The Day the Earth Bloomed

The Day the Earth Bloomed
Author: Manoj Kuroor
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2024-07-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9356406618

We were getting ready to leave – we did not know if we would return. If the seaweed broods over its loosened roots, it can never glide on a current. So begins the bittersweet account of Kolumban, the man of the family, the player of the lute in his community of itinerant bards. The paanar live near forests, but do not know how to hunt. There are fields of millet behind their huts but they are unused to sowing or reaping. Tired of depending on song and dance to make a living, and the attendant poverty, the eldest son, Mayilan, runs away from home. Many years later his family sets out to find him. As they roam the land, they perform in village commons and palaces, to farmers and cowherds, and famous kings and even more famous poets. Set seventeen centuries ago, The Day the Earth Bloomed tells the intertwined stories of Kolumban, his daughter Chithira and son Mayilan, drawing on the celebrated poems of classical Tamil. The result is an electrifying and haunting connection to the past.

Blooming Flowers

Blooming Flowers
Author: Kasia Boddy
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2020-04-14
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0300252072

An evocative and richly illustrated exploration of flowers and how, over the centuries, they have given us so much sustenance, meaning, and pleasureThe bright yellow of a marigold and the cheerful red of a geranium, the evocative fragrance of a lotus or a saffron-infused paella—there is no end of reasons to love flowers. Ranging through the centuries and across the globe, Kasia Boddy looks at the wealth of floral associations that has been passed down in perfumes, poems, and paintings; in the design of buildings, clothes, and jewelry; in songs, TV shows, and children’s names; and in nearly every religious, social, and political ritual.Exploring the first daffodils of spring and the last chrysanthemums of autumn, this is also a book about seasons. In vibrant detail and drawing on a rich array of illustrations, Boddy considers how the sunflower, poppy, rose, lily—and many others—have given rise to meaning, value, and inspiration throughout history, and why they are integral to so many different cultures.

Blooming Flower Rising

Blooming Flower Rising
Author: Annette Greer
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2016-09-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504976711

Blooming Flower Rising takes you into the not-so-far future where earthquakes and deadly sulfur gases have irrefutably damaged the Earth. The year is 2102, the skies are dark, and rain constantly falls on Earth. The Earth has not seen sunlight for many years, and only humans remain on Earth. Blooming Flower Rising is a young teenage girl living in the province of Hawaii with her Mama, Papa, and little brother. Her dream is to feel sunlight on her face and to grow flowers, which have long been extinct. Her Mama travel all over the world, selling gas masks, and her Papa stays home to raise her and her brother. She yearns to fit in to society, but a classmate named Morning Glory bullies her relentlessly because Blooming is the only person in the world who has blond hair in a world of brown-haired people. The day of the annual dance at the learning center, scientists predict the sun will come out for a short time. During the dance, an announcement made by the principal of the learning center broadcasts that the sun is coming out, and all the students run outside to see the sun for the first time, and maybe the only time in their lives, but where is Blooming?

Bloom

Bloom
Author: Alexander McConduit
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2020-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9780985199845

Bloom takes the reader through the journey of the world's first flower. The book comes complete with educational diagrams and fun facts about plants throughout the story and in the back of the book.

Bloomed and Final Harvest

Bloomed and Final Harvest
Author: Damien W. Green
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2003-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0595291872

When 34-year-old William Cooper returns to his grandparents' farm for the first time in 20 years, a farm he remembers from his youth as "a magical place that stood as a cornerstone in my life," it is not only a place to bury his father but also to reawaken his lost self. William falls back in time to when he and his brother Joseph visited the farm for the last time, where he faces the one ghost that has haunted him for the last 20 years. In Final Harvest, William's grandfather, James Cooper, tells the story of how he met his wife Elizabeth. He recalls his wandering youth, his search for a home, his search for love and the fragility of that love once found. "For he knew how the promises we make at night in our lover's embrace shine like bright stars and angel's eyes, but he was also aware how daylight can steal them away from our lips, come morning."

The Blooming Brides Box Set: Books 1-4: Four Regency Romances

The Blooming Brides Box Set: Books 1-4: Four Regency Romances
Author: Ellie St. Clair
Publisher: Prairie Lily Press
Total Pages: 499
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Four young, unmarried sisters run The Wild Rose inn, which sits on the shore of the sleepy, serene, seaside town of Southwold. Until one day, returning soldiers begin to take refuge within their walls, and the flowers see their first blooms in these four Regency romances. A Duke for Daisy The moment Nathaniel steps foot into The Wild Rose Inn simply as Mr. Hawke, everything changes. He is constantly tested by the stubborn and opinionated eldest daughter of the innkeeper, yet he cannot seem to keep away from her. Daisy Tavers, in turn, wants nothing more than for the arrogant, self-righteous man to leave the inn and her family, for he is clearly hiding something he has no wish to share. Everything about Daisy and Nathaniel should mean they are absolutely wrong for another. Yet the more time they spend together, the more they cannot deny that they are inexplicably drawn to one another. When Nathaniel must assume the life of a duke, however, whatever will happen to Daisy? A Marquess for Marigold Jacob Rothschild, the Marquess of Dorchester, arrives at The Wild Rose Inn having survived the war, but left with a scar across his face that matches the one across his heart. While the bitter marquess manages to keep most away with his surliness, Marigold Tavners has never been able to resist an attempt to heal a broken soul — even if this particular one has no wish to be tended to. The more time they spend together, the more he opens up. But can he do so enough to ever love again? An Earl for Iris Iris Tavners met the man of her dreams -- but found out that he was in love with someone else. So she is pleased when August Williams, the Earl of the Westwood, leaves their inn after hiding from the French. He arrives in London to find his fiancée has given her heart to another. He is further chagrined when his identity is compromised and he must return to the Wild Rose Inn. Shocked by August’s return, Iris is determined to resist his charms. But when danger threatens, will the two be drawn together despite their best intentions? A Viscount for Violet After falling for a man who turned out to be the worst kind of fraud, Violet Tavners is determined to never be deceived again. She will not fall in love. Owen Ridlington has faced many foes, but one thing is certain -- he is alone, and he vows it is going to stay that way. When an escaped French spy threatens The Wild Rose Inn, Owen must protect the Tavners family. As they work to defend the town, will Owen and Violet learn that love can always find a way?

The Night Blooming Cereus

The Night Blooming Cereus
Author: Harold O. Wilson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2009-01-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1435716329

In these stories, Harold Wilson has given us a finely crafted community of individuals-people who touch our hearts with their desire to define themselves in a hostile world. Their failures and their successes will strike a resonant chord in every thoughtful reader.

Life- A Blooming Bud

Life- A Blooming Bud
Author: Debalina Sarkar
Publisher: Power In Me Foundation
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2022-01-14
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 8195484778

This book is a conglomeration of my different writings, which includes both stories and poems as well. This book represents the different experiences and adventures of one during different stages of his or her life. The book contains stories and poetry written for all age groups; children, adolescents, adults and elderly people. The book also caters to people of different tastes. This book provides prose for the prose lovers along with an opportunity to enjoy poetry and vice-versa. Even the illustrations in the book not only would provide happiness to the young readers but also to others within whom the little child still feels excited and happy to look at the pictures side by side as they read through the book. I tried my best to cover the entire life cycle, the journey of a human being through different phases.

The Blooming Desert Series

The Blooming Desert Series
Author: Leslie North
Publisher: Relay Publishing
Total Pages: 530
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Three sheikhs from the same kingdom, all wealthy, sexy and incredibly powerful, unexpectedly find love as they struggle with the responsibilities of ancient laws and the women they cannot deny in this heart-pounding trilogy from USA Today bestseller Leslie North. Sheikh Hamid Al-Qasha finds himself in the awkward position of accepting a merchant’s daughter, Tali, as collateral for a debt, and then being forced to arrange a fake engagement to avoid scandal in The Sheikh’s Fake Engagement. But there’s nothing fake about their attraction! In The Sheikh’s Pregnant Wife, billionaire Crown Prince Skandar Al-Basran will do anything to appease the tribes, including temporarily marry Gina, a woman he hardly knows but who is now carrying his child. Will he realize the importance of love before it’s too late? After a whirlwind affair, Raed Al-Qasha returns home, only to find out two years later that he’s a father—and just might be falling in love with Lise, a woman who is the opposite of what he thought he needed in The Sheik’s Unexpected Son. The desert heats up with these three couples who face fake engagements, secret babies, and pretend marriages, only to ultimately discover that love is more powerful than anything in their life. Leslie North’s thrilling trilogy is sure to please lovers of alpha men and the women who tame them!