The Rivenhall family is in disarray. The father, Lord Ombersley, is so saddled with gambling debts that his oldest son, Charles, has taken control of the family finances. The oldest daughter, Cecilia, has abandoned the marriage match her parents made for her to pine after a hapless and distracted poet. And Charles' own impending marriage…
Book Review: 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister
G’s older sister, M, was always the beautiful one, the popular one, the successful one. While G lived at home with their aging father, M went off to a glamorous job in the big city, until she suddenly returned home to help care for G during the younger sister’s nervous breakdown. But now M has…
Book Review: All the Dangerous Things
One year ago, Isabelle’s infant son was kidnapped. With the case growing cold and police running out of leads, Isabelle has taken matters into her own hands. She has gone on the speaking circuit, visiting true crime conventions in hopes that someone can provide her with a clue, or even that the kidnapper might come…
Music Review: Irish Ways
The heyday of Irish music in the U.S. might have passed in the 1990s, but the genre has undeniable staying power, as evidenced by acts coming to the Chandler Center for the Arts: We Banjo 3 on Feb. 4, 2023 and Rhythm of the Dance on Feb. 26, 2023. Get into the Irish spirit with…
Music Review: Black Ivory Soul
Called Africa’s premier diva, Angélique Kidjo is a Grammy-winning Beninese singer with roots in music as wide-ranging as traditional African, Caribbean, and Latin styles, Afropop, Jazz and more. Her 2002 album Black Ivory Soul is part of a trilogy of albums in which she explored the musical styles of the Americas and their African roots…
Book Review: The Murder of Mr. Wickham
When Emma Woodhouse Knightley throws a house party, her hopes for a delightful time with old friends and new ones are ruined by terrible weather. Then they are ruined further with the arrival of an unexpected guest. George Wickham - disgraced military officer, seducer of women and now an unscrupulous investment agent - believes he…
Music Review: Morning Better Last
Having fallen in love with Dirty Projectors’ 2017 alternative R&B breakup anthem “Keep Your Name,” I turned to this early offering on Freegal. Morning Better Last! is a 2003 compilation album of frontman David Longstreth’s early recordings, and the 23 tracks demonstrate this experimental phase of the band’s development, with some songs clocking in around…
Book Review: The Woman in the Library
A mystery writer named Freddie is sitting with three other strangers at a table in the Boston Public Library when the silence is broken by a woman's scream. Shaken by the surprising noise, they begin to converse, and Freddie gains three new friends. She also gains a wealth of inspiration for her novel in progress…
Book Review: The Christie Affair
In 1926, famed mystery novelist Agatha Christie went missing. Apparently overwhelmed by the twin stresses of her mother’s death and her husband’s demand for a divorce, she ran her car off the road and vanished. She was found eleven days later at a resort hotel, registered under the name of her husband's mistress, and when…
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