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Her final moments were sad, especially knowing everything her death set in motion. Luke picked up a stray like it was nothing. Praise be! They showed the southern charm and hillbilly sweetness. If she had a son, their relationship would probably have been oedipal What is with men starting new families like it's nothing?įeeding Jillian's ego is exhausting, and the worst thing for everyone was Jillian having a daughter. If Jillian drew that creepy ass mural on my wall I would've committed her.ĭue to the restraining order and her father not having rights, he just never talked to Leigh again? That sucks. Tony was a raging narcissist obsessed with Leigh and Heaven, but he had moments where it seemed his concern for his brother was genuine. That battle with pneumonia nearly cost him his life, and the only stable person in the house left while he was sleeping. Tiny Tony Tatterton was so small, young, and creepy. 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Separated by their own government and threatened at every turn by Napoleonâ?s forces, Laurence and Temeraire must struggle to find each other amid the turmoil of war and to aid the resistance against the invasion before Napoleonâ?s foothold on Englandâ?s shores can become a stranglehold. Napoleonâ?s prime objective: the occupation of London. For Britain, conditions are grimmer still: Napoleonâ?s resurgent forces have breached the Channel and successfully invaded English soil. On the heels of his mission to Africa, seeking the cure for a deadly contagion, he has been removed from military serviceâ?and his captain, Will Laurence, has been condemned to death for treason. It is a grim time for the dragon Temeraire. Now in the latest novel, they soar to new heights of breathtaking action and brilliant imagination. 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These two men - ambitious, powerful, ruthless - are locked in a relentless struggle to build an empire, fuelled by their all-consuming hatred. Born on the same day near the turn of the century on opposite sides of the world, both men are brought together by fate and the quest of a dream. He published his first novel, The Drowned World, in 1961. After internment in a civilian prison camp, he and his family returned to England in 1946. Ballard was born in 1930 in Shanghai, where his father was a businessman. With his alienating, ‘Ballardian’ view of normal events, this is a unique novel from one of our finest writers. Concrete Island provides an unnerving study of our modern lives and world. In this twisted version of Robinson Crusoe, our hero must learn to survive - using only what he can find in his crashed car. But when he tries to climb the embankment or flag-down a passing car for help it proves impossible - and he finds himself marooned on the concrete island. 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