A new dramatic adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma will air this Sunday on Masterpiece. It is a three-parter and then last year’s adaptations of Northanger Abbey and Persuasion will be shown again. I very much enjoyed Sally Hawkins’ portrayal of Anne Elliott in Persuasion. Beth, Reader’s Services
“It’s not the dead that get to you in the end. It’s the people they leave behind.” So says Detective Superintendant Boyd, head of the Cold Case Unit of the Metropolitan Police in London. The library owns the first three seasons of this excellent BBC drama. The squad has three detectives, a forensic expert and [...]
I had surgery two weeks ago and I’m convinced that what they removed was a big hunk of my concentration! I can’t seem to read anything longer than a short story. Or perhaps that should be literary and long because I have read of few paperbacks in my favorite genre, historical romance. When I had trouble sleeping, [...]
I read an interesting article in the October 29 issue of USA Today about Truman Capote’s story, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and the effect the book and the movie have had on the store in New York. I love the movie but have never read the book so I picked it up last weekend. I started reading the [...]
Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy With so many people being given media attention today, it is often difficult to spot someone who has true strength, perseverance, and faith. This memoir by football player and coach Dungy is an inspiring account of how a determined and humble man made his choices, set his priorities, and developed [...]
Imperium: a Novel of Ancient Rome by Robert Harris Have politics changed in 2000 years? Senator, lawyer and orator, Marcus Cicero does battle in the courtroom and the political arena. The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary “Boy!” said Ralph to himself, his whiskers quivering with excitement. “Boy, oh, boy!” Feeling that this was [...]