What Are You Reading the Week of 6 July 2013?

Ann Radcliffe (9 July 1764 – 7 February 1823) was an English author and a pioneer of the Gothic novel. Her style is romantic in its vivid descriptions of landscapes and long travel scenes, yet the Gothic element is obvious through her use of the supernatural. It was her technique of explained Gothicism, the final revelation of inexplicable phenomena, that helped the Gothic novel achieve respectability in the 1790s.

Very little is known of Ann Radcliffe's life. In 1823, the year of her death, the Edinburgh Review, said: "She never appeared in public, nor mingled in private society, but kept herself apart, like the sweet bird that sings its solitary notes, shrouded and unseen." Christina Rossetti attempted to write a biography about her life, but abandoned the project for lack of information.

According to Ruth Facer: "Physically, she was said to be 'exquisitely proportioned' – quite short, complexion beautiful 'as was her whole countenance, especially her eyes, eyebrows and mouth.'"

Radcliffe was born as Ann Ward in Holborn, London. Her father was William Ward, a haberdasher, who later moved to Bath to manage a china shop. Her mother was Ann Oates. In 1787, she married Oxford graduate and journalist William Radcliffe, part-owner and editor of the English Chronicle. He often came home late, and to occupy her time she began to write and read her work to him when he returned home. They had a childless, but seemingly happy marriage. Ann called him her "nearest relative and friend." The money she earned from her novels later allowed them to travel together, along with their dog, Chance. When Ann died on 7 February 1823, there were some reports that she was insane. Her husband claimed that she died of an asthma attack.

Radcliffe's fiction is characterised by seemingly supernatural events that are then provided rational explanations. Throughout her work, traditional moral values are asserted, the rights of women are advocated, and reason prevails.

Radcliffe published six novels in all. These are (listed alphabetically):

The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne
Gaston de Blondeville
The Italian
The Mysteries of Udolpho
The Romance of the Forest
A Sicilian Romance

She also published a book of poetry, but her talent for prose far exceeded her poetic ability. She also authored a work based on her one excursion to the Continent, A Journey Made in the Summer of 1794, through Holland and the Western Frontier of Germany...To Which Are Added Observations of a Tour to the Lakes (1795).

Radcliffe is considered one of the founders of Gothic literature. While there were others that preceded her, Radcliffe was the one that legitimized the genre. Sir Walter Scott called her the "founder of a class or school". Jane Austen parodied Radcliffe's novel The Mysteries of Udolpho in Northanger Abbey. Radcliffe did not like where Gothic literature was headed, and her final novel, The Italian, was written in response to Matthew Gregory Lewis's The Monk. It is assumed that this frustration is what caused Radcliffe to cease writing. After Radcliffe's death, her husband released her unfinished essay "On the Supernatural in Poetry," which details the difference between the sensation of terror her works aimed to achieve and the horror Lewis sought to evoke.

Ann Radcliffe had influenced many later authors, including the Marquis de Sade (1740–1814), Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), and Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832). Scott interspersed his work with poems, as did Radcliffe. In one assessment: "Scott himself said that her prose was poetry and her poetry was prose. She was, indeed, a prose poet, in both the best and the worst senses of the phrase. The romantic landscape, the background, is the best thing in all her books; the characters are two dimensional, the plots far fetched and improbable, with 'elaboration of means and futility of result.'"

Thanks for the early (for me it's still Friday) start. I'm still reading Reaper's Gale.

Thanks for the good start, RD. I finished the decent Scotland Yard mystery, A Murder in Thrall, an ARC, and now I'm reading the next in the Eve Dallas mystery series, Visions in Death.

I finished and REVIEWED Iain Banks disappointing The Wasp Factory.

Now I'm reading The Long Ships which is much more promising.

I loved The Long Ships!

I finished Bobcat and Other Stories which was not very good (put up a review).

I am now reading We Live in Water, short stories by Jess Walter that are pretty gritty and more than a bit weird, but I am enjoying them.

I am also reading Transatlantic on the Paperwhite and it really is not holding my interest. Kinda bummed as Let the Great World Spin was a recent favorite.

I am getting ready to start on The Long Ships for the group read.

I just finished the delightful Mischief of the Mistletoe by Lauren Willig. Just when I think she has got to start repeating herself or that the stories will loose steam she tricks me and pulls one off that is a delight to read. Reading this one made me smile and laugh and want to go pick up another of her books. So far her wit has not flagged.

At work I am reading A Monster Calls. Probably due to all the wonderful reviews of said book here in LT.

Thanks, Richard. You've inspired me to re-read Northanger abbey and maybe look up some Mrs. Radcliffe, certainly the Mysteries of Udolpho Right now I am deep in Game of Thrones

I finished Carl Hiaasens' latest book, Bad Monkey, and thought it was a lot of fun.

This weekend's read is Letters From Skye, an epistolary novel that takes place during both WWI and II.

I loved The Mysteries of Udolpho!

Thank you for the great start once again, Richard! Ann Radcliffe is a great choice! Perhaps the mother of Victorian gothic, as alpole is the father.

I'm still reading The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise by Julia Stuart. Still not far in, as I had minor surgery yesterday, but I expect to get a fair amount of reading done today. This is a cute, enjoyable book about a beefeater at the Tower of London who is put in charge of the Queen's menagerie.

Reading The invisible man.

5 CarolynSchroeder Transatlantic did not hold my interest either. I was disappointed as it had good reviews. I ended up skimming the last pages.

Still working on Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow and The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson. The Doctorow is wonderfully odd and the Sanderson is wonderfully Sanderson. Enjoying both.

Wow, been away too long (moving derailed reading for more than a month: I don't have a lot of stuff, but I do get a bit OCD about it). Read Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore and enjoyed it, though the twist at the end didn't quite meet the sniff test. Currently reading Unbroken, and enjoying it thoroughly.

On a sad note, the central location of the Calgary Public Library was flooded (along with most of downtown) a couple of weeks ago; they're estimating $10 million in damages, and had to throw away many books. But I'm an optimist, so I'm focussing on all the good that this has to mean for my much-neglected ROOT challenge, right? ;-(. So am also reading The Authenticity Hoax, Letter Perfect, and, on Kobo, a re-read of Sense and Sensibility.

I'm reading Lookaway, Lookaway, and so far am not impressed. It has good ratings here on LT so maybe I'll love it soon, but I'm thinking not.

So sad about the Calgary library, Heduanna. Those floods were incredible.

>14 Heduanna:: Oh no, the Calgary library! The flooding downtown looked awful. I hope they're able to replace the books soon and that you yourself weren't affected by the floods!

Today I'm spending time with Mole, Ratty and Badger in The Wind in the Willows, which I've never read before. It's lovely.

I'm reading Giovanni Boccaccio's classic work The Decameron, in a translation by G. H. McWilliam. After working my way through Dante recently, this seemed like the next logical book to read. A lot of the stories have been a little repetitive, but it offers a fascinating look at the mindset, politics, social mores, and humor of people living in 14th century Italy.

Just finished laughing my way through Stuffed: Adventures of a Restaurant Family by Patricia Volk. Okay, I had a lump in my throat some of the time, but what a lovely way to spend a hot day with this delightful family. Her new book Shocked: My Mother, Schiaparelli and Me is high on my tbr list.

Just started a light romance called Dogs and Goddesses by Jennifer Crusie and two other authors. So far light and with the potential to become quite humorous.

>5 CarolynSchroeder: I loved We Live In Water. Much better than Beautiful Ruins IMO.

>14 Heduanna: I had quite a bit of fun with Mr. Penumbra

I'm making my way through Michael Pollan's Cooked, and have just started The Morels.

The Return of the King.......jrr tolkien

I happily finished and reviewed Handle With Care which ended up being a bad joke of a book. Don't bother. Now I'm reading both The Girl Who Fell From the Sky, wonderful, and I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out which is a very accurate portrayal of what it takes to become a good nurse.
On audio Im listening to Tales Of The City which Im not enjoying nearly as much as the first time around and Maisie Dobbs which is great.

Thank you, Richard, for your wonderful intros to this thread every week. Because of you I discovered Barbara Pym. Perhaps discovered is the wrong word, since I was aware of her as an author, but had never read anything by her and had no idea what kind of writing she did. I finished Quartet in Autumn today and loved it. It reminded me of Anne Tyler in her characterization, with the twist of a British sense of humor. I'll look for more of her work.

I finished up The Defense of Moscow 1941: The Northern Flank which was a good description of the slugfest to the northwest of Moscow in October of 1941.

I'm now reading the fascinating textbook Psychological Warfare by Paul M. A. Linebarger, who is better known as Cordwainer Smith. I'm planning to pair this with Language Intelligence: Lessons on Persuasion from from Jesus, Shakespeare, Lincoln and Lady Gaga.

Vision in Death was another pageturner in this series. Now I'm giving The Worst hard Time a go.

I just finished rereading To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I hadn't read it since high school (over 30 years ago) ans didn't appreciate what a wonderful book it was at the time. To continue with Southern authors, I am now reading The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers. Another wonderfully told story.

I read The Mysteries of Udolpho as part of a freshman English class titled "The Fairy Tale and 19th Century Gothic Literature" more than 20 years ago when I was an undergrad at Penn.

I'm still reading Russia Against Napoleon by Dominic Lieven. It's a bit of a slog, but worth it for a different look at the historical era that fascinates me most.

Just today started Dark Places by Gillian Flynn. Literally still on chapter one. Here's hoping. :)

I finished Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon. It is a flawed novel, but for me an enjoyable one. I see now that the LT reviews for the book are quite mixed (I never read reviews until after I read the book). At any rate, you can find my review on the book's work page and on my 50-Book Challenge thread.

Today I started Time Capsule by Mitch Berman. This is a science fiction novel published in 1983 that I found on the shelves of my used bookstore. The description on the cover reads, "A jazz musician's epic journey through an America devastated by Nuclear War--an unspeakable gig he thinks he's playing solo . . . " I mean, as a jazz fan, how am I going to not read that? The review blurbs are by Russell Banks, Kurt Vonnegut and Donald Barthelme, so either this guy Berman is a good writer or a whole bunch of people owed favors to his agent or publisher.

>22 Citizenjoyce: Ouch! That review was honest.

>23 whymaggiemay: YIPPEE! That's a fabulous thing to know, thank you so much for telling me. Pym's a sadly underknown writer.

I finished Beastly Things by Donna Leon - another good Brunetti mystery. Now I'm reading Aleksandar Hemon's The Book of My Lives.

I finished an author acquaintance of mine's debut story collection, Blue Ice, and reviewed it on my thread. Hey, four stars from me is a good rating!

I finished both Bobcat and Other Stories and We Live in Water and put up short reviews for both.

I just cannot seem to get steam up to finish Transatlantic despite the almost universally glowing reviews, so picked up Galore off of Mount TBR and am enjoying it immensely thus far. I am not a magic realism fan though, so we will see how she goes as time move along.

By the way, I will see all you crazy kids in a couple of weeks. We are off tomorrow for two week's vacation in Trinidad. Island breezes!

Barbara Pym does a good job of presenting ordinary folk with all their oddities so that they and their ordinary lives are interesting, even fun. No Fond Return of Love is no exception. An added bonus; the main character of the previous Pym I read made a cameo appearance in this book.

Just finished Ten Tiny Breaths . Highly recommend for anyone interested in NA/drama/romance. Reaches a very real subject matter of drunk driving and how it impacts all victims (everyone is really a victim). I was very impressed with the book as I was not sure if I would like it based on the book synopsis. http://bookcovereviews.blogspot.com has my latest review on it if interested.

Finished Songs of Willow Frost. Likely to start Illusion of Separateness next.

>35 snash: snash: An added bonus; the main character of the previous Pym I read made a cameo appearance in this book Isn't that fun? I'm so glad I read her books in order of publication this year because she did that quite often and I love it.

>33 CarolynSchroeder: CarolynSchroeder: I read Galore earlier this year and absolutely loved it!

I'm just starting The Girl With No Name: The Incredible Story of a Child Raised by Monkeys by Marina Chapman. Quite a title, eh?

I also just finished The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise, which I adored. It's a funny, poignant, sweet little book.

Okay, the thread for the Group Read of A Fine Balance is posted. It will kick off on the 15th, but you may start anytime you're little heart desires. Like me, if you still have not got to this beloved classic, come on over and join us. It may not be a breezy summer read, (you can read that fluff any old time) but it is supposed to be a jaw-dropper and completely unforgettable.

Here it is: http://www.librarything.com/topic/156267#

Richard, I see you are still doing a mighty fine job keeping this group alive! Keep up the good work, my friend!

I just finished and enjoyed both the Given Day & The Wasp Factory. Next up, Among Others and the Interestings.

I am currently reading Stephen King's Under the Dome and Jessica Karbowiak's These Things I Know (Pink Fish Press)

Hello everyone! I probably should have put my most recent reads on last week's thread, but I wasn't able post about them until now. Anyway, I finished reading The Fireman's Wife and Other Stories by Richard Bausch on Tuesday, July 2nd! The book was quite good, but was perhaps a bit more understated than I was expecting.

Next up, was Trade-Off by Harrison Arnston which I finished reading on Thursday, July 4th! This was a reread for me, but from so long ago that I couldn't remember any of the major plot points. It was like reading an entirely new book for me! :)

My third book that I read was Stillwell: A Haunting on Long Island by Michael Phillip Cash. This was just the type book that I enjoy reading - featuring creepy old houses, ancient horror and multi-layered family relationships. I finished reading this book on Friday, July 5th!

Right now, I'm reading After the Fire by Belva Plain. Despite having read almost every book by Belva Plain, I think this may have been one that I missed. It's such a good book and I hope to have it finished by tonight - Sunday, July 7th!

Perhaps I'll read Hunters Blood by Jere Cunningham next - I'm not sure.

I am finishing Mistborn this week which is very good and listening to Defending Jacob which is so so but is an easy listening book.

#28 - I hope you like Dark Places! I've devoured all three of Gillian Flynn's books. If you like Gillian Flynn and haven't read Sharp Objects yet, it's a must read!

Finished some lighter reading this last week. Dad is Fat by Jim Gaffigan was hilarious, especially if you're already a fan of his stand-up. He sprinkles in some familiar jokes, but most of his essays are brand new material. And in between the sarcasm, he manages to include the occasional poignant statement on parenting. But most of the book is how his children prevent him from sleeping.

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield was absolutely marvelous! I completely lost myself in that book - it was a fabulously rich story.

Thanks For the Tip by Steve Dublanica - a memoir about the trials of working as a waiter in New York City. Fascinating and frequently repulsive. It really hit home with me - I've never worked as a waitress, but I currently work in a public library, and although the settings may be different, the range of attitudes that come through the door are exactly the same.

Going to start reading The Passage by Justin Cronin in earnest now, and I'm hoping to finish up the newest Mary Roach book - Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal - in the next few days. Plus I spent WAYYYY too much money at Half Price Books today, so I have a tower of new books to cram onto my shelf.

Finished The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro and am working on Never Tell by Alafair Burke.

A little late getting to this one... The Light Between the Oceans loving it so far!! Alas back to work today after a mini vacation due to the 4th of July. Hope everyone had a grand holiday! =:)

I read Dennis Lehane's A Drink Before the War in its entirety on Saturday. Before this one I'd only read Shutter Island by Lehane, but I'm committed now to this series with detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. I also downloaded Moranthology by Caitlin Moran.

Started The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood this week. Not exactly a light summer read, but it has been on my bookshelf for three years now and needs to come off. The only Atwood I've read up till now has been The Handmaid's Tale. I could see its merits but wasn't blown away. Hoping to give her another chance.

>47 DMO: DMO: I absolutely loved How to be a Woman by Caitlin Moran. I added Moranthology to my list so I hope it's just as good!

#48
If it helps - I felt the same way you did about Handmaid's Tale but loved Blind Assassin.

34 rocketjk - Have fun! Can't wait to hear about what you read!

I'm about halfway through The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. It seems like people either love or hate this book; I'm a lover!

#50 - PaperbackPirate, The Poisonwood Bible is one of my all-time favs!

I'm primarily splitting reading time between two nonfiction works: Salt Sugar Fat and Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. Both are fascinating! I keep thinking I'll start a new fiction read, but then am so engrossed by these that I haven't felt the need to.

I'm also slowly reading Sacred Acts, Grace, Fallen from, and Reclaiming Fair Use.

I too loved the Poisonwood Bible. I am reading The Starboard Sea. So far, so good.

Reading The Lord of the Rings Book 3 The Return of the King and watching the extended version dvds along with each book

Finished From the mouth of the whale by Sjón.
If you haven't read any Icelandic titles or authors, here's a great place to start, especially since so few are translated to English and those few are generally not available in the US.

Also poking through Let the dead bury their dead and other stories
by Randall Kenan. Love short fiction.

Finished wonderful Speaking From Among The Bones, my favorite Flavia de Luce installment to date. What a cliffhanger ending!!

Now listening to The Great Gatsby and closing in on the end of Miss MacIntosh, My Darling. I'm on page 900 of 1200 pages!

Reading Two under the Indian sun by Rumer Godden. I like her fiction a great deal, so I'm interested in seeing how I like this memoir.

I just spent a good amount of time reading this Millions piece about books coming out the second half of this year...

http://www.themillions.com/2013/07/most-anticipated-the-great-second-half-2013-b...

I just now finished The Light Between Oceans - what a wonderful book! I even got a bit lumpy reading it. Have to really consider what I read next because it will take something quite fantastic to follow on the heals of this one. Sigh...

Finished Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow. Bizarre book. About the child of a mountain and a washing machine and his dysfunctional family and trying to fit in.

Started Moon Flights by Elizabeth Moon.

Alexander's Bridge by Willa Cather was good, but not as compelling as her longer stories. I'm now reading Five by Endo, and happy to finally be reading something by this author.

#44: I recently read Gone Girl and zipped through it furiously. Loved it! I also read The Thirteenth Tale years ago when it was first published & am still awaiting the author's next novel.

#48: I have read The Handmaid's Tale & The Blind Assassin and greatly enjoyed both. I especially loved the dystopian element of the former. Hope you enjoy it.

I am still reading The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. This one is taking longer than the previous two in the series for me but I've felt incomplete without completing the set.

I finished Aleksandar Hemon's The Book of My Lives - an amazing book. Next up: Eight Girls Taking Pictures by Whitney Otto.

Finished Invisible Man and started Beatrice and Virgil and The ghost of Hannah Mendes

I've been reading the essays in "One Green Field" by Edward Thomas, enjoying them immensely and hoping they would never end. Alas, I read the final essay today. I may start over again tomorrow.

I'm just starting River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh. So far I'm enjoying it, but I've had to slow myself way down for this one. I sped through my last two boooks, The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise by Julia Stuart, and The Girl With No Name: The Incredible Story of a Child Raised by Monkeys by Marina Chapman.

No time to read just now (packing for next Monday's move from California to Colorado), except just before bed when I listen to an audiobook to put myself to sleep. (Although that has backfired once or twice when the story was so good I couldn't stop listening.) Anyway, the one that's up now is His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik, my first by her. I'm liking it, so far.

#66
Glad to hear that you are liking the book by Naomi Novik. My nephew likes them and he has been after me to read them. I have His Majesty's Dragon on my shelves. After I finish reading Long Ships for a group read, maybe I should get this one down?

Went from Five by Endo to Survivor in Death.

I finished the excellent White Heat: A History of Britain in the Swinging Sixties this morning and I'm now within a mere 175 pages of finishing War and Peace. Three cheers for me! Sadly, I must leave the latter for a while and knuckle down to Sacred Hearts in time for the local reading group in two weeks' time.

>66 Storeetllr: storeetllr - Safe travels and welcome to Colorado!

I finished Letters From Skye and liked it more than I thought I would. I think anyone who liked Guernsey would like this one, too. I love epistolary novels.

My current reads are Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane which is both charming and creepy, and This is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakauwila, a debut collection of short stories. I've only read the first title story and it was wonderful so I have high hopes for the rest.

Thanks, coppers! I'm excited to be moving there! Can't wait to read Gaiman's new one. Glad to know you're liking it.

>67 benitastrnad: His Majesty's Dragon is turning out to be one of those audiobooks that keep me awake at night. And I woke up worrying about one of the dragons that was eing mistreated by its handler. Signs of a really good read!

Hello. I've reading Lightning by Koonz. I have been alternating between the book and my Accounting studies... Still I cannot put it down as I have no idea what will happen next!
Every time is something unexpected!!!

Hope to finish soon so I can start with something new.

Finished listening to both The Great Gatsby with lovely narration by Jake Gyllenhaal, and Love Anthony, narrated by Debra Messing. Guess which I liked best!!! Two ten hour drives allowed for long leisurely listens.

Started listening to And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini and am almost done with the massive Miss MacIntosh, My Darling.

I'm in the middle of I Capture the Castle May I call it a "delightful little book" without sounding affected? Because "delightful" is the word that seems to fit best.

I just purchased The Accursed (Oates) because I live about an hour from the setting (Princeton NJ) and I want to learn more of the lore and history of my adopted home. I started reading it in the laboratory this morning while getting my blood drawn repeatedly over a course of several hours. Then it occurred to me that perhaps I didn't want to read a book about an apparent vampire just then . . . I closed the book and watched the TV instead.

> 74 Feel free to enjoy (if that's the word) The Accursed without any fear of blood theft. The book is far more historical and psychological fiction than a straight paranormal fantasy. It's as much about vampires as Sarah Waters' The Little Stranger is about ghosts.

I just finished Galore by Michael Crummy and loved it! I am surprised this one doesn't have more of a following (maybe too many characters?). It's been a long time since I was able to sink so deeply and enjoyably into a fictional world!

#71
Have fun living in Colorado. It is one of the most outdoorsy states in the Union. Living there should cut into your reading time.

#70
I have had Letters from Skye in my sights for some time. Thanks for saying you enjoyed it. I too like epistolary novels.

#75
I have a copy of Little Stranger at home and I really must get to it sometime. I also have Fingersmith and Night Watch sitting there ...waiting...

#74
yes, you can use the word "delightful." I find myself using it from time-to-time to describe some books. I just used it to describe Mischief of the Mistletoe by Lauren Willig. I do that often when talking about her books, because they are so, ...well, delightful!

#75 Thanks - I'll be picking up The Accursed again tonight.

Hello again, everyone! :) I do hope that you are all having a wonderful week of reading for yourselves.

So, I did finish reading After the Fire by Belva Plain on Sunday, July 7th! I was drawn into this book from the first page and it actually took me two days to read.

Hunters Blood by Jere Cunningham was up next for me. I started reading this book on Sunday, July 7th and have to say that while this book was relatively good for its type, overall, it just wasn't my cup of tea. I finished reading this book on Tuesday, July 9th! :)

I immediately started reading Hauntings: Is Anybody There? by Norah Lofts on Tuesday, July 9th! It was really quite a good book; even though the stories weren't necessarily the scariest I've ever read. This book took me a day to read.

After taking a day to choose my next book to read, I finally settled on Call Home the Heart by Jessica Stiriling. I'm not that far into the book yet, but this is definitely a reread for me; although I can't tell you from when. Must have been from years ago. At 437 pages, I give myself about five days to read this book! :)

Late last night, I also started reading McNally's Puzzle by Lawrence Sanders. I haven't read that many of the books in the Archy McNally Series, although I do have several books in the series on my bookshelf.

#77: You must read your Sarah Waters books! She is one of my fave authors. I'd recommend them in this order: Fingersmith, The Night Watch & The Little Stranger. I always look forward to her next book.

>80 framboise: Don't forget Tipping the Velvet and Affinity which kind of spoiled The Little Stranger for me because I was expecting something similar.

I am still keep reading Digital mind jail by Gojim Oavin,
eBook is mind blowing with its storyline and futuristic info.

Finished Godiva by Nicole Galland

Finished The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson and started Once Upon a Curse edited by Anna Kashina.