Category: Book Reviews
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Joan Didion’s daughter, Quintana Roo Dunne, married and her husband was Gerry Michael. Gerry was mentioned on page 29. “I could not call Quintana (she was still. where we had left her a few hours before, unconscious in the ICU at Beth Israel North) But I could call Gerry, her husband of five months, and…
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Here is the gist of what Walton wrote to Margaret Saville, his sister, in Letter I Where does Margaret Saville live? Margaret Saville, the sister of the letter writer R Walton, lives in England. Where is R Walton writing from? His letter is from St. Petersburgh. Where is R Walton going? He’s searching to rent…
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John Gregory Dunne, Joan Didion’s husband, died at their home, an apartment in New York. He suffered a sudden, massive coronary attack. It was a very stressful period for Joan as her only child, Quintana, a daughter, had just been admitted into hospital, for pneumonia and it turned into sepsis. Quintana had been 5 days…
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He died in the middle of World War I – “He had turned on his bed one morning in the middle of the War. He had said, ‘I have had enough’. “ (Woolf, p. 8) This is my copy of Mrs Dalloway: Amazon sells this copy: If you buy from this link, I may earn…
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Mrs Dalloway’s old uncle William said that quote. (Woolf, p. 8) Mrs Dalloway loved gloves. … “she had a passion for gloves” (Woolf, p. 8). Margaret Atwood’s mother, Magaret Killam Atwood, used to say she preferred living in the rural woods in Canada, because she didn’t have to bother with hats and gloves. I bought…
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This is what Mrs Dalloway thought as her only gift – “Her only gift was knowing people almost by instinct”. (Woolf, p. 6) This is my book cover: Amazon sells this: I may earn a very small commission from a purchase made from this link. Related post: Main book review wepage https://booksreviewsandmore.com/why-does-peter-walsh-have-an-axe-to-grind-with-clarissa-dalloway/
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Peter Walsh thinks Mrs Dalloway is a good hostess. He said, “She had the makings of the perfect hostess” (Woolf, p. 5). This is my copy of Mrs Dalloway: Amazon sells this: If you buy from this weblink, I may earn a very small commission. Related post: Main book review with many links https://booksreviewsandmore.com/why-does-peter-walsh-have-an-axe-to-grind-with-clarissa-dalloway/
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Evelyn Whitbread in a nursing home? Mrs Dalloway thought “she had some internal ailment” (Woolf, p. 3) Her husband, Hugh Whitbread, told Mrs Dalloway, that “Evelyn was a good deal out of sorts” (Woolf, p. 3) My book has this cover: Amazon sells this cover: If you buy from this weblink, I may earn a…
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In Virginia Woolf’s book, Mrs Dalloway, the King & Queen mentioned are King George V, and his consort, Queen Mary. He reigned from 1910 to 1936. The book Mrs Dalloway, was published in 1925. My copy of Mrs Dalloway: Amazon sells this: Related post:
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Mrs Dalloway lived in Westminister, for over 20 years. (Woolf, p. 2) This is my copy of Mrs Dalloway: Amazon sells this: If you buy from this link, I may earn a very small commission. Related post: This is the main book review of Mrs Dalloway – https://booksreviewsandmore.com/why-does-peter-walsh-have-an-axe-to-grind-with-clarissa-dalloway/