#Rose Tremain

[harleychick91]

Another great women loving women historical fiction novel is Islands of Mercy by Rose Tremain. The audiobook is narrated by the amazing Katie McGrath. The ebook can be found everywhere but the audiobook isn’t available in the United States. It has been put in a playlist on Spotify.

She was ‘The Angel of the Baths’, the one woman whose touch everybody yearned for. Yet she would do more. She was certain of that.

In the city of Bath, in the year 1865, an extraordinary young woman renowned for her nursing skills is convinced that some other destiny will one day show itself to her. But when she finds herself torn between a dangerous affair with a female lover and the promise of a conventional marriage to an apparently respectable doctor, her desires begin to lead her towards a future she had never imagined.

Meanwhile, on the wild island of Borneo, an eccentric British ‘rajah’, Sir Ralph Savage, overflowing with philanthropy but compromised by his passions, sees his schemes relentlessly undermined by his own fragility, by man’s innate greed and by the invasive power of the forest itself.

Jane’s quest for an altered life and Sir Ralph’s endeavours become locked together as the story journeys across the globe – from the confines of an English tearoom to the rainforests of a tropical island via the slums of Dublin and the transgressive fancy-dress boutiques of Paris.

Islands of Mercy is a novel that ignites the senses, and is a bold exploration of the human urge to seek places of sanctuary in a pitiless world.

[orphanblaque]

does anyone know where i can find the audiobook for islands of mercy? every place seems to have it until i sign up for a free trial, then it's gone from the selection.

[ruby-learns]

finished reading Lily by Rose Tremain today & started another book straight after! didn’t do any uni work because i had a nap as soon as i got in and ended up sleeping all day, whoops.

ft the noodles i ate last night!

10/100 days of productivity 07/12/22

[contremineur]

I lie awake and listen to the silence that has fallen upon London. It is Katharine who sleeps. Her tangled hair falls onto my shoulder and her arm is laid across my breast.

Rose Tremain, from Restoration (Hamish Hamilton 1989)

[judgingbooksbycovers]

Unused cover for

Gustav Sonata: A Novel

By Rose Tremain.

Design by Yang Kim.

[105nt]

And I observed how, in this Fen land, the crust of the earth appears thin, allowing water to seep and ooze upwards so that it is possible to imagine there are fishes and not worms in the soil.

Robert Merivel, Restoration by Rose Tremain

[joebloggshere]

Music & Silence by Rose Tremain

So, the person that recommended the Robert Harris Cicero trilogy to me, which I adored (Imperium https://www.tumblr.com/joebloggshere/679458295216570368/imperium-by-robert-harris-i-really-enjoyed-this - Lustrum https://www.tumblr.com/joebloggshere/692367732075790336/lustrum-by-robert-harris-the-second-book-of-the - Dictator https://www.tumblr.com/joebloggshere/704238607209218048/dictator-by-robert-harris-wow-the-third-book-in ) also highly recommended this book to me. Although Rose Tremain is not one of my favourite authors I thought I would give it a go.

What can I say, other than it is an interesting book about Denmark in the sixteen hundreds but I just didn’t love it. Sorry. There is some excellent writing, some interesting vignettes but as a whole I was not satisfied.

Having said that my friend has reread this book several times as has his wife and it won the Whitbread Novel Award in 1999 together with many amazing accolades, so I am obviously missing something here.

Why don’t you give it a go and see what you think?

[lilacswraith]

“Often, Lev had slept on a rag rug beside his daughter’s bed, when she was ill or afraid. And when his wife, Marina, was dying, he’d lain for five nights on an area of linoleum flooring no wider than his outstretched arm, between Marina’s hospital bed and a curtain patterned with pink and purple daisies, and sleep had come and gone in a mystifying kind of way, painting strange pictures in Lev’s brain that had never completely vanished.” - Rose Tremain, from ‘The Road Home’

[that-random-outsider]

This is just a joke lol I just thought it was funny how this fandom always seems to gravitate towards one specific cast member.

[leoisbabygirl]

it's giving sunshine x sunshine protector

[somedudenamedanthony]

I wish I could animate so I could do a lil video of the Charming/Tremaine cousins going on a quadruple karaoke date night with all their girlfriends

Chad and Audrey sing Love Story by Taylor Swift and slow dance with each other on stage

Anthony and Harriet sing Tyme Flyes When You're Havin' Rum by Pirates For Sail (and gag at the others doing "cringe love songs" like they're not sharing a cocktail and making out rn)

Dizzy and Celia sing Loverboy by A-Wall (Audrey made them do it because they couldn't pick a song fast enough)

Chloe and Red do Slumber Party by Ashnikko (Chloe sings it, Red plays guitar and does the moaning part while Chloe drags her around)

[fredlikesbreakfast]

im gonna. gim gonna throwu p

[isleofdarkness]

Isle Council

Just like Auradon has an official council called together to discuss and vote on important issues, the Isle has a semi-official one. Regular meetings, happening every time the seasons change, are usually nothing of note. But when the council is called outside of these scheduled meetings? That has only happened twice. Both times were events the Isle, both adults and children, would never forget.

The membership is as follows-

Harriet Jones, queen, representing the pirate crew of Far Shore

Maverick Mim, shows up for emergency meetings but usually doesn't come to the planned ones, representing the Mutants

Diego de Vil, representing the Devils of Barricade

Gineva Gothel, representing the Silver Cross

Shan Odgerel, representing Falcon Ridge and Sanctum

Uma Facilier, representing the pirate crew of Kraken Coast

Amara Olympian, representing Shadowland

Mal Briar, representing the Dragons of Villain's Keep

Mordred Mim, representing the Witches of the Badlands

Justice Olympian, representing the Exiled Gods of the Isle of Exile

Lydia Snoops, representing herself and Zevon

Jada Alraashid bint Cassim Jazira, representing Thieve's District

Aleksandr and Rosabella Hearts, representing the Underland District, formerly representing the Underland Gang

Ivy de Vil, representing Villain's Keep

Other membership includes

Tarzan D'Arque

Mischa Rasputin

Anthony Tremaine

Sammy Smee

Midnight Mim

Zachariah Darhk (later)

[tiredflowercrown]

Heyyyyy

Brat songs and what descendants characters they are

Remix

360 - Chad

Club classics - Ivy

Sympathy is a knife - Core 4, Audrey, Uma

I might say something stupid - Audrey, Jane, Carlos, Evie

Talk talk - Chad, Jay

Von Dutch- Evie, Chad

Rewind - Audrey

So I- Audrey, Mal

Girl, so confusing (so the order matters on this, first name is Charli second is lorde)- chad and Audrey (both ways), Audrey and Jane, Chad and Jane, Uma and Mal, Harry and Harriet

Everything is romantic- Anthony

Apple - Desi, Anthony, Em, Evie

B2b - Evie, Diego

Mean girls - Chad, Mal, Anthony

I think about it all the time - Evie, Mal

365 - Ivy

Guess - Ivy

[descendants-extended]

AK & VK's Hobbies

A lot of the AKS probs do horse-riding too cause rich kids and their parents have pet horses mostly in canon stuff.

Also hanging out with pets for VKs and AKs since they all have pets galore. Though no one has more than Aladdin, Jasmine and their kids’ massive menagerie.

Everyone sings (probs various degrees of good)

Harriet: Likes doodling (not coherent usually & just for her eyes only) and reading.

Harry & CJ: They like to read but mostly for the dramaticness & extraness. And because they are Hook’s kids so classical literature and stuff is easy for them. It’s probably a hobby that surprises people the most!

^ the hook kids’ hobbies are also inspired by chats with @panthera-tigris-venenata

Hook kids may also play some instruments cause their dad does (piano, harpsichord and from jake and the Neverland pirates: the trumpet)

Ben:  Headcanon that he can do some ‘tinkering’ with things. Not full on inventing like his grandfather, Maurice or like Carlos. But it’s a talent he has from spending lots of time with his grandad during his childhood.

He is probably a great assistant/helper! His mode of doing things is trial and error! Though he probably does know the basics pretty well. It helps him relax and calm down. It transports him to simpler times with his grandad and the stories he used to hear.

Audrey: Swordfighting, fencing & jousting with & cause of her parents (mum too cause in one disney picture book Aurora does joust! which is cool of Disney to give us content for. Also Aurora uses a sword in concept art).

Spending time with woodland creatures, hearing stories from her ‘great-aunts’-the 3 good fairies and gramma. She likes foraging. Embroidery and stitching too maybe. Probs likes reading stories too. She also writes her diary.

Gil: possibly woodworking/carpentry? But he values detail, style and elegance and likes engraving it with art unlike his father who only cares about its functionality and just generally leaves it like bare and crude. People also hc he likes gardening which is cute!

Hunting responsibly? A take I heard once. Like he only takes what he needs and sometimes just enjoys running after animals and not actually hunting if that made any sense.

‘Uma’s wicked book for VKs’ said he made Uma and Harry’s outfits for em I think so he’s a fashion designer too? Or maybe they gave him special instructions that he followed. Good for him. Cause dude can still sew then.

Jay & Jade: Practicing disguises (Jafar & Nasira both got disguises in canon so like just a family thing). Practicing magic when they get to Auradon (Jay is 1/4th Genie in mine. Plus Jafar & Nasira do have some magic of their own so do Jay & Jade).

Anthony: reading, upcycling outfits & accessories (because a line in the 1st book saying his outfits look regal & tailor-made somehow though they’re made of the same materials other’s outfits are made of. He generally makes any outfits work but further elevated by him tailoring stuff).

He likes spending time with his mum, siblings, cousins, pet(s) & his bestie, Eddie Balthazar! Loves throwing parties (based on the 1st ‘isle’ book again, saying he throws great parties)- he just enjoys the effort, the pay off & it helps him unwind (good for him. ambivert vibes).

Thinking up business strategies, accounting & book keeping! (Why are these in his hobbies? He finds it pretty fun when it all works out. So generally ‘plotting’? Yeah. Likes things organised), being a taste tester for his sibling’s food creations (they’re just good at it), dignifiedly sassing annoying isle people (mostly villains, some won’t get it sometimes) & learnin‘ stuff like languages!

He can play the piano but not really something he likes as much (wind instruments aren't his thing just like they weren’t his mum’s thing). Probs likes the idea of dueling but not exactly good at it?

Hadie: Likes rock & roll music like his dad, maybe he likes giving himself new piercings as a hobby? (met someone who did this irl! sounds cool but be careful). Likes to be a pest to the villains who are horrible parents and people (like him bothering Frollo to do his fortune quite regularly- @panthera-tigris-venenata made a post bout this! Give it a read, it's such a treat).

is the prince of the underworld so he likes to practice magic with his dad though you don’t really see results on the isle cause of the no-magic nature of the barrier (I suppose other magic users also found it very hard learning magic without well, magic! His irises glow yellow sometimes & his blue hair lights on fire so some magic still is kinda visible.)

Likes hanging out with his friends! Oh and his cousin, Freddie (if one hcs Freddie being Ursula’s daughter which I adore) and by extension Celia (who isn't Ursula’s kid in mine so not his blood cousin but he still treats her like one)

Chad: Dude won’t ever admit it but doing chores helps him clear his head and he likes cleanliness cause his mom wanted to still know some responsibility (never forced him to do it though).  Likes sports and also shopping! He can sew but like only repair stuff. He can cook some basics but not a hobby of his and not something he ever has to do.

Jenna, Rafi, Salima, Aziz (& their two lil siblings in mine): Hanging out with family, friends and pets.

All love going on long magic carpet rides. (‘Borders? Air traffic? Aw, bless your heart.’ They have like no need for passports on carpet rides & Agrabah’s got it as a clause in their agreement. The royal family doesn’t need those. (reminds me of how irl the British royal family’s head doesn’t need a passport). They have passports though. This is a new idea I just had & yeah. Can have a lot of exploration).

They love travelling. Probs try different modes of travel.

Aziz can Skateboard (based on Jasmine skateboarding in an Aladdin console game XD. Can't remember which game it was rn. But ‘Nasira's Revenge’ maybe? Feel free to correct me if I remembered the wrong game. While trying to find a pic, I found a doll of Jaz with Carpet as a skateboard so interesting.)

Anxelin & Ruby: Too many cause of their mom, Rapunzel's many hobbies and how it inspired them. They love trying out new stuff and are pretty adventurous. Their favourite book series is obv the 'Flynnigan Rider series'.

inspo from this post from @dragoneyes618: here

This is it so far. Maybe this is a part 1? Depends.

[105nt]

I splurged on a Rivers of London boxed set for holiday reading and have read the first three. I love the narrator - he's very engaging, and the other characters are brilliant, but I am finding some of the mysteries oddly underwhelming. Might be just me, I often read a detective story and get more out of it the second or the third time, because the characters are always what I love first.

Taking a break with Restoration, which is completely and absurdly my kind of book. 😁 I have had a paperback copy in my reading pile for ages but then I found this lovely so I'll be passing that on.