![]() ![]() D’Aprix’s first novel has drawn critical raves and sold in 14 territories as it is in its fourth printing with more than 150,000 copies in print since it launched March 22 as an Amazon Best Book of the Month Spotlight Debut. And I’m sure there are five more at least. The other three siblings have problems of their own as they are months away from getting access to the trust fund they believe will cure all their self-inflicted financial ills. In particular, The Nest is extremely ambitious, reaching high, high, high to incorporate themes about economics, the war on terror, class divisions, new media, startups, creativity, authenticity, and sexuality. ![]() They call the joint trust fund The Nest, and it has been endangered by the reckless choices of one of the siblings, fresh from rehab after crashing a car while inebriated with a 19-year old passenger. ![]() ![]() The novel tells the story of the four adult siblings of the Plumb family and the pending shared inheritance that has shaped their choices and their lives. Amazon cornerstone talent Jill Soloway ( Transparent) will produce this with Andrea Sperling through Topple Productions, their newly formed banner that has an overall deal with Amazon Studios. EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Films just made a pre-emptive acquisition of The Nest, the new novel by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney that was just published by Ecco and debuts at No. ![]()
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5/21/2023 0 Comments The mayor of casterbridge pages![]() Although the critics loved Hardy’s realism and poetic style, most agreed that the novel was too improbable and too shocking–opinions that would only increase as Hardy continued to write novels. On May 10 of the same year, The Mayor of Casterbridge was published in two volumes. ![]() Nevertheless, Hardy’s novel eventually began its serialization on January 2, 1886. Hardy felt so constrained by the Graphic’s demands that he alluded to their heavy-handed treatment in the courtroom scene: Stubberd substitutes all the curse words with letters, to the annoyance of the court. The publishers wanted to see everything before it was published, since Hardy was known for his ability to offend everyone, even atheists. ![]() The literary magazine Graphic agreed to publish the novel serially, although with misgivings. He wrote it in bursts, constantly writing and putting it aside until he finally completed the novel on April 17, 1885. After spending several weeks immersed in research, Hardy began to write the novel that would become The Mayor of Casterbridge in the summer of 1884. In addition, he wanted to capitalize on the success of the Wessex setting from his earlier novels. ![]() ![]() Hardy had long wanted to write a novel that combined his love of history with his love of Dorsetshire. In June of 1883, Thomas Hardy and his wife Emma settled into their new home in Dorchester. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Champagne by Don Kladstrup![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, champagne-makers, including the legendary Dom Perignon, fought strenuously to eliminate bubbles. ![]() It was pale red in color, insipid in taste, and completely flat. By selling the land, Heidsieck was eventually able to resurrect his business to its former glory.įor all its current-day glamour, effervescence, and association with the high life, champagne had a lackluster start. Then, miraculously, Heidsieck became owner of nearly half the city of Denver, the fastest-growing city in the West. Only after the Lincoln administration intervened was Heidsieck's life saved, but his champagne business had gone bankrupt and was virtually dead. Those dreams, however, became a nightmare when the Civil War erupted and he was imprisoned and nearly executed after being charged with spying for the Confederacy. Ignoring critics who warned that America was a dangerous place to do business, Heidsieck plunged right in, considering it "the land of opportunity" and succeeding there beyond his wildest dreams. A New York Times Best Wine Book of 2021 Champagne Charlie tells the story of a dashing young Frenchman, Charles Heidsieck, who introduced hard-drinking Americans to champagne in the mid-nineteenth century and became famously known as Champagne Charlie. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Katrina leno horrid![]() ![]() They’d made it to Maine about thirty minutes ago but the rain had driven them off the highway and into this town with the strange name-Kennebunkport-and Ruth had pulled over and idled on the side of the road until Jane searched bookstore on her phone and found this one. Outside, the rain pelted down angrily, it sounded like muffled gunshots on the roof of the bookstore, but inside, inside, surrounded by books, surrounded by the smell of them, she felt calm and tranquil, momentarily at ease, like the past five weeks had never happened. Had the smell of books calmed her down then, as it did now? She must have been a baby, a toddler, ripping pages out of a picture book about a talking stuffed animal. What it had tasted like, how it had felt-the scratch of it as it slid down her throat. She couldn’t remember the first book she had eaten. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments The Power of Art by Simon Schama![]() ![]() I am completely incapable of arting and it breaks my heart.Įveryone ought to have a story about why they never became the new Picasso – you know, a ‘the day I learnt I would never be heavy-weight champion of the world’ story. I look at paintings and photographs and I’m stunned by the idea that someone could think to compose an image in that way, light it just perfectly, use that image as a metaphor in such a way as to twist my lungs out of me so that I can’t breathe – but that is not what I do. ![]() I would love to be able to art, but it just isn’t one of those things I have any talent for. The other confession I have to make is that I don’t do Art – in fact, not even art. I don’t care if there will always be a Britain – as long as there will always be a BBC, that is all I ask. Schama is a God among men and, a bit like David Attenborough, he could talk about grass growing and I would be in a trance (in fact, I may have listened to Attenborough talking about grass growing, I’m almost certain I must have). He NEVER assumes you will know something only the initiated will know. This is documentary film making at its best. The filming, editing and direction are almost as breathtaking as the artworks discussed. ![]() This is a documentary to be seen and not read about. I’ve seen the documentary, but I’m going to tell you about it anyway. A couple of confessions – the most obvious is that I haven’t actually read this book. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments The Reckoning by Sharon Kay Penman![]() I'd previously read (and mostly enjoyed) her Wales trilogy: Here Be Dragons, 1985, which concerns the Welsh ruler Llewelyn Fawr (Llewelyn the Great, b. ![]() Uvula_fr_b4I finished reading Sharon Kay Penman's first published novel, The Sunne in Splendour (NY: Ballantine Books 1982 trade paperback edition first published January 1990 936 pps., including author's note ISBN: 3-2) on Wednesday, 5 January. ![]() ![]() The war on drugs is a large part of the story, and there are mentions of articles and descriptions of photos that depict some of the gruesome murders happening in the Philippines. Readers will learn about the Philippines' culture and history, President Duterte's violent war on drugs, as well as words and phrases in various Filipino dialects. Compassion, communication, curiosity, and courage are important themes. ![]() Parents need to know that Randy Ribay's Patron Saints of Nothing is a powerful and heartrending coming-of-age tale about 17-year-old Filipino American Jay Reguero, who goes to the Philippines to uncover the truth about his cousin's death. ![]() The plot revolves around the war on drugs in the Philippines, and there are mentions of San Miguel beer, marijuana, cigarettes, and "shabu" which is a slang term in the Philippines for meth.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. ![]() ![]() ![]() It's interesting how Stan Lee structure's these character arcs around the metaphor of school each issue starts with a training montage, with the Professor noting a specific flaw in their combat abilities each time. It is quite simply one of the most profound BOOKS ever written. because this is not purely one of the most profound comic book arcs ever written: ![]() With his entry into the foray, he returned the medium to the maximum potential of what it was capable of perhaps it is this intensely skilled craftsmanship to thank for the fact he revitalized a dying medium for decades to come. ![]() The political and idealogical subtext present in this comic book presents perhaps the greatest argument for their inclusion in larger literary canon Stan Lee expresses something quite touching, compassionate, and profound in a time when all three were inherently absent from comic books. ![]() ![]()
5/20/2023 0 Comments Thor god of thunder reborn![]() ![]() Superhuman Strength: Thor possesses enough physical strength to act as a worthy opponent to the New God Big Barda and match her blow for blow.Superhuman Stamina: Thor's stamina and endurance are on a godly level, allowing him to go toe to toe with Big Barda.Superhuman Durability: Thor is able to face powerful beings like Big Barda in armed combat and remain unscathed.Immortality: Thor, like other members of the Norse Pantheon, is ageless and immortal unless physically killed.ĭecades later, Thor accompanied his father Odin and the treacherous Loki to the Dreaming to bargain with Dream of the Endless for ownership of the then-vacant throne of Hell. During World War II, Thor was summoned by Adolf Hitler and mind-controlled with the Spear of Destiny into abducting President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill, but this plot was foiled by Justice Society members Doctor Fate and Green Lantern. ![]() |