![]() This book combines two genres I love.Historical Fiction and Political Fiction and what a book is created! It is short.more a Novella. But appearances can be deceiving as we well know. Both are famous, both are unhappy (for different reasons) and both are searching. The relationship between the two sisters is fascinating. She was held to near impossible standards and because of that, happiness for Dolo was an elusive and impossible thing.ĭolo's sister Nita is featured in here as well. I was absolutely mesmorised.ĭelores, just Like Jackie Kennedy, was a prisoner of society. This book reads as a character study of Delores and what a character study it is. Like with JFK, he is murdered while in office. Dolores or "Dolo" as she is called is the First lady of The United States. (much to young.)īut I loved it and through the years have reread. Then again I think I was like 7 when I first read this. I get that is is loosely based on Jackie Kennedy but at the time I first read it, I did not know this. But this little 's never left me and it's light does not dim with rereads. This quote is NOT from this book, though it is from this writer. We all have different sides that we show to different people. Never judge anyone by another's opinions. ![]()
0 Comments
![]() Knowing that Joe, Angie’s brother and Mel’s former flame, has been working on a dangerous mob case, Mel worries that the murder is a hit gone wrong and that someone near and dear was the real target. Hundreds of fans have gathered together for the first annual Old Town Zombie Walk, and Mel, Angie, and the Fairy Tale Cupcake crew are donning their best undead attire to sell some horror-themed desserts to the hungry hordes.īut the fun turns to fright when Mel finds a real dead body in a prop casket outside of the bakery’s truck-and the corpse looks alarmingly like a zombie of their own. ![]() Scottsdale, Arizona, may not be the liveliest place on earth, but it’s never been as dead as this. ![]() The New York Times bestselling Cupcake Bakery Mysteries bake up sweet surprises, but as the series continues, Mel and Angie are in for a fresh batch of trouble… ![]() ![]() *A big thank-you to Andrew Taylor, HarperCollins UK, and NetGalley for arc in exchange for my honest review* This book offers well-presented historical background with an engaging plot, and although not a masterpiece in the genre, it is an entertaining read for the fans of historical fiction. James Markwood and Cat Hakesby, well-acquainted and with yet too independent and too proud to admit their true feelings, get involved in mysterious events and political intrigue. The Royal Secret is based on a historic event, negotiations between the kings of England and France. Actually, this book can be read as a standalone as although there are some references to previous books, they do not spoil the fun of reading. ![]() Mr Taylor's book have been around me for some time, even bought two of them, however, they are still on the to-read shelf. ![]() I am a reader who is not afraid to start a new series in the middle of it or, as is the case this time. ![]() ![]() ![]() How do a writer and his family live with the threat of murder for more than nine years? How does he go on working? How does he fall in and out of love? How does despair shape his thoughts and actions, how and why does he stumble, how does he learn to fight back? In this remarkable memoir Rushdie tells that story for the first time the story of one of the crucial battles, in our time, for freedom of speech. He thought of writers he loved and combinations of their names then it came to him: Conrad and Chekhov - Joseph Anton. He was asked to choose an alias that the police could call him by. So begins the extraordinary story of how a writer was forced underground, moving from house to house, with the constant presence of an armed police protection team. His crime? To have written a novel called The Satanic Verses, which was accused of being “against Islam, the Prophet and the Quran.” For the first time he heard the word fatwa. On February 14, 1989, Valentine’s Day, Salman Rushdie was telephoned by a BBC journalist and told that he had been “sentenced to death” by the Ayatollah Khomeini. ![]() ![]() From the non-linear timeline to the Doctor Who comments I loved Silence Fallen. Trouble has a way of finding Mercy and this time she ends up alone and in Europe. Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs is the tenth novel in the wildly popular Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series. Kimberly graciously allowed me to share her review, originally posted here. ![]() And in the heart of the ancient city of Prague, old ghosts rise. Ancient powers stir, and Mercy must be her agile best to avoid causing a war between vampires and werewolves, and between werewolves and werewolves. ![]() Unable to contact Adam and the rest of the pack, Mercy has allies to find and enemies to fight, and she needs to figure out which is which. ![]() In coyote form, Mercy escapes-only to find herself without money, without clothing, and alone in the heart of Europe. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Īmazon, Audible, Audiobook, Barnes & Noble, AppleĪttacked and abducted in her home territory, Mercy finds herself in the clutches of the most powerful vampire in the world, taken as a weapon to use against alpha werewolf Adam and the ruler of the Tri-Cities vampires. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Grandparents, and possibly even parents, would have been around at the time for millions of people, memories would be fresh. In that case, as in Mitchell’s, we would not exactly be talking about ancient history. For perspective, it’s as if someone born in 2015 were to write about the transition from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan. Mitchell was born in 1900, thirty-five years after the end of the Civil War. On that count, it has a lot to say, not least about how to come to terms with history. But at its core, it’s much less about politics than it is about the human heart. ![]() To be sure, its presentation of slavery is appalling. Teeming with life, it offers surprising insights into the Confederacy and the Old South. But it does raise a host of questions-about winners’ narratives, about honor and humiliation, about memory, about innocence and guilt, about men and women, about what’s taken for granted, about the particularity of human lives, and about parallel worlds. The book is enthralling, and it casts a spell.ĭoes it make a plausible argument for continuing to display the Confederate flag? Not even close. (Scarlett O’Hara, Rhett Butler, and Ashley Wilkes? Really?) About twenty pages, I thought, would be enough. I expected to be appalled by its politics and racism, and to be bored by the melodrama. I confess that I did not have high hopes. Inspired by recent debates over the Confederate flag, I decided to give the book a try. When Americans think about the Confederacy, they often think about Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 classic, Gone With the Wind. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 3 of Texas Folklore Society Publications.Īnalytical index to Publications of the Texas Folklore Society, volumes 1-36ĭenton, Tex. Originally published by the Texas Folklore Society, Austin as no. published by Folklore Associates, Hatboro, Pa. | Hard copy copyright held by The Texas Folklore Society.ĭenton : University of North Texas Press, 1965ĭate:1965 Availability: No items available: Actions: Add to cart (remove) | "Proceedings of the thirteenth annual session (1927) of the Texas Folk-lore Society": p. 4 of Publications of the Texas Folklore Society. published by Folklore Associates, Hatboro, Pa., which was issued as no. 1 online resource (133 p., leaves of plates) : , Hard copy copyright held by The Texas Folklore Society. : University of Wisconsin Press, 1992ĭate:1992 Availability: No items available: Actions: Add to cart (remove)Įnglewood, CO : Libraries Unlimited, 2000ĭate:2000 Availability: No items available: Actions: Add to cart (remove)ĭenton : University of North Texas Press, 2000 ![]() : University of North Texas Press, 1989ĭate:1989 Availability: No items available: Actions: Add to cart (remove)īy Zenani, Nongenile Masithathu. Black cats, hoot owls, and water witches Publication:ĭenton, Tex. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Penman in an Author’s Note, informs us that she originally had planned to split focus between Llewellyn and Simon but found she could not do justice to both in the same book and so devoted this one to Simon. ![]() This volume is actually focused less on Welsh princes than on Simon de Montfort and the increasing tensions between him and his brother-in-law, King Henry III that eventually led to all-out war. ![]() This is definitely “backlist” and you probably can find inexpensive used copies of the whole series, which I would definitely recommend. In recent years I’ve discovered the historical fiction of Sharon Kay Penman (I reviewed Here Be Dragons, the first volume of this series on Llewellyn the Great in July 2015) and have loved her introduction to the world of the thirteenth century and the conflicts between England and Wales. Summary: A historical fiction account of the tense relationship and eventual conflict between incompetent Henry III (and his son Edward I) and Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester and husband of Henry’s sister, as well as the struggle of Llewellyn, eventual Prince of Wales and grandson of Llewellyn the Great to hold and unite Wales against the English. Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes Trilogy Book 2), Sharon Kay Penman. ![]() ![]() The “Greasy Food” Strategy: How to spell SUCCESSĭo you know what 37 grams of fat looks like? What if you heard that a medium-sized bag of buttered popcorn contained more artery-clogging saturated fat than a bacon-and-eggs breakfast, a Big Mac and fries, and a steak dinner with all the trimmings – combined? Thirty-seven grams of saturated fat might not mean much. They have distilled these into Six Principles of Stickiness. By examining hundreds of naturally successful messages – from urban legends, wives-tales, and proverbs, to advertising slogans, conspiracy theories, and corporate mottos – the Heath brothers discovered a handful of characteristics that these durable stories shared. Chip presented ideas from his new book (co-authored with his brother Dan), Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. ![]() The gist: In September, Sightline hosted a workshop for communicators featuring Chip Heath, Stanford Business School professor and author. ![]() ![]() ![]() We will see many interpretations, and the longer this thing rolls on, the more daring those choices should be.Īccording to, sources close to Tom Hiddleston are saying that he is in “advanced talks” to take over the role from Daniel Craig.ĭoes that mean that he”ll be playing the role in the next James Bond film? Does he mean he”ll definitely play the role at all? Nope, and nope. ![]() Like Doctor Who, another British institution, it feels by now like these characters are going to exist forever, handed down from filmmaker to filmmaker, handed down from actor to actor. ![]() Pierce Brosnan held on long enough to make a mark, and Daniel Craig has done a terrific job of defining the character his own way, guaranteeing that we”ll talk about him when we talk about Sean Connery or Roger Moore. Timothy Dalton managed to squeeze out a second film as the character before he got shown the door. ![]() Will you be George Lazenby, one and done? That”s got to be a particular fear. From the moment you take the gig, you”ve got a ticking clock running down towards the moment you leave the part. If reports are right, then the producers have finally gotten serious about it. It may well be time once again to pass the torch and anoint the new. ![]() |