Rebecca Lee

Rebecca Lee, one of our most gifted and original short story writers, guides readers into a range of landscapes, both foreign and domestic, crafting stories as rich as novels. A student plagiarizes a paper and holds fast to her alibi until she finds herself complicit in the resurrection of one professor's shadowy past. A dinner party becomes the occasion for the dissolution of more than one marriage. A woman is hired to find a wife for the one true soulmate she's ever found. In all, Rebecca Lee traverses the terrain of infidelity, obligation, sacrifice, jealousy, and yet finally, optimism. Showing people at their most vulnerable, Lee creates characters so wonderfully flawed, so driven by their desire, so compelled to make sense of their human condition, that it's impossible not to feel for them when their fragile belief in romantic love, domestic bliss, or academic seclusion fails to provide them with the sort of force field they'd expected.

Bobcat and Other Stories

'An engaging little eye-opener about the publishing business, full of tasty nuggets about books, writers and their editors.' Sunday Times 'Inject this straight into my veins!' Lucy Mangan 'Engaging, informative, and fascinating!' David Bellos, author of Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Once upon a time, a writer had an idea. They wrote it down. But what happened next? Join Rebecca Lee, professional word-improver, as she embarks on the fascinating journey to find out how a book gets from author's brain to finished copy. She'll learn the dark arts of ghostwriters, uncover the hidden beauty of typesetting and find out which words end up in books (and why). And along the way, her quest will be punctuated by a litany of little-known considerations that make a big impact: ellipses, indexes, hyphens, esoteric grammar and juicy errata slips. Whoops. From foot-and-note disease to the town of Index, Missouri - turn the page to discover how books get made and words get good. Or, at least, better.

The Story of Making a Book

How Words Get Good

"Wise and funny . . . [A] near-perfect collection." —Entertainment Weekly Rebecca Lee, one of our most gifted and original short story writers, guides readers into a range of landscapes, both foreign and domestic, crafting stories as rich as novels. A student plagiarizes a paper and holds fast to her alibi until she finds herself complicit in the resurrection of one professor's shadowy past. A dinner party becomes the occasion for the dissolution of more than one marriage. A woman is hired to find a wife for the one true soulmate she's ever found. In all, Rebecca Lee traverses the terrain of infidelity, obligation, sacrifice, jealousy, and yet finally, optimism. Showing people at their most vulnerable, Lee creates characters so wonderfully flawed, so driven by their desire, so compelled to make sense of their human condition, that it's impossible not to feel for them when their fragile belief in romantic love, domestic bliss, or academic seclusion fails to provide them with the sort of force field they'd expected.

Bobcat and other stories

Een onschuldig etentje wordt het decor voor het stranden van meer dan een huwelijk. Een studente die plagiaat pleegt bij het schrijven van een essay blijft ontkennen – tot ze medeplichtig raakt aan het oprakelen van het schimmige verleden van een docent. Een vrouw wordt ingehuurd om een echtgenote te zoeken voor de enige soulmate die ze ooit heeft ontmoet. In Lynx en andere verhalen onderzoekt Rebecca Lee thema’s als ontrouw, plicht, opoffering, jaloezie en, uiteindelijk, optimisme. Ze creëert personages die met al hun fouten, hun verlangens en hun neiging hun eigen bestaan te willen begrijpen zo menselijk zijn dat het onmogelijk is niet met ze mee te leven wanneer hun breekbare geloof in romantische liefde, huiselijk geluk of academische prestaties hen niet de bescherming blijkt te bieden die ze hadden verwacht. Rebecca Lee, een van de meest getalenteerde en originele verhalenschrijvers van dit moment, schrijft verhalen die lezen als romans.

en andere verhalen

Lynx

My Husband's Boss

Destiny Fulfilled?

The Passion Agency

In New York City, Justine Laxness works as a money manager at an international nonprofit company, Aquinas. Her obsession with her boss, Peter, spurs her to embezzle funds and lend the money to James Nutter, a screenwriter and old flame who has resurfaced in Justine's life after fifteen years. But every action she takes will have unforeseen ramifications, creating a tidal wave of betrayal and destruction, from the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze to the refined vistas of Central Park. Lyrical and suspenseful by turns, The City Is a Rising Tide is an enchanting work of luminous prose and uncommon imagination.

The City is a Rising Tide

Star thought the man she obsessed over was out of her life forever. Bryan was a gorgeous alpha billionaire untamed who gave her pleasures she had never imagined. When against all odds he came back to her, Star cast aside her stable life for a shot at passionate love. At the last possible moment, when happiness seemed guaranteed, Bryan's mysterious past threatened their love. Enter Noah. Star's first love and rebellious bad boy. He never stopped loving her and chases her half way around the world for one more chance to prove to her they belong together. Imagine the best of today's hottest erotic romances from Sylvia Day and EL James, set amid the pristine Spanish countryside, the South of France and beautiful Southern California. A young woman who seemingly has the perfect life is set to marry her hunk quarterback fiance. But a rapid fire of life-changing events draw her into the world of a mysterious Spanish Billionaire untamed and his beautiful wife. It all leads to secret forbidden hot hook-ups between desperate lovers. Now Star Camillo must sort out her passionate feelings for two men and choose. She began as a pampered young woman living in the opulent care-free suburbs of Southern California with her ultra-hot fiance. She eagerly anticipates her dream wedding overlooking the Pacific ocean. Then out of nowhere, her parents force her to put her perfect California life on hold to study abroad. After a devastating encounter with her first love whom she dumped years earlier to please her parents, she dutifully leaves for Spain secure in knowing her dream wedding to her perfect man awaits her when she returns. In Spain, chaotic events force her to take work as a nanny for special needs children. Allie, a radiant kind woman, soon becomes Star's treasured friend. But as her perfect life back home begins to unravel, she fights her feelings of growing lust for Allie's mysterious, alpha male husband. As they draw closer, Star and Bryan are no longer are able to resist their passionate longings. But the consequences of their lust and his dark past threaten to destroy them and everyone around them. "Forbidden 2" is an engrossing page turner that explores a woman with a heart torn between two men she fears losing. It continues to explore the question of whether our hearts should rule us when so many people will be hurt? And whether the perfect safe life is worth risking on pulse pounding lust? Here it is. The follow-up to one of the hottest Free erotica romance full length novels on the shelves today. "Forbidden 2: Addicted" is hot romance with mature situations.

Forbidden 2: Addicted

David Lee

Paul Sutton

Polly Drew

Michelle Chimenti

Your surgical attachment is fast approaching and you have a number of questions that need answering to help you make the most of your experience... Making Sense of Your Surgical Attachment will answer them for you. Everything you need to know about the operating theatre and the use of surgical instruments is packed into this one handy guide: * The names and functions of surgical instruments * Electrosurgery and its techniques * How to use laparoscopic equipment * Sutures - put your best knot forward! * Operating theatre conduct and etiquette, and 'do's and don'ts' when assisting * How to scrub up * Pre-operative and peri-operative care * The surgical career ladder and how to climb it. With a foreword by Andrew Raftery, Chair of the Royal College of Surgeons of England's Medical Students Liaison Committee, Making Sense of Your Surgical Attachment offers an engaging insight into the practical aspects of surgery.

A Hands-On Guide

Making Sense of Your Surgical Attachment

Lusina Ho

First comparative study of major special needs financial planning mechanisms, namely guardianship, enduring/lasting powers of attorney, and special needs trusts.

A Comparative Perspective

Special Needs Financial Planning

This book analyses and compares Asian trust laws to critically evaluate Asian approaches to the reception of the trust.

Rebecca Lee

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