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Bookpossum · 10-31-2015, 06:52 PM

Interesting thoughts fantasyfan. I agree with you about falconry as I don't like that whole thing of taming a wild creature, especially when it's for pleasure rather than from necessity.

I found the sections on White and Gos distressing and couldn't bear to read the book. It had obviously had a profound effect on Macdonald as a child. I think she wanted to do well with Mabel in a way to make it up to Gos for the way White had mistreated him, even though he had wanted to do it well.

10-31-2015, 06:52 PM	#42
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Interesting thoughts fantasyfan. I agree with you about falconry as I don't like that whole thing of taming a wild creature, especially when it's for pleasure rather than from necessity. I found the sections on White and Gos distressing and couldn't bear to read the book. It had obviously had a profound effect on Macdonald as a child. I think she wanted to do well with Mabel in a way to make it up to Gos for the way White had mistreated him, even though he had wanted to do it well.