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It is different the perspectives you have as a child. I remember being drawn into stories about orphans and being enchanted with the idea of the garden being a secret and it coming alive and the friendship between the children. This time I noticed details like the adult reactions to the children and their chuckling at the children’s imperious behavior in a good-natured way. In other words I paid more attention to the adults and the children’s character development.
Also, as an adult I’ve traveled to Northern England many times and was in Yorkshire as recently as this spring. I can really visualize the description of the landscape and the moors and its contrast to India and the effect it had on Mary’s transformation, especially since I live in a warm desert climate now.
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