I am currently in the throes of AS Byatt's The Children's Book, and am fascinated by (among other things) her portrayal of the working class as hungry for knowledge despite the appalling conditions they work in.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control. I trust you are not in too much distress.”
Oof! And reading the Wiki article, that was some seriously heroic manoeuvering.
I love JK Rowling's article. I even posted it on facebook, and it's brought all my female friends out of the woodwork.
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I am currently in the throes of AS Byatt's The Children's Book, and am fascinated by (among other things) her portrayal of the working class as hungry for knowledge despite the appalling conditions they work in.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control. I trust you are not in too much distress.”
Oof! And reading the Wiki article, that was some seriously heroic manoeuvering.
I love JK Rowling's article. I even posted it on facebook, and it's brought all my female friends out of the woodwork.