Dr Warren, the regular G.P. for Donald Dodd and his wife Isabel Dodd, came to see Don. He had an excuse, to discuss his taxes, which Don was handling as a lawyer. Soon, it became evident to Don that the good doctor wanted to talk about something else. Dr Warren had heard that Don might…
The Chin Chin man’s first job was a janitor at a kids’ day care center. The Chin Chin man was a nickname Gifty gave her dad. Related post: The main book review anchor post is at https://booksreviewsandmore.com/why-did-gifty-give-her-family-members-nicknames/
Septimus Smith hates Dr Holmes, because he thinks he is “the repulsive brute, with the blood-red nostrils” (Woolf, p. 84) Dr Holmes did not correctly diagnose Septimus’ medical condition. The patient could be suffering from stress, shock, depression or Post Trauma Stress Disorder (PTSD). Septimus thought Dr Holmes did not understand him and whatever the…
Margaret Atwood’s husband: Margaret “Peggy” Atwood married her first husband, Jim Polk, in 1967’s Spring. It was a short marriage, that lasted until 1970. Both Atwood and Polk were busy establishing their careers. Who told Atwood and Polk to divorce? Their mutual friend Frank advised them to “get out of it”. This was written in…