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Mystical beauty! PILGRIMAGE by ZENNA HENDERSON
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Every 'outsider'(Earth folks) who loves to read/bookworms/knows to read,not read often but wants to read/casual readers... ALL, yeah.... everyone must get to know the PEOPLE. They are fascinating, mystical, loving, all about friendship, community and using their gifts for good.
Every chapter is a gem, words can't describe the Classic.
Related stories of "PEOPLE" is PILGRIMAGE by ZENNA HENDERSON.
It is about Children who feel misunderstood,isolated , feeling terribly lonely, different and find
others who are like them slowly. They have special powers, can float above the ground,read people's mind, sensitive, council troubled minds, snarled emotions etc..
In each story lost members find their way to the group.
The book starts with depressed Lea wanting to do suicide. Karen rescued her and convinced her to embrace hope & life.
Karen takes Lea to her place and her PEOPLE. Exciting story of PEOPLE, their problems and how they want to live as they are as a community.
Who are these PEOPLE?
Aliens fled from their home planet and were separated and scattered on Earth when their ship crashed. PEOPLE are nice, they touch your heart.
Mystical beauty set in American west/south west/canyons, fantastic imagery of rural settings,writings on the land and residents.
Vinatha.
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Serial murder mystery in colonial India....THE LAST KASHMIRI ROSE BY BARBARA CLEVERLY
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Serial murder mystery in colonial India. Indian setting but not much elaboration on the Indians, ordinary folks and their life of that period. It is about the Anglo Indian life styles, officers and their military routines, their lavish life with servants, ayyahs in rural areas of Panikhat.
Scotland Yard detective Joe Sandilands decides to go home after working in Colonial India.
That time he gets a request from Bengal asking for help regarding a murder.
A wife of British officer is dead, initially they thought it is a suicide but after investigation , they realize that several wives have died over the time period that there are coincidences between the deaths....they are all dying at the month of March.
Nancy Drummond, a friend of the last victim Peggy Somersham who found dead in her bath with her wrists cut is the lady accompanied Joe Sandilands to Panikhat for investigation.
She is attractive, intelligent and was elaborating on the previous deaths, incidents of Alicia who was drowned in the river crossing on a ferry, the death of Sheila Forbes and the woman bitten by cobra Joan Carmichael to the latest death of her friend. Nancy totally believes that it is a murder, she wanted to investigate all these deaths and the connections.
Thus starts our investigation of the deaths of Dolly, Joan,Sheila,Alicia and the latest Peggy at Panikhat.
Our detective Joe is attracted to Nancy, he admires her looks, the way she speaks, sits etc... she is his love interest and she is married, Naurung is his help (Indian policeman) who is very loyal.
Characters are pleasant.
Good plot with twists.
Comfortable read.
vinatha.
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UNPUTDOWNABLE .....31 bond street by ELLEN HORAN
UNPUTDOWNABLE .....31 bond street by ELLEN HORAN
SPELLBINDING WORK with gorgeous black and white images.
31 bond street - Historical crime drama includes murder, greed, corruption, politics, court investigation set in 1859 New York.
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A famous dentist Dr.Harvey Burdell murdered in 1857, New York City.
Emma Cunningham is a widow, lived with her two daughters in his residence.
One morning, 11 yrs old errand boy found his master Dr.Harvey Burdell's body brutally murdered in his bedroom.
Thus the novel starts about the trial of Emma Cunningham accused for the murder.
Hendry Clinton is a prominent advocate represents Emma Cunningham.
In spite of his wife’s displeasure against him taking the case and his senior partner James Armstrong threatening to cut his partnership in his law firm, Hendry Clinton represented Emma Cunningham.
The 11 yrs old John becomes his only ally, gathering info for Hendry Clinton from the house.
Descriptions are beautiful in this novel. Vivid descriptions added more enjoyment for me. I literally lived in 1857 New York City. Spellbinding.
Two narrations move back and forth keeping our interest intact.
One about Emma and Harvey first meet, Emma's desire to get a husband, Harvey's empty promises to Emma about marriage and home, their relationship, his secret life are all by Emma.
The legal investigation and trials are all done by the advocate Hendry Clinton.
Hendry Clinton has a cozy, happy marriage.
(Chapter 3 tells the wonderful marriage of Hendry Clinton and his wife Elisabeth, their life, her trips to deliver him lunch, her longing & fondness for the calm life, that's away from Clinton’s legal work loads.
Chapter 8, the day Hendry was fired by his senior partner from his law firm, he came home exhausted, told Elisabeth about his conversation with James and his decision to go on his own and defend Emma, is a beautiful chapter to read. Very intimate.)
His wife Elizabeth is loving ,intelligent and a trusted ally for him.
The descriptions of busy New York City-1859 streets, its real-estate growth, upper class living areas, trades, Dr.Burdell and Emma relationship{ even the house staff doesn’t like taking orders from her ( house mistress - society didn’t respect)}, his secrets, his relationship with his dentist elder brother, his interests in real estate business, descriptions of the murder and investigation scenes ( they ran preliminary investigations by keeping the people under house arrest), legal process and its flaws, media, district attorney with high political ambitions, abuse of power, racial society, slavery during that time all are very detailed and interesting.
The novel includes news clippings of the newspaper about the original murder based on which the novel has been written.
In fact THE NEW YORK TIMES donated their service to city proceedings and in exchange, the news paper got the permission to print the reports verbatim(அப்படியே...WORD BY WORD), thus THE NEW YORK TIMES is 'THE PAPER OF RECORD'
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Vinatha.