![]() When brilliant FBI agent Kendra Donovan stumbles back in time and finds herself in a 19th century English castle under threat from a vicious serial killer, she scrambles to solve the case before it takes her life-200 years before she was even born.īeautiful and brilliant, Kendra Donovan is a rising star at the FBI. From the Cliffs of Insanity through the Fire Swamp and down into the Zoo of Death, this incredible journey and brilliant tale is peppered with strange beasties monstrous and gentle, and memorable surprises both terrible and sublime. Morgenstern's timeless tale-discovered and wonderfully abridged by William Goldman-pits country against country, good against evil, love against hate. the princess bride, the most perfect, beautiful woman in the history of the world. supreme looter and plunderer of the high seas and, of course, Buttercup. ![]() the King's ex-Miracle Man, who can raise the dead (kind of) The Dread Pirate Roberts. the evilest man of all, who thrives on the excruciating pain of others Miracle Max. the eviler ruler of Guilder, who has an equally insatiable thirst for war and the beauteous Buttercup Count Rugen. the evil Sicilian, with a mind so keen he's foiled by his own perfect logic Prince Humperdinck. the Turk, the gentlest giant ever to have uprooted a tree with his bare hands Vizzini. the Spanish swordsman who lives only to avenge his father's death Fezzik. handsome farm boy who risks death and much, much worse for the woman he loves Inigo. What reader can forget or resist such colorful characters as Now in hardcover in America for the first time since 1973, this special edition of The Princess Bride is a true keepsake for devoted fans as well as those lucky enough to discover it for the first time. Once upon a time came a story so full of high adventure and true love that it became an instant classic and won the hearts of millions. Collins’s work seamlessly integrates the African-American experience in her characters’ lives, creating rich, devastatingly familiar, full-bodied men, women, and children who transcend the symbolic, penetrating both the reader’s head and heart.īoth contemporary and timeless, Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? is a major addition to the literary canon, and is sure to earn Kathleen Collins the widespread recognition she is long overdue. ![]() In “Only Once,” a woman reminisces about her charming daredevil of a lover and his ultimate-and final-act of foolishness. In “The Uncle,” a young girl who idolizes her handsome uncle and his beautiful wife makes a haunting discovery about their lives. Humorous, poignant, perceptive, and full of grace, Kathleen Collins’s stories masterfully blend the quotidian and the profound in a personal, intimate way, exploring deep, far-reaching issues-race, gender, family, and sexuality-that shape the ordinary moments in our lives. Now available in Ecco’s Art of the Story series: a never-before-published collection of stories from a brilliant yet little known African American artist and filmmaker-a contemporary of revered writers including Toni Cade Bambara, Laurie Colwin, Ann Beattie, Amy Hempel, and Grace Paley-whose prescient work has recently resurfaced to wide acclaim. Named one of the most anticipated books of the fall by the Huffington Post, New York, The Boston Globe, Lit Hub, and The Millions Named a Best Book of 2016 by VICE, Elle, Nylon, Publishers Weekly and NPR “Sexy and radical and intimate.” -Miranda July “From the first page you know you're in the hands of an exceptional writer… I adored this book.” -Zadie Smith
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