Books with author j Douglas

The Prōdigium is a coming of age, young adult novel whose main character, a sixteen year old boy, is born with a unique genetic code that makes him a valuable commodity in a dystopian society. The dystopian setting is not the typical apocalyptic future, but rather an America governed by new amendments brought on by the loss of natural resources, declining international influence, and societal dysfunction. The protagonist must traverse the difficulties of being in a single parent household, the complexities of emerging love, the uncertainties of his gift, and the dangers of a rich and powerful antagonist.

Victory at a most dire price.After playing her part to fulfill a legend, Morrigan now struggles to control the all-powerful magic within her, certain that the burden of obtaining it will ease with time.But there is none left. Little does she know; a curse now stirs beneath the surface of her kingdom.In the obsession to obtain a magic that controls life, Morrigan has unknowingly created an enemy made of death. A wretched hunger that can only be satisfied with her undoing.Can the Stoneborn Queen harness her powers before it’s too late?

Olivia in India follows the adventures of the titular character as she navigates the cities and countryside of India in the early 20th century. The entire book is written as diary entries, wherein Olivia recounts the various events of the preceding days and weeks. Her account is generally happy and reflective, although descriptions of the adversities native to travel prior to electricity or aircraft are eye-opening, as are the dialogues Olivia has with various people she encounters along her way. Olivia visits the city of Calcutta at a time when the Indian subcontinent was a colonial holding of the British Empire, beholding the bustle of city life and perusing its myriad sights. We receive a vivid portrait of the sights and sounds of India as a pre-industrial nation under colonial rule, and how the occupiers and natives would behave. A fascinating chronicle of a world which has since dissipated beneath successive waves of modernisation, Olivia in India has received criticism for its overly pleasant depiction of a society which was in actuality characterised by British oppression and profiteering. However, supporters of the book note its generally realistic descriptions, and its evocative style.

This is the true life story of O. Douglas’ mother, but depicted as a fictional mother reminiscing with her daughter. The story starts with the mother’s early marriage and family life in Scotland, where she sets about raising six children while supporting her husband, a minister. This pleasing, nostalgic book is full of domestic joy and love, but tinged with tragedy as the family struggles with illness and the First World War.Published 1922.

A throne reclaimed, a world undone.The land of Lhiminal has begun to fall apart. Entire provinces of the kingdom have folded in on themselves, swallowed whole. Nothing but endless darkness now rests over what they once were.As Morrigan tries to unravel the mystery behind her land's destruction, she discovers the truth is much worse than anything she could have predicted. The God-King Jameson, creator of their entire world, has somehow returned from the dead, and he’s determined to see Lhiminal undone.Will Morrigan be able to protect her people against a god?

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE NIGHTINGALE SERIES COMES THE FIRST BOOK IN DONNA DOUGLAS' NEW NURSES OF STEEPLE STREET SERIES.Welcome to the district nurses’ home on Steeple Street, where everyone has a secret…Ambitious young nurse Agnes Sheridan had a promising future ahead of her until a tragic mistake brought all her dreams crashing down and cost her the love and respect of everyone around her. Now she has come to Leeds for a fresh start as a trainee district nurse. But Agnes finds herself facing unexpected challenges as she is assigned to Quarry Hill, one of the city’s most notorious slums. Before she can redeem herself in the eyes of her family, she must first win the trust and respect of her patients and fellow nurses.Does Agnes have what it takes to stay the distance? Or will the tragedy of her past catch up with her?Praise for The Nurses of Steeple Street Series:'Full of well drawn characters and intriguing relationships. Donna Douglas skilfully charts her heroine's attempts to be accepted . . . uncovering secrets, heartbreak and lost loves along the way!'Mary Gibson, author of Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts'Another fantastic Donna Douglas book - how does she do it? Full of colourful characters, wit, sadness, hope and wisdom.'

A fast paced and bloody take on the werewolf legend will make you double check that the locks are secure for the night.The gruesome deaths of several high profile bankers threaten to destabilize a fraying system of global order, causing national security experts to scramble for answers. A disgruntled FBI Agent striving to bring to justice the corrupt individuals responsible for wrecking his community is instead ordered to protect those same Wall Street power brokers. In the postindustrial wasteland of a bankrupt Detroit he stumbles onto a horrifying lead capable of not just cracking the case, but with potentially explosive ramifications for the future of mankind. Meanwhile, a team of historians investigating a mysterious Second World War era mass grave make a startling discovery in a medieval village located deep within a foreboding Ukrainian valley. When the FBI agent follows a lead to that same village he and the historians are forced to confront the tragic history of Eastern Europe’s blood lands. There they struggle to reconcile their findings with the evidence that a mythic evil is real, hungry for blood, and murderously intent on keeping its existence a secret until able to set in motion events that could change human history.Recent Praise for Apex Predator's unique take on werewolf horror from top horror publications:"vivid description""pulse pounding action""crystal clear imagery inspires the suspense fanatic in each of us""borderline poetic""eloquent grisly, gory and gruesome prose""evokes an unsettling level of skin crawling hysteria for even the most cynical of readers""This novel is the type of rare commodity for one to stumble across and devour its contents from cover to cover easily within a day""Apex Predator will rightfully keep you up all night""It takes mere paragraphs to become addicted to author's unique style and infectious story telling prowess""Apex Predator is not your Uncle Ned's Werewolf story"

Scottish Seas follows the fears and triumphs of Mac Ayton, a young Scottish farmboy in 1707, striving to grow strong amid clashes with the sea, banditry, myths, animals, and brothers. Set in and around the colorful fishing village of Auchmithie located on the rugged easy coast of Scotland, this entertaining story by Douglas Jones focuses on Mac and the rest of his family as they live a life full of laughter, faith, and wrestling.

Tracing the erosion of white elite paternalism in Jim Crow Virginia, Douglas Smith reveals a surprising fluidity in southern racial politics in the decades between World War I and the Supreme Court's 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision.Smith draws on official records, private correspondence, and letters to newspapers from otherwise anonymous Virginians to capture a wide and varied range of black and white voices. African Americans emerge as central characters in the narrative, as Smith chronicles their efforts to obtain access to public schools and libraries, protection under the law, and the equitable distribution of municipal resources. This acceleration of black resistance to white supremacy in the years before World War II precipitated a crisis of confidence among white Virginians, who, despite their overwhelming electoral dominance, felt increasingly insecure about their ability to manage the color line on their own terms. Exploring the everyday power struggles that accompanied the erosion of white authority in the political, economic, and educational arenas, Smith uncovers the seeds of white Virginians' resistance to civil rights activism in the second half of the twentieth century.

This is a charming and warm tale of family, friendship and romance. The story takes place in a small Scottish town, just after WWI. The heroine of the book Jean Jardine, a Scottish girl raising her younger brothers on her own, is a young woman of high moral values and kind heart. Jardine's family is poor and they had their deal of hardships, but their home is a house of joy, music and love of books, honouring the only treasure they own, their father's old library. Their everyday life is suddenly shaken when a mysterious stranger asks for their hospitality.

Few inventions evoke such nostalgia, such deeply personal and vivid memories as radio-from Amos 'n' Andy and Edward R. Murrow to Wolfman Jack and Howard Stern. Listening In is the first in-depth history of how radio culture and content have kneaded and expanded the American psyche.But Listening In is more than a history. It is also a reconsideration of what listening to radio has done to American culture in the twentieth century and how it has brought a completely new auditory dimension to our lives. Susan Douglas explores how listening has altered our day-to-day experiences and our own generational identities, cultivating different modes of listening in different eras; how radio has shaped our views of race, gender roles, ethnic barriers, family dynamics, leadership, and the generation gap. With her trademark wit, Douglas has created an eminently readable cultural history of radio."Douglas's wonderful book offers a sophisticated history of radio listening." -Journal of American HistorySusan J. Douglas is professor of communication studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and author of Where the Girls Are: Growing Up Female with the Mass Media.