This allegorical tale provides a contemporary spin on the biblical story of The Woman at the Well. The reader is taken on a journey with Samaris, who experiences the turmoil of losing her father, losing her family and losing the respect of her neighbors. She experiences more loss through five divorces and various forms of abuse, while losing her identity. She is lost and there is no one to point her in the right direction. The very area she lives in seems to be cursed, and every relationship seems to end in more turmoil. Samaris finally meets a stranger who helps her to take the first step in the right direction. Each chapter includes an inspirational message from the author encouraging the believer to take hold of Gods promises. You will experience the magnificent flow of praise and worship throughout the book as you read the lyrics to songs sung by the late Evangelist Sheree Williams, and others written by the author.

A 300 year old queen defies a witch's spell to capture the phantom.

CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2020 More and more people are noticing links between urban geography and the spaces within the layout of panels on the comics page. Benjamin Fraser explores the representation of the city in a range of comics from across the globe. Comics address the city as an idea, a historical fact, a social construction, a material-built environment, a shared space forged from the collective imagination, or as a social arena navigated according to personal desire. Accordingly, Fraser brings insights from urban theory to bear on specific comics. The works selected comprise a variety of international, alternative, and independent small-press comics artists, from engravings and early comics to single-panel work, graphic novels, manga, and trading cards, by artists such as Will Eisner, Tsutomu Nihei, Hariton Pushwagner, Julie Doucet, Frans Masereel, and Chris Ware. In the first monograph on this subject, Fraser touches on many themes of modern urban life: activism, alienation, consumerism, flânerie, gentrification, the mystery story, science fiction, sexual orientation, and working-class labor. He leads readers to images of such cities as Barcelona, Buenos Aires, London, Lyon, Madrid, Montevideo, Montreal, New York, Oslo, Paris, São Paolo, and Tokyo. Through close readings, each chapter introduces readers to specific comics artists and works and investigates a range of topics related to the medium’s spatial form, stylistic variation, and cultural prominence. Mainly, Fraser mixes interest in urbanism and architecture with the creative strategies that comics artists employ to bring their urban images to life.