Vulnerable In Hearts.Vulnerable In Hearts Sandy Balfour Bal·four , Francis Maitland 1851-1882. Scottish embryologist and zoologist noted for his studies of the development of the urogenital and nervous systems in vertebrates. Farrar Far·rar , Geraldine 1882-1967. American operatic soprano. A member of the Metropolitan Opera of New York (1906-1922), she was noted for her roles in Carmen and Madame Butterfly. Straus Giroux 175 Fifth Avenue, #300, NY, NY 10010 www.fsgbooks.com 0374285721 $22.00 1-888-330-8477 While Vulnerable In Hearts easily reaches an adult audience, this memoir memoir History or record composed from personal observation and experience. Closely related to autobiography, a memoir differs chiefly in the degree of emphasis on external events. is reviewed here for its special interest to young adults as well, telling of a father, a son, and contract bridge, which binds their worlds. Eight decades of Balfour's father's life and the same period in the history of bridge are provided in an intriguing in·trigue n. 1. a. A secret or underhand scheme; a plot. b. The practice of or involvement in such schemes. 2. A clandestine love affair. v. world history of the game. Plenty of teens will find the father, son and game interrelationships intriguing. |
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