Books with title LOVE AT FIRST BITE

When axi moore decides to take a road trip across the us, the only person she wants to go with her is her best friend robinson – who she also happens to be secretly in love with. She’s planned it all out, and all he has to do is say yes. Axi has had a tough life: her little sister died young, her mother walked out and her father turned to the bottle for comfort. Her parents escaped their grief in their own ways; this trip will be hers. But life doesn’t always work out as you plan it, and there are some things you just can’t run away from.

Butterflies, birds, and a fluffy squirrel romp in this delightful book as they take the child who travels with them through the pages into their view of the world. As the pages turn, children will realize that the animals all around them are part of a shared world of wonder, and that nature is a marvel for them to love. Through verse and softly woven educational ideas, illuminated by rich illustrations, the result of this little gem is a classic message that will enrich children for years to come.

First Love was published in March 1860 in the Reader's Library. Like many of Turgenev's works, this one is highly autobiographical. Indeed, the author claimed it was the most autobiographical of all his works. Here Turgenev is retelling an incident from his own life, his infatuation with a young neighbor in the country, Catherine Shakovskoy (the Zinaida of the novella), an infatuation that lasted until his discovery that Catherine was in fact his own father's mistress.

First Love is an example of a frame story. The story starts with the protagonist, Vladimir Petrovich, at a party. The three guests, all men "not old but no longer young", are taking turns recounting the stories of their first loves. When Vladimir's turn comes to tell his story, he suggests he write down the story in a notebook because it is a rather long, unusual tale and he is not adept at extemporaneous narration. The other men agree and a few weeks later the story within the story continues with Vladimir reading from his notebook as he recounts the memory of his first love.