


Warming two coins on her tongue, grimacing from the bitter metallic taste, she pressed them to the glass with her thumbs until they melted a pair of eyeholes through which she could stare.

Without the charcoal brazier heating her room, thick ice had encrusted the inside of the window and obscured her view. She heard their voices, parted the curtains, and tried to peer down into the campo below. It was on such a night that the men came for Hannah. Seeping refuse on the streets renders the pavement slick and the walking treacherous. Through the mist rising from the canal the cries and grunts of foraging pigs echo. Shapeless matter, perhaps animal, floats to the surface of Rio di San Girolamo and hovers on its greasy waters. The Ponte di Ghetto Nuovo, the bridge that leads to the ghetto, trembles under the weight of sacks of rotting vegetables, rancid fat, and vermin. Hope that gives enough scopes.At midnight, the dogs, cats, and rats rule Venice. Īs usual words can be in either book titles or the author's name.& don't forget embeds - they can pop up anywhere! eg sLITher, sMALL, mORBid, LOUISe Candlish, Jeffery ARCHer or Lucy HawKING The following names are allowed either as an author's name or in a titleĪs Catherine is known as KATE shortened forms of the other names eg: Bill, Liz, Beth, Charlie etc are fine too.įinally you can have any book that has the number 3 in the title, is the third in a series or is the third book an author has had published. May 8th is a BANK HOLIDAY & is "The BIG HELP OUT" where people will be encouraged to help with projects in their local communities so any word meaning to VOLUNTEER or HELP is ok. This will end with "LIGHTING up the NATION" where locations across the UNITED KINGDOM will be LIT using lasers, drone displays & ILLUMINATIONS so any word meaning to light up or illuminate is fine too. On May 7th there will be a CORONATION CONCERT at WINDSOR CASTLE so words such as choir, singing, singers, ballet, ballerina & opera are all acceptable. HOMAGE eg: respect, admiration, worship, praise, honour You can also have any synonyms for the following: REGALIA: crown, Saint, Edward, orb, sceptre, jewel, diamond, imperial, robe, mantle, purple, silk, velvet The SERVICE: Archbishop, Canterbury, Dean, order, bless, anoint, holy, oil, spoon, throne, serve Palace, Mall, Admiral(ty), Arch, Trafalgar, Square, Whitehall, Parliament, Broad, Sanctuary, Westminster, Abbey. The COACH & PROCESSION ROUTE: Diamond, jubilee, gold, state, horse, guards, parade The following words which relate to the CORONATION are all acceptable as is any word written in capitals: The names Charles Philip Arthur George are of course acceptable This month's theme has to be the celebration of the Coronation of King Charles III
