More than You Know.More Than You Know by Rosalyn Story Agate, September 2004 $24.95, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-972-45628-7 What comes to mind first as I finish Rosalyn Story's fiction debut, More Than You Know, is simply "wow." Some people just know how to spin a tale. A newcomer to fiction, Story writes with the plot-twisting precision of a veteran and a lyricism lyr·i·cism n. 1. a. The character or quality of subjectivity and sensuality of expression, especially in the arts. b. The quality or state of being melodious; melodiousness. 2. reminiscent of James Baldwin's novel-turned-serenade Sonny's Blues. Her story begins more than 40 years in the past, when a 9-year-old boy delivers an abandoned baby to the doorstep of a beauty shop. Sworn to secrecy Sworn To Secrecy: Secrets of War (aka Secrets of War) is the most comprehensive video documentary television series ever produced on the military history and the “secrets of war” of the Twentieth Century. by the birth mother and paid the tidy sum of $2, young L.J. Tillman hands over the baby to the owner and disappears. Fast-forwarding to the present, we discover a middle-aged L.J., a disillusioned dis·il·lu·sion tr.v. dis·il·lu·sioned, dis·il·lu·sion·ing, dis·il·lu·sions To free or deprive of illusion. n. 1. The act of disenchanting. 2. The condition or fact of being disenchanted. saxophonist whose once comfortable life in Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). has been reduced to that of a homeless New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. street performer. The downturn began almost a year earlier, after he begrudgingly revealed his long-held secret to his wife. She threw him out. Now he's a dead man walking, treading through the memories of his past and hoping there's still time to re-build for his future. Well done. What a story it is; the author has in every respect lived up to her last name. A symphonic violinist, Story uses her musical acumen to create a melody between the pages of More Than You Knew. She is also author of the nonfiction title And So I Sing (Warner Books, Inc., February 1990). Her latest work doesn't skip a beat. Regina Cash-Clark is an assistant professor of journalism at Ramapo College of New Jersey and a freelance writer/editor. |
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