tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10215844.post3487562412630492578..comments2023-10-14T13:05:11.694+02:00Comments on Peregrinations: Widow's Story - sort ofLesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13498909370147354617noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10215844.post-36311360139182944032011-04-14T15:41:20.642+02:002011-04-14T15:41:20.642+02:00@Vivi That's really interesting, I had no idea...@Vivi That's really interesting, I had no idea. In Britain, and indeed in France, the coffin descending into what is presumably the furnace, is part of the funeral ceremony. Seeing the coffin disappear is thought to provide a sense of closure, although often curtains are draws before the descent.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498909370147354617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10215844.post-83916213259989351772011-04-14T11:53:26.330+02:002011-04-14T11:53:26.330+02:00I only have to confirm your suspicion that attendi...I only have to confirm your suspicion that attending the cremation isn't done in the States, as we were told at what point we could come pick up my mother's remains. Typically there is a memorial or an internment after the fact. <br /><br />For the rest, I'd be fairly disgusted as well, how tacky. You're very good to have finished the book, I would have chucked it! (Well, if it had been a real book!)Vivihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01430365550674784871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10215844.post-64908009822442872282011-04-13T11:51:10.786+02:002011-04-13T11:51:10.786+02:00What very poor taste!
I suppose you can just del...What very poor taste! <br /><br />I suppose you can just delete the book into the ether.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10215844.post-40151058256126080342011-04-11T11:14:36.976+02:002011-04-11T11:14:36.976+02:00Very insightful. You're ever so clever, Lesley...Very insightful. You're ever so clever, Lesley.Ms Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363385142330348970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10215844.post-80257043150837818092011-04-10T23:12:55.324+02:002011-04-10T23:12:55.324+02:00Materfamilias: I have read a few of her novels wit...Materfamilias: I have read a few of her novels without ever really loving them. I don't think I could take Joan Didion's book right now, perhaps later, but it did come up as a suggestion on my Kindle. She and Oates are apparently friends. <br />Have fun in Metz!Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498909370147354617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10215844.post-9150742551657275452011-04-10T21:59:56.036+02:002011-04-10T21:59:56.036+02:00for whatever reason, Oates has never clicked with ...for whatever reason, Oates has never clicked with me -- haven't even heard of this one. But have you read Joan Didion's powerful, sad, wonderful Year of Magical Thinking -- it's one you're more likely to try to get back from the friend you lent it to than to send out to BookMooch.<br /><br />I'm taking my Kobo (Kindle-like) with me on the train to Metz tomorrow. Got to get myself used to it, since I've bought it!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.com