Certain People
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| Originally published | 1930 |
| Authors | Edith Wharton |
| Genres | Literary Fiction |
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| ID | 2339615 |
About Certain People
A collection of six short stories. The book starts with Atrophy, a neat study of near desperation in tight social surroundings as Nora Frenway bravely seeks to visit her gravely ill lover Christopher only to come up against the polite rebuff presented by his domineering sister Jane Aldiss. . . .
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... When asked who she was thinking about when working out how to play the calculating and cut-throat Lady Macbeth, Varma replies: " It s hard not to think about Certain People, isn t it? Political figures out there...
Could decriminalisation solve Scotland's drug problem?
... The panels have a variety of options available to them, including referring the user for treatment or counselling; levying fines for repeat appearances; imposing sanctions such as revoking a driving licence, a gun licence, or the right to practise in a licensed profession; and applying restrictions on visiting certain places or associating with Certain People...
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... Like Bakari, who doesn t justify the riots but believes they are understandable: " Certain People react against violence with violence...
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... Sofa surfing" Certain People leap out and you pull them in, " he says...
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... In an following the death of her son Benjamin, Lisa Marie wrote in August 2022: " Grief is something you will have to carry with you for the rest of your life, in spite of what Certain People or our culture wants us to believe...
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... " Those options were there for you, but the hood protects Certain People - and I feel like I was one of those people...
'School talked only about care leavers going to prison'
... Her teachers at school probably knew she was in foster care, she says, but it was mentioned in a negative way only" The only time at high school that foster care was brought up, it was to talk about why Certain People were statistically more likely to go to prison, which doesn t really help to give kids in foster care much hope for the future, " Rosie says...
Barnsley paedophile to jet off on holiday before sentencing
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