tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989928376595084149.post5600415463496395268..comments2024-03-13T18:43:58.649-04:00Comments on Library of Clean Reads: Illuminations of the Heart by Joyce DiPastenaLaura at Library of Clean Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252118683176350398noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989928376595084149.post-44076449149704377042009-08-29T06:58:38.098-04:002009-08-29T06:58:38.098-04:00I also love the cover and the book sounds wonderfu...I also love the cover and the book sounds wonderful. WOuld love to read it.Jblantonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06748323889617534879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989928376595084149.post-2706282399214230092009-08-13T06:03:36.493-04:002009-08-13T06:03:36.493-04:00Based on the review, Joyce DiPastena, in her novel...Based on the review, Joyce DiPastena, in her novel "Illuminations of the Heart", gives the reader an insight into the unique relationship between men and women that existed during The Age of Chivalry. Certainly, a time in history when a romantic relationship would also be tested by conflict on both a familial and societal level. In this milieu, the reader would be hooked into the plot early on and stay until the end. Conflict is essential in the romance novel as it fosters an eventual resolution by compelling the principal charactors to transcend to a higher level of understanding to resolve the emotional upheaval that this conflict generates. <br /><br />From a writer's perspective, the author demonstrates the importance of "setting" when embarking on any literary work. Whether it is in the past, the present or a manufactured future, the ambient background interacts with the charactors in establishing the necessary parameters within which the plot will play out most effectively.<br /><br />More importantly, Joyce has demonstrated to aspiring writers, their usage of existing knowledge, through education or research, to effectively create a setting for their plot. As she has done, having been educated in medieval history, and giving this novel the additional attribute of historical insight.<br /><br />Your review of this book, Laura, in of itself, has provided for the would-be writer, a demonstration of the importance of a novel's setting in its overall success.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989928376595084149.post-65150357832648398912009-08-12T16:10:30.466-04:002009-08-12T16:10:30.466-04:00Thanks, Nikola. Yes, the book cover is beautiful a...Thanks, Nikola. Yes, the book cover is beautiful and very appropriate for the story. Thanks for dropping by!Laura at Library of Clean Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252118683176350398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989928376595084149.post-77314528869317783922009-08-12T14:38:01.043-04:002009-08-12T14:38:01.043-04:00That cover is beautiful, don't you think? And ...That cover is beautiful, don't you think? And nice review as well, thanks for sharing your thoughts!<br /><br />Also, thanks for adding me to the blog roll, will do the same for you in a jiffy!Nikolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11306130544726821173noreply@blogger.com