Books on GIF #88 — 'Basic Black With Pearls' by Helen Weinzweig
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Welcome to the latest edition of Books on GIF, the animated alternative to boring book reviews. This Sunday's book is 'Basic Black With Pearls' by Helen Weinzweig. This book is part noir, part spy thriller and altogether one of the more interesting, weird and challenging books I've reviewed. It's about being trapped — by the past, by desire and by a spouse. It's also about the cost of escape, and what that really means. Shirley Kaszenbowski was once confined in a loveless marriage in her hometown of Toronto. Now she travels the world under an assumed name, Lola Montez, flying from city to city to continue an affair with a mysterious man named Coenraad. After a rendezvous in Guatemala falls through, Coenraad gets word to Lola to meet him in Toronto, the last place she wants to go. She's like:
Books on GIF #88 — 'Basic Black With Pearls' by Helen Weinzweig
Books on GIF #88 — 'Basic Black With Pearls…
Books on GIF #88 — 'Basic Black With Pearls' by Helen Weinzweig
Welcome to the latest edition of Books on GIF, the animated alternative to boring book reviews. This Sunday's book is 'Basic Black With Pearls' by Helen Weinzweig. This book is part noir, part spy thriller and altogether one of the more interesting, weird and challenging books I've reviewed. It's about being trapped — by the past, by desire and by a spouse. It's also about the cost of escape, and what that really means. Shirley Kaszenbowski was once confined in a loveless marriage in her hometown of Toronto. Now she travels the world under an assumed name, Lola Montez, flying from city to city to continue an affair with a mysterious man named Coenraad. After a rendezvous in Guatemala falls through, Coenraad gets word to Lola to meet him in Toronto, the last place she wants to go. She's like: