One of my favourite chapters so far, with so many striking sentences and observations. This glorious sentence really grabbed me: "It made Janet wild, if wild was a temperament she could express, but years of putting a stop to her feelings had made her coat them in smoke, and tears wiped away before opening the door to this bloody woman from down the street who would not stop ringing the bell, would not leave off, leave her to settle her mind after she’d done the beds and worked out the tea and written her lists like she used to do when Bridget hadn’t got ideas, when Paul and Bridget used to go off to school and Ray would go off to work and she’d have till eleven to herself." I could almost feel you pause here and steady yourself before launching into it, like a ballerina about to perform the 32 fouetté turns in Swan Lake. All I can say is, "Brava!"
…loved this chapter, btw. :)
Aha! So Janet DOES know! Wow. Her tension of choices just got a lot heavier.
yup….
One of my favourite chapters so far, with so many striking sentences and observations. This glorious sentence really grabbed me: "It made Janet wild, if wild was a temperament she could express, but years of putting a stop to her feelings had made her coat them in smoke, and tears wiped away before opening the door to this bloody woman from down the street who would not stop ringing the bell, would not leave off, leave her to settle her mind after she’d done the beds and worked out the tea and written her lists like she used to do when Bridget hadn’t got ideas, when Paul and Bridget used to go off to school and Ray would go off to work and she’d have till eleven to herself." I could almost feel you pause here and steady yourself before launching into it, like a ballerina about to perform the 32 fouetté turns in Swan Lake. All I can say is, "Brava!"
That warms my heart so much. Thank you thank you