Hi I have just signed on to your group. I have long enjoyed Susan Howatch's books. I believe I read the more gothic ones in high school in the 60's and ...
... Howatch's newest novel is "The Heartbreaker"--the third in her St. Benet series. It's already available in England and will hit the bookstores here in the ...
... I just now finished "The Heartbreaker"and I really loved it!Each person has their own opinion on things but I really enjoyed the Starbridge series and also...
I too just finished HeartBreaker (got it from Library 2 weeks ago) and it was excellent...her normal Redemptive self....loved the characters....and of course...
Regarding "The Heartbreaker"--it's too bad Howatch didn't write any chapters focusing on Nicholas and Alice, now that they are a married couple! Their...
If you happened to watch the CCN program on child prostitution this past weeek, I don't think you would find her characters in the Heartbreaker contrived. If...
... Of course I know this exists in real life. It was Howatch's way of describing the subject matter that seemed contrived to me. And I wondered why Howatch...
I wrote my one and only review of a book at Amazon UK for this book which I will paste here. As always, Susan Howatch's latest novel is a page turner. It joins...
Well...I think Susan sides more with the Lewis/Cuthbert view that ones sexuality truly only can be "judged" by God and does not condemn homosexuality but...
great review...though I see a sequel to HeartBreaker with Gavin tapping into Great Spiritual Powers once freed from childhood demons.... ... I ... as the ... ...
Hello everybody, This is my two cents worth. I think Howatch didn't make Gavin a homosexual because it accentuates his pain. We readers are more able to...
Hi all, I think Howatch created Gavin not as a homosexual because his lifestyle does not necessarily make him a homosexual. He was very screwed up sexually...
Excellent point ! ... because it accentuates his pain. We readers are more able to emphathise with his pain,(imagine being forced into homosexuality). I felt...
Which assumes that the reader is heterosexual! Why should being forced into prostitution be any more or less painful if it is against one's orientation?...
Just being forced into something other then your bio determined sexual orientation would be painful for both hetero and homo......so still remains a valid...
Yipee! I finally got the book and read it in two days. Excellent! I liked it much better than High Flyer, though that was a good one too. My favorite...
... I,too,LOVED "The Heartbreaker!"AND,was wondering about Alice and Nicholas,too!Also,if Lewis will get together with Venetia! She is such an excellent writer...
... Was Gavin actually 'forced' into prostitution? He WAS a grown man and admitted the money was good. ...........Patricia __________________________________ ...
... Hi Katie, Amy Tan is wonderful! Peace, Karen P.S.A friend us just read a non-fiction book for her book club.Can't remember the title but if you're ...
Having worked with people in the sex industry for some time, what I can add to this is that it is not unknown for someone to choose to sell sex outside their...
smcg@...
May 7, 2004 10:39 am
5421
Yes, Amy Tan is great. It's been awhile since I've read her though. The Joy Luck Club was a great read and a wonderful movie. Kichen God's Wife was interesting...
I can't speak to Howatch's reasons for protraying Gavin as she did and whether or not she was effective especially as I have yet to read the book, however, I...
... I agree! I also loved "Joy Luck Club" and "Kitchen God's Wife," but COULD NOT read much of "Bonesetter's Daughter." I tried, but it was very difficult...
Hi all -- sorry we've been getting a lot of spam lately -- I try to clear it up as soon as it happens. Speaking of Amy Tan -- she has come out with a wonderful...
Hi Gail, I recently read The Other Boleyn Girl". I thought Gregory's description of Anne Boleyn was right on. You could actually feel the exhaustion and the...
I am just about finished with this book and I loved it! I also read _The Queen's Fool_ and it was good but not as good as _The Other Boleyn_. I'm looking...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
