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I wasn't interested in the characters. The tragedy of the Wall St Crash in 1929 becomes the source of his wife's illness and death but Rask (risk) the aged husband had contributed to the collapse through his financial dealings in stocks, shares and currencies. I suppose there is some message there but I lost interest. The description of the poor wife's eczema goes on and on and the horrible treatments in the sanatorium of the day made dismal reading. There are 3 stories within the book but I finished at the end of the first one.

Trust

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Andrew Neil doing 'real politik' on Gaza should just leave it to people with a wider vision. He was out of his depth. Saturday there is a fundraiser for the Burmese resistance - unfortunately it’s far off in east london. It’s interesting that the situation is in some ways similar to what’s going on with Palestinians. After the brutal military coup, people in Burma and in the diaspora really hit back against the military government, which has huge military power in the country. It looked as if civilians had no hope of defeating the mighty military machine. But the people have been very clever, very dedicated, extremely disciplined, and united in their loathing of the military. The picture now is that the junta are in real trouble, and the resistance is doing brilliantly. Don’t let anyone tell you Palestinians can’t win in Palestine. During the years of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, I was often told, “You might as well give up, you can’t win.”Smirk 🤗 They were wrong. So when you feel terrible sometimes, and can’t bear the suffering, remember that. And DON’T FORGET BURMA!

Question Time

A beautifully written engaging text with a strong bond of love at its centre. The continually shifting time settings and ages of characters " 1983 Henry is 26 and Clare is 7" at the top of each chapter were too much for me and I skipped the centre of the book entirely as it became repetitive. The part where Henry loses his feet was particularly off putting and unnecessary though it served its purpose in changing the dynamics of their relationship. The ending was beautiful but I was not sorry to finish the book.

The Time Traveler's Wife

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