I started reading this, when what to my surprise, it is a sequel to "The Rich are Different." I was struck by the way Sam Keller dreams of how his life would...
I am again amazed at how talented Howatch is; she gets me to feel sorry for rich people, and that is no mean feat!!!! I feel bad for Sam. If Paul Van Zale had...
Hi Everyone: Just wanted to drop a quick note of introduction & to mention the novel I just finished. First, I'm a Lutheran pastor serving in the western burbs...
As one of the Howatch list moderators, I'd like to welcome our new members and encourage them to start a topic, look at the list archives, and so on. The list...
I did just the opposite with the Starbridge and St. Benet's novels. I just finished reading them, one right after the other, in a few weeks. I read them in...
HI Karin: Do you mean my 'rationing' them out??? Not sure if I could blame my Lutheranism (I'm not cradle Lutheran) on that or not. I've tended to be that way...
No need to ration them out; they can be read again and again!! DG ... on that or not. I've ... handed-on constant ... purposely going slow with ... read the...
Welcome Tim. Here in Seattle, a Lutheran pastor serves on staff as Canon for Church in the World at the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Mark's. Not much...
HI Dianne: For me, still some closet..... My 'brand' of Lutheran is LCMS--Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. TM ... the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Mark's. Not...
... I think of what Howatch is doing is more along the lines of a symphonic theme and variation, rather than just repetition. Plus, the repetitions illustrate...
Good illustration (symphonic themes). Along with that, it just seems that she's trying to tell us that in her estimation the generations may change, but the...
... use repetitiion of themes in order to emphasise how people repeat the same mistakes, and how children find it hard to shake off their father's sins or...
Thinking about the repetition issue in Howatch, I have recnetly been re reading a lot of her books and was wondering about the characters John Godwin and...
... members ... so on. ... right now, ... I have read all her novels many many times, over a course of thirty years. My favorite is Wheel of Fortune, then Rich...
regencylady04wrote, In short he was a good man, who had a worldly streak which led him to act disastrously at times, <snip> Neville Aysgarth seems to have a...
Hi I'm new but only because it took years to find you. Obviously, I am a huge fan of Ms Howatch who I think is the best novelist I've ever read, which means I...
... I wrote to her several years ago, c/o her UK publishers, and I did receive a reply from her. I checked their web site (http://www.littlebrown.co.uk/home) ...
For me, this is some of the most believable stuff in her books. To hark back to the very first book in the Starbridge series, "Glittering Images," I would say...
I just started reading this. I think I read it before, but it was so long ago, I don't remember a thing. What struck me was Maud saying she had to do her...
thank you so much. I don't even know if I would be too shy to write to her. However, she has been a huge influence in my life personally, so I wonder if it...
Hi, I'n new to the group, and have read all Ms. Howatch books repeatedly for years. They have very much influenced my entire life, and have always had...
Hi, I'n new to the group, and have read all Ms. Howatch books repeatedly for years. They have very much influenced my entire life, and have always had...
The scene in Brighton was very gripping - it is very tragic in that you can see they still love each other and have only convinced themselves the other does...
... books, I believe, at least my shelves are quite loaded. I just finished The High Flyer. My favorite? mmmmm...that is hard, The Rich are Different was...
... Hi Peter, I'm new to the group, but an original Susan Howatch Junkie. I first read Penmarric in the 1970's. I have read every novel in order at least 3 ...
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