Blake's speculative method often entails a noting of correspondences in language between studies of mysticism and the metaphorical descriptions of the heroine's thought and feelings.Įastman, Richard M. 'purification' in Dawn's Left Hand, and 'illumination' in Dimple Hill. He finds evidence of 'conversion' in Oberland.

Blake does not claim that Pilgrimage is 'an exercise in philosophical disquisition.' He merely offers a reading in the framework of the 'Mystic Way,' a reading which he feels can supply DMR's work with a unity and theme that it has seemed to lack.

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1960.Ī full-length study of Pilgrimage as a mystical novel. Sewanee, Tenn.: The University Press, 1934. Pedestal for Statue: The Novels of Dorothy M. Notes also her achievement in conveying the qualities of place, and her linguistic gifts. London: Joiner & Steele, 1931.Ĭompares DMR's heroine to Faust and Hamlet in her 'female quest for the essence of human experience,' and DMR herself is likened to Dostoyevski as 'original philosopher and artist.' points out that DMR refused to be bound by any systems of thought that there would be no 'neat denouement' to her novel, no 'spiritual formula' to round out the whole of the work and that DMR was trying to express fundamental differences between man and woman in their apprehension of life. Books and Articles in which DMR is mentioned Untranslated Foreign Language Books and Articlesģ.6. She quickly realizes the path to real love can be paved in all kinds of lies.Detailed Bibliography of Dorothy Richardson Works on Richardsonģ.1 Books 3.2 Articles in Books and Periodicals 3.2.1 Articles in Books and Periodicals 1915-1945 3.2.2 Articles in Books and Periodicals 1946-1965ģ.2.3 Articles in Books and Periodicals 1965-1993ģ.2.4 Articles in Books and Periodicals since 1993ģ.5. When Norah's past begins to intertwine with her present, what unfolds is a series of dramatic events filled with romance, mystery and dark motivations. Norah quickly becomes caught up in an emotional tug-of-war between the two guys while also trying to deal with her own secrets that follow her every day. Josh takes Norah to the Lappell's glamorous parties in the hope of taking their friendship to the next level, but when Norah meets the handsome and elusive Clint Weston, a leader in the Lappell, he sweeps her off her feet in more ways then one. Her move allows her to reconnect with Josh, her best friend, who is more then thrilled at Norah's appearance back into his life.Īt the same time that Norah steps back into Josh's heart, she learns that he is in the process of being accepted into McLaren's uber exclusive secret society, the 'Lappell'.

Passionately driven artist, Norah Ross, has been banished from New York to Morewell for her final semester of graphic design at McLaren University.

Pieces of Lies by Angela Richardson