[bksvol-discuss] Re: The Idea Behind Clubs
- From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 19:04:57 -0400
Dear Julia,
The nice lady's name in the book Cloudy Jewel is Jewel.
Click this link to find it in the Bookshare collection.
http://www.bookshare.org/web/SingleTitle.html?submittitleid=32431
I had an aunt Jewel, too. Her hobby was creating new varieties of roses,
There's also a singer named Jewel.
Always with love,
lissi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julia Kulak" <julia.kulak@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 9:42 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: The Idea Behind Clubs
Oh dear, I'm confused, is the nice lady in the book called Jewel or Julia?
Just like to keep track of my name in literature, smile.
Julia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 3:16 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: The Idea Behind Clubs
Dear James,
Your great idea to list and or discuss books we're currently reading or
working on has been suggested before and never quite caught on. I love
your suggestion and every time it is raised I hope again to begin hearing
much more about everyone's reads and projects.
I'll second your motion by mentioning that I'm reading Cloudy Jewel by
Grace Livingston Hill. Grand Cindy prepared it beautifully for Bookshare
and recommended it to me. It's a sweet story of two college age teenagers
who bring new excitement and sense of purpose to their great aunt Jewel's
life. It is mildly Christian fiction written before there was a
pigeonhole for this kind of novel. Grace Livingston Hill was one of my
mother's favorite authors. I imagine how it was read from her point of
view so in addition to enjoying the sweet nostalgia of the story, it
makes me remember, admire and miss my mother and see her as a person who
found peace from difficult times in the worlds of happy endings she found
in books. I'm reading it on my braillenote.
Here is Bookshare's long synopsis for Cloudy Jewel, rated excellent as
are all of Grand Cindy's
Jewel Cloud has spent her life caring first for her brothers and sister
and then for her ailing mother. When her mother dies, her wealthy
college-age nephew
and niece ask her to be a surrogate mother to them when they go off to
college. They buy a house and live near campus. Julia, whom the children
call Cloudy
Jewel, enjoys being a mother to these young people and their friends. She
re-introduces them to the pleasures of closeness with God and Christ, and
the
children become a vital force in the church, youth group, and college
community. The young people fall in love, and have some good and bad
experiences.
This book was originally written in 1920. The publisher haas retained the
hyphenation and spelling of the 1920 edition. Thus words that we don't
hyphenate
today, like today and upstairs, are hyphenated: to-day, up-stairs. Also,
some words are spelled differently, e.g., clue is spelled c l e w instead
of c
l u e. There is also some dialect
On a talking book from NLS I'm reading Cousin Rachael by Daphne Du
Maurier Bookshare has this book, too. It's rated excellent. Here is
Bookshare's long synopsis.
Ambrose Ahley leaves his young cousin Philip in charge of the estate in
England and travels to Italy for his health. There ambrose meets and
marries Rachel,
a young half-Italian widow. But soon Ambrose dies, after having sent
Philip some disturbing letters about Rachel. Disposed to be jealous of
his unknown
cousin-in-law, Philip swears to avenge Ambrose if his wife did anything
to hasten his death. Then Rachel arrives at the estate, and everything
changes.
Captivated by her warm personality and delicate beauty, Philip wants to
give all he has to Rachel, and she seems to respond to his love. But as
rumors
about her past surface and an Italian friend, Rainaldi, arrives to stir
the pot, Philip's love for Rachel becomes entangled with suspicion. Is
she a loving,
honest woman? Is she a sly, money-hungry temptress? Or both? And is
Philip's own life now in danger? "My Cousin Rachel" is a wonderful
mystery by the author
of "Rebecca" and just as haunting, and it also paints a vivid picture of
English country life as a backdrop for this suspenseful, fascinating
story.
My 5 validations in progress are
1. Mary queen of Scotland and the Isles by Margaret George an 870 page
historical fiction chunkster which has me in its clutches as the
characters and their time are so believable. 401 pages down and 469 pages
to go.
2. The History of Middle-earth volume 3, by J. R. R. Tolkien edited by
Christopher Tolkien, The Lays of Beleriand, all poetry. I'm just getting
started but love Tolkien's eloquence.
3. On Winding Hill Road, a Gothic novel by Diane Tyrrel -a project of
pure entertainment which I haven't read. The scanner says its a good
read.
4. The People Could Fly, American Black Folktales told by Virginia
Hamilton. Beautifully told folktales which evolved in the slave culture
with wonderful commentaries explaining their symbols and themes. These
are fabulous witty and wise stories to read aloud. 13 pages down and 164
pages to go but this one will go quickly because though the pages are
large the text is double spaced.
5. When Someone You Love is Wiccan, a Guide to Witchcraft and Paganism
for Concerned Friends, Nervous Parents,and Curious coworkers by Carl
McColman. Imagine this Christian Catholic's relief upon learning that
this faith which developed in England in the 1940s is nothing about devil
worship, animal or human sacrifice, or wishing evil on anyone. It teaches
love and harmony with nature and that good wished and done is multiplied.
This book has calmed my concerns as the friend of a few Wiccans.Half
finished. Oh, and because Wiccans honor nature, they are a positive force
in the effort to keep our earth green and teaming with diverse, healthy,
animal life.
Validating for Bookshare provides me with no end of entertainment as I
work on the kinds of books I normally choose. I read every word of them
cover to cover. It also expands my horizons as I work on books on behalf
of friends with different tastes. I'm still grounded in my faith, but my
understanding of other topics, cultures and beliefs keeps expanding.
Bookshare has been a feast for my intellect, my funny bone and my soul.
Your turn, Jim. I hope more readers and volunteers will jump in and tell
us what's on their reading menus.
Always with love,
Lissi
----- Original Message -----
From: <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 1:31 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] The Idea Behind Clubs
Hi,
Is the idea behind clubs to encourage scanning and validation? For
example,
could one type of activity be that members would talk about the book or
books they have scanned or validated in the past or the book they are
working on presently? This would be a way to encourage higher activity.
Thanks.
Jim
James D Homme,
Usability Engineering
Highmark Inc.
james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx
412-544-1810
"It's more important for me to start to do the right thing than it is to
wait until I think I
can do it just right."
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