Laurel van Dommelen, OCT, is the branch services supervisor at Sarnia Library.ĭreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Random House, New York, 2012, hardcover, This is a simple book with profound insights about connecting with life and finding redemption. Along the way, he meets scores of people who prompt in him a desire to revisit the sorrows and disappointments of his own life - his spiritless marriage, his failure as a father and his longing to see his friend before she dies. He begins walking from his home in the south of England to her hospice in the north. But when he receives a letter by mail one morning from his former work colleague (whom he hasn’t seen for years) telling of her terminal illness, he feels compelled to do something remarkable. Harold Fry is a retired man who has never done anything extraordinary in his life. In this wonderfully written novel, the theme of enduring friendship is explored, capturing the deep desire in all of us to be loved and valued. ISBN 978-1-55365-978-5, 282 pages, $29.95, Īndrea Murik, OCT, is a secondary school teacher with the Grand Erie DSB in Brantford. The Energy of Slaves: Oil and the New Servitude, D & M Publishers, Vancouver, 2012, hardcover, It is most definitely time for “a global abolition movement.” His conclusion is that the kind of energy servitude he describes must change dramatically if our world is to survive. But at what cost? That is the question the author tries to answer in this new and very provocative book. According to Nikiforuk, in North America, we are all living like ancient pharaohs, employing a gas-guzzling multitude of servants to feed, clothe, shelter, transport and amuse ourselves. But this new book describes a new slave economy, one in which we have enslaved millions of oil guzzling machines to do the work of the human slaves who drove the economies of the past. ISBN 978-1-55468-779-4, 411 pages, $24.99, harpercollins.caĪnne Marie Landon, OCT, is a teacher with the Renfrew County Catholic DSB.ĭidn’t we free the slaves more than 150 years ago? Perhaps. The much anticipated third book in the trilogy, The Mirror and the Light, is yet to be released.īring Up the Bodies, HarperCollins Publishers, Toronto, 2012, softcover, They are all beginnings.” The 2012 Man Booker Prize-winning Bring Up the Bodies can be a stand-alone summer read or better yet, the sequel to Wolf Hall, which earned Mantel the same prize in 2009. If you think so you are deceived as to their nature. But as Mantel writes, “There are no endings. After all, many of Henry’s wives had one thing in common - an early demise. Bring Up the Bodies leads to the expected ending. ![]() ![]() Throughout, history blends easily with fiction as Mantel provokes the reader into blurring what is historically documented and what might have been. This immersive tale has a large cast of characters with family trees whose historical roots are deep and tangled. At the same time, he creates an entrance into a relationship with Jane that must be carefully manipulated and presented to the nation. Privy to all the intrigue, Cromwell carefully plots a chain of events that will permit the king an early exit from his marriage to Anne, who has failed to produce a male heir. At the start of the story, Cromwell is the chief minister to the king, and as part of the royal entourage takes the reader inside palace walls to witness gossip, scandal, and the upheaval of religious and political change. Main character Thomas Cromwell provides the lens through which readers see the ruin of Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry XIII, and the rise of Jane Seymour, who is destined to become the king’s third wife. Fans of the popular television series The Tudors will be familiar with this era of political turmoil, but Bring Up the Bodies does not travel that bodice-ripping, mistress-to-scaffold path. In Bring Up the Bodies, Mantel presents a dazzling journey back in time. Get caught up in the politics and drama - 16th Century styleĮnter a world of politics, power, scandal and political spin-doctoring. 679 or email Tudors according to Cromwell ![]() Contact us at 41 (toll-free in Ontario 1-88), ext. With the exception of some classroom sets, items reviewed are available on loan from the Margaret Wilson Library at the College. For additional reviews of French-language resources, visit Pour parler profession.
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