I've seriously been thinking about these questions all day (great questions Tracy and deep :-) but was unable to come up with anything in reply that made sense. Your comment 'she wants to be mad at him, wants to resent him' struck a chord with me. Each time I've read this book, I've wondered - why the hell is she so mad at him? It's not like he went out and got lifted on purpose. I understand her anger with him about not visiting in prison and I think I've come to some kind of understanding overall...but I'd like to hear y'all thoughts on this. I can think of times I get mad at Glenn and it's through no fault of his own...but it seems selfish after the fact and I feel bad. -- Cindy's Cottage

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Date Posted: 20:01:00 10/09/07 Tue
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Marilyn
Subject: I've seriously been thinking about these questions all day (great questions Tracy and deep :-) but was unable to come up with anything in reply that made sense. Your comment 'she wants to be mad at him, wants to resent him' struck a chord with me. Each time I've read this book, I've wondered - why the hell is she so mad at him? It's not like he went out and got lifted on purpose. I understand her anger with him about not visiting in prison and I think I've come to some kind of understanding overall...but I'd like to hear y'all thoughts on this. I can think of times I get mad at Glenn and it's through no fault of his own...but it seems selfish after the fact and I feel bad.
In reply to: Carla 's message, "Q3) I think Pamela's heart and head have been in conflict since she first fell in love with Casey. On the surface, Jamie would be much better than Casey, the IRA member, in her life. But when you dig deeper, I think Casey is the best man for Pamela. Jamie would have protected her and "saved" her all her life. With Casey, she's grown even stronger and more capable, she's had to face some pretty rough truths and come to terms with them and has grown as a person as a result. In this particular scene, she wants to be mad at him, wants to resent him for the pain he's put her through but she can't. She simply loves him too much. And I think part of her head knows that she's in for in no matter what she does. If she stays with Casey, life will never be simple or easy and she'll always wonder if he'll come home that night. If she left him, she'd still be wondering and worrying about him, that kind of love can't be shut off like a tap, nor ever truly erased from your heart." on 17:59:16 10/09/07 Tue

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