Ray Bradbury, now in his mid-80s, explains in his postscript that the original Dandelion Wine manuscript included much of the material in Farewell Summer. His publisher at the time thought the book too long, and advised Bradbury to shelve the latter half. He certainly took the advice to heart. Fifty years later, here comes this satisfying denouement, one that speaks to themes of youth, aging, memory, and regrets.
Knit one of these fabulous patterns, and go party! Match a satin skirt with the shimmering copper top or a pretty summer dress with the frill-edge bolero to make a terrific summer ensemble. Or keep warm at a winter party without any loss of style wearing the latest in shrugs, wraps, and gilets. Plus, this beautiful collection of knitted-wear offers gorgeous accessories such as corsages and bags to accent every outfit. Party Knits is a great new collection of 24 up-to-the-minute patterns that will allow you to go wild with bold and bright colors using an amazing range of glittering, metallic, and ribbon yarns, or stay chic with black and white.
For the latest and greatest in Cake Decorating tips and tricks, what better to turn to than Wilton's 2008 Yearbook--a comprehensive collection of products and ideas organized according to occasion. Helps you turn any special day into a work of art. Here's what you'll find inside: Over 180 great decorating ideas: Exciting themes include bug and flower designs for summer birthdays, polar penguin cakes to make the holidays merry, plus amazing cookies, candies and appetizers.
"Matchless storyteller"(Romantic Times) Mary Balogh is at her spellbinding best in a new novel that features Lauren Edgeworth from One Night for Love as her heroine. The nationally bestselling author of More than a Mistress and No Man's Mistress weaves a tantalizing web of seduction, wit, and intrigue sure to delight her legions of devoted fans. Here she brings together an unlikely duo-a notorious rake and a very proper lady-who plot to scandalize society and win freedom from matrimony for them both. It was merely a partnership. Love had nothing to do with it. But then again, nothing is ever as it seems in the irresistible novels of Mary Balogh.
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.37 | Fiction literature | 11 November 2010
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After Many a Summer
After Many a Summer (1939) is a novel by Aldous Huxley that tells the story of a Hollywood millionaire who fears his impending death; it was published in the USA as After Many a Summer Dies the Swan. This satire raises philosophical and social issues, some of which would later take the forefront in Huxley's final novel Island. The title is taken from Tennyson's poem Tithonus, about a figure in Greek mythology to whom Aurora, the goddess of dawn, gave eternal life but not eternal youth. The book was awarded the 1939 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction.
