"But the other mums, who passed by her table with their strollers, with their children pulling on their arms, looked at her with pity as they headed off to the cake stand, and instead she’d hide the photographs of beatings and bombs under her palm and say, Please come, we’ve meetings every month, in the cheeriest voice she could muster while knowing they wouldn’t, and half wishing she could hide her morals as easily and join them for a slice of Victoria sponge." The perfect bathetic touch of the Victoria sponge—just lovely.
I admire the way you captured the subtle, dismissive disdain Kate felt from the other more “traditional” mothers. And her brief pull to fit in and be accepted. As social creatures, we are wired to seek belonging. It’s no wonder we sort ourselves into tribes. Kate and Simon are such compelling characters.
Enjoyed Kate's views on Simon as a great husband relative to others but still not all she wants in terms of equality. And I'm curious to see where her deeply felt activism leads her given the constraints she still has despite Simon's cooperation.
You can feel Kate's heart so supremely at odds with itself--yet there's no melodrama. It's all gorgeous, subtle "mom moments".
Kate’s one of those characters who I wanted to shake, yet felt sorry for, and related to.
Same.
"But the other mums, who passed by her table with their strollers, with their children pulling on their arms, looked at her with pity as they headed off to the cake stand, and instead she’d hide the photographs of beatings and bombs under her palm and say, Please come, we’ve meetings every month, in the cheeriest voice she could muster while knowing they wouldn’t, and half wishing she could hide her morals as easily and join them for a slice of Victoria sponge." The perfect bathetic touch of the Victoria sponge—just lovely.
Poor Kate….
I admire the way you captured the subtle, dismissive disdain Kate felt from the other more “traditional” mothers. And her brief pull to fit in and be accepted. As social creatures, we are wired to seek belonging. It’s no wonder we sort ourselves into tribes. Kate and Simon are such compelling characters.
An editor I submitted this novel to wanted a whole sub plot just on Kate…
I can see why. Save that for when it becomes a mini-series.
Enjoyed Kate's views on Simon as a great husband relative to others but still not all she wants in terms of equality. And I'm curious to see where her deeply felt activism leads her given the constraints she still has despite Simon's cooperation.
Will "Ask not tell" turn into "Tell not ask?"
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I NEED to know what happens next with Bridget!!! Cant wait for next week...
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