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Kate Chopin's riveting, daring story of one woman's search for personal freedom was so far ahead of its time that its publication in 1899 aroused a storm of controversy violent enough to end its author's career. With an effortless, sure-handed artistry, Chopin tells the story of Edna Pontellier, a young mother and model wife, whose romantic involvement with a young man during a vacation at a seaside resort allows her for the first time to imagine a new, freer life. Upon her return to New Orleans, Edna leaves her husband's home for her own cottage and begins an affair, only to discover that the constraints of social custom may be more powerful than she thought. Contemporary readers and reviewers were shocked by the frank, unapologetic treatment of adultery in The Awakening. The fact that we have the book at all is the most convincing tribute to its enduring, irrepressible power. Introduction by Elaine Showalter(Book Jacket Status: Not Jacketed)

My name is Jade. Seven years ago, everyone that I knew disappeared. People all over the world were missing. We call it the Day of Awakening. I was eighteen years old and a leader of a faction that fought against the new world government. We protected the non-pledgers. You can't imagine what you are capable of until you are faced with death. Take some advice: Forget -The old world never existed, Hope -We are not lost forever, Assist -Your crazy is useful. The hour has come to wake from sleep. We can't prevent the war that's coming. Heaven has sealed our fate. A complex web of secrecy, love and terror ensues as we race to unravel the mystery surrounding the Day of Awakening. All is not lost.

A yearning for inner peace leads to the greatest adventure of his life...Suffering tragedies that would defeat a lesser person, destiny offers a young man the opportunity to discover truths about his past. On that fateful morning, he seeks the advice of the wise shaman about his troubles. The old man's shocking revelation about Jabuti's childhood opens a portal into a dangerous world that is alien to their remote village. With folk tales of mysterious white men roaming the rainforest preaching of their one god, Jabuti is warned of the dangers that lie ahead. But this particular young man has singular qualities of bravery and fortitude.Nothing will stand between him in his search for the truth.Will he find the answers he yearns for?Will he survive his epic quest?Only time will tell...If Jabuti is to ever find happiness then he must leave his close-knit community to find the inner peace he craves. Intrigued...? BUY NOW EDITOR'S NOTES"Once in a while comes a fable of self-discovery and spiritual enlightenment that has the potential to inspire readers. A novel told in the rich tradition of the ancient tribal storytellers. Showing the importance of listening to our hearts and following our dreams, THE AWAKENING is a charming tale that appeals to readers young and old alike.For fans of THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho, this is a delightful read, told in simple prose that stays in the mind long after the last page has been devoured." Paul - NETGALLEY PROFESSIONAL REVIEWER - "The Awakening is a hidden gem just waiting to be found."

Edna Pontellier struggles with her role as a housewife, and yearns for social freedom. Her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood fuel her desires and passion, despite the prevailing social attitudes of the South. On a quest of self discovery, Edna flees her domestic role in search of love and spiritual freedom in a world that isn’t ready for her. The Awakening is one of the earliest novels that focuses on women’s issues without condescension. The novel was particularly controversial upon publication because Chopin didn’t condemn Edna’s desire for an affair. Instead, Chopin focused on human behaviour and the complexities of social structures while exploring the banalities of everyday life and the consequences of social norms.

The Awakening is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle between her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century American South. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension. It is also widely seen as a landmark work of early feminism, generating a mixed reaction from contemporary readers and critics.

2011 Reprint of 1899 Edition. "The Awakening" is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and the Southern Louisiana coast at the end of the nineteenth century, the plot centers around Edna Pontellier and her struggle to reconcile her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century South. It is one of the earliest American novels to focus on women's issues without condescension. It is also widely seen as a landmark work of early feminism. The novel's blend of realistic narrative, incisive social commentary, and psychological complexity makes "The Awakening" a precursor of American modernism and prefigures the works of American novelists such as William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway and echoes the works of contemporaries such as Edith Wharton and Henry James. It can also be considered among the first Southern works in a tradition that would culminate with the modern masterpieces of Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, Eudora Welty, Katherine Anne Porter, and Tennessee Williams.

What if the world is controlled by an elite few who are responsible for keeping it in balance, and every country, government, military, media, and business is being skillfully manipulated to protect the planet from destruction?Twelve-year-old Emily Jones is an average pre-teen-or so she believes until she is invited to attend North Shore Academy, where she quickly discovers that she's anything but ordinary. People she's never met are strangely familiar, the curriculum is unlike any school she's ever imagined, and all the students have an affinity towards an element. Unlike the other students, though, Emily has more than one affinity. As she struggles to control her elements (and her temper), she learns that her soul has lived many lifetimes. She must complete the Awakening to understand how her past lives fit with her current one.While balance is the premise taught at North Shore, some believe that power combined with modern technology is the correct path to take. How will Emily reconcile the struggle between power and balance, all while trying to deal with normal teenaged circumstances in her not-so-normal world?

A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over: "Allez vous-en! Allez vous-en! Sapristi! That's all right!" He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence. Mr. Pontellier, unable to read his newspaper with any degree of comfort, arose with an expression and an exclamation of disgust. He walked down the gallery and across the narrow "bridges" which connected the Lebrun cottages one with the other. He had been seated before the door of the main house. The parrot and the mockingbird were the property of Madame Lebrun, and they had the right to make all the noise they wished. Mr. Pontellier had the privilege of quitting their society when they ceased to be entertaining. He stopped before the door of his own cottage, which was the fourth one from the main building and next to the last. Seating himself in a wicker rocker which was there, he once more applied himself to the task of reading the newspaper. The day was Sunday; the paper was a day old. The Sunday papers had not yet reached Grand Isle. He was already acquainted with the market reports, and he glanced restlessly over the editorials and bits of news which he had not had time to read before quitting New Orleans the day before. Mr. Pontellier wore eye-glasses. He was a man of forty, of medium height and rather slender build; he stooped a little. His hair was brown and straight, parted on one side. His beard was neatly and closely trimmed. Once in a while he withdrew his glance from the newspaper and looked about him. There was more noise than ever over at the house. The main building was called "the house," to distinguish it from the cottages. The chattering and whistling birds were still at it. Two young girls, the Farival twins, were playing a duet from "Zampa" upon the piano. Madame Lebrun was bustling in and out, giving orders in a high key to a yard-boy whenever she got inside the house, and directions in an equally high voice to a dining-room servant whenever she got outside. She was a fresh, pretty woman, clad always in white with elbow sleeves. Her starched skirts crinkled as she came and went. Farther down, before one of the cottages, a lady in black was walking demurely up and down, telling her beads. A good many persons of the pension had gone over to the Cheniere Caminada in Beaudelet's lugger to hear mass. Some young people were out under the wateroaks playing croquet. Mr. Pontellier's two children were there—sturdy little fellows of four and five. A quadroon nurse followed them about with a faraway, meditative air.

Zhong, Mick and John climb down the Himalayan Mountains. They believe the battles and dangers that almost took their lives are finally over. They could not have been more wrong. While fighting to survive, they had unknowingly fulfilled an ancient prophesy. Their actions had begun the awakening of an ancient and evil god. As the waking progresses, evil grows stronger throughout the world. People begin to worship the god. They form an army to prepare for war and complete the awakening. While the worshippers attend to their god, forces are gathering to block the god's waking. The three friends are drawn into the fight against the god and are soon at the center of battles and dangers beyond their imaginations.

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