![]() ![]() It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute. The novel follows Nora, a cutthroat literary agent who, convinced by her sister to spend an August holiday in North Carolina, keeps running into Charlie, a bookish, brooding editor from the city. The irreverent and whip smart writing delivers on classic romcom tropes while avoiding cliches, making it perfect for a cozy and refreshing adaptation,” Buman said. “Emily is a dominant force in the world of romantic comedy and we feel so lucky to bring to the screen a story that has already delighted so many on the page. ![]() ![]() Sarah Hayward (“Girls,” “Modern Love”) is attached to write the script. Movie rights have been picked up by Tango, Lia Buman’s film and television development financier and producer. “Book Lovers,” a subversive romantic comedy and bestselling novel from Emily Henry, is getting the feature film treatment. ![]()
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![]() Since the doctors are able to predict the time of Valdemar's death, they arrange to meet about twenty-four hours before his predicted death. He approaches Valdemar, who excitedly agrees, to the narrator's surprise. ![]() The narrator has previously hypnotized his friend but has never achieved full control, probably, the narrator assumed, due to Valdemar's tuberculosis and declining health. ![]() Ernest Valdemar, a thin person whose white whiskers contrast with his black hair, since the narrator feels that the nervous man would be a good subject for such an experiment. decides to send a message to his friend M. ![]() The attempt would determine if such a subject is still susceptible to the magnetic influences of mesmerism, if the magnetic influences are decreased or increased, and if death can be temporarily prevented. has for the last three years been interested in mesmerism, and nine months ago, he realized that no one has been mesmerized while on the cusp of death. ![]() As a result, the narrator wishes to clear up the facts as well as he can in his own account. Those involved have attempted to keep the affair quiet, but a confused and inaccurate account has nevertheless become public, leading to discussion and disbelief. The narrator, who is only given the initial "P.," does not express surprise at the fact that everyone is so interested in the case of M. ![]() ![]() I usually love books that look deeply into relationships between sisters, friends, mother/daughters, husbands/wives, but this one, sorrowfully didn't do it for me. ![]() Of course, when a book is about relationships and little more (for me anyway), it can do nothing else but end. UPDATE: I just finished Three Wishes - and for me, it got somewhat better, but I never got into the triplet's lives - I never really cared about any of them - and, as I feared, it just sort of ended. ![]() I do hope it HAS an end and doesn't just stop. I'll give it to the end probably, but keep waiting to find out what it's about. ![]() I usually enjoy family interactions, but I must say, this book jumps around and I'm having trouble figuring out what's going on. I loved Big Little Lies, and enjoyed The Husband's Secret - now, if I can just get through this book. I am about half-way through Three Wishes. ![]() ![]() ![]() I had tried seeing if mom was pronouncing the name wrong, but found she wasn’t. I said I felt very sorry for her, but I would have been one of them. I told mom I could imagine how many people made fun of her as a kid. ![]() Though, I’m sure she pronounces it differently. So many different jokes ensued because of what her name sounded like. Then, mom found a book by a women name Weirner. But we looked, and still couldn’t find it. The first time, we didn’t know how to spell her last name because I had forgotten. We went back to the W section and began looking. So, we went and asked one of the people that worked there. We looked all over the W section, but couldn’t find it. The book is called How It Ends by Laura Wiess. I’ve been wanting to get it for awhile, but we were at the bookstore today after going out to eat with my Grandma, Grandma Shirley, Aunt Sharon, and my mom.
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