The Heart is Not a Size
I saw Mrs. K reach to touch Catherine’s hand. Jon crossed his arms, and Corey did, then Sam and Neil crossed their arms, too, as if they could protect themselves from the news they’d heard, or from the heartache of Anapra.
The Wordy Shipmates
At this point in the story of the founding of Massachusetts Bay, many accounts have a lot of folksy fun with a yarn about how sneaky it was of the Massachusetts Bay Company to “forget” to put into the Charter that the document remain in England, and that the company’s administrative meetings must also be held in England as previous charters had. This allows the company to take the Charter with them abroad, making self-government in Massachusetts possible with little royal oversight. In that scenario, says Michael the archivist, “Winthrop steals the Charter in the dark of night.” So the founding of Massachusetts becomes a Bugs Bunny cartoon – King Charles, in hunting cap, is outsmarted by the wascally Winthrop.
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Twitter: MargReads
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Wordy Shipmates sounds like it could be a lot of fun.
.-= Marg´s last blog ..Alphabet in Historical Fiction: K is for King Charles II =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Marg – it is funny so far.
Twitter: youvegottaread
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The Wordy Shipmates on audio made me laugh until I wet my pants. I also just finished The Heart is not a Size…beautiful book!
.-= Sandy´s last blog ..The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Sandy – I really wanted to listen to Wordy Shipmates on audio, but my library didn’t have it available that way.
Hey, did you know that Sarah Vowell was the voice of Violet in The Imcredibles??
.-= Karen´s last blog ..Blog Tour: Robert Bresloff – The Wee Musketeers =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Karen – No, I didn’t know that – what a multi-talented lady!
thank you….. I came to thank you for your comment of yesterday and discover here that I have more to thank you for.
so, two thank you’s, then, to you from me.
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Beth – oh, you’re welcome! I just started Heart is Not a Size last night and I’m already hooked.
I think I’d enjoy The Wordy Shipmates. Thanks for the teasers.
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Carol – you’re welcome. The Wordy Shipmates has been recommended to me by so many people, I decided I needed to read it sooner rather than later.