Are they alone, or are they lonely? The development of the relationship between Anne and Sydnam is slow, painful and realistic. However, when they meet, they challenge each other's supposed contentment, and each begins to question whether they really are happy with the lives they have made for themselves. After the turbulence of their pasts, they are contented to live uneventful, safe, quiet lives, alone. Both Anne and Sydnam had suffered greatly in their past, and had worked hard to provide themselves with peace and stability. Unlike many in the genre, this book did not revolve around a 'misunderstanding', but real psychological problems resulting from severe traumas. I am delighted that my worries were for nought. I found the lead characters in that story boring and irritating (and all too forgettable), and I worried that this book too would not live up to my expectations. Accordingly I started with the first in the Quartet series, Simply Unforgettable, and it is still languishing in my 'Did not finish' pile. I had wanted to listen to this book for a while, but I try not to start in the middle of a series. This is a wonderfully touching book that is unwaveringly focused on the relationship of Anne and Sydnam, without much drama or action to distract from the main story.
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In this poem, which begins with the famous line ‘Love bade me welcome’, Love is personified as a host inviting Herbert in to dine with him as a guest. Yet my soul drew backīut quick-eyed Love, observing me grow slack So the movement from one line to next forms a chain: the first line ends with talk of ‘deservèd praise’, so the second line begins by talking about ‘praise deservèd’ this second line in turn ends ‘unto Thee I give’, leading into the third line which begins ‘I give to Thee’ and so on, until we end up where we started, with ‘a crown of praise’ returning us to the first line of the poem, ‘A wreathèd garland of deservèd praise’. The progression of its lines, and its rhyme scheme, both reflect the wreath’s circularity, a symbol of totality and connection. Since this poem is about a wreath, Herbert creatively suggests the shape of a wreath through the rhyme scheme of his poem. Promotional posts, comments & flairs, media-only posts, personalized recommendation requests incl. 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Goodbye, Vitamin picks up the day after Christmas, when Ruth is home with her parents. Everything she thought she could depend on has been upended. If that weren’t enough, she’s dispassionate about her job and her father, Howard, has Alzheimer’s disease, which is getting progressively worse. Her fiancé broke up with her on the day she thought they were moving in together. When we meet our narrator Ruth, she’s in her thirties and the life she envisioned for herself is in shambles. It’s about the memories that follow and haunt you, and the ones that only leave behind traces of themselves, their negative space haunting you all the same. It’s a book about the absence of reliable memories, the absence of people you thought were permanent, and the absence of self-understanding. Absence populates Rachel Khong’s stellar debut novel, Goodbye, Vitamin. 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One square is read a classic romance and initially I was thrown for a loss because I do not even read contemporary romance as a genre. For the first time in 2017 I participated in bingo in the group catching up on classics. |