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Journals of Leo Lerman" August 18, 1945 Siasconset, Massachusetts "... suddenly there was a shout at our back lane...the door flew open - and thirty-five people crowded in... then we were giving a party - " Surrounded by writers and movie stars, so begins Leo Lerman's first summer on Nantucket. Writer, critic, editor at Conde Nast, Lerman was a man about town who knew absolutely everyone at the center of New York's artistic and social circles during the 1940s, up until his death in the 1990s. Leo could out- Truman Truman Capote (who, along with Christopher Isherwood, summered with Lerman at Quidnet during 1947) when it came to being a legendary party host. With eloquence, insight and wit, Lerman filled his journals (pubished this spring by Knopf, $38) with gossip, acute assessments and priceless anecdotes. This dazzling arrangement of memories is truly a grand surprise!
Book Corner Nantucket Bookworks 25 Broad Street, 228-4000 "Carry Me Down" and "How the Light Gets In" by M.J. Hyland An Australian citizen who was born in London to Irish parents, M.J. Hyland is a compulsive writer. Currently, she has two novels out, "How the Light Gets In" and the more recent "Carry Me Down." The former is narrated by a gifted, 16-year-old Australian girl from a squalid background while she spends a scholarship year at a Chicago high school. The latter is narrated by a 12-year-old Irish boy who believes he can detect lies and who has a questionable ability to adjust to the world; perhaps he's autistic. In both novels, but especially in "Carry Me Down," Hyland explores her narrator's grasp of reality - an interesting issue for the reader. ("Carry Me Down" is a finalist for the Booker prize.) These are two arresting novels.
Bookworks VIDEOS Camera Shop & Nantucket Video 32 Main Street, 228-0101 "The Painted Veil" (Rated PG-13 for some mature sexual situations, partial nudity, disturbing images and brief drug content.) Edward Norton plays a British bacteriologist who persuades a restless and shallow society girl, played by Naomi Watts, to marry him. After his discovery of her affair in Shanghai with a diplomat (Liev Schreiber), he threatens to expose her. So she reluctantly agrees to travel with him to a remote Chinese village that is stricken with the cholera epidemic. China itself has a starring role in this film with breathtaking scenery. Directed by John Curran - Laurie Donovan, manager, Camera Shop & Nantucket Video Orange Street Video 117 Orange Street, 228-5806
content.) As a member of the hit band "PoP," Alex (Hugh Grant) used to be a megastar back in the '80s. Today, he can only get small-time gigs performing for his now middle-aged fans. But Alex gets a big break when popprincess Cora asks him to write a duet they can peform together. Although Alex has little skill as a writer, his house-sitter, Sophie (Drew Barrymore), is a natural lyricist. While working together, Alex and Sophie begin to see they have more in common than the song. - Kate O'Brien, manager, Orange Street Video |
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