[Tektalkdiscussion] Fw: Reminder: Accessible World Presents Let’s Read Historical Novels February 2, 2010

[Bob Acosta]

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From: "Nan Hawthorne" <hawthorne at nanhawthorne.com>
To: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta at pacbell.net>
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Subject: Reminder: Accessible World Presents Let’s Read Historical Novels 
February 2, 2010


Subject: Accessible World Presents Let’s Read Historical Novels February
2, 2010

Newswire

Mark your calendar now for Tuesday, February 2, 9 PM Eastern/6 PM
Pacific for our next book discussion at AccessibleWorld.org’s Let’s Read
Historical Novels.

This month we are reading one of Ann Parsons’ favorite novels, The River
God bt Wilbur Smith.  From Publishers Weekly says of River God, “A
bestselling writer in England but not as yet well-known here, Smith (
Elephant Song ) may attract a wider audience with this compulsively
readable historical novel based on the little-known facts behind the
Hyksos invasion of Egypt, circa 1780 B.C. Containing all the standard
elements of great adventure--intrigue, romance, greed, cruelty and
furious action--the yarn is spun by the clever eunuch Taita, who reports
on events with an irony akin to a 20th-century sensibility. Taita is the
slave of Egypt's scheming Grand Vizier Lord Intef, whose daughter
Lostris is in love with Tanus, a young army officer whose father's
demise was brought about by Intef's greed. Knowing of his daughter's
love, Intef devises a plan for her to become the bride of Pharaoh
Mamose. These maneuvers set the stage for the story of two warring Nile
kingdoms, the arrival of the Hyksos and the ultimate exodus of the
Egyptian court, now ruled by Queen Lostris. Taita is a curious creation.
We know that he is clever and wise, but we don't know how he became so
learned or what his country of origin is. The brilliant slave invented a
system for calculating the rise and ebb of the Nile, is extremely
knowledgeable in the ways of healing, improves upon the wheel and trains
horses (both of which were brought to Egypt by the invading Hyksos). He
is also clever enough to manipulate the Pharaoh into believing that he
is the father of Prince Regent Memnon, the offspring of a forbidden
tryst between Lostris and Tanus. Somehow, this doesn't ring true. At
times the prose is curiously flat and juvenile (it could be Everyday
Life In Ancient Egypt), but the events covered in this narrative have
enough intrinsic interest to sustain the reader through to the rewarding
and satisfying conclusion.”

Besides the print edition this novel is available in these accessible
formats:

·    National Library Service, on cassette
·    Audible.com

We have books scheduled through June 2010.  You can find them listed at
http://histnov.blogspot.com.  That is where you can find further details
on the formats above as well.

Nan Hawthorne, Group Facilitator
Email: hawthorne at nanhawthonne.com

Date:  Tuesday, February 2, 2010.

Time:  6:00 p.m. PDT, 7:00 p.m. MDT, 8:00 p.m. CDT, 9:00 p.m.  EDT
           and elsewhere in the world Wednesday 1:00 GMT.

Where:  Let’s Read Historical Novels Room at:

Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event start time go to the Let’s
Read Historical Novels Room at:

http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=3Drs87449e52193e

Or, alternatively,

Select the Let’s Read Historical Novels Room at:

http://www.accessibleworld.org.

Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen.

All online interactive programs require no password, are free of charge,
and open to anyone worldwide having an Internet connection, a computer,
speakers, and a sound card. Those with microphones can interact audibly
wit the presenters and others in the virtual audience or text chat with
the attendees.

If you are a first-time user of the Talking Communities online
conferencing software, there is a small, safe software program that you
need to download and then run. A link to the software is available on
every entry screen to the Accessible World online rooms.

Sign up information for all Accessible World News Wires and discussion
list s are also available at our website: http://www.accessibleworld.org.

You can see a list of the scheduled books at http://histnov.blogspot.com .

*Accessible World Contacts:*

Robert Acosta, Chair
Accessible World
818-998-0044
Email:
boacosta at pacbell.net<http://us.mc836.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=3D
boacosta at pacbell.net>
Web: http://www.helpinghands4theblind.org

Joann Becker, Events Coordinator
Accessible World
617-969-1213
Email: joannbecker at pcomcast.net

George Buys, CEO.
Talking Communities
Email: *buys at talkingcommunities.com*

The Accessible World, a division of Helping Hands For The Blind, a
501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, seeks to educate the general
public, the disabled community and the professionals who serve them by
providing highly relevant information about new products, services, and
training opportunities designed specifically to eliminate geographic and
access barriers that adversely affect them.



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