M.J. Payne
My favorite literary couple were in many ways not a couple at all, nevertheless it is Brett, Lady Ashley, and Jake Barnes from Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises". Brett is a famous "bad girl" in literature and her doomed relationship with the wounded Barnes has what was described in a New York World Review by Stephens of the time as having a "sordid and futile loveliness". Part of the haunting nature of love is what it satisfies and the misery of the things it does not satisfy (name your poison). This relationship perfectly describes the human longing for connection, how it is often thwarted by problems inherent in life, its moments of beauty and its moments of hell.
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M. J. My book is about the French Resistance. It has been a dream of mine for several years after I visited the Resistance area in France. One night while dining with my husband, a man across the isle heard our discussion. He came to the table with the information that he was a French Resistance Fighter. Later, he sent me photos and information. I dedicated this book to him. I would love your review. No rush?
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