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...beaten and raped by a stranger. The trauma left her with ghosts that needed exorcising, and it wasn't until 1996, after two earlier failed novels and half of a third, that inspiration finally arrived. She wrote the first 15 pages of The Lovely Bones in a single, unexpected rush that left her shaken. "It was one of those white-heat moments," Sebold remembers. But the struggle wasn't over. Two years into the novel she felt she had to take a break to write Lucky, a searingly unsentimental account of her rape. "I felt like I had a story...
Essentially in a hallway, the flow of traffic through the exhibit created an atmosphere not of contemplation, but of the hurried rush of families confused by the sudden exhibit. As opposed to the other museums in the area, there was no room for tourists to collect themselves after going through security, and immediately “outside” the exhibit was a café, the gift shop and, after a large open space, the other exhibits. Consequently, the exhibit never was able to capture fully the viewers’ attention. Being jostled, rushed and told by security guards...
While the exhibit itself was incredibly disappointing, the reaction of the few visitors who got a chance to view the flag and photographs gave a sign of what good shows can bring to the public. Amid the hurried rush of tourists were the adults, young and old, taking extreme care in looking solemnly at each photo. People were taking pictures of the photographs, sitting humbly in front of the documentary footage. Parents were explaining what happened to their older children, but smiling and enjoying the innocence of the younger children—the ones for whom this will not even...
...ARTS Movies: Dark Water Books: Gold Rush...
...ARTS Movies: Dark Water Books: Gold Rush...