In 1996, I came upon an enthralling subject: a Depression-era racehorse named Seabiscuit, trained by a mustang breaker who rarely spoke, owned by a former bicycle repairman, and ridden by a half-blind failed prizefighter.
Two keenly awaited autumn books will add to this enthralling subject: Selina Hastings's biography of Somerset Maugham (author of Ashenden), and Christopher Andrew's The Defence of the Realm, an official history of MI5.
The main characters were gritty and fascinating, the back stories enthralling, and as for the bit with the fishing rods and Gazza, oh how we laughed.
He said: "Iain Banks is a remarkable writer who has made a lasting contribution to Scottish literature and culture, inspiring and enthralling readers for 30 years.
And Wilson is a writer of enthralling importance for our place in time.
"I guess that's enthralling for the East Village".
If only there were something enthralling for him to see.
The get-offline types suggest that the come-online sites can induce fatigue even as they thrive — can be simultaneously enthralling and draining for users.
The city was an intimidating and enthralling new home for a suburban girl in Robin Greenstein's bouncy "New York Blues".
"Mittwoch," in a joyously imaginative realization by the director Graham Vick, proved enthralling for much of its six-hour duration.
In Crawford, self-contempt and courage were inseparable — each spurred the other — and the combination made her an agonized performer, overearnest, overexplicit, and discomforting but enthralling for those who trusted her to act out and transcend their own dilemmas.
