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A true story of sex, seduction and the pursuit of pleasure.
Welcome to a world where women make - and break - the rules. An underground club notorious for parties wilder than 50 Shades of Grey; a place where, behind elegant masks, your innermost desires can be unleashed...
Emma Sayle is an ordinary girl: raised in a stable home, she had a happy childhood and has a steady boyfriend. She runs a business organizing parties. But Emma has a naughty...
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Readers are invited to step into the protagonist's shoes, contemplating how they might navigate the events and characters encountered amidst the life journey portrayed in this book. This exercise aims to deepen the understanding of the adages 'character is destiny' and the profound truth in the saying, 'there's no unattainable action, only unthought possibilities.' Thanks to the author's optimistic nature and rich experience from decades as a stage...
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Dive deep into a saga that blurs the lines between fiction and reality, spanning a century from the 1850s to 1950s. This tale, inspired by true events, unravels the intricate tapestry of a family I was adopted into – a lineage rife with hedonism, deceit, and dark desires.
Each character in this sprawling family epic is a study in contrasts: driven by their insatiable passions, they navigate a world laden with amorality, neuroses, and intense eroticism....
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Shortlisted, Adelaide Festival Literary Awards.
The sourcebook for the film Hemingway in Spain, this hybrid work melds several Hemingway "voices", the author, the "Hemingway Hero", and the author projecting the Hemingway consciousness and aesthetic on a contemporary Spanish landscape.
"The poems stitch you into a tapestry...with loose threads left hanging just to trip you up if you become complacent." Bev Braune, Australian Book Review.
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Nothing Left to Burn is a remarkable memoir that looks into the life of a family that has spent years harboring secrets, both dark and volatile. It eloquently tells the story of a son's relationship with his father, the fire chief and a local hero, and his grandfather, a serial arsonist.
When Jay Varner, fresh out of college, returns home to work for the local newspaper, he knows that he will have to deal with the memories of a childhood haunted...
87) The Child Bride
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Cathy Glass, international bestselling author, tells the shocking story of Zeena, a young Asian girl desperate to escape from her family. When 14 -year-old Zeena begs to be taken into care with a non-Asian family, she is clearly petrified. But of what? Placed in the home of experienced foster care Cathy and her family, Zeena gradually settles into her new life, but misses her little brothers and sisters terribly. Prevented from having any contact...
89) Out of Respect
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"Out of Respect" by Denise De Stefano will take you on a dramatic odyssey where you will experience the true highs and lows of the human condition. It is told by the voice of a child who became a savvy woman growing up in South Philly with all its colorful culture. The book teaches us a new perspective on the word, "respect." De Stefano's recovery, recollections, and authentic storytelling are a gift to us all. Through her story, written in first...
90) Sentenced
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This true story follows the remarkable and unlikely friendship that develops between two strangers – a London housewife bringing up four children and a British prisoner incarcerated in Thailand.
As they begin to exchange letters, each tells a personal story of being sentenced – Vicky in a desperate and loveless marriage; Andy within the walls of one of the world's most notorious prisons.
What unfolds is a moving tale about entrapment and freedom,...
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Born in a Meadow is a book of memories of a boy determined to prove to himself that being handicapped was not an excuse for giving up on high aspirations.
During his life, he had three careers; music, stock brokerage, and international business, and he excelled in all three.
He traveled in thirty countries, had friends on six continents, flew airplanes and gliders, and raced in sailboats.
He detested racism and didn't react to the skin color, facial...
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In this astonishing true adventure, follow two middle-aged, divorced pals as they embark on a journey that neither sobriety nor careful planning might have ever inspired. After reminiscing over drinks, a spontaneous decision takes them aboard a Philippine airline 747 in 1988, bound for Australia, to reunite with an old friend.
But to say 'things didn't go to plan' would be the understatement of the century.
The series of unbelievable events that...
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When Reece arrives at Cathy's door aged 7 years old, he has already passed through the hands of four different carers in four weeks. As the details of his short life emerge, it becomes clear that to help him, Cathy will face her biggest challenge yet. The latest title from the author of Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Damaged. Reece is the last of six siblings to be fostered. Having been in care for four months his aggressive and disruptive...
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Orphaned from the age of four, once Irish Martin PA Ward reached sixteen years of age, those high wrought iron gates belonging to Artane, with its harsh and abusive regime, could no longer hold him. Blighted with a tough seriousness, this brilliant life story is also littered with wonderfully amusing images, they being dropped here and there.
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After being medically retired out of the Marine Corps, Cody found himself separated from his wife and son, and struggling to deal with a brain injury that had fractured his personality and robbed him of all the things he thought he was. No longer able to stand the face in the mirror, he quickly fell down a rabbit hole of alcoholism, and self-loathing unable to forgive himself for the life he destroyed.Even though he moved to a new city and tried to...
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The Journal Keeper is the open-hearted and unflinchingly honest memoir of six years in writer Phyllis Theroux's life. As she ages into her sixties, Theroux uses regular journal entries to reflect on the void left by the passing of her remarkable mother and the thrill of allowing a new source of joy into her life. A natural storyteller, Theroux slips her arm companionably into yours, like an old friend going for a stroll. But Theroux's stride is long...
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Author Eric Buhle Gumbi has penned a captivating memoir that delves into his personal encounters, both challenging and interesting, as he navigates various socio-political landscapes. The Corridors of Hope takes readers on a journey through the author's youthful experiences, both inside and outside of the classroom.
Through his narrative, Gumbi explores the people who have supported him along the way and how they have helped to redirect him towards...
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Learn why 18 million is a key number in my life and its meaning nationally.
This is a story about a young boy who grew up without a father figure in his life. He and his mom struggled as best they could. He persevered, struggling to make his dreams come true. The desire for success drove him to achieve in areas where he had no knowledge or formal education to obtain. My prayers were heard and answered.
Life is good. Sharing my story with you...
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In May of 2021, I was diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer. I had joined the men's club that no man wants to join.Prostate cancer is the second most frequent cancer diagnosis made in men and the fifth leading cause of death worldwide.This is my story of trials and tribulations of cancer treatment with a surprising alternative cure.
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This powerful and beautifully-written account is the memoir of Patricia Nolan who lived in a tiny community in Cumbria and it captures the end of an era in the 1950s.
'When the first organ-transplant was taking place, when computers were starting to revolutionise our lives and television was arriving in the sitting-rooms of Britain, in my house we were still dipping buckets into a stream to make a cup of tea and going to bed by candlelight,' she writes.
The...
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