tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post7643270348675060756..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: Saplings (part 2)Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-48113026614302051222009-11-04T04:03:07.070+00:002009-11-04T04:03:07.070+00:00A friend in London sent me a copy last year, partl...A friend in London sent me a copy last year, partly because I've only recently discovered Noel Streatfeild and partly because she said it was a brilliant book. She wasn't wrong. It stayed with me for days after I read it, and I wasn't sure what to think, or what to feel about what I was feeling after I'd finished. It was unsettling because it rang so true, particularly Streatfeild's uncanny and intuitive knowledge of child psychology (or maybe I'm doing her a disservice and it was learned rather than intuited). <br /><br />I'm struck with what you said about Persephone, and how books like this make you appreciate their selections. I just received my catalog and biannually from them, and I was interested to read what 'To Bed with Grand Music' is about. I found myself reluctantly sympathetic to the character of Lena in 'Saplings', and I'm looking forward to finding out more about the unfaithful war bride in this new Persephone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-73716290858195105152009-11-02T09:03:06.431+00:002009-11-02T09:03:06.431+00:00I read this a while ago, I think it was the 2nd Pe...I read this a while ago, I think it was the 2nd Persephone I ever read. I've almost completely forgotten it so must get around to rereading it now that I have my own copy.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-91413735133806250562009-11-02T02:03:44.673+00:002009-11-02T02:03:44.673+00:00I have this on my To-be-read pile. I'm so look...I have this on my To-be-read pile. I'm so looking forward to reading it now!Astrid (Mrs.B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00504736603540947661noreply@blogger.com