tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383306914248068494.post1811993471754129772..comments2023-11-01T01:03:14.032-07:00Comments on Braveheart-does-the-Maghreb: How Big is Your World?lady macleodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12830048414719866472noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383306914248068494.post-30710327192320766822008-07-17T09:42:00.000-07:002008-07-17T09:42:00.000-07:00aimsFind it I did you sweetheart you! thank you f...aims<BR/>Find it I did you sweetheart you! thank you for coming by.lady macleodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830048414719866472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383306914248068494.post-24071952264445199172008-07-17T09:41:00.000-07:002008-07-17T09:41:00.000-07:00SallyThank you love, and thank you for coming by.Sally<BR/><BR/>Thank you love, and thank you for coming by.lady macleodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830048414719866472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383306914248068494.post-84608936502262256952008-07-17T09:20:00.000-07:002008-07-17T09:20:00.000-07:00i beatrice"shock and awe" eh? I like that!"A thou...i beatrice<BR/><BR/>"shock and awe" eh? I like that!<BR/>"A thousand splendid suns" is on my bedside table now. We are indeed blessed to be women in the west.<BR/>Thank you for coming by, and I will look forward to your further comments on the excerpts.lady macleodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830048414719866472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383306914248068494.post-10795896980014316322008-07-17T09:01:00.000-07:002008-07-17T09:01:00.000-07:00jennyI was sitting in Le Grand Comptoir when I rea...jenny<BR/>I was sitting in Le Grand Comptoir when I read your comment. I began to laugh and clap my hands and my smile was so big that three of the waiters just had to see what was so wonderful!What a great review. Thank you. You get some credit you know, it was your idea to turn it into a story..<BR/><BR/>I think a few more excerpts before the end of August - but you still must buy the book! and all your friends, please.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for coming by.lady macleodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830048414719866472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383306914248068494.post-51632356383165718312008-07-17T08:55:00.000-07:002008-07-17T08:55:00.000-07:00jmbI agree about the depressing, but very informat...jmb<BR/><BR/>I agree about the depressing, but very informative I thought. Certainly rang true with what I know from traveling in the region.<BR/>Hey, from the moment I opened the door of my hotel room I knew. It takes a redhead to know one!<BR/>Thank you for coming by.lady macleodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830048414719866472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383306914248068494.post-65322355490098798042008-07-15T16:37:00.000-07:002008-07-15T16:37:00.000-07:00Oh! I see everyone is commenting over here instead...Oh! I see everyone is commenting over here instead of at the post. Ah well - I left my messages right under the excerpts. I'm sure you'll find them!<BR/><BR/>I can see IBeatrice WAS quite shell-shocked! Teehee!aimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685252628734838159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383306914248068494.post-29441284546022259372008-07-15T14:33:00.000-07:002008-07-15T14:33:00.000-07:00welcome home... :-)welcome home... :-)sally in norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074893417920674907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383306914248068494.post-52437750438982856062008-07-15T08:12:00.000-07:002008-07-15T08:12:00.000-07:00My first comment relates to your book excerpts - I...My first comment relates to your book excerpts - I should perhaps have placed it there?<BR/><BR/>Sorry - I was temporarily quite shell-shocked!I Beatricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671136605194399080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383306914248068494.post-68394287637108978522008-07-15T02:42:00.000-07:002008-07-15T02:42:00.000-07:00I haven't read "The Bookseller of Kabul", but was ...I haven't read "The Bookseller of Kabul", but was profoundly moved by "A Thousand Splendid Suns"; along somehwhat the same lines, I think?<BR/><BR/>One observation from the latter book..... that, under the Soviet occupation, there was "never a better time to be a woman in Afghanistan"..<BR/><BR/>Now, who would ever have expected to hear anyone saying that? Much less an Afghani father to his young daughter. Apparently they had their freedom then, though. Until the Talban arrived, promising glorious freedom from tyranny - delivering quite the reverse!<BR/><BR/>Truly, it makes me feel very spoilt and fatuous in my little comfort zone of England!I Beatricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671136605194399080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383306914248068494.post-2198177884079658352008-07-15T01:39:00.000-07:002008-07-15T01:39:00.000-07:00Just for the moment I have no words - except: SHOC...Just for the moment I have no words - except: SHOCK AND AWE perhaps?<BR/><BR/>I haven't got my head around any of it properly yet. There's a powerful book in there though, that much is clear. Two or more books perhaps? I hardly know. As I said, you took me completely off guard - and until I get my breath back (and my head around it), I won't be capable of uttering a single sensible word ...I Beatricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671136605194399080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383306914248068494.post-68282828959675303282008-07-14T20:33:00.000-07:002008-07-14T20:33:00.000-07:00Oh my! Oh mercy me! Oh my giddy aunt!!!!!I will ...Oh my! Oh mercy me! Oh my giddy aunt!!!!!<BR/><BR/>I will be first in line to buy that book! Where's the fan? It's getting toasty in here! Whoo!<BR/><BR/>You certainly have a way wih words and those steamy sex scenes come alive! <BR/><BR/>I've missed you. and I come around from time to time and you don't know how pleased I was to see you leaving a comment on my post. We have been busy, oh yes, and loving baby Peter (but don't tell anyone else the name!). Any more excerpts?? Or do I have to wait for the book? Augh!! :o)jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772053505930801670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383306914248068494.post-37139812743439830392008-07-14T13:23:00.000-07:002008-07-14T13:23:00.000-07:00I found Bookseller of Kabul one of the most depres...I found Bookseller of Kabul one of the most depressing books I have ever read. Not only were the women totally oppressed by the patriarch but so were the men. Will that feudal system ever end?<BR/><BR/>I'm just passing through and will be back to read both excerpts as I'm sure you knew. I had reddish hair once too you know.jmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563252743976699923noreply@blogger.com