Ch. 35- I agree this chapter was so powerful, like a punch in the stomach. The tale of the poor old man just made me ill. I was shocked that this round up had occurred as I knew so little of the Irish Troubles before. Wonderful writing Cindy. I have noticed twice now that you write a scene about Pat but don't tell us right away who it is so that we (or at least I ) think that I'm reading about Casey. The other was on the train- both horrible events. Are you showing us that the two brothers are very much alike and/or the violence that comes to them is inescapable despite their different paths to the same purpose? Is Pat suffering for being Casey's brother? Or are you just getting a good laugh on tricking the likes of me *g*? Now, either I read too much into the words or didn't read carefully enough but thought Thrawney was Colleen's brother. ???? -- Cindy's Cottage

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Date Posted: 11:18:37 09/23/07 Sun
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Subject: Ch. 35- I agree this chapter was so powerful, like a punch in the stomach. The tale of the poor old man just made me ill. I was shocked that this round up had occurred as I knew so little of the Irish Troubles before. Wonderful writing Cindy. I have noticed twice now that you write a scene about Pat but don't tell us right away who it is so that we (or at least I ) think that I'm reading about Casey. The other was on the train- both horrible events. Are you showing us that the two brothers are very much alike and/or the violence that comes to them is inescapable despite their different paths to the same purpose? Is Pat suffering for being Casey's brother? Or are you just getting a good laugh on tricking the likes of me *g*? Now, either I read too much into the words or didn't read carefully enough but thought Thrawney was Colleen's brother. ????
In reply to: Carla 's message, "I have a busy day tomorrow, so I'm posting questions for three chapters to day. New questions will come either late tomorrow evening or on Monday morning. Enjoy the rest of your weekend! I will to admit to finding this section of the book difficult to read, I can only imagine living through the writing of it, never mind actually LIVING through it. The sick feeling I get in my stomach, and my agony on Pamela's behalf are testament to Cindy's incredible skill as a writer." on 11:05:43 09/22/07 Sat

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Thrawny and Joan are half brother and sister to Colleen and therefore much older. They are related through the second marriages of Thrawny and Joan's father to Colleen's mother. I think Pat's pieces just tend to start out in a more ambiguous fashion at times. He's quieter and so it's merely that his presence announces itself slowly to me as I write it. I tend to see the major events through his eyes more than any other, Pat has become the pair of eyes through which I see history unfolding, I suppose. (NT) -- celtgirl, 13:16:58 09/23/07 Sun
- Good to know about Joan, Thrawny & Colleen. I had to go back to EU and verify that Colleen was indeed Catholic because it was obvious this was her family in some way. So, is this a storyline we learn more about in future? A mix race/religious marriage in this time and place?! (NT) -- Marilyn, 14:52:18 09/23/07 Sun
- Is the relationship between Joan, Thrawny and Colleen something I forgot from Unicorns, or a fact that hasn't been explained yet? (NT) -- Carla, 18:24:40 09/23/07 Sun
  - No ma'am, they weren't mentioned in EU at all. (NT) -- celtgirl, 20:09:21 09/23/07 Sun
    - Glad to know my "old timers" (as my nan called it) hasn't kicked in that badly yet :) (NT) -- Carla, 10:28:27 09/24/07 Mon

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