https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=SVL(HAMPTONBOOKCHAT)&QRYTEXT=Hampton%20Book%20Chat%20Reads&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=364774&CF=BIB February, 1927. The great and the good of Paris gathers to attend the funeral of the powerful millionaire, Marcel Pericourt. His daughter, Madeleine, is poised to take charge of his financial empire, but it seems fate has other plans for her. Her young son, Paul, with one unexpected and tragic act, will place Madeleine on the path to ruin and degradation. Faced with the adversity of men, the greed of her time, the corruption and the ambition of her associates, Madeleine will have to deploy reserves of intelligence, determination and also a Machiavellian instinct to survive and rebuild her life. This task is made all the more difficult in a France that can only watch, helpless, as the first flames of the inferno that will soon ravage Europe begin to take hold. February, 1927. The great and the good of Paris gathers to attend the funeral of the powerful millionaire, Marcel Pericourt. His daughter, Madeleine, is poised to take charge of his financial empire, but it seems fate has other plans for her. Her young son, Paul, with one unexpected and tragic act, will place Madeleine on the path to ruin and degradation. Faced with the adversity of men, the greed of her time, the corruption and the ambition of her associates, Madeleine will have to deploy reserves of intelligence, determination and also a Machiavellian instinct to survive and rebuild her life. This task is made all the more difficult in a France that can only watch, helpless, as the first flames of the inferno that will soon ravage Europe begin to take hold.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Lemaître, Pierre, 1951-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : MacLehose Press, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2021<br />427 pages ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Hampton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - LEMA - Available - 010325369<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=394981&CF=BIB Fearless and essential - the highly anticipated final instalment in Deborah Levy's critically acclaimed Living Autobiography. Following the international critical and commercial success of The Cost of Living, this final volume of Levy's 'Living Autobiography' is an exhilarating, thought-provoking and boldly intimate meditation on home and the spectres that haunt it. It resumes and expands Levy's pioneering examination of a female life lived in the storm of the present tense, asking essential questions about womanhood, modernity, creative identity and personal freedom. From one of the great thinkers and writers of our time, Real Estate is a memoir and a manifesto for radical emancipation - as an artist, as a woman, and as an inheritor of the real estate of the now. Fearless and essential - the highly anticipated final instalment in Deborah Levy's critically acclaimed Living Autobiography. Following the international critical and commercial success of The Cost of Living, this final volume of Levy's 'Living Autobiography' is an exhilarating, thought-provoking and boldly intimate meditation on home and the spectres that haunt it. It resumes and expands Levy's pioneering examination of a female life lived in the storm of the present tense, asking essential questions about womanhood, modernity, creative identity and personal freedom. From one of the great thinkers and writers of our time, Real Estate is a memoir and a manifesto for radical emancipation - as an artist, as a woman, and as an inheritor of the real estate of the now.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Levy, Deborah<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Hamish Hamilton, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2021<br />128 pages ; 21 cm.<br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Non Fiction - Biography - 828.914 LEV - Available - 010464211<br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Non Fiction - Biography - 828.914 LEV - Available - 010464198<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Non Fiction - Biography - 828.914 LEV - Available - 010464204<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=403223&CF=BIB Haunted by an unmet promise, the Swart family loses touch after the death of their matriarch. Adrift, the lives of the three siblings move separately through the uncharted waters of South Africa; Anton, the golden boy who bitterly resents his life's unfulfilled promises; Astrid, whose beauty is her power; and the youngest, Amor, whose life is shaped by a nebulous feeling of guilt. Reunited by four funerals over three decades, the dwindling family reflects the atmosphere of its country - an atmosphere of resentment, renewal, and - ultimately - hope. The Promise is an epic drama that unfurls against the unrelenting march of national history, sure to please current fans and attract many new ones. Haunted by an unmet promise, the Swart family loses touch after the death of their matriarch. Adrift, the lives of the three siblings move separately through the uncharted waters of South Africa; Anton, the golden boy who bitterly resents his life's unfulfilled promises; Astrid, whose beauty is her power; and the youngest, Amor, whose life is shaped by a nebulous feeling of guilt. Reunited by four funerals over three decades, the dwindling family reflects the atmosphere of its country - an atmosphere of resentment, renewal, and - ultimately - hope. The Promise is an epic drama that unfurls against the unrelenting march of national history, sure to please current fans and attract many new ones.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Galgut, Damon, 1963-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Chatto & Windus, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2021<br />293 pages ; 22 cm.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Average rating: </span><span style="vertical-align: middle;"><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-blankstar.gif" alt="☆" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-blankstar.gif" alt="☆" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-blankstar.gif" alt="☆" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-blankstar.gif" alt="☆" /></span> (1 review)<br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - GALG - Available - 010560555<br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - GALG - Available - 010560579<br />Hampton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - GALG - Available - 010559405<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - GALG - Available - 010317500<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - GALG - Available - 010559429<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=472366&CF=BIB "A timely and arresting debut for anyone looking for insight into what it means to be a Black woman in the world. Three Black women are linked in unexpected ways to the same influential white man in Stockholm as they build their new lives in the most open society run by the most private people. Successful marketing executive Kemi Adeyemi is lured from the U.S. to Sweden by Jonny von Lundin, CEO of the nation's largest marketing firm, to help fix a PR fiasco involving a racially tone-deaf campaign. A killer at work but a failure in love, Kemi's move is a last-ditch effort to reclaim her social life. A chance meeting with Jonny in business class en route to the U.S. propels former model-turned-flight-attendant Brittany-Rae Johnson into a life of wealth, luxury, and privilege-a life she's not sure she wants-as the object of his unhealthy obsession. And Somali refugee Muna Saheed, who lost her entire family, finds a job cleaning the toilets at Jonny's office as she works to establish her residency in Sweden and, more importantly, seeks connection and a place she can call home. Told through the perspectives of each of the three women, In Every Mirror She's Black is a fast-paced, richly nuanced yet accessible contemporary novel that touches on important social issues of racism, classism, fetishization, and tokenism, and what it means to be a Black woman navigating a white-dominated society. Lola Akinmade Åkerström is an African-American (Nigerian-American) award-winning author, speaker, and photographer based in Sweden. This is her first novel"-- Provided by publisher. "A timely and arresting debut for anyone looking for insight into what it means to be a Black woman in the world. Three Black women are linked in unexpected ways to the same influential white man in Stockholm as they build their new lives in the most open society run by the most private people. Successful marketing executive Kemi Adeyemi is lured from the U.S. to Sweden by Jonny von Lundin, CEO of the nation's largest marketing firm, to help fix a PR fiasco involving a racially tone-deaf campaign. A killer at work but a failure in love, Kemi's move is a last-ditch effort to reclaim her social life. A chance meeting with Jonny in business class en route to the U.S. propels former model-turned-flight-attendant Brittany-Rae Johnson into a life of wealth, luxury, and privilege-a life she's not sure she wants-as the object of his unhealthy obsession. And Somali refugee Muna Saheed, who lost her entire family, finds a job cleaning the toilets at Jonny's office as she works to establish her residency in Sweden and, more importantly, seeks connection and a place she can call home. Told through the perspectives of each of the three women, In Every Mirror She's Black is a fast-paced, richly nuanced yet accessible contemporary novel that touches on important social issues of racism, classism, fetishization, and tokenism, and what it means to be a Black woman navigating a white-dominated society. Lola Akinmade Åkerström is an African-American (Nigerian-American) award-winning author, speaker, and photographer based in Sweden. This is her first novel"-- Provided by publisher.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Akinmade-Akerström, Lola<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, [2021]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2021<br />408 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - AKIN - Available - 010457930<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=511120&CF=BIB A worldwide bestseller since its publication, Irving's classic is filled with stories inside stories about the life and times of T. S. Garp, struggling writer and illegitimate son of Jenny Fields - an unlikely feminist heroine ahead of her time. Beautifully written, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP is a powerfully compelling and compassionate coming-of-age novel that established John Irving as one of the most imaginative writers of his generation. A worldwide bestseller since its publication, Irving's classic is filled with stories inside stories about the life and times of T. S. Garp, struggling writer and illegitimate son of Jenny Fields - an unlikely feminist heroine ahead of her time. Beautifully written, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP is a powerfully compelling and compassionate coming-of-age novel that established John Irving as one of the most imaginative writers of his generation.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Irving, John, 1942-<br />40th anniversary edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orion Books, 2019.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©1978<br />516 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - IRVI - Available - 010517177<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=361304&CF=BIB Ellens stopped talking. She thinks she may have killed her dad. Her brothers barricaded himself in his room. Their mother, a successful actress, carries on as normal. Were a family of light! she insists. But darkness seeps in everywhere and in their separate worlds each of them longs for togetherness. Welcome to America is a scintillating portrait of a sensitive, strong-willed child in the throes of trauma, a family on the brink of implosion, and the love that threatens to tear them apart. Ellens stopped talking. She thinks she may have killed her dad. Her brothers barricaded himself in his room. Their mother, a successful actress, carries on as normal. Were a family of light! she insists. But darkness seeps in everywhere and in their separate worlds each of them longs for togetherness. Welcome to America is a scintillating portrait of a sensitive, strong-willed child in the throes of trauma, a family on the brink of implosion, and the love that threatens to tear them apart.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Knausgård, Linda Boström<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New York : World Editions, [2019]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2019<br />124 pages ; 21 cm<br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - KNAU - Available - 010131533<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=341959&CF=BIB Within minutes of landing in Kununurra, Frauke Bolten had made up her mind to get on a plane back home to Germany. It was 1981 and the dusty frontier town was no place for a woman. However, Frauke stayed, determined to help her husband carve out a new life farming. Tragedy struck just three years later when Friedrich took his own life and she was left to raise their family alone. Twenty-six years after she sold her first necklace off the back porch, Kimberley Fine Diamonds in Kununurra is now home to one of the world's largest collections of Argyle pink diamonds, with a client list that includes Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. Frauke is credited for not only pioneering an industry, but for putting the tiny outback town and its precious diamonds on the map. A Diamond in the Dust is a tale of love and loss, hardship and heartache, but ultimately the inspiring story of how a naive young girl from Germany overcame tragedy to pioneer a diamond empire in one of the most unforgiving terrains on earth. Within minutes of landing in Kununurra, Frauke Bolten had made up her mind to get on a plane back home to Germany. It was 1981 and the dusty frontier town was no place for a woman. However, Frauke stayed, determined to help her husband carve out a new life farming. Tragedy struck just three years later when Friedrich took his own life and she was left to raise their family alone. Twenty-six years after she sold her first necklace off the back porch, Kimberley Fine Diamonds in Kununurra is now home to one of the world's largest collections of Argyle pink diamonds, with a client list that includes Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. Frauke is credited for not only pioneering an industry, but for putting the tiny outback town and its precious diamonds on the map. A Diamond in the Dust is a tale of love and loss, hardship and heartache, but ultimately the inspiring story of how a naive young girl from Germany overcame tragedy to pioneer a diamond empire in one of the most unforgiving terrains on earth.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Bolten-Boshammer, Frauke<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Cammeray, NSW : Simon & Schuster Australia, 2018.<br />xv, 367 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Non Fiction - Biography - 739.27 BOL - Onloan - Due: 15 May 2024 - 009831062<br />