tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post908699703574214515..comments2024-03-29T04:12:48.987+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: The Secret River by Kate Grenville- 2005Mel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-47806224627765391562018-08-24T11:29:55.741+08:002018-08-24T11:29:55.741+08:00Buried in Print. There are lots of small touches ...Buried in Print. There are lots of small touches in The novel. Such as How one of The sons turns against his father and why Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-73836888260934125972018-08-24T02:01:13.071+08:002018-08-24T02:01:13.071+08:00So pleased that you connected so wholly with this ...So pleased that you connected so wholly with this story. And enough to read on! It does feel like Dickens, in the way that you fall into the telling of it. <br /><br />Even though there are some painful bits, I never considered not reading : I simply had to know what happened and, also, knowing that she was writing out of historical questions (her family history) made me feel more engaged with the story too. <br /><br />I remember feeling the ending was just "right" although I no longer remember exactly what it was (I have a guess but I will have to reread to see if my memory is correct). <br /><br />She is one of my MustReadEverything authors. I first "discovered" her on the shelves of the local feminist bookstore (which closed many years ago) and wrote a school paper on Albion's Story and Lillian's Story many years ago (very different stories from these). Now I must catch up with her!Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.com