"'You shouldn't talk so loud,'he said. 'As I came up the stairs, I heard every word.' He left them, blankly standing. Mrs Lindsay looked foolish; but Joan was really frightned. She had, for the first time in her life, seen hatred on her brother's face." The idea is a simple one in terms of a son wanting to get away from his mother, from the expectations that surround ...
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Marmalade consumption is on the decline, apparently, but not here where we have some of my mother's latest batch to keep us going. The Marmalade Festival looks to be in fine fettle too, even offering a prize for the best...
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Norwegians are said to be born with skis on their feet—ready from birth for a life in harmony with the inhospitable Nordic nature. Maybe my mother was lacking some important vitamin during the pregnancy. No skis accompanied me into this world. Instead of seeking the woods and mountains like a true Norwegian—“There is no bad weather, only poor clothing!” as we say—I ca...
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Selection from 15,000 condolence letters sent to JFK's widow and stored at library published for first time in book A young mother, writing shortly after the assassination of John F Kennedy on 22 November 1963, encapsulated the mood of millions. "Surely this generation," she wrote, "has a deep scar on our hearts which we will carry to our graves." The comment was buried for almost a half cent...
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by Laura Geringer illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline Atheneum 2010 "A most unusual bedtime story" the cover touts, and I have to agree: the book does everything in its power to keep kids awake and shouting at their parents to go away and leave them alone. A little gnome sits banging away at his drum. His mother tells him it's time for bed. His response? "Hush! / Don't spoil the rhythm
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