![]() But soon enough-only twelve pages in, in fact-I found I couldn’t put the book down. I wasn’t convinced that the novel would have enough in it compel me to read beyond my apprehensions and anxieties. ![]() ![]() So I began reading the book, even though I was aware that I was holding back a bit, not allowing myself to be completely drawn in. A chance to spend time in another world, one that may well have its own chaos and trouble, but one that is distinctly not the one we’re living in.īut because Elizabeth Strout is Elizabeth Strout, and Lucy Barton is Lucy Barton, I couldn’t resist. Fiction during this time has been a solace for me, a retreat. It’s too soon, somehow it’s all too familiar. But this novel is Lucy’s journey through the first year of the pandemic, and I have struggled reading fiction about the pandemic. There is a strength and an honesty to Lucy’s voice that I greatly admire the first-person voice is used perfectly to define and delineate character. The Lucy in the title is Lucy Barton, of course, who first appeared in My Name is Lucy Barton (2016), then tangentially in Anything is Possible (2017), and finally in Oh William! (2021), which was published less than a year ago. ![]() I love Strout’s work, and I’ve read all her books. When I first read about Lucy by the Sea, Elizabeth Strout’s newest novel-out today-my heart sank a little. ![]()
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Weaving back and forth through time, Haynes stitches together vignettes about women told in an array of ancient sources spanning hundreds of years, from Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey of classical Greece to Augustan Roman poets Virgil and Ovid. ![]() ![]() Even if the other kids are dying, most people/kids think they will be the exception. Probably has to do with all the hormones running through their bodies. ![]() Yes there is the teenage crushes going on but the kids are 15, they usually don't have much else on their mind. This is a very dark book in that the scenes are bloody and I think it makes it worse that they were all friends and schoolmates. The narrator was good, I thought he had a clear voice with a slight Asian accent. Of course it didn't hurt that the kids all had numbers next to their names. I know some of the descriptions are cliché, but that is how the author wrote them. I finally found a print out and wrote notes next to the name with a brief character description, this helped me keep all the characters straight. ![]() This book was good, but I will admit I had a hard time with the names. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Grab this special edition omnibus to experience an unforgettable Epic Fantasy adventure, perfect for fans of Will Wight, AC Cobble and Michael J Sullivan. This enchanting series invokes the glory days of Epic Fantasy, with whole new worlds, maps, races, languages, and an entire mythology where the line between gods and man blurs.Įnter the world of Iraldas. ![]() Join Ifferon on a journey across the world of Iraldas that will lead him to brave new companions, through the ordeals of many peoples, the siege of many lands, and to an epic conclusion where a torn world is forced to unite or perish. 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To request permission and all other inquiries, contact Dreamspinner Press, 382 NE 191st Street #88329, Miami, FL 33179-3899, USA ![]() No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without the written permission of the Publisher, except where permitted by law. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.Ĭover Art by Anne Cain Design by Mara McKennenĪll rights reserved. “Change of Heart will hold a special place in my TBR list for those occasions when I need to true love in all its many forms.” “There’s just something about this well-developed and believable couple that pulls as the heartstrings.” “…packed full of intrigue, romance, excitement and hot steamy sex!” ![]() ![]() “(An) incredibly romantic and sweet story with just the right side of drama.” A Joyfully Recommended Read, Joyfully Reviewed “Mine has drama, sizzling sex, danger, excitement, and a riveting storyline that will grab you and hold you till the end.” ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Kanazawa has three hanamachi, the most famous being the historic “Higashi Chaya.” Amongst these old streets is “Ochaya Shima,” a beautiful old teahouse built in 1820 that once hosted geisha performances and is now open to the public. 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Though the number of geisha in Japan has steadily declined since the golden age of the late Edo Period (1603-1867), it's estimated that there are still around 600 geisha working in Japan today. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Imports were prohibitively expensive, there were few public libraries, and Uruguay’s small, struggling publishing houses produced rudimentary editions on cheap, grainy paper-precariously bound paperbacks that were inevitably faded, dusty, crumbling from use or age, and stained by the omnipresent humidity that makes the climate of Uruguay such a challenge, especially in the wintertime. When I was first there, however, books were not abundant. There’s a strong literary tradition as well. You feel their presence everywhere-from the striking modern architecture that invigorates the stately old nineteenth-century houses on the streets of Montevideo to the constructivist murals-on public buildings and in people’s backyards-in the style of Uruguay’s most famous painter, Torres García. ![]() The arts have always been important in Uruguay. In 1988, when I went to Uruguay for the first time, the country was emerging from a long military dictatorship, and the capital, Montevideo, was a quiet, gray city that reminded me of Central Europe. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I still feel weird recommending it, although I do think everyone who's into comics and what they can do, should read it-it's a thrilling read, but it's non-narrative nature means it's probably not a comic the masses might enjoy or feel necessarily entertained by. ![]() It's a great comic book, one of the better one's I've read in this first half of 2011, and meets and leaps over my own personal criteria of what makes for a great comic-a comic that does something no other comic (or, in this case, creator) really does. So look, I have a review of Yuichi Yokoyama's Garden up at You can read my review here, you can see a preview of the book here (at the bottom, below the interview that I didn't read for reasons explained later in this post), and you can find more details about it at publisher PictureBox's website here. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is an extraordinary piece of work, a perfect balancing act with terror on one side and love on the other. They made reader love them, they made reader sad, they made reader angry, they made reader laugh, they made reader cry, and they made reader believe in the promise of love and home. ![]() The characters in this novel bring life and heart to this story, each with a distinct voice and personality. God of Wrath is a heartfelt novel written with compassion and hope, reconciling the past to pave a road to happiness and second chances. It’s an epic tale of family, secrets, loss, marriage, betrayal, friendships, laughter, and regrets. 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