tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post1719647212642156572..comments2023-11-01T00:38:49.400+11:00Comments on Ampersand Duck: Reading listAmpersand Duckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-11376544638905273952011-10-11T15:30:42.494+11:002011-10-11T15:30:42.494+11:00A Helen Garner I haven't read. Thanks for the...A Helen Garner I haven't read. Thanks for the recommendation - I will have to hunt it out and add it to the piles.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-4719676622057699762011-10-11T13:58:01.955+11:002011-10-11T13:58:01.955+11:00Your mum sounds lovely. I had the same reaction, b...Your mum sounds lovely. I had the same reaction, but with brow-knitting, not tears!Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-15385244089595406372011-10-11T12:57:18.641+11:002011-10-11T12:57:18.641+11:00Oh I love the idea of *Adelaide* being a birthday ...Oh I love the idea of *Adelaide* being a birthday present!<br /><br />Re The Children's Bach, my mother read it back in the late 80s when my parents were staying with me in Melbourne. I came into the living room and found her crying over the end. Thought it might be something to do with her own persona as a Housework Goddess (she would have reacted to disorder exactly the same way), but no: 'Oh, poor Athena!' she said.Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-51444741848020670562011-10-11T11:48:53.386+11:002011-10-11T11:48:53.386+11:00and of course I totally believe your last statemen...and of course I totally believe your last statement duckie....ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260679591630131813noreply@blogger.com