tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post5644342366024471241..comments2024-03-28T00:47:44.556+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: "Her Table Spread" by Elizabeth BowenMel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-42905193221138218482022-04-04T22:25:02.578+08:002022-04-04T22:25:02.578+08:00Spoiler: The ambiguity of the ending in "Her ...Spoiler: The ambiguity of the ending in "Her Table Spread" gives the story a kind of enigmatic appeal. For the reader, hope of Valeria finding a suitable match is nil, but for Valeria there is still some glimmer of expectancy figured in "her arms wide" even though Alban has disappeared (like the destroyer) and Rossiter is "insensible." The image of the bat hanging upside down, likewise is enigmatic, with its nighttime liveliness held in check by the daylight, which the reader knows will not last.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08747715526766052053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-53525760294004248342012-03-16T18:45:16.783+08:002012-03-16T18:45:16.783+08:00Not read any of her tales, but have seen you menti...Not read any of her tales, but have seen you mention her before, so will have to get round to her one of these day.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-20111195160036815952012-03-16T07:03:32.237+08:002012-03-16T07:03:32.237+08:00My Demon Lover is not really her best? Hmmm, but I...My Demon Lover is not really her best? Hmmm, but I think I will still read it. I will read Her Table Spread as well. I just made a post on The Purple Jar by Maria Edgeworth.Nancyhttp://www.nancycudis.comnoreply@blogger.com