Guess the Title of the Novel

For Leon (and anybody else who'd like to take a try)

Can you guess from the ending the title of the early American 20th century novel published in 1911:

She took off her spectacles again, leaned toward me across the bead-work table-cover, and went on with lowered voice: "There was one day, about a week after the accident, when they all thought Mattie couldn't live. Well, I say it's a pity she did. I said it right out to our minister once, and he was shocked at me. Only he wasn't with me that morning when she first came to... And I say, if she'd ha' died, Ethan might ha' lived; and the way they are now, I don't see's there's much difference between the Fromes up at the farm and the Fromes down in the graveyard; 'cept that down there they're all quiet, and the women have got to hold their tongues."

No hints needed.

maryt

Literature and Lullabies

From NPR
Literature and Lullabies from the 'Axis of Evil'

Morning Edition, October 12, 2006 · Literature from the "Axis of Evil", gathers short stories and poems from three countries that once received that label from President Bush -- Iraq, North Korea and Iran. Additional material in the collection comes from Syria, Cuba, Sudan and Libya.

Steve Inskeep speaks about the book with Azar Nafisi, an Iranian-born writer, whose own works include Reading Lolita in Tehran. She says that writing can offer insights into a country that aren't part of the official government line.

"LULLABIES FROM THE AXIS OF EVIL"

In a separate project, President Bush's "Axis of Evil" speech influenced music producer Erik Hillestad to record lullabies sung by women from countries deemed U.S. enemies. "Lullabies lead us to the deepest and most fundamental way of communication between human beings," he says in the CD's liner notes.

• 'Dileol' ('Sleep, My Child') Amel Kthyer and Halla Bassam (Iraq), Eva Dahlgren (Sweden)
• 'Stars Are Rising' - Sun Ju Lee (North Korea), Eddi Reader (Scotland)
• 'Lalalala Gohle Laleh' - Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat (Iran)

theteach