Advantages: She is much better than Martina Cole Disadvantages: It had to end
BlackWidow - Jessie Keane
This is my first Jessie Keane read and it certainly won't be my last.
Blackwidow is the second book in a trilogy, but it can easily be read as a standalone as the reader is told briefly of the history between characters.
BlackWidow is based around Annie Carter wife of Max, the head of the Carter Clan. Annie, Max and there 4 year old daughter Layla are living in 1970s Majorca when there is a hit on them, leaving Annie alone at the house and Max and Layla gone. In a fight to save her family Annie travels to London to rescue them anyway she can.
This was a well written book with twists and turns at every corner, it will certainly keep you entertained. You see different sides of Annie, the soft and vulnerable to the strong. You see what she goes through as a mother and Head ...
Advantages: Excellent acting and suspence. Disadvantages: Check for sub-title availablity. The end of the story lets it down.
BlackWidow (after the spider) was a film that fit perfectly into the suspense/crime/thriller genre, released in 1987 and starring Theresa Russell (appearances on Law and Order and American Heiress) as the Spider and Debra Winger (An Officer and a Gentleman, Leap of Faith) as the federal agent from the Justice Department who is on her tail. The cast also included other notable actors such as Dennis Hopper and Terry O'Quinn. The original film was 102 minutes long but was edited to 97 minutes for the DVD, which is a no frills affair but with the amount of plot going on in this story, a few re-runs might be needed to understand everything and spot things that were easily missed before. The classification is 15 but for parents it might be more suitable for 16 if not 18, especially since it's usually shown long after the watershed ...
ladyofsorrow 26.03.2008 (28.03.2008)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Black Widow (DVD)
Advantages: Sympathetic characters, interesting premise, both funny and touching Disadvantages: None, I thought it was excellent
Judging by the title "How To Talk to a Widower" it is easy to imagine that this would be depressing read. It just goes to show that you really can't judge a book by its cover.
The book (written by Jonathan Tropper) was a great read, yes, it has some depressing moments (as in life) but ultimately the central character finds a way to work through his problems.
Doug, who had been married to a woman ten years younger than him, is suddenly widowed. Twelve months after his wife dies, he is struggling to cope. Drowning in a sea of booze and self-pity he feels his life will never be the same again.
In this, he is correct. His life will never be the same again. He cannot have his old life back and so this book charts his attempts to come to terms with the tragedy of his wife's unexpected demise and move forward with his life ...
