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Bridget #2
A Striving After Wind
As Bridget continues her search for her own identity in her talented family, she learns to deal with an officious woman and her daughter, a near-romance with an aging actor, and her confused feelings about a male friend.
250 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1976
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Norma Johnston
57 books30 followersNorma Johnston was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA, the only child of Marjorie (Pierce), a teacher and Charles Eugene Chambers Johnston, an engineer. She read voraciously--especially mysteries, to which her family was addicted. She was ducated at Ramsey public schools and Montclair State College, later studied acting at the American Theatre Wing and elsewhere, and received a teaching certificate from Montclair College. She was actress, director, designer, stylist, retailer, teacher, counselor, entrepreneur, preacher, editor, ... and in between all her other careers she was the author of more than 70 novels, mainly gothic romances for teens. She become a a full-time writer in 1973.
Johnston also wrote under the pseudonyms of Nicole St. John, Pamela Dryden, Lavinia Harris, Kate Chambers, Catherine E. Chambers, Elizabeth Bolton, and Adrian Robert.
Johnston also wrote under the pseudonyms of Nicole St. John, Pamela Dryden, Lavinia Harris, Kate Chambers, Catherine E. Chambers, Elizabeth Bolton, and Adrian Robert.
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October 21, 2014
10/2014 The 50-year-old man and 15-year-old girl part of the plot was a little skeevy for me this time, though it really isn't, it's more of an exploration of how sometimes inappropriate feelings happen. I do adore the grandmother in these books. So much so that I want to be her.
10/2012 An interesting passage from this book, especially in light of the allegations of Johnston "borrowing" from MHL:
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"But- I didn't copy anything. It's my own story," Betony said blankly.
"You didn't have to, not deliberately. And it's not the story, but the structure. You listened to Celia read her columns aloud as she finished them, didn't you? We all did. Without knowing it, you picked up patterning of sentences. Paragraphing. Punctuation. See, here... and here. We've all done it, unconscious plagiarism. When I do an intensive study of an artist's work, I always find myself for a few weeks painting in his style."
"I, too. Anytime I start reading Thackery and Dickens." Celia took a deep breath. "It's not your fault, my love..."
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As with the other book featuring the Vandevers, it struck me that there was a lot held in common with The Keeping Days. The most striking one for me was but there are other, minor ones. It almost feels like there is a real family history which Johnston mined more than once, and the plot points in common may be from there. Idle speculation, of course.
I liked this better than the first one though I also think it's more overwrought. The grandmother is my favorite character by a mile. The whole Vandever family is fun to spend time with.
10/2012 An interesting passage from this book, especially in light of the allegations of Johnston "borrowing" from MHL:
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"But- I didn't copy anything. It's my own story," Betony said blankly.
"You didn't have to, not deliberately. And it's not the story, but the structure. You listened to Celia read her columns aloud as she finished them, didn't you? We all did. Without knowing it, you picked up patterning of sentences. Paragraphing. Punctuation. See, here... and here. We've all done it, unconscious plagiarism. When I do an intensive study of an artist's work, I always find myself for a few weeks painting in his style."
"I, too. Anytime I start reading Thackery and Dickens." Celia took a deep breath. "It's not your fault, my love..."
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As with the other book featuring the Vandevers, it struck me that there was a lot held in common with The Keeping Days. The most striking one for me was but there are other, minor ones. It almost feels like there is a real family history which Johnston mined more than once, and the plot points in common may be from there. Idle speculation, of course.
I liked this better than the first one though I also think it's more overwrought. The grandmother is my favorite character by a mile. The whole Vandever family is fun to spend time with.
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