Why did it take me so long to find Barbara Trapido?
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This is the first of her novels I've read, but it won't be the last. It starts as a delightful story, and then it rockets off in ways you will not see coming. And yet these strange and wonderful characters remain completely true. A romance in the truest sense of that word - albeit one written with much cleverer language than you would expect. I loved it.
4077401
Ive been waiting for this to arrive since I heard it would be available. I would not be who I am today if I had not found Lidia. Thanks for giving all of us Misfits a voice, helping us find our voices and like-minds, and just plain being you, Lidia Yuknavitch.
3460319
Couldn't wait for this latest book. Barbara's books are so well written and a pleasure to read!!! I look forward to her next one in this series!
470796
This is the first standalone Ive read written by Barbara Freethy. I love the Callaway Series, including the cousins, but unfortunately, Ive read them all and I was missing my Barbara Freethy fix.
I will admit I miss the Callaways, but Matt and Caitlyn found a tiny space in my heart which hadnt been invaded by the Callaways. However, it took me a little longer to get involved with these characters and I wanted their story, as well as Sarah and Jonathans, to continue.
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Finally we're back to Kay Scarpetta in what she does best - determine the cause of death.  And Benton is mostly back to his former FBI self.  But this still wasn't reason enough for me to recommend anyone actually buying the book, either in hardback or paperback.  I checked it out from my local library when they got a copy (yes, I live in a small, rural town).  In fact, I reserved it when the book was only on order.  I'm so glad I waited.  Use your local library.
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It seems like it has been a long wait for this book to be published. The wait was worth it.
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I have been a fan of classical crossover music since Sarah Brightman released 'Time to Say Goodbye'.  Sarah has always been my favorite.  But after listening to Barbara's debut album over and over again,  I am beginning to think Barbara's voice is superior although their voices are not the same, Sarah's a high soprano and Barbara's a bit mezzo soprano.  I purchased Barbara's CD but then wanted to download certain songs, this was one of my favorite tracks.  Barbara's voice needs only a hint of orchestra, she carries so much richness, fullness, interpretation and seductiveness.  Time to Say Goodbye and Nessun Dorma have been recorded much too often but every artist has this on their debut album.  Barbara doesn't need to sing cover songs.  I would love to hear Barbara record a duet with one of today's leading tenors but not Andrea Bocelli.  His voice would not complement Barbara's.
Whichever of Barbara's songs, cover song or not, her voice is incredibly beautiful.  Purchase the entire CD, sit back and be mesmerized.
3013641
I liked this one much better than her last Lynley. But -- spoiler alert -- I'm not sure what this means for Barbara's neighbors, who are a big part of her character. I guess I'll just have to wait for the next book and see.
520016
I have been literally searching around for this particular book for 10 years now. All because I could not remember the name. It slipped my mind and because of it I nearly lost my mind. All I can say is thank god now I can begin to replace my collection I lost in relocating.
1416764
I like it but it took forever to get here.  it would have been worth the trip to find an open radio shack!!
4197774
Barbara is an american icon. I wll always love her music.  No one can sign a song like her.  That being said, I was suprised to learn how she managed her career from the very begining and at such a young age.  She was tough but had to be, and it paid off for her.  Barbara worked hard and deserves all the alcolates she gets even if she turned into a spoiled brat!!
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Barbara was my sister.  To tell the truth, I could never read her book for more than a few pages before I began to be sick with grief and had to put it down.  But Barbara and Larry shared many of the stories with me.  I see that some want to know a bit more about Barbara and Larry since the book is about their relationship--being together as husband and wife 24 hours a day for 2 years in all kinds of situations.  So, I can share that Barbara was always an adventurer growing up. She was a surfer when girls her age did not surf.  She graduated from UCSB and became a bilingual social worker to reach out and help other girls and women in need in Santa Barbara. Larry was an engineer and they saved his salary for the trip.  As some reviewers noted, they were not in the best shape for the trip because back in those days people did not do this kind of thing.  Also, reviewers noted that Barbara was always afraid that the end was near. She and I share one thing from our upbringing: a kind of general anxiety about life. The fact she completed this trip with her fears was a testament to her strength--more than I every had.  When they returned to Santa Barbara, Barbara wrote the manuscript with no real training in writing.  It was sharing from her heart what they had experienced.  She mailed the final draft of the manuscript to the publisher and then rode her bike down a hill without her helmet.  A rabbit darted across the road in front of her and given her value for all living things, she tried to avoid hitting it...but ended up being hit by a truck.  She was in the hospital for a few days on life support but it was futile.  My folks, Larry and I made the decision to stop the machines and donate her heart and lungs to a person who needed them.  The last contribution of her life.  But the world has the book she wrote that she and Larry hoped would encourage girls to choose to embrace life and live it to the fullest even if they are afraid to do so.  It is possible and in the end is worth the struggle.  In this regard she was my model for whatever I have accomplished in life.  Also  they hoped it would show how a couple can become one by being united in such an adventure.  After Barbara died, we worried about Larry since he and she had become so much part of each other.  It was a dark night for him for years but he made it.  My father was so crushed he died two years later.  I feel that he could not live without her.  My wife and I took my mother to Rome after my father died with our four children.  That opened a new adventure for her and she worked with international students at San Diego State University for decades  in honor of Barbara before she passed away.  I still carry Barbara in my heart every day.  But I have faith that we will be together again and will really get to know each other better than we did in this world.
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It has taken me three years to find this book. The struggle was well worth the wait! The Pine Deep Trilogy is some of  Maberry`s best work!!!
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The remaining hours of that first day of the investigation proved as frustrating as they did fruitless for the two detectives.  Little progress was made by any of those involved in the investigation.  A painstaking search of the area surrounding the site of the discovery of the body had revealed no physical or trace evidence whatsoever.  They were nowhere nearer to identifying the unfortunate victim, and Doctor Hernandez had telephoned Tamayo to inform him that the autopsy results wouldn't be available until the following day.

 Mexican Police Captain Juan Morales decided to take a vacation after the death of his brother Father Rodrigo who had spent his last years in the sanctuary of the seminary.  Rodrigo had been a Priest who fell from the bell tower and never recovered mentally nor physically.  Juan's vacation came to a halt when his old time buddy Tamayo received a call informing him that a body had been found at the ancient ruins of the city of Teotihuacan.  With Juan tagging along, Tamayo finds himself standing on the Avenue of the Dead looking at the horrific sight of a corpse whose chest cavity shows evidence that the man's heart is missing.  Now the search is on to find the identity of the man as well as his killer before he kills again.  As Morales finds himself being drawn ever closer to the beautiful archaeologist Sophia, developments in the case lead the two of them into grave danger as the killer senses an opportunity for another outlet for his (or her) escalating bloodlust."

 As I read the story about the Priest Rodrigo whose mind kept seeing the devil I couldn't but feel that even after his death, there had to be a connection to the body with the missing heart.  Then another body turned up making me truly believe there was a connection.  Could this be the Priest coming back?  Could it be that the devil has decided to visit yet another human?  Or is this the doings of a truly sick person on their own?  I will tell you this, I stayed on the edge of my bed the whole time I read this book.  It really grabs at your heart!
2258364
I somehow managed to miss this series when I was reading her in my younger days. I'm glad to have rediscovered her and her work.
3650035
I was refrred to this book by a TV show in australia. It took a long 3 months for  it to arrive.
It is a simple and difficult book to reak, until you realise cadence of punctuanctio means it is to be read alaoud - whether in your mind or virtiorly.
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The thing is, I had to answer those questions, b/c if I didn't then I wouldn't have been able to leave this message..  I did purchase Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang, but never got around to really reading it. lol.  I did start it, like 5 or 6 pages and I put a book mark in 5 years ago and forgot about it..