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  • Meander, Spiral, Explode

    Design and Pattern in Narrative

    by Jane Alison ...
    "How lovely to discover a book on the craft of writing that is also fun to read . . . Alison asserts that the best stories follow patterns in nature, and by defining these new styles she offers writers the freedom to explore but with enough guidance to thrive." ―VultureAs Jane Alison writes in the introduction to her insightful and appealing book about the craft of writing: “For centuries there’s ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Sisters Antipodes

    A Memoir

    by Jane Alison ...
    "A wrenching, luminous memoir" of how betrayal and divorce transformed two families and the lives of two young women ( People ).When Jane Alison was a child, her family met another that seemed like its mirror. Each had a father in the Foreign Service, a beautiful mother, and two little girls. The younger two—one of them Jane—even shared a birthday.With so much in common, the two families quickly ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Villa E

    A Novel

    by Jane Alison ...
    Two brilliant architects clash over the fate of a luxurious villa in this riveting tale of artistic obsession.Along the glittering coast of southern France, among a jungle of olive trees and aloes, a white villa rose from an earthen terrace. Eileen, a new architect previously known for her elegant chairs and furniture, built it as a haven for her and her lover; she realized each detail, designing ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • The Sisters Antipodes

    by Jane Alison ...
    A gorgeous, piercing memoir of two families linked through betrayal - and of the fierce childhood will to survive in them. A gorgeous, piercing memoir of two families linked through adult betrayal - and of the fierce childhood will to survive in them. When Jane Alison was a child, her family met another that seemed like its mirror: a father in the Foreign Service, a beautiful mother, and two ... Read more

    $19.69 USD

  • The Love-Artist

    A Novel

    by Jane Alison ...
    A darkly brilliant first novel that imagines a missing chapter in the life of Ovid. Why was Ovid, the most popular author of his day, banished to the edges of the Roman Empire? Why do only two lines survive of his play Medea, reputedly his most passionate work and perhaps his most Accomplished? Between the known details of the poet's life and these enigmas, Jane Alison has Interpolated a haunting ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Nine Island

    by Jane Alison ...
    A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2016“Nine Island is a crackling incantation, brittle and brilliant and hot and sad and full of sideways humor that devastates and illuminates all at once.” —Lauren Groff, author of Fates and FuriesNine Island is an intimate autobiographical novel, told by J, a woman who lives in a glass tower on one of Miami Beach’s lush Venetian Islands. After decades of disaster ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Marriage of the Sea

    A Novel

    by Jane Alison ...
    As alluring as The Love-Artist, a contemporary tale of love and ambition, betrayal and revenge, set in two gloriously watery citiesIn a damp Venetian palace, Oswaldo contemplates the ravages of time to his body and his beloved city, and dreams up a way to hold mortality at bay. In New York, Lach steps out into the crisp, clear night to savor his new freedom, having just dropped Vera to join his ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome - My Daughter is Not Naughty

    Jane Alison Sherwin's honest and uplifting account provides insight into the challenges of bringing up a child with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA).After years of misdiagnosis, Jane's daughter, Mollie, was diagnosed with PDA at the age of seven, and we follow her experiences pre and post diagnosis to age 10 as she attends school, interacts with the outside world and approaches adolescence. ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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    Meander, Spiral, Explode

    Design and Pattern in Narrative

    by Jane Alison ...
    Narrated by Bernadette Dunne ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 50 min

    “Doctors don’t imitate Galen. Why should writers follow Aristotle? Jane Alison in her fresh, original book about narrative is our new Aristotle.” ―Edmund White, author of The Unpunished Vice: A Life of ReadingAs Jane Alison writes in the introduction to her insightful and appealing book about the craft of writing: “For centuries there’s been one path through fiction we’re most likely to travel―one ... Read more

    $19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Villa E

    A Novel

    by Jane Alison ...
    Narrated by Brigid Lohrey ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 4 min

    From the author of Meander, Spiral, Explode, an astounding novel inspired by the collision of Irish designer Eileen Gray and famed Swiss architect Le Corbusier.Along the glittering coast of southern France, a white villa sits atop an earthen terrace—a site of artistic genius, now subject to bitter dispute. Eileen, a new architect known for her elegant chair designs, poured the concrete herself; ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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    How to Start a Business on Your Kitchen Table

    Narrated by Shann Nix Jones ...

    Unabridged

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    Practical tools, expert advice and innovative ideas to help you create a successful business that reflects your values, supports your lifestyle and creates real fulfilment.In 214, in her farmhouse kitchen in Wales, Shann Nix Jones started to manufacture a relatively unknown probiotic goat's milk called kefir. It was a powerful healing remedy that cured her son's eczema and even saved her husband ... Read more

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    How to Raise a Feminist Son

    Motherhood, Masculinity, and the Making of My Family

    by Sonora Jha ...
    Narrated by Sonora Jha ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 40 min

    A compelling story that will resonate with feminists who hope to change the world, one kind boy at a timeThis book is a true love letter, not only to Jha's own son but also to all of our sons and to the parents--especially mothers--who raise them.”—Ijeoma Oluo, author of So You Want to Talk About Race and MediocreA beautifully written and deeply personal story of struggling, failing, and ... Read more

    $20.99 USD