'A beautifully written historical novel with characters who linger long after the last page is turned.' - Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Came Home. It's 1828, and Ireland is in turmoil as Irish tenants protest against their upper-class English landlords. Nineteen-year-old Bridget Muldowney is thrilled to return to the estate in Carlow she'll inherit when she comes of age. But since she left for Dublin seven years earlier, the tomboy has become a refined young lady, engaged to be married to a dashing English gentleman. Cormac McGovern, now a stable hand on the estate, has missed his childhood friend. He and Bridget had once been thick as thieves, running wild around the countryside together. When Bridget and Cormac meet again their friendship begins to rekindle, but it's different now that they are adults. Bridget's overbearing mother, determined to enforce the employer-servant boundaries, conspires with Bridget's fiancé to keep the pair apart. With the odds stacked against them, can Bridget and Cormac's childhood attachment blossom into something more?

A Class Apart is a selection of photographs and letters culled from the archive of Montague Glover (1898-1983), documenting the intimate, rarely recorded lives of gay men in Britain from the First World War to the 1950s. The book features Glover's three obsessions: the Armed Forces, working class men, and his lifelong lover Ralph Hall. A seamless blend of the personal and the historical make A Class Apart a unique portrait of a secret relationship and of an undiscovered period in British gay history.

Enter Stuyvesant High, one of the most extraordinary schools in America, a place where the brainiacs prevail and jocks are embarrassed to admit they play on the woeful football team. Academic competition is so intense that students say they can have only two of these three things: good grades, a social life, or sleep. About one in four Stuyvesant students gains admission to the Ivy League. And the school's alumni include several Nobel laureates, Academy Award winners, and luminaries in the arts, business, and public service. A Class Apart follows the lives of Stuyvesant's remarkable students, such as Romeo, the football team captain who teaches himself calculus and strives to make it into Harvard; Jane, a world-weary poet at seventeen, battling the demon of drug addiction; Milo, a ten-year-old prodigy trying to fit in among high-school students who are literally twice his size; Mariya, a first-generation American beginning to resist parental pressure for ever-higher grades so that she can enjoy her sophomore year. And then there is the faculty, such as math chairman Mr. Jaye, who is determined not to let bureaucratic red tape stop him from helping his teachers. He even finds a job for a depressed math genius who lacks a college degree but possesses the gift of teaching. This is the story of the American dream, a New York City school that inspires immigrants to come to these shores so that their children can attend Stuyvesant in the first step to a better life. It's also the controversial story of elitism in education. Stuyvesant is a public school, but children must pass a rigorous entrance exam to get in. Only about 3 percent do so, which, Stuyvesant students and faculty point out, makes admission to their high school tougher than to Harvard. On the eve of the hundredth anniversary of Stuyvesant's first graduating class, reporter Alec Klein, an alumnus, was given unfettered access to the school and the students and faculty who inhabit it. What emerges is a book filled with stunning, raw, and heartrending personalities, whose stories are hilarious, sad, and powerfully moving.

Klein presents a riveting account of the students and teachers at perhaps the best public high school in the country, New York City's Stuyvesant High School, and the enormous academic pressures placed on them.

🌟✨ Dive into the elegance of Hollywood's golden age with "Cary Grant: A Class Apart - The Definitive Portrait of Elegance: Unveiling the Man Behind Hollywood's Timeless Icon." Brought to you by the ChatStick Team, this meticulously crafted biography offers an unparalleled look into the life of Cary Grant, the epitome of cinematic grace and charm. 🎬🌈 From his humble beginnings in Bristol to becoming one of the most iconic figures in film history, Cary Grant's journey is a testament to the power of transformation and perseverance. This book goes beyond the silver screen to explore the depths of Grant's personal life, his defining moments, and the legacy that continues to inspire elegance and sophistication in an ever-changing world. 🌟💫 What You'll Discover Inside: Bristol to Hollywood: The making of a legend, from Archie Leach to Cary Grant. Iconic Roles and Performances: A deep dive into the roles that defined Grant's career and his impact on cinema. Elegance Personified: How Cary Grant set the standard for style and sophistication in Hollywood and beyond. The Man Behind the Charm: An intimate look at Grant's personal life, relationships, and off-screen ventures. A Lasting Legacy: The enduring influence of Cary Grant on film, fashion, and the notion of celebrity. Perfect for fans of classic cinema, biography enthusiasts, and anyone fascinated by the golden age of Hollywood, "Cary Grant: A Class Apart" is a must-read. Discover the man behind the legend in this definitive portrait of elegance and charm.

Today could be the day that your life changes forever... Teenage twins James and Samantha Blake are caught up in a seemingly random terrorist bombing while on a school trip. Many of their friends are killed. When the twins wake up in hospital, their lives have changed forever. The doctors are amazed at the speed with which James and Sam recover from their injuries and, when the twins begin to exhibit extraordinary powers, it is obvious that something incredible has happened. As James and Sam attempt to overcome their fears and embrace their new abilities, a series of murders and disappearances start plaguing the hospital. The twins aren’t the only ones with special abilities and it becomes apparent that someone is coming for them. Will James and Sam be able to survive the nightmare into which they have been plunged? Who, or what, is behind the murders at the hospital? And was that terrorist incident quite so random after all?

Jenneen, Kate, Ellamarie and Ashley are enviable women. They are desirable and powerful, with glamorous jobs in the media and the theatre and, most importantly, the closest of friendships. But each of the friends has a dark secret, and none of them can ever be entirely safe from the passion, deceit and danger which threatens to seduce and then destroy them.

From two different worlds, wealthy socialite and best-selling author Sepia Davis and police officer Paul Healy meet during a murder investigation at an exclusive country club and discover a common bond--their mutual attraction to each other. Original.