Hilary West: 2 books

'House of Parrots' is a multi-layered mystery novel involving Gerald Brown the parrot man, who lives in the village of Beauhampton and courts the attractive Wendy Hewlitt. Things seem to be going well for all concerned and Gerald plans on building himself and Wendy a new bungalow on his...

The Go-Go’s made music on their own terms and gave voice to a generation caught between the bra-burning irreverence of the seventies and the me-first decadence of the eighties. Anthems like “We Got the Beat,” “Our Lips Are Sealed,” and “Vacation” are an indelible part of our collective...