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Date Posted: 09:19:59 05/09/11 Mon
Author: BrendaW
Subject: Just finished 'A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows'

I really liked this short story. So sad at the end. No idea that it was actually Roger's dad, who held him when his mother threw him over the rail. Anyways a thought stuck me. In 'ABOSSA' (I think) Roger is remembering someone saying to him when he was a little boy -'who's the good boy' (or something to that effect - I don't have any books here with me at the moment). Roger was saying this to Jemmy and was remembering the words from his childhood. He first thought it was his father but then he tried harder to remember and could not figure out who it was. Well, now we know that it was actually FRANK who said this to him. I was trying to figure out how long Jerry was gone. In the present day, Frank brought the medal after he had been missing for 2 years. Was it shortly after this when Jerry returned? And how long was Jerry in the past - was that 2 years or more also? I wonder what he did in those 2 years?
Another startling moment - It was actually Roger who met Jerry in the past and got him to the stones ? Wow. Now I wonder where that came from? Is this actually Roger and the guy (forget his name)who are looking for Jemmy at the end of Echo?
Oh, I am so anxious for the next 'Big' book to come out - I'll probably be more than 2 years yet!

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[> Glad you like it Brenda. Frank might have said that to Roger, but he was rememebering his mother saying 'who's a good lad, then'. Roger and Bree were trying to get Jem to use the potty and Roger remembered mis mother saying that to him. I thought Jerry was only in the past a couple of weeks, maybe not even that long - but you're right about the time gap. Maybe time passed differently, Jerry didn't seem to have done much 'back then' if he was gone for 2 years, no adaptation at all. Herself has said Book 8 might be out in late 2012 but we'll have to wait & see, meantime there is Lord John & the Scottish Prisoner coming this Nov (I believe). --

jayn, 11:36:19 05/09/11 Mon

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[> I thought it was 'clever.' -- sharon fisher, 02:59:57 05/10/11 Tue

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[> [> You're right Sharon, it was clever lad. --

jayn, 04:38:45 05/10/11 Tue

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[> Thanks Jayn and Sharon -- brendaw, 05:53:41 05/10/11 Tue

Yes Roger's mother said 'who's the clever boy'. But I thought there was also a spot where R was trying to remember someone else saying something similar to him and he couldn't remember who had said it.(so who's the good boy then?) I tried to find the spot in ABOSSA last night that I was thinking of but I couldn't find it. Maybe it is in FC. I've been listening to the books lately and thought I had heard this. As far as the time difference - it's always been interesting to me that when Claire travels - the difference is 202 years - not just 200. So for whatever reason that is, maybe that is why Jerry was gone at least 2 yrs in the present time but only a couple of weeks in the past.

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[> oops - went long in message above. Please open to see. -- Brendaw, 05:56:19 05/10/11 Tue

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