Gloriously witty, and written with a sharp-eyed intelligence, THE SECOND WIVES CLUB is Jane Moore at her very best. But maybe if they all have the same problem they can work together on a solution? For enough is enough: it's way past time for the Second Wives to stop settling for second best. She tells the tale of four second wives who are friends and have. There she's introduced to Julia, whose husband has stayed best friends with his first wife - to Julia's intense irritation - and to long suffering Susan whose entire life is surrounded by reminders of her partner's saintly former wife.įor the women, The Second Wives Club is a refuge and a lifesaver: somewhere to bitch and to gossip and to share horror stories about the exes' latest excess. Jane Moore, author of Fourplay and The Ex Files, delves into the lives of second wives. Perfect that is, until Luca's first wife gatecrashes the reception and makes it clear that she's going to remain very much part of his life.Ī stunned Alison soon finds an ally in Fiona, a founding member of The Second Wives Club and similarly plagued by her husband's ex. The club's founding members include Julia, a stunning self-proclaimed trophy wife whose husband insists on remaining uncomfortably close to his former spouse Susan, whose live-in boyfriend is the classic widower who can't let go of his beloved ex's memory and, of course, Fiona, whose cross to bear is the teenage stepson from hell and an ex. It's Alison's wedding day, her gorgeous husband Luca is by her side, and everything is just perfect. Behind every good man there's the other woman.
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This thesis is the first detailed study of the history of music broadcasting in Northern Ireland. Throughout this period, both artists were committed to “popularizing” classical music while at the same time supporting arts institutions. Between 1944 and his death in 1974, Benny played his violin with over twenty orchestras (notably with Isaac Stern in the “Save Carnegie Hall” campaign), and between 1954 and his death in 1987, Kaye conducted almost fifty orchestras. It argues that in their highly popular benefit concerts, Benny and Kaye took part in a long comic tradition that sought to break down the barriers separating “high” and “low” art. This article draws on theories of Rossana Dalmonte on syncretic humor and Linda Hutcheon on parody, as well as archival research from the Jack Benny Papers at UCLA and from Danny Kaye’s private family archive in Beverly Hills. They both used syncretic or physical humor, based on the routines they honed during their long careers in vaudeville, radio, film and television, in order to reach as wide an audience as possible. In the second half of the twentieth century, popular entertainers Jack Benny and Danny Kaye each raised over $6 million for orchestra pension funds, symphony halls, and music schools. In fact, I’ve read most of her books at least twice. When I first began reading historical romance, I quickly devoured everything by Lisa Kleypas, from her oldest books to her newest series. However, most romance fans know that Lisa Kleypas is the OG historical romance writer of our time for a reason. Nowadays, there are so many different types of romances available that it can be hard to pick out which one you want to read next. But it didn’t matter to me because I loved them all! There was something about reading these predictable stories that made me feel good inside – like everything in the world was going to be alright no matter what happened outside of those pages. The books were always the same: a virginal heroine, a dark and brooding hero, and an ending where they live happily ever after. It all started with a Lisa Klepyas book and that was it – I was hooked. I’ve been a romance novel addict for as long as I can remember. "Essential reading for coming generations. Evans brings "a remarkable range, a nose for the archives, a taste for controversy, and a fluent pen" (The New Republic) to this splendid work. Evans defends this commitment to historical knowledge from the attacks of postmodernist critics who see all judgments as subjective. To materials that are frustratingly meager, or overwhelmingly profuse, they bring an array of tools that range from agreed-upon rules of documentation and powerful computer models to the skilled investigator's sudden insight, all employed with the aim of reconstructing a verifiable, usable past. Evans shows us how historians manage to extract meaning from the recalcitrant past. Evans defends this commitment to historical knowledge from the attacks of postmodernist critics who deny the possibility of achieving any kind of certain knowledge about the past. Richard Evanss In Defense of History not only defends historians from these fashionable barbs, but shows how the discipline is adapting to this assault on its empiricist base. In his compact, intriguing survey, Richard J. Historys claims to objective knowledge have recently been critiqued by post-foundationalists who argue that facts cannot exist outside of the 'prison house' of language. 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The New York Times bestselling illustrator of Blue is the Warmest Color, Julie Maroh, and Lambda Award-winning author Alex Sanchez (Rainbow Boys), present a new coming-out romance set against the backdrop of the DC Universe. |