![]() ![]() ![]() Often at odds, always in love, the couple sells Will's first plays and, as he climbs to theatrical power in Elizabeth's England, they fend off fierce competition from rival London dramatists, ones as treacherous as they are talented. ![]() From rural Stratford-upon- Avon to teeming London, the passionate pair struggles to stay solvent and remain safe from Elizabeth I's campaign to hunt down secret Catholics, of whom Shakespeare is rumored to be a part. The clandestine Whateley/Shakespeare match is a meeting of hearts and heads that no one - not even Queen Elizabeth or her spymasters - can destroy. As historical records show, Anne Whateley of Temple Grafton is betrothed to Will just days before he is forced to wed the pregnant Anne Hathaway of Shottery. In Mistress Shakespeare, Elizabethan beauty Anne Whateley reveals intimate details of her dangerous, daring life and her great love, William Shakespeare. A delicious and intriguing historical novel about the woman who was William Shakespeare's secret wife, by New York Times bestselling author, Karen Harper. ![]()
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Both men were eccentrics, Thomas Druce refused to reveal any details about his early life, he had fixed habits and moved his family frequently from property to property whereas the Duke was rarely seen in public, had an aversion to sunlight and spent his time at Welbeck Abbey constructing a series of tunnels and rooms underground. This real life drama ended up spanning an entire decade after Anna Maria’s request for the grave in Highgate Cemetery being refused but with the discovery that Thomas Druce had been married before. ![]() ![]() ![]() But no matter how the artist's actions, deeds and decisions are viewed now, Van Gogh is immortal and, as they say, there is no judgment to be made. It is amazing how close and dependent Vincent's relationship was with his younger brother, Theo. The book dissolves into itself, takes us back to those distant times, when such well-known artists as Paul Gauguin, Claude Monet, Henri Rousseau were trying to raise their word in art to be heard. So for a long time I wondered if I would be interested in this novel by Irving Stone, but decided to read it anyway. My knowledge of Vincent van Gogh was very limited and superficial, as it turned out that the doors of art galleries did not appeal to me. And this book is about the genius's thorny path to eternity. ![]() Although he was not recognized during his lifetime, Vincent van Gogh has immortalized himself and his work in history. ![]() The paintings he created were his children, his meaning, his pain and his happiness. The artist gave his life, his whole being, to art. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is not surprising given the staggering sales figures behind “Gibran’s masterpiece”. I even spotted one on an inspirational poster in someone’s office. Here and there I started coming across more and more Gibran quotes. I later found out it comes from The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. It was beautiful and seemed like sound advice to me and potentially a decent slogan for His and Hers coffee mugs. Fill each other’s cup, but drink not from one cup… ![]() Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. The soon-to-be married couple were exchanging vows. In the summer of 2011, I was sitting in a packed church. It is not only by dint of lying to others, but also of lying to ourselves, that we cease to notice that we are lying. – Marcel Proust ![]() ![]() ![]() What I didn’t realize was that he would be younger than I’d imagined, single, stunningly gorgeous, and mysterious.ĭespite the fact that Dax had booked a massage, it never actually happened, since our first appointment was unexpectedly cut short by a comedy of errors.Ĭertain I’d never see him again after that day, I’d done nothing but think about the captivating man. ![]() The day I showed up to Dax Moody’s sprawling home, I had no idea what was coming.Īs a traveling massage therapist, I was used to entering the houses of strangers.īut this assignment was different from any before it.įrom the outside, I’d correctly assumed the owner was rich. Penelope Ward never ceases to amaze me and Moody is a wonderful reminder as to why she is one of my favorite authors. The banter, the chemistry and the connection was perfection. Dax and Wren have everything I love in a couple. I finished this book in one sitting and I can’t tell you the last time that has happened. ![]() ![]() ![]() But when Chris breaks a promise to Dante and puts his own needs first, he may have lost his chance at the love of lifetime. The men bond over their deep loneliness and Chris longs for more. When Dante’s manager sees the effect Chris has on Dante, Chris is offered a job traveling around Europe keeping the famous violinist on schedule.Ĭhris hasn’t figured out his sexuality yet and from the various women he has to rouse from Dante’s bed, he doesn’t think the attraction he feels for Dante will go both ways. Dante can hold an audience captive with his violin strings, but in private, Dante can be withdrawn and mysterious and emotional. When his older brother forces him to go out one night, Chris finds himself at a concert where violinist Dante Heron is the highlight.Ĭhris is drawn to Dante first through his music and then by the man himself. Since his mother passed away from cancer, Chris has been isolated and withdrawn. ![]() Buy Link: Amazon | All Romance | Amazon UK ![]() ![]() So you see, she said, you have to be like Switzerland. In this way, Gustav would be prepared for the uncertainties to come because even in Switzerland where the war hadn't trespassed, nobody yet knew how the future would unfold. But Gustav had to emulate his father who, when wronged, had behaved like an honorable man. The world was alive with wrongdoing, she said. He could often feel a cry trying to come up from his heart, but he always forced it down because this was how his mother had told him to behave in the world. And you do it in this description of him, of Gustav, in a way that reads almost like a mission statement for the novel. You say it explicitly, actually, early on in the novel. MARTIN: Gustav has been forced to control his emotions to some degree. He's incredibly thoughtful, kind, generous, sort of self-controlled and all the things that we wish children to be. I think - well, I hope that the readers find him lovable. She has had a past which makes her unable to love this little boy. ROSE TREMAIN: It's the thing from which everything follows, this unrequited love that he has for this very neglectful mother. ![]() He adores his mother, but she is an angry, hostile woman and she does not return that love. Her latest tells the story of Gustav Perle, a little boy growing up in World War II-era Switzerland. ![]() She's written more than a dozen novels set in different eras and places. British novelist Rose Tremain has spent close to 40 years imagining the stories of other people. ![]() ![]() ![]() This hilarious story is perfect for fans of the Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. They were definitely not setting a trap for some succulent, unsupervised little girl. And then-for no particular reason-they decided to go. One day-for no particular reason-they decided to tidy up their house, make the beds, and prepare pudding of varying temperatures. Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs is a new take on the fairy-tale classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears, so funny and so originalit could only come from t. and a Dinosaur who happened to be visiting from Norway. Once upon a time, there were three hungry Dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur. Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs is a new take on the fairy-tale classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears, so funny and so original-it could only come from the brilliant mind of Mo Willems, the author/illustrator of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and the Elephant and Piggie series. ![]() ![]() Its success shows how big the gap between critical history and the 'popular history' that makes it to best-seller lists, Costco, and Target remains. When it comes to representing 'pioneers' as isolated and hardworking idealists fighting off 'threats' from residents of the land they are taking, this book is a true throwback. Rather than wrestle with the moral complexities of western settlement, McCullough simplifies that civic lesson into a tale of inexorable triumph. He cannot bring himself to say that those whom the settlers dislodged had rights to their lands in Ohio. To McCullough, the natives were little more than impediments to progress. ![]() McCullough’s treatment of the Native Americans whom settlers encountered in Ohio is equally blinkered. McCullough glides over these unpleasantries and focuses instead on Cutler’s role in lobbying to exclude slavery from the Northwest Territory. casting the Ohio Company as a vehicle of higher ideals is a feat too difficult even for a writer as skilled as McCullough. The heroes are so upstanding that, somewhat unexpectedly for a McCullough book, the villains are more compelling. ![]() ![]() His most recent book.is very much in that upbeat tradition. The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough is a master of triumphal tales that celebrate Americans’ personal fortitude and achievements. ![]() |
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