![]() ![]() Masson won first prize in the 1984 Moto Magazine (Zimbabwe) competition for her short story, The Barbecue. ![]() Masson lives in Armidale with her family. She worked as a journalist before becoming a full time writer of fiction for children and adults. She attended Sydney Catholic schools and then the University of Sydney, completing her Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master's degree in both English and French literature at the University of New England. As an adolescent she read fantasy and science fiction, in particular the works of Ray Bradbury. Masson's French heritage has provided a fertile knowledge of stories, legends and fairytales and she has developed a strong interest in Celtic mythology and the Medieval period. There were frequent returns to Empeaux in the southwest of France. She spent her first nine months of life in Indonesia, then lived in France with her grandmother and aunts in Toulouse until emigrating to Australia with her parents in 1963. Her mother's family came from Northern Portugal, Valencia in Spain and from the Basque region of the Pyrenees her father's from South West France and Quebec in Canada. Sophie Masson was born in Indonesia to French parents. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() May, 1938" on copyright page (as far as I know this is the first paperback edition published by Collins as the early printings refer to the hardcover Collins printings) - VERY RARE PRE-WWII AGATHA CHRISTIE PAPERBACK PUBLISHED WITH DUST JACKET - THERE WERE ONLY A HANDFUL OF AGATHA CHRISTIE BOOKS THAT WERE PUBLISHED BY COLLINS IN THIS PAPERBACK FORMAT IN THE LATE 1930S (the generic cover Collins pbs were not intended to be saved after being read and those few that were saved - hardly any of those survived the paper drives imposed in the UK during WWII). under the title "13 At Dinner"), copyright 1933, states "Tenth Impression. AGATHA CHRISTIE - LORD EDGWARE DIES (published in the U.S. ![]() ![]() ![]() But Whitman’s daring originality seems more than a mere response to Emerson’s demands. In 1842 he listened to “The Poet”, a lecture in which philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson called for a national bard who could write about the US in all its diversity. We don’t know how or why Whitman began to invent his extraordinary poetry. Bart E/flickr, CC BY Whitman’s innovation Walt Whitman’s tomb in Camden, New Jersey. Whitman enjoyed this different culture, but never lost his horror of slave auctions. Luckily, an opportunity arose to work on a newspaper in New Orleans. Having had some success – a novel and newspaper pieces – he became chief editor of the Brooklyn Eagle, but lost this position when his opposition to the spread of slavery clashed with the views of the newspaper’s owner. He worked by turns in Manhattan and Brooklyn as a printer’s apprentice, a schoolteacher and a newspaper publisher, before resolving to become a writer. His formal education ended when he was 11. ![]() He was born in 1819 and grew up in and around Brooklyn, moving often as his family tried to make money from farming and real estate. Whitman’s life was interesting and varied. But the poetry many people now love won him notoriety before it won him fame. Celebrations will be especially joyful around his birthday on May 31 and in New York City, whose citizens were often depicted in his poems. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Walt Whitman, America’s most admired poet. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Travelling by small boat, bus, river boats and sometimes walking miles to reach another place on the red laterite road to get to another tributary and another boat, several days later we reached the village. He spoke English, Portuguese and Xingu and was happy, for a smallish fee, to take me along.Īnd this is where the Forsyte Saga comes in. ![]() I was lucky enough to find an Indian who had been a tour guide but was now returning to his village on a lake several hundred miles away. It took me a few weeks to sort out a guide I could afford as I didn't want to join a tourist party and although previously my travels had been on my own, I wanted to leave the towns, the river boats, roads and really penetrate the jungle and obviously I couldn't do that on my own. I thought this would be my one and only chance to see the Amazon so I stuffed a backpack full of the necesssaries, abandoned the rest and got a bus to Belem at the mouth of the Amazon.Ī month later having explored Belem, Santarem and a few other small places I found myself in Manaus, 1,000 miles up the Amazon. ![]() I had just crossed the Atlantic with three friends on a yacht and got off in Fortaleza, Brazil. The first time I read this book I was going up the Amazon. ![]() ![]() ![]() He's best known for various theorycraft projects including Druid guides and spreadsheets on Elitist Jerks, and other posts on a blog he maintains with me here. He can also be found on twitter as Healing and All Videos: Hamlet has been playing WoW since 2005 and has raided at all levels from casual through top progression. ![]() He writes the Survival Hunter thread on Elitist Jerks and maintains other WoW tracking projects on his personal blog,. DPS: Esoth is a hunter in on Whisperwind, where he's been doing 25-man heroic progression raiding since Wrath of the Lich King.The strategy and bestiary sections were written experienced players of each role:: If you completed Proving Grounds Silver at 90, you will have to do it again at 100 for your role. This guide will help you attain Proving Grounds Silver, which is required to solo queue for Heroic Dungeons in Warlords of Draenor. Proving Grounds are solo challenges that both allow new players to learn a new role in a comfortable setting, or seasoned players to try something difficult and competitive. ![]() ![]() ![]() McCARTHY IN ISRAEL - House Speaker KEVIN McCARTHY is set to address the Knesset later today as part of the bipartisan congressional delegation he is leading to Israel. … Regulators worked through the weekend to find a way forward before U.S. It has struggled since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and investors and depositors had grown increasingly worried it might not survive because of its high amount of uninsured deposits and exposure to low interest rate loans. | Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Photo DRIVING THE DAYīREAKING OVERNIGHT - “Regulators seize First Republic Bank, sell to JPMorgan Chase,” by AP’s Ken Sweet: “San Francisco-based First Republic is the third midsize bank to fail in two months. Kevin McCarthy took a partisan jab at President Joe Biden on behalf of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with Israel Hayom. ![]() ![]() “Once infected, no one lives more than twenty-four hours. ![]() Koontz also describes “Wuhan-400” as a disease with a “kill-rate” of a 100%. According to World Health Organization, the most common incubation time is around five days. COVID-19’s incubation period is between 1-14 days. In the novel, the virus has an incubation period of “only four hours”. The symptoms and behavior of Koontz’s “Wuhan-400” are very different to COVID-19. Reuters looked at further references of “Wuhan-400” in Koontz’s book. Health experts think it may have originated in bats and then passed to humans, possibly via another species. The virus is believed to have originated late last year in a food market in Wuhan that was illegally selling wildlife. There is no proof that the new coronavirus was created in a lab. He also wrote it was developed by labs outside of the city of Wuhan. In his novel, Koontz described “Wuhan-400” as “China’s most important and dangerous: new biological weapon in a decade”. ![]() ![]() While it is true that Koontz wrote about a fictional virus in his novel and that its name “Wuhan-400” refers the Chinese city in which the 2019 Coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) actually started, the illness in his book doesn’t share more traits with COVID-19. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He was acknowledged by his colleagues in the Foreign Office as being an extremely hard working and pleasant man, however the strain of maintaining the face of innocence whilst working directly with the Soviets contributed to a breakdown and led to some spectacular drinking sessions along with bouts of violence and outrageous behaviour in his personal life. ![]() When Donald passed his exams to become a Foreign Office Diplomat, it proved to be a gift for the Soviets, as he was able to send them an incredible amount of secret information, much more so than any other ’mole’, and to the extent that the Soviets found it difficult to keep up with all the information he was providing. Additionally, it gives great insight into other infamous spies of the 1940’s/50’s to such an extent that it’s akin to being a fly on the wall.Īs part of the ‘Cambridge Five’ (A ring of spies in the UK who passed information to the Soviet Union) Maclean was perhaps the most complex of these young radicals who became almost obsessed with the idea of communism, and as such he was a perfect recruit for the Soviets. ![]() If you’re wanting an in-depth look at what made real-life spy Donald Maclean tick, then A Spy Named Orphan will not disappoint. ![]() ![]() Because she admired her father’s side of the family and drew strength from the stories and accomplishments of her ancestors, she was devastated and felt betrayed as though she had lost everything. Shapiro had cut her mother out of her life, and the news regarding Shapiro’s paternity affected her entire sense of self because she had so closely embraced and identified with her father’s family history. While most of us would be shocked at the news Shapiro received through DNA results, we might not have been as rocked to our core as she was. You will want to know, though, that the ethical considerations that she brings up are worthy of discussion and careful thought.įair, blond-haired, and blue-eyed Shapiro always felt out of place in the sea of her family’s dark hair and dark eyes. The story behind Shapiro’s discovery is not what you might expect and I won’t spoil that part of the story for you. ![]() ![]() Shapiro thoughtfully unravels family secrets as she explores the meaning of love versus biology, a new cultural heritage, and family bonds. Receiving DNA results from Ancestry propels a determined and persistent Dani Shapiro into a quest for identity and paternity. ![]() *This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Genre/Categories: Non Fiction, Memoir, Ancestry, Bioethics, Jewishįamily secrets….bioethics….if you send in a DNA sample to Ancestry on a lark, be prepared for truth. MaInheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by Dani Shapiro ![]() ![]() ![]() Tobias’s law firm, led by Alisa, helps Avery during the process, and his old bodyguard, Oren, provides security.Īvery moves in and starts school where the boys attend. ![]() The one condition Avery must abide is to live in Hawthorne House for at least one year, and she must not kick any member of the Hawthorne family out. Not to mention his extensive properties and possessions. Hawthorne’s attorneys read the will, Avery learns that he left only pocket change to his two daughters (Zara and Skye) and four grandsons (Grayson, Nash, Jameson, and Xander) compared to the 48 billion dollars left to Avery. ![]() Avery has never met the man, but she and Libby travel by private jet to Hawthorne House in Texas. He informs Avery that her presence is required at the reading of his late grandfather, Tobias Hawthorne’s will. Avery is broke most of the time, but she’s a brilliant student and helps others whenever she can.Īvery is called into the office at school, where a boy named Grayson waits for her. Libby’s abusive boyfriend, Drake, moves in, and Avery decides to live in her car for a while. ***** Everything below is a SPOILER ***** What happened in The Inheritance Games?Īvery lives in Connecticut with her sister Libby after their mother died. If you are wondering what happened in The Inheritance Games, then you are in the right place! This page is full of spoilers, so beware. Read a full summary of The Inheritance Games, book #1 in Jennifer Lynn Barnes’s The Inheritance Games duology. ![]() |