tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post3200927071587914438..comments2023-06-02T14:56:35.057+01:00Comments on The Book Trunk: Mother and Child ReunionChristine Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-85695409649481798112014-01-04T19:01:49.081+00:002014-01-04T19:01:49.081+00:00The sweet peas were what captured my imagination h...The sweet peas were what captured my imagination here as well. ~I could smell them, and see the garden in my mind's eye. Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-44128559855894848952014-01-04T19:00:17.592+00:002014-01-04T19:00:17.592+00:00A very belated reply Nan - sorry. Elizabeth Berrid...A very belated reply Nan - sorry. Elizabeth Berridge does have a nice face - I think she looks gentle and kindly, and her face reminded a bit of my grandmother, although there isn't really a strong similarity. And yes, the Whipple story was heartbreaking, and makes you realise what a terrible situation women like her were in . She was left with nothing, and has become a real outsider.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-40316976014131761972014-01-04T18:52:25.693+00:002014-01-04T18:52:25.693+00:00Just found your comment in the 'moderation'...Just found your comment in the 'moderation' box! I was going to look out some m,ore of Elizabeth Berridge's work - I've got a list of things I want to read that I've been compiling on my way through The Persephone Short Stories. I'm not always good with bleak, buy you've whetted my appetite.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-75891162446300623842013-12-20T12:47:52.822+00:002013-12-20T12:47:52.822+00:00I've read the collection of Elizabeth Berridge...I've read the collection of Elizabeth Berridge stories and she is a very good writer, very perceptive; however, they are quite bleak, as I remember. I'd love to know your opinion, Christine, should you ever read them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-29901969060596185052013-11-24T04:45:21.504+00:002013-11-24T04:45:21.504+00:00I loved your description of the Elizabeth B. story...I loved your description of the Elizabeth B. story. I think we all know people like that - those seemingly self-sacrificing women who pay more attention to the outside world than their own families. I shall look for her work. And I love her face.<br />And the Dorothy W. story is heartbreaking. I think this situation really did used to happen to women - 'not fit' to be a mother. What a horror. This loss is more frequently the father's, and it is interesting she chose to focus on a mother's sadness.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-14196275989201655902013-11-21T06:51:30.116+00:002013-11-21T06:51:30.116+00:00The sweet peas have really captured my imagination...The sweet peas have really captured my imagination here. I like those stories where the action is more evoked than described - I'm looking forward to reading this one.skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.com