5/21/2023 0 Comments Bad Reputation by Nicole EdwardsTMZ later reported that Kevin was blindsided and devastated by Christine's seemingly sudden decision to throw in the towel. We ask that his, Christine's and their children's privacy be respected as they navigate this difficult time." Costner having to participate in a dissolution of marriage action. She did not ask for spousal support, and Kevin's lawyer later confirmed that the former couple plan to follow the terms of their prenup when it comes to their division of assets.Īfter the breakup news hit the Internet, the Oscar winner's rep released a cryptic statement, saying, "It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in Mr. She reportedly cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the split and asked for joint custody of their three children. Take a look back at the stars who found love, suffered heartbreak or experienced some other major event in their love lives in late April and early May 2023, starting with this pair…Īccording to TMZ, Kevin Costner's second wife, Christine Baumgartner, filed for divorce on May 1 following nearly two decades of marriage.
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5/21/2023 0 Comments Getting Lucky by J.L. BeckFurniture pieces were thoughtfully crafted to save space or convert as a child grows, ensuring the pieces can be used for years to come. Together, we created a collection that delivers vintage-inspired style with quality to last.” -Jennifer Kellor, President, Pottery Barn Kidsįunction is at the core of this collection. “The partnership was born out of our shared love for creating inspiring interiors that feel comfortable and welcoming. The result is a collaboration of furniture, textiles, and décor that combines our love of dark-tone woods and traditional silhouettes with the craftsmanship, quality, and design expertise of Pottery Barn Kids. This whole collection is inspired by our own experiences as parents and the pieces we’re drawn to when decorating our kids’ spaces. Fast-forward to today, over two years of keeping our lips sealed, and we’re practically bursting with excitement because the collection is officially live and available exclusively at Pottery Barn Kids! They mentioned that they had been following our renovations for a few years and loved our take on kids’ spaces, and would love for us to imagine what a full kids’ collection would look like. I remember in February of 2021, we had just finished renovating Faye’s Real-Life Princess Room when we got an email from Pottery Barn initiating a CLJxPottery Barn Kids collection. 5/21/2023 0 Comments Enduring Love by Ian McEwanOn the other end of the line is Parry, who insists that he understands what he believes Joe to be feeling and that he loves Joe, too. Later that evening, after Joe and Clarissa have talked through the events of the day again and again, Joe is awakened by a phone call. Parry encourages Joe to pray, and when Joe responds that he holds no religious beliefs, Parry is increasingly insistent. In the moments after Logan’s fall, Joe and Parry share a few minutes together as they wait for the police to arrive. John Logan holds on to his rope when a burst of wind carries the balloon high into the air and, to the horror of everyone present, he falls a great distance to his death. Though the men do their best to provide assistance, taking hold of the ropes dangling from the balloon’s basket, their intervention ends in disaster. As Joe is racing toward the balloon in an attempt to help, he is joined by several other men, among them John Logan, a local doctor and former mountain-rescue worker, and Jed Parry, a young man who lives alone on the income from a large inheritance. His grandfather, James Gadd, is working feverishly to secure the basket to the ground. The child, Harry Gadd, is in the basket of a hot-air balloon, which the wind is threatening to carry away. Joe Rose and his wife, Clarissa Mellon, are picnicking in the English countryside when they hear the shouts of a child in distress. 5/21/2023 0 Comments Stephen king shawshankStephen attended the grammar school in Durham and Lisbon Falls High School, graduating in 1966. King found work in the kitchens of Pineland, a nearby residential facility for the mentally challenged. After Stephen's grandparents passed away, Mrs. Other family members provided a small house in Durham and financial support. Her parents, Guy and Nellie Pillsbury, had become incapacitated with old age, and Ruth King was persuaded by her sisters to take over the physical care of them. When Stephen was eleven, his mother brought her children back to Durham, Maine, for good. Parts of his childhood were spent in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where his father's family was at the time, and in Stratford, Connecticut. After his father left them when Stephen was two, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Stephen Edwin King was born the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. 5/20/2023 0 Comments Karamchand gandhiIt was here that Gandhi raised a family and first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights. He went on to live in South Africa for 21 years. After two uncertain years in India, where he was unable to start a successful law practice, he moved to South Africa in 1893 to represent an Indian merchant in a lawsuit. īorn and raised in a Hindu family in coastal Gujarat, Gandhi trained in the law at the Inner Temple, London, and was called to the bar at age 22 in June 1891. The honorific Mahātmā ( Sanskrit: "great-souled", "venerable"), first applied to him in 1914 in South Africa, is now used throughout the world. He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule. Mahatma Gandhi’s spiritual message to the world 5/20/2023 0 Comments Flowers in the attic trilogyIt is directed by Nancy Savoca and produced by Richard D. “If There Be Thorns” is a thrilling television adaptation of the acclaimed 1981 novel that continues to captivate audiences today. The movie keeps the viewer engaged by offering a rollercoaster of emotions, believable characters with realistic dilemmas, and good acting. The movie is a real-time drama that dares to bring what many may consider taboo or shocking subjects like incest and a romantic triangle. The viewers appreciate Ellen Burstyn’s performance as a grandmother, though all the actors did an excellent job. Cathy and Christopher still have a disturbing attachment to each other, and Cathy decides to avenge her mother, Corrine, with a plan to seduce her husband, Bart. The film follows the surviving Dollanganger children- Chris, Cathy, and Carrie- ten years after escaping the Attic, and they survive with the help of a kind man named Paul Sheffield. Its star cast includes Heather Graham, Ellen Burstyn, Rose Mclver, Wyatt Nash, Bailey Buntin, and Dylan Bruce. Directed by Karen Moncrieff, this part of the series was also distributed by Lifetime Pictures. Andrews’ 1980 novel Petals on the Wind, a book series about a perverse family. This movie is a sequel to the 2014 film “Flowers in the Attic.” It is a gothic thriller based on V.C. He left in 2002 with his masters degree, shaking the dust from his feet and vowing never to return. However, Pat learned that he loved to teach. In 2000 Pat went to grad school for English literature. Through all of this he continued to work on his novel. He also began writing a satirical advice column which he continues to this day: The College Survivial Guide. He studied six different martial arts, practiced improv comedy, learned how to pick locks, and became a skilled lover of women. He also began writing a book.įor the next seven years Pat studied anthropology, philosophy, eastern religions, history, alchemy, parapsychology, literature, and writing. In 1993 he quit pretending he knew what he wanted to do with his life, changed his major to "undecided," and proceeded to study whatever amused him. In 1991 he started college in order to pursue a career in chemical engineering, then he considered clinical psychology. Most of Pat's adult life has been spent in the University Wisconsin Stevens Point. He also role-played and wrote terrible stories about elves. His hobbies included reading a novel or two a day and giving relationship advice to all his friends despite the fact that he had never so much as kissed a girl. In high-school Pat was something of a class clown. Throughout his formative years they encouraged him to do his best, gave him good advice, and were no doubt appropriately dismayed when he failed to live up to his full potential. It all began when Pat Rothfuss was born to a marvelous set of parents. 5/20/2023 0 Comments The roman by sylvain reynardPraise for Sylvain Reynard 'I found myself enraptured by Sylvain Reynard's flawless writing.' The Autumn Review 'Emotionally intense and lyrical.' Totally Booked Blog Read more ISBN Their encounter leads Raven to a dark underworld whose inhabitants kill to keep their secrets. She seeks out one of Florence's wealthiest and most elusive men in an attempt to uncover the truth. When the police identify her as their prime suspect, Raven is desperate to clear her name. With no recollection of her disappearance, Raven learns that her absence coincides with one of the largest robberies in Uffizi history-the theft of a set of priceless Botticelli illustrations. More disturbingly, she discovers that she's been absent an entire week. Upon returning to the Uffizi, no one recognizes her. When Raven awakes, she is inexplicably changed. Mercifully, she blacks out, but not before catching a glimpse of a shadowy figure who whispers to her. Raven is only semi-conscious when their assault is interrupted by a cacophony of growls followed by her attackers' screams. When she intervenes in the senseless beating of a homeless man, his attackers turn on her, dragging her into an alley. But an innocent walk home after an evening with friends ch. Raven Wood spends her days at Florence's Uffizi gallery restoring Renaissance art. From the New York Times bestselling author of the Gabriel series comes a dark, sensual tale of romance in a city shrouded in mystery. 5/20/2023 0 Comments The exorcist williamHe talks about how he wanted to have Jane Fonda play the role of the mother but she “didn’t believe in magic.” This happened in 1973. Blatty writes that he thought he was writing a book which would promote faith in the goodness of humanity by showing how a person could sacrifice their life for another, even if that person (the person possessed) were shown to be physically degraded beyond all human measure of known spiritual oppresion.īlatty also writes that there were forces which many times almost stopped the film (not the book) from being made. There are some excellent film production photos (b&w only). Fans of the movie might be so interested in these details. I found this to be a fascinating addition to the novel. He also includes information on the way the film adaptation was birthed. Blatty gives some biographical material on himself and on the genesis and production of the novel. The most important parts of this volume are the Introduction and Why Changes Were Made in the Screenplay. This book contains the first draft of the screenplay to the movie, as well as a portion of the script with scene settings. 5/20/2023 0 Comments Winter in sokchoElisa Shua Dusapin's voice is distinctive and unmistakable. As she's pulled into his vision and taken in by his drawings, she strikes upon a way to finally be seen.Īn exquisitely-crafted debut, which won the Prix Robert Walser, Winter in Sokcho is a novel about shared identities and divided selves, vision and blindness, intimacy and alienation. But he takes no interest in the Sokcho she knows – the gaudy neon lights, the scars of war, the fish market where her mother works. When she agrees to accompany him on trips to discover an 'authentic' Korea, they visit snowy mountaintops and dramatic waterfalls, and cross into North Korea. One evening, an unexpected guest arrives: a French cartoonist determined to find inspiration in this desolate landscape. A young French Korean woman works as a receptionist in a tired guesthouse. Bodies are red and raw, the fish turn venomous, beyond the beach guns point out from the North's watchtowers. It's winter in Sokcho, a tourist town on the border between South and North Korea. 'A punchy first novel.' - Guardian Top 10 Best New Books in TranslationĪs if Marguerite Duras wrote Convenience Store Woman – a beautiful, unexpected novel from a debut French Korean author |