The
Yorkshire Post interviews the playwright and TV writer Sally Wainwright:
Has Yorkshire influenced your work?
Emphatically, yes. I always write dialogue in my own vernacular whenever possible. The Yorkshire accent lends itself so nicely to dry wit. The landscape has been important in several of my dramas. Sparkhouse and Unforgiven were both set and filmed on the moors above Ripponden in West Yorkshire where I grew up. Equally three writers I feel I’ve been most heavily influenced by are Yorkshire women: Emily Bronte, Kate Atkinson and Kay Mellor. Now I’m thinking about it, I feel like my writing is like Yorkshire itself; full of comedy on the surface but with something very dark going on underneath.
The
Wilton Bulletin covers the retirement of two local teachers and we read with bitter disappointment how
Ms. Klein said that another change to the curriculum was getting rid of Jane Eyre. “It was like pulling teeth to get the students to read it, the boys particularly just hated Jane Eyre. And so, it was very hard to say good-bye to Jane, but we had to. (Chris Davis)
indieWire discusses the box office performance of
Jane Eyre 2011:
Finally, two other films passed milestones this weekend. Tom McCarthy’s “Win Win,” which in its 13th weekend out took in another $78,000 (from 100 screens, an impressive count for a film that’s been out for over 3 months), found a new total of $10,003,833 - joining “Jane Eyre,” “The Conspirator” and “Midnight in Paris” as one of the few 2011 specialty releases to cross the $10 million mark. It also became McCarthy’s highest grossing film, topping the $9,427,089 “The Visitor” took in in 2008.
We think Anna Bahr from the
Huffington Post is very confused about the real nature of Heathcliff & Cathy's relationship in
Wuthering Heights:
When we think about the most memorable couples in literature, most of us would probably name the pairs immortalized for their great romances--Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth, Romeo and Juliet, Cathy and Heathcliff. But seriously, haven't they gotten enough attention? In our opinion, the more compelling (and realistic) literary relationships are the ones marked by conflict, violence, chaos, and, sometimes, irresistibly dark humor.
The
press release of the book
Water Girl by Donna Rice seems a bit overstated:
Author Rice as well as to name a few like, E.E. Cummings, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Emily Brontë and Maya Angelou are not your ‘standard’ authors because they have been endowed the ability to convey experiences, theirs and others. They write what the heart feels, using true compositional techniques, weaving the words, whether to the point or in a suggestive language form; thusly, giving visibility to the eyes and a doorway to their souls. (Ben Rayman)
The
Levisham Book Blog recommends
Jane Eyre and
the Brontë Sisters posts about the burial of Patrick Brontë on June 12, 1861.
Categories: Jane Eyre, Movies-DVD-TV, References, Wuthering Heights
I do not know how you can comment "The press release of the book Water Girl by Donna Rice is a bit overstated."
ReplyDeleteHave you read it?
Do you know this author personally?
Granted, I do not claim 'royal' expertise in this literature sector, however I am quite confident, although the author's published track record is limited, those who have chosen her works, including the publisher of "Water Girl" knows the difference between plastic and steel - aka the real stuff, and having the latter accreditation by those has reinforced my confidence with the assurance of my 'two-cents worth' was right on track. Ben
The comment is about the press release, not the book itself.
ReplyDeleteDear M,
ReplyDeleteAs I indicated, it was my review and possibily I should have single quoted 'tsunami' for more visual descriptive softness, however I just find author Rice's work right up there, considering she has been writing for over 5-6 decades, including much continued education to hone her skills. Fortunately and with much support, she found the will to move from the "back of the bus" to the front row, and this 'Paul Revere' knows it took much strength. The unresearched statement about ties to Abraham Lincoln, who I am now told visited cousins (last names: Graddis and Carson) in Fayette County near Uniontown, Pennsylvania in spring of 1849 was not a marketing ploy, however it is proved historically factual - the author's signature ups its 'Antique Roadshow' value. On the educational front, I stand by my evaluation as a recommended reading in higher institutions in my immediate area like, Bowling Green State Univeristy, Ohio University, Ohio State University, Wright State University and Bluffton University. Lastly and although I am certainly not bruised by your "overstated" adjective; I suspect my choice of human nouns in the same sentence with this new author was too tsunami. Order the book direclty from author Rice, get her to ink it - who knows it may stink to high heaven for you, but then it might end up with some historical valuation. On the other hand, I recall a Dr. Phil show where he compared opinion to the 'human back porch' - everyone has one.