And, as in Dickens, the sentimental threatens to purple a grim reality better left plainly told.
Rwanda plainly told him that it could no longer protect him, one expert said.
Visceral, intimate and plainly told, this story is sure to move young children, and also motivate them to read more.
The latest snub has come from Paris, which has plainly told Mr. Bashir that he is not on the guest list for the African-French summit meeting in Nice, on the French Riviera, on May 31.
What lifts this book beyond being merely the plainly told story of an interesting life is Mr. Samuelsson's filigreed yet often pointed observations about why so few black chefs have risen to the top of the culinary world.
But he plainly told his audience that "Americans believe the freedom to explore, to travel, to think, to speak, to shape decisions that affect our lives enrich the lives of individuals and nations".
It's a gripping tale, plainly told but artfully constructed, and the twists continue right up to and beyond the climax of the trial — even Longo's plea takes everyone by surprise.
At the same time, the people closest to him have plainly told Snowden he has to raise his profile if he wants to win over US hearts and minds.
