An 18-year-old girl stands trial for a mass shooting - but her narrative is highly unreliable ... We Need to Talk About Kevin meets The Secret History in this gripping novel about secrets and murder.
Even if he has to lie to the woman he cares about the most. And even if this killer wants nothing more than to lure Eve further and further into his swamp of madness... QUICKSAND
Nella Larsen’s immensely stylish debut novel tells the story of sensitive, proud, and beautiful Helga Crane, the daughter (like Larsen herself) of a black West Indian father and a white Danish mother.
In exchange, he offers Tess one of his own young bulls. Soon enough, Quicksand is the rising star of the rodeo circuit, which only proves Tess is better at picking bulls than she is men.
Brave, bold, and brilliant, this ground-breaking first novel is the work of one of the Harlem Renaissance's most influential and enduring writers.
Forced to trust Brock Tolman, the rancher who once swindled her father in a land deal, Tess Champion, working to save her family's ranch from foreclosure, tries to deny the attraction between them, especially when they are stranded together ...
Quicksand is a selection of autobiographical short stories and poems from author Jake Fraczek.
Harlem Renaissance author Nella Larsen (1891 –1964) published just two novels and three short stories in her lifetime, but achieved lasting literary acclaim. Her classic novel Quicksand first appeared in 1928.
"An accessible, informative, insider’s view, this book reminds readers that there is still a long way to go." — Kirkus Reviews Weaving together her own story with straightforward questions and answers, the author explains the real ways ...
... ramshackle row house was mined with pieces of mangled metal and broken glass. It exploded into activity as bodies came charging out of the row house. Lin and Burton waved her on; those fleeing were not Grapevine and Rox. She and Burton ...
Quicksand is formed when too much water flows into an area of sand or soil, turning it into a thick muck.
Liam, a policeman and aspiring author, looks for inspiration to his best friend, Aldo, a hapless criminal with a knack for misfortunes who is trying to win back his ex-wife.
What is the "Mother of Poison"? This area in Saudi Arabia and Oman hides huge areas of quicksand beneath a thin crust of dry sand, making it especially dangerous.
Hypocrisy and prejudice compel a principled racially mixed teacher to desert a steady job and a socially prominent fiancâe.
To redeem herself, she follows clues from an illuminated manuscript that lead from the cobblestone streets of Paris to the quicksand-surrounded fortress of Mont Saint-Michel.
What did Maja do? Or is it what she failed to do that brought her here? Malin Persson Giolito has written a perceptive portrayal of a teenage girl and a blistering indictment of a society that is coming apart.