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December 6, 2012
Here is a Story of Secrets and Family Conflicts
I am so lucky that my work has engaged this amazingly fast reader with a sharp perception of story and execution. Being an avid reader Cynthia J. Smith consumes ten books a week, this in addition to being a truck driver and the author of Voices in My Head. Here is the review she posted for my novel Apart From Love, on Amazon and Goodreads. For me It is a road mark--it bring the number of reviews on Amazon to 40!
5.0 out of 5 stars perfect title, December 6, 2012By Cynthia J. Smith - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME) Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Apart From Love (Paperback)This book starts with the perfect title. Apart from love is a phrase used by all three of the main characters and its meaning is slightly different for all three. Amazing.
This story is written by Lenny but, he uses Ben's and Anita's words as they seem to narrate.
A story of secrets, family conflicts and confusion. Each of the characters has a stumbling block which keeps them unable to love or be loved.
Ben is the son who is estranged from his father due to the fact that his mother left. Even after he discovers why she left, he still can't seem to figure out how to get his father's love which he so needs. He hides in plain sight and cannot just come forward.
Anita is Lenny's mistress at first then his second wife. She comes from a slightly abusive family and has no real idea what love is. She only knows what she wants is safety and prestige. To be a wife! She becomes mistress to Lenny knowing he is married. She assumes her beauty will make him love her and replace his wife.
Lenny is just lost in his love for his first wife and the secret he must keep from all. He tries to write the story in the hopes that if he gets it just right, life will return to the way it was.
The ending was so amazing!
Uvi has written a poignant story. I am truly amazed by the depth of each of her characters.
5.0 out of 5 stars perfect title, December 6, 2012By Cynthia J. Smith - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME) Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Apart From Love (Paperback)This book starts with the perfect title. Apart from love is a phrase used by all three of the main characters and its meaning is slightly different for all three. Amazing.
This story is written by Lenny but, he uses Ben's and Anita's words as they seem to narrate.
A story of secrets, family conflicts and confusion. Each of the characters has a stumbling block which keeps them unable to love or be loved.
Ben is the son who is estranged from his father due to the fact that his mother left. Even after he discovers why she left, he still can't seem to figure out how to get his father's love which he so needs. He hides in plain sight and cannot just come forward.
Anita is Lenny's mistress at first then his second wife. She comes from a slightly abusive family and has no real idea what love is. She only knows what she wants is safety and prestige. To be a wife! She becomes mistress to Lenny knowing he is married. She assumes her beauty will make him love her and replace his wife.
Lenny is just lost in his love for his first wife and the secret he must keep from all. He tries to write the story in the hopes that if he gets it just right, life will return to the way it was.
The ending was so amazing!
Uvi has written a poignant story. I am truly amazed by the depth of each of her characters.
December 4, 2012
How Does Home Hang Down Under
My friend, the amazingly talented Australian artist and the author of Sydney's Song Ia Uaro ordered my poetry book from Amazon, as an end-of-the-year gift for Dr Rada, who is a Polish Jew and--get this!--became fascinated with Japanese at an early age, and now teaches the language. The Aussie-Japanese-Polish connection. How neat is that!
Ia shared with me the image of Home as it arrived at her place! Here is how it hangs 'down under':
On a different not, the reference librarian in Santa Monica Public Library wrote this to me:
"Thank you for contacting the Santa Monica Public Library about the book, Home. Our materials selection staff has decided to add this title to the collection. Please be aware it can take several weeks before added items are available for checkout."
Ia shared with me the image of Home as it arrived at her place! Here is how it hangs 'down under':
On a different not, the reference librarian in Santa Monica Public Library wrote this to me:
"Thank you for contacting the Santa Monica Public Library about the book, Home. Our materials selection staff has decided to add this title to the collection. Please be aware it can take several weeks before added items are available for checkout."
December 2, 2012
A First Glimpse of my New Story, I Am What I Am
Living in the UK, Bella Harte is the author of YA paranormal fiction, who writes a great book blog. I am thrilled that she featured my work and my interview back to back, first on her Saturday Showcase and then on Talking with Uvi on the Sunday Spotlight.
On Saturday, she featured an excerpt from my novel, Apart From Love. Here is an excerpt out of that excerpt:
His silence is new to me. It’s like, shouting from the walls. And what I read into it is like, if I didn’t show so much leg back then, when he first laid eyes on me, ten years ago in that ice cream shoppe, and if I didn’t wear them hot pink, high heel shoes, which forced him, somehow, to lose his head over me—which could never have happened otherwise—then things would be totally different now:
Nothing would end up tearing this family apart, and instead, the piano would still be crouching in place, and Natasha, his first wife, would still be here to play it—or at least, to pass her hand fondly over its back, and twiddle her fingers when she’s done checking for dust, and smiling to herself, because like, all’s well. All would be just fine.
To read the entire excerpt, please go to her Saturday Showcase.
Then on Sunday, she interviewed me about my work, and allowed me to offer a first glimpse of my new story, I Am What I Am, to be included in the forthcoming Dreamers in Hell anthology (edited by Janet Morris and Chris Morris, part of the Heroes in Hell shared universe series; due out July, 2013.) The excerpt starts as follows:
Lying still in a corner of the cave, I try my best not to rattle, not to betray my fear. I figure, as long as they think me unconscious, I am safe. I have jolted awake because of the voices, only to discover they are incoherent and muffled. In between the gusts of wind, I can hear them hissing. Each phrase plays out in some verbose foreign music, which I cannot decipher for the life of me. Sigh. This is not Aramaic for sure, or any of the other languages spoken by the locals in my village or by the merchants traveling through along the Jordan river. It feels as if something has been taken away from me. My breath? My name? Identity? Who am I, then?After an eternity, the confusion in my head starts clearing up. I stare at the thick soup of blackness around me. I listen. I catch a word here and there, and somehow I get it. No longer is it Greek to me. Or perhaps it is.“But why? What is she to you?” says a trembling, shaky voice. “Why even come here for her? Just a beggar, is what she is.”And in grumble—louder than the whirlwind—another voice says, “Now, who are you to ask?”“Forgive me... I am nothing, nothing before you. Crush me if you will. I am dust, dust under your feet... But you, you have more important things to do. Let her rot.”“Gird up now your loins like a man; for I will demand of you, and you shall answer me. Where were you when I laid the foundations of this realm? Declare, if you have any understanding! Who has laid the measures thereof, if you know? Or who has stretched the line upon it?”“I bow,” says the first. “I bow before you. Oh please, forgive me.”And splosh! I hear the poor devil plodding away, wading through some slush. A minute later, the footfalls of the other march up the road in the other direction, until finally the ground under me stops rumbling.So I turn on my belly and crawl, finding my way in the dark, till at last I peek out—if only by a nose—through the mouth of the cave. Which allows me, for the first time, to take in the view.
To read the entire interview, I invite you to go to Talking with Uvi on the Sunday Spotlight.
On Saturday, she featured an excerpt from my novel, Apart From Love. Here is an excerpt out of that excerpt:
His silence is new to me. It’s like, shouting from the walls. And what I read into it is like, if I didn’t show so much leg back then, when he first laid eyes on me, ten years ago in that ice cream shoppe, and if I didn’t wear them hot pink, high heel shoes, which forced him, somehow, to lose his head over me—which could never have happened otherwise—then things would be totally different now:
Nothing would end up tearing this family apart, and instead, the piano would still be crouching in place, and Natasha, his first wife, would still be here to play it—or at least, to pass her hand fondly over its back, and twiddle her fingers when she’s done checking for dust, and smiling to herself, because like, all’s well. All would be just fine.
To read the entire excerpt, please go to her Saturday Showcase.
Then on Sunday, she interviewed me about my work, and allowed me to offer a first glimpse of my new story, I Am What I Am, to be included in the forthcoming Dreamers in Hell anthology (edited by Janet Morris and Chris Morris, part of the Heroes in Hell shared universe series; due out July, 2013.) The excerpt starts as follows:
Lying still in a corner of the cave, I try my best not to rattle, not to betray my fear. I figure, as long as they think me unconscious, I am safe. I have jolted awake because of the voices, only to discover they are incoherent and muffled. In between the gusts of wind, I can hear them hissing. Each phrase plays out in some verbose foreign music, which I cannot decipher for the life of me. Sigh. This is not Aramaic for sure, or any of the other languages spoken by the locals in my village or by the merchants traveling through along the Jordan river. It feels as if something has been taken away from me. My breath? My name? Identity? Who am I, then?After an eternity, the confusion in my head starts clearing up. I stare at the thick soup of blackness around me. I listen. I catch a word here and there, and somehow I get it. No longer is it Greek to me. Or perhaps it is.“But why? What is she to you?” says a trembling, shaky voice. “Why even come here for her? Just a beggar, is what she is.”And in grumble—louder than the whirlwind—another voice says, “Now, who are you to ask?”“Forgive me... I am nothing, nothing before you. Crush me if you will. I am dust, dust under your feet... But you, you have more important things to do. Let her rot.”“Gird up now your loins like a man; for I will demand of you, and you shall answer me. Where were you when I laid the foundations of this realm? Declare, if you have any understanding! Who has laid the measures thereof, if you know? Or who has stretched the line upon it?”“I bow,” says the first. “I bow before you. Oh please, forgive me.”And splosh! I hear the poor devil plodding away, wading through some slush. A minute later, the footfalls of the other march up the road in the other direction, until finally the ground under me stops rumbling.So I turn on my belly and crawl, finding my way in the dark, till at last I peek out—if only by a nose—through the mouth of the cave. Which allows me, for the first time, to take in the view.
To read the entire interview, I invite you to go to Talking with Uvi on the Sunday Spotlight.
December 1, 2012
Not with a Rambling, but with a Roar!
Ashley Fontainne is an avid reader of classic literature. She is also the author of Zero Balance, Accountable to None, and Ramblings of a Mad Southern Woman, and the host of a Blog talk radio show called the WriteStuff, which is coming to its close this weekend (to be replaced with a new show.) I have read Ashely's poetry, and trust me--her writing is no rambling, it is a full throated roar!
So I am truly honored that she brought me on her show for this special episode, to talk about Apart From Love, Home, my sculptures and paintings, the new possibilities of publishing in this new Indie era, and more.
Come take a listen to our conversation:
Listen to internet radio with TheWriteStuff on Blog Talk Radio
So I am truly honored that she brought me on her show for this special episode, to talk about Apart From Love, Home, my sculptures and paintings, the new possibilities of publishing in this new Indie era, and more.
Come take a listen to our conversation:
Listen to internet radio with TheWriteStuff on Blog Talk Radio
The Next Big Thing
What is the Next Big Thing? It is a way to 'pass the baton', if you will, between the new writers of today, allowing each one of them in turn to give an insight about her upcoming work, then tag her fellow writers to do the same. This time I was tagged by the inspired poet Bathsheba Daily. So here is a glimpse into my upcoming work:
What is the working title of your story?
I am thrilled to tell you that I have been invited to participate in an anthology of stories called Dreamers in Hell. Edited by Janet Morris and Chris Morris, it is the upcoming installment for the Heroes in Hell series, due out July, 2013. These stories, written by some of the best authors around, create a 'shared universe' around the idea of hell as a place of existence for various historical and mythological figures.
I titled my story I Am What I Am, and here is a little secret: this title has a double meaning. Well, what do you expect? I have been accused of having a wickedly twisted mind, just because I enjoy coming up with a good riddle... So, you may ask, what is the first meaning? And what is the second one?
Wait... Not so fast... I will tell you, but you will have to hold your breath for just a little while...
Where did the idea come from for the story?
This book is a spin on the story of the Book of Job. Job is in the center of a monumental bet between God and Satan. Will he, Job, succumb under pressure and curse heaven? His wife, who like many women in the bible remains nameless, spurs him to put an end to his torture. In my story she also seeks to restore her own life into the pages of history. She is a woman with balls, and for this she is punished, and finds herself in hell.
"Lying still in a corner of the cave, I try my best not to rattle, not to betray my fear. I figure, as long as they think me unconscious, I am safe. I have jolted awake because of the voices, only to discover they are incoherent and muffled. In between the gusts of wind, I can hear them hissing. Each phrase plays out in some verbose foreign music, which I cannot decipher for the life of me. Sigh. This is not Aramaic for sure, or any of the other languages spoken by the locals in my village or by the merchants traveling through along the Jordan river.
It feels as if something has been taken away from me. My breath? My name? Identity? Who am I, then?"
What genre does your story fall under?
For this story, I am at a loss to define it... It is a biblical-hellish genre, spiced with a dash of dark humor, which oddly enough may leave you with an after-taste of philosophical ruminations.
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
For the role of Job's wife I would choose Angelina Jolie, and for the role of Satan—Billy Bob Thornton. With this in mind listen to this dialog, described by Job's wife:
He turns a page, which has been earmarked, and from the top he quotes, “Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? Curse God, and die.”
“Yes,” I say under my breath. “This I said.”
“A clever woman you are! Job should have listened to you.”
I shake my head, No. No.
“Had he cursed God, I would have won this bet, this maneuver, as you call it,” he says. “Ah, sweet victory! How close it came to be! Too bad he denied you, denied me...”
“What did I do?” I ask, as if I were innocent.“Woman, you must have known,” says Satan, pointing at me, at the cavity around my heart, “you were my accomplice!”“No,” I refuse to agree with him. “I was feeling sorry for Job. My only sin, sir, is impatience. Anything—even death—is better than this hurt, this unrelenting torture. I wanted it to stop. Let it stop, stop already!”“Don’t lie to me now,” he says. “The truth is simpler. You wanted to be free.”
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your story?
Job's wife, known for urging her husband to 'curse God and die' is condemned to a nameless existence in the afterlife, and so she is on a mission to recover her identity; but the price she would have to pay the Prince of Darkness for it may be too heavy for her.
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
As an artist cursed by a longing for perfection, I care deeply about the cover art and the interior design of my books, and have been involved hands-on in every aspect of publishing my books.
But his time—unlike my novel Apart From Love and my poetry book Home (which were self-published)—this anthology is to be published by Perseid Publishing (founded by Chris and Janet Morris to continue the intellectual properties of Heroes in Hell and the Sacred Band.) This is a great relief for me, because of the beauty of their covers, and their attention to detail is quite apparent.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
At first I hesitated for several months to step into this shared universe. I thought it might be hellish (no pun intended) to relinquish my creative independence, and to restrict it in a set of well-defined, intricate rules. Also, I wondered what would happen to my character once I release her into this place, where my fellow writers might take her for a spin...
But then all hell broke loose, and the characters simply formed in my mind, and demanded to be given a voice. So I ended up letting them out by writing furiously around the clock for a week, and then refining and rewriting for two more weeks.
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
I have not read other books in this biblical-hellish genre. I may be delusional, but to me it is the first of its kind...
Who or What inspired you to write this story?
Thinking about the struggle between the light and dark side in our souls, which finds it visual symbol in heaven and hell, directed me towards the bet between God and Satan over the soul of a man. Then Janet Morris, the creator of the Hell series, made a comment to me that 'Job's wife is not important enough for Satan to engage in conversation with her.' I thought, why the hell not?
So the first meaning of I Am What I Am is finding a way to accept her fate, the fate of a nameless woman. The second meaning is a play on the explicit name of God, which in the biblical Hebrew means, I Shall Be What I Shall Be.
What else about your story might pique the reader’s interest?
Alas, the main character is deceased, which turns this into one of the quirkiest stories I have written. As I stepped into her skin, I was reminded of this figure, who sprung out of my head onto a crumpled piece of brown paper, wearing nothing but animal bones to shield herself. It makes for a strange combination of strength and fragility on the outer side, which conceal her inner softness. Here she is, directing a sharp gaze at you:
Now it’s my turn to tag people. Please visit their blogs. They will be publishing their answers to the same questions next week.Bill Zombiezak SniderRenee Pierce WilliamsLiz BuggGreg Przywara
And now, the small print: a message for the tagged authors and interested others: Rules of The Next Big Thing:Use this format for your post Answer the ten questions about your current WIP (Work In Progress) Tag five other writers/bloggers and add their links so we can hop over and meet them.
Ten Interview Questions for The Next Big Thing:What is the working title of your book?Where did the idea come from for the book?What genre does your book fall under?Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?Who or What inspired you to write this book?What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?Include the link of who tagged you and this explanation for the people you have tagged.Be sure to line up your five people in advance.
What is the working title of your story?
I am thrilled to tell you that I have been invited to participate in an anthology of stories called Dreamers in Hell. Edited by Janet Morris and Chris Morris, it is the upcoming installment for the Heroes in Hell series, due out July, 2013. These stories, written by some of the best authors around, create a 'shared universe' around the idea of hell as a place of existence for various historical and mythological figures.
I titled my story I Am What I Am, and here is a little secret: this title has a double meaning. Well, what do you expect? I have been accused of having a wickedly twisted mind, just because I enjoy coming up with a good riddle... So, you may ask, what is the first meaning? And what is the second one?
Wait... Not so fast... I will tell you, but you will have to hold your breath for just a little while...
Where did the idea come from for the story?
This book is a spin on the story of the Book of Job. Job is in the center of a monumental bet between God and Satan. Will he, Job, succumb under pressure and curse heaven? His wife, who like many women in the bible remains nameless, spurs him to put an end to his torture. In my story she also seeks to restore her own life into the pages of history. She is a woman with balls, and for this she is punished, and finds herself in hell.
"Lying still in a corner of the cave, I try my best not to rattle, not to betray my fear. I figure, as long as they think me unconscious, I am safe. I have jolted awake because of the voices, only to discover they are incoherent and muffled. In between the gusts of wind, I can hear them hissing. Each phrase plays out in some verbose foreign music, which I cannot decipher for the life of me. Sigh. This is not Aramaic for sure, or any of the other languages spoken by the locals in my village or by the merchants traveling through along the Jordan river.
It feels as if something has been taken away from me. My breath? My name? Identity? Who am I, then?"
What genre does your story fall under?
For this story, I am at a loss to define it... It is a biblical-hellish genre, spiced with a dash of dark humor, which oddly enough may leave you with an after-taste of philosophical ruminations.
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
For the role of Job's wife I would choose Angelina Jolie, and for the role of Satan—Billy Bob Thornton. With this in mind listen to this dialog, described by Job's wife:
He turns a page, which has been earmarked, and from the top he quotes, “Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? Curse God, and die.”
“Yes,” I say under my breath. “This I said.”
“A clever woman you are! Job should have listened to you.”
I shake my head, No. No.
“Had he cursed God, I would have won this bet, this maneuver, as you call it,” he says. “Ah, sweet victory! How close it came to be! Too bad he denied you, denied me...”
“What did I do?” I ask, as if I were innocent.“Woman, you must have known,” says Satan, pointing at me, at the cavity around my heart, “you were my accomplice!”“No,” I refuse to agree with him. “I was feeling sorry for Job. My only sin, sir, is impatience. Anything—even death—is better than this hurt, this unrelenting torture. I wanted it to stop. Let it stop, stop already!”“Don’t lie to me now,” he says. “The truth is simpler. You wanted to be free.”
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your story?
Job's wife, known for urging her husband to 'curse God and die' is condemned to a nameless existence in the afterlife, and so she is on a mission to recover her identity; but the price she would have to pay the Prince of Darkness for it may be too heavy for her.
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
As an artist cursed by a longing for perfection, I care deeply about the cover art and the interior design of my books, and have been involved hands-on in every aspect of publishing my books.
But his time—unlike my novel Apart From Love and my poetry book Home (which were self-published)—this anthology is to be published by Perseid Publishing (founded by Chris and Janet Morris to continue the intellectual properties of Heroes in Hell and the Sacred Band.) This is a great relief for me, because of the beauty of their covers, and their attention to detail is quite apparent.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
At first I hesitated for several months to step into this shared universe. I thought it might be hellish (no pun intended) to relinquish my creative independence, and to restrict it in a set of well-defined, intricate rules. Also, I wondered what would happen to my character once I release her into this place, where my fellow writers might take her for a spin...
But then all hell broke loose, and the characters simply formed in my mind, and demanded to be given a voice. So I ended up letting them out by writing furiously around the clock for a week, and then refining and rewriting for two more weeks.
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
I have not read other books in this biblical-hellish genre. I may be delusional, but to me it is the first of its kind...
Who or What inspired you to write this story?
Thinking about the struggle between the light and dark side in our souls, which finds it visual symbol in heaven and hell, directed me towards the bet between God and Satan over the soul of a man. Then Janet Morris, the creator of the Hell series, made a comment to me that 'Job's wife is not important enough for Satan to engage in conversation with her.' I thought, why the hell not?
So the first meaning of I Am What I Am is finding a way to accept her fate, the fate of a nameless woman. The second meaning is a play on the explicit name of God, which in the biblical Hebrew means, I Shall Be What I Shall Be.
What else about your story might pique the reader’s interest?
Alas, the main character is deceased, which turns this into one of the quirkiest stories I have written. As I stepped into her skin, I was reminded of this figure, who sprung out of my head onto a crumpled piece of brown paper, wearing nothing but animal bones to shield herself. It makes for a strange combination of strength and fragility on the outer side, which conceal her inner softness. Here she is, directing a sharp gaze at you:
Now it’s my turn to tag people. Please visit their blogs. They will be publishing their answers to the same questions next week.Bill Zombiezak SniderRenee Pierce WilliamsLiz BuggGreg Przywara
And now, the small print: a message for the tagged authors and interested others: Rules of The Next Big Thing:Use this format for your post Answer the ten questions about your current WIP (Work In Progress) Tag five other writers/bloggers and add their links so we can hop over and meet them.
Ten Interview Questions for The Next Big Thing:What is the working title of your book?Where did the idea come from for the book?What genre does your book fall under?Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?Who or What inspired you to write this book?What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?Include the link of who tagged you and this explanation for the people you have tagged.Be sure to line up your five people in advance.
November 30, 2012
When Love was Complicated and Furious
I am truly moved by this a recent review of Apart From Love, written by one of my earliest readers, Angela Davis, whose poems I have been following for the last few months:
5.0 out of 5 stars incredible read!, May 26, 2012By Angela Davis - See all my reviewsAmazon Verified PurchaseThis review is from: Apart From Love (Paperback)Apart From Love is an inspiring novel by an amazing woman who is a writer, poet, sculptor, painter, and more. This novel spurred me to write again, and delved into my soul in a way that no other novel has done in many years. The intensity of characters, and their interconnections with one another, will entrance the reader, and remind us of the times when love was complicated and furious, yet honest and real. The voices of the primary characters are genuine and touching, and the story will encapture even the most jaded persons. A true voice here, a brilliant search into what can be and what truly is.
5.0 out of 5 stars incredible read!, May 26, 2012By Angela Davis - See all my reviewsAmazon Verified PurchaseThis review is from: Apart From Love (Paperback)Apart From Love is an inspiring novel by an amazing woman who is a writer, poet, sculptor, painter, and more. This novel spurred me to write again, and delved into my soul in a way that no other novel has done in many years. The intensity of characters, and their interconnections with one another, will entrance the reader, and remind us of the times when love was complicated and furious, yet honest and real. The voices of the primary characters are genuine and touching, and the story will encapture even the most jaded persons. A true voice here, a brilliant search into what can be and what truly is.
November 28, 2012
WOW! How Rewarding
How rewarding it is to get a review from a reader who is not only a truck driver who has seen most of the continental US through her work--but a writer as well! Having received an autographed copy of my poetry book Home, Cindy J. Smith, the author of Voices In My Head, has just posted her awesome review on Amazon, Goodreads and Barnes and Noble:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Father's Memories, November 28, 2012By Cynthia J. Smith - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME) Amazon Verified PurchaseThis review is from: Home (Paperback)I have just finished reading Home. WOW! I could feel Uvi's father's yearning in his poems. Her love for him and her being able to finally understand is evident in the introductory poems also. I was especially moved by Muse. In this poem Uvi sees for herself that her father has now returned to his love, his mother, his muse. Such heartfelt understanding! I'm Not Sorry, by her father, shows how he has found the true things to be sorry for, not flowers picked but hearts broken. With Reparations, I was swept up in the confusion of explaining that the loss of loved ones was more important than the loss of things. Her Father's attempt to share the total loss of being Jewish in WW1. Reading When Life Becomes a Curse, I felt the pain of giving up on life. I felt the unending heartache caused by the loss of family, love and friends.
Such a moving piece of work. Thank you for taking the time to translate these moving pieces to English that I was able to enjoy them.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Father's Memories, November 28, 2012By Cynthia J. Smith - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME) Amazon Verified PurchaseThis review is from: Home (Paperback)I have just finished reading Home. WOW! I could feel Uvi's father's yearning in his poems. Her love for him and her being able to finally understand is evident in the introductory poems also. I was especially moved by Muse. In this poem Uvi sees for herself that her father has now returned to his love, his mother, his muse. Such heartfelt understanding! I'm Not Sorry, by her father, shows how he has found the true things to be sorry for, not flowers picked but hearts broken. With Reparations, I was swept up in the confusion of explaining that the loss of loved ones was more important than the loss of things. Her Father's attempt to share the total loss of being Jewish in WW1. Reading When Life Becomes a Curse, I felt the pain of giving up on life. I felt the unending heartache caused by the loss of family, love and friends.
Such a moving piece of work. Thank you for taking the time to translate these moving pieces to English that I was able to enjoy them.
November 26, 2012
In the Booth with Ruth
Ruth Jacobs lives a quiet life in a small village in Hertfordshire, England, which is quite a contrast from her teens and early twenties, spent rather waywardly in London. She is the author of In Her Own Words... Interview with a London Call Girl. I was tickled pink when she offered to interview me on her website.
And so, this morning I woke up to a surprise: having answered her questions only last night, the interview 'In the Booth with Ruth' is already up!
And so, this morning I woke up to a surprise: having answered her questions only last night, the interview 'In the Booth with Ruth' is already up!
November 24, 2012
Hear Me at Nightfall
Now the party is over... In just a bitThis place will be quiet, and solemn and litBy the last rays of sun as the evening descendsAnd I'll miss you all, for now we are friendsAnd as you leave here, you'll be taking with youA big part of me, the best, the most true: As the pages will rustle, take a good lookFor my story unfurls as you open this book
My characters will come right out of this coverThey're now in your hands, mother, father, child, loverEven in silence, catch the music of words Hear me at nightfall... No more chirping of birds...
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Last day to get my Thanksgiving gift:Get the Kindle editions of Home and Apart From Love FREE Last day Saturday November 24, 2012
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November 23, 2012
Now Look What You've Done! (part II)
And I wish to thank you, all of you!By getting Home, you brought it up to #1 in the Poetry Amazon category!
Last day to get my Thanksgiving gift:Get the Kindle editions of Home and Apart From Love FREE Last day Saturday November 24, 2012
(No Kindle? No Problem! Get a FREE Kindle app for your computer from Amazon) Home: US & India, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain. Apart From Love:US & India, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain.
