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Show ;fi tt 8TTn in prvrWTiTi ; Power... I BY aphrodisiac." Henry Kissinger Word Power the 40s. Jewel, brave and determined in the face of lifes grim trials, had, by the summer of 1943, a home and a family to be proud of. That summer, her sixth and last child was bom, a late grace note to the life she and her husband worked so hard for. But Brenda Kay was born with Downs syndrome, a veritable death sentence in those days. WORD LOVERS : BOOK OF SUKEY HOWARD If youre looking for an affecting, moving story of intense motherly love, Jewel, convincingly read by Celia Watson, is it. In creating Jewel, the character and the novel, author Bret Lott succeeds in bringing to life a memorable woman and the world she lived in the sharply segregated Mississippi of the great j i Women on the veige Qlnfmmhar Quotations strength and love, and theres as much to make you glad as there is to make you sad. As always, Ms. Bradford delights in the details of her tales great clothes, sumptuous interiors, menus at AUOBO Mobilizing every ounce of her will, discovering joy in the shadows of sorrow. Jewel found the patience and the passion to create the loving home that allowed Brenda Kay to live a happy life (Simon & Schuster Audio, $23, 6 hours, 0671043080). Ovir I500Unk&! Quoiatkn,s t R(.a ihe Wimyom oi imi Aois Drawn vvesleydVcamp Now author of Roots of Western Civilization and then collection includes quotations from every period rtf from philosophers, history Perfect crime? A!' BA HA - Z politicians, poets, and even gralfitists. Camp encapsulates worldly perspectives in fresh, compelling ways. ISBN: 0-- V5M)im-$17.00 Trivia Power 5? BRET LOT Two stories parallel each other in Sue Millers While I Was Gone (Random House Audiobooks, $24, 5 hours, 037540563 ) and then collide. Both are about Jo Becker Jo now, a successful veterinarian in a small New England town with an admirable, loving husband and three grown daughters, and Jo then, when she was living in a group house in Cambridge, reveling in the intense camaraderie and the new found freedom of the 60s. If she sometimes wonders w hat became of the young woman she was. what harm could that do? Not much until one of her old housemates moves into town. He w ants to see her. talk of the past and the harrowing event that sent them all away. Jo wants this loo. and perhaps they both want more. Moving seemless-l- y back and forth in time. Miller looks closely at marriage and fidelity and the devastating power of secrets, kept and revealed. Blair Browns fine narration catches every emotional nuance. Friends forever best-sellin- swank restaurants and her legion of fans will delight in her new novel. Lost and found The soaring, elegant bird that gives The Snow Falcon (Brilliance, unabridged, $39.95, 13 hours, 1567404006), Stuart Hamiltons dramatic debut novel, its name, also brings an unusual, unexpected gift to three people who have lost the essence of their lives. I- "-' t "If you love books, you will love Literature Lover's. It has serious lists to focus your reading, and it has whimsical lists to simply entertain. -- Hookl'nge, ISBN: 1108 X $17.00 Selection of Quality Paperback Book Club A ' t ISBN: $25.00 Prentice Hall Press Distributed by Simon & Schuster Laura and Claire, best friends since childhood, lead fascinating, creative lies. Though Claire's marriage to a French virologist ended in bitter divorce, she has a wonderful teenage daughter; Laura's career as an art advisor to the rich and famous is thriving, and her marriage to a handsome, successful lawyer seems perfect. Like every woman (even Laura's savvy octogenarian grandmother) in a Barbara Taylor Bradford novel. 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Heres the nitty gritty of the battle between Boulder police officials and the DAs office; who said what to whom, when; how reporters, serious and scuzzy, carried on their campaigns; the agonizing over parental culpability and motive. Maybe Patsy Ramsey killed her daughter, maybe her husband helped, maybe it was an intruder. Now, armed with as much information as anyone else has, you'll be able to draw your own conclusion maybe. IX YI..OR tfRAL' OiRD 1 s neer-do-wel- money-grubbin- JEWEL By the An indispensable resource companion to Bartlett's, this Michael, who lost his family and job and lived for years in his own private hell, returns to the small town in British Columbia where he grew up. Theres no welcome waiting for him, just a dilapidated house and his fathers empty store. Susan lost her husband in a hunting accident, and her young son, Jamie, lost his ability to speak and his interest in the world as he watched his father die. The snow falcon, winged by a g l, has lost the power to fly north to her natural habitat. Michael finds the wounded bird and finds that helping her recover gives him the purpose he needs. Jamie, drawn to Michael and the bird, learns to trust in life again, and Susan, watching all three struggle their own struggles, finds that she can love again. And youll find romance and high adventure. "Icf'l sT Yr V'M mLll1 Sttkey Howard reports on spoken word audio each month. af"7A"VTf"lil' 1 1 V Every Woman Has a Story (Time Warner AudioBooks, $17.95, 3 hours, 1570426902), every story is different, every voice unique. Yet this mosaic of memories, these unflinchingly honest, unabashed admissions of love, loss, longing, fear, and pride in overcoming adversities of all kinds and dimensions, has a unity. Collectively, these vignettes, some fleeting memories, some pondered portraits, some the softer shadings in between, become a celebration of the community of women young, old, married, single, mothers, daughters, granddaughters, sisters, friends. The stories, collected and edited by Daryl Ott Underhill and performed by The Square Circle Ensemble Group, will strike a responsive chord, rekindle an emotion, or reawaken lost thoughts and make a marvelous Mothers Day gift. 1 |