Shades of the Brontes: Three sisters have created an imaginary world of fairies and demons, queens and minions.
This place is Arnelle and its language is Arnish. Not surprisingly, many of the phrases have to do with sisterhood, bravery, loyalty, rescue: "Noma brava gig" translates as "my brave sister." And the eldest Story sister, Elv, is indeed the brave one. At the age of 11, she saved her youngest sister, Claire, 8, from a child molester by offering herself instead.
Memoir by a gifted church leader and flawed soul who advocated for democratic Catholicism.
In a searching memoir sure to revive Catholic disputes, Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland recounts the pivotal decision he faced early in life: whether to become a monk or a musician. He chose the monastery, because, as he explains, "as a concert pianist, I would be an 'also ran' not the best."
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The wonderfully chosen epigraph for Strangers by Anita Brookner sets the scene and gives you a sense of the irony and humor to come: "For all its glory England is a land for rich and healthy people. Also they should not be too old" (Sigmund Freud, London, 1938).
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'What are they looking for?" Every year, the lament begins before the first day of summer, rising into the fall as high school seniors labor on their college applications. The selection process that makes sane parents crazy and stellar students insecure has been demystified (if made more frenzied) by the industry of books and workshops and private counselors selling advice on how to get past the gatekeepers.
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