Ciarán Hinds, Former Captain Wentworth, to Play Former American President

Ciarán Hinds will play opposite Sigourney Weaver, the newly appointed Secretary of State in "Political Animals.". He has been cast as her philandering ex- husband and former president, Bud Hammond, who’s still carrying a torch for her in USA network’s upcoming new mini-series, which consists of 6 episodes.


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Ciaran Hinds as Captain Wentworth

Countdown to 2012: The Five Jane Austen Related Books I Most Enjoyed Reading in 2011. #1 - Persuasion, an Annotated Edition

I'll say it right up front, my favorite book related to Jane Austen in 2011 was Persuasion, An Annotated Edition, edited by Robert Morrison. Designed along the same lines as last year's superb Pride and Prejudice, an Annotated Edition, edited by Patricia Meyer Spacks. Robert Morrison not only explains some of the more esoteric details of Persuasion, but also includes beautiful images that explain