What’s In The Stars
For The Week Of February 4
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You might be hurt by a colleague's harsh criticism. Don't let it shake your confidence in what you're trying to do. A more positive aspect starts to appear. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You're torn between your sensible self and the part of you that enjoys acquiring lovely things. Wait for an end-of-month sale, and then buy something wonderful. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Your artistic side has practical applications this week, such as redecorating your home or redesigning your personal stationery. Someone special will like it. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You could be drawn into a problem 'twixt friends or family members. Ask questions that go to the heart of the matter, then get them together for a group hug. LEO (July 23 to August 22) As much as you love being the center of attention, your big Lion's heart impels you to share the spotlight with a colleague who helped with that well-praised project. VIRGO (August 23 to Sept. 22) Your eagerness to act on a challenge is wisely tempered early in the week by a lack of necessary information. Things begin to clear up during the weekend.
LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) A relationship you'd hoped would keep going seems to be going nowhere. Close it out and move on to a brighter romantic aspect just beginning to manifest itself. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Things don't go completely as planned this week. Enjoy the surprises, even if you have to adjust your schedule. Some of them could be quite delightful. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Making choices is usually easy for straight-shooting Archers. A new development could deflect your aim. Try to put off decisions until you know more. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) While part of you might prefer taking a more familiar path, let your more daring and—admit it—super-curious self see what the unexplored has to offer. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Those nasty types have slithered back under the rocks and present no more problems. Now's the time to move ahead on that promising new relationship. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) A new offer could clear up that lingering money problem. A more confident attitude on your part might well help get that personal situation back on track. ST
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Books When It Happens To You Review by Rose McAllister Croke
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ctress Molly Ringwald makes a powerful literary debut by exploring themes of betrayal, infidelity, infertility, estrangement, and gender identity in When It Happens To You. The book, described as a novel told in stories, is centered around Phillip and Greta, a Los Angeles couple whose marriage is on the brink of dissolution. The characters reveal the darkest parts of themselves, with each character making either a terrible mistake or a life-altering choice. All of the characters muddle through their own emotionally eviscerating experiences and struggle to arrive at a place of forgiveness and acceptance. In The Harvest Moon, a stay-at-home mother struggles with her self-worth in the face of aging, infertility, and an increasingly distant husband. In Ursa Minor, a former children's television star re-examines his life when his acting career stalls after a stint in rehab. An elderly woman mourns the loss of her husband and her estranged relationship
with her only child in The Little One. In My Olivia, a conflicted single mother struggles to protect her 6-year-old son who wishes only to wear dresses and be addressed as Olivia. Finally, in the novel's title story, a betrayed wife chronicles her pain and pens a brutally honest letter to her husband's mistress. “When it happens to you, you will ask him why he would choose to forsake this good, sweet life that you carefully built together for a girl who couldn't begin to understand him,” Ringwald writes. “And then you'll realize that is partially the point. He doesn't want to be understood. He wants to be misunderstood because in the misunderstanding lies the possibility of reinvention.” In her debut novel, Ringwald examines the nuances of the most intimate of relationships and portrays how the ties that bind can easily become threads that fray if not properly nurtured. ST
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