![]() ![]() Toby is quick to recognise the signs of interest, and to make his own interest clear before long, they’re out back, exchanging greedy touches and frantic kisses and Toby is on his knees. After exchanging names (Toby doesn’t give his real one, of course), they get to talking, and Toby learns that his companion, Miles Carteret, has recently returned from fighting on the Penunsula and is on his way home. His clothing is travel-stained, but looks to be that of a man of means, so Toby nonchalantly walks over and strikes up a conversation. The story opens at an inn where Toby, while waiting for the drink he’s ordered to arrive, is keeping an eye on the attractive man of military bearing sitting by the fire. In A Thief in the Night, we get to meet Toby, who, like his brother and sister, lives by his wits, with one eye (metaphorically) always looking over his shoulder, and the other always on the main chance. Brief mention was made of the fact that they had grown up with an older half/step sibling named Toby who just up and left them one day and whom they haven’t seen since. ![]() ![]() ![]() In KJ Charles’ 2021 novel The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting, we were introduced to Robin and Marianne, two siblings who conned their way into society with a view to their both making very advantageous marriages. Narrated by James Joseph and Ryan Laughton ![]()
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Kate Campbell is a strong, feisty woman not afraid to stand up for herself but when raiders arrive, a Highlander whisks her away on his stallion. ![]() In her fourth book, Paula Quinn moves away from the medieval period into a later period of history that gives readers a window into a more obscure slice of Scottish history as it might have been experienced by the men and women in their hearts, passionate and torn by past loyalties and even written law. ![]() Set in 17th century Scotland, LAIRD OF THE MIST is a historical romance full of passion in which the historical clan background lays a solid foundation for Paula Quinn's riveting characterization and romance. 5+ Stars: An intense captivating Scottish romance! ![]() ![]() ![]() This article will discuss Sy Montgomery’s best-selling “ The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness” and Peter Godfrey-Smith’s “ Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness.” It will also review “My Octopus Teacher.” Despite the inclusion of the word “consciousness” in both titles, there are vast differences between the two. From the time that I read about Inky, interest in the creatures has increased dramatically with this year’s Oscar for documentary going to “My Octopus Teacher.” Nearly everybody who spends time looking at octopus YouTube videos, or going further and reading books about them, will be struck by both their intelligence and inscrutability. ![]() As much as I enjoyed the film based on Stephen King’s “The Shawshank Redemption”, which climaxes in Tim Robbin’s daring prison break, I only wish that a gifted animation team like the one that made “How to Train Your Dragon” could tell Inky’s story.Īt the time, I made a mental note to myself to learn about octopuses. After squeezing through a narrow chink in his tank, he crawled across the floor and found an opening to a 164-foot-long drainpipe that led to the ocean. Just over five years ago, Inky the octopus became a folk hero because of his escape from a New Zealand aquarium. Still from “My Octopus Teacher.” (Netflix) ![]() ![]() Sure of the loyalty of the man she calls "True Heart", Babe never imagines the destruction Truman will leave in his wake. Through Babe, Truman gains an unlikely entrée into the enviable lives of Manhattan's elite along with unparalleled access to the scandal and gossip of Babe's powerful circle. This diminutive, golden-haired genius with a larger-than-life personality explodes onto the scene, setting Babe and her circle of Swans aflutter. ![]() But beneath this elegantly composed exterior dwells a passionate woman - a woman desperately longing for true love and connection.Įnter Truman Capote. By all appearances, Babe has it all: money, beauty, glamour, jewels, influential friends, a prestigious husband, and gorgeous homes. Guest, Gloria Guinness, and Pamela Churchill. ![]() Her flawless face regularly graces the pages of Vogue, and she is celebrated and adored for her ineffable style and exquisite taste, especially among her friends - the alluring socialite Swans Slim Keith, C. Of all the glamorous stars of New York high society, none blazes brighter than Babe Paley. USA Today’s number-one “New and Noteworthy” Book.The author of The Aviator's Wife returns with a triumphant new novel about New York's "Swans" of the 1950s - and the scandalous, headline-making, and enthralling friendship between literary legend Truman Capote and peerless socialite Babe Paley. ![]() ![]() ![]() Graduating from Douglass College - Rutgers University - with a B.A. ![]() ![]() With a love of books and schooling, it was only natural that she become either a teacher or a writer. Named valedictorian of her high school class, Susan also cowrote the school's alma mater - and married her cowriter/high school sweetheart after college. (Though getting sponsors, if they knew her voracious appetite for books, wasn't always easy.) Trips to the library were frequent, and she always participated in summer reading programs and read-a-thons. Her mother enrolled her in the Weekly Reader Book Club before she went to school, and provided her with books in all shapes, sizes and genres.īorn and raised in northwestern New Jersey, Susan grew up in a houseful of readers. Okay, maybe not quite, but she did begin reading at the age of four and hasn't been able to stop. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As such, the book is accessible both to readers with prior knowledge of the Civil War and new readers looking for a detailed introduction to the period. The women’s stories weave together to create a detailed picture of the Civil War from new perspectives. Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy is largely told chronologically. Best known for her debut work, Sin in the Second City, Abbott, an ex-journalist, lives in New York City and writes full-time. Abbott is the bestselling author of multiple works of nonfiction. Nominated for the 2014 Goodreads Choice Award for History and Biography projects, critics praised it for approaching the Civil War from a new angle. Karen Abbott’s military history book, Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War (2014), follows four extraordinary women who risked everything to leave their mark on the Civil War. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Street art of George Floyd reflects our pain, suffering and the potential for healing. ![]() ‘ He represented us’: George Floyd’s lasting impact as a two-sport athlete in Houston.Related stories on the impact of George Floyd's death During this quarantined summer, we’ve watched When They See Us with our kids to illustrate how the justice system fails us many times, and then people will view you as a monster, especially if there is a racial dynamic involved. My son Malcolm is 15, my daughter Imani is 12 and Sierra just turned 10. The conversations my wife and I have had with our children over the years are conversations that white people simply don’t have to worry about having with their children. The frustrations and fears continue as well in situations that many Black people are in today in America. The conversations continue in our homes with our children and our families. It’s hard for them to understand what happens to the psyche of the Black community as a whole every time the video of Jacob Blake is circulated. It’s hard for some in mainstream America to understand why rich Black people such as LeBron James, Donovan Mitchell or Doc Rivers would say things like this. ![]() ![]() ![]() Not only would fans be tempted to get a glimpse more from the couple they'd shipped from their fake-relationship days, many would also want more sibling bonding that had always felt like a warm hug. While in To All The Boys each Song Covey sister had the space to tell their own story, it was definitely within the context of the overarching Lara Jean narrative so we can understand why her appearance in XO Kitty could have pulled focus. ![]() We can all agree that Lara-Jean had major 'main-character' energy in the absolute best of ways. 'Either' of course means both Lara Jean and their older sister Margot (Janel Parrish) whose presence was huge in all three movies and who is also no doubt missed in XO Kitty too. So it felt like the greatest gift to give to Kitty was to let her as a character kind of set off on her own two feet and not put her in the shadow of either of her sisters." ![]() In an interview with Tudum, Han explained: "We all fell so deeply in love with Lara Jean and her story. The simplest reason is that it's Kitty's time to shine. ![]() |