Broad humor and bitter irony collide in this fictional autobiography of Rabo Karabekian, who, at age seventy-one, wants to be left alone on his Long Island estate with the secret he has locked inside his potato barn. But then a voluptuous young widow badgers Rabo into telling his life story—and Vonnegut in turn tells us the plain, heart-hammering truth about man’s careless fancy to create o…
This is what I have for lunch every single day: peanut butter on one slice of bread, milk, and an apple, preferably a McIntosh because they're tangy with a thin skin, which Daddy says resembles me at times. "Don't you want to try something different, Ida B?" Daddy will say. Well, by lunchtime i'm wide awake and i've already been busy doing my chores and learning and having some fun. I've got …
Naila’s conservative immigrant parents have always said the same thing: She may choose what to study, how to wear her hair, and what to be when she grows up—but they will choose her husband. Following their cultural tradition, they will plan an arranged marriage for her. And until then, dating—even friendship with a boy—is forbidden. When Naila breaks their rule by falling in love with …
"AKU SEORANG AHLI PEDANG. DAN AKU PIAWAI DALAM URUSAN MAUT. AKU TIDAK BANGGA AKAN KEMAMPUANKU. SEKADAR, AKU PANDAI MELAKUKANNYA." 1735, London. Haytham Kenway telah diajari cara menggunakan pedang sejak tangannya cukup besar untuk menggenggeam senjata. Ketika rumah keluarganya diserang – ayahnya dibunuh dan kakak perempuannya diculik oleh pria-pria bersenjata – Haytham melindungi keluarg…