![]() Unfortunately, both Milly and Densher throw wrenches into the plans and schemes of both Kate and Maud. Maud is pushing this new relationship, as well, for, in it, she sees the end to the threat of Kate marrying beneath her socioeconomic status. He must court Milly, marry her, wait for her to die, inherit her fortune, and then, as a wealthy widower, marry Kate with Maud's blessing. Once apprised of Milly's medical situation, Kate launches a plan to achieve marriage with Densher. Enter Milly Theale, a lovely, altruistic heiress from America, who has no family and who is terminally ill. Social mores demand Maud's approval, and Kate and Merton are therefore at an impasse in their relationship. Unfortunately, despite her meager upbringing, Kate is now living with her wealthy and socially elite Aunt Maud Lowder, a woman who will never agree to their marriage. Kate Croy is in love with a poor journalist, Merton Densher. ![]() James sets his novel in turn-of-the-century London, a society that remains steeped in Victorian tradition and social mores that appear ridiculous to the contemporary youthful reader. ![]() In The Wings of the Dove, Henry James provides a rather unique approach to the timeless issues of selfishness, greed, conspiracy, love, and betrayal - universal themes in literature since early Greek theater. ![]()
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![]() ![]() There are probably many more-even just in your own community-than you realize, but why don't we see these nursing children more? In this collection of stories from mothers all over the world and from many walks of life, Janell E. What about children that are nursed past toddlerhood, children that are nursed to their third birthday and sometimes far beyond? What brings a mother to decide to continue breastfeeding for so long past the societal norm? Children who breastfeed past their third birthday certainly exist. ![]() It is rare to see a child nursing to 6 months, let alone into toddlerhood. Once a mother has chosen to breastfeed, it may seem like that is that, but the question of how long to breastfeed a child is laced with controversy and conflict in our society. One of the first decisions that they make is how to feed their babies. In the early years of parenting, mothers spend countless hours considering the best ways to raise their children to be happy and healthy. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Focusing on the stinging memories of growing up black and a woman during the 1960s, one could overlook Smith’s mastery of rhyme rhythm and form, but it runs like an electric current throughout the collection. “The city squared its teeth,” she writes and “smiled oil” the chicken shack’s “slick cuisine served up in virgin white cardboard boxes with Tabasco/ nibbling the seams.” Motown saturates the language and weaves itself into Smith’s narratives. The collection builds momentum with vivid, high-textured city scenes. About This Episode: In this episode of VIDA Voices and Views, produced by Lauren Berman and R.J. Patricia Smith is a poet, teacher, and performance artist. ![]() Smith’s mother bestowed on the poet a name fitting for a woman that would “never idly throat the Lord’s name or wear one/ of those thin, sparkled skirts that flirted with her knees./ She’d be a nurse or a third-grade teacher or a postal drone,/ jobs requiring alarm-clock discipline and sensible shoes.” But her father, though acquiescing, secretly called her Jimi Savannah, embodying “the blues-bathed moniker of a ball breaker, the name/ of a grown gal in a snug red sheath and unlaced All-stars.” This duality bursts forth in her poems about growing up on Chicago’s West Side, the place that lured her parents from Alabama promising a better life. In her title poem, Smith describes her mother and father debating what to call her. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I didn't expect to have my whole life turned upside down. ![]() I didn't expect to fall in love with him. Yet uncovering Viktor's secret was only the first step. He is Viktor of House Nordin, His Royal Highness, The Crown Prince of Sweden. Beneath his quiet, enigmatic gaze and cocky charm, is a man who is running away from who he really is. But soon I discovered the truth behind Viktor's façade. At first I thought Viktor was just your average businessman passing through, albeit obscenely handsome, six-foot-five, blue-eyed, and mysteriously rich. Then a fateful encounter literally brought Prince Charming to my doorstep. That was even more apparent when a senseless tragedy took the lives of my parents, forcing me to become the sole guardian of our dysfunctional household at the mere age of twenty-three. Growing up poor in small-town California as the oldest of six siblings, I knew I would never ride off into the sunset with anyone. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ana must somehow learn to share Christian's opulent lifestyle without sacrificing her own identity. But Ana knows that loving her Fifty Shades will not be easy, and that being together will pose challenges that neither of them would anticipate. Determined to keep her, Christian agrees.Now, Ana and Christian have it all-love, passion, intimacy, wealth, and a world of possibilities for their future. Shocked, intrigued, and, ultimately, repelled by Christian's singular erotic tastes, Ana demands a deeper commitment. Now, I think you're wearing too many clothes."When unworldly student Anastasia Steele first encountered the driven and dazzling young entrepreneur Christian Grey it sparked a sensual affair that changed both of their lives irrevocably. Now a Special Edition Hard Cover"Christian, I've been yours since I said yes." I scoot forward, cupping his beloved face in my hands. ![]() |