The Meaning of Night: A Confession

 The Meaning of Night (A Confession) by Michael Cox.

 

Paperback : 720 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-0393330342
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint Edition (October 17, 2007)

 

 

Amazon Review:

 

The atmosphere of Bleak House, the sensuous thrill of Perfume, and the mystery of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell all combine in a story of murder, deceit, love, and revenge in Victorian England.

"After killing the red-haired man, I took myself off to Quinn's for an oyster supper." So begins the "enthralling" (Booklist, starred review) and "ingenious" (Boston Globe) story of Edward Glyver, booklover, scholar, and murderer. As a young boy, Glyver always believed he was destined for greatness. A chance discovery convinces him that he was right: greatness does await him, along with immense wealth and influence. Overwhelmed by his discovery, he will stop at nothing to win back a prize that he knows is rightfully his.

Glyver's path to reclaim his prize leads him from the depths of Victorian London, with its foggy streets, brothels, and opium dens, to Evenwood, one of England's most beautiful and enchanting country houses, and finally to a consuming love for the beautiful but enigmatic Emily Carteret. His is a story of betrayal and treachery, of death and delusion, of ruthless obsession and ambition. And at every turn, driving Glyver irresistibly onward, is his deadly rival: the poet-criminal Phoebus Rainsford Daunt.

The Meaning of Night is an enthralling novel that will captivate readers right up to its final thrilling revelation.

 

At the moment I own but two books by Michael Cox, which I have read before and am rereading them now.

This is quite a long book but, the author writes with precision and leaves out nothing that you don't find out sooner or later.

It is a "story". Murder is involved, but the long story that goes along with the decision that is made, tells the entire story.  It may seem slow to some people reading it but it held me so as to be sure I read it all.  It took me a long time as health and other priorities kept me from finishing it sooner.

The top bold paragraph let's you know if you might like this book or not.  I liked it enough to get a second book of his called The Glass of Time.  If anyone reading this has read it before I'd like very much to hear what you thought of it.

Now, on to The Glass of Time!

September 29,2020

 

I wonder if Spock get it??  Heh.

My Eagle Returned

 

MY EAGLE RETURNED!!!.................  Many photo's will look the same. That's because my hands shake a lot and I never know if they will be blurry from that.  So... More is better then nothin' !

I haven't seen my Eagle in a long time... very happy to see him come  back to this tree!!!!!

Nicholas Flamel and The Codex

 Nicholas Flamel and the Codex by Michael Scott.

 

File Size : 2368 KB
Publication Date : September 22, 2020
ASIN : B08CD2MQVK
Print Length : 54 pages
Publisher : Delacorte Press

 

 

 

Amazon Review:

 

Before Nicholas Flamel became the most famous alchemist who ever lived, he was merely a mortal—until the day a mysterious hook-handed man sold him a book and changed his life, and the world, forever.

Now, that lost story is told. . .

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The Codex helped Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel unlock the secrets of immortality. But first, it almost killed them. With this exclusive ebook, Michael Scott offers readers a never-before-seen short story from the world of the best selling Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series: the tale of how the Flamels became to be Guardians of the Codex through Nicholas’s first encounter with Marethyu, the hook-handed man—and their subsequent battle with John Dee’s legendary predecessor, the devious Dr. Mirabilis: Sir Robert Bacon and his mechanical man.

 

With all the horrible things going on in America and around the world... something wonderful has occurred !  Michael Scott has (and is) releasing Novella's of more of his characters in The Alchemyst Series!!  This is probably the happiest I've been since the awful  Covid  came to us and the rest of the world!

Amazon really tells what the story is about and still leaves the joy of reading it for yourself!

I was thrilled to hear the voices of Nicholas and Perenelle once again. And a character or two you will recognize .  This is a great little prequel  to a most fabulous series... AND... there are more to come!!!!  Stay tuned!

September 28, 2020

Something different today...   a guessing game?   Do you know who this actor is????

No cheating!  

 

September 23, 2020

 "THIS" is the Smoky Mountains.!

So close to those that live on the East Coast... yet seemingly so far away.

As you drive along you come across places you never knew existed.  Like the Old Logging Railroad.... Just knowing places like this are just waiting to be discovered over and over again is almost sad.  And I am happy that Cathy and I found them!  I hope someday we can find places like this again.

 

September 22, 2020

 I hope that anyone who comes by my blog doesn't get tired of Nature photo's ... I think I am so tired of being cooped up and not going outside except for doctor appointments and food shopping  that I have the need to see these photo's from a few years ago over and over again.

Where was the last place you went to that you just knew you'd want to go back to again?

Mine always seems to be the Smoky Mountains.  I wanted to go West to see some of the National Parks out there but I don't think my health will let me... that and so many of them seem to be burning down!  How horrible for what beauty we have here in America has to fight so hard to survive.

Nowadays we do too.  I never even imagined a life like we have been having to live .. and now I wonder if it will ever be "normal" again.... what do you think?

Sept 21, 2020

 

September 21,2020

 There were a few birds around this morning... mostly hiding!..

September 19, 2020

 

This was during my last trip to the Smoky Mts.  ..and due to my age and "ailments" it will most likely be my last...   The more time goes by the more I feel like I can't be alive without the forests and creeks and boulders.  But I am glad that, even late in life, I found what makes me truly happy. All stress goes away.  All anxieties go away.  And I find I never want to leave and come back to "life".

I hope anyone who reads this can say the same thing.  That they found a place that makes them feel like "this is what life should feel like".

I haven't gotten use to my blog yet.  I'm go with it for book reviews but, it's been a long time since I had to write more than a sentence next to a photo!

I hope I don't go back to FB.  It's not right to take the freedom of choice from people, which is what they have done. Making changes is one thing, not giving people to choose which one they like and want to use, is another.

Ok, I'm done complaining for today.. It won't be this way everyday, I promise!

Love, Pat

September 18, 2020

Whew,  Had to learn how to enlarge the photo on Blogspot!  It's been years since I wrote the post right on the program. Generally I wrote the book posts on "Live Writer" and then published it to here.

I am also not use to writing more then a few words!!  It's been 11 years on FB so I have to relearn my blogs!  I don't want anyone to feel they have to come here just to see if I posted a photo.. This is what many of us did before FB was invented, where you could see so many friends in a short time!

I hope you have a good day... stay away from the Covid, if we are lucky we will get a vaccine in a few more months!

Take care.....

September 17, 2020

Wow!  Facebook sure wants to "tick off" people!.. they managed very well ticking ME off!  I don't tolerate having no choice very well so I have left  FB.  I may stop in once a week to see everyone's posts but I won't be posting..

I was shocked when I tried to leave my blog address, which I left on there everytime I had a book to share, and they said they couldn't put it up because it was BLOCKED.. (by THEM!)   I would guess they do this to get people like me to leave, and they succeeded.  Though I am not sure WHY they would want me to leave when I was never, so much as sent to their "jail".

From this address I will still post photo's like I did on FB and Books when I finish reading them.  I know only one or two people will stop by and that's ok.  Everyone I friended on FB will remain my friend !

Oh, I forgot that today is Thursday... !...  "Those Were the Days!"

I guess that's it for now.. I have to get over FB...  11 years.. long time.  

Take care !