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...editors: I was disappointed and disturbed to read Kyle A. de Beausset’s comment (“Adopt a Conscience,” Oct. 31). When I was eight years old my parents adopted my sister, Kim, who was three months old at the time, from Korea. Within two years we learned that she had cerebral palsy and mental retardation. Thanks to many years of advocacy by my mom, great public school programs, and many wonderful people, Kim now has a terrific situation living in a group home in Wellesley. She works at a retail store...
...Father William Murphy, the CSA’s undergraduate chaplain who will also be the chapter’s chaplain, said that the women of the campus-wide Catholic group feel positively about the Knights chapter, but that there is no significant interest among them in forming a sister organization...
...nicely rendered comedy of errors, Letty—who tries to prevent her sister Mary from eloping with Geoff—is thrust into the carriage intended for Mary’s midnight escape. “Compromised” by having been seen abroad with Geoff, Letty is encouraged by her parents to marry him. Mr. and Mrs. Alsworthy, who are thinly veiled copies of Jane Austen’s Mr. and Mrs. Bennet, have a clear financial interest in their daughter’s marriage...
...with a new novel, “The Echo Maker.” The cover is deceptively serene—a solitary bird casually flies over an empty field. The book is actually about a truck accident, memory loss, and discovering dark secrets. The amnesic victim, his sister, and a renowned neurologist team up to figure out just what happened. There is no mention of a bird. However, the back flap does list the impressive awards that Powers has won for his past work, which includes eight novels. An innovative plot and a strong authorial track record makes this book...
...parents and comes to terms with their flaws. Brener’s sincerity in showing that transformation gives the play its emotional center.The show is almost stolen by the supporting cast. Carolyn A. McCandlish ’07 deserves special mention here: her rendition of Bette’s sister Emily is the embodiment of Catholic guilt. Over-sensitive to and assuming responsibility for every family disturbance, McCandlish’s portrayal of Emily redefines the word “hysterical.” McCandlish’s endless apologies and self-imposed punishments would be too over...