![]() She gave plausible reasons for Quinton's decision to keep the slave, and for Suga wanting to stay. The author actually handled this quite well. I wondered what would entice him to keep her. ![]() A white man who professes to be adamantly against slavery is gifted with a slave. I am almost afraid to break the spell by reading anything else of hers, and am still a little befuddled about which of my shelves to put this book on. I highly recommend this book to anyone who might have the same misgivings I had. There were some anomalies in the dialogue and a few aspects of the story that were fairytale-like, but they were very, very minimal and did not detract from the overall feat of making it believable that a strong and genuine attachment had formed between these two incredibly unlikely lovers. She had a wonderful parallel in his experience to explain why he was seemingly immune to the sensibilities of the time which dictated that those of African descent were necessarily inferior to their white masters. ![]() But Mercedes Keyes did a masterful job of navigating this very difficult tale to tell (and sell) of a white man and a "fancy" (slave bred to be the 'bed wench' of her master)falling in love. So it was with some trepidation that I decided to read 'The Fancy'. That whole 'Jefferson in Paris' yarn made me puke, for example. ![]() I have strong feelings about the antebellum period and hate (yes, I used the word 'hate') the fluffy period books that somehow suggest that liaisons between female slaves and their masters were in some way voluntary. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Erik took part in a number of burglaries and was forced to attend therapy, while Lyle was suspended from Princeton for plagiarism. However, warning signs of something deeper began to develop in the boys. Settled in the affluence of Beverly Hills, the Menéndez brothers were pushed to succeed by the competitive fire in their father: Lyle had the business acumen, and Erik was an exceptional tennis player. The family, which now included sons Erik and Lyle, moved to Los Angeles when José accepted an offer to work in the movie business. In the early '80s, José became head of RCA Records, where he helped to sign acts like Duran Duran and Menudo. The couple moved to New York City, where José's persistence had him rapidly working up from dishwasher to hotshot entertainment executive. He met Mary Louise "Kitty" Anderson in college, and they soon became married. As a teenager, he fled Cuba after the revolution, finding shelter in a cousin's home before earning a college scholarship for swimming. José Menéndez lived the life that all newcomers to America dreamed of, but few ever accomplish. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And it indicates that this medium of television is capable of much more social good than has been demonstrated to this point." An award like this gives us more gravitas. "I can't wave around Nielsen ratings and I can't wave around Emmy awards when I want to get these stories told. "The great value of this award is that it will make it easier for all of us to argue for stories that might not otherwise be perceived as popular television," Simon said. The MacArthur carries a $500,000, no-strings-attached grant parceled out over five years. The 50-year-old Simon is one of only a few people ever to receive one of the prestigious fellowships for work in television. Baltimorean David Simon, whose groundbreaking television series "The Wire" examined the institutions of his hometown with a passionate and unsparing eye, today won a 2010 MacArthur "genius" award. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He was the only one who didn't need to prove himself."3.5 Dewey'sI picked this up at Book Expo America 2014 and am in no way required to review Read more She was just British.""I didn't know much about God, but I like to picture my mom hanging out with him, shooting the breeze, drinking a gin and tonic.""If there was no concrete evidence, she'd just dismiss it. The Good Stuff Ghost story - I love me some good ghost stories Fast paced and some twists and turns Mood is wonderfully set Likeable characters and Chloe herself is someone that you can feel a connection to Dark humour and some lovely witty dialogue Story ends with a cliffhanger that will keep you waiting for the next installment of the trilogy Author is a fabulous storyteller I want to live at Grandma Fee's house with her lovely library Enjoyed the old bitty paranormal investigators Mention of a Pimm's CupThe Not So Good Stuff A wee bit teen angsty and I never buy a story where a human and a ghost are in love - cuz - well - this is a teen book, I won't go into details - but think about it Did I mention the main character is romantically involved with a dead guy - I know, I know but the practicalities involved with this are mind boggling Could use some more background storyFavorite Quotes/Passages"Don't get me wrong she wasn't unfeeling. ![]() ![]() ![]() When Sofia meets Jane, she marvels at the young actress who can’t seem to "break character," even off set. Sofia Wentworth is a Hollywood actress starring in a new period film, an attempt to reinvent her flagging career and, secretly, an attempt to reinvent her failing marriage. ![]() Already on the shelf and in grave danger of becoming a spinster, Jane goes searching for a radical solution-and as a result, seemingly by accident, time-travels. At 28, Jane Austen prefers walking and reading to balls and assemblies she dreams of someday publishing her carefully crafted stories. There she finds the love she's written about and the destiny she's dreamed of.but is it worth her legacy?īath, England, 1803. "Artfully written and engaging, Jane in Love is a lively effusion of wit and humor."-Graeme Simsion, New York Times bestselling author of The Rosie ProjectĪ charming, romantic debut novel in which Jane Austen, heralded author, ends up time-traveling almost 200 years in the future. ![]() ![]() You may also opt to downgrade to Standard Digital, a robust journalistic offering that fulfils many user’s needs. If you’d like to retain your premium access and save 20%, you can opt to pay annually at the end of the trial. If you do nothing, you will be auto-enrolled in our premium digital monthly subscription plan and retain complete access for $69 per month.įor cost savings, you can change your plan at any time online in the “Settings & Account” section. For a full comparison of Standard and Premium Digital, click here.Ĭhange the plan you will roll onto at any time during your trial by visiting the “Settings & Account” section. Premium Digital includes access to our premier business column, Lex, as well as 15 curated newsletters covering key business themes with original, in-depth reporting. Standard Digital includes access to a wealth of global news, analysis and expert opinion. ![]() ![]() During your trial you will have complete digital access to FT.com with everything in both of our Standard Digital and Premium Digital packages. ![]() ![]() When I read through old hymnbooks or stumble across a new-to-me prayerful poem from a bygone era, what strikes me most is a sense of spiritual kinship. Like the perennials in our gardens, these beautiful gifts return year after year to remind us of the goodness of our God and the hope that we have. ![]() Whatever church you attend, you probably still sing – at least occasionally – hymns that were penned many generations ago. Hymns today are experiencing a resurgence. This lovingly curated collection of hymns, written by women over the past few centuries, includes works by: Anna Letitia Waring, Christina Georgina Rossetti, Fanny Crosby, Frances Ridley Havergal, Charlotte Elliott, Anne Steele, Caroline Maria Noel, Sarah Williams, Elizabeth Cecilia Clephane, Catharina von Schlegel (translated by Jane Borthwick), Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Anne Ross Cousin, Maria Straub, Elizabeth Singer Rowe, Harriet Parr, Ada Ruth Habershon, Isabel Stevenson, Emily Huntington Miller, Katherine Hankey, Annie Sherwood Hawks, Susan Warner, Anna Bartlett Warner, Mary Ann Maitland, Elizabeth Codner, Elizabeth Prentiss, Cecil Frances Alexander, Elizabeth Scott, Cora Berford Evans, Amelia Alderson Opie, Priscilla Jane Owens, and Mary Ann Kidder. ![]() ![]() Hymns & Prayerful Poems by Great Women of the Church: A compilation including works by Anna Letitia Waring, Fanny Crosby, and Christina Georgina Rossetti ![]() ![]() ![]() She’s chaos embodied, not his type, and married, but none of that can stop his eyes from following her wherever she goes.Īll along, she doesn’t even know that she’s his-his frustration, his fascination. Nowhere in Christian’s plans had he ever prepared for Gianna. With a proclivity for order and the number three, hes never been tempted to. She hates him-his stone-cold demeanor, his arrogance and too-perceptive eye-but over the years, even as their games consist of insulting each other’s looks and intelligence, she begins to live to play with him. Buy The Maddest Obsession by Danielle Lori for 57.00 at Mighty Ape NZ. One winter night and their lives intertwine. ![]() With a proclivity for order and the number three, he’s never been tempted to veer off course. Christian Allister has always followed the life plan he’d envisioned in his youth, beneath the harsh lights of a frigid, damp cell. In the New York underworld, others know him as a hustler, a killer, his nature as cold as the heart of ice in his chest. Most see a paragon of morality a special agent upholding the law. Little do most know it’s just a sparkly disguise, there to hide one panic attack at a time. She laughs too loudly, eats without decorum, and mixes up most sayings in the book. Her dresses are too tight, her heels too tall. ![]() ![]() He fled Colombia because frequent robbery and extortion made it difficult to live. ![]() About 100 people - mostly from Colombia - came across the border before dawn Tuesday and walked nearly two hours through remote, boulder-strewn mountains east of San Diego to a sandy plateau where Border Patrol agents watched over them.Īndres Barra, 39, left Colombia on Friday, flew to Tijuana, Mexico, and paid a smuggler $300 to guide him to a mountain peak near the agents, to whom they surrendered. Mexico shares a 1,951-mile border with the United States, so the nation is key to the success of any plans by the United States to control immigration at the southern border. "It's going to be chaotic for a while.”īiden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador spoke for roughly an hour Tuesday to discuss the border. “But it remains to be seen," he told reporters. ![]() ![]() Biden said his administration was working to make the change orderly. ![]() ![]() from the OLA fire website, the arsonist's name was never mentioned. THIS STORY IS NEVER OUT OF MY MIND, IT IS LIKE IT HAPPENED TODAY. ![]() I HOPE THERE ARE OTHERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THERE STORY. I HOPE I DIDN'T UPSET ANYONE, BUT I HAD TO TELL THE WHOLE STORY, JUST THE WAY IT WAS. THE ONLY WAY MY MOM IDENIFIED HER WAS MY A CHAIN AND A SHOE. SO I HAD TO DO SOMETHING I NEVER DID LIE TO MY MOM ABOUT HOW SHE DIED. WHAT I FOUND OUT I COULDN'T TELL MY MOM, IT WOULD HAVE KILLED HER. AND THEY WOULDN'T TELL ME ANYTHING ABOUT HER TILL I HAD MY BABY. I REMEMBER MY HUSBASND COULDN'T TALK ABOUT IT FOR A LONG TIME, HE SAW ALL THE BODIES. WHEN THE PHONE RANG AND TOLD MY MOM HAD TO IDENTIFY SOME BODIES, WHEN THEY LEFT I KNEW SHE WAS DEAD. WE WERE UP FOR 47 HOURES THE FAMILY WAS LOOKING ALL OVER FOR HER. WHEN MY OLDEST DAUGHTER GREW UP SHE TOLD ME HOW I WAS CRYING, I REALLY DON'T REMEMBER WHAT I WAS DOING. SO I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE TOOK ME BY MY MOM. IT WAS SO HARD BEING ALONE WITH THE GIRLS, I DIDN'T WANT TO SCARE THEM. THEN MY MOM CALLED TO TELL ME THEY COULDN'T FIND HER. ![]() I LIVED ON THE SOUTH SIDE AT THE TIME, HAD NO WAY OF GOING TO HER. SO I CALLED TO SEE IF MY SISTER WAS HOME AND THE LINE WAS BUSY, SO I THOUGHT SHE WAS HOME. I WAS ORDERING CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR MY SISTER, AND THE PHONE RANG IT WAS MY BEST FRIEND, AND SHE TOLD ME THE SCHOOL WAS ON FIRE. I WAS HOME WITH MY TWO DAUGHTERS AND I WAS PREGENT WITH MY SON. ![]() |