My Current Interest

               Lewis is over.   It is over and we still do not know why Hathaway stopped his studies to be a priest.   Nine seasons, umpteen episodes, and still there is not an answer to that question.   The only hint to the reason is when Hathaway visits a monk friend of his.   The monk mentions how he always made Hathaway run laps because of his disobedience.   Does this mean Hathaway may have gotten kicked out of his studies?   I don’t know, and despite the series being over, I would still like to find out.                          Unlike the first half of the series, the second half concentrated a lot on Detective Inspector Robert Lewis’s (Kevin Whately) and Detective Sergeant James Hathaway’s (Laurence Fox) personal lives.   Their personal lives were concentrated on so much in some episodes, that the murder mystery became secondary.   Which was okay.   As much as I like the mysteries in Lewis , the personal lives of these two characters were quite fascinating.      

              Seriously?   Bess and Simon still aren’t together by the end of this book?   Sigh.   Maybe the next one.                 The war is almost over, but wounded men are still coming into the field hospitals.   One in particular remains on World War I nurse Bess Crawford’s mind.   His name is Captain Alan Travis and he has been cared for by Bess more than once.   Two of those times Captain Travis came in because he had been shot.   Both times he claimed the shootings were done intentionally, and by his distant cousin, Lieutenant James Travis.   The problem is, Lt. Travis has been dead for more than a year.   It is a fact that is known by many.   With Cpt. Travis insisting his cousin was the one who shot him, the only solution those caring for him can see is to diagnose the Captain with mental health problems.                    Bess does not agree with this diagnosis, though.   While it would have been impossible for the Lieutenant to have shot the captain, Bess

             I have really struggled to figure out exactly what to write about Backwards & in Heels .   When I first saw this book featured on TCM , I was really excited to give it a try.   Once I picked it up from the library and started to read, I experienced the same feeling that I did with Robert Wagner’s book .   There was so much information in each sentence that it felt as though I was studying for a test.   The information was all very good and interesting, but there was a lot of it. Image provided by Mango Publishing.                 Starting in the very early days of film, Backwards & in Heels covers women holding all different positions throughout the film industry.   From editors, to directors, to producers, to actresses, women have done it all.   The problem is, in many areas, the number of women who have held these positions is few and with very little recognition.   It is a battle for women that is still being fought today.   In some ways, they are

Image provided by Sourcebooks.              There were many times throughout A Promise of Ruin that I found it difficult to read.   That’s because of the internal look it takes at sex slavery.   It is a very important subject that people need to know about, but that does not make it any easier to read.   Despite this, everyone should.                                     Dr. Genevieve Summerford had not expected to get involved in an investigation when the body of a young woman was found in the river.   Her easy conversation with the police changed this.   A girl, Rosa, saw Genevieve talk to the police and rushed forward to seek her help.   She had expected her friend Teresa, an immigrant from Italy, to visit on her birthday, but she never showed up.   Concerned something may have happened to Teresa, Rosa asks Genevieve to convince the police to look for her friend.   No one took Rosa seriously when she went to the police for help, but seeing as how easily Genevieve is ab