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@WGallagher whoops got away t…

@WGallagher whoops got away too soon. Unless you are a big Peter Jackson fan. Very New Zealand heaven

Re reading Lovely Bones in tim…

Re reading Lovely Bones in time to review the film. Such a great opening. Has you glued to the page

RT @helenahalme: @sarahdunant …

RT @helenahalme: @sarahdunant Lovely Bones. Narrator being dead. Ever read In the Cut by Susanne More. Even better.

@WGallagher The book is both …

@WGallagher The book is both iconic and v difficult to translate from the page. So is suspect it will fail.

RT @WGallagher: @sarahdunant …

RT @WGallagher: @sarahdunant If the film works no. If it doesn't it will help me understand why it fails.

@Pinotnoirgirl so pleased it …

@Pinotnoirgirl so pleased it is working for you.

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heading out for the west coast ( with apologies to Dylan)

Having been on the road with Sacred Hearts and the Renaissance for almost four weeks (how rich and interesting to carry a convent of women around with you in your head) I am due a short break on a small gulf island off he coast of British Columbia and Vancouver island. I will read, eat, swim, talk to friends and watch seals – which when you think about it with their black sleek costumes and  white ringed white faces, might remind me of my nuns. I shall miss them – they have been deep in my head

interesting review blog on New Yorker site

So, someone sent this to me today and I was fascinated to read it. : http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs...

It is quite close to my heart because ,of couse, while the renaissance is known for its beauty and wonder, it was also a time of huge violence and brutality.  That I certainly believe. And given the levels of pain and limits of medicine or even medical hygiene, and the religious emphasis on body versus soul, I thing the human body itself was a more p

the italian version

in answer to your question Veronica , il libro uscira a Novembre., ma non so come se chimara. Forse sara diversa… ….