I
was so skeptical of this book – one of the narrators is an octopus! – but
friends recommended it, so I picked it up for my beach trip. It was amazing.
The characters were rich, real people dealing with real situations of life. It
was sad and funny and moving all at the same time. Even though I figured out
the twist a little ahead of time, I still wanted to keep reading.
The octopus
narrator totally works. He was one of my favorite parts of the whole book.
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'Full of heart and humour . . . I loved it.' Ruth Hogan
'Will stay with you for a long time.' Anstey Harris
'I defy you to put it down once you've started' Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night cleaner shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. Ever since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat over thirty years ago keeping busy has helped her cope. One night she meets Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium who…
It’s the story of a
rape trial in 1790s New York, and so is heartbreaking on almost every page.
But
I have taught the case many times and was blown away by both the historical
detective work Sweet did to tell this story more fully and by the sensitivity
he brought to the writing. It’s a triumph of historical scholarship.
On a moonless night in the summer of 1793 a crime was committed in the back room of a New York brothel - the kind of crime that even victims usually kept secret. Instead, seventeen-year-old seamstress Lanah Sawyer did what virtually no one in US history had done before: she charged a gentleman with rape.
Her accusation sparked a raw courtroom drama and a relentless struggle for vindication that threatened both Lanah's and her assailant's lives. The trial exposed a predatory sexual underworld, sparked riots in the streets, and ignited a vigorous debate about class privilege and sexual double standards.…
I picked this up while I was in England for a
conference. I needed something for the flight home and grabbed this book from
the British Classic Crime Library series.
The book was published in 1951, yet
in tone and structure, it feels incredibly contemporary. The main characters are
witty and modern, the book alternates between multiple storylines, and the case
unfolds in a way that keeps you guessing until the end.
At the Central Criminal Court, an eager crowd awaits the trial of Victoria Lamartine, an active participant in the Resistance during the war. She is now employed at the Family Hotel in Soho, where Major Eric Thoseby has been found murdered. The cause of death? A stabbing reminiscent of techniques developed by the Maquisards.
While the crime is committed in England, its roots are buried in a vividly depicted wartime France. Thoseby is believed to have fathered Lamartine's child, and the prosecution insist that his death is revenge for his abandonment of Lamartine and her arrest by the Gestapo.
Bringing Home the White House depicts the stories offive fascinating yet largely unheralded women at the heart of campaigns to elect and reelect some of our most beloved presidents. The roles of these political strategists in affecting the outcome of presidential elections, and their historical importance are highlighted.
Both major political parties had Women's Divisions in the middle decades of the twentieth century. The five leaders of these divisions organized tens of thousands of women all over the country, turning them into the "saleswomen for the party."
Despite their importance, these women and their work have been left out of the narratives of midcentury America. Through the stories of these five West Wing women, discover how women were central to American politics.
