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@waynesmith3767 Күн бұрын
“This is the book Isherwood was born to write” said his cousin,Graham Green.-although I think Down There on a Visit is even better; both are great books. One thing that Isherwood added to taking just one day in the life of the main character is that he compresses that day and takes George from awakening ( birth) to sleep at the end of the day and possibly George’s death( does George die or merely fall asleep at the end? does it matter?)This allows Isherwood to make explicit direct or implicit statements about life itself and to address a spiritual, meaning to life in a manner than either Woolf or Joyce did. No one would deny the immense spiritual qualities of Ulysses or Mrs. Dalloway, but Isherwood is able to make 14:21 an indirect statement about his religious beliefs.Vedanta is never preached but is very much woven into his fictional practice. The story itself is marvelous and presents a picture of part of the southern California life which remains vivid. The fact that Jim has died before the book ever begins puts death behind every moment of this life and brings a sharp focus to the book. Isherwood’s justly famous prose in its late perfection of simplicity is one great feature of this book with you and others you mention note; It is truly one of the marvels of written English. I would point out two things which I think slightly more than narration. One is that the book was originally intended to be about Charlotte and I believe that structurally Her story slightly, same intrusive, although it is well integrated into the events and meaning of the book. The other is, you cannot read about George without, if you know anything about his life, somewhat conflating him with the author and there’s some dissonance here; George and Isherwood are and are not alike. I Appreciate your taking this book up for discussion. I enjoyed your video. Thank you.
@enidlacob1157 4 күн бұрын
I loved listening to this .I love the book and the feeling of strangeness and being unsettled by the story which as you say is told in simple but beautiful sentences full of twists and turns Thank you Emily
@emilyrhodeswriter 4 күн бұрын
@@enidlacob1157 ah thank you Enid. It is such an unsettling and beautiful book - so glad you love it!
@user-jl8mp6lg4i 7 күн бұрын
Wow 🎉
@krishoel 27 күн бұрын
An absolute favorite; read as a child, then read to my children, who I hope will read it to theirs. Just listened to the BBC dramatization. 💗
@emilyrhodeswriter 27 күн бұрын
Such an enduringly wonderful book. So glad all your generations are enjoying it!
@enidlacob1157 27 күн бұрын
a multitude of thanks for this from Cape Town You are such a life enhancer
@emilyrhodeswriter 27 күн бұрын
Ah Enid, thank you!!
@chuksconfidence9612 Ай бұрын
Amazing
@Edfuscator 2 ай бұрын
What a tremendous read!...so thought provoking.
@emilyrhodeswriter 2 ай бұрын
Ah so glad to hear this. I loved it too.
@StephenSeabird 2 ай бұрын
I've just discovered Rose Macaulay's 'They Were Defeated' following an interest in Robert Herrick, the cavalier poets and the English Civil War. Only now, discovering it as a student but re-reading it after many years, do I realise how interesting it is. Glad to discover something else by her.
@StephenSeabird 2 ай бұрын
I should add that before this, I read for the third time The King's General by Daphne Du Maurier, which is also set in the Civil War period using the author's own house as a location. It's a wonderful evocation of the period. Her house was built in 1600 with a secret staircase!
@emilyrhodeswriter 2 ай бұрын
Ah thanks so much for sharing this, great to know!
@emilyrhodeswriter 2 ай бұрын
@@StephenSeabird I am a big du maurier fan too - each time I reread Rebecca I find something else in it!
@sharafgarbana 2 ай бұрын
❤❤❤ from pakistan ❤❤
@gordoncreeofficial4955 2 ай бұрын
I am in the middle of reading it now. I bought it (Kindle version) in the belief it was a "novel," so have been disappointed from that point of view, but am finding it interesting nevertheless. As you say, I'm finding it a little harder work than many books, and I am not looking forward to sitting down with it each night the way I would with a novel or mainstream biography. I have therefore decided to divide it up and read two "people" between other books, as I really do want to read it, but am finding it a little "stiff going."
@emilyrhodeswriter 2 ай бұрын
Hello, I think this is a great idea for how to read it - a couple of people at a time! Hope you find yourself getting a bit more into it - some of the stories are absolutely fascinating.
@babettesfeast6347 4 ай бұрын
Why are you sitting in the sink?
@emilyrhodeswriter 4 ай бұрын
Good question! It is in honour of the start to I Capture the Castle.... one of the best openings - you'll have to read it.!
@babettesfeast6347 4 ай бұрын
He died recently aged 106. Loved the novel but the books on my reading list. Great channel by the way
@emilyrhodeswriter 4 ай бұрын
Thanks
@zaftra 3 ай бұрын
104
@babettesfeast6347 3 ай бұрын
@@zaftra who’s counting? But thanks
@zaftra 3 ай бұрын
@@babettesfeast6347 pretty much every obituary you'll see. You're welcome.
@nathanhall9572 4 ай бұрын
The book I read when I was 14 and to this day, there has been no other book has illustrated such a vivid picture in my mind while reading. The whole series, but particularly this book, which was the first I read, has never left me. A wonderful way to bring feelings of dread into a beautiful story line whilst not being horrific. Incredible writing and great review.
@emilyrhodeswriter 4 ай бұрын
Yes the feelings of dread in the beauty, that’s absolutely it! Thank you Nathan for sharing your connection with this extraordinary book.
@user-qr6ki2ti4p 4 ай бұрын
I have just started reading this book, and found your comments really helpful and thought provoking. Thank you.
@emilyrhodeswriter 4 ай бұрын
Ah this is wonderful to hear, thank you
@emilyrhodeswriter 4 ай бұрын
Lucky you being at the beginning of such a special book
@user-px9tm1di6y 5 ай бұрын
I loved this book, the strength of character of Mary, her extraordinary resilience and disregard for what was expected of her. We saw that right from the start when she refused to wear her corsets when travelling to China and seemed not to care for convention and what her chaperone thought. My only gripe is that I wish I hadn’t known she was going to have an affair. It slightly spoiled the section on her marriage as we knew it wasn’t going to last anyway. But this book was still a real treat.
@emilyrhodeswriter 5 ай бұрын
Yes perhaps the affair element is a bit of a spoiler - though nothing compared to what comes next… but I’m so glad you enjoyed the book nonetheless and well spotted re the corset! Thanks Janet
@user-kw7tj8en2p 5 ай бұрын
This is great. Thank you. Loved the book - unfortunately can't make the walk this month but hope it is well attended. Zoe
@emilyrhodeswriter 5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much - thrilled you loved the book
@lisalfu 6 ай бұрын
Emily!! Finally see you in the morning with Seth's chair dancing therapy 😮😅 (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pLyKidal37fKYGw.htmlsi=7WIn9oqnz2j1765S)
@susannetoon2709 6 ай бұрын
I found you today in you tube . Really enjoyed this today .Needed today to remind us of our natural world through the eyes of amazing people that did so much for conservation all over the world and remembered forever so lovingly in our minds . The walk looked Amazing wish had shared it with you and my George and Buddy would have Loved it too. Thank You ! Love Sx
@emilyrhodeswriter 6 ай бұрын
Ah thanks! It is such a special book - I just gave it to someone who’s just started at uni in Scotland for a Christmas present. There’s definitely something magic in it. Hope to see you on a walk sometime!!
@Mrjacharles 6 ай бұрын
Huh. That's a new one on me. Always appreciate a fellow reader, no matter the book. :)
@emilyrhodeswriter 4 ай бұрын
Ah thanks!
@jeannenoume3915 8 ай бұрын
Why the title by the sea
@emilyrhodeswriter 8 ай бұрын
There are a few resonances within the book - Zanzibar and his life there was by the sea, and so is the bed and breakfast he stays in in England... hopefully you'll see if you read the book! Thanks for asking.
@factsoverfiction7826 9 ай бұрын
BBC Radio has an excellent adaptation here on KZfaq.
@emilyrhodeswriter 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing! I will definitely look it up.
@Mo-lu8ng 9 ай бұрын
I think it's the opposite of what you said--Foenkinos shows us the irony of Charlotte having left her home for France while her father, stepmother, and lover stayed behind and survived. Your point is obviously pertinent and there are many examples of this, but he's showing us the contrary, and I think he's highly aware of this.
@emilyrhodeswriter 9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for this - I absolutely take your point! Hope you also found it to be a very powerful book.
@bruja2591 9 ай бұрын
Finished this book today and loved it! I had to force myself not to read this book in one sitting - so I dragged it out over four days. It was soooo good. Beautiful, clear prose. Wonderful dialogue. I also got some hints of Joyce’s Ulysses in it.
@emilyrhodeswriter 9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing your response to this amazing book. Yes, the life in a day aspect is very like Ulysses. I agree with all your points - in fact it's making me want to read it all over again! Thanks.
@michaelharding6264 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for your well-considered review, Emily. I enjoyed parts of the novel (mainly those concerning the "King John" production) amusing but much of it was rather dreary. The characters, with the exception of Hannah, were dull or unpleasant. I find Penelope Fitzgerald's habit of stopping, rather than properly finishing, her stories to be frustrating and repetitive.
@emilyrhodeswriter 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Interesting that you think the stories unfinished, merely stopped - I will have to reread and think about that. I love the way she captures the atmosphere of the school even if the characters are mostly unpleasant.
@michaelharding6264 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for your response, Emily. I agree that the atmosphere of the Temple School (and of the Nonesuch Theatre) is skilfully created.@@emilyrhodeswriter
@rebeccabishop9567 11 ай бұрын
If I am fortunate enough to return to England one day, I'd LOVE to meet you and walk and discuss books with you! I so enjoy this channel and often share your talks with friends here in California as well as buy and read the books that you recommend. Thank you for the effort that you put into sharing books!
@emilyrhodeswriter 11 ай бұрын
Ah thank you so much. I’d love that! These books are actually the ones for autumn 2022 - look out for more info about our 2023 autumn books coming v soon … Hope to meet you when you’re next this side of the pond.
@rodrilefou2091 Жыл бұрын
loved this book. The constant feeling that something is just not alright with Viktor's job, his relationship with the penguin, everything is so lovely and amazing. Also loved the rhythm and the pace, it goes pretty fast and it keeps you wanting to read more and more.
@emilyrhodeswriter Жыл бұрын
It’s so good isn’t it! I keep thinking about how the title in a different language (I think German but I could have misremembered) translates to: picnic on the ice - it gives it such a different feel, but still so apt. Glad you enjoyed and thanks for sharing your thoughts.
@miksrox Жыл бұрын
I just finished reading this book and went in search of others discussing it. When I first discovered it I also thought it was more of a teen / young adult novel and was slightly put off since I'm not usually interested in books for that age range. But I'm super happy I gave it a shot! I was extremely enamoured by the story and it definitely takes a lot of inspiration from Jane Austen / Bronte sisters works with its character dynamics and the "gothic" castle being in and of itself a character. I know it is marketed towards a young audience but there is definitely a lot of undertones that are more adult - e.g. Leda Fox-Cotton's suspicious interest and intentions with Stephen, Rose implying that she is willing to "sell herself" to help with the family's financial situation etc,. I think it's also a great study of class and class dynamics. I have yet to decide how I feel about the final "twist" at the end, but I am happy with where Cassandra ends up at the end. A beautiful coming-of-age story that doesn't feel too childish. Thanks for the video!
@emilyrhodeswriter Жыл бұрын
So glad you enjoyed the book, and thanks for sharing your thoughts. You're right it is quite unique in being coming-of-age without being childish. So much about class in there! It would be fun to bring together a load of great books featuring astonishing houses / castles. This would be top of the list, but Rebecca would have to be in there too. And Brideshead ... You've got me thinking!
@ba-tz7mb Жыл бұрын
Un film simplu dar cu calitate !❤
@allenmeyer2912 Жыл бұрын
"promo sm"
@enidlacob1157 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant thanks Emily
@emilyrhodeswriter Жыл бұрын
Thanks Enid, and thanks so much for your email too. I love my room of my own!
@dinasaurusregina Жыл бұрын
Such a marvelous video! I found this story rather emotional and fascinating; it really left an enduring impression on me.
@emilyrhodeswriter Жыл бұрын
Ah thank you - so glad the story resonated with you
@biancaboranda2839 Жыл бұрын
I didn't realise what I was getting myself into when I decided to read this book over my vacation weeks in the tropics :)) Certainly not a beach book, but I enjoyed it thoroughly, despite not being familiar with who Charlotte was. The format of the prose is quite unique, too.
@emilyrhodeswriter Жыл бұрын
Yes it’s certainly not a beach book! But I’m so glad you enjoyed it on the beach in any case. Totally unique prose indeed. Thanks for sharing your thoughts Bianca, so glad to hear
@adrianjohnson7920 Жыл бұрын
Leda Fox-Cotton is a feminist "predator" who collects celebrities. My favourite minor character is the self-effacing Vicar, who gives "stealth spiritual comfort" when Cassandra needs it most (but doesn't realise it). To aid the family finances, the vicar out of charity buys the ugly rug (--which I doubt he needs) and is more shrewdly observant than Cassandra thinks.
@emilyrhodeswriter Жыл бұрын
Ah thanks for reminding me of how great the vicar is! Good to have your thoughts Adrian, thank you
@adrianjohnson7920 Жыл бұрын
In the summer Cherry Brandy is great on vanilla ice cream.
@adrianjohnson7920 Жыл бұрын
The comparison of Rose to Romney's many pictures and drawings of beautiful Lady Hamilton is sly, if you know anything about Emma Hamilton and her relationship with both her husband and Admiral Nelson -- especially when you reconsider Rose by the end of the book. Notice that though Cassandra is compared to an unpleasant (yet for a writer, oddly appropriate) painting, -- Neil is forgotten, and not compared to any painting.
@emilyrhodeswriter Жыл бұрын
Yum I will have to try that! Bring on the summer…
@enidlacob1157 Жыл бұрын
Get better soon you need some Cape Town sun
@emilyrhodeswriter Жыл бұрын
Yes I definitely do! Thanks Enid
@enidlacob1157 Жыл бұрын
Thanks I loved this
@marcusclench2199 Жыл бұрын
wonderful video thank you : )
@emilyrhodeswriter Жыл бұрын
Thanks Marcus - lovely to have your positive feedback!
@johnhaggerty4396 Жыл бұрын
This handsome new edition of *A Touch of Mistletoe* is most welcome. My discovery of Barbara Comyns I owe to Virago many decades ago. Recommended: *The Trials of Mary Johnsdaughter* by Christine De Luca (Luath Press) set in the Shetlands in 1773. One of the strangest and most convincing historical novels since *The Mauricewood Devils* by Dorothy Alexander (Freight Books 2016). The latter dealt with a Scottish mining disaster in 1889 and employed different typefaces and experimental narrative. Brilliant.
@emilyrhodeswriter Жыл бұрын
Thanks John. It is a handsome edition for sure! Great to hear a little about your recommended books too - thank you so much for sharing.
@johnhaggerty4396 Жыл бұрын
@@emilyrhodeswriter Your readers may enjoy *A Bite of the Apple - A Life with Books, Writers & Virago* by Lennie Goodings (Guardian online interview). Ms Goodings wept when Picador outbid Virago for the MS of *Room* by Emma Donoghue, reissued 2022. Rereading *Troy Chimneys* Margaret Kennedy and Henrietta Garnett's bio of Anne Thackeray Ritchie, a gallery of Victoriana. 2022. *In the Midst of Civilized Europe - The 1918 Pogroms in Ukraine & the onset of the Holocaust* by Jeffrey Veidlinger. *Reading Claudius - A Dual Memoir* Caroline Heller, which moves from contemporary Chicago to pre-War Mittel Europa. *533 - A Book of Days* Cees Nooteboom which says much in 2018 pages. *The White Birch - A Russian Reflection* by Tom Jeffreys. *Turning Point - A Year That Changed Dickens and the World* Robert Douglas Fairhurst. *Self Portrait* Cecilia Paul, a lavishly illustrated little paperback recommended by Zadie Smith. *Solid Ivory* James Ivory - the film-maker on Vanessa Redgrave, Satyajit Ray, Ismail Merchant, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala etc. *No Boys Play Here* Sallly Bayley's account of Shakespeare, her family & missing men. *Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk - Selected Stories of Nikolai Leskov* wonderful stories reissued by New York Review Books. Fiction of a high order... *Outrageous Horizon* Adrian Bosc. *Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch* Rivka Galchen. *Untold Day and Night* Bae Suah. *Don't Look At Me Like That* Diana Athill. *Your Cold Hand in Mine* Robert Aickman. *The Last Good Man* Thomas McMullan. *Pity the Beast* Robin McLean. *The Painter's Friend* Howard Cunnell. *Strange Beasts of China* Yan Ge. *A Net For Small Fishes* Lucy Jago. *The Falling Thread* Adam O'Riordan. *The Octopus Man* Jasper Gibson. *When We Cease To Understand the World* Benjamin Labatut* *The Tenth Muse* C Chung. *I'm Waiting For You* Kim Bo-Young. *Jens Peter Jacobson* Niels Lyhne & *Kallocain* Karin Boye - both Penguin Classics. *Marilou is Everywhere* Sarah Elain Smith. *Men and Apparitions* Lynne Tillman. *My Brother* Karin Smirnoff. I have forgotten Marina Warner's exquisite autobiography & science books like *The Universe Speaks in Numbers* G Farmelo.
@johnhaggerty4396 Жыл бұрын
Correction: Cees Nooteboom says so much in 218 pages !
@MargaretPinard Жыл бұрын
Ooh, love your point about letter-writing. 🤔 Enjoyed this book a lot.
@emilyrhodeswriter Жыл бұрын
Ah thank you! Such a wonderful book - worth writing a letter about in fact!
@TheCookiedoe Жыл бұрын
I just re-read it last night. There is something about it that brings me comfort. I love Margaret and aspire to be like her. She has all these plates spinning in the air, but still pauses long enough to acknowledge others and give some of her time to them. She does this, no matter who they are.
@emilyrhodeswriter Жыл бұрын
Such a lovely point! Yes I also find it deeply comforting, and have Margaret as a role model. Thanks for sharing
@abraham8040 Жыл бұрын
👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
@jackhaggerty1066 Жыл бұрын
If I had to choose just ONE post-war English novelist to take to a remote village in the Cotswolds it would be Elizabeth Taylor, who just wins out over ... Richard Hughes, William Golding, T.H. White, Henry Green, Graham Greene, James Hanley, Iris Murdoch, Gwyn Thomas, Muriel Spark, Alan Sillitoe, JG Ballard, Brian Aldiss, James Kennaway, Stan Barstow, David Storey, B.S. Johnson, Ann Quinn, Penelope Fitzgerald & Alan Garner. I reread them all especially *In A Summer Season* *The Blush* *A Game of Hide and Seek* *A Wreath of Roses* *A View of the Harbour* The biography by Nicola Beauman was worth waiting on. Her posthumous novel *Blaming* made me wish for more or her journals. She sat in Harrods observing Paul Bailey who worked there because she liked his first novel. Kingsley Amis was at her funeral.
@emilyrhodeswriter Жыл бұрын
Jack - that's quite a list of great writers! I'm so glad you hold Elizabeth Taylor in such high esteem . I agree she is the perfect companion for a Cotswolds village (although maybe Laurie Lee's Cider with Rosie would have to have a look in too?). Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and these glorious bits of info.
@jackhaggerty1066 Жыл бұрын
@@emilyrhodeswriter As a critic you can help us see Elizabeth Taylor's genius. Readers need the help of critics. I think it was E.M. Foster who said that the critic follows the writer as the eye follows the bird's shadow, until it soars away. Who would have predicted that a woman (Frances Wilson) would write the biography of Lawrence and another (Alison MacLeod) would write the novel on Lawrence? Lawrence was off the grid as far as readers went. It is touching to see the dedication of the woman who looked after the small museum in Eastwood in Anthony Burgess's film, The Rage of D.H. Lawrence (KZfaq). Susan Sontag said she had to read everything by Paul Goodman as she had to read all of Lawrence even when both writers drove her mad with their fascist misogyny. Goodman disliked the company of women and rebuffed her on many occasions. Karen Blixen said the Nazi officers who were billeted at her stately home were amused by her wit and informed opinions but did not take them seriously because women were only there to be mothers ... Frau, die sich um ihren Mann kummert. Getting back to Elizabeth Taylor, Saul Bellow in London dismissed her novel (Mrs Palfrey) as too minor for a literary award. This minor-major talk irritates me no end. I ought to have included Barbara Pym & Rose Macaulay in my list. Minor? Who cares? Kingsley Amis said that Elizabeth's funeral was bleak in its lack of ritual. I wonder what she thought of Rose Macaulay's Anglicanism ? If you have not read it do get the biography of B. Pym by Paula Byrne - a book to read in Cheltenham where my sister lives.
@jackhaggerty1066 Жыл бұрын
Shame on me that I left out Anthony Powell & V.S. Naipaul from my list of essential post-war British novelists.
@jackhaggerty1066 Жыл бұрын
Or (there is no end to British post-war writers) Margiad Evans : read *The Nightingale Silenced* online. P.J. Kavanagh was instrumental in getting Margiad Evans published again. Kavanagh, who trained at the Old Vic, recited five of his poems for Poetry Archive online. The second poem Beyond Decoration alludes to the death of his wife Sally Wogan Philipps, daughter of Rosamond Lehmann and Wogan Philipps 2nd Baron Milford, the only Communist member of the House of Lords. *The Perfect Stranger* : P.J. Kavanagh tells of Sally's death in Java where he lectured with the British Council. Kavanagh read his poem *Edward Thomas in Heaven* at the Cheltenham Festival. I mention this on your Gavin Maxwell post.
@MargaretPinard Жыл бұрын
I loved this list, as someone coming rather late to this niche of riches!
@jackhaggerty1066 Жыл бұрын
This edition of Ring is indeed beautiful as are the other books on natural history reissued by Little Toller. It is a pity that the envoi poem is not credited to Louis MacNeice : Maxwell wrote to MacNeice who immediately let him use it. Little Toller reissued *In Pursuit of Spring* by Edward Thomas : PJ Kavanagh wrote a poem titled *Edward Thomas in Heaven* . Unfortunately it is not one of five poems which Kavanagh recorded online at Poetry Archive. Glad I discovered your vlog.
@emilyrhodeswriter Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts, Jack. I too love the Little Toller books - beautifully produced, and such wonderful titles.
@enidlacob1157 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this I really enjoyed listening to your review of it As you say it is a gentle read and what we all need now. It is sad but has so many moments that filled me with joy. Loneliness is so well portrayed as is friendship
@emilyrhodeswriter Жыл бұрын
Thank you Enid - really lovely to have your thoughts on it
@enidlacob1157 Жыл бұрын
Lovely books to read Thanks
@emilyrhodeswriter Жыл бұрын
Thanks Enid! I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on them
@enidlacob1157 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Emily. It is indeed an important and special book with a strong poignant message
@emilyrhodeswriter 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Enid - poignant is absolutely the right word.
@lottieeyre5195 2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this video! I capture the castle is my favourite book ever, and I long to see more people discussing it on this app. Your words and thoughts have made me re think the entire book: the way that Cassandra wasn’t able to capture everyone entirely is so very interesting! I am planning a re read soon.
@emilyrhodeswriter 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, Charlotte, that’s wonderful to hear. Enjoy your reread- it is definitely one to revisit. I’d love to hear how you get on
@lottieeyre5195 2 жыл бұрын
@@emilyrhodeswriter Hello Im back! I finished my re-read around 2 weeks ago and gosh I just adore the book so so much. I am sure that it will go down as my favourite book of all time, and that is a bold statement given that I haven't read that many books, and I am young and have years and years to discover new ones. But Dodie Smith had a such a unique, magical talent when it came to writing, and I connect with her characters very much. I wish that I Capture The Castle was recognised more as a classic these days, as I feel that it is very timeless and can easily be loved by anyone. I feel so lucky that I accidentally came across a copy of it in the charity shop last summer, and, not knowing anything about it, decided to buy it just for the cover, because it is just wonderful!
@emilyrhodeswriter 2 жыл бұрын
@@lottieeyre5195 wow so lovely to hear your enthusiasm charlotte! It really is a classic - let’s hope that we help more people to discover it! Thanks again for sharing your thoughts.
@jorgecubria 2 жыл бұрын
Where is your accent from?
@emilyrhodeswriter 2 жыл бұрын
London!
@Wilberforce23 2 жыл бұрын
Hi. I came across your channel while going through reviews of Deborah Levy's works - after reading a piece in the Guardian on Deborah - and I found your review taut and pleasant to watch. I'm writing from Mauritius but my heart and soul are back in England, having studied and worked for some years in Hatfield, Herts. The way you described the part where she writes England on the napkin had a strange effect on me. It is hard to explain to people in Mauritius how I connect to England - not from the point of view of immigrants looking to make money - in a cultural aspect and I end up being called a coconut. I love Ramblings on BBC R4, and when I listen to Claire Balding on BBC Sounds app, I feel like I'm walking along with her on her ramblings talking about books. How can I make someone understand in Mauritius, that I would prefer to be walking in the woods in Hertford talking about books rather than being on a sunny beach in Mauritius. This is where I end up writing on a napkin...
@emilyrhodeswriter 2 жыл бұрын
So interesting to hear this, Rajnish. Thanks for sharing.
@rajnishbabajee4628 2 жыл бұрын
@@emilyrhodeswriter Thank you for replying. Much appreciated. Regards, Rajnish.
@iyaloomotivationandlifesty2477 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Emily , I would like to connect with you, I am from Namibia
@emilyrhodeswriter 2 жыл бұрын
Lovely to hear from you! How can I help?