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...mystery suggested by the novel’s first few chapters, Docx gives us a dark, intriguing, thoughtful study of the ripples that emanate from Maria Glover’s death, which—to put all thoughts of a thriller to rest—is caused by a stroke. Her death and life launch Docx’s intense portrait of his characters and the Russian roots that tie them all together. It is a portrait, above all, of the strength of his characters’ familial bonds, which only fully manifest themselves following Maria’s death...
...another matter. I think my womanhood has awoken in me. That means, yesterday when I was taking a bath and the water stroked my body, I longed for someone's hands to stroke me ... I didn't know what it was, I have never had such sensations until...
...over the past few years,” Kumar says. “I’ve tried to improve from the baseline and his serve and volleys have improved tremendously, and now we don’t have too many holes in our game. He covers the ground-stroke returns and I cover the net, so that really compliments our games...
...three of the day’s five races. Additionally, the varsity eight, novice eight, and second novice eight all handily defeated MIT, as the Engineers finished at a distant third in each event. In the first race of the day, the Crimson’s varsity eight stayed stroke for stroke—and was even up a length—on the Big Green throughout the course. The fight was tight from the very beginning, as Harvard found itself only down one seat after the start sequence. “We had planned to take a big first...
...sixth time in seven seasons.“It has been a hard week because coming off of last weekend’s loss [to Brown], I think a lot of guys were a bit demoralized and a bit frantic to make things right,” varsity stroke George Kitovitz said. “I thought there was a positive response from the boat all week. Everybody just knuckled down a bit and thought of what they could do to get us a win.”Every Harvard-Princeton race, whether an April dual showdown or a Grand...