Shelly Reuben
Auteur de Tabula Rasa
A propos de l'auteur
Shelly Reuben's books encompass various genres. Her crime novels have been nominated for Edgar, Prometheus, and Falcon Awards. Her adult fable, The Man with the Glass Heart, was a Freedom Book Club selection. Her fiction has been published by Scriber, Harper, Harcourt, and Blackstone Audio Books. afficher plus She writes two newspaper columns, and her books have been serialized in Huntington News and The Evening Sun. afficher moins
Œuvres de Shelly Reuben
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Sexe
- female
- Courte biographie
- Edgar-Award Nominated Author, Private Detective, Fire and Arson Investigator
Ever since I was a child, I idolized journalists. Like many girls growing up, my heroes were Brenda Star and Lois Lane. But I also worshipped John Steinbeck, O.Henry, Charles Dickens, and Agatha Christie. So instead of becoming "Shelly Reuben - Girl Reporter," I followed the trail of breadcrumbs that led me to fiction, and I never really looked back.
Membres
Critiques
Weeping: A Fritillary Quilter Mystery (Fritillary… par Shelly Reuben
arson investigators
"Weeping" is a peculiar novel, part murder mystery, part fire investigation manual, but mostly a, first person, let-me-tell-about-what-I-love-and-why, from a personable young woman, called Fritillary Quilter (named after a butterfly) who goes from accidental arsonist at the age of eleven to fire investigator in her twenties and wants to share with you exactly why that happened, how she feels about it, what makes it exciting and how it's all odd but true.
Sorry for the long sentence but the book feels like one.
I thought "Weeping" was quiet fun, mainly because I like Fritillary (or Tilly for short) and found her enthusiasm for, well... almost everything, infectious.
The plot is respectably complex. The details on fire detection are an (entertaining) education but the success of the book lies on whether or not you like Fritillary. This is the story of who she is. The rest is incidental.… (plus d'informations)
Sorry for the long sentence but the book feels like one.
I thought "Weeping" was quiet fun, mainly because I like Fritillary (or Tilly for short) and found her enthusiasm for, well... almost everything, infectious.
The plot is respectably complex. The details on fire detection are an (entertaining) education but the success of the book lies on whether or not you like Fritillary. This is the story of who she is. The rest is incidental.… (plus d'informations)
Most of us are aware of trees which are a well-respected landmark. Yes, there are many instances throughout history of special trees.
In this heartwarming and unique fable, we learn the tree does a lot of eavesdropping and is narrating the story. And not just any tree, but a climbing tree that is over eighty-years-old, and refers to its branches as arms.
Every Tree has a story to tell!
I think the first time I realized this was as a child. I toured our local history museum with my parents and we paused at a tree to look at its life events.
In this trees autobiography, we see it recognizes everything. It describes the many people that take advantage of the space within to sit and rest on its arms. It watches as children and pets grow up and adults grow older.
The tree has a great appreciation for the written word. Yes! The tree enjoys poetry and can tell the story of O Henry's, 'The Voice of the City', better than most humans.
It tells of a sad day when people in dark green overalls stake metal signs at its feet.
We learn the tree feels pain as well as joy and a slew of other emotions.
The tree is observant. It knows of jovial exchanges and it knows of death.
The tree loves and is loved.
I received this charming autobiography of a climbing tree through the generosity of the author for an honest review.… (plus d'informations)
In this heartwarming and unique fable, we learn the tree does a lot of eavesdropping and is narrating the story. And not just any tree, but a climbing tree that is over eighty-years-old, and refers to its branches as arms.
Every Tree has a story to tell!
I think the first time I realized this was as a child. I toured our local history museum with my parents and we paused at a tree to look at its life events.
In this trees autobiography, we see it recognizes everything. It describes the many people that take advantage of the space within to sit and rest on its arms. It watches as children and pets grow up and adults grow older.
The tree has a great appreciation for the written word. Yes! The tree enjoys poetry and can tell the story of O Henry's, 'The Voice of the City', better than most humans.
It tells of a sad day when people in dark green overalls stake metal signs at its feet.
We learn the tree feels pain as well as joy and a slew of other emotions.
The tree is observant. It knows of jovial exchanges and it knows of death.
The tree loves and is loved.
I received this charming autobiography of a climbing tree through the generosity of the author for an honest review.… (plus d'informations)
Lovely little story highly recommended. Perhaps a too much for smaller ones to understand and perhaps a little too rough language for the same little ones
Prix et récompenses
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 8
- Membres
- 109
- Popularité
- #178,011
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 5
- ISBN
- 50
