![]() ![]() But British author Sweeney-Baird swings her focus among an ever widening swathe of characters-wealthy, working class, urban, rural, White, Black, Asian, straight, LGBTQ+, British, American, Canadian, Filipino-as if afraid to leave any social subgroup out. Catherine and Amanda, who lose the men and boys in their lives early, remain central as they reconstruct their lives. Survivors, i.e., women, experience what survivors today have been experiencing-loss, isolation, fear, guilt, physical damage, financial crises, and, occasionally, good fortune. ![]() Although women may be carriers, only males (of all ages) get sick, almost always fatally. And so the Plague spreads, day by numbered day within eight sections designating stages from OUTBREAK to PANIC to ADAPTATION to REMEMBRANCE. By Day 5, “the Plague,” though still limited to Scotland, “is all anybody can talk about” in London. She contacts recently independent Scotland's public health officials, who dismiss her concerns. After a second man dies there two days later and more fall ill, attending physician Amanda, a wife and mother of two sons herself, senses approaching disaster. Five days later, on “Day 1,” a man dies for no clear reason in a Glasgow hospital. The novels opens in London on a deceptively breezy note as Catherine, a social anthropologist with a happy marriage and adorable 3-year-old son, avoids fertility treatment because she’s ambivalent about having a second child. Beginning in 2025, a Great Male Plague spreads around the world. ![]()
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The very definitiveness with which it was resolved, precluded the idea of risk. At length I would be avenged this was a point definitively settled - but You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that He ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge. ![]() T HE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could but when ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments Caralyn buehner snowmen books![]() Now Snowmen at Work is also supposed to be a hidden object book, and while I have managed to locate a select few of these, most of the hidden objects, I have unfortunately been unable to successfully find. ![]() That is not to say, that Mark Buehner's illustrations are lacking in any respect (in fact, I do think that they both compliment and complement his wife's text), simply that for me, personally, his pictures just do not work all that well (and no, I am of course not frightened by broad lump of coal snowmen smiles any longer, but they still tend to give me somewhat a case of the shivers). ![]() As a child, I was actually often frightened by the rigid, often wide (gaping) smiles shown on many snowmen, and even now, as an adult, the smiles of the snowmen in Snowmen at Work tend to creep me out a bit. ![]() ![]() While I do find Caralyn Buehner's narrative (her presented text for Snowmen at Work) enchanting and sweet enough and especially the many clever plays on words (for they are both humorous and slyly imaginative, even though the rhymes do at times have a tendency to be more than a bit awkward and stumbling), I really do not at ALL enjoy the illustrated broad lump of coal smiles of the depicted and featured snowmen. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments Roman Blood by Steven Saylor![]() ![]() ![]() But the series has been described as a mystery series in a number of places, and that to me is the problem. To be fair, the cover of the book does not refer to the book as a mystery. From the background detail to the actual historical content, this is one of the most effective pictures of life in a long-lost era that I’ve read. Saylor clearly knows his stuff and the book is littered with snapshots of life in Rome. Based on an actual case, the historical content just oozes out of this book. Let’s start with the good – and there is a lot of it. So, is this another author to add to my list of obsessions? He’s written thirteen books to date in this series, and from what I can see, he makes a point of weaving his stories around actual historical events, which sounds exactly like my sort of thing. People who are more than happy to get their hands dirty… again.Īn obvious stop on my “ Original Sins” tour of mysteries set in the Ancient World is the work of Steven Saylor, a writer for whom this is my first encounter, but whose name I’ve been familiar with for a while. ![]() But there are people who don’t want the truth coming out. Enter Gordianus, nicknamed “The Finder”, an investigator hired to find the truth. Cicero (yes, that one) is defending Sextus Roscius who has been accused of murdering his own father. 80 BC and the Roman Republic (not an Empire just yet) is ruled by the dictator Sulla. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments Tapping the billionaire series![]() Its exterior design seamlessly blends contemporary elegance with sporty aesthetics, featuring sleek lines, a distinctive kidney grille, and adaptive LED headlights that command attention on the road. The BMW 730 LD DPE Signature is the epitome of opulence and luxury, representing one of the most expensive variants of the previous generation 7 Series. Despite being one of India’s wealthiest individuals, Adani chooses to travel with minimal security. Although Gautam Adani himself was not present in the vehicle, his close aides occupied the car. ![]() The footage showcases the billionaire’s flagship BMW sedan gracefully maneuvering through traffic signals, while a black Toyota Fortuner with police insignia proudly guards its path. ![]() The mesmerizing video capturing Gautam Adani’s BMW 730 LD DPE Signature cruising through Mumbai’s bustling streets was shared on CS 12 Vlogs’ YouTube channel. ![]() ![]() This eye-catching luxury sedan, accompanied by a Toyota Fortuner serving as a security vehicle, was spotted in Mumbai, adding to the allure of Adani’s lavish lifestyle. Indian business tycoon Gautam Adani, despite a significant financial setback caused by the Hindenburg report controversy, recently made heads turn with his extravagant choice of wheels, the top-of-the-line BMW 730 LD DPE Signature. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments Bel canto book![]() ![]() Ann Patchett is a special writer who has written a special book., Bel Canto invites readers to explore new and unfamiliar territory, to take some emotional risks rather than stand with Rolland among those 'already saved.', Bel Canto by Ann Patchett should be on the list of every literate music lover. ![]() The story is riveting, the participants breathe and feel and are alive, and throughout this elegantly-told novel, music pours forth so spendidly that the reader hears it and is overwhelmed by its beauty. with engaging wit and brilliant writing about love, Patchett has crafted a seductive, romantically charged novel., Bel Canto moves elegantly through its paces, captors and captivates alike stumble on that most elusive liberty: the freedom to be., Combining an unerring instinct for telling detail with the broader brushstrokes you need to tackle issues of culture and politics, Patchett creates a remarkably compelling chronicle of a multinational group of the rich and powerful held hostage for months., Bel Canto by Ann Patchett should be on the list of every literarte music lover. ![]() A provocative and enchanting look at the power art has to suspend real life and to create a better world, one in which the differences between people can be erased and the barriers to our best selves can be hurdled., Bel Canto has all the qualities one has come to expect from a classic Ann Patchett novel: grace, beauty, elegance, and magic., Blissfully romantic. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Posh by lucy jackson![]() ![]() The Blackmailer’s Guide to Love (novel) 2021.Marian Thurm has taught creative writing at Yale University, Barnard College, Columbia University, the Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College, and in the MFA programs at Columbia University and Brooklyn College. She is a graduate of Vassar College and has an MA in creative writing from Brown University. Thurm was raised in Oceanside, Long Island, and has resided in NYC for over 30 years. ![]() Her short stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Michigan Quarterly Review, Narrative Magazine, The Southampton Review, and many other magazines, and have been included in The Best American Short Stories, and numerous other anthologies. Thurm is the author of five short story collections and eight novels, most recently, The Blackmailer’s Guide to Love (Delphinium Books, 2021). Marian Thurm (born 1952) is an American novelist and short-story writer. ![]() ![]() ![]() As a young woman she goes on pilgrimage to Harar, Ethiopia, where she teaches Quran to children and falls in love with an idealistic doctor. 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