1.0PoohsDenhttps://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsdenVinithahttps://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/author/pooh_admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="326eCxDe0I"><a href="https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/fates-and-furies/">Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/fates-and-furies/embed/#?secret=326eCxDe0I" width="600" height="338" title="“Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff” — PoohsDen" data-secret="326eCxDe0I" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Forever.jpg1024512I first heard about this book on my local radio station. I even remember exactly where I was (on WestPark approaching the Buffalo Speedway signal). That was late 2015. The book kept appearing on all the best books for 2015 list and I decided I needed to read it. At the crux of the book is a marriage – a special one – the one of Lotto and Mathilde. The complexities of love and marriage, the fate and furies make the book. One would think a book built on a marriage would be runoff the mill, drab and such but Groff’s writing rises above it all. The first part of the book – Fates is Lotto’s story. Lancelot “Lotto” Satterwhite is born to affluence. He is a cherished son and nephew. He is an actor and he needs constant affirmation. He sways between self-pity and depression seeking company (and women). He is revered and loved. He meets Mathilde and they get married. I almost swooned over the ways of Lotto and got suspicious of Mathilde as Lauren Groff worked her magic. Their marriage is complex (like most) and successful. We see their marriage through Lotto’s eyes and start making our own conclusions when Furies – Mathilde’s […]