I liked the grumpy sunshine aspect of her new relationship with Miles. And the dog, Howl is amusing. He won’t play fetch with Miles but he will with Morgan. Too cute.

The love story was definitely of lesser focus than Morgan and her fight to rebuild a life for herself post-trauma, but it needed to be. Miles, the love interest, was likeable enough but I was thankful their budding relationship didn’t overshadow the seriousness of the threats still at hand. The richness of Fukuyama’s analysis is let down somewhat by his comparatively simplistic solutions. He puts forward two proposals. First, Fukuyama concludes that more emphasis needs to be placed on developing a sense of national identity that is stronger than that promoted by cosmopolitan institutions like the European Union and by the American left. While Fukuyama concedes that diversity is valuable, “diversity cannot be the basis for [national] identity in and of itself.” But then neither can ethnicity—let alone race—both of which entail their own dangers and vulgarities. Fukuyama claims that adopting a shared set of values—a creed—would be a good first step, although insufficient in itself. Immigrants also need to assimilate into the national value system, and the number of immigrants should be restricted. However, Fukuyama also claims that “liberal democracies benefit greatly from immigration, both economically and culturally” and does not specify how strict the assimilation criteria and restrictions should be. He begins to clarify this position by pointing to a number of case studies, such as France and the United States, but the proposal is still frustratingly vague. Second, Fukuyama calls for “ambitious social policies” to help the poor and underprivileged. What these policies should entail is left largely undefined, however. Fukuyama argues that Obama’s Affordable Care Act represented a good first step, but that much more needs to be done. Unfortunately, what further steps should be taken, particularly in countries that already enjoy universal public health coverage but are still dealing with inequality and nationalist populism, is left vague. While The End of History celebrated the triumph of liberal democracy over the alternatives, Fukuyama’s new book Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment, focuses on the threat to the system today.

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Leo and Trinity’s love is unlike no other. It’s messy, heartbreaking at times, butterfly igniting, and above all real. Soon, a horrific truth emerges: It was Morgan who let the monster in. "Luke” is actually a cold-hearted con artist named Gavin who targets a particular type of woman, steals her assets and identity, and then commits his ultimate goal: murder. Identity shows the side of love that is not commonly discussed in romance novels. Love isn’t always fun and games, and Identity perfectly captures that and explains the not so pretty side of relationships, while still making The story unfolds from a third person’s point of view. And this method of storytelling works very well in this particular novel. Especially since there were different dynamics at play — family, romance, and murder. All of the elements were deftly combined into a surprising and thrilling suspense novel worthy of five stars. Roberts is a master at delivering well-written, highly entertaining stories that are hard to put down with strong, capable heroines and handsome, respectful heroes. The inclusion of family in Identity showcases Morgan's strong connection to her roots even as she rebuilds her life and learns to trust her own judgment and another man again. Strong threads of family, friendship, love, loss, grief and resilience are strong and flawlessly woven throughout. Fans of romance suspense will enjoy Identity as will readers of suspense thrillers. Highly recommended.

Morgan comes home from work to discover her home robbed, her car gone and her roommate dead on the floor of her office. Maliszewski, Paul (1 November 1998). "Identity". Review of Contemporary Fiction . Retrieved 20 March 2020. For Fukuyama, this thymotic desire is at the root of identity politics. While many of us fight over economic issues, the primary political struggles involve demands for the recognition of our dignity as members of different groups. Fukuyama points to the LGBT and #MeToo movements as exemplars of this. All these groups are engaged in the kinds of historical struggles described by Hegel, striving for recognition of their dignity, a motive which he regarded as the chief driver of modern politics. As Fukuyama puts it:The book is centred on an inherent contradiction within our need for self-worth, for which Fukuyama uses the Greek thymos. We crave to be seen as both equal and superior to others. While the modern era, through democracy and international law, has brought about universal dignity for individuals, this achievement is a poisoned chalice. Also, I loved that our heroine worked as bartender/manager of a bar, another part of the book that was really well researched and put to paper. Shortly after she finds Nina murdered in her home. The work of Luke. Nina was at the wrong place at the wrong time. The story is about starting over and planting roots when you’ve lost everything but it’s also about this heavy bond between Morgan and “her ladies” (her mom and her grandmother,) which is something really special. As with every book I read I try and dig out the romance and dwell on it and this book had a perfect amount of romance and I was happy I at least got some of the Nora roberts romance.