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...DREAM WEAVER: Penguin Putnam is solidly behind "The Dream of Scipio" by Iain Pears (Riverhead; June 3), the author of the runaway success "An Instance of the Fingerpost." We even received a note from Susan Petersen Kennedy, the president of Penguin Putnam: "I feel compelled to write you about Iain Pears' brilliant new novel. In the midst of everyone in the arts questioning what they're doing, every person questioning the world we live in, this book reminded me of why it all matters." Kirkus agrees, giving the book a starred review. "A brilliantly constructed historical novel...This imposingly intricate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Galley Girl: Brown Sugar and Buzz | 5/28/2002 | See Source »

...hope is that the new political structures set out in the agreement will allow these differences to be worked out peacefully. Says Eamonn Deane, editor of Fingerpost, a Londonderry monthly magazine: "We first have to learn to coexist and get through the day without damaging each other. Once people feel safe, then we can work on building a pluralistic society where people can mingle with ease." They may even agree on a name for their city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Big Yes for Peace | 6/1/1998 | See Source »

...supply line for Allied troops when the widely heralded Burma campaign finally gets under way. Secondarily, when the Japs are cleaned out, it will serve as a link between the supply routes of India and the old Burma Road to China. Before the Welcome-to-Burma sign stands another fingerpost erected by the Hairy Ears. This one reads: "To Tokyo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BURMA: Jungle Tale | 10/11/1943 | See Source »

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