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![]() As Thomas Skidmore writes, with the publication of this tome, “readers were being given the first scholarly examination of Brazilian national character with an unabashedly optimistic message: Brazilians could be proud of their unique, ethnically mixed tropical civilization. ![]() ![]() ![]() In his study, Freyre set out to detail the varied components of Brazilian society, revealing the contributions made by indigenous inhabitants of the land, Portuguese settlers, and their African slaves in the colonial period. Published in 1933, the text served as a response to the notions of racial degeneracy that had dominated American thought since the nineteenth century. ![]() Casa-Grande e Senzala, the seminal text by Gilberto Freyre, continues to be cited as an achievement in a wide variety of fields, including anthropology, sociology, history, literature, and cultural studies, both in Latin America as well as in the United States. ![]() ![]() ![]() Their transgression, discovered by Avery Clark, marks a turning point in the lives of both Amy and Isabelle, an unexpected and dangerous crossroad each must navigate on her own. Robertson's persuasive charms, she is swept across the line from childhood fantasy to adult passion. Step by tentative step, Amy awakens to love and physical pleasure-and, succumbing to Mr. ![]() He seems to see something special in Amy, and their intimate after-school conversations fill a need Amy barely knew existed. Now sixteen, Amy is shy and quiet, drawing the passing attention of others only because of her long, lush hair. ![]() She attends church regularly and cares for her daughter conscientiously. She works hard at her job at the mill, eventually rising to become secretary to the boss, Avery Clark. Declaring she is a widow simply in search of a place to earn a living, Isabelle is accepted-if not embraced-by her neighbors. In the small New England town of Shirley Falls, the arrival of Isabelle Goodrow and her infant daughter, Amy, stirs a bit of curiosity. The questions, discussion topics, and suggested reading list that follow are intended to enhance your reading group's exploration of the ties that bind mother and daughter, and the secrets-about the past and present, about love and sexuality-that simmer beneath the surface. The story of a single mother and her teenage daughter during one fateful year, Amy and Isabelle illuminates the complexities that lie at the heart of the first, and most intimate, relationship in our lives. ![]() ![]() ![]() While Hoffmann’s masterful fairy tale virtuously jumps back and forth from a dream to reality, in its adaptation as a ballet libretto by Alexandre Dumas and Marius Petipa it lost much of its dark romantic fantasy.Ĭhristian Spuck attempts to distance himself from the Dumas/Petipas version in his choreography and puts the literary origin at the heart of his ballet, emphasizing the fantastical nature of the original rather than the delightful Christmas fairytale and bringing back the fairy tale of the princess Pirlipat, who turns into a nut monster, as told by E.T.A. Hoffmann, one of the most famous writers of German Romanticism. The plot of “The Nutcracker” is based on a novella by E.T.A. Hoffmannīecause of Tchaikovsky’s imaginative music, “The Nutcracker” is one of the most popular works of the ballet repertoire, instantly bringing to mind scenes of a splendidly decorated Christmas room, dancing snowflakes and the waltz of the flowers. ![]() ![]() ![]() Whilst in the present day Vicky Caine decides to chance walking through the woods after both her watch had stopped (owing to her missing the bus) and no phone signal. ![]() There’s some really nice scenes involving him and Emily Bostock (who he befriends knowing she disappeared in 1917). I really liked the sections with Rory, with the backdrop of ‘The Great War’ and attitudes of the time being the most interesting aspects.Įspecially as Rory is old enough to have fought in the war. With Rory stuck in 1917, whilst The Doctor and Amy try to find the root of the mystery allows the former to shine. Seeing how people’s lives have changed over 100 years, whilst the sinister Swallow Woods continues to pose a threat to those that believed that people disappear almost every 50 years is a great hook. Telling an urban legend over two time periods is such a cool concept. ![]() ![]() ![]() Originally published in hardcover under the title Corrag: A Novel.Ī novel with moments of such extraordinary beauty and quiet power that it is impossible, having read it, not to look at the world anew. By telling it, she transforms both their lives. ![]() Hers is a story of passion, courage, love, and the magic of the natural world. Suspected of witchcraft and murder and awaiting her death, she tells her story to Charles Leslie, an Irish propagandist who seeks information to condemn the Protestant King William, rumored to be involved in the massacre. In 1692, brilliant, captivating Corrag-accused witch, orphaned herbalist, and unforgettable heroine-is imprisoned for her supposed involvement in a massacre in the Scottish highlands. ![]() With its strong female protagonist, Fletcher's latest work casts a spell that will linger over readers long after they have finished the book." - Library Journal (starred review) About the Book "This engrossing historical novel is essential for lovers of Scottish history. ![]() ![]() There, she bravely enrolled herself in high school and excelled, later graduating as valedictorian of her college class, then electing to join the military to begin a career as a military intelligence officer. At fifteen years old, fed up with The Family and determined to build a better and freer life for herself, Daniella escaped to Texas. From a young age, Daniella suffered from physical, emotional, and sexual abuse-masked as religious discipline and divine love-and was forbidden from getting a traditional education. ![]() Told in a beautiful, propulsive voice and with clear-eyed honesty, Uncultured first takes us behind the tall gates of a commune in Brazil, where Daniella Mestyanek Young was raised in the religious cult The Children of God, also known as The Family. ![]() ![]() In the vein of Tara Westover's Educated, Daniella Mestyanek's memoir is a searing and powerful testament to a woman's ability to transform the circumstances of her life through inner strength and resilience. ![]() ![]() ![]() New Jersey was a wonderful, hard-working blue collar place to grow up in. It was 1978 then, and 1980 when I graduated from high school. ![]() When I was 16, and in the place where I lived, there was a lot of optimism. By the time I was 17 I had my first band in New Jersey and I was determined I’d be making records and singing in a band and making my living doing that. He tells Jane Graham about how his life has panned out. Because even if you truly weren’t any good at your craft, if you believed you were, you could work on it.”īut there have also been “dark” times in his career, he said, especially while facing the stresses of non-stop touring. “They always instilled that confidence in their kids which, in retrospect, I realise was so incredibly valuable. “What I got from my parents was the ability to make the dream reality,” he says in The Big Issue’s Letter To My Younger Self. ![]() His first talent show performance was “terrible”, he says, but his parents supported him nonetheless, turning a blind eye to coming home from bars at one or two in the morning as long as he was up and in school at 8am. ![]() Of course, back then anyway, “making it” for young Johnny Bongiovi just meant carrying on playing in bars. Conspiring with his school friends in Atlantic City Expressway how about they would eventually make it took up all his thoughts. When Jon Bon Jovi was playing in New Jersey bars as a 17-year-old high schooler, that’s all he wanted to be. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I can’t think of a better guide through this ethereal, infuriating book than Carmen Machado-whose Borgesian imagination unearths for us the possibilities buried in its pages. And at its core, a pair of indelible female characters, whose attraction to each other is so undeniable that the text itself seems unable to contain them. Alluring, macabre, oneiric-the novella unfolds in endlessly strange directions every time I revisit it. Carmilla was originally serialized from 1871 to 1872 and went on to inspire adaptations in film, opera, and beyond, including the cult classic web series by the same name.Ĭarmilla kicks Dracula’s ass. Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s compelling tale of a young woman’s seduction by a female vampire was a source of influence for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which it predates by over a quarter century. As Carmilla’s actions become more puzzling and volatile, Laura develops bizarre symptoms, and as her health goes into decline, Laura and her father discover something monstrous. Isolated in a remote mansion in a central European forest, Laura longs for companionship-until a carriage accident brings another young woman into her life: the secretive and sometimes erratic Carmilla. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The lovely American Caitlyn Sweeney seems perfect for the role of temporary lover, since her visa will run out soon anyway.Ĭaitlyn works for an international disaster relief organization and can handle the world’s worst crises, but she flinches from her own. But with a month break before the selectors start watching him, he’s eager to have fun with a woman who knows the score: the relationship will end when rugby season begins. Rugby player Spencer Bailey is determined to win a spot on England’s World Cup team. That, right there, tells you I love an author’s work–I seek out other books from the same writer… What a hoot that was! Now I’ve turned back to read her first book in her London Legends series: KNOWING THE SCORE. I reviewed her book PLAYING IT CLOSE a few weeks back. Hi there! Can’t wait to share more rugby love from Kat Latham. ![]() |