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Originally Posted by gmw
The synchronicity goes deeper. Your book blurb includes
In The Shepherd's Life the author observes: "They say you have to be here for three generations before you are a ‘local’..." and I think the two ideas are linked.
Also in The Shepherd's Life, there is a lot of talk about traditions, and about the lack of written record. Which had led me to think about how we relate to the past - and the memory of our oldest generation. You get to see this in action in some of what James Rebanks has written.
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Fantastic link between two perhaps not so disparate books. While it looks like no joy* for
Why Homer Mattersas far as the nomination goes (and any book is a long shot, of course), you've motivated me to bump it way up my TBR.
*Although there are still some nominations out there!
