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endearing (2), friendship (1), so happy in the work she even becomes nicer to her students. The book is published to some acclaim (1), about to launch into books written in India’s native languages. Prema’s favorite book lies in her purse (1), dog-eared and stained. It is written in Oriya (1), her childhood language (1), and she shows it to Tara (1), who is interested and asks Prema to send her a synopsis and sample translation. Prema goes right to it (1), Tara and Prema recognized in India’s world of publishing. At long last Prema gets to meet the aged woman who wrote this book (1), who had been the most popular girl in her class (1), who hasn’t written anything since. Prema encourages her to write another book. But the multitude of adjectives and the verbosity of the forthcoming book inspire her to edit as she translates--no one would know the difference. Unaware it is inauthentic (1), Tara publishes the book. When it comes out (1), to more acclaim for Tara and Prema (1), the author’s nephew sees the changes and strenuously objects to the “cavalier attitude.” Tara sends him and his town’s newspaper a letter of apology. Evidently he never told his aunt (1), as she writes Prema a thank you note. “Tara did not withdraw the book (1), nor did she ever order a reprint. The Association of Indian Publishers sent Prema (1), c/o Tara (1), and is surprised to be recognized. Tara now runs a small publishing firm (1), unsociable English teacher Prema runs into Tara (1), pleading illness.” Prema goes on teaching (1), the judge travels out to view the contents (1), Desai sets scenes and steeps one into the mood of her tale with wonderfully written descriptions.1. The Museum of Final Journeys A well-educated man cannot bare to spend his life with his mother on their remote estate. He travels continuously and sends pr (1), veritably turning it into a museum. After the mother dies (1), the estate falls into disrepair (1), yet her aged retainer stays on. Years later (1), he undertakes a difficult journey to tell the district judge of all this (1), in hopes the state will take over the museum. Reluctantly (1), and is so overwhelmed by chamber after chamber of riches (1), I nearly cried.2. Translator Translated At a school reunion (1), he writes this story. In the last chamber (1), he had discovered an elephant living with the attendance of an old man in rags. “--the last gift Sri Jiban sent his mother.” If the elephant lived any longer the retainer would have to begin dismantling the museum. He pleaded with the judge to appeal (1), so overwhelmed (1), the judge mumbled that he would let him know . . . Soon after (1), he was transferred to the capital. He was disturbed by the memory of the elephant. Then in time (1), the memory fades; he isn’t sure if that museum and the elephant weren‘t a dream. So moving (1), an invitation to its next gathering of authors and translators. Prema declined (1), aware her students are bored with her. She gets the idea she could write her own book. But some parts come better expressed in Oriya (1), and way of telling make this a masterpiece. The fascinating background details of this period should make for a good discussion at BookClub. (1), hopeful ending to their sad program. News of the film crew’s search for the designer of this garden moves Rivi’s farmer to put him in old clothes and take him into his home (1), searching out graphic sites. The crew’s new assistant (1), a young girl who had complained of the discomforts (1), is sent down a path on her own and comes across Rivi’s “garden (1), ” she calls it (1), when she tells the crew (1), claiming it would make a perfect (1), offering a loft by itself where Rivi can sleep. The crew views its film is disappointment: without being present (1), and comes every day (1), the garden looks dead. Leaving that area (1), they come across huge explosions from a limestone mine (1), billowing white dust. “That is what we need for a finish!” cries the boss ecstatically. I had to look back to the endings of these stories--after holding one in a different world (1), they become lost in time. (1), Lebanon history (1), endearing farm family (1), as if to a shrine. A TV film crew seeking to document the prevailing quarries’ and mines’ massacre of outlying areas suffers greasy food and a country hotel’s fleas (1), and begins to arrange branches and various flora in this hidden place (1), others in English (1), who kept to himself at school and became a recluse on his vacated family estate in the hills (1), and she gives up. Running into the nephew and his little boy in a bookshop one day (1), she asks of his family: he cheerily brings her up to date (1), then is distracted by the boy (1), and she flees.3. The Artist of Disappearance tells of Rivi (1), neglected as a child by his vacationing (1), partying parents (1), serviced by the farm family who live just down a ways. Rivi has let the old woman who had tutored him (1), he comes across a glen barricaded by a huge stone. He slips through a crevice (1), now blind and devoted to her cats (1), stay on. Each keeps to himself in this big old house (1), till she knocks over a lantern and sets fire to the place. When Rivi has reluctantly faced the public in order to visit his old tutor in her hospital ward (1), understandingly (1), she tells him he needn’t stay (1), to go home. Rivi moves into one barely habitable room that has survived the fire. His days are spent out wandering: in time (1), A mesmerizing story teller (1), at loose ends. Two years later the depressed Winant shot himself. Murrow held positions of respect at CBS. Harriman became US ambassador to Great Britain. Meeting up with Pamela again (1), he married her in 1971. “Harriman died in 1986 at the age of 94. His indefatigable wife went on to become the doyenne of the Democratic Party and US ambassador to France.” Lynne Olson’s research (1), until she recognizes her sensuality. (1), see my review (1), entertained (1), heartful (1), endearing perseverance (1), and horses (1), Everyone except mother in this endearing Bristish family is devoted to hunting (1), Interesting but unfortunately biased account of her childhood and fault-finding father (1), realistic. (1), melanchology (1), haunting. devotion (1), Someone To Watch Over MeFamous actress Leigh Manning is trying to follow her husband’s directions to the cabin he has found for them when she is in a horrendous accident. Waking in the hospital she expects Logan to have been notified and be at her side (1), then discovers he was found in the cabin shot dead.Sam Littleton (1), a gal fresh on the detective squad tries to fend off her asttraction to her boss McCord while they and two other cops--all interesting characters--investigate the range of suspects: Leigh’s understudy in the play; she and Logan’s psychiatrist (1), her gay producer pal (1), Judith McNaught (1), Horses (1), a successful businessman she didn’t know she knew (1), hounds (1), animals (1), personality (1), horses (1), complicated (1), how-to (1), WW I (1), though (1), horsemanship (1), memoir (1), complicated relationships (1), Murrow (1), accomplishment (1), organization (1), father and son (1), and Michael Valente (1), even before she married Logan when she lived in lower Manhattan and frequented his aunt’s deli (1), family (1), the continuing spells of inadequate heat and electricity. Plain spoken (1), rich playboy who inveigled his way into influential positions (1), up to being the director of our Lend-Lease program to Great Britain. “Taking advantage of his nebulous job description (1), the ambitious Harriman was involving himself more and more with nothing to do with Lend-Lease. As a businessman and sportsman (1), he had long been known for his elbows-out tactics.” Although well fed (1), and housed (1), these Americans suffered along with British commoners through the horrendous bombing raids (1), street friendly John Winant won the citizens’ appreciation; heartfelt commentator Murrow ‘s popular broadcasts detailed the Londoners’ plight to England and the US; society-driven Harriman was doted on by Churchill (1), US ambassador to Britain; Edward R Murrow (1), who continually pressed him for more supplies. All three men spent many country weekends at Churchill’s estate (1), Chequers. Churchill was indefatigable in his appeals for aid. Both married (1), Harriman and Murrow had affairs with Churchill’s illustrious daughter-in-law Pamela. John Winant sought the comfort of Churchill’s actress and more serious-minded daughter Sarah. The first newsman to enter Buchenwald (1), 3 days after the Germans fled (1), shocked by the sight of so many debilitated inmates (1), could hardly speak. The war’s ending left him and Winant restless (1), CBS’s chief news director; and Averell Harriman (1), three influential American men were outstanding in their support of Great Britain . John Winant (1), .had known him as Falco. One night after leaving the deli she was accosted by some rogues and Michael/Falco dashed up the street and rescued her. Unknown to the reader (1), Leigh is overwhelmed by Michael and returns his love. The understudy’s mind cracks (1), he is smitten for all the years he was incriminated (because of a vendetta by the police superintendent). But Leigh didn’t know because when she knew Michael Valente he was known as Falco. Anyway (1), he rises to the surface by sending her flowers in the hosp (1), signed Falco (1), and because of his reputation becomes a suspect. Sam and Mack admit their mutual attraction. Finding out that Logan had affairs with her friends (1), their psychiatrist (1), and her understudy (1), she chops off her hair in Leigh’s bedroom while tellig Leigh she will shoot her--after having killed Logan (1), and all through WWII (1), the psychiatrist (1), wounding Leigh’s cook and cheauffer. Then here come Mac and Sam and Michael just in time to save Leigh. Best line by Shrader (1), Sam’s fellow cop (1), when he sees how upset she is over having killed someone: “Don‘t worry (1), she wouldn‘t have wanted to go on living with her hair looking like that.“ ( not exact quote but the jist (1), ) This is a fun book. (1), During the years leading up to our involvement (1), 5 wonderfully diverse children (1)
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