Leila

My Lovely, Lonely Mirror is Leila & Julia Eshaghpour's co-written debut poetry book. Featuring intimate poems that span the past decade, the book explores themes such as love, infidelity, mental illness, isolation, coming of age, and self-doubt. The body of work sheds light on the universal nature of loneliness, evoking emotion in its readers and providing them with a sense of solace in their own times of need. The collection of poems also navigates...

In a small town in East Texas, three generations of a family--the result of an unmarried union between cotton tycoon Mary Toliver and timber magnate Percy Warwick--leads to decades of deceit, tragedies, and secrets throughout most of the twentieth century.

Veep meets Parks and Recreation in this hilarious illustrated middle-grade political comedy about a 12-year-old who runs her babysitter's campaign for mayor For 12-year-old Maddie Polansky, the only good part of school is art class. And though she's never paid much attention to politics, when she learns that the frontrunner for mayor of her city intends to cut funding for the arts in public schools, the political suddenly becomes very personal. So...

One hundred fifty years of Roses' Tolivers, Warwicks, and DuMonts! We begin in the antebellum South on Plantation Alley in South Carolina, where Silas Toliver, deprived of his inheritance, joins up with his best friend Jeremy Warwick to plan a wagon train expedition to the 'black waxy' promise of a new territory called Texas. Slavery, westward expansion, abolition, the Civil War, love, marriage, friendship, tragedy and triumph-all the ingredients...

In the wrong hands, math can be deadly. Even the simplest numbers can become powerful forces when manipulated by politicians or the media, but in the case of the law, your liberty -- and your life -- can depend on the right calculation. In Math on Trial, mathematicians Leila Schneps and Coralie Colmez describe ten trials spanning from the nineteenth century to today, in which mathematical arguments were used -- and disastrously misused -- as evidence....

Imagine a future where the shadows of childhood sexual abuse don't influence the story of your life. In Freedom from Shame, Leila Reyes offers a heartfelt invitation to go on a journey to free yourself from the impact of abuse and step into a world of limitless possibilities. With compassion and wisdom, Leila delves into the intricate dynamics that perpetuate cycles of shame and abuse within families, offering hope and liberation to both survivors...

A sweeping, classic romance about the ties that bind us together-and the promises that can break us apart ... Some friends are more like family...and that's exactly how Cara Martin feels about Ryan Langston. He stood by her side through the most difficult time of her life and there's nothing she won't do for him, even now after his death. But inheriting Ryan's share of his family's ranch in west Texas and living there for a year? Cara doesn't understand...

Three stories. One revolution. Eighteen days in Egypt. Sami is no revolutionary. When the Arab Spring breaks out in 2011, he's busy finishing school in Cairo and hiding his relationship with an American woman from his conservative mother, Suad. It's a task that's becoming impossible as events take a catastrophic turn. But Suad won't be fooled-her son has been distant and she knows it's not about politics. Far away in the Nile Delta, she spends her...

For fans of Bridgerton, this finale concludes the tale of two worlds, utterly different yet entangled, where ruthless ambition, forbidden attraction, and unspoken dreams are hidden behind dutiful smiles and glittering jewels. "A thoroughly satisfying romp…Breathless readers will look forward to the next sudsy chapter in this planned series." -- Kirkus Reviews The murmurs of war have turned into a bloody conflict that will touch the lives of every...

The renowned Sudanese-Egyptian author explores the lives of immigrants at home and abroad in this "earnest and engrossing" story collection (Publishers Weekly, starred review). A young woman's encounter with a former classmate elicits painful reminders of her old life in Khartoum. A wealthy young Sudanese woman studying in Aberdeen begins an unlikely friendship with one of her Scottish classmates. A woman experiences an evolving relationship to...