erika, you need to write that! Maybe have Munch-n-Kay find a pretty blonde in a hotel like that. With a whiskey sour to the right and a .38 on the left, but it's not what killed her.
Everybody plays each other. That's all anybody ever does. We play parts.
Saffron ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
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SailAweigh - Aug 27, 2005 1:57:12 pm PDT #3763 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
erikaj - Aug 27, 2005 5:28:23 pm PDT #3764 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Heh. I think the crime is affecting me, because this afternoon I saw on Food Network some show with "Nourish" in the title and I read it as "noirish" and I thought...never noticed much *cuisine* in those.
SailAweigh - Aug 27, 2005 5:34:35 pm PDT #3765 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
never noticed much *cuisine* in those.
Yeah, I was real disappointed when I first watched the Naked Chef. Not what I was expecting at all. No guns, no hardboiled blondes, not even a dead naked chef! Just some goofy Brit, cooking. What a tease.
Topic!Cindy - Aug 29, 2005 3:30:14 am PDT #3766 of 10001
What is even happening?
ION, it looks like I'm going to be having breakfast with Jo Beverley and Mary Jo Putney on Labor Day. Someone remind me that authors I was reading for years before I decided to write myself aren't inherently any scarier than the other kind, because I'm all "Eek! What am I going to SAY?" even though I more or less started this myself by sending JB an email when I saw on her website that she's going to be in town for a con.
Dude, you could sleep over Deborah Freakin' Grabien's house at the drop of an email. Breakfast ain't no big thing.
I just got to see the starred PW review for Matty Groves, on the agreement that the early look = me not posting or forwarding it until Monday.
But DAYUM!
Just thought I'd remind you that it's Monday. I actually hope you're still sleeping, but once you're not, we are waiting.
deborah grabien - Aug 29, 2005 6:18:18 am PDT #3767 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Review. Starred.
In Grabien's third tale of ghostly detection (after 2004's The Famous Flower of Serving Men ), her most chillingly effective performance to date, folk singer Ringan Laine and his group, Broomfield Hill, have been invited to perform at the prestigious Callowen Arts Festival at Callowen House in Hampshire, England. Accompanied by his longtime lover, actress Penelope Wintercraft-Hawkes, Ringan sets off in high spirits, but quickly strange things begin to happen. Jane Castle, vocalist and flautist for the group, has unsettling nightmares in her bedroom, while Penny and Ringan are deeply disturbed by some ghostly presence in theirs. Penny, Ringan and the others embark on a desperate race to uncover the truth about a vicious and malevolent ghost that haunts Callowen House. As in previous entries, a folk song, "Matty Groves," provides clues. Grabien ratchets up the suspense steadily and implacably, and the resolution is deeply satisfying. Fans of Barbara Michaels's classic ghostly suspense stories will enjoy this immensely. Agent, Jennifer Jackson at DMLA . (Oct.)
Topic!Cindy - Aug 29, 2005 6:19:34 am PDT #3768 of 10001
What is even happening?
Wooohoooo!
Amy - Aug 29, 2005 6:20:13 am PDT #3769 of 10001
Because books.
Wheeee! Awesome review! And starred -- so very cool.
ChiKat - Aug 29, 2005 6:33:43 am PDT #3770 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Woo Hoo!!! Go, deb!
Beverly - Aug 29, 2005 6:35:20 am PDT #3771 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Grabien ratchets up the suspense steadily and implacably, and the resolution is deeply satisfying.
You ratchet, Deb! Also, flautist! That's a stellar review. Woohoo!
Astarte - Aug 29, 2005 6:46:30 am PDT #3772 of 10001
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
her most chillingly effective performance to date
This is what I was thinking when I beta'd it. I enjoyed Weaver very much, thought Famous Flower was fabulous both for the main story and the glimpse into a part of history I didn't know much about.
Matty knocks the ball out of the park. I'm delighted, but not at all surprised that even a jaded reviewer can see that. *g*
Damn, woman. I want to see a movie deal out of this. Somebody get Ewan McGregor on the phone, stat!!!