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There’s definitely a garden in this book, one used for mostly innocuous things. This was one twisty thriller where some things made sense, other things even made me question myself and what I understood, and I was left a little breathless as the story wound towards it’s conclusion. In The Poison Garden, Elise lives in her late mother’s house and runs her late mother’s herb shop, concocting things like lotions and salves using the bounty from the garden. If she is to believe what she sees, Elise has every reason to fear for her life… As she treads into dangerous territory, Elise is forced to wonder: Is her whole future at stake? Or is paranoia getting the best of her? Įlise Watters seems to have it all-a blissful marriage, a gorgeous Victorian home surrounded by lush gardens, and a dream job running her late mother’s herbal boutique.īut on the eve of her first wedding anniversary, Elise makes a shocking discovery that turns her life upside down and casts doubt on everything she thought she knew-about her marriage, her friends, and even herself. Banner, bestselling author of The Good Neighbor. A woman’s idyllic life becomes a deceptive hall of mirrors in a thriller of exquisitely constructed psychological suspense by A. Their piece focuses on the various aspects of conservation that take place when one of these bodies is removed from the peat and prepared for an eternity of preservation. Their particular work focuses on conservation – particularly peat bodies that have been found largely in the Nordic regions of Europe. At the moment they are preparing for a show that deals with the various aspects of mortality. 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Any attempt to talk about the culture of the country, or about its past history or contemporary politics, must inescapably involve considerable selection. India is an immensely diverse country with many distinct pursuits, vastly disparate convictions, widely divergent customs and a veritable feast of viewpoints. The first four, which make up the first part of the collection, introduce and explain the principal themes pursued in this book, related to India's long argumentative tradition. These essays on India were written over the last decade - about half of them over the last couple of years. Allowing yourself to be the scapegoat - 96. Putting the needs of others before your own - 94. Taking notes, getting coffee, and making copies - 90. Believing others know more than you - 89. Wearing your reading glasses around your neck - 85. Sitting in meetings with your hands under the table - 84. Using gestures inconsistent with your message - 76. Failing to pause or reflect before responding -Ĭh. Speaking at a higher-than-natural pitch - 71. The inability to speak the language of your business - 66. Working in stereotypical roles or departments - 54. Using only your nickname or first name - 48. Ignoring the importance of network relationships - 42. Prematurely abandoning your career goals - 41. Putting work ahead of your personal life - 39. Viewing men in authority as father figures - 35. Decorating your office like your living room - 27. Being overly concerned with offending others - 23. Sharing too much personal information - 22. Telling the whole truth and nothing but the truth (so help you God) - 21. Not asking questions for fear of sounding stupid - 19. Not understanding the needs of your constituents -Ĭh. Failing to capitalize on relationships - 14. Playing the game safely and within bounds - 3. "I just wanted to have two good rounds to start the week, and I’m in a good position for the weekend,” she said. 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STARRED REVIEW *“An outstanding out-of-the box anthology from renowned comics veteran Kibuishi. “All the stories offer top-notch storytelling while providing readers with something more to think about.” - Publishers Weekly Queen of Myth and Monsters wasn’t as great as I hoped it would be but it also had it’s moments. Despite not liking the sequel as much, I can’t wait to see what happens next. I feel like at the same time a lot of happened and nothing at all. I really wish they worked more together than him going around “hunting” and her “planning”.Īll in all this book was just very confusing to me. It was really sweet that he wants to build it himself if that’s what she wishes. Love the fact that Adrian’s throne is made of his greatest enemy’s bones and that Isolde wants to make hers from her greatest enemy’s bones. With two opposing goddesses playing mortals and vampires against one another, Isolde is uncertain who her allies are in the vampire stronghold of Revekka. But their love for each other has cost Isolde her father and her homeland. I can’t say much about the romance since I feel like they were either having sex or fighting most of the book but Adrian and Isolde are opposite of each other she’s his light and he’s her darkness. Isolde, newly coronated queen, has finally found a king worthy of her in the vampire Adrian. He didn’t really have any other motivation and didn’t really get the point of his POV. He now has Isolde as his wife but he just wanted to become more powerful. I didn’t really understand Adrian in this book. The first book of the series was a four star read for me, so I had higher expectations for this buddy read. Backman's novel is a comedy but also a commentary of societal issues such as global capitalism, parenting, and marriage. What makes these people "the worst group of hostages in the world"? Of all the characters, including the father and son police duo, whom did you most connect with?ĥ. ( Follow-up to Question 2) Why is everyone at the open-house in the first place? What is everyone's overt reason for attending (house-flipping, for example), and what is the underlying (i.e., psychological or emotional) reason?Ĥ. Which were most surprising, or perhaps most improbable?ģ. ( Follow-up to Question 1) In what way is Anxious People really about relationships rather than a hostage crisis? Talk about the many human connections in this book-those that existed before the story began and those that developed during the course of the novel. Why are these people anxious? About what?Ģ. We'll add publisher questions if and when they're available in the meantime, use our LitLovers talking points to help start a discussion for ANXIOUS PEOPLE … then take off on your own:ġ. |