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Voices In Summer
Rosamunde Pilcher
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Celebrate life's journeys with the beloved author whose stories of life and love have touched the world.As in her worldwide bestseller The Shell Seekers and September, it is the richness of emotional seasons that has made Rosamunde Pilcher's novels beloved the world over. Now she invites you into long summer days on the coast of Cornwall-and into the stormy heart of newlywed Laura Haverstock. Shy, recovering from illness, and away from her husband, Laura's is a fearful heart on the verge of intimate discoveries....about herself, her family, and the source of true love within her. Voices in Summer speaks gently to the heart, in a voice that is Rosamunde Pilcher at her storytelling best.
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Comforting Story of Family Relationships from Rosamunde Pilcher.......2007-06-19
Rosamunde Pilcher takes us once again to Cornwall, her idyllic kingdom where the people chase away problems with cups of teas and work out frustrations by deadheading their roses. It's a friendly, compassionate world where family is the most important commodity. Laura Haverstock, a thirty-something newlywed in London, has to have surgery at the same time she and her new husband are planning a trip to Scotland with his oldest and dearest friends. Laura has never fit in with the group, in part because they were close friends with husband Alec's first wife. Not wanting to keep him from making the annual trip, she agrees to recuperate in the tranquil home of his Uncle Gerald, a retired Admiral living in Cornwall.
Gerald's new wife, Eve, is never one to turn away a stray, so also living on the grounds are her dashingly handsome son Ivan, a free spirted flute player and her infant son, and Eve's former nanny who is growing more senile by the day. In addition to these characters, there is a lonely neighbor nearby and a long-lost daughter who arrives from America via the Caribbean.
It isn't long before poison pen letters start arriving and the accusations in them are damning. Could a neighbor be a promiscuous trollop? Could Laura be having an affair with Eve's stepson? Where is all this leading and who is sending the letters? With a touch of Agatha Christie like deftness, Pilcher leads the reader down a garden path and unveils the villain.
As in all Pilcher novels, the reader is left uplifted at the end as relationships are strengthened and we can assume that everyone lives happily ever after.
Interesting, different storyline .......2006-03-23
This novel is perhaps, my favorite in my much-loved collection of Rosamunde Pilcher books. It's a departure of sorts from Ms. Pilcher's typical sagas, in that there is a bit of a mystery involved. I LOVE a great mystery!
The story begins in London with Laura, married for only six months to Alec, finding she must have immediate surgery and therefore ruining their plans for a vacation to Scotland with a group of her husband's oldest friends. She, INSISTS that Alec go on his annual fishing trip without her which he is reluctant to do; however, only if she will agree to recuperate at the home of his Uncle and Aunt on the coast of Cornwall will he even consider this trip without her. This may seem a bit harsh, but Laura is adament.
Insecure Laura, being about fifteen years younger than her new husband, is filled with angst about his first marriage and the friends that knew his first wife. She's also concerned about his mysterious teenaged daughter whom she's not yet met and Alec never mentions.
During her stay, Laura begins thinking about her life and all of the feelings that have been bothering her. The relaxing recovery starts to change when a jealous neighbor goes on a plot to ruin Laura's life. The horrible sequence of events are kept secret from Laura, however there are several unhappy moments for her that makes her grow into a stronger individual.
As if she doesn't have enough to contend with, Laura is surprised by a visit from her never-before-seen stepdaughter who has her own problem to share with Laura.
Rosamunde Pilcher has a wonderful way of writing interesting stories about families; (sometimes) weak women that turn their lives around and become strong.
This was usual for Ms. Pilcher in the lovely descriptions; what I really enjoyed was the "who-done-it"!
--Lovely vacation read--.......2004-06-05
VOICES IN SUMMER begins in a suburb of London with Laura Haverstock, a thirty something woman who has just learned that she must have surgery immediately. Laura, married only for six months to Alec, had been in the midst of planning their fishing vacation to Scotland with a group of her husband's oldest friends. She insists that Alec go on his annual fishing trip without her which he reluctantly consents to do; however, he will not leave until after her surgery and then only if she will agree to recuperate at the home of his Uncle Gerald on the coast of Cornwall.
Laura is about fifteen years younger than her new husband and is filled with worries about his earlier marriage and the friends that knew his first wife. She's also concerned about his teenage daughter who she's not yet met. She's very insecure with her new life! Laura and her little dog, Lucy are made very welcome by Gerald and his wife, Eve. Days are spent relaxing on the patio and swimming at the beach. Eve's son, Ivan is also kind to Laura and takes her on several jaunts around the area. Cornwall is beautiful and Laura finds herself comfortable and basking in the life of a loving family and their social world.
As she heals, Laura begins working out her life and how she'll handle all of the situations that have been bothering her. The dreamy vacation starts to change when poison pen letters show up. The writer of the letters makes nasty accusations about Laura and Ivan. In the midst of it all, Laura is also surprised by a visit from her new stepdaughter.
Rosamunde Pilcher has a wonderful way of writing interesting stories about families and all of the complex relationships that are involved. She also makes me want to visit Cornwall where many of her books take place.
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Just as warm as a day with the person an the things you love.......2000-02-06
When I was about 14, I started to read the books by Danielle Steel. I was bored of books of suspense and terror, so I wanted something different. But after reading twelve books by Mrs. Steel in only one year, I got stuck by the time (nowadays she's still my favorite author on this genre). Couldn't go beyond. So I bought VOICES IN SUMMER, by Rosamunde Pilcher. Here in Brazil she's usually a huge success among women, reason that I can't understand. She's so so, not as excellent as many of her fellow writers. But I liked that book, an a couple of others by this author, because they're simple and sensitive. They touch on a very old and beautiful feeling: the Human heart. Rosamunde Pilcher make up lovely characters. In this book specificaly, I cried because of the death of a dog. The pet was so real to me that I fought against tears not to cry for the death of an imaginary animal, since I didn't cry even when my real one died. But I did. And this book, although simple, is beautiful. If you're into this kind of books, read it. You won't be disappointed.
I could have spent my money better.......1999-08-27
This book did not move me at all. The plot is unrealistic and the characters are shallow; they do not seem like real people at all.
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SIMPLY SINGING provides up-to-date technical and scientific information, as well as insights into the real world of the stage performer. The book is divided into three parts -- "Technique" chapters that ground you in the basics of singing, "Performance" chapters that offer practical suggestions for applying these basics, and an extensive "Song Anthology." Each chapter ends with a list of "Helpful Hints" and exercises, enabling you to immediately put into practice what you've just learned.
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Russ Hodges’s frantic pronouncement at Bobby Thomson’s “Shot Heard ’Round the World”: “The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!” and Jack Buck’s incredulous remark after Kirk Gibson’s heroic home run in the 1988 World Series: “I don’t believe what I just saw!” are just a couple examples. The sometimes downright hysterical commentaries of broadcasters very often become more memorable than even the games they describe. Though countless studies have weighed the merits of our great players, none has assessed the virtues of the men who turn diving catches and soaring home runs into the stuff of myth. In The Voices of Summer, Curt Smith has compiled a list of 101 classic announcers—from national celebrities to local favorites, overlooked giants to upcoming stars—in search of the greatest baseball broadcaster of all time. From the poetic reflections of Dick Enberg to the Falstaffian frenzy of Harry Caray, Smith answers the timeless questions: Was Mel Allen better than Ernie Harwell? Does Joe Buck compare to his legendary dad? Which of today’s young broadcasters really matches the all-time greats? Irreverent, authoritative, and uncommonly addictive, this book will be the definitive guide to baseball announcing for any and all baseball fans.
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Absolutely Awful!!.......2006-04-04
Because there is really nothing like it, Smith's 'Voices of the Game' works despite the author's continual self-indulgence. The stories remain compelling even when the author is offering prose that is, at most times, numbing. Smith is the authorial version of a speaker in love with the sound of his own voice.
Like his dreary MLB Blog, Smith's 'Voices of Summer' is nothing but bits and pieces of fluffy rambling rehashed, regurgitated, and spun over and over and over again. The ratings system, which Smith seems to be quite proud of, is not really all that impressive and appears to offer a weak excuse for Smith to tell readers all about his favorites. Granted, I wasn't looking for objectivity here, but why bother...just rate the voices and give us your opinion.
Unfortunately, Smith's opinions are mostly incoherent blurbs in which the author mixes odd bits of old books with choppy sentences that pretend to grand eloquence. What should have been a pleasant book about a very pleasant subject was, all too often, a painful and sickening experience. Sickening? Yes. Sickening. I wanted my money back less than halfway through.
I gave it one star, which was being generous since I ended up loathing this book. Worse, it actually makes the failings of 'Voices of the Game' more telling.
For a former presidential speech writer, Smith is a pretentious and overly wordy author who, frankly, just isn't that good. This book was a sham and one wonders what he can offer in an upcoming biography of Mel Allen that others - more talented by far - have not already offered.
Bottom line. Avoid this stinker and, if you have to read Smith, pick up 'Voices of the Game' because everything in this book is there in a more coherent and interesting format.
Poorly Written Subjectivism.......2005-10-24
Curt Smith knows a lot about the history of baseball broadcasting, but the pity of it is that he has no idea of how to translate that knowledge into a great book. "Voices Of The Game" written in 1987 and revised in 1992 was undermined by his very bad, disjointed writing style, and compounded by his annoying intrusion of his subjective personal opinions about the merits or lack thereof in certain baseball broadcasters. I have never forgiven Smith for his obnoxious dismissal of the work of Yankees broadcaster Frank Messer (1968-1985) in a single phrase calling him "dull as a greasepocked pan", and his refusal to understand that for Yankee fans of that era, it wasn't Phil Rizzuto or Rizzuto and Bill White, it was Rizzuto, MESSER and White who made listening to Yankee baseball in the 70s and early 80s great. Messer might not have been Smith's cup of tea as a broadcaster, but his career at least merited some acknowledgment if this was to be a truly objective chronicle of baseball broadcasting because there were plenty of people out there who wouldn't share Smith's view on that point (just as I am a person who absolutely despises Jon Miller's broadcasting, an announcer Smith will never hesitate to gush endlessly about, but I would never let my feelings prevent me from acknowledging the following that Miller does have with others).
I mention these prefatory remarks to note that in this new book, Smith's writing has become more shallow and his focus even more so. Now we are getting profiles of 101 great announcers, in profiles that are mostly verbatim rehashes of what we saw in "Voices Of The Game" only more disjointed and even less coherent. To his credit, Smith has evidently made peace with some of the announcers whose work he ripped in the past like Gary Thorne of the Mets, Monte Moore of Oakland etc. and I even applaud the fact that he's willing to acknowledge that John Sterling has a following among Yankee fans despite the shrill blastings he gets from New York media critics. But I'm sorry, you can not include Phil Rizzuto and Bill White on this list and leave Messer out (And include Hawk Harrelson for God's sake?????). A more competent baseball writer, Bruce Markusen, has noted how Messer's low-key approach of competent professionalism was the perfect tonic in the Yankee booth to the witty exchanges of Rizzuto and White. Nine innings of Rizzuto and White would have been overkill, but with Messer in the mix, the blend was perfect. Yankee broadcasting went into a tailspin after Messer was dismissed in 1985 and it took seven years for them to land on their feet with the arrival of the John Sterling-Michael Kay tandem.
Smith also is not someone who aggressively does his homework on baseball's broadcasting past, but seems content to just recycle his 20 year old notes, because in addition to rehashing almost verbatim comments from his 20 year old book, he's amazingly still repeating a goof from "Voices Of The Game" that should have been corrected long ago. On page 230, in his profile of Giants broadcaster Lon Simmons, Smith quotes verbatim the famous NBC Radio call of Willie McCovey's liner to Bobby Richardson ending Game 7 of the 1962 World Series. The only problem though, is that call was made by George Kell, not Simmons (Simmons, contrary to the profile listing, was never part of the NBC Radio crew for the 62 WS. All of the games were called by Kell and Joe Garagiola).
Someone else needs to rescue the history of baseball broadcasting from what Curt Smith has done and write a better book (something similar to David Halberstam's 1999 "Sports On New York Radio"). It will be a pity if our long-term reference works on baseball broadcasting will have to consist of Smith's badly written subjective opinions that muddle up so much of the meaningful information there is for us to learn about.
Voices of Summer.......2005-08-06
Not a book that you sit down and read on a lazy afternoon. The structure and the data given make it more reference material. In that regard it scores well. It did not indicate that in the write-up. Disappointing.
Smith writes. Reader reads. Headache starts........2005-07-29
Baseball on the radio is truly a beautiful thing. As a child I use to lay in bed at night and fall asleep listening to Dodger games. Vin Scully painted vivid pictures of not only the action on the field, but the atmosphere in the stadium. Even today, as an adult, I find it more enjoyable to listen to Giants and A's games on the radio, because Jon Miller and Bill King are great announcers. With that backdrop you can imagine how excited I was to recently receive this book as a birthday present, and how dissappointed I was after reading it.
Curt Smith writes in a style that at best could be described as eclectic, and at worst ragtag. Everything is written in a disjointed, stream of consciousness format that leaves the reader confused and reaching for the Tylenol.
Reading this book reminded of the first time I read Shakespeare (9th grade/"A Midsummer Nights Dream"). I wanted to enjoy the writing, but was at times thoroughly frustrated by the text. Part of me wanted to cry, the other scream at the top of my lungs.
Despite my love of baseball, and my fondness for radio announcers, I could not recommend this book.
Broadcast Beauty.......2005-07-15
Curt Smith continues to show his love of baseball broadcasters, this time rating the top 101. While this isn't a classic like his previous "Voices of the Game" it is a must for any purist baseball fan. There are several amusing stories, and Smith's rating system does a nice job bringing the Game's current Voices into comparison with the classics like Mel Allen, Red Barber and Bob Prince.
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This book presents a series of discussions about sixteen choral masterworks, facilitating conductors, singers, and instrumentalists who regularly perform these works and wish to know them in greater detail. Celebrated compositions such as Bach's Mass in B Minor, Mahler's 8th Symphony, Verdi's Requiem, and Britten's War Requiem, are examined in terms of textual symbolism, musical structure, and identification of endearing traits of each work.
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A Revels Garland of Song: In Celebration of Spring, Summer & Autumn
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Mapping Gods Voice (Richard Dooling); Bill (Brad Watson); People on the Empty Road (Tim Gautreaux); Elk Talk (Elizabeth Gilbert); Mosaic (Vinayak Vatsal); Hotel of the Saints (Ursula Hegi); Moon Baby (Kathleen Tyau); All Lips (Kathleen Tyau); General Markmans Last Stand (Tom Paine); Grant (Ellen Douglas); The Last Party Boat Out (David Lansing); The Opposite of Loneliness (Brad Udall); The Vigilante (Victor Schiff);
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Voices of a Summer Day
Irwin Shaw
Manufacturer: Dell Pub Co
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Storyline ...........2004-03-08
Since Amazon hasn't posted an editorial review, here's the description from the cover to help you decide if this book is for you: "Four decades of American life are re-created through the dramatic reminiscences of Benjamin Federov, a typical yet very special man, son of Immigrant Jewish parents, a husband, a father, an admirer of women, a one-time soldier ... and finally, and always, his own man. Federov's story is relived while watching his teen-age son play baseball in the sunshine of a summer day. It tells of the intrigue and exultation of his first love affair, his war experiences, the volatile warmth of his marriage, and the special meaning of his infidelities. Through it all is his quest for a point of balance as he stands on the edge of conventional society, desirous of entering, refusing always to do so."
Lyrical Memories of an Ordinary Man.......2001-05-29
Author Irwin Shaw doesn't strike a single false note as he takes the reader through the memories and daydreams of an ordinary man. The story's hero remembers with gentleness and humor the incidences of his boyhood and early life, including his war experiences and long marriage, that guided and shaped him into manhood. He struggles to understand how it can be that others -- some more deserving, others less -- managed to become 'members' of that elusive club: those who find meaning in their lives and a sense of connectedness to their families. Brilliantly written with insight, nostalgia and a self-deprecating humor, VOICES OF A SUMMER DAY illuminates not just the events, hopes and reactions of a single man, but of an entire generation.
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Voice Therapy for Adolescents
Moya L. Andrews
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- Great addition to any baseball collection!
- Funny, poetic, vulgar, fascinating, magical, honest
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Voices of baseball: Quotations on the summer game
Bob Chieger
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Great addition to any baseball collection!.......2006-07-01
Bob Chieger has done a great job compiling some memorable quotes from some of baseball's greatest players, managers, General Managers, and owners. Compartmentalized into organized chapters, Chieger has collected witticisms from baseball's early years through the 1980's. All of baseball's famous and infamous are here including, Babe Ruth, Casey Stengel, Ty Cobb, Pete Rose, Billy Martin, Branch Rickey, Satchel Paige - just to name a few. Many of the quotes are recognizable parts of baseball lore, such as Wee Willie Keeler's "...hit them where they ain't", Satchel Paige's, "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?" and Babe Ruth's greeting to President Cooledge, "Hot as hell, ain't it, Prez?". Many others are less well known, but just as intriguing.
Sometimes profane, sometimes provocative, but always entertaining, you'll want to add "Voices of Baseball" to your baseball collection! It's a great part of baseball history!
Funny, poetic, vulgar, fascinating, magical, honest.......1999-07-17
I bought this book when it came out in paperback, about 1983. It's one of the few books that I return to time after time. It contains thousands of humorous, insightful quotations from players, reporters, umpires, and owners regarding all aspects of the game of baseball. The quotations span from the beginning of the baseball in the late 1800's to early 1980. I'm surprised that even though some of the quotes are a bit dated, the book is still very entertaining.
Here's an example of a quote in the category of "Cities and Teams." This quote is from Jim Brosnan, a former Cubs pitcher, 1981:
"You have to have a certain dullnes of mind and spirit to play here. I went through psychoanalysis, and that helped me deal with my Cubness."
I wish someone would update the book. Baseball has evolved dramatically in the past 16 years, and I'm sure there are millions of quotes that would be cool to collect.
Nevertheless, every baseball fan will get a kick out of this book. Guaranteed.
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- The heroine is just too silly to believe
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Slightly Dangerous
Mary Balogh
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All of London is abuzz over the imminent arrival of Wulfric Bedwyn, the reclusive, cold-as-ice Duke of Bewcastle, at the most glittering social event of the season. Some whisper of a tragic love affair. Others say he is so aloof and passionless that not even the greatest beauty could capture his attention. But on this dazzling afternoon, one woman did catch the duke’s eye—and she was the only female in the room who wasn’t even trying. Christine Derrick is intrigued by the handsome duke…all the more so when he invites her to become his mistress.
What red-blooded woman wouldn’t enjoy a tumble in the bedsheets with a consummate lover—with no strings and no questions asked. An infuriating lady with very definite views on men, morals, and marriage, Christine confounds Wulfric at every turn. Yet even as the lone wolf of the Bedwyn clan vows to seduce her any way he can, something strange and wonderful is happening. Now for a man who thought he’d never lose his heart, nothing less than love will do.
With her trademark wit, riveting storytelling, and sizzling sexual sparks, Mary Balogh once again brings together two polar opposites: an irresistible, high-and-mighty aristocrat and the impulsive, pleasure-loving woman who shows him what true passion is all about. A man and a woman so wrong for each other, it can result only in the perfect match.
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All of London is abuzz over the imminent arrival of Wulfric Bedwyn, the reclusive, cold-as-ice Duke of Bewcastle, at the most glittering social event of the season. Some whisper of a tragic love affair. Others say he is so aloof and passionless that not even the greatest beauty could capture his attention. But on this dazzling afternoon, one woman did catch the duke¿s eye - and she was the only female in the room who wasn¿t even trying. Christine Derrick is intrigued by the handsome duke - all the more so when he invites her to become his mistress. What red-blooded woman wouldn¿t enjoy a tumble in the bedsheets with a consummate lover¿with no strings and no questions asked. An infuriating lady with very definite views on men, morals, and marriage, Christine confounds Wulfric at every turn. Yet even as the lone wolf of the Bedwyn clan vows to seduce her any way he can, something strange and wonderful is happening. Now for a man who thought he¿d never lose his heart, nothing less than love will do. With her trademark wit, riveting storytelling, and sizzling sexual sparks, Mary Balogh once again brings together two polar opposites: an irresistible, high-and-mighty aristocrat and the impulsive, pleasure-loving woman who shows him what true passion is all about. A man and a woman so wrong for each other, it can result only in the perfect match. From the Hardcover edition.
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Sweet, witty and dangerous .......2007-09-19
This was my first book by Mary Balogh and it should have a warning label about putting it down. I started this book at 10pm and thought to read for 1 hour. I could not put it down until 3am in the morning! I was so engrossed that I wasn't even sleepy when I noticed the time. The story is sweet and witty and I love both characters though in real life, I would avoid them like the plague. Who can tolerate someone who laughs all of the time? Who can tolerate someone who answers back in terse simple words and uses a quizzing glasses? Ms. Balogh is so talented that yes, I am able to tolerate these traits and even like them. I will be looking out for more of her books.
The "Slightly" series by Mary Balogh.......2007-09-09
I have read all six of the Slightly series and find all of them fun and games, with invariably happy ending which is a very good idea with romantic fiction. My favorite was "Slightly Dangerous" where the protagonists seem to be so opposite that the whole premise was very much up in the air until about 2/3 thru the book, but having read the other five books I was sure it would all work out in the end, which it happily did.
Linda Sheean
The heroine is just too silly to believe.......2007-08-08
The antics that the heroine gets into really makes her look and appear headstrong, foolish, and downright silly and the results are predictable, especially with the falling into the water to retrive a stranger's glove. Give me a break. What makes her hard to visualize is that then she has moments of great insight and wisdom beyond her years. I did not find this character believable at all. Don't waste your money. Check it out of the library if you must read it.
Quizzing Glass???.......2007-07-31
I am sorry but I could not get past the quizzing glass!!!! It annoyed me to no end. I found the hero cold, boring, and ridiculous to boot....how the heroine fell in love with him was unbelievable. Wulfric was to staid and he was not a good match for our heroine. Christine was fun, vivacious, and loving. The chemistry was not there if felt as if MB was forcing a connection just to end the series. The sex scenes was lack luster at best. My gosh I had to grit my teeth to finish this book.
I bought this book after reading the reviews, but now I am sorry I did. I want so badly to return it to the book store and claim buyers remorse! I did not enjoy this book not one bit!
The quizzing glass made him sound so silly...UGH!!!
mary balogh another brillant book.......2007-06-27
This was an other excellent book in a brillant series cant wait to read more
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