Tuesday 26 July 2011
Wednesday 20 July 2011
Closed for Holidays
It's official. I am going holidays for a month to Germany; to the Lintorff's original land; Mecklemburg Vorpommern. The people wondering what can be there that it is so good, I will tell you: hotels with "Kinderbetreuung" (child care). A wonderful invention for stressed parents; on some magical days, you leave your little one in the morning -with other 15 more- and the child is returned in the afternoon in one piece, happy and carrying something made of clay, an Indian crown, a paper plane, an ashtray (no, that not. It's forbidden to smoke everywhere, so let's leave it as a box or a basket for keys) that you have to carry back and treasure for some time; a small price to pay for a few hours of peace.
Konrad was "born" there as well as Marcial, so who knows who else may come back in the bag. I'm taking with me The Substitute- Book 2 and hopefully will get some more done.
Around mid-August, there will be a new story posted in the blog with Konrad and .... Roger starring. Higashi and Yimin have helped me a lot to fix the story and I'm very grateful to them.
I have a Twitter account (Tionne Rogers) and I update it now and then -too shy to share my life with the rest of the world- but it's good if you want to know what I'm up to.
The Substitute Book 1 -the one we all know- is down from Lulu and in the proficient hands of Stacey for a real fixing. The book will be re-formatted and published again as paperback novel and Ebook (Epub file with DRM) after September in Lulu and Amazon.com later.
We'll see each other in September. Enjoy the summer!!!
Konrad was "born" there as well as Marcial, so who knows who else may come back in the bag. I'm taking with me The Substitute- Book 2 and hopefully will get some more done.
Around mid-August, there will be a new story posted in the blog with Konrad and .... Roger starring. Higashi and Yimin have helped me a lot to fix the story and I'm very grateful to them.
I have a Twitter account (Tionne Rogers) and I update it now and then -too shy to share my life with the rest of the world- but it's good if you want to know what I'm up to.
The Substitute Book 1 -the one we all know- is down from Lulu and in the proficient hands of Stacey for a real fixing. The book will be re-formatted and published again as paperback novel and Ebook (Epub file with DRM) after September in Lulu and Amazon.com later.
We'll see each other in September. Enjoy the summer!!!
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| Even Konrad is gone away for holidays |
Tuesday 12 July 2011
Sunday 10 July 2011
La Candelaria
It is time to take a walk on "La Candelaria", the countryside house Konrad bought for Guntram at the begining of their relationship.
The original house is called Estancia Santa Rita and nowadays is a hotel, located in Carboni, near Lobos, some 120 kilometres from Buenos Aires. It is an historical property as it was Juan Manuel de Rosas' house, supreme leader of the Confederación Argentina from 1830 to 1852 when he was defeated and went into exile to Southamptom. We will not digress on his politics as Rosas was loved and hated on equal proportions. In the early nineties the house was bought by a German family who transformed it into a hotel after an extensive renovation. The critics are far from brilliant focusing on bad quality service or poor cleaning (Trip Advisor)
This is what Konrad calls the "hostel ambiance" that was later erased by Malu Blaquier. The brickwork is too eighties for our big boy; it's more for Charlie Sheen in Wall Street.
As I was telling before, the Estancia Santa Rita is used for tourism and film locations. For example, right after I published The Substitute, Playboy filmed "Luli in Love" staring a well known vedette, Luciana Salazar. In 2011 she was the official girlfriend of the former President of the Argentinean Central Bank (recently divorced) for a full month before he left her for being "too nervous for his taste. Needless to say, the banker became Argentinean men's hero for a week or so. Not everyday you dump one of he most desired women. Reality is harsher than fiction.
After an hour driving in silence, because Konrad was busy focused on the landscape and the people we saw along the road, we arrived to the familiar, flanked with trees, private lane to the main house. It was as I remembered; a large colonial structure that was later enlarged with a very strange Gothic structure, almost looking like a tower with windows. All painted in the traditional creole pink, with a lake on the back part (swans included) Does Konrad like this? I have my doubts. (The Substitute, p. 94)
The original house is called Estancia Santa Rita and nowadays is a hotel, located in Carboni, near Lobos, some 120 kilometres from Buenos Aires. It is an historical property as it was Juan Manuel de Rosas' house, supreme leader of the Confederación Argentina from 1830 to 1852 when he was defeated and went into exile to Southamptom. We will not digress on his politics as Rosas was loved and hated on equal proportions. In the early nineties the house was bought by a German family who transformed it into a hotel after an extensive renovation. The critics are far from brilliant focusing on bad quality service or poor cleaning (Trip Advisor)
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| The original house was built in 1790 by the Ezcurra family (belonged to Rosas' wife) with an extension of 16.000 acres. Just be mindful of the swams |
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| The tower added after 1890 by Antonio Carboni, owner of the lands and founder of the small town where it is located when he donated part of his lands to build a train station. It was a dairy production facility and the train was a key factor for his business success. |
This is what Konrad calls the "hostel ambiance" that was later erased by Malu Blaquier. The brickwork is too eighties for our big boy; it's more for Charlie Sheen in Wall Street.
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| Living room. Is the sofa covered with a blanket? |
Here was where Guntram started to forgive Konrad.
“Does it make you happy? To come here?” He asked solicitous.
“Yes, I would like to come here. I'm crushed that you did it.”
“I want that you're happy with me. You are truly important to me and I don't want that we ever repeat the past two weeks. Once you've learnt your place, everything will be perfect. I'll do anything to prevent you escaping again.” He said softly
chilling my bones and heart as he kissed me in the lips.
I felt lost. How could he say that he loves me and then rapes me to ensure his possession? This man was utterly out of his mind. I had to find a way to run away from him... to the Colombian jungle because I'm certain he could find me anywhere.
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| Dining room |
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| Master Bedroom. Konrad sharing the room with two Buddhas? I don't think so. |
Konrad has clear idea of what he likes, therefore he hired Malu Blaquier to copy the "real colonial" style, inspired from the photos Estancia La Paz which belonged to President Julio Argentino Roca. |
| Estancia La Paz. Ascochinga Córdoba |
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| Estancia La Paz. Ascochinga Córdoba |
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| Estancia La Paz. Ascochinga Córdoba |
As I was telling before, the Estancia Santa Rita is used for tourism and film locations. For example, right after I published The Substitute, Playboy filmed "Luli in Love" staring a well known vedette, Luciana Salazar. In 2011 she was the official girlfriend of the former President of the Argentinean Central Bank (recently divorced) for a full month before he left her for being "too nervous for his taste. Needless to say, the banker became Argentinean men's hero for a week or so. Not everyday you dump one of he most desired women. Reality is harsher than fiction.
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| Luciana (Luli) Salazar. Playboy girl. Estancia Santa Rita Foto: Gente Magazine. Luli had a hard time doing the topless scenes but she sacrificed herself for her audience. Notice this photo is from May (Winter)
Although La Candelaria was not much used in The Substitute- Book 1, it will play a key role in The Substitute- Book II when Konrad will meet again the Argentinean idiosyncracy but in a darker and more sinister way than a recalcitrant airport employee.
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