http://ebach.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Elizabeth V. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:27:15 GMT 2010-01-02T10:27:15Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965641 Lisa See’s SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN has been praised by everyone from PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY to THE LA TIMES. BOOKLIST loved it; so did THE WASHINGTON POST. So, if you haven’t . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:33:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965641 Elizabeth V. 2009-12-28T15:33:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963768 Elspeth dies and immediately watches her lover, Robert, mourn her in her hospital room. Somehow after that, though, her ghost is confined to her flat in London. Edie, Elspeth's twin sister, . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:43:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963768 Elizabeth V. 2009-12-26T19:43:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933612 Two black maids and one young white woman in early 1960s Jackson, Mississippi, alternately narrate THE HELP, a fictionalized account of the production of a book of true accounts. The white woman, Skeeter, . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:27:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933612 Elizabeth V. 2009-12-06T19:27:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931589 Inspired by abebooks.com’s Avid Reader newsletter, I present my favorite books of the past decade. Inspired by The New York Times , I kept the list at 10, although I could have listed a few more. . . . Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:08:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931589 Elizabeth V. 2009-12-05T02:08:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977920263   In John Hart’s first of three novels, a lawyer, ”Work” Pickens, is accused of murdering his father, Ezra, when his body is found. It seems clear to the police and the district . . . Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:31:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977920263 Elizabeth V. 2009-11-27T15:31:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977915725 Heres what I'd talk about at coctail time: my favorite authors and their books. There are three authors whose books are so great, I've read them all. They are Joseph Kanon, Dennis Lehane, and John Hart. . . . Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:58:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977915725 Elizabeth V. 2009-11-24T15:58:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977915719 Heres what I'd talk about at coctail time: my favorite authors and their books. There are three authors whose books are so great, I've read them all. They are Joseph Kanon, Dennis Lehane, and John Hart. . . . Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:55:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977915719 Elizabeth V. 2009-11-24T15:55:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977908889 In Nancy Holzner’s first work of fiction, PEACE, LOVE AND MURDER, Bo Forrester is in upper New York (state), driving taxis while he searches for his hippie parents. But when he finds a dead . . . Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:48:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977908889 Elizabeth V. 2009-11-19T18:48:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894118 It’s post-World War II, and Ben Collier , on leave from the U.S. Army Signal Corp  in Germany, has come to Los Angeles. His brother Danny, a director  there, has fallen from a balcony . . . Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:37:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894118 Elizabeth V. 2009-11-10T14:37:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977869384 Husband, your name wasn't mentioned, but you are judging these entries, so I want to warn you: people are either thoroughly turned off by the book that I feel is so excellent everyone should read it, . . . Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:04:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977869384 Elizabeth V. 2009-10-25T19:04:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977848781   In Catherine O’Flynn’s WHAT WAS LOST, a 10-year-old girl, Kate, fancies herself a detective. She watches people, makes up stories to herself about them, and takes great care with . . . Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:36:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977848781 Elizabeth V. 2009-10-11T21:36:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977842672 When I get another dog  I’ll talk to him or her more and I’ll turn on the TV whenever I leave the house so he or she can watch it. I never thought about doing these things until I read . . . Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:44:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977842672 Elizabeth V. 2009-10-07T15:44:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977838381 Because Jon Krakauer’s last book, UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN, about Mormon fundamentalism, was so riveting, I preordered his latest book, WHERE MEN WIN GLORY, so I could read it soon after it came . . . Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:11:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977838381 Elizabeth V. 2009-10-04T21:11:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977818082 Dogs are pretty awesome and as part of the Healthy Dogs group on Gather, sponsored by PEDIGREE +™, we’re doing our part to celebrate just how awesome they are! Take some time to fill . . . Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:48:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977818082 Elizabeth V. 2009-09-18T21:48:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977807817 Don't read reviews on amazon.com before you read A DRINK BEFORE THE WAR. They give too much information and spoil the story. Dennis Lehane’s A DRINK BEFORE THE WAR introduces two PIs, . . . Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:17:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977807817 Elizabeth V. 2009-09-10T23:17:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977797975 Who are you, really? What are your favorite things? What are your goals? How would someone describe the "real" you? Take the "Real Me Survey" and share who you really are with the Gather community! . . . Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:03:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977797975 Elizabeth V. 2009-09-03T01:03:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977795702 I was writing and editing Army vehicle documents until that employer, like most in Michigan, had to cut back. When any company has to cut back, their technical writers and editors are the first they boot . . . Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:39:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977795702 Elizabeth V. 2009-09-01T13:39:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977795139 First, no, RED ROVER is not a book about a dog. Deidre McNamer could have chosen a better title for this very moving story. And whoever chose the cover (or dust jacket) should have picked . . . Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:49:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977795139 Elizabeth V. 2009-09-01T00:49:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977791572 Last May I read and reviewed HOLLYWOOD STATION by Joseph Wambaugh ( http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977688560 ). HOLLYWOOD CROWS is the next novel in Wambaugh's HOLLYWOOD series. . . . Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:29:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977791572 Elizabeth V. 2009-08-28T19:29:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977789255 The first week of August I read and reviewed the book THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE ( http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767053 ). Today Keith and I saw the movie. I enjoyed . . . Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:36:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977789255 Elizabeth V. 2009-08-26T23:36:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977785096   Lisa Gardner’s SAY GOODBYE begins with a sex scene between a slutty girl and a high school football star. You’re safe in assuming that Chapter 1 and the next several chapters aren’t . . . Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:58:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977785096 Elizabeth V. 2009-08-23T22:58:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977782689 In VODKA NEAT , Faith Zanetti is a 35-year-old English journalist, a foreign correspondent. Her current assignment is to Russia simply because she lived there 16 years ago when it was the Soviet Union . . . Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:27:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977782689 Elizabeth V. 2009-08-21T14:27:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977777259 Since I read the historical fiction GALWAY BAY by Mary Pat Kelly (reviewed at http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977775690), I became more curious about my own Irish roots. My . . . Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:47:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977777259 Elizabeth V. 2009-08-17T18:47:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977775690   Mary Pat Kelly’s GALWAY BAY is a 551-page story of the Keeley and Kelly families beginning in Ireland in 1839 all the way to their lives in Chicago and their get-together at the Chicago . . . Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:06:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977775690 Elizabeth V. 2009-08-16T13:06:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977770013 HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG by Andre Dubus is a frustrating story because everyone is stupid. And they just keep piling on the stupid, one stupid action after the other. Part 1 is full of sex and stupidity. . . . Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:15:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977770013 Elizabeth V. 2009-08-11T19:15:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977769691   As they say in advertisements for “LA Law,” this story was “ripped from the headlines.” FACE OF BETRAYAL by Lis Wiehl (one of the Fox News commentators) and April Henry . . . Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:51:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977769691 Elizabeth V. 2009-08-11T12:51:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767053   Put shortly, Audrey Niffenegger’s THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE is the story of Claire and Henry. Claire meets Henry when she is 6-years-old and Henry is an adult. But in real time   . . . Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:59:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767053 Elizabeth V. 2009-08-08T00:59:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977759998   The Associated Press Stylebook is used by most newspapers as their guide to writing style. I’ve used many, many guides to document style over the years, and this has always been my favorite. . . . Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:55:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977759998 Elizabeth V. 2009-08-02T18:55:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977755589 Lisa Scottoline’s COURTING TROUBLE is a novel she wrote back in 2002, a continuation of her series about an all-female law firm. It had seemed to me that Scottoline likes to present legal . . . Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:01:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977755589 Elizabeth V. 2009-07-29T22:01:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977751625 Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a story within a story. One is the clever telling of the other. At a café in Pakistan, a Pakistani man tells his story to an American . . . Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:08:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977751625 Elizabeth V. 2009-07-27T00:08:49Z