Word: roth
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...PATRIMONY by Philip Roth...
Writing of how he cared for his dying father, Roth gives us that rarest of reads: a narrative of piercing clarity and emotional impact about one of life's crucial events. The son finds himself a parent to his own father, a stubborn 86-year-old who puts up a gallant fight against the brain tumor that daily robs him of his strength and dignity. In Herman Roth, the novelist discovers the source of his own tenacious character. There are no literary feints or false notes here, only the steady, frank voice of a writer who has mastered his craft...
...PATRIMONY by Philip Roth...
Writing of how he cared for his dying father, Roth gives us that rarest of reads: a narrative of piercing clarity and emotional impact about one of life's crucial events. The son finds himself a parent to his own father, a stubborn 86-year-old who puts up a gallant fight against the brain tumor that daily robs him of his strength and dignity. In Herman Roth, the novelist discovers the source of his own tenacious character. There are no literary feints or false notes here, only the steady, frank voice of a writer who has mastered his craft...
...free to use -- told ABC's Diane Sawyer that she came forward so that other rape victims would not be scared off by her experiences. "I'm not a blue blob. I'm a person," she said. "I have nothing to be ashamed of." According to her lawyer, David Roth, Bowman turned down offers of up to $500,000 to tell her story, choosing Sawyer because of her "impeccable reputation for integrity." PrimeTime paid her nothing, but she told Sawyer she would not rule out taking money for future interviews...