![]() ![]() Second that she really needs to escape his manipulative tyranny. First being that her father is really her pimp that, having rescued her from the streets where she lived as a junky, now takes her on lush vacations. Within one afternoon in the balmy paradise she has her eyes set on at least three guys – one in particular is Ben (Dalton James), whom she tells ninety minutes worth of lies to. Then again this was a mainstream comedy starring fresh outta GREEN CARD crossover-fame Gérard Depardieu reprising his role from the French film 'Mon père, ce héros' as put-upon father Andre, who takes his daughter to the Bahamas for some quality bonding.īut the pouting Nicole, played by a willowy Katherine Heigl, wants nothing of it. Having a fourteen-year-old girl dressed in a thong is pure exploitation cinema – or maybe not so pure. ![]() ![]() Year: 1994 cast: Gérard Depardieu, Katherine Heigl rating: **1/2 ![]()
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Here I can merely lament the disaster as a whole. *Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts describing the battle *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "The details of this terrible calamity, the heaviest that had befallen the Romans on foreign soil since the disaster of Crassus in Parthia, I shall endeavor to set forth, as others have done, in my larger work. ![]() ![]() But Astrid's perfect veneer hides a score of family secrets.Īcross the vast lawns of Long Island, in the illicit speakeasies of Manhattan, and on the blindingly lit stages of Broadway, the three girls' fortunes will rise and fall-together and apart. The only person Cordelia can trust is Astrid Donal, a flapper who seems to have it all: money, looks, and the love of Cordelia's brother, Charlie. Overnight, she enters a world more thrilling and glamorous than she ever could have imagined-and more dangerous. All Letty wants is to see her name in lights, but she quickly discovers Manhattan is filled with pretty girls who will do anything to be a star.Ĭordelia is searching for the father she's never known, a man as infamous for his wild parties as he is for his shadowy schemes. Letty Larkspur and Cordelia Grey escaped their small Midwestern town for New York's glittering metropolis. New York is ruled by the Bright Young Things: flappers and socialites seeking thrills and chasing dreams in the anything-goes era of the Roaring Twenties. ![]() ![]() ![]() In addition to reading and writing, Anna enjoys drinking tea (coconut oolong, anyone?), watching addictive TV shows, and discussing book ideas during long walks with her amazing husband. Every book Anna writes is a product of their unique collaborative process. In 2013, she became a full-time author, pursuing her lifelong dream of writing romance novels.ĭima Zales is the love of her life and a huge inspiration in all aspects of her writing. Currently residing in Florida, Anna is happily married to Dima Zales (a science fiction and fantasy author) and closely collaborates with him on all their works.Īfter graduating from the University of Chicago with a degree in Economics, Anna spent eight years on Wall Street analyzing stocks and writing research reports. Since then, she has always lived partially in a fantasy world where the only limits were those of her imagination. She wrote her first story shortly thereafter. ![]() Anna Zaires fell in love with books at the age of five, when her grandmother taught her to read. ![]() ![]() ![]() Its happening on July 27th & August 2nd – 23rd& 30th. The Grotesque and Buffonery Lakunle’s protestations of civilization are sometimes very laughable. Below are some attributes of comedy found in the play. Remember that the hallmark of comedy is humour (and a happy ending, of course). They personify the two sides of the major social and political issue in Africa during the last half of the twentieth century. The Lion and the Jewel is a comedy in many ways. ![]() Lakunle and Baroka embody the contrary urges toward modernity and tradition. As Baroka says, “the old must flow into the new.” The play focuses on several conflicts that Soyinka presents but does not attempt to resolve. In the end, the men will have to deal with each other. Unlike many of Soyinka’s later plays, there is no evil in this play, and the author pokes only gentle fun at his characters. The characters are exaggerated: Lakunle is arrogant and talks too much, and Baroka is cunning, but they are ultimately likable. There are three central characters: Lakunle, an eager but naïve schoolteacher who accepts Western ideas and modernity without really understanding them Baroka, the village chief, who sees modern ideas as a threat to his power and Sidi, the jewel of the village, a beautiful woman who will choose one of the men for a husband. ![]() The Lion and the Jewel is a comedy set in the small remote village of Ilujinle. 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Her mother dies as a result of smoke inhalation when she tries to save someone during the riots. ![]() Hanna witnesses riots in Los Angeles where the White majority lynches Chinese men, burning and looting their homes and businesses. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “I have dozens of fans all over the world,” Converse once quipped, her humour a mask for her disappointment that no one seemed to want what she had to offer. How Sad, How Lovely has been streamed more than 16 million times on the Spotify platform alone, and her songs have been covered by the likes of Big Thief and Laurie Anderson. It ignited a slow burn that has now become a bushfire. In 2009, her 1950s recordings resurfaced on an independently produced album called How Sad, How Lovely. She made these recordings in her kitchen in the 1950s, but she never found an audience for her music, and then one day she drove away and was never heard from again.” The room disappeared.Įventually, I sought out the host of the party, and asked what we were listening to. The traditional elements were so finely stitched together, with such a sophisticated sensibility, that the whole sounded absolutely original – modern, even. It had the openhearted, melodic feel of an old Carter Family recording, but there was also some gentle guitar fingerpicking that reminded me of Elizabeth Cotten, and harmonic movement that seemed to echo the songs of Hoagy Carmichael. A woman was singing in a plaintive tone about “a place they call Lonesome”. In 2010, I was at a friend’s party when a song came up on the house speakers – one that sounded both entirely new to me and as familiar as my own skin. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() June has promised her seven-year-old son that Isabel's husband is having an affair, and an old pact may keep herįrom what she wants most. They thought they knew about life, love, and one another.Įach woman sees her complicated life reflected through the magic of cinema: Themselves sharing secrets, talking long into the night. In the parlor for weekly Movie Night – it’s Meryl Streep month – they find But when innkeeper Lolly asks them to join her and the guests Suddenly, Isabel, June, and Kat are sharing the attic bedroom – andīarely speaking. ![]() To their family matriarch’s inn on the coast of Maine for a shockingĪnnouncement. Two sisters and the cousin they grew up with after a tragedy are summoned home Unexpected answers, happiness, and one another, with Meryl Streep movies as Knitting Club and The Jane Austen Book Club, three women find In the bestselling tradition of The Friday Night ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Agent: Jessica Regel, Foundry Literary + Media. The long-term view Smith takes of Eden’s story makes it all the more satisfying when she does find her voice. ![]() A must-have for every collection that serves teens. It’s painful to watch Eden disintegrate but also true to the double burden she carries-the violation of the rape and the weight of carrying the secret. The Way I Used To Be is an intensely gripping and raw look at secrets, silence, speaking out, and survival in the aftermath of a sexual assault. Smith tracks Eden through her four years in high school, spotlighting her shifting relationship with her friend Mara, the caring boyfriend she lies to, and her increasing acting out with booze and sex. While Eden changes virtually overnight, no one knows what happened-largely, it seems, because no one wants to. Kevin tells good-girl, band-geek Eden that no one will believe her, and she’s sure that he is right: Kevin is her brother’s teammate and roommate, and her family revolves around her brother. These statistics underpin Smith’s debut, which opens with 14-year-old Eden being raped by her brother’s best friend while her family sleeps down the hall. According to RAINN, the largest anti-sexual-violence organization in the U.S., 80% of rapes are committed by someone the victim knows, and 68% go unreported. The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith is a heartbreaking book that chronicles the high school years of a girl named Eden, who must conceal a truth about herself that has torn her apart and altered the course of her entire life. ![]() |