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Mary Prince (born 1946; also called by her married name Mary Fitzpatrick [1] until officially separated from her husband in 1979 [2]) is an African American woman wrongly convicted of murder who then became the nanny for Amy Carter, the daughter of US President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter, and was eventually granted a full pardon.
The remains of former US President Jimmy Carter are carried by an honor guard on departure from the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, after a State Funeral Service on January 9, 2025.
Jimmy Carter has made one last visit to where his story began. On Saturday, Jan. 4, funeral plans commenced for the former president, who died on Sunday, Dec. 29 at the age of 100.
The Varsity Blues actress and husband Carter Oosterhouse welcomed their first child -- a baby girl named Flora -- on Saturday, Dec. 31.
The book is a feminist re-appraisal of the work of the Marquis de Sade, consisting of a collection of essays analyzing his literature. Carter argues that "Sade remains a monstrous and daunting cultural edifice; yet [she] would like to think that he put pornography in the service of women, or, perhaps, allowed it to be invaded by an ideology not inimical to women."
He reported it to be "an undoubted success," saying "Carter tells her story with considerable skill. Her observation is sharp, and she writes extremely well." [2] Theodore Sturgeon reviewed the novel favourably, praising Carter's "vivid colour, her familiarity with her scene, the unexpectedness of her characters and plot development." [3]
Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
Fireworks: Nine Profane Pieces (aka Fireworks: Nine Stories in Various Disguises or Fireworks) is an anthology of short fiction by Angela Carter.It was first published in the United Kingdom in 1974 by Quartet Books Ltd. and contains a collection stories, several of which are based on Carter's own experiences of living in Japan from 1969 to 1971.