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beckyd
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RE: Bernie thinks, "I felt lucky .....
As far as her decision to hide her pregnancy, didn't she almost at different times, but felt like "the time wasn't right"? We also need to realize what type of a role model she had, one who rarely shared information.
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cathyoc
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RE: How much of our self-worth is ...
I agree that self-worth is formed much more easily in a happy, supportive family. Dedicated parents strive to instill self-worth in their children and the success of the children reinforces positive self-esteem in the parents. When it works, this is a wonderful cycle. For children coming from dysfunction families achieving self-worth is difficult, even more difficult may be knowing how to pass the self-worth onto their children.
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laurap
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RE: Why do you suppose Aoife regards ...
I agree with everything said above, but would add that the "bigger prize" Brid had was a purpose (beyond catching a man) and a cause to fight for. Aoife was dedicated to that cause and the martyr role she would have had Brid assume -- instead of becoming, like Ina, a victim.
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janeh
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RE: Why do you suppose Brid refuses to ...
Fear of being discovered, fear of how she would see herself if she said it out loud, and she certainly didn't come from a family who taught her to trust and rely on other family members to hold you up. So, the dysfunction continued. I do think she was wrong. I think if she could have put down her guard and be truthful with her daughter, saying it out loud, she might have been able to see herself in a different light and forgiven herself.
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PinkLady
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RE: What did you think of Brid's ...
I think it was the right decision because had she stayed her mother might have requested more and more of her to participate in the violence and that would have destroyed her. I was a bit surprised by her family's reaction to her contact. But they were living with pain all of the time and probably thought she was not because she left. They judged her for having the courage to get out.
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kathleenk
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RE: Overall, what did you think of ...
I agree with laurap and teacher reader. The fact that the author shifts frequently between both timelines and character viewpoints took me out of the story a bit as it interrupted the "flow." And like teacher reader, I found that Capossela's attempts to be literary didn't work. It felt as if she was striving for lyrical writing but I often found her attempts clumsy and sometimes simply nonsensical.
In addition, I read a couple of other books recently with Irish ties and this one transported me the least of them. I also felt as if Brid the young woman and Brid the mother didn't always feel like the same character to me.
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PTK
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RE: Did it surprise you to learn that ...
Not at all. I’ve done a. Bit of reading about this time and place, but more often than not women are involved in conflicts, revolutions, and wars.
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