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A word about the great number of romance novels I have catalogued - this collection of romances began as a project that my mother and I could do together. She is a big romance reader (I really am not although I do enjoy one occasionally), but it gave us a chance to spend some time together and for her to get out of her house on occasion. We enjoyed working on it together and of course, we loved the book buying! Since we began the collection, she has since divorced my father and moved away to East Texas. I keep the books, most of which remain unread, as a reminder of the fun we had collecting them together. My youngest daughter (now 18) dips into them every now and again.
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posted by kmartin802 at 10:34 am (EST) on Nov 8, 2009
posted by ronincats at 10:02 am (EST) on Nov 8, 2009
I finished Part One in the tub this morning, having gotten a good start last night. This part appears to be all background for the story to come at the age of Polly at 19 in Chapter 1. Starting at age 9, with her first meeting with Mr. Lynn, and going through about 2 years. So far, there is nothing so unusual. Polly is surviving her parents' divorce. Mr. Lynn is an infrequent bright spot in her life, but he is the focus for her continuing to want to become a hero, I think. If not for him, I think that goal would have fallen by the wayside as she had other things to deal with. The only eerie thing so far, really, is the shop that they had imagined, that was there when they went to look at it. And, of course, Laurel and Mr. Leroy, although they are barely present. Still, the chapter headings make clear that this will be a Tam Lin retelling, and we can start to have some intimations about what role some of the characters will play. I loved the horse quotes and the way the horse/car comes into the story. But my very favorite part was the books that Mr. (Tom) Lynn sent Polly for Christmas and how she devoured them. I loved all the ones I knew, and I have to go look up The Treasure Seekers and The Box of Delights, because I don't know the. Oh, and the other thing I loved is the spelling in Mr. Lynn's letters. Such fun. You do realize that her favorite, Henrietta's House, is The Blue Hills by Elizabeth Goudge, that we discussed some time ago when Stasia, at least, read A City of Bells and met Henrietta. HH is the British title for the book.
Looking forward to your thoughts so far. I'm assuming I should go ahead and read Part 2 tonight?
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posted by ronincats at 5:53 pm (EST) on Nov 7, 2009
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posted by ronincats at 11:48 am (EST) on Jul 23, 2009