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My thoughts on The Rings of Saturn, by W. G. Sebald

Memories lie slumbering within us
Dear Winfried, The Rings of Saturn (tr. Michael Hulse, 1998. Original: Die Ringe des Saturn: Eine englische Wallfahrt…theblankgarden.com

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My thoughts on ‘The Enemy’s Cosmetique’, by Amélie Nothomb

One gets the criminals one deserves
Dear Amélie, The Enemy's Cosmetique (Cosmétique de l'ennemi, 2001, not translated into English yet) reads like an…theblankgarden.com

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My thoughts on Valentine, by George Sand (1832)

Marriage had been shockingly debased
Dear Amantine, In a strange way, your novel Valentine (1832) made me feel at home. Not a home I currently inhabit, nor…theblankgarden.com

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My thoughts on The Home-Maker, by Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1924)

Like a gifted mathematician set to paint a picture
Dear Dorothy, The Home-Maker (1924) does a good job at portraying a situation where people are forced into restrictive…theblankgarden.com

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My thoughts on Mathilda, by Mary Shelley

Hardened to stone by the Medusa head of misery
Dear Mary, Like a daughter who never really got to know her mother, your novella Mathilda was not published during your…theblankgarden.com

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My thoughts on Romantic Outlaws, by Charlotte Gordon (2015)

You know I was not born to tread in the beaten track
Dear infamous Mary, I had never read a book about you, and I confess I wasn't even planning to. But, last month, a…theblankgarden.com

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The book of debts

I blame the first chrysanthemum she gave me in a whisper: I should have given you this flower a long time ago. And I blame the stars all…

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