The Bone People: A Novel

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Integrating both Maori myth and New Zealand reality, The Bone People became the most successful novel in New Zealand publishing history when it appeared in 1984. Set on the South Island beaches of New Zealand, a harsh environment, the novel chronicles the complicated relationships between three emotional outcasts of mixed European and Maori heritage. Kerewin Holmes is a painter and a loner, convinced that "to care for anything is to invite disaster." Her isolation is disrupted one day when a six-year-old mute boy, Simon, breaks into her house. The sole survivor of a mysterious shipwreck, Simon has been adopted by a widower Maori factory worker, Joe Gillayley, who is both tender and horribly brutal toward the boy. Through shifting points of view, the novel reveals each character's thoughts and feelings as they struggle with the desire to connect and the fear of attachment.

Compared to the works of James Joyce in its use of indigenous language and portrayal of consciousness, The Bone People captures the soul of New Zealand. After twenty years, it continues to astonish and enrich readers around the world.

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Beautiful language, disturbing words.......2007-09-07

This is a very difficult review for me to write. This book was recommended to me by a new friend.

The language is simply beautiful - even/especially the Maori words that I do not understand. Hulme's words create color drenched pictures and music that is haunting and incredibly sad. (Fitting music for the background of this book.)

The reason that this is a difficult review to write is that because Hulme is so successful at putting us inside the (3) main characters...but those are places I do not want to be. I sympathize with these incredibly damaged people - but I cannot empathize with them. The amount of violence - especially against a small child - leaves me heartsick and almost unwilling to read on.

Because of that level of violence - I was unable to trust Hulme when the story came to a conclusion. I simply no longer believed that the characters would act as they did.

This book provides a window to a world far from my own...one very foreign and very disturbing.

Deserving of 10 Stars.......2007-04-05

This was one of the best books I've ever read, and I've read a lot. Of the books I love, my relationship to those books are intellectual. My experience with The Bone People was purely emotional. From the first page I was hooked and I never looked back. This is a gut-wrenching read and not for everyone. It is not an easy read. It is a book that will never leave you, with characters you will never forget. This is one of the most unique books I have ever read. It is a book that requires a careful read. It is a timeless story. It is a love story, but not at all in the traditional sense. It is a story of three very damamaged people (one is a child) who come together and with all people that love each other, they have the power to heal each other, and destroy each other and over the course of this novel they do all this and more. It's a story of redemption and second chances. It's a harrowing yet fascinating look at the Maori culture. If you're considering reading this book - do so. If you can't get into it right off the bat, stick with it. This book is like no other. It won the Booker back in the 80s. Very highly recommended.

Very difficult and ultimately not really worth it.......2007-03-26

What a struggle it is getting through this Booker Prize-winning novel. It's not just the subject matter -- child abuse within the Maori culture of New Zealand, with a hefty dose of alcoholism thrown in for good meausre. It's also the writing itself, which reads as if it were unedited and subject to the writer's mood swings and bouts of mind-numbing depression? The frequent use of Maori language and expressions means you have to keep flipping to the back glossary which, after a while, becomes a pain. The characters are not very sympathetic and, in the end, I'm not really sure I cared what happened to these people, with the exception of the abused little boy.

Too difficult for such a minor pay off.

Wow..........2007-02-25

Like with many of the books that have garnered critical praise, I started off quite apprehensive about the quality of the book beyond the media-storm (albeit many years too late). But I must say that this did not disappoint. I was apprehensive initially as I am with all fiction that deals with a culturally charged location where race is a hot topic primarily because the taboo-subject and the fact that someone actually wrote about it in fictional form often obscures the poor quality of the text and the story on the whole. "The Bone People" is none of those things. In fact, it's a book that is so well done that the cultural conflicts taking place are a natural and organic part of the text.

The novel follows three people - Kerewin, Joe, and his pseudo-adopted mute son Simon. Kerewin is an artist living in isolation who stumbles upon Simon trying to steal from her. From their first interaction onwards, the two, both outcasts come together and form a wonderful relationship that grows to include Joe. What really works so well in this novel, and I'm not sure if it has to do with the fact that one of the main characters is mute, is the way people read one another and have a way of understanding why it is they do something, whether it be to hurt or to show affection to someone. Hulme accomplishes so much in terms of emotional rapport between her characters that you hardly notice the levels with which they connect and feel for one another. I often found myself in awe with the way she strings words and phrases together in such a beautiful manner, one that truly perpetuates what it is she wants readers to understand about her characters. If you're wondering why so much emphasis on the praise I am heaping upon her character development, it's because the characters are the main reason why I was able to look beyond the Maori - European diaspora and see these people as alive and rich characters.

This is a splendid work that should be read for generations to come.

Overrated and overwritten.......2007-02-10

I didn't like this book much. I tried to work up some enthusiasm, but could not. The author giving the main character a very similar name to her own grated on my nerves. The central problem with the book is that far too much time is spent on long, meandering expositions on the characters' inner lives and the contents of their heads, as well as endlessly repetitive incidents in their lives - having drinks, the kid stealing, the terrible poems she inserts, etc. At LEAST 100 pages could've been cut. I never felt much affection for any of the characters, either, even if I felt sorry for them. The wordy expositions did not deepen the characters, they were also as repetitive as the scenes. I'm really amazed this won the Booker Prize. I almost quit in the middle, around page 200 where it REALLY bogs down, but I have a goal of reading as many Booker Prize winners and nominees as possible and I didn't want to fall short of doing that.

Healing Narratives: Women Writers Curing Cultural Dis-Ease

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Healing Narratives: Women Writers Curing Cultural Dis-Ease
Gay Wilentz
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Keri Hulme's "The Bone People": A Study Guide from Gale's "Novels for Students" (Volume 24, Chapter 1)

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Keri Hulme's "The Bone People": A Study Guide from Gale's "Novels for Students" (Volume 24, Chapter 1)

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Liminal spaces and imaginary places in The Bone People by Keri Hulme and The Folly by Ivan Vladislavic/ Liminale ruimtes en denkbeeldige plekke in The ... Vladislavic.: An article from: Literator
Marita Wenzel
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Title: Liminal spaces and imaginary places in The Bone People by Keri Hulme and The Folly by Ivan Vladislavic/ Liminale ruimtes en denkbeeldige plekke in The bone people deur Keri Hulme en The folly deur Ivan Vladislavic.
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Date: April 1, 2006
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Ursula Blanchard, loyal lady of the Queen's Presence Chamber and gifted sleuth, is at home amid the glittering complexities of the royal court. Now, Ursula has a new part to play in the service of her Queen -- a role that exposes her to hidden dangers in the famed university town of Cambridge.

Assigned as a harbinger for the Queen's upcoming Summer Progress to Cambridge, Ursula is placed in charge of not only Her Majesty's comfort, but also her safety. For Ursula, that means undertaking menial employment in a pie shop to investigate rumored political perils behind a swashbuckling student playlet conceived at the University to entertain the Queen.

Even in such a bastion of Protestant power and scholarly pursuits as Cambridge, protecting the Queen is not purely academic. When a handsome young student's all-too-conveniently timed death rouses her suspicions, Ursula applies her superior powers of observation to untangling a mystifying jumble of oddities, coincidences, secrets, and ciphers that surround her...and discovers ominous signs of treason.

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Did not disappoint!.......2007-04-23

Like so many others I picked up this book, not realising it was a part of a series. I was confused at first (as you would be if you picked up a the fifth book in a series) but the main story was easy to maintain and follow. I have since researched the other 7 books in the series and I have to say if I knew about the other books previously 'Queen of Ambition' wouldn't have been my first choice but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

Highly recommended from a lover of Historical fiction.

Good...but not her best.......2003-01-09

The plot on this one is just a bit stretched for credibility...is Fiona Buckley running out of materia?

Another winner.......2002-04-17

Once again, Fiona Buckley delivers a page turner. This, along with her other Elizabethan mysteries, is a rare treat, filled with historical details that seduce the reader into exciting hours of good reading.

well worth reading in spite of flaws..........2002-02-09

There are quite a few strikes against "The Queen of Ambition" -- a tenuous intrigue plot (part of the problem here is that Buckley portrays the villains in an almost comic fashion, that it is difficult indeed to take them seriously, or the threat that they pose to the Queen); a far fetched solution to the plot (a more cumbersome cipher I have yet to come across, also there was a flaw in the whole cipher subplot, but if I pointed it out in my review, that would be giving away things); Ursula's guilt over almost having slept with her manservant Brockley (the third time she's goes into the 'thank-goodness-we-didn't-give-in' routine, and I was rooting for Fran to leave this sorry pair and find new and better employment!)... Add to this the fact that I'm not a fan of the Tudors, and found Buckley's/Ursula's whitewashing of Elizabeth quite nauseating, and you'd be right to ask why I would recommend this mystery novel as a good read?

Make no mistake about it however, "The Queen of Ambition" is a good read. As reviewer Charles Falk so accurately noted, Fiona Buckley does a wonderful job of interweaving the political and religious problems that Elizabeth I and her ministers faced, with the plot of this mystery novel. But what I also liked was the manner in which Buckley realistically interweaved the kind of life a servant at an Elizabethan pie-shop would lead -- the hard and relentless work, how much a servant's life was bound to the whims and caprices of the master, and the precious few hours off, with Ursula's covert search for proof of wrong-doing. Far too often, mystery writers never go into how an agent's cover can get in the way of his/her undercover work. This was, I thought, a splendid touch. I also liked the manner in which Ursula's confidence in her abilities as a secret agent are developing. Ursula Blanchard is not an easy female protagonist to like completely, but it is easy to respect her abilities and her competence. And I think that Buckley is beginning to make Ursula question many of her past assumptions about her past relationships (with her first husband, and her aunt in particular). More introspection would definitely add more 'spice' to the mix.

The novel unfolds interestingly enough. Buckley is very good at adding little bits of information and plot developments that adds to the tension level of this intrigue novel -- in spite of the ongoing critiquing that was going on in my mind, I was glued to the pages until I finished the novel! So all in all, I'd say that this is a book that is worth reading.

An utter disappointment.......2002-01-29

Sure, the historical aspects of this series were great in the first few books, but this book's plot fell way short of the mark. Buckley devotes 50+ pages rehashing character developments from the first books, the supposed intrigue wasn't the least bit engaging, and the only romantic tension that exists is between Ursula and Brockley. And then, the reader is only supposed to feel sorry for how guilty she feels about Fran's feelings. The title is also completely inappropriate. The Queen's Ambition has nothing to do with the story.

In a word, this book is boring. Buckley should have ended the series here. I certainly won't read any future Ursula Blanchard novels.

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Marie Stuart, reine de France et d'Ecosse, ou, L'ambition trahie
Rene Guerdan
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Queen of Ambition {Unabridged Audio Cassette}

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Ursula Blanchard, lady-in-waiting and espionage agent for Queen Elizabeth, is faced with a delicate undercover assignment. Queen Elizabeth is preparing a Royal Progress to Cambridge University. The students there propose to stage a play for the Queen with capes and swords, a "mousetrap," and the Queen's Secretary of State feels that this play may be a cover for murder. Ursula is obliged to be part of the queen's advance party. Donning her housemaid's outfit, she applies for and obtains a position at a Cambridge pie shop which is the locus of student activity and, indeed, conspiracy. She discovers that plots aplenty are abrewing at the pie shop, and she must be brave indeed if she is to foil an attempt on the Queen's life.

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A Royal Ambition
Iris Gower
Manufacturer: Severn House Publishers
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King Henry V's beautiful widow, Catherine, is determined to marry Owen Tudor, a Welsh gentleman-at-arms. But her life decisions are not her own, overshadowed as she is by more powerful men who are closer to the Throne. The Duke of Bedford would marry her off to a foreign prince; her son, the King, is a weak child who turns like a straw in the wind. Henry Beaufort would give his allegiance in exchange for a cardinal's hat; and the handsome and ambitious Duke of Gloucester, brother of the dead king, openly desires her.

SECRET MEMOIRS Of ROBERT DUDLEY, Earl of Leicester, Prime Minister and Favourite of Queen Elizabeth. Containing an Instructive Account of His Ambition, Designs, Intrigues, Excessive Power; His Engrossing the Queen, with the Dangerous Consequence of that Practice, &c. Written During His Life, and Now Published from an Old Manuscript Never Printed. To Which is Added a Preface by Dr. Drake.

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SECRET MEMOIRS Of ROBERT DUDLEY, Earl of Leicester, Prime Minister and Favourite of Queen Elizabeth. Containing an Instructive Account of His Ambition, Designs, Intrigues, Excessive Power; His Engrossing the Queen, with the Dangerous Consequence of that Practice, &c. Written During His Life, and Now Published from an Old Manuscript Never Printed. To Which is Added a Preface by Dr. Drake.
Robert. Earl of Leicester. 1532? - 1588]. Drake, Dr. [Dudley
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Spider-Man versus his most implacable enemy! Norman Osborn is a respected businessman, the owner of several companies, including the New York Daily Bugle. He is also secretly the super-villain known as the Green Goblin--a foe who has turned Spider-Man's life upside down more than once, and one who knows that Spider-Man is really Peter Parker! Osborn's latest scheme is his most ambitious yet: to make himself mayor of New York. But where many see that as a laudable goal, Spider-Man knows that Osborn's goal is nothing less than absolute power. Spider-Man can defeat the Green Goblin, but Osborn refuses to act himself, preferring to remain above the fray and let the mercenaries known as the Rat Pack do his dirty work. The wall-crawler must find a way to stop Osborn's machinations before it's too late!

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Great fun!
While in the ER I read this amazing book.
No Goblins but Good Fun Anyway
Fantasy and the Age of Reason - Completely Compatible
Fantastic!

Goblin Moon
Teresa Edgerton
Manufacturer: Ace Books
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Great fun!.......2006-03-17

It's so sad that this book is no longer in print, and that only seven people have reviewed it. That means there are A LOT of people out there who have never been introduced to the wonder that is Teresa Edgerton's Lord Skelbrooke!

I don't know how I first heard about these books- I probably saw them on someone's Amazon Listmania list, and then requested them off a bookswap service. But once I started reading Goblin Moon, I was sucked right in.

Is it epic fantasy? Not at all. Is the plot twisting and turning and totally compex? Nope. What it is is more of an adventure story than anything else, coupled with romance, science, hilarity and chaos. It is so ovious while reading this book that Edgerton enjoyed writing it. The characters come to life full-blooded, they enjoy living within their pages so very much, that it is impossible to read it and not enjoy their lives as well. Francis Skelbrooke steals every scene in which he appears, and Sera, too, is a heroine I'd love to have as a friend any day.

I highly recommend this book, and its sequel, The Gnome's Engine. Both are superb, and even if I came late to the game, I'm going to be cheering Edgerton on for a long time.

While in the ER I read this amazing book........2006-02-01

While in the ER I was given this book to read so my screaming would not upset the other patients. Teresa Edgertons leading characters Lord Francis Skelbrooke and Seramarius Vorder were so familiar to me as people we would want to know that I forgot for awhile that I had no morphine for my broken limp. Ms. Edgertons style is easy and entrancing. The chapters move in sequence quickly and you find yourself thinking of the dwarfs, evil duchess and bookshop owners as people you have already known. This is a author who writes in such a mesmerizing fashion that she makes one wish Goblin Moon was an ongoing series! Thank you so much Ms. Edgerton...

No Goblins but Good Fun Anyway.......2002-03-18

I picked this up in a used bookstore and thought it was ok to start off, but by the end I was hunting through Amazon to see what else they had by the author. This isn't deep literature, but it's quite good fun and moves along nicely. A very interesting mix of Captain Blood/3 Musketeers/ Zorro - 17th C ish swashbuckling and faerie. I especially liked the twist on the bad would-be fairy godmother element. The society is nicely realised with some excellent touches and the characters are likeable. Though the goblin's in the title never really played a role, despite the cover art. Trolls and Faeries and Dwarves all part of society but no goblin action. It's terrible shame most of her work is out-of-print. But I'll certainly try her latest novel! And see what I can pick up otherwise.

Fantasy and the Age of Reason - Completely Compatible.......1999-11-30

Theresa Edgerton, I will state right now, is one of my absolutely favourite fantasy authors in the genre today. Within the space of a few hundred pages, she transports us to a world both foreign and familiar, introduces a cast Dickens would envy, and completes a novel that *might* relinquish the reader's attention given the space of a month. While publishers are constantly "upping" the cost and the length (and the dullness) of their new lines, Theresa Edgerton is an excellent foil - slashing through the cliche bilge and shining through the benighted press. Her stories have the added quality of "rereadableness" - for they rest on limited omniscience rather than surprise.

In "Goblin Moon," the first book in a duology, Ms. Edgerton creates a world based on eighteenth century Europe, replete with evil duchesses and dashing masqueraders, husband-catchers and Faust mirrors, Guilds of gnomes and dwarves and covens of goblins. Although readers of her other series (The Green Lion Trilogy, and its sister Trilogy - both set in a para-Celtic land) might find the abrupt change in world surprising, yet the first few chapters will certainly convince them to continue reading. Students of this particular era (who suffered through Locke and have been looking for a means of putting such non-knowledge to use) will find her world-building especially delightful, from the Fates to the sheep-drawn carriages.

Beware, though. Ms. Edgerton's novels are notoriously difficult to find, but more than worth the agony of waiting.

Fantastic!.......1999-07-02

Goblin Moon is set in a quasi-Victorian time. There are several different species, such as gnomes, blood-sucking trolls, hobgoblins and, of course, humans. The main heroine, Seramarias Vorder, is an appropriately intelligent and resourceful young woman in a rather false society. However, the hero, the elusive Lord Francis Skelbrooke, steals the show. A perfect gentlemen, laced and powdered to perfection...armed to the teeth and with the deplorable habit of shooting enemies at point blank range.

Together, Sera and Lord Skelbrooke must find out exactly what the mysterious and bewitching Duchess and her suave minion Jarl Skogsra are plotting.

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There are just things a girl turning thirteen has to do if she lives on Gabbard Mountain. Like track down her brother Milo, who went away to High Jerusalem and left his danged foot behind! And why not ride Sir William, the amazing hog, who is faster than a white tornado? Before this girl's done, she faces the Floating Head, outruns Goblins, retrieves miracle water from Green Pond, gives her brother Randall back his grit, and gets those squabbling Sizemores and Gabbards together again. Oh, yes, and along the way Magpie saves the moon . . . and gets herself a beautiful beau! Now this is an original story!

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Fresh as a Kentucky Mountain Wind.......2007-05-21

I like fantasies about princesses and British wizards as much as the next person, but it was wonderful to meet up with Magpie Gabbard and follow her breathlessly on her daisy chain of quests through the Kentucky mountains. Though you won't find the word "hillbilly" in the book, Magpie and her clan have a Hatfield-and-McCoy-worthy feud going on with the clan down the mountain. The feud is only one of a number of deftly intertwined plot lines--read this rollicking tale to learn about everything from the the spot on a time-traveling wild boar where the key must be inserted to procedures for handling goblins when they hang around on the porch at night like a bunch of supernatural gangbangers. And then there's the foot: you've got to love a book that starts out, "I mean to visit my brother Milo and give him back his foot." Author Sally Keehn draws on the American tall tale tradition as well as on fairy tale motifs such as the head in the well (who wants his hair combed) and the moon buried in a swamp by goblins. Did I mention that Gabbard honey has teeth-whitening properties, or that Granny Goforth has a prophesying kettle? Face it: we are living in a time when there's a real glut of fantasy on the children's literature market, and many of the books seem to blur together into one big blob of mediocre language and laborious plot construction. But not this book, fortunately--Magpie Gabbard is a standout.

A Magical Journey with a Girl You'll Never Forget.......2007-04-01

This wonderful book starts with one Magpie Gabbard needing to get her brother's foot back to him. She knows she'll have to brave Goblins, the vicious Sizemores, and her mother's wrath. Not to mention a wild hog. This book grabs you from the beginning and NEVER LETS GO to the very end, which is surprisingly moving and completely satisfying. You will do well to buy a copy for every kid you know, and keep one for yourself.

La Gata Galleta Y Lara Y El Duende / Galleta, The Cat And Lara, The Goblin (Luna Grande / Big Moon)

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La Gata Galleta Y Lara Y El Duende / Galleta, The Cat And Lara, The Goblin (Luna Grande / Big Moon)
Ricardo Marino
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Award winning-Your child will ask to read over & over!

The Legend of Moon-Goblin Town
Bernice Frances Schopp
Manufacturer: Vantage Pr
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Award winning-Your child will ask to read over & over!.......2003-10-16

Beautiful - beautiful - beautiful!!!! The story is an absolute joy!!!! Although it is written about Halloween - it can be read any day of the year. Every child plus the adult reading the story to a child will be moved by the thrilling highly imaginative adventurous "moon goblin" ride you will experience from the flowing rhythmic style of book that will inspire joy and love within the person reading it. In addition to the wonderful illustrations and thrilling read of the book it has a very high moral message. There are good goblins and monsters, a modern "Srouge type dog catcher character", the dog catcher's family and his children and dogs in the story that radiates delight from my child who ask for it to be read over and over again!! This story should be made into a movie by Stephen Speilberg or a cartoon by Dreamworks. It is a must!! I give it 10 stars.!!!!!

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Spider-Man: Goblin Moon
Kurt; Archer, Nathan Busiek
Manufacturer: Putnam
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Magical vs. Practical
You can't go wrong with Candace Sams Tales of the Order!
terrific fantasy
A new author for me!
I HOPE THE SORCERESS SEEKS ME OUT

Goblin Moon
Candace Sams
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Magical vs. Practical.......2007-02-05

Goblin Moon is a book by Candace Sams who creates an alternate world for us, hidden away in the forests of England. The fact that she can make her mythical, or are they, beings seem so human is a great feat all in itself.

An accident many years before has left the Goblin population dying out. In order to restore harmony and continue with the ancient line, an "outsider" must be brought in and marry the ruler of the Goblin clan, and produce a child that will not die a few minutes after birth.

This is a great amount of responsibility to put upon a young leader. Its even more devasting to the kidnapped "outsider". However, predictably, they grow to love one another and await the birth of the miracle child.

There are dangers in the forest, and those who would seek to stop the marriage with an outsider, and the birth of a half human, half goblin child. Thus there are some moments of anguish for all.

I like the way Sams can create these alternate locations and seem to make them real. We can feel the pain, we see the forest. Her imagery is good, and the characters have substance that makes them believable.

I always enjoy these books, they are a quick read, but the messages stay with us: acceptance, tolerance and doing what is necessary to preserve a lifestyle. And it makes one wonder if there really are such beings living among us????

You can't go wrong with Candace Sams Tales of the Order!.......2005-09-23

A magical place hidden from the world to see exists in the middle of Great Britain. In the 4th Tale of the Order, we come to learn about the Goblin race that has thinned down to only 46. If they are not careful they will disappear for good. Their women are unable to have babies that live past birth and sometimes even claiming the mother. And there is no logical medical reason this should be occurring.

The great Sorceress that rules over these magical beings has met with the council and decided something must be done to save them. She informs Tearach, the goblin leader, that he must mate with a human woman. Tearach is more than upset at this news, he is disgusted and cannot imagine touching let alone mating with a human. They are the race he holds responsible for the death of his people 8 years ago when their chemicals poisoned their sacred stream. However no one dare defy the Sorceress as the punishment is beyond imagining.

Kathleen's life has been painful enough, to say the least. Not only did she lose her father, a man she admired enough to pursue the same work as a firefighter, but she has also lost her fiancé. Wanting to get as far away from the pain as possible she moves to England to take up a basic desk job. She starts her day off in typical fashion by running through the local park when she is suddenly abducted.

It isn't long before Kathleen comes to, and figures out what their real intent is. Tearach is, at first overwhelmed by this beautiful woman's analytical mind and decides to come clean and reveal who he is hoping it will in turn overwhelm her. To his amazement Kathleen holds her own and manages to cope with the big, gorgeous green man with pointed ears standing before her. Besides there are many races of color in the world why not green, too?

Tearach and Kathleen soon fall under the clever persuasion of the Sorceress magic and manage to mate regardless of their strong feelings to the contrary. This results in Kathleen's pregnancy, a new frustration and fear Tearach must face. He holds the strong belief this child will not live. There is no proof to believe otherwise, and to make matters more complicated he is starting to care for Kathleen who he believes is a hopeless optimist and will probably reject him when the baby dies.

Ms. Sams writes a wonderfully powerful book on living your greatest fears and ultimately overcoming them. She artfully demonstrates the idea of, how one door closes another opens. Her secondary characters support the story well and provide a magnificent glimpse of the other races that exist in this enchanted place. And to add even further spice to the conflict there is a disgruntled Goblin on the prowl.

I found this book to be just as good as all the other in the Tales of the Order. Ms. Sams' makes me want to believe I will find this place should I travel to Great Britain. Her writing is excellent and descriptive in all the right areas without going to excess. I cannot recommend GOBLIN MOON enough! And I look forward to future Tales of the Order to enchant my world and stir my senses.

terrific fantasy.......2005-06-10

Eight years ago calamity devastated the Goblin race. Now there are only forty-six survivors left with no newborn surviving twenty-fours since the calamity struck. Goblin leader Tearach Bruce is despondent as he watches hopelessly the looming extinction. Medical science has failed; their last fading hope lies with the Druid Sorceress Shayla, who concludes species Goblin will be eradicated unless Tearach returns hope to his beleaguered people by siring a newborn. Tearach sees nothing new in that declaration, but figuratively stops breathing when Shayla suggests mating with the hated humans.

Setting his loathing aside for the better good, Tearach's loyal followers abduct former firefighter Kathleen Parker, still in mourning from recent losses of loved ones, while she is on morning run. She has vowed never to love again because the heart takes too big a battering from that unwanted emotion. Tearach does not desire love with a human; he just needs to mate with her. Neither expected to find strong feelings with the other, but a species is at stake. Can they collaborate on the future though their cultures see the world so differently?

The fourth Tales of the Moon novel, GOBLIN MOON, is a terrific fantasy starring two star-crossed individuals who clash on everything as each perceives, ponders, and deduces from the same information different results and outcomes than the other yet fall in love. The comparative cultural anthropological disparities between humans and Goblins seem so genuine that readers will believe in the existence of magical creatures at least when entering the charming Sams' universe. Newcomers can start here as this novel stands alone, but well written references to the previous books will send the audience seeking them too as GOBLIN MOON is a wonderful tale

Harriet Klausner

A new author for me!.......2005-05-10

For the last eight years every Goblin child has died immediately after being born. Tearach Bruce knows that his race is facing extinction but when the Sorceress of the Ancients tells him that by mating with a human woman and conceiving a child the curse destroying his people will be lifted. Tearach can't believe that he is expected to mate with a human, one of the very people who are responsible for the destruction of his people. Kathy Parker is a paramedic whose has lost both her father and her fiancé in a fire. The last thing she ever expected was to be kidnaped and told that she must mate with a Goblin in order to save his race. Both Tearach and Kathy are determined that they will not be forced into a relationship. But neither of them count on the Sorceress's determination for them to conceive a child. With a little help from the Sorceress Tearach and Kathy find themselves spending a passion filled night together and a child is conceived. Tearach is convinced that this child will more than likely die as soon as it is born like the other Goblin children but Kathy is just as determined that Tearach will let go of the hate and gloominess that has filled his life. Once their child is born will Tearach be able to let go of the past and give his heart to Kathy? Or will a woman who is obsessed with Tearach destroy all the good that has Kathy has brought.

I have to say that Goblin Moon was a huge surprise for me. I love fantasy and paranormal romances but I put off reading Goblin Moon because I wasn't sure I was going to like it. I was happily surprised when I found that I could not put it down. Tearach is a hero who you feel for even when you want to shake him. Kathy is just the sort of heroine that I love to read. Spunky and able to take care of herself. Together Tearach and Kathy simmer with emotion and heat. Candace Sams skillfully drew me into the world of the Druids, Goblins and Fairies. Once I realized that Goblin Moon was the fourth book in the Tales of the Order series I couldn't download the other books quickly enough. Goblin Moon delivers as a sexy fantasy romance.

Melissa
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I HOPE THE SORCERESS SEEKS ME OUT.......2005-04-03

The previous review gives a great summary for Goblin Moon without giving away too many details.
I was hooked from the 1st page and couldn't seem to put the book down. The enchantment and magic is alive in this present day fairy tale. It makes me dream of such a world. The story-line was nicely pulled together.
I've read all 4 books in the "Tales of the Order" and each one can stand alone, but it is nice to meet up with old friends.
I eagerly await The Craftsman.
Thanks Candace Sams.

Romance Treasury: The Paper Marriage-Goblin Hill- The Moon-Dancers (Romance Treasury)

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Romance Treasury: The Paper Marriage-Goblin Hill- The Moon-Dancers (Romance Treasury)
Essie Summers, Mary Wibberley Flora Kidd
Manufacturer: Romance Treasury Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0373041136

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If you or a family member has diabetes, food preparation may seem like a chore or a deprivation. What can you cook that tastes good and fits the diabetes guidelines? The authors of Diabetes Cookbook for Dummies, diabetes expert Alan Rubin (who also wrote Diabetes for Dummies) and registered dietician Fran Stach, have come up with dishes that will please not just the person with diabetes but the whole family. The diabetes diet is healthy for all of us, and if we can make it taste good, we all benefit.

That's where this book shines. The 112 recipes are as creative and tasty as they are healthy, yet most take a half hour or less of preparation (plus cooking time). Recipes include Soy Waffles, Crispy Corn French Toast, Portobello Paté, Carrot Soup with Leek and Blood Orange, Mango Tortilla Salad, Oriental Beef and Noodle Salad, and Spaghetti Squash with Fresh Basil, plus a variety of fish, meat, and poultry entrées. Some of the recipes were created by chef Denise Sharf; others were contributed by gourmet restaurants. All recipes include nutritional information: calories, protein, carbohydrates, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, fiber, sodium, and exchanges.

Diabetes Cookbook for Dummies is more than a compilation of recipes. The book also gives guidelines for "what, when, and how much" to eat, including tips for visualizing portions (an ounce of meat is the size of a matchbox; an ounce of cheese is the size of a domino; a medium potato is the size of a computer mouse). You'll get shopping and cooking tips and illustrated food-preparation steps to help novice cooks.

Like the whole For Dummies line, the style is simple, friendly, clever, and sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, such as, "Don't go to a paint store and expect to get thinner there." -- Joan Price

Book Description

These recipes transform the typical diabetic diet from bland and blah to “Mmmmmm!” and “Ahhhhh!” Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies, 2 ^nd Edition is extensively updated with more than 100 new recipes from great restaurants and great chefs. You’ll discover taste-tempting dishes like Blueberry Almond Pancakes, BBQ Chicken Potato Hash, Beer Braised Pork, Sweet Potato Biscuits, and Chocolate Almond Biscotti. There’s loads of new information about diabetes and the role of diet in managing it, plus:

Tips on how to fare well with restaurant or fast food fare
Coverage of ethnic foods, including African-American, Chinese, Italian, French, Indian, Thai, and Mexican
Info on popular diets, including South Beach, Atkins, Ornish, and others
Nutrition information and diabetic exchanges for each recipe
A “visual” guide to portion sizes with comparisons you’ll remember, such as a medium potato is the size of a computer mouse
The scoop on new artificial sweeteners, including Splenda
Tips for food shopping, including how to decipher confusing food labels and calculate exchanges
A Restaurant Travel Guide for 14 cities, including New York, Boston, Chocago, Dallas, Denver, and Nashville

Alan Rubin, M.D. is one of the nation’s leading authorities on diabetes. He wrote the bestselling Diabetes For Dummies, 1 ^st and 2 ^nd editions, and the 1 ^st edition of Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies. While the cooking tips and great recipes will make you think he’s a food guru, the doctor in him comes through. The book includes:

Updated recommendations for elderly diabetics
Info especially for pregnant or postmenopausal diabetics
Ways to promote healthy eating in children
Exercise advice—just 30 minutes a day protects against the complications of diabetes

With all this information and these recipes, you’ll manage to eat very well while you manage your diabetes!

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"A favorite specialty cookbook-over 85,000 copies sold-now revised with nearly 50 percent new content

The author of the bestselling Diabetes For Dummies (0-7645-6820-5) has now thoroughly revised and updated this companion cookbook to bring it into line with the latest diabetes findings and trends. In addition to 100 delicious all-new recipes-including tempting new ethnic dishes-the book discusses popular diets such as Atkins and South Beach and new sweeteners like Splenda. "

Customer Reviews:

A good start.......2007-07-18

i bought this book a couple of years ago, because my partner is diabetic and i wanted to know how to cook for her. the recipes in here are all good, and sound delicious, but most are too involved to be practical for everyday cooking. more helpful would have been how to make regular foods diabetic-friendly. there are some good chapters explaining diabetes and carbs and all that, but the actual cookbook part could use some work.

Very good.......2007-06-27

Unfortunately, my husband is a very picky eater and didn't care for many of the recipes but I enjoyed them (him being the diabetic). Very good information in this book.

My girlfriend who I gave it to loves it!!.......2007-03-09

Gave as gift to someone who just got diagnosed with the possibility of getting diabetes. But now I want my own copy. Just to be informed.

Very Misleading Book.......2007-02-22

This book didn't give enough information, and it was very misleading.

Look for Dr. McDougall's books on Amazon. Or, if you google Dr. McDougall, you can go to his website and see what he has to say about diabetes. Numerous studies show about 75 percent of type 2 diabetes is completely curable - within 10 days - by changing your diet. Period. You can come off all medication and insulin. He gives the information you need, completely free, on his website. Use his method, and you'll soon see your blood sugars return to normal . . . but then the various companies that make a fortune off diabetes will suffer.

Another thing about this dummies book: It's chock-full of ads. The author heavily peppers his writing with all sorts of product endorsements and gets kickbacks for them.

You might want to read Dr. Neal Barnard's Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes Without Drugs before you jump to conclusions. He is president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (a nonprofit organization with a lot of highly respected members.) He has a lot of respectable physicians endorsing his work. I encourage anyone reading this to search for his book on Amazon. You'll find it doesn't have any ads and no kickbacks from the big drug companies like the "Dummies" books.

A helpful gift.......2007-01-09

I made this purchase as gifts for people with Type 2 diabetes.

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