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A certain kind of freedom: Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont & The Men

25/6/2022

I’ve linked these two very different novels via the theme of compromised freedom, partly because that’s how I feel myself right now. In the first, an elderly widow frees herself from pity by casting a stranger as her grandson but fears being found out. In the second, women are magically freed from misogyny at a cost of losing the men and boys they love.

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Apologies for absence

18/6/2022

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I’m behind with my reviews: indeed, I haven’t opened a book for a month. I’ve flunked three consecutive flash fiction challenges and missed two meetings with my critique group. I’ve dropped out of a book stall and a choral workshop, and my Jane Eyre walk – scheduled for tomorrow – is cancelled. Still, it’s a joy to walk to the end of my garden as strawberries begin to ripen. And to sleep in my own bed.

Of course, it’s all material but, right now, mine’s a tangle of tatty threads. But I didn’t want to be one of those bloggers who suddenly disappears from social media, leaving virtual friends to wonder if they’ve found a more rewarding creative outlet or they’re dead.

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