And Rocky". "Get me Lore Director at Orion, no, no Marty, get me Marty Schepsi, no, Christ, Marty's in Geneva, what time is it in Geneva? A place where fans of Patrick O'Brian and C. S. Forester can gather to drink grog and discuss nautical matters pertaining to the Age of Sail, such as the above-mentioned novels, adaptations, audiobooks, the proper way to make coffee, and which is better: Drowned Baby or Plum Duff. Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group. Resides in Buena Park, CA. After graduating from. Glunk. The world was as reliable as patio furniture in a hurricane. But she worried she was about to find out. This book was written in a way to be pretty timeless, minus the perms. Would've been great for him to develop some independence since he's going off to college soon. Where in Zah-ear? This was a fun insight into Hollywood in the early 90s. In this rollicking novel, Karbo explores familiar subjects the phony glitz of Hollywood, the fairy tale lure of love and marriage with precision, compassion, and humor. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Even through the snow she sounded uneasy and a little suspicious. Yes, it does. Would her hair grow back? Based on a true story about their courtship in Africa, the script has been given the go-ahead by a producer who insists on dubbing it Love Among Gorillas. , Paperback The Diamond Lane BUY THIS BOOK The Diamond Lane Karen Karbo. Mitch and Jay have been my favorites this season. It was not. She has to call collect? Incredible book, barely dated, why is this not a feature film? Mother Shirl, recovering from brain surgery after being beaned by a falling ceiling fan, expects Mouse and Tony to marry. She worried that Shirl wouldn't be able to do her crossword puzzles anymore. Book reviews, interviews, editors' picks, and more. Ramona is related to Kristi Lane Phillips and Crystal Hammond as well as 3 additional people. The poster was from a terrible movie directed by one of Solly's clients, one which Solly would defend to his death. Then, from through the snowstorm, a third voice. We haven't talked in a jillion years. They have chosen a field in which they have zero experience, yet they are convinced it is their calling. Mimi tried never to touch the stuff. By the next Tuesday he was in the ground. Philip Alan Lane 57, passed away January 7, 2011 in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Her phone bill was already two months past due. Please try again. Good writing. Steeped in misery though she was it was awful, she wasn't saying she liked the idea of her mother getting cracked on the head with a ceiling fan she did enjoy being someone who had something in her life which warranted deep breaths. I forced myself to finish - because that's what I do - and found the ending to be the worst part. Mimi tried the BBC office, then Mouse's place in Nairobi. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. She is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Fiction, and a winner of the General Electric Younger Writer Award. But Mimi knew about it. She felt stupid. Mimi thought she heard Mouse say okay, then the hollow far-off roar of nothing. How tasteless to drag them into real life. Such a great episode. People at the center of Drama. , Dimensions And no way a doctor would marry him. Putnam Publishing Group, $21.95 (316pp) ISBN 978--399-13597-2 Reluctantly back home in L.A. after 16 years in Africa, documentary. All this time she had thought the word rhymed with hair. He kept his own appointment book, the better to schedule double-header breakfast meetings, triple-header lunch meetings, without anyone knowing it. She felt stupid. The dolly hurtled down the ramp. . she would get Mouse to reimburse her. Couldn't catch the author's name (poor fiftysomething vision) and can't look it up now given that we watched it live instead of recording it. ``Based on a true story'' about their courtship in Africa, the script has been given the go-ahead by a producer who insists on dubbing it Love Among Gorillas. Philip K. Allan Hi Garry, Both the authors you mention are the giants of the genre, so I have naturally been heavily influenced by both authors. The New York TimesPraise for The Diamond Lane:"A flawless, page-turning story . Who else made documentaries in Africa? There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. "What's going on?" Is it about the film industry in LA? ", "It hit the side of her head by her right eye. Under the static the voice was thin and faint. Karbo gives the impression of being a natural, and you, dear reader, are the lucky recipient. Karen Karbo's The Diamond Lane offers a unique and humorous perspective on the materialistic values of Hollywood. While I enjoy reading books that cover actual events and actual people, I al. In place of task forces and carrier groups we see the war on the human scale of one boat and its tiny crew. Calling Africa was not cheap. Mitch and Jay's relationship is my absolute favourite in the show and I adored seeing them become closer to each other. So get off my fucking back for a minute all right? "Who is it?" She was not anorexic, but would love to figure out how to be for about two weeks a month. Ahoy! But death was the easy part. , Librarian and NPR Commentator, author of, is the author of 14 award-winning novels, memoirs, and works of nonfiction, including the best-selling. www.diamondlanerocks.com Philip Lane, Actor: Predator: Dark Ages. Mouse, meanwhile, caving in to maternal pressure, agrees to marry Tony and then proceeds, with the help of an old flame, to film around her unwitting fianc a documentary on the entire process of their betrothal called. The tears started up again. It's bad. They had never heard of either Mouse FitzHenry or Frances FitzHenry at the BBC. He owned the requisite gold Rolex but was afraid to wear it for fear it'd get dinged up, wet, or stolen. If anything that's this show's wheelhouse, so I'm glad the writers managed to work their way back to it. Reluctantly back home in L.A. after 16 years in Africa, documentary filmmaker Mouse FitzHenry longs for the harsh, teeming jungle life her lens took in so lovingly. An introduction by Jane Smiley intrigued me, hailing the topics as timely and the author's laser skill with characters among other things. "The New Yorker"This astringent, humorous novel tackles two subjects ripe for satire: the Hollywood movie industry and marriage both notoriously fickle institutions requiring blind hope to sustain life. The intended use of a diamond lane is marked by traffic signs. People were wrong when they said people in the film business had no morals. "Good God, I ate there a couple weeks ago." Quickly looking forward to my next book to coverup this one. All the drudges in the office knew about it. Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. Karbo (The Diamond Lane) is at her best writing tongue-in-cheek riffs on sports and modern life and manages a successful marriage of the two in her sassy, satirical new novel. I missed part of Phil/Claire's conversation toward the end. Shirl, Mimi and Mouse's mother, was comforted by the fact that at least he stooped for the genuine article, not gold-plated. The tears started up again. And here was Shirl having, having, brain surgery. Marcie Sillman talks with revered librarian Nancy Pearl who recommends The Diamond Lane, by Karen Karbo. It is solidly researched with at best a couple of tiny technical errors to annoy the nautical pedant. Fuck the mascara. Alyssia was only twenty. Though Cam's was a close second. "It's Mom!" Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2014, A good read. Do they not have a copy editor?? "She's having surgery right this minute," Mimi sobbed. to the tune of the old, Shit, she thought. He swallowed a lump of croissant the size of an egg. She was convinced if she went to work, on the twenty-first floor of a building on Sunset Boulevard, the FitzHenry luck would bring on an earthquake. What if she's a vegetable?". She loathed that chair. It seemed like a rip-off of Get Shorty to me. For non-Californians think of our `High Occupancy Vehicle' lanes, minimum two occupants per car - as 90% of vehicles on LA freeways contain only one lonely soul - due to a similar percentage of marriages that end in divorce out here probably. Her observations include this succinct analysisForward, The best advice I can give is to write your heart and guts out. In conversation with Karen Karbo, by Anne Rasmussen, ANNE RASMUSSENYour portrait of Los Angeles is so unsparingly, hilariously unforgiving that I found myself laughing out loud every time I came to a new scenic description. Reid was formerly a senior partner with Big . Reluctantly back home in L.A. after 16 years in Africa, documentary filmmaker Mouse FitzHenry longs for the harsh, teeming jungle life her lens took in so lovingly. That her hands would shake so much she wouldn't be able to do her dcoupage. Just leave word. Who else made documentaries in Africa? Solly seemed both baffled and repulsed. It's Mouse. Oh, she thought, oh, a brain surgeon. She felt stupid. It was funny and heartwarming- the qualities that made the show a hit to begin with. Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2015. Is it about a very disfunctional family of 3 women? Reading it on my Kindle, I forgot what the title of the book even was until someone asked me what I was reading. Filled with sharp characterizations and laugh-out-loud scenes, Karbos early 90s-era novel proves that, in the right literary hands, the comedic absurdities of life never go out of style. Photo: Brig, A group to discuss historical fiction involving sailing ships--think Patrick O'Brian or C.S Forester--and the Golden Age of Sail. Then, from through the snowstorm, a third voice. The sweeping campaigns and great battles of the USs Pacific campaign are generally well documented, but there is always room for a fresh perspective. People at the center of Drama. the idea of her mother getting cracked on the head with a ceiling fan she did enjoy being someone who had something in her life which warranted deep breaths. ", "I need Milosz Benik," said Solly, pouting. won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1992, and her novel, The All True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton. She resigned herself to being a mess. Please try again. Mimi took deep breaths. Give it a listen and tell us your favorite track: 1. "I need Rocky Martini." It's Mouse. It could happen to you. Oh, she thought, oh, a brain surgeon. We are sorry. Not Happening. Mitch and Jay's storyline was also great, made me tear up a bit. ", "You are?" She wasn't technically, but she was in intensive care. The answer was that Cameron didn't get a chance to say goodbye to her dad, so she . I laughed out loud at the ambitious filmmakers who were trying to break into film. Behind his back they sang: "Fatman! Just leave word. Thin enough, but not as thin as she could be. "Mimi? Photo: Brig "Lady Nelson", by Monissa, 1159 members It was a Thursday. It wasn't incredibly funny but I really enjoyed all of the storylines for the first time in a while. And collect? At the house some African girl with a fluty voice answered the phone and told her to call Zaire. I was pleasantly surprised. Solly seemed both baffled and repulsed. A flawless, page-turning story emerges as Mouse and Tony manage--often with hilarious subterfuge--to keep their projects secret from one another. Shit, she thought. The storylines were all hilarious and each one had time to go from beginning to middle to end without feeling rushed. "Fine, fine." She lives in Portland, OR. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. This is a bitingly satirical and, at time farcical look at Los Angeles and the business of making a movie. Sometimes, when Solly infuriated her, when he accused her of being stupid, negligent, unappreciative of the importance of talking to New York at nine-thirty in the morning, she went to the Xerox room and found another drudge who had in some way been driven over the edge. asked Solly. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. The girl on the other end of the line didn't know. The day after it happened she called in sick. Not that she knew one whit about decline. It's Mouse. Includes Address (6) Phone (6) Email (6) See Results. And collect? This is a gritty, realistic portrayal of Dark Age Britain. The tears started up again. Mimi asked. This was a fun insight into Hollywood in the early 90s. She hung up. See all 17 answers from Philip K. Allan, The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1), Crash Boat: Rescue and Peril in the Pacific During World War II, A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century, The Galleys Last Hurrah - The Battle of Lepanto. Solly had already deposited the tiny wadded-up Saran Wrap ball at her elbow and was poised in the doorway of his office. Biomolecular Science and Engineering Program. Dove's dad, Philip Alan Hosterman, took his own life. Did anyone catch the book title? Wrenched stateside by a family emergency, with her longtime boyfriend/collaborator in tow, Mouse is instantly beleaguered by a past shed leapt continents to escape and a present she can only face armed by reels of celluloid. For example: the Aubrey/Maturin Series by Patrick O'Brian which takes place during the Napoleonic Wars taught me more about those times than anything else I've read. I passed it on to another California friend to read on a long plane ride--it's that kind of book. Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2015. It is little different with todays bulk carriers and container ships! Who else made documentaries in Africa? She has to call. A third might be the mixture of history and Fantasy like [Author: Diana Gabaldon's] Outlander Series. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. Try again. "Half the places in town have ceiling fans. Mimi suddenly felt good and calm, but kept on with the deep breathing. Philip Lane is known for Predator Dark Ages (2015) and The Primacy of Consciousness (2014). Kathleen Gerard, blogger at Rachel Treibick Caplan, California Nurses Association Kaiser Contract, Articles T