Foot and Fire

A Book of Secrets: Illegitimate Daughters, Absent Fathers Michael Holroyd Nonfiction, Picador, 2012 (First Publication 2010) Paperback, 264 pages This one is out of my usual book menu. But I always welcome a little change. With this one, I thought I will be reading more of Rodin but I ended up reading about “scandals” of the royalties like reading an intriguing novel. Holroyd has the lyrical rhythm as well as sincere and inquiring tone that made me proceed. I was about to ditch this one early on because the print is so small (But there were two prior publications in Great Britain and US which you can pick up instead of this one). But since I am into Italy right now, I got hold of this book because the book is also inspired by Villa Cimbrone which is located in Ravello, an Italian village. Holroyd's interest started from the time he saw an Eve Fairfax bust scupture by Rodin, but it turned out that the Eve Fairfax-Rodin link became a mere jump off of his research on...

The Kiss He did not arrive last Friday. I waited. We last saw each other in April. Now it's September. He has to come today. I am waiting. I hate anticipation; I have to be somewhere. This store is a place to wait; It is full of books. I browsed some classics. I read some in the book of quotes. I lifted coffetable books. I skimmed illustrated encyclopedia. Still, there is no sign of him yet. I stepped farther into the store. I said, I hate anticipation. I have to think of something at the moment. I lifted a book of short stories, and was absorbed tracing this line: Do you know the real source of strength? The kiss, the kiss alone!... The kiss is only a preface, however.. .* What a pleasant read, I admit. And I smiled a bit. Almost forgetting anticipation, I lifted my head just in time for his kiss. He came.  And he kissed me. He kissed me with suddenness, He kissed me with i...