Category: Book Reviews
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Authors Portraits broadly include the category of poets. Done in the style of sketch, doodle, painting, collage, mixed media. After a long stretch of reading and writing, I take a […]
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Thursday, April 16, 2026 highlights letter N In this #AtoZChallenge2026, we started with Letter A on April 1st and have continued daily, except on Sundays. Julian of Norwich saw some […]
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The local newspaper editor, Mr Brochmann, told Tove he would hire her in 2 years’ time, after she has grown older and mature. He died before he could fulfill his […]
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Tove Ditlevsen’s first job was a child minder and house maid. Ditlevsen worked for a married mother, who was also flirting with a man in her home. How long did […]
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Tove Ditlevsen’s second job Tove Ditlevsen’s second job was a kitchen helper in a boarding house, operated by Mrs Petersen and her daughter, Miss Petersen. Are you interested to read […]
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How did Elisabeth destroy Christenze a second time? Christenze was beheaded but yet she could speak. “Behind her (Elisabeth), Christenze’s head rolls out of the fire ……. The head speaks […]
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Ousse was burned in a bonfire (Ravn, p. 25) My copy of The Wax Child: Amazon sells this I may earn a token commission if you buy from this link. […]
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After Anne Bille’s 15 babies died, she blamed Christenze Kruckow, saying, “You, ’tis you, you are a witch.” (Ravn, p. 11) Anne also blamed Ousse Lauritzens, a domestic helper, for […]
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No, the Wax Child didn’t get lost during Christenze‘s escape. It got dropped on the ground and was covered by a thin layer of soil. The doll screamed for Christenze’s […]
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Christenze is a character in The Wax Child, a book written by Olga Ravn. In 1616, she was hunted by people who wanted to bring her to trial, for performing […]