![]() ![]() In all honesty, I think I enjoyed The Robe better than I did Ben Hur. Michaela was right – I did enjoy it – very much indeed. ![]() I found an old copy of The Robe at a thrift store and finally got around to reading it several months after finishing Ben Hur. This spring I took Ben Hur with me on a week long choir tour ( you can see my review of that book here), and Michaela, who had read Ben Hur before, told me that if I enjoyed that book I would probably also enjoy The Robe (by Lloyd C. This particular book was suggested to me by my friend Michaela. It was rather as if he had confronted his tragedy! – had gone to meet it! ( The Robe, pg.143) The best that ‘fortitude’ could accomplish was courageous endurance. He had borne his pain with admirable fortitude Was ‘fortitude’ the word? No – murmured Marcellus – the Galilean had something else besides that. He had been unfairly tried, unjustly sentenced, and dishonorably put to death. The man who wore it had been innocent of any crime. First of all, the Robe had symbolized that whole shameful affair at Jerusalem. ![]() Marcellus gave himself to serious reflection. If you purchase items through my affiliate links, I receive a small commission but your price doesn't change. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Violet’s wits may protect her in the cutthroat court, but they can't change her fate. Violet faces her own choice: Seize an opportunity to gain control of her own destiny, no matter the cost, or give in to the ill-fated attraction that’s growing between her and Cyrus. Honesty is for suckers, like the oh-so- not charming Prince Cyrus, who plans to strip Violet of her official role once he’s crowned at the end of the summer-unless Violet does something about it.īut when the king asks her to falsely prophesy Cyrus's love story for an upcoming ball, Violet awakens a dreaded curse, one that will end in either damnation or salvation for the kingdom-all depending on the prince’s choice of future bride. Violet is a prophet and a liar, influencing the royal court with her cleverly phrased-and not always true-divinations. “Everything you want from an enemies-to-lovers fantasy starring morally gray characters.”- BuzzFeed A darkly enchanting fantasy about a lying witch, a cursed prince, and a sinister prophecy that ignites their doomed destinies-perfect for fans of The Cruel Prince. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The romance and intrigue will draw readers, but the underdeveloped characters and their flattened emotions drain the story of intensity and sizzle. Crush What Leah hasonly she really shouldnt haveon the guy with the green eyes, the guy who is not her perfect boyfriend, the guy who does not fit in her picture-perfect life, the guy her sisters will only mock and her mother will never approve of. Writing from Leah's first-person perspective, debut author Meredith spends an inordinate amount of time on the details of the charmed life Leah chafes against and her romantic yearnings, which are sometimes described in queasy terms ("But what my boyfriend spent more than twelve months achieving inch by inch in my bedroom, Porter had plundered in a few sweaty minutes"). Kiss What Leah didonly she really shouldnt haveone hot night at a country club party. When Leah meets Porter, the handsome bad boy who parks cars at her family's country club, she sees the perfect opportunity to break away from her family and her tried and true boyfriend, Shane. They kiss, and Derek leaves her long enough to break up with Rose. : Meredith, Christina : 2011-12 : 320 : 19.20 ISBN: 9780062062246. ![]() With Leah's oldest sister, Yorke, recently engaged, and middle sister, Freddie, celebrating her graduation, Leah has had enough of the many expectations that weigh on her. Meredith, Cristina, Izzie, and Alex are new residents and have their own interns. High school junior Leah comes from a quintessentially perfect family: her parents are high school sweethearts, her older sisters are both gorgeous valedictorians, and their family is well-off and well connected. ![]() ![]() ![]() In a series of essays that interweave Hugo’s life with Les Misérables and point to the novel’s contemporary relevance, To Love Is to Act explores how Hugo reveals his guiding principles for life, including his belief in the transfigurative power of forgiveness, love’s essential divinity, and potential for change and redemption in the midst of struggle.Įnriching the book are insights from artists who captured the novel’s heart in the famed musical, Les Mis creators Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, producer of the musical Les Misérables Cameron Mackintosh, film director Tom Hooper, and award-winning actors who have portrayed Jean Valjean: Colm Wilkinson and Hugh Jackman. We have much to learn from Hugo, who battled for justice, lobbied against slavery and the death penalty, and fought for the rights of women and children. ![]() His love of freedom, democracy, and all people-especially the poor and wretched-drove him not only to write his epic Les Misérables but also to follow his conscience. “To love is to act”- “ Aimer, c’est agir.” These words, which Victor Hugo wrote three days before he died, epitomize his life’s philosophy. ~ Recommendation by Telos Group Co-founder ~ See Book Events ~ Watch the Book Launch ~ Begin the Introduction ~ See the Table of Contents ~ Order the Book Foreword by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, creators of the musical Les Misérablesĭistributed by the University of Chicago Press. ![]() |