{"id":352,"date":"2008-01-10T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-10T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=352"},"modified":"2008-01-10T06:30:00","modified_gmt":"2008-01-10T13:30:00","slug":"book-club-shopping-under-influence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/01\/book-club-shopping-under-influence\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Club: Shopping Under the Influence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was determined to get back into my <a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/queens\">royal lady<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/book%20club\">book posts<\/a> today, but I seem to have misplaced the <a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2007\/12\/thursday-book-club-empress-wu-part-i.html\">Empress Wu <\/a>novel that I was working on.  Plus, I&#8217;m feeling a bit flu-ish, which has sapped me of the energy necessary to tear through the house on a mad search for Empress Wu, especially when I have a very bad feeling that I put that book in a &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/hot-tip-for-world-leaders.html\">safe place<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Instead of Wu, I&#8217;m giving you the list of the books I ordered from Amazon a week ago while I was mildly intoxicated. I was surprised but generally pleased when they showed up. I admit to having no recollection as to why I was so interested in Clara Bow that night.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Perfect-Royal-Mistress-Novel\/dp\/0307237516\/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1199929702&amp;sr=8-1\">The Perfect Royal Mistress<\/a> by Diane Haeger<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Catherine-Great-Love-Sex-Power\/dp\/0312378637\/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1199929731&amp;sr=1-1\">Catherine the Great: Love, Sex and Power<\/a> by Virginia Rounding<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Clara-Bow-Runnin-David-Stenn\/dp\/0815410255\/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1199929767&amp;sr=1-1\">Clara Bow: Runnin&#8217; Wild<\/a> by David Stenn<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Royal-Affair-George-Scandalous-Siblings\/dp\/140006371X\/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1199929794&amp;sr=1-2\">A Royal Affair: George III and His Scandalous Siblings<\/a> by Stella Tillyard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gildasattic.com\/clarabow.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R4V4nqi7vZI\/AAAAAAAABrw\/L3b2TccN_g0\/s320\/clarabow.gif\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153657971426442642\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Style icon and book subject Clara Bow<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Separately, if you are searching for Mary Boleyn or Anne Boleyn, as so many of you are because of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonypictures.com\/movies\/theotherboleyngirl\/\">The Other Boleyn Girl<\/a>, I have three Anne Boleyn posts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2007\/09\/thursday-book-club-introduction-to-anne.html\">Introduction to Anne Boleyn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2007\/09\/thursday-book-club-anne-boleyn.html\">Anne Boleyn, Continued<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2007\/09\/thursday-book-club-more-anne-boleyn.html\">More Anne Boleyn<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for an inexpensive Anne Boleyn initial necklace, you can now order my $300 sterling silver version by contacting me at wbjewelry at hotmail dot com. Here is a photo of the luxurious 18k gold and diamond interpretation of an Anne Boleyn necklace:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/pro-detail.php?colid=28&amp;collect=true&amp;id=247\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R4Yg8ai7vaI\/AAAAAAAABr4\/OwaMMpUeRbM\/s320\/Boleyn+necklace+1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153843045862194594\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;font-size:85%;\" >Boleyn necklace in 18K yellow and rose gold and diamonds<br \/>\u00a9 Wendy Brandes 2007-2008<br \/><span style=\"font-size:78%;\">(Photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.muggphoto.com\/\">John Muggenborg<\/a>)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>With the silver version, you don&#8217;t get any diamonds, of course. Still, truth be told, my letter (the necklace is available in any letter, and all letters get a crown) is much more graceful than the original, which was quite clunky.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R4YiNKi7vbI\/AAAAAAAABsA\/AlzFt24WlEk\/s1600-h\/anneboleyn.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R4YiNKi7vbI\/AAAAAAAABsA\/AlzFt24WlEk\/s320\/anneboleyn.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153844433136631218\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Anne Boleyn had to settle for clunky in the 1500s.<br \/>You don&#8217;t!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a photo of me wearing my Anne Boleyn necklace so you can get an idea of the size. Of the necklace, I mean, not of me!<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/pro-detail.php?colid=28&amp;collect=true&amp;id=247\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R4YjVqi7vcI\/AAAAAAAABsI\/HSLCOm0Ajf8\/s320\/marie.antoinette.premiere.oct.13.2.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153845678677147074\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">From 2006<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>If you want to ask me about the necklace, you can contact me at wbjewelry at hotmail dot com.<\/p>\n<p>UPDATED TO ADD: The <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/pro-detail.php?colid=28&amp;collect=true&amp;id=407\">sterling silver version of the necklace<\/a>, without any stones, is $300.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was determined to get back into my royal lady book posts today, but I seem to have misplaced the Empress Wu novel that I was working on. 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