![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() On one terrible night almost a year later, Amanda loses nearly everything that is dearest to her when her sister mysteriously disappears and is later found drowned beneath the ice that covers the lake. But very soon, Amanda comes to see that her old home is no refuge-she has carried her troubles with her. Finding herself suddenly overwhelmed, she flees Milwaukee and retreats to her family's farm on Nagawaukee Lake, seeking comfort with her younger sister, Mathilda, and three-year-old niece, Ruth. Amanda Starkey spends her days nursing soldiers wounded in the Great War. A mesmerizing and achingly beautiful debut. Deftly written and emotionally powerful, Drowning Ruth is a stunning portrait of the ties that bind sisters together and the forces that tear them apart, of the dangers of keeping secrets and the explosive repercussions when they are exposed. ![]()
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![]() ![]() (Wally) Died suddenly in hospital aged 85 years. Rushton Funeral Directors, 100 Marshside Road, Southport, PR9 9TG. ![]() Donations and further enquiries please to M. Donations if so desired can be made to Salvation Army. Followed by the committal at Southport Crematorium. Funeral service will take place at Emmanuel Parish Church on Wednesday 4th January 2023 at 10.00 am. Family flowers only please but donations if desired to Clatterbridge Cancer Charity c/o Kenna and Turner Funeral Directors, Breezehill Funeral Home, 31 Rowson Street, Wallasey, Tel 01 Funeral service and cremation will take place at Landican Crematorium on Thursday 12th January 2023 at 12 noon. Will be sadly missed by his loving wife Brenda and his loving family and many friends. ![]() From Aunty Patty, Uncle Jimmy and all the family xxĢ0th December 2022. That big smile and infectious laugh, that's how you are etched in our hearts, nothing will ever take that away. Any further enquiries, please contact Cravens Funeral Services, Broadgreen Road, Old Swan.Īged 50 years. Funeral service to take place Monday 9th January at Springwood Crematorium at 12:00 Family flowers only, the family kindly request for a donation to Clatterbridge in place of a floral tribute. Cherished Grandmother and Great Grandmother. Loving mother of Natalie, Sandy, William, Gary (deceased) & Anthony (deceased). (Nee Ellis ) Josie passed away peacefully with her family by her side. ![]() ![]() ![]() Active beings interact with other beings thus, Heaney interacts with the blackberries in ways that most would not think about. They do not sit there doing nothing instead, they “ripen,” “burn,” “stink,” and “ferment.” Literally, berries are just plants, but Heaney provokes the reader to perceive them as something more than just plants. Throughout the poem, Heaney transforms simple tasks into grand gestures by use of verbs such as: “inked,” “glutting,” and “hoarded.” These verbs all serve to personify berries as living creatures. ![]() ![]() Pointed and powerful verbs transform the simple act of berry-picking into an engaging and colorful process. In “Blackberry-Picking,” Heaney intensely personifies blackberries to magnify the emotional aspects of a child’s process of blackberry-picking. With proper techniques, anything becomes a thoughtful expression of the poet. Can simple tasks serve as worthy and complex subjects of poetry? In his poem, “Blackberry-Picking,” Seamus Heaney proves that, yes, they can. ![]() |