Plot summary (with spoilers): This story is told in the form of a letter from Gilbert Markham to his brother-in-law Halford. It tells the particulars of how Gilbert came to fall in love with Mrs. Graham, a widow who recently moved into the neighborhood as a tenant at Wildfell Hall, a dark and gloomy residence. [...]
Plot summary (with spoilers): Dombey and Son is the name of a powerful shipping house in London. The owner of the house is Paul Dombey, who, at the beginning of the story is elated because his wife has just given birth to a son, thus fulfilling the name of the house. To be sure, Dombey [...]
Plot summary (with spoilers): The Graveyard Book opens with a frightening murder scene. A shadowy man named Jack has just killed an entire family — except for a two-year-old toddler who had climbed out of his crib, crawled down the stairs, and ambled out the door. This was a huge mistake for Jack. He was [...]
Summary: Investigative journalist Eric Schlosser takes readers behind the scenes of some of the nation’s biggest fast food chains to show how the industry has impacted the American way of life. According to Schlosser, the rise of McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King, Taco Bell, et al. led to massive changes in agriculture, city planning and zoning, [...]