The name "Clamp" refers to a storage clamp, in the sense of "a bunch of potatoes". Clamp are noted as among the most critically and commercially acclaimed manga artists in Japan, and as of 2007, have sold nearly 100 million books worldwide. Various series by the group cross-reference each other, and characters reappear in multiple works by the group, with Tsubasa, a series set across multiple dimensions, featuring multiple alternative versions of characters from past works. Notable works by Clamp include X (1992), Magic Knight Rayearth (1993), Cardcaptor Sakura (1996) and its sequel Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card (2016), Chobits (2000), and xxxHolic and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle (both 2003). By the time the group made its mainstream publishing debut with RG Veda in 1989, it was reduced to seven members three more members left in 1993, leaving the four current members of the group. Clamp (stylized in all caps) is an all-female Japanese manga artist group, consisting of leader and writer Nanase Ohkawa (born in Osaka), and three artists whose roles shift for each series: Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi (all born in Kyoto).Ĭlamp was first formed in the mid-1980s as an eleven-member group creating dōjinshi (self-published fan works), and began creating original manga in 1987.
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This book s exquisite images are accompanied by personal stories and observations from a lifetime of working with wild animals around the world, ranging from orangutans in the rain forests of Borneo to emperor penguins in Antarctica. Lanting s photographs take creatures that have become ordinary and familiar and transform them into haunting new visions. In a review of his work The New York Times states, Mr. Thrilling wilderness: Celebrating the diversity of life on earthEye to Eye, the first personal portfolio by master photographer Frans Lanting, presents an extraordinary collection of animal images by an award-winning photographer and naturalist who has set the standards for a whole generation of wildlife photographers, according to the BBC.More than 140 photographs, made over a period of twenty years, reveal the unique personal aesthetic Frans Lanting brings to wildlife photography, as well as the startling new perspective on animals his images provoke. But could a lady's sweet surrender open their hearts to the most unexpected arrival of all. But how can he resist this siren in widow's weeds, whose offer is simply too outrageously tempting to decline? Determined she'll get her money's worth, Theo endeavors to awaken this shamefully neglected beauty to the pleasures of the flesh - only to find her dead set against taking any enjoyment in the scandalous bargain. Theophilus Mirkwood ought to be insulted. Forsaking all she knows of propriety, Martha approaches her neighbor, a London exile with a wicked reputation, and offers a strictly business proposition: a month of illicit interludes. Lydia Slaughter understands the games men play-both in and out of the bedroom. In A Lady Awakened, opposites don’t merely at. Both the heroine, repressed Martha, and the hero, feckless Theo, are, by this novel’s end, alert to possibilities unimaginable to both prior to their relationship. After all, if she has an heir on the way, her future will be secured. 46 Published: 2014 A Gentleman Undone Cecilia Grant Cecilia Grant A seductive beauty turns the tables on a gentleman gaming for the guiltiest of pleasures in this rich and sensual Regency romance from beloved newcomer Cecilia Grant. Grant’s excellent debut should really be titled A Lady and a Gentleman Awakened. Newly widowed and desperate to protect her estate and beloved servants from her malevolent brother-in-law, Martha Russell conceives a daring plan. In Cecilia Grant's emotionally rich and deeply passionate Regency romance debut, a deal with a rumored rogue turns a proper young woman into. In Cecilia Grants emotionally rich and deeply passionate Regency romance debut, a deal with a rumored rogue turns a proper young woman into. I understand that the time jumps are necessary to quicken the plot but sometimes came across as choppy. It can be split into two halves, the first being Mia and Lexi's friendship during high school and the second their adult lives. Night Road centres around four characters, Lexi, Mia, Zach and Jude. Their lives take a turn and nothing will ever go back to how it was before. However, after the girls have a night out with Mia's brother, Zach, Jude finds that her worries over a friendship is minute compared to what she has to face. This concerns Mia's mother, Jude, at first. They become best friends immediately and Mia comes to rely heavily on Lexi. Lexi and Mia find similarities in each other despite the differences in their background. As the book progresses however, it soon becomes clear that all is not so rosy at Babel and the place holds dark secrets that hide the true nature of the Empire and all that Britain stands for. Robin is immediately intoxicated by the splendor of the place, settling into a buzzy academic rhythm alongside newfound friend Ramy and female compatriots, Victoire and Letty. This tower, powered by magical silver bars, is where all the power for the British Empire stems from. With strict schedules for studying language rigorously, Robin is raised to attend Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. Robin Swift is an orphan from Canton, brought to England by the stuffy Professor Lovell and trained for a higher purpose. The story is pretty straightforward and plays out as a love/hate letter to author R.F. London is brought to life with glorious (and ugly) detail, while our main protagonist, Robin, is beautifully fleshed out and interesting from the off. The book, clocking in at a hefty 547 pages, is an absolute page-turner and full of wonderful, whimsical prose. Babel is an impressive, ambitious dark academia novel, but it’s certainly not without its flaws. In addition, this was the excited of cashing my first real paycheck. Wintry weather for Christmas day in New York! Now a college graduate who had landed her first “grown-up” job a Registered Nurse.Īnother Snowy day to remember in the Big Apple. The battle for a parking spot in the university parking lot. Besides Break for the Christmas Holiday No longer a slave to exams and early morning classes. Just another cold day again in Brooklyn, New York.Īs if the Noel spirit father Christmas is trying hard to penetrate the ice and having a tough time of it. The snow on the ground will be white and powdery or mushy and gray. The street lamps all wrapped in tinsel and the sounds of carols float from the speakers of department stores and gasoline stations. All you can sense is your fingers turning into icicles. In the same fashion frosty makes it hard to think or focus. Most importantly, the child in you delights in watching your breath make clouds of steam that dissipate in the chilly air. As a matter of fact, It was gray and frigid outside. Jolly Christmas time was 1998 the best time of the year in New York City. Aiden hates it because he has a hard time trusting that Britt is real and honest. Britt strives to keep herself separate from her mother’s determination to prove that her fathers death was on purpose because of the way that her mother is going about finding the truth. Owen takes to Britt right away, and while Aiden loves it, he hates it at the same time. Owen and Britt’s dog Edward are the perfect distraction from the seriousness of the story. When she left months prior, her and Aiden had a moment but it was broken when his brothers interrupted them. So, she comes home to the job, and to the crush that she has had on Aiden for years. Britt has been working as a forensic photographer and is well versed in her job. The mayor of Eureka (and her grandmother) wants Britt to come home because of a rise in crime in their small town. She is trying to run away from the chaos that her family and their beliefs bring to her. It has just been him him and Owen because Aiden refused to open himself up to heartache again.īritt has left their small town for more. We meet him 4 years after his wife has died and find out that he harbors resentment and frustrations from some realizations that come to light after her death. Aiden is a single dad to Owen, sheriff of Eureka, and hater of magic. In these works, Lewis presents a response to a form of simplistic enthusiasm that tends to run through American culture, examining institutional religion, art, business, patriotism, and medicine with a skeptical eye. It was the first in a string of novels written by Sinclair Lewis in the 1920s, including Babbitt, Arrowsmith, and Elmer Gantry, that established him as one of the preeminent authors of American literature. Main Street was an immediate, phenomenal success when it was published in 1920, making it the book of the century up to that point. The book touches on eternal American issues, such as women's rights, business among friends, and the spirit of anti-intellectualism that has always been at the center of small-town America, where sensitivity is often equated with self-absorption. Carol Kennicott (née Milford), the protagonist of this novel, is a fascinating study in complexity: she loves her husband enough to live in Gopher Prairie with him, yet nearly enters several affairs in her longing for freedom she hates the town for its gossip and its simplicity but wants nothing more than to make it better. The town, Gopher Prairie, is closely patterned on Sauk Centre, Min-nesota, which is where Sinclair Lewis grew up, although the book makes clear that it could be any of thousands of towns across the heartland. Main Street, originally published in 1920, is the story of a sophisticated young woman who moves to a small town in the American Midwest in 1912 and struggles against the small-minded culture of the citizens who live there. The album quickly reached the British Top 30 and led to an appearance on popular British TV music show, Top of the Pops. Signing with Epic in 1988, the Darling Buds released several singles before issuing their debut full-length album, Pop Said, in January 1989. Reissued by the Native record label, the single was heard numerous times on John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show. Releasing their debut single, "If I Said," on their own label in February 1987, the group began attracting considerable attention. Firmly entrenched in the "blonde" period of British indie music, the group is remembered for the singing of blonde female vocalist, Andrea Lewis (born: March 25, 1967) and the beatnik-like black clothing worn by the band's instrumentalists.įormed in Cardiff, Wales in 1986, the Darling Buds took their name from a comic novel, Darling Buds of May by British author H.E. With their Beatles-influenced vocal harmonies and hook-laden melodies, the Darling Buds were one of the most promising bands in Wales during the late '80s and early '90s. After her resurrection she began to see men as simply tools for her to use while still attempting to retain some plausibility into her cover. She had a crush on and had a intimate relationship with her teacher before she died and seemed to be genuinely in love with him. Initially Tomie was a love struck girl who was liked by the guys in her class but disliked by the female students. There have been numerous live-action adaptations of Tomie's stories, with the character herself being portrayed by a wide variety of actresses. She is one of Junji Ito's most recurring characters, appearing for a grand total of 3 series: Tomie, Tomie: Part 2 and Tomie Again. Tomie is a manipulative, hedonistic, and extremely selfish woman, seducing men to do her bidding. Tomie's hair is normally long and black, but in certain versions it is shorter but still black, while in others it is light blonde. Tomie Kawakami is a young woman frequently described as almost impossibly beautiful by those she meets. |