Word: tenderizing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...novel--which opens in 1950s Singapore--is a fictional account of the life of Han, a girl sold into slavery at the tender age of five by her impoverished mother. Almost immediately upon her arrival at the House of Wu, Han befriends the young master, also a child, like herself, who kindly tends to her when she throws tantrums at the loss of her mother. Over the years, their friendship blossoms, and when the two become adolescents, Han falls in love with Master Wu. Although their class differences force her to internalize her passion, she vehemently resists the assaults...
...Shaggy's talents is that he manages to integrate the faster tracks with an occasional slow, almost mellifluous song. "Tender Love" is, as its name so aptly suggests, very tender and gentle. This is Shaggy's song of praise to the "forgotten, abused and so often neglected black woman." Shaggy lets the men out there know that if you aren't treating your woman with the utmost respect, he is ready, waiting (and very eager) to take your place. During a break in the lyrics, a hypnotic guitar strain emerges as Shaggy serenades one extremely lucky lady (known only...
...Over the Face of the Waters," are profoundly spiritual. He goes on to explore human passion in the pulsating, guitar-ridden and intensely sexual "Oil 1," and love in the deeply emotional "Love Theme." "Love Theme" is possibly the best song on the album, with its beautiful guitar work, tender, slow beats and a deep, rich background bass...
...picks up on the story line of an autistic "subject" mentioned in Chapter Two. This person turns out to be the author's son, as Gould reveals in the last sentence of the book. Gould's loving account of his son's day-date calculating abilities is touching and tender, but does seem somewhat misplaced in this book on the millennium that could do with a binding conclusion...
KITTY KELLEY News hooks usually help sales, but the time may be too tender for a gossipy, tabloid-style scorching...