so-soI was simultaneously delighted and frustrated by this #PersephoneClub selection! I loved some of the lyricism and forward inclusive messaging, but just when I got engaged with a character or plot point off it went in another direction. I will be very curious about others‘ thoughts on the ending.
My copy has a story of its own. I ordered it in January and it arrived soaked in lemon oil! It had to air out for 7 months in the garage. 😝
ChasingOm 🫢 15h
Tamra Maybe I‘ll change my mind on reflection, but I didn‘t like the ending. It was counter to the messaging about the times changing re: women‘s independence, competence, etc. Charlie is a complete cad and that won‘t change with marriage. 🙃 15h
Tamra I wanted more with Ann‘s MIL, loved those parts! 15h
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LeahBergen I liked the ending! I guess it seemed to me that she was okay without him but then decided that she‘d accept him, warts and all? But you‘re right, I can‘t see him changing AT ALL. The mother-in-law was one of my favourites characters! Well, apart from that Georgian house. 😆 I WANT that Georgian house. 10h
LeahBergen How did it get “lemon oiled” in the mail? 😱 10h
Tamra @LeahBergen no idea, other than someone else‘s package leaked onto mine. The cardboard package was soaked and the whole thing stunk to high heaven. I really wasn‘t sure it was ever going to be readable it was so bad. Like huffing lemon pledge. Now it‘s just pleasantly scented. 🤣 (edited) 10h
Tamra @LeahBergen oh yes, that house! I also loved Marianne‘s character and wanted more! I just felt like Ann settled after all that upset, including the unsatisfactory first marriage. I did not at all like how Charlie talked to her, I was pretty surprised actually. Also especially after trying to convince the naysayers it was fine to be a single parent. I‘m not sure how to interpret. I like the honesty in it; feelings, relationships, life are messy. 9h
LeahBergen “huffing lemon pledge” 😂😂 9h
LeahBergen He was pretty obnoxious when his parents came to visit, too. All Lord of the Manor. I read the introduction after I finished and realized that yeah, it probably was quite ahead of its time for 1975. At least Mrs Lamb will be glad of the outcome 😆 9h
Tamra @LeahBergen yes she will! 😭😂 Yes, I had to look a couple of times at the year of publication because it was quite forward in several respects. Nudging us in the right direction. 😉 8h
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