Reading and Roaming
FILMS AND BOOKS. From a daring adventurer (Gertrude Bell) and a fictional newly minted doctor, Ally Moberley, to a grief stricken father and son and devastated parents to murder and Belgian emigres, I’ve covered a lot of ground in my recent filmgoing and reading. Much of it has been in international settings too: Persia and …
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This week brings you my thoughts on a wonderful novel and a round-up of local restaurants, mostly casual ones. SERIOUSLY GOOD FICTION The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck. I saw an ad for this book in the NY Times’ book review section and then one of my favorite booksellers said she thought it …
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CHAGALL IN THE GARDEN Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota is celebrating Marc Chagall’s art and his depiction of flowers in it. Several areas of the outdoor gardens are planted in the French style, the conservatory has stained glass screen reproductions as backdrops for orchids, and Payne Mansion has a handful of some original Chagall paintings. …
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Here are notes on two beach reads, my thoughts on a difficult play, and a great restaurant find for birthdays or anniversaries. LEISURE READING Karen White’s Flight Patterns is an absorbing novel about family secrets and the tortured relationship between two sisters and a good candidate to take to the beach. Set in New Orleans and …
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