreams of composition and childish fancies about the Goblin King must be set aside in favor of more practical concerns. He is the Lord of Mischief, the Ruler Underground, and the muse around which her music is composed. This is a world you will want to stay lost in."-Marie Lu, #1 New York Times bestselling authorĪll her life, nineteen-year-old Liesl has heard tales of the beautiful, mysterious Goblin King. "A maze of beauty and darkness, of music and magic and glittering things, all tied together with exquisite writing.
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Sometimes the book becomes quite repetitive. The rights of women in marriage, if they find in situations of domestic abuse, the double standards for men and women, etc. And there is some of that with discussions about women not wanting to give up their careers, choosing to "settle" even though they didn't love their husbands and the sacrifices that happen with that.īut it becomes less about that and more about other topics such as property ownership. I was under the impression that it would be more about how women past a certain age fare and/or are perceived in society. I did learn a lot (how and why women are at a disadvantage when it comes to work, marriage, property ownership, marital relations, etc.), but the title doesn't quite capture what the book is about. Unfortunately as another review says it does read like a PhD dissertation. It sounded like an interesting topic that I don't know a lot about and thought this would be a good pick up. The book purports to look at the gender inequality in China and how women have gained and then lost rights in the country. To close out Women's History Month I thought I'd finish it off with a book by journalist/academic Leta Hong Fincher. It all starts with a promise from a stranger: We'll take care of everything. His first novel, the L.A.-set romantic comedy The Last Birthday Party, will be published August 17 th by Hadleigh House. He has also been a contributing film reviewer and arts feature writer for the Los Angeles Times since 2007. Gary Goldstein is an award-winning writer for film, TV and the theatre with more than 30 produced screen and stage credits. The Last Birthday Party combines wry observation with an everyday wistfulness for a warm, propulsive, humanly funny tale of second chances set against the alluring nuttiness of Hollywood. All of this while his career makes a head-spinning leap. With the added support of his wise and spirited mom, Joyce, his capricious and big-hearted son, Matty, and Matty's steadfast new boyfriend, Gabe, Jeremy begins to change in ways that surprise, inspire, and galvanize him. If only their baggage didn't match quite so well. Jeremy's string of calamities leads to a game-changing emotional and creative rebirth after he meets the intoxicating Annabelle, a beguiling widow who comes to his rescue-and Jeremy to hers. film critic Jeremy Lerner, who loses his marriage, his job, and the use of his right arm just days after the birthday party he begged his now ex-wife not to throw him. There's nothing fabulous about 50 for L.A. Come help us launch The Last Birthday Party as the author, award-winning film, TV, and theatre writer, Gary Goldstein, discusses it with writer, producer and director Susan Walter! Register on Eventbrite! Exploring the artistic challenges, technical impossibilities, marketplace demands, and Donkey Kong-sized monkey wrenches thrown into the works by corporate, Blood, Sweat, and Pixels reveals how bringing any game to completion is more than Sisyphean-it's nothing short of miraculous. In Blood, Sweat, and Pixels, Jason Schreier takes readers on a fascinating odyssey behind the scenes of video game development, where the creator may be a team of 600 overworked underdogs or a solitary geek genius. Developing video games-hero's journey or fool's errand? The creative and technical logistics that go into building today's hottest games can be more harrowing and complex than the games themselves, often seeming like an endless maze or a bottomless abyss. |