I"m in Ontario & just bought it for my Kobo e-reader. Looking forward to reading it Joan Ontario,Canada
On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 4:15 PM, Regina Haring <[email protected]> wrote: > Here in Rockland County NY it's available in one library and on order in > two others - I'll be sure to read it! > Regina Haring > Nanuet, NY > > On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Diane Williams <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > Has anyone seen or heard of this book? > > > > The Ruins of Lace by Iris Anthony > > (from Goodreads) > > Lace is a thing like hope. > > It is beauty; it is grace. > > It was > > never meant to destroy so many lives . > > > > The mad passion for forbidden lace has > > infiltrated France, > > pulling soldier and courtier alike into its web. For those > > who want the best, Flemish lace is the only choice, an exquisite > > perfection of > > thread and air. For those who want something they donç¨ have, Flemish lace > > can buy almost anythingæ«or anyone. > > > > For Lisette, lace begins her > > downfall, and the only way to atone for her sins is to outwit the noble > who > > now demands the impossible. To fail means certain destruction. But for > > Katharina, lace is her salvation. It is who she is; it is what she does. > If > > she cannot make this stunning tempest of threads, a dreaded fate awaits. > > > > The > > most lucrative contraband in Europe, with its intricate patterns and > > ephemeral > > hope, threatens to cost them everything. Lace may be the deliverance for > > which > > they all pray...or it may bring the ruin and imprisonment they all fear. > > > > > > It sounds pretty interesting. I can relate to the line "it is who she > is; > > it > > is what she does." > > > > Diane Williams > > [email protected] > > Galena Illinois USA > > My blog - http://dianelaces.wordpress.com/ > > > > - > > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > > [email protected]. Photo site: > > http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent > > > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected]. Photo site: > http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
