This madcap Victorian adventure is hysterical from beginning to end. Third rate poet Lionel Savage has been unhappy since getting married. Though he fell hard for his beautiful and vivacious wife, marital life just doesn’t seem to be working for them. She has become aloof and he can no longer find inspiration. This book is both snort-out-loud funny and tickle-your-brain funny. Plus, it’s an entertaining adventure.
I think this is Summerscale’s best to date. I devoured this one in less than 24 hours. Two normal boys, not yet in their teens, play at truancy and go to Lord’s Cricket Grounds to watch a match. Harmless fun, really. The elder brother has just aged out of the mandatory school age anyway. What’s peculiar…
This is a must-read for any Gatsby enthusiast, English lit student, or lover of the Jazz Age. Churchwell carefully pieces together very specific events in the Fitzgeralds’ lives and relates them to Scott’s most famous work, The Great Gatsby. These are not wild hunches or bizarre theories. She draws from scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, letters from friends,…
October is my favorite month. It always has been, even when I lived in different parts of the country. Of course, it’s no coincidence that October means Halloween for me. Scary stories, chocolate, costumes – what’s not to love! So, as the days grow shorter and cooler, here are some suggestions for the change in…
I remember when I asked my mom about the round, dappled scar on her upper arm. She said it was from a vaccination as a child. I didn’t have one. All of my shots were just that – shots. No scars, no lasting pain. After a small sting, a bandaid and a sticker, it was…