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Date Posted: 22:00:33 09/22/07 Sat
Author: Elaine
Subject: 36-1) All I can gather is that Joan and Thrawny are relatives of Colleen's as she tells Jamie's he's still family. I haven't figured out the exact connection. Any nun I knew/know would not hesitate to visit a Protestant, especially one she's related to. In this case, the Protestant might be reluctant to let a nun in her house, though. (36-2) Jamie seemed a little awkward with Joan but that is understandable given she sees Colleen with at least some regularity. I loved the little bird he gave her. It shows that he knows her very well, even if he hasn't visited in some time. Jamie is all class; here he is calmly visiting a Protestant household when all of Belfast is falling apart at the seams. Takes guts. (36-3) All of the above. He is a man of integrity, a man who loves Pamela and wishes only to see her happy. He'll spare no expense, and risk everything for her sake.
In reply to: Carla 's message, "I have a busy day tomorrow, so I'm posting questions for three chapters to day. New questions will come either late tomorrow evening or on Monday morning. Enjoy the rest of your weekend! I will to admit to finding this section of the book difficult to read, I can only imagine living through the writing of it, never mind actually LIVING through it. The sick feeling I get in my stomach, and my agony on Pamela's behalf are testament to Cindy's incredible skill as a writer." on 11:05:43 09/22/07 Sat


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  • Ch. 35- I agree this chapter was so powerful, like a punch in the stomach. The tale of the poor old man just made me ill. I was shocked that this round up had occurred as I knew so little of the Irish Troubles before. Wonderful writing Cindy. I have noticed twice now that you write a scene about Pat but don't tell us right away who it is so that we (or at least I ) think that I'm reading about Casey. The other was on the train- both horrible events. Are you showing us that the two brothers are very much alike and/or the violence that comes to them is inescapable despite their different paths to the same purpose? Is Pat suffering for being Casey's brother? Or are you just getting a good laugh on tricking the likes of me *g*? Now, either I read too much into the words or didn't read carefully enough but thought Thrawney was Colleen's brother. ???? (NT) -- susiej, 11:18:37 09/23/07 Sun
  • Thrawny and Joan are half brother and sister to Colleen and therefore much older. They are related through the second marriages of Thrawny and Joan's father to Colleen's mother. I think Pat's pieces just tend to start out in a more ambiguous fashion at times. He's quieter and so it's merely that his presence announces itself slowly to me as I write it. I tend to see the major events through his eyes more than any other, Pat has become the pair of eyes through which I see history unfolding, I suppose. (NT) -- celtgirl, 13:16:58 09/23/07 Sun
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