“She had died peacefully, in her sleep, after an evening of listening to all of her favorite Fred Astaire songs, one crackling record after another. Once the last chord of the last piece had died out, she had stood up and opened the French doors to the garden outside, perhaps waiting to breathe in the honeysuckle one more time.” LastsSongWaitingSleepRecordsPiecesDoorsListeningGardenDiedBreatheEveningMore TimeChordsStood Up Book:Juliet: A Novel Source: Juliet: A Novel
“I’ll be back tomorrow,” he said, “at nine o’clock. Don’t open your door to anyone else.” “Not even my balcony door?” “Especially not your balcony door.” SaidDoorsTomorrowNineClockBalconies Book:Juliet (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel Source: Juliet (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel
“The Amazons is a stupendous achievement--a long-anticipated centerpiece in the great puzzle of humankind. The story of these forbidden women, silenced for so long by the rigidity of traditional scholarship, is as exciting and surprising as a bestselling murder mystery; I simply couldn't put it down. Through scholarly brilliance and passion, Adrienne Mayor has opened the door to a forgotten world of gender equality, and her book ought to be required reading in every college history course.” WorldLongBookStoriesPassionCoursesReadingDoorsMysteryCollegeOughtAchievementExcitingMurderForgottenGenderTraditionalSurprisingHumankindPuzzlesForbiddenScholarshipBrillianceMayorsGender EqualityRigidityScholarlyMurder MysteriesCenterpieces Author:Anne Fortier
