She meets a handsome man at a London ball, falls head over heels, and the next morning receives a marriage proposal. She accepts, and when she rushes to meet her prince charming, she finds out her new fiancé is his brother. The man she met last night at the ball is her fiancé’s half-brother, Rafe, [...]
26
Mar
The irresistible part of the equation is embodied most persuasively by Anika Noni Rose as that determined Southern seductress Maggie the Cat. Taking on the immovable duties is Terrence Howard, in his Broadway debut, as Brick, Maggie%26#8217;s self-anesthetized husband.
Watching Maggie test her will of fire against Brick%26#8217;s Scotch-glazed shield of ice sends off [...]
26
Mar
The irresistible part of the equation is embodied most persuasively by Anika Noni Rose as that determined Southern seductress Maggie the Cat. Taking on the immovable duties is Terrence Howard, in his Broadway debut, as Brick, Maggie%26#8217;s self-anesthetized husband.
Watching Maggie test her will of fire against Brick%26#8217;s Scotch-glazed shield of ice sends off [...]
10
Jan
In these times of technological overdrive and instant sensory override, it is somehow comforting to run into a novel with enough heft and literary muscle to force you to spend more than a nanosecond taking it all in.
Thriller writer Ken Follett, known more for his espionage novels, has crafted a tale set in medieval [...]
24
Dec
A crowd-pleaser at an advance screening, Anders Thomas Jensen’s Danish comedy-drama focuses on the relationship between Adam, a neo-Nazi, and Ivan, a seemingly idealistic minister who turns the other cheek %26#8212; even if that means Adam will break Ivan’s nose in his attempts to thwart “all that goodness.” As it turns out, Ivan has complex [...]
17
Dec
Some lives follow a predetermined trajectory that arcs towards
Posted by admin Published in Classic Novel misery. Or, perhaps, it is only superior fiction such as Amy
Bloom’s that convinces us it may be so and leads us to wonder
whether the damage is reversible.
Lillian Leyb, seemingly the only person to avoid a murderous
rampage on her family, flees a Russian massacre for New York where
she finds, if not happiness, then comfort - [...]
17
Dec
A crowd-pleaser at an advance screening, Anders Thomas Jensen’s Danish comedy-drama focuses on the relationship between Adam, a neo-Nazi, and Ivan, a seemingly idealistic minister who turns the other cheek %26#8212; even if that means Adam will break Ivan’s nose in his attempts to thwart “all that goodness.” As it turns out, Ivan has complex [...]
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