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Domestic Noir: The New Face Of 21st Century Crime Fiction (Crime Files)
by Henry Sutton Laura JoyceThis book represents the first serious consideration of the 'domestic noir' phenomenon and, by extension, the psychological thriller. The only such landmark collection since Lee Horsley's The Noir Thriller, it extends the argument for serious, academic study of crime fiction, particularly in relation to gender, domestic violence, social and political awareness, psychological acuity, and structural and narratological inventiveness. As well as this, it shifts the debate around the sub-genre firmly up to date and brings together a range of global voices to dissect and situate the notion of 'domestic noir'. This book is essential reading for students, scholars, and fans of the psychological thriller.
Domestic Peace
by Honoré De BalzacDedicated to the author's dear niece, Valentine Surville, this vivid and incisive novella is constructed like a classical French play, observing the three unities of time (an hour), place (a ball) and subject (the seduction of a young woman). Contrary to what the title might lead one to expect, the work is not concerned with the married life of the French bourgeoisie; it is, rather, a scintillating depiction of high society under the First Empire.
Domestic Politics and Family Absence: The Correspondence (1588–1621) of Robert Sidney, First Earl of Leicester, and Barbara Gamage Sidney, Countess of Leicester (The Early Modern Englishwoman, 1500-1750: Contemporary Editions)
by Noel J. KinnamonThough all but three of Robert Sidney's 332 extant letters to his wife Barbara Gamage Sidney have been in the Sidney family archive, they have never previously been fully transcribed or edited. This edition of the surviving letters, which Sidney wrote to his wife when they were separated for long periods by his official duties at various continental locations, provides a wealth of information about the Sidneys' family life. They touch on matters such as family illnesses, the children's education, court gossip, finances, and the construction of additions to Penshurst Place, the seat of the Sidney family. The letters also offer an extraordinary record of an early-modern English household in which the wife was entrusted with the overall responsibility for the well-being of her family, and for managing a large estate in the absence of her husband. Sidney's letters show that, although his union with the wealthy Welsh heiress Barbara Gamage may have been engineered primarily for political and financial ends, clearly the couple enjoyed a happy and loving marriage. Their correspondence is full of endearments, and Robert frequently tells his wife how much he misses her and their beloved children, including his 'Malkin,' later Lady Mary Wroth. The volume includes an introduction and notes by the editors. It also includes contextual materials such as relevant sections on family matters from letters to Robert from his trusted agent, Rowland Whyte; and from Robert Sidney's own business correspondence. The introduction specifically addresses the issue of Barbara's literacy, within the broader context of late-Elizabethan women's literacy.
Domestic Secrets
by Rosalind NoonanRachel Whalen and Ariel Alexander have been friends for more than a decade. Despite their differences--down-to-earth Rachel owns a local hair salon; Ariel is a vivacious former TV star determined to hold on to her looks--they've helped each other navigate single motherhood, banding together against the soccer moms of Timbergrove, Oregon. Yet lately, Rachel wonders about Ariel's increasingly erratic parenting and her clandestine love life. And Rachel can't reveal to anyone, even Ariel, how much she worries about her sullen, distant, younger son. When an unthinkable tragedy separates the two families, Rachel desperately tries to understand what went wrong. But as her assumptions are ripped away one by one, she must confront shattering revelations about the people she trusted and the suburban world that once seemed so safe. Rosalind Noonan explores both the bonds and the gulfs that exist between parents and children, friends and neighbors, in a suspenseful novel that is honest, intelligent, and thought provoking. Praise for Rosalind Noonan's And Then She Was Gone"Noonan writes another gripping family story that handles sensitive issues with grace. The timely plot will hold readers in its sway." --Booklist"Rosalind Noonan has done an excellent job tackling this difficult topic...The story is both sad and uplifting, an offering of hope that will remain in the forefront of your mind long after you finish the last chapter." --San Francisco Book Review
Domestic Space in Eighteenth-Century British Novels
by Karen LipsedgeExamining the work of three authors: Richardson, Haywood and Burney, and their representation of domestic space, this book argues that to make such spaces accessible to modern readers they need to have information of the real domestic. By recreating specifics of these spaces this book innervates the fictional domestic interior for modern readers.
Domestic Subjects
by Beth H. PiatoteAmid the decline of U.S. military campaigns against Native Americans in the late nineteenth century, assimilation policy arose as the new front in the Indian Wars, with its weapons the deployment of culture and law, and its locus the American Indian home and family. In this groundbreaking interdisciplinary work, Piatote tracks the double movement of literature and law in the contest over the aims of settler-national domestication and the defense of tribal-national culture, political rights, and territory.
Domestic Violets: A Novel
by Matthew Norman&“Reminiscent of Richard Russo&’s earlier work. . . . Wonderfully fast-paced, hilariously genuine, difficult to put down . . . an ideal first novel.&” —Booklist Tom Violet always thought that by the time he turned thirty-five, he&’d have everything going for him. Fame. Fortune. A beautiful wife. A satisfying career as a successful novelist. A happy dog to greet him at the end of the day. The reality, though, is far different. He&’s got a wife, but their problems are bigger than he can even imagine. And he&’s written a novel, but the manuscript he&’s slaved over for years is currently hidden in his desk drawer while his father, an actual famous writer, just won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His career, such that it is, involves mind-numbing corporate buzzwords, his pretentious arch-nemesis Gregory, and a hopeless, completely inappropriate crush on his favorite coworker. Oh . . . and his dog, according to the vet, is suffering from acute anxiety. Tom&’s life is crushing his soul, but he&’s decided to do something about it. (Really.) Domestic Violets is the brilliant and beguiling story of a man finally taking control of his own happiness— even if it means making a complete idiot of himself along the way. &“Thoroughly entertaining.&” —Publishers Weekly &“A fast, fun, hilarious read.&” —Jessica Anya Blau, author of The Summer of Naked Swim Parties and Drinking Closer to Home &“Domestic Violets leaves the reader satisfied by the intriguing plot written in a comic spirit; it also endears the author and hero to the reader for maximum poignancy.&” —New York Journal of Books &“All this misery makes for good comedy . . . charmingly drawn.&” —Washington Post
Domestic and Heroic in Tennyson's Poetry
by Donald HairTennyson shared the assumptions of his age concerning the value of family life, and treated the domestic as the source of the heroic in both action and character.This book provides a critical examination of these major Victorian themes as they appear in Tennyson's poetry and demonstrates how the poet's assumptions illuminate his use of elegy, idyl, and epyllion and his treatment of romance.Professor Hair analyses In Memoriam, the English Idylls, The Princess, and Idyls of the King; he examines Tennyson's view of the family as the model of social order, a civilizing influence on the nation, and a place where the greater man, or hero, is nurtured; and he reveals how much of Tennyson's poetry explores the link between domestic and heroic.He also discusses the patterns into which these pervasive domestic concerns fall, with emphasis on the most significant: separation and reunions. The myth of Demeter and Persephone, the Biblical story of Ruth, and the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale are all versions of Tennyson's treatment of this pattern.The English Idylls and other idyls and epyllia are explored as varying combinations of romance, satire, tragedy, comedy, and irony, with a detailed analysis of The Princess, the most complex of these medleys. Idylls of the King, wherein the fate of Camelot rests on the marriage of Arthur and Guinevere, is treated as the fullest exploration of the link between domestic and heroic.
Domesticando Kiera
by Chantel SeabrookKiera é a filha do notório Richard Boyd, o homem responsável pela morte de centenas de metamorfos. Ela também é a vítima mais recente dos experimentos do seu pai. Outrora humana, Kiera foi alterada geneticamente com DNA metamorfo. Ela quase não sobreviveu à transformação e agora deve aprender a controlar o animal dentro de si. Metamorfo alfa de leão, Jacob Oliver sempre se orgulhou por ser confiável, leal e prático. Ele é o diretor mais jovem de Assuntos Therian. Quando a primeira sobrevivente das transformações espontâneas acaba aos seus cuidados, Jacob se encontra lutando para manter a compostura. Sempre houve algo selvagem e indomável dentro de Kiera, mas se algum dia ela conseguirá reingressar na sociedade, ela precisará de alguém para ensinar como controlar sua nova natureza animal. Jacob Oliver é exatamente o homem para o trabalho ou pelo menos ele acredita que é. O que acontece quando você acrescenta fogo ao gelo? Vapor! Jacob apagará a chama dentro dela ou Kiera finalmente derreterá o exterior gelado de Jacob? Domesticando Kiera é um romance independente e pode ser apreciado mesmo se você não leu os outros livros da série. Contem assuntos maduros, cenas eróticas e sexuais e linguagem gráfica.
Domesticated Spirits: Historical Cozy Mystery (Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery #18)
by Alice DuncanUnearthed Skeletal Remains Follow Marital Bliss in Domesticated Spirits, a Cozy Historical Mystery by Alice Duncan—1926, Pasadena, California—Sam and Daisy’s marital bliss is tempered when Lou Prophet’s mangled old cat digs up bones in the couple’s Pasadena yard.When the bones are confirmed human in origin, there are mysteries to solve, both recent and ancient.Join Sam and Daisy in their latest adventure along with Lou Prophet, his cat Yuyu and Daisy’s dog, Spike. With Daisy learning to cook and her new focus on domestic duties, could this be the end of her career as a fake spiritualist?From the Publisher: The Daisy Gumm Majesty Cozy Mystery Series is a light-hearted mystery in a historical setting. There are no explicit sexual scenes and minimal cursing (Lou Prophet can be a little coarse) and will be enjoyed by readers who appreciate clean and wholesome reads. Fans of Carola Dunn, Amanda Quick, Elizabeth Peters, Rhys Bowen, and M. Louisa Locke will not want to miss this series.“If you like the 1920’s era, cozy mysteries and hints at paranormal this is absolutely a series for you!” ~Peggy, Avid Fan“I love this series! I love the writing style, and the characters. Ms. Duncan has a fun way of telling a story and having Daisy make funny ‘asides’ to the reader.” ~Nova Todd“I always enjoy Daisy’s adventures but the addition of Mr. Prophet is the best! I highly recommend to readers of cozy mysteries.” ~Joanna Lindsey, Verified ReviewerYou can start anywhere, but you’ll want to read all of the Daisy Gumm Majesty Mysteries:Strong SpiritsFine SpiritsHigh SpiritsHungry SpiritsGenteel SpiritsAncient SpiritsSpirits RevivedDark SpiritsSpirits OnstageUnsettled SpiritsBruised SpiritsSpirits UnitedSpirits UnearthedShaken SpiritsScarlet SpiritsExercised SpiritsWedded SpiritsDomesticated SpiritsLibrary SpiritsABOUT ALICE DUNCAN:In an effort to avoid what she knew she should be doing, Alice folk-danced professionally until her writing muse finally had its way. Now a resident of Roswell, New Mexico, Alice enjoys saying no smog, no crowds, and yes to loving her herd of wild Dachshunds.
Domesticated Wild Things, and Other Stories (Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction)
by Xhenet AliuJust down the highway from Connecticut&’s Gold Coast is the state&’s rusty underbelly, the wretched, used-up sort of place where you might find Xhenet Aliu&’s Domesticated Wild Things: the reluctant mothers, delinquent dads, and not-quite-feral children, yet dreamers all. These are the children of immigrants who found boarded-up brass mills instead of the gilded streets of America; they&’re the teenaged girls raised in the fluorescent glow of Greek diners, the middle-aged men with pump trucks and teratomas. These are people who have fled, or who should have. And if they are indeed familiar, it is because Aliu writes what is real, whether we ourselves, her readers, have seen it up close or not. And her stories make sense in a way that matters.A young mother buys into a real-estate investment seminar offered on an infomercial, only to be put back into her place by a bully in foreclosure. A closeted wrestler befriends a latchkey seven-year-old neighbor who harbors secrets of her own. A YMCA counselor tries to reclaim shoes stolen by a troubled young camper.What they share is a biting humor, an eye for the absurd, and fumbling attempts at human connection, all rendered irresistible—and as moving as they are amusing—by a writer whose work is at once edgy and endearing and prize winning for reasons any reader can appreciate.
Domesticating Empire: Enlightenment in Spanish America
by Karen StolleyWhy has the work of writers in eighteenth-century Latin America been forgotten? During the eighteenth century, enlightened thinkers in Spanish territories in the Americas engaged in lively exchanges with their counterparts in Europe and Anglo-America about a wide range of topics of mutual interest, responding in the context of increasing racial and economic diversification. Yet despite recent efforts to broaden our understanding of the global Enlightenment, the Ibero-American eighteenth century has often been overlooked.Through the work of five authors--Jose de Oviedo y Banos, Juan Ignacio Molina, Felix de Azara, Catalina de Jesus Herrera, and Felix de Arrate--Domesticating Empire explores the Ibero-American Enlightenment as a project that reflects both key Enlightenment concerns and the particular preoccupations of Bourbon Spain and its territories in the Americas. At a crucial moment in Spain's imperial trajectory, these authors domesticate topics central to empire--conquest, Indians, nature, God, and gold--by making them familiar and utilitarian. As a result, their works later proved resistant to overarching schemes of Latin American literary history and have been largely forgotten. Nevertheless, eighteenth-century Ibero-American writing complicates narratives about both the Enlightenment and Latin American cultural identity.
Domesticating Empire: Enlightenment in Spanish America
by Karen StolleyWhy has the work of writers in eighteenth-century Latin America been forgotten? During the eighteenth century, enlightened thinkers in Spanish territories in the Americas engaged in lively exchanges with their counterparts in Europe and Anglo-America about a wide range of topics of mutual interest, responding in the context of increasing racial and economic diversification. Yet despite recent efforts to broaden our understanding of the global Enlightenment, the Ibero-American eighteenth century has often been overlooked. Through the work of five authors--Jose de Oviedo y Banos, Juan Ignacio Molina, Felix de Azara, Catalina de Jesus Herrera, and Jose Martin Felix de Arrate--Domesticating Empire explores the Ibero-American Enlightenment as a project that reflects both key Enlightenment concerns and the particular preoccupations of Bourbon Spain and its territories in the Americas. At a crucial moment in Spain's imperial trajectory, these authors domesticate topics central to empire--conquest, Indians, nature, God, and gold--by making them familiar and utilitarian. As a result, their works later proved resistant to overarching schemes of Latin American literary history and have been largely forgotten. Nevertheless, eighteenth-century Ibero-American writing complicates narratives about both the Enlightenment and Latin American cultural identity.
Domesticating Luc
by Sandra PaulDogs needed love and attention, but getting workaholic Luc Tagliano to bond with his newly inherited dog drove trainer Julie Jones crazy! The obstinate developer wanted immediate results-because he planned on finding Puppy a good home elsewhere!So Julie found herself moving into Luc's guesthouse-just until the animal/owner j relationship got on track. Her decision had nothing to do with evenings cuddled rnext to Luc and Puppy.Still, Julie needed to remember that Luc never wanted to settle down. But just maybe he was about to be...LEASHED!
Domesticity and Design in American Women's Lives and Literature: Stowe, Alcott, Cather, and Wharton Writing Home (Routledge Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature)
by Caroline HellmanDomesticity and Design in American Women’s Lives and Literature explores the ways in which four American women writers from the mid-nineteenth to the early-twentieth century inhabited domestic space and portrayed it in their work. Hellman explores independent female authors who had intriguing and autonomous relationships with home, relocating frequently either to begin the creative processes of designing and decorating anew or to avoid domestic obligation altogether by remaining in transit. She also looks at how women authors wrote female characters into existence who had strikingly different relationships with home, and contended with profound burdens of housekeeping in an oppressive domestic sphere. The disjunction between the authors' individual existences and the characters to whom they gave life reveals multiple narratives about women at home in nineteenth- and twentieth- century America. This interdisciplinary inquiry undertakes a dual treatment of domesticity in an effort to synthesize a more complete understanding of the relationships between social history and literary accomplishment. Syncretising domestic literature with domestic practice, Hellman appraises the ways in which the authors appropriate domestic rhetoric to address issues of political import: economy, health, and social welfare in the case of Stowe, material feminism for Alcott, the landscape for Cather, and World War I for Wharton.
Domestirexia: Poems
by JoAnna NovakA poetry collection contorting the idea of home away from being a site of comfort and nourishment by coaxing the reader to think about domesticity in knotty new waysDomestirexia goes beyond the entanglement of "domestic" and "anorexia&” exploring a behind-closed-doors sensuality, borne in the concept of making home.Home can be a space of both resistance and discomfort that one desires or takes pleasure in enjoying. Rote notions of home and the domestic are reimagined in these poems as estranging, excessive, and populated by unknowable characters. Exploring themes of family, sacrifice, disease, death, money, cooking, romance, sex, art, and the visceral qualities of the everyday, the poems twist themselves into binds for the reader to undo or surrender to.Quarantined at her in-law&’s house during Covid, Novak wrote these poems while watching The Great British Baking Show, reading The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, skimming Grimm Brothers fairy tales, and babysitting an infant. These are poems about wanting to misbehave. Light voyeurism at home, with gin and cake.
Domiel
by Dawn McclureFor centuries, Kelsey has been a loyal member of The Alliance, the elite police force of vampires and demons tasked with keeping order in the world of the immortals. Now on the run for her life, accused of crimes she doesn't remember committing, Kelsey must clear her name while she eludes Domiel, the demon sent to bring her back. But what she finds in his dreams may just have her running into his arms and into even greater danger.An old enemy resurfaces...After being possessed by demons in what everyone refers to as The Incident, Kelsey is determined to get back on the streets as an assassin. Having worked for the Alliance--a group of elite vampire and demonic assassins--for over seven hundred years, she doesn't doubt her return--until an old enemy makes a comeback. He frames her with his own sinful actions, forcing her to go rogue to clear her name.An unexpected mission changes everything...As a new demonic assassin in the Alliance, Domiel is expected to take training seriously. Unfortunately, his training comes in second to temptations of the flesh. Though he's known as an irresistible Casanova, the one woman who interests him is the only one who continually snubs him. Ironically, his first mission is to find his elusive lady and return her to Alliance Headquarters for questioning.An unlikely partnership...In a matter of hours Domiel's mission changes from apprehending Kelsey to assassinating her, putting him in a damned uncomfortable position. Problem is, he starts to believe her when she claims her innocence. Together they must track down an incubus while avoiding the trained assassins of the Alliance. And if there's one thing both newbie and veteran know, it's that no one escapes the Alliance.
Domina
by Barbara WoodOther women would have considered themselves blessed if they had been granted Samantha Hargrave's striking loveliness. But in the Victorian world, her beauty was just one more reason the male medical establishment could not see her as a doctor. Samantha vowed to open their eyes to her dedication, her skill, her desire to make the kind of contribution that only her knowledge both of medicine and of women's special problems could make. And Samantha would fight for her burning dreams until she won--even if it meant closing her heart to Dr. Joshua Masefield, the brilliant mentor whose aid had saved her career ... and whose passion threatened to destroy it. Even if it meant forsaking her memories of Dr. Mark Rawlins, in whose arms she had discovered what it meant to be a complete woman.
Domina
by Barbara WoodSamantha Hargrave nació en Londres en 1860, en un barrio humilde. Desde muy pequeña se había sentido atraída por el tremendo universo del dolor físico y la esperanzadora posibilidad de su remedio. Así que, cuando creció, no tuvo duda sobre qué quería ser. Sin embargo, estudiar -y ejercer- la medicina durante el siglo XIX resultaba prácticamente imposible para una mujer. Por ello, se vio obligada a trasladarse a Estados Unidos, donde, no sin dificultades y humillaciones, logró su ansiado título. Con todo, el camino de su triunfo -la plenitud del amor, el reconocimiento profesional, la lucha por una medicina más humana- sería aún largo y costoso.
Domina
by L. S. HiltonIn this riveting sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller, Maestra, femme fatale Judith Rashleigh once again leads readers into the mesmerizing and dangerous underworld of Europe’s glamorous elite. Since opening her own art gallery in Venice, Judith Rashleigh—now Elisabeth Teerlinc—can finally stop running. She’s got the paycheck, lifestyle, and wardrobe she always dreamed of, not to mention the interest of a Russian billionaire. But when a chance encounter in Ibiza leads to a corpse that is, for once, not her own doing, she finds her life is back on the line—and she’s more alone than ever. It seems Judith’s become involved with more than just one stolen painting, and there is someone else willing to kill for what’s theirs.From St. Moritz to Serbia, Judith again finds herself maneuvering the strange landscapes of wealth, but this time there’s far more than her reputation at stake. How far will Rage take Judith? Far enough to escape death?The second installment in an unforgettable trilogy, Domina is the next sexy, ruthless, and decadent thriller from mastermind L. S. Hilton, and an adventure that will push Judith further than even she imagined she could go.From the Hardcover edition.
Domina (Grandes Exitos Ser. #Vol. 139)
by Barbara WoodLa historia de una mujer intrépida y valiente que luchó por un mundo mejor. Samantha Hargrave nació en Londres en 1860, en un barrio humilde. Desde muy pequeña se había sentido atraída por el tremendo universo del dolor físico y la esperanzadora posibilidad de su remedio. Así que, cuando creció, no tuvo duda sobre qué quería ser. Sin embargo, estudiar -y ejercer- la medicina durante el siglo XIX resultaba prácticamente imposible para una mujer. Por ello, se vio obligada a trasladarse a Estados Unidos, donde, no sin dificultades y humillaciones, logró su ansiado título. Con todo, el camino de su triunfo -la plenitud del amor, el reconocimiento profesional, la lucha por una medicina más humana- sería aún largo y costoso.
Domina: Murder and intrigue in Ancient Rome
by Paul DohertyOne woman's thirst for power changes history forever...Domina is a dramatic historical novel about the turbulent life and death of Agrippina, Empress of Rome, from the master of historical fiction, Paul Doherty. Perfect for fans of Lindsey Davis and Steven Saylor.Agrippina - mother of Nero, wife of Claudius - has no choice but to fight with her wits to stay alive. Emerging victorious in the secretive plot to end the reign of Tiberius, she also proves to be a formidable opponent to her insane and cruel brother, Caligula. But as she rises to power as the wife of Claudius, her one weakness becomes apparent: her ambitious love for her son, Nero. In the treacherous arena of Ancient Rome, Agrippina knows that each player must fight to survive - or die. And be prepared to sacrifice anything or anyone...What readers are saying about Paul Doherty:'This story is thrilling stuff... a really entertaining novel''Brings history to life''Five stars'
Domina: Murder and intrigue in Ancient Rome
by Paul DohertyAgrippina - mother of Nero, wife of Claudius - has no choice but to fight with her wits to stay alive. Emerging victorious in the secretive plot to end the reign of Tiberius, she also proves to be a formidable opponent to her insane and cruel brother, Caligula. But as she rises to power as the wife of Claudius, her one weakness becomes apparent: her ambitious love for her son, Nero.In the treacherous arena of Ancient Rome, Agrippina knows that each player must fight to survive - or die. And be prepared to sacrifice anything or anyone...
Dominance
by Will LavenderTHE PROCEDURE HAS BEGUN . . . Fifteen years earlier. Jasper College is buzzing with the news that famed literature professor Richard Aldiss will be teaching a special night class called Unraveling a Literary Mystery--from a video feed in his prison cell. In 1982, Aldiss was convicted of the murders of two female grad students; the women were killed with axe blows and their bodies decorated with the novels of notoriously reclusive author Paul Fallows. Even the most obsessive Fallows scholars have never seen him. He is like a ghost. Aldiss entreats the students of his night class to solve the Fallows riddle once and for all. The author's two published novels, The Coil and The Golden Silence, are considered maps to finding Fallows's true identity. And the only way in is to master them through a game called the Procedure. You may not know when the game has begun, but when you receive an invitation to play, it is an invitation to join the elite ranks of Fallows scholars. Failure, in these circles, is a fate worse than death. Soon, members of the night class will be invited to play along . . . Present day. Harvard professor Alex Shipley made her name as a member of Aldiss's night class. She not only exposed the truth of Paul Fallows's identity, but in the process uncovered information that acquitted Aldiss of the heinous 1982 crimes. But when one of her fellow night class alums is murdered-- the body chopped up with an axe and surrounded by Fallows novels--can she use what she knows about Fallows and the Procedure to stop a killer before each of her former classmates is picked off, one by one?
Dominant CEO and Dominated Her: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Miao Miao"Hubby, come on, today is our wedding day, aren't we going to do something meaningful?" "Ha, not yet. I still have some infectious diseases that I haven't cured. Let's talk about them when I'm done."……"Damn you, He Chen. You told me that you have an infectious disease, yet you're fooling around with this bitch!""Since you've found out, I won't hide it anymore. I've never liked you before."