S.J. Parris
S.J. Parris writes about her inspiration for Heresy, which masterfully blends true events with fiction into a page-turning murder mystery set on the sixteenth-century Oxford University campus.
Adam Haslett
A conversation with Adam Haslett, author of Union Atlantic, a deeply affecting portrait of the modern gilded age, the first decade of the twenty-first century.
John and Jenny were just beginning their life together.
They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in
the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a
puppy. Life would never be the same.
Marley quickly grew into a barreling, ninety-seven-pound streamroller of a
Labrador retriever, a dog like no other. He crashed through screen doors,
gouged through drywall, flung drool on guests, stole women's undergarments,
and ate nearly everything he could get his mouth around, including couches
and fine jewelry. Obedience school did no good—Marley was expelled. Neither
did the tranquilizers the veterinarian prescribed for him with the
admonishment, "Don't hesitate to use these."
And yet Marley's heart was pure. Just as he joyfully refused any limits on
his behavior, his love and loyalty were boundless, too. Marley shared the
couple's joy at their first pregnancy, and their heartbreak over the
miscarriage. He was there when babies finally arrived and when the screams
of a seventeen-year-old stabbing victim pierced the night. Marley shut down
a public beach and managed to land a role in a feature-length movie, always
winning hearts as he made a mess of things. Through it all, he remained
steadfast, a model of devotion, even when his family was at its wit's end.
Unconditional love, they would learn, comes in many forms.
Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a
bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans.
Book Reviews
Kirkus Reviews
Maudlin, embarrassing ode to a pooch ... Please, no sequels! Only the most alarmingly devoted dog lovers should bother with this one.
Booklist - Nancy Bent
Marley, incorrigible though he was, had inserted himself into the author's life in a way no normal dog could. A warm, friendly -memoir-with-dog.
Publishers Weekly
Grogan's chronicle of the adventures parents and children (eventually three) enjoyed with the overly energetic but endearing dog is delivered with great humor.
The New York Times - Janet Maslin
Mr. Grogan knew the workings of Marley's mind. He makes that abundantly clear in Marley and Me, a very funny valentine to all those four-legged "big, dopey, playful galumphs that seemed to love life with a passion not often seen in this world." It's a book with intense but narrow appeal, strictly limited to anyone who has ever had, known or wanted a dog.
The Postmistress is an unforgettable tale of the secrets we must bear, or bury. It is about what happens to love during wartime, when those we cherish leave. And how every story-of love or war-is about looking left when we should have been looking right.
Masterfully blending true events with fiction, this blockbuster historical thriller delivers a page-turning murder mystery set on the sixteenth-century Oxford University campus.
Kostova's masterful new novel travels from American cities to the coast of Normandy, from the late 19th century to the late 20th, from young love to last love. The Swan Thieves is a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve human hope.
What drives a man to stay in a marriage, in a job? What forces him away? Is love or conscience enough to overcome the darker, stronger urges of the natural world? The Unnamed is a deeply felt, luminous novel about modern life, ancient yearnings, and the power of human understanding.
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