As the world breath a sigh of relief following the inauguration of Barack Obama as the US president elect, I too feel that a heavy weight of dread has been lifted. It appears that Americans have decreed that they no longer wished to be led by division, ignorance and fear, choosing instead a message of change, hope and rationality. As a Canadian, I am heartily glad that our powerful neighbors are apparently finally moving away from the wasteful insanity of the last eight years.
A rare mix of literature, wit, history and high adventure, the Aubrey/Maturin novels (better known for "Master and Commander", the first novel and the name of the 2003 movie adaptation) has been by far one of my favourite reading experience and a consistent way to lift my (occasionally) sagging spirits.
Eau Moirée
