Reading and Roaming
BACK TO SCHOOL It’s September, the first day of fall is upon us, and everyone who’s going back to school is there by now. I always liked going to school and happily anticipated the end of summer, the cooler days of autumn, and the challenge of new subjects, new teachers, and sometimes even new friends. …
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GYNECOLOGY A LA “MAD MEN” We happened upon a PBS Mystery series last week called “Breathless.” A three-parter set in England in the 60’s, it features a set of louche and callous medicos who practice obstetrics and perform back alley abortions. The women are all either beautiful or flighty (or treated as such) and the men …
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VIEWING Dr. Thorne. This adaptation of Trollope’s novel on Amazon Prime was written and produced by Julian Fellowes of Downton Abbey fame. It’s a short series, only 4 episodes, but each one is introduced and closed by Mr. Fellowes. Formally dressed sitting in a chair in what appears to be a library, his remarks are …
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READING And After the Fire by Lauren Belfer. Belfer is one of my favorite novelists. I had been thinking about her and wondering if she had published anything recently when I happened upon her new novel at Three Lives in New York. This historical novel deals with music, specifically a possible missing cantata by Johann …
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