Archive for December, 2009
Emma – Jane Austen’s Finest Novel
Friday, December 4th, 2009First published in 1816 and generally considered Jane Austen’s finest work, Emma is a humorous portrayal of a heroine whose insensible interferences in the life of a young live-in servant in a nearby village often lead to misunderstanding and embarrassment. Emma was written and published in less than two years, while Jane Austen was living [...]
Bleak House
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009Dickens wrote and published Bleak House in twenty monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853. The novel opens in a London shrouded by an all-pervading fog that swirls most densely about the Court of Chancery, where the obscure case of Jarndyce v. Jarndyce lies lost in endless litigation, slowly devouring an inheritance in legal [...]
The Christmas Train
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009David Baldacci has given us such edge-of-the-seat thrillers as Absolute Power and Last Man Standing, as well as Wish You Well, a critically acclaimed story of hope and Family. Now Baldacci once again showcases his remarkable versatility as he brings us a uniquely entertaining holiday tale. Disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon must get from Washington to [...]
One Good Turn
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009BEAUTIFUL SUMMER DAY , crowds lined up outside a theater witness a sudden act of extreme road rage: a tap on a fender triggers a nearly homicidal attack. Jackson Brodie, ex-cop, ex-private detective, new millionaire, is among the bystanders. The event thrusts Jackson into the orbit of the wife of an unscrupulous real estate tycoon, [...]
Approval Addiction
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009So many people today have an unhealthy need for affirmation and are unable to feel good about themselves without it. These “approval addicts” spend their time in a constant struggle with low self-esteem and emotional turmoil-which leads to major problems in their relationships with others. In her latest book, Joyce Meyer provides a path to [...]