tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18554411.post3115002972272917396..comments2021-09-19T19:13:44.925+00:00Comments on Sue Hepworth: A choice of readingSue Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371516958537364663noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18554411.post-46037639961403229552017-04-13T09:13:49.773+00:002017-04-13T09:13:49.773+00:00What I didn&#39;t say, Marmee, but what is true, i...What I didn&#39;t say, Marmee, but what is true, is that for the past week I have not read the news for the same reason as you. I have done the quick crossword and then started writing. &quot;Humankind cannot bear very much reality.&quot;Sue Hepworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371516958537364663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18554411.post-21035096643260758812017-04-13T09:10:29.262+00:002017-04-13T09:10:29.262+00:00oh my....this really resonates with me. I am norma...oh my....this really resonates with me. I am normally a news junkie but I have had to withdraw, there is just too much that is too painful to know about ...both abroad and in my own country. We had a bright spot last friday when hundreds of thousands of people protested peacefully across the entire country ( asking for our corrupt president to be removed) the protest was across party lines , across lines of any sort and the trucks and taxis that had difficulty navigating the narrow main road of my village because of all standing in the middle of the road simply slowed down, opened windows to high five the protestors...we all now have to keep the pressure up. But back to the horror that people who have no choice but to flee are subjected to...I have found myself retreating into <br />the comforting ( but not saccharine) world of the books of O Douglas ( sister to John Buchan) . My favourites are The Proper Place and its sequel The Day of Small Things. marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704741638865010421noreply@blogger.com