There is a striking similarity between Marian devotional songs and secular love songs of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. Two disparate genres--one sacred, the other secular; one Latin, the other
This enchanting sampling of traditional Armenian tales was gathered by the author in her travels and translated from Russian sources. A broad selection of more than 50 tales are organized by type-myt
Here are handsome line renderings of 45 colorful, varied, and exotic specimens: Cannonball Tree (Brazil and Trinidad); Bird-of-Paradise Flower (South Africa); Flame of the Forest (India); Sausage Tre
“[Paradise] is only the smallest fraction of this building…. It is the flower garden of Iram-on each side the beautiful branches and leaves of trees embrace each other, intertwined with different
'I loved this novel and every single one of its characters. Supremely heartfelt, hilarious and heartrending - it's an absolute triumph.' Sophie Kinsella'Nobody does cosy, get-away-from-it-all romance like Jenny Colgan' Sunday Express___________________________________On a remote Scottish island, three couples are tying the knot - but even in paradise, nothing is pain-sailing...Curl up and escape with Jenny Colgan'An evocative, sweet treat' Jojo Moyes'This sweet romance will lift your spirits' Sunday Mirror'Gorgeous, glorious, uplifting' Marian Keyes'Irresistible' Jill Mansell'Just lovely' Katie Fforde'Naturally funny, warm-hearted' Lisa Jewell'A gobble-it-all-up-in-one-sitting kind of book' Mike Gayle'A sheer delight from start to finish' Sophie Kinsella___________________________________Olivia and Anthony are planning A Very Extravagant Wedding at the newest hotel on the tiny Scottish island of Mure. They're flying in chefs, musicians and something called a living flower wall...and no
Sixteen full-page designs capture the splendor of such exotic blossoms as the passion flower, Chilean bell flower, the bird of paradise, peacock tiger flower, glory bush, Christmas pride, rose of Chin
