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...The same cannot be said of the merely melancholic, whose retreat into silence, inaction and sorrow calls to mind those stilled, retrospecting souls out of late Beckett, rocking their way towards oblivion...
...All the sorrow of September 11 — and all the blood and treasure and sacrifice of the 20 years since — could not be redeemed for democracy in Afghanistan, or even a relatively durable government there....
...“Silk Brocade”, similarly, catches Ann Gallagher, a young clothing designer, in her moment of blossoming, the future ahead of her, and records a glorious afternoon’s picnic with a band of friends — “that...
...And there is another strange sorrow in here, too, wrought unwittingly by Franny, that baby at the christening, when, as a 29-yearold cocktail waitress who’s given up on law school, she falls for a famous...
...in the capacity for joy” is the way Primo Levi characterises Rabelais — an unlikely choice of literary hero for Levi until one realises, from the magnificently compendious The Complete Works edited by Ann...
...I just sat there,” says Jacqueline Gold, chief executive of Ann Summers, the lingerie chain, who is now known for her active presence....
...Review by Barry Forshaw … Seven for a Secret, by Lindsay Faye, Headline Review, RRP£14.99, 395 pages “One for sorrow,/ Two for joy,/ Three for a girl,/ Four for a boy,/ Five for silver,/ Six for gold,...
...Heaney and has wife Marie had three children together: Christopher, Michael and Catherine Ann....
...Carol Ann Duffy, a prolific poet and playwright known for her dramatic flair, long ago ascended from author to public personality....
...Sadly, people like to watch, read and spy on sorrow and pain. When the pain is being inflicted by another human, all the better....
...Ms Dunn, who expressed sorrow at the turn of events but also defiance, denied personal responsibility for the scandal, suggesting that the ultimate blame for the use of questionable tactics in HP’s leak...
...There is an ongoing struggle against despair and self-pity, with sorrows gently and charmingly expressed....
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