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Lesley wrote: |
Considering how much Sybil was castigated for her beauty it seems a bit much for Madge to be thinking that about Bride in that way. |
jennifer wrote: |
I
figured that Mollie's health problems had been interfering with
fertility, so once she was reasonably recuperated from the operation,
she was able to get pregnant.
She has four children in a little over two years, followed by twins again about two years later, then 15 years with no kids at all. |
Róisín wrote: |
I wasn’t happy at all with the way the at-home-in-India Bettanys were portrayed in the CS-in-India filler, tbh. I could never see Mollie hanging around clubs drinking and playing cards, or doing makeovers on her young sisters-in-law There is definitely a gap for showing how Dick and Mollie lived while they were separated from their children, but I don’t think that book did it. |
Pat wrote: |
I don't either! I have a feeling that I've heard that someone is doing a version for GGB. That will be interesting to read. |
Róisín wrote: |
The main issue that comes to mind when thinking about this family is the leaving behind of the children, of course. I see that it was normal for the time, and expected of a certain class; however I don’t think that this meant that it wasn’t hugely upsetting for Mollie at least. Imagine giving birth to those four children, and then returning to an empty house for the next decade or so. It must have had an enormous effect on her. |
KB wrote: | ||
Yes, you're right, Pat. And she does have quite a different version of Mollie, at least in the early drafts. However it will be quite a while before that book appears on the website. I'll keep you all posted. |
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