I have been tardy. Making very slow writing progress now that the Pixie is four months old. However, I am thinking about what I am working on every day, as if like a new shoot, it keeps the ground moist. I am getting some reading done, most recently, The Blue by Mary McCallum. The Blue is a dreamy sort of book, full of the rhythms of the ocean and deep emotions. I loved the twist when it came, as I was wondering when the two strands of narrative would c0llide. Some of the metaphors have stuck with me, a beauty about sea birds hanging on the horizon like 'celestial washing'. I wish I had more brain oomph to say more, but it is a lovely tender read.
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Thanks GG - i was very excited to get home from working at the bookshop to find you'd posted on The Blue. I love that you think it's a dreamy sort of book, and that you liked the celestial washing. Did you buy the only copy of The Blue left in Sydney? I remember you photographed it in your local bookstore with your cellphone shortly after publishing. It seems so long ago...
I made my local order it Mary- getting more reading done than writing gave me the time to finally get onto it -makes me want to go to NZ
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