![]() The notion that a kiss could transform a person from hideous monstrousness into a state of beauty and normality was popular in the Middle Ages. ![]() Many of the ingredients of the classic fairy tale are present in ‘The Frog-Prince’: the beautiful princess, the handsome prince, the marriage at the end, the magical transformation, the evil fairy/witch, the importance of the number three, and the idea of undergoing a trial before the happy resolution materialises. And that, in summary, is the story of the frog-prince. She accepted, and they went to live in the prince’s father’s land, where they were married and lived happily ever after. ![]() ![]() When this had occurred, he was magically changed back into a prince, and offered the princess his hand in marriage. ![]() The only thing that could break the spell was if he managed to persuade a beautiful princess to take him out of the spring and let him spend three nights in her home. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Aliens, Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted) and Greg Tiernan ( Thomas & Friends, Day of the Diesels) direct a voice cast led by Golden Globe winner Oscar Isaac ( Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Annihilation) as Gomez Addams, with Academy Award winner Charlize Theron ( Atomic Blonde, Mad Max: Fury Road) as Morticia Addams, Chloë Grace Moretz ( The Miseducation of Cameron Post, If I Stay) as Wednesday Addams, Finn Wolfhard ( It, Netflix’s Stranger Things) as Pugsley Addams, Nick Kroll ( Big Mouth, Sing) as Uncle Fester, Bette Midler ( Hocus Pocus, Beaches) as Grandmama and Academy Award winner Allison Janney ( I, Tonya) as the family’s arch nemesis Margaux Needler. Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures (MGM) has debuted the first look at their upcoming animated reboot of The Addams Family! Check it out in the gallery below!Ĭonrad Vernon ( Shrek 2, Monsters vs. ![]() ![]() Historically, Australian judges have cleaved neither left nor right but between centrists (favouring the federal government) and federalists (favouring the states). The successful application and release of a criminal who then goes on to commit murder. ![]() Some notable former exceptions aside, the political persuasion of our justices is hardly a matter of public knowledge or debate. There are then the moral dilemmas a Barrister must face. Certainly, the High Court of Australia rarely divides on ideological lines, even in the most politically controversial cases. From two legal systems that have historically influenced ours came salutary warnings about the ill effects of law’s politicisation.ĭuring the public rancour over Trump’s nomination, a common refrain on Australian Legal Twitter (#auslaw) was how fortunate we are to have an apolitical judiciary. ![]() The same month, President Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States following the untimely death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In September, Fake Law: The truth about justice in an age of lies – written by pseudonymous British writer ‘The Secret Barrister’ – was published in Australia. ![]() ![]() ![]() The biggest advantage of the show versus the book though is that you don’t have to suffer through Goodkind’s simple and repetitive style. They also made the characters talk like people instead of puppets with Goodkind’s hand up their asses. I did miss a couple of details here and there, but they cast the show very well, and they toned the weird waaaaay the hell down. The show is actually much better than the book. I spent all of last weekend finally watching season one of Legend of the Seeker, the TV show made by Rob Tapert and Sam Raimi ( Xena: Warrior Princess), which is based very loosely on the Sword of Truth book series. I think I skipped last year because I ran out of time and also I didn’t care.Ģ. I can’t handle more than one in a 365 day period. With the exception of 2013, I’ve read one of these books a year. So before we get to the explication of weirdness, a couple of things of note that might lend context to this review:ġ. Welcome to the next installment of WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST READ. ![]() ![]() ![]() She is comforted by an old nun, Sœur Seraphina, who tells her the tale of a young girl who, a hundred years earlier, is sold by her parents for a handful of Bitter Greens …Īfter Margherita’s father steals a handful of parsley, wintercress and rapunzel from the walled garden of the courtesan Selena Leonelli, he is threatened with having both hands cut off … unless he and his wife give away their little girl. It tells the story of Rapunzel like you’ve never heard it before.Ĭharlotte-Rose de la Force has been banished from the court of Versailles by the Sun King, Louis XIV, after a series of scandalous love affairs. So we’ve decided to cover this book for Book Club. Of her most recent, Bitter Greens is earning her a slew of awards. Full Fathom Five – as Kate Humphrey (2003).The Chain of Charms series (for 9-18 year olds)īen and Tim’s Magical Misadventures (for young readers) Dragonclaw (1997) – released as The Witches of Eileanan in the US. ![]() ![]() ![]() The handsome and prickly librarian of Nowhere House would do anything to protect the children, and as far as he’s concerned, a stranger like Mika is a threat. ![]() It breaks all of the rules, but Mika goes anyway, and is immediately tangled up in the lives and secrets of not only her three charges, but also an absent archaeologist, a retired actor, two long-suffering caretakers, and…Jamie. ![]() An unexpected message arrives, begging her to travel to the remote and mysterious Nowhere House to teach three young witches how to control their magic. She thinks no one will take it seriously.īut someone does. And as an orphan who lost her parents at a young age and was raised by strangers, she’s used to being alone and she follows the rules.with one exception: an online account, where she posts videos "pretending" to be a witch. “This is one of my coziest reads of the last year, and I find myself thinking about its enchanted setting all the time.” - Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling authorĪ warm and uplifting novel about an isolated witch whose opportunity to embrace a quirky new family-and a new love-changes the course of her life.Īs one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic, keep her head down, and stay away from other witches so their powers don’t mingle and draw attention. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ben Macintyre expertly weaves stories of spycraft with the human yearning of freedom and paints Gordievsky as not only a double agent but also a defender of democracy. However, upon a deeper dive, his family and surroundings helped change his outlook on his place within the East versus West framework of international relations. His education and position within the Communist Party set him up for long-term success. Superficially, he was born to become a spy in the service of the USSR at the height of the cold war. Colonel Oleg Anonyevich Gordievsky (the spy) is the son of a career KGB officer. The Spy and the Traitor tells the story of two men connected by fate. viii + 358 pp.Ĭommissioned by Margaret Sankey (Air University) The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War. ![]() ![]() And when an inexplicable attraction leads to a shocking betrayal, Allie faces the hardest questions of the heart: when does love cross the line of moral obligation? And what does it mean to truly love another? She is seduced by the idea of a man so in love with his wife that he'd grant all her wishes, even her wish to end her life. A heated murder trial plunges the town into upheaval and drives a wedge into a contented marriage: Cameron, aiding the prosecution in their case against Jamie, finds himself suddenly at odds with his devoted wife, Allie. ![]() Police chief of a small Massachusetts town, Cameron McDonald makes the toughest arrest of his life when his own cousin Jamie comes to him and confesses outright that he has killed his terminally ill wife out of mercy. What would you do for someone you love? Would you lie? Would you leave? Would you kill? Jodi Picoult confronts these powerful issues in Mercy, which follows the path of two cousins driven to extremes by the power of love. ![]() ![]() ![]() He remembers being treated like royalty and leaving looking like a million bucks. ![]() In the Author’s Note, Derrick Barnes writes of the empowering feeling that he got when he was a young boy getting his hair cut. That’s where it all begins.Ĭrown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut is a high-spirited, engaging salute to the beautiful, raw, assured humanity of black boys and how they see themselves when they approve of their reflections in the mirror. This rhythmic, read-aloud title is an unbridled celebration of the self-esteem, confidence, and swagger boys feel when they leave the barber’s chair–a tradition that places on their heads a figurative crown, beaming with jewels, that confirms their brilliance and worth and helps them not only love and accept themselves but also take a giant step toward caring how they present themselves to the world. That crisp yet subtle line makes boys sharper, more visible, more aware of every great thing that could happen to them when they look good: lesser grades turn into As girls take notice even a mother’s hug gets a little tighter. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes draped around their shoulders, a dab of cool shaving cream on their foreheads, and a slow, steady cut, they become royalty. ![]() The barbershop is where the magic happens. Written by Derrick Barnes, Illustrated by Gordon C. ![]() ![]() Regardless of the wealth of his employer, Balram still exists in horrific conditions and is treated badly. Balram manages to escape somewhat when he gets a job as a driver for a rich landlord, named The Mongoose. The beginning of the story, set in Laxmangarh, seems to drag on and depress, but it is vital for Adiga to make clear Balram’s humble and poverish beginnings. Adiga describes this corruption by entwining his story with the lives of the overlooked – the lives that story because of this corruption. It is Balram’s life story as well as being a story of a corrupt India. The story is told through a 321-page letter from the desk of Balram – The White Tiger – to the president of China, Wen Jiabao. The language is imaginative, flowery and detailed, taking the reader right to the heart of the dusty streets of India. First-time author Aravind Adiga paints a colourful, wonderfully rich picture of India in both its forms of wealth. It is the story of Balram’s life, starting in a poverty-stricken Indian village and moving onto the commercial chaos of Delhi. ![]() ![]() ![]() The White Tiger is a true rags-to-riches story, complete with compelling twist. He is also a servant, an entrepreneur and an incredibly intricate and loveable main character. ![]() |