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Left on Tenth (eBook, ePUB)
'Tender, witty and romantic - there is something so calming about Delia's writing that makes you immediately want to get cosy, slow down and shut off the world for a moment.' - Emma Gannon ______________________________________________________________________________If you pitched a movie about a recently-widowed woman in her seventies who reconnects with a man she dated in college, leading to an exchange of emails and the pair falling in love fifty years after their first date, the studio exec would say it's too far-fetched. Yet that's just what happened to Delia Ephron, writer, bestselling novelist and screenwriter of You've Got Mail. When Delia's beloved first husband Jerry died of cancer in 2015, after thirty-three years of marriage, she struggled without him. Focusing on the day-to-day, she decided to make one small move forward and cancel Jerry's dedicated landline. This spiralled into days of frustration, prompting Delia to turn to words to process her grief and bewilderment. Her New York Times piece about the woes of customer service caught the eye of Peter, who emailed to commiserate. He was recently widowed himself and reminded Delia that years ago, when they were college students, they had been set up by her sister Nora. Cautiously, Delia replied. Over a few short weeks of email exchanges, Delia realized that she and Peter were undeniably soulmates. Months later, still caught up in this whirlwind romance, Delia made another life-changing discovery: she was profoundly sick. Left on Tenth is the spirited story of Delia's second chance at love, and a heartfelt and miraculous account of life after cancer.- Shop: buecher
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Old Simplicity
Review Jim Perkins and Ronan Burke and take their name from the unmanned, technology-laden US rocket which should have guided itself to the moon, but instead missed it's target by 36,000km and spiralled off into space, losing contact with the Earth. This self-deprecating nod to their own technology-laden folk sound shows an unnecessary modesty. Their debut album, 'Old Simplicity' hits it's target so firmly that it would be quite reasonable for them to shout it from the rooftops. But, I guess, it would be difficult for someone brimming with arrogance to come up with such intricate and beautiful music as this. Using a plethora of folk instruments, the duo create rich sounds, which are often cut up and rearranged, providing astonishing backing for Ronan's layered vocals. Stand out tracks, 'Pendulum' and 'Old Simplicity' are prime examples of how the duo construct songs. On the former, cut up and pitched up vocal sounds act in contrast to Efterklang-esque, choral melodies over music that slowly builds to a rumbling crescendo. The title track may once have been a traditional folk song, and in many ways it still is, although the guitar part has been pulled apart note by note and put back together in a different order. Such heavy editing is not always used, though. The duo know when something is better left alone and these tracks show a gentler side and unearth more subtleties in their songwriting. This album is an astonishing feat of musical ability and studio skill. Ranger3 manage to give folk an excitingly modern twist, without losing the warmth at it's heart -- Andy Malt CMUMusicNetwork 'A great album needs to feel complete as well as experimental, and Old Simplicity manages this balance brilliantly...... a thoroughly enjoyable album that succeeds through being different' - Tom Slater, Spiked-online.com 'Sense of Direction is a gem reminiscent of Schneider tm in slow mo' - Cian Ó Cíobhán, RTE radio Ireland, It's recently been released on the 'An Taobh Tuathail vol 2' compilation alongside artists such as Murcof, Mice parade and Colleen. 'If We Were Ready' and 'A Step Too Far' all sound immaculate' - Edwin McFee, Hot Press 'Technically complex and extremely musical' - Mark Norton, PRS About the Artist Ranger3 are an Anglo Irish duo formed in 2005 in Camberwell, London. Named after the highly successful technology laden US Rocket whose mission was to land on the moon, but which actually missed the moon by 36,000 km and spiraled off into space, losing contact with the earth. Jim Perkins is an English composer, arranger and producer who specializes in combining acoustic and electronic instruments and sounds. Ronan Burke is a songwriter with a fondness for electronica, krautrock and folk songs about romance and death.- Shop: odax
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