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London : January 1958. During the past two and a half years a serial killer has been roaming the streets of London torturing his victims by slicing off their left ear before ritually disembowelling them. Detective Inspector Neil Goddard, a lonely man who has never really got over the death of his fiancée in 1951 and assigned to catch the murderer is woken early one morning to be told that another body has been found but to his surprise learns that it is actually the killer himself. Identification is soon established but investigations into what turned the man into such a callous monster and to who had killed him leads Goddard back to old haunts and revives memories of events that happened during the early years of the Second World War. The situation is further complicated when a telephone call is received which states that the revenge killing was a way of repaying a debt owed to him – and evidence points to the debt referring to one specific event seventeen years earlier.Recognising that what had happened during a clandestine operation into occupied France is the key to finding out the identity of the 'vigilante' Goddard soon finds himself immersed in the world of espionage and meets Gerald Fitzroy-Browne, a man who is hiding a secret. During the discussion he learns that the key character is Lionel Preston, a habitual criminal who was recruited in 1940 into a shadowy force known only as Group 'A', part of the Special Operations Executive. Although the unit was supposed to have been disbanded in 1945 this group continued under different auspices without sanction from the Government and Preston, known under many pseudonyms associated with the works of H G Wells, carried out a number of obscure assassinations but latterly seems intent on maintaining his anonymity by killing those few people who can identify him, which includes Winston Churchill.Goddard, realising that time is running out, then learns that the man behind the wheel in the hit and run accident that had killed his fiancée was actually Preston and redoubles his efforts to catch him. But when documents come into his possession that show she was working for the French Government under the code-name The Silent Butterfly and had been close to exposing the truth behind Group 'A' he realises that he had been duped on more than one occasion and begins to doubt all that he had been told as well as Preston's role in it and latterly. In an unexpected finale he finds out he had also been lied to by Fitzroy-Browne and learning that friends and enemies are often one and the same and that nobody can really be trusted he is powerless to stop old scores being settled.
"A brutal, incredibly bizarre exploration of insanity, guilt, love, and the darkness inside all of us . . . This novel is a hybrid monster that's part Lovecraftian nightmare and part literary exploration of evil." —Gabino Iglesias, NPR Emma is hitchhiking across the United States, trying to outrun a violent, tragic past, when she meets Lowell, the hot-but-dumb driver she hopes will take her as far as the Badlands. But Lowell is not as harmless as he seems, and a vicious scuffle leaves Emma bloody and stranded in an abandoned town in the Black Hills with an out-of-gas van, a loaded gun, and a snowstorm on the way. The town is eerily quiet and Emma takes shelter in a diner, where she stumbles across Earl, a strange little boy in a tinfoil mask who steals her gun before begging her to help him get rid of “George.” As she is pulled deeper into Earl’s bizarre, menacing world, the horrors of Emma’s past creep closer, and she realizes she can’t run forever. Tinfoil Butterfly is a seductively scary, chilling exploration of evil—how it sneaks in under your skin, flaring up when you least expect it, how it throttles you and won't let go. The beauty of Rachel Eve Moulton's ferocious, harrowing, and surprisingly moving debut is that it teaches us that love can do that, too.
After raising Monarch butterflies in her primary classroom for thirty years, Barbara developed a special connection with them. Over the years, they have presented her with many life lessons in very interesting ways.
This book talks about the life of a shy and quiet person who lost trust and some confidence. This book is also to help someone else with a similar situation overcome their own and become their butterfly.
Nancy and her partner for the talent show are very different. They don't have any of the same talents. How will they ever come up with an act?
A triumphant memoir by the former editor-in-chief of French Elle that reveals an indomitable spirit and celebrates the liberating power of consciousness. In 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby was the editor-in-chief of French Elle, the father of two young children, a 44-year-old man known and loved for his wit, his style, and his impassioned approach to life. By the end of the year he was also the victim of a rare kind of stroke to the brainstem. After 20 days in a coma, Bauby awoke into a body which had all but stopped working: only his left eye functioned, allowing him to see and, by blinking it, to make clear that his mind was unimpaired. Almost miraculously, he was soon able to express himself in the richest detail: dictating a word at a time, blinking to select each letter as the alphabet was recited to him slowly, over and over again. In the same way, he was able eventually to compose this extraordinary book. By turns wistful, mischievous, angry, and witty, Bauby bears witness to his determination to live as fully in his mind as he had been able to do in his body. He explains the joy, and deep sadness, of seeing his children and of hearing his aged father's voice on the phone. In magical sequences, he imagines traveling to other places and times and of lying next to the woman he loves. Fed only intravenously, he imagines preparing and tasting the full flavor of delectable dishes. Again and again he returns to an "inexhaustible reservoir of sensations," keeping in touch with himself and the life around him. Jean-Dominique Bauby died two days after the French publication of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. This book is a lasting testament to his life.
The creators of the award-winning An Egg Is Quiet and A Seed Is Sleepy have teamed up again to create this gorgeous and informative introduction to the world of butterflies. From iridescent blue swallowtails and brilliant orange monarchs to the worlds tiniest butterfly (Western Pygmy Blue) and the largest (Queen Alexandra's Birdwing), an incredible variety of butterflies are celebrated here in all of their beauty and wonder. Perfect for a child's bedroom bookshelf or for a classroom reading circle! Plus, this is the fixed format version, which looks almost identical to the print edition.
The story of a young girl living in the Middle Ages who took the time to observe the life cycle of butteflies--and in so doing disproved a theory that went all the way back to ancient Greece. Includes historical note.
"Wild Ones is a tour through our environmental moment and the eccentric cultural history of people and wild animals in America that inflects it. With propulsive curiosity and searing wit, and without that easy moralizing and nature worship of environmental journalism's older guard, [Jon] Mooallem merges reportage, science, and history into a humane and endearing meditation on what it means to live in, and bring life into, a broken world."--Back cover.
A captivating and child-friendly look at the extraordinary journey that monarch butterflies take each year from Canada to Mexico; with a text in both English and Spanish. Rhyming text and lively illustrations showcase the epic trip taken by the monarch butterflies. At the end of each summer, these international travelers leave Canada to fly south to Mexico for the winter--and now readers can come along for the ride! Over mountains capped with snow, to the deserts down below. Children will be delighted to share in the fascinating journey of the monarchs and be introduced to the people and places they pass before they finally arrive in the forests that their ancestors called home.