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The Half-Hearted is a novel in two parts: part I is a story of manners and romance in upper class Scotland, while part II is an action tale of adventure and duty in northern India. The novel is set in the closing years of the 19th century and explores the way in which the social expectations of the main characters shape the paths they must tread.
A review of the book found its primary importance in its explanation of “the half-heartedness and ineffectiveness missions to Moslems.” [20] Outline of Topics for a Course on Overseas Missions (publisher not identified, 1945). The Completeness of Christ (Morehouse-Gorham, 1947).
The second type of double-mindedness, that of willing only to a certain degree, is akin to distraction or half-hearted willing. Each type of double-mindedness is a human weakness and an obstacle to an individual pursuit of greatness and strength towards willing and reaching the Good. [3]
Half a Soul is a Regency fantasy romance novel written by Olivia Atwater. It is the first installment in her Regency Faerie Tales trilogy. The novel follows Theodora "Dora" Ettings, a girl unable to feel and express her emotions since the faerie Lord Hollowvale stole half of her soul. After moving to London, Dora meets the royal magician Elias ...
Kathryn Grayson in Seven Sweethearts (1942), a musical romantic comedy film. The basic plot of a romantic comedy is that two characters meet, part ways due to an argument or other obstacle, then ultimately, realize their love for one another and reunite.
Adam Mars-Jones in his review for the London Review of Books described the work of Eimear McBride as "if every book was as intense as this, reading literature would be even more of a minority pursuit than it is already. A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing makes that rapturous lament By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept look like Hotel du Lac.
Half Broken Things received starred reviews from Booklist [1] and Publishers Weekly, who said it is a " brilliantly conceived, finely executed novel". [2]Kirkus Reviews called the novel "a grim, courageous work that crosses into dark, interior regions American readers rarely dare to tread".
The novel was published as a book in 1950. In 1966, Chang edited the book in the United States and republished it under the title Half a Lifelong Romance in Taiwan. The novel was under the heavy influence of John P. Marquand's work, H. M. Pulham Esq. Chang transplanted and adapted the synopsis, character settings, important scenes, and ...