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WHAT ON EARTH(?) LOIS

End of Book 3

I probably blocked this one out because of the trauma.

“… it was a complicated portrayal of tall buildings in shades of gray, each of them toppling, against a background of fiery explosions.”

Gathering Blue was published in 2000. I know the image in my head is not Lowry’s inspiration. Perhaps she was thinking about what was happening in the Balkans in the 90s. Or countless other tragedies and wars.

Book 1 completed

Jonas repeated it. “Love.” it was a word and concept new to him.

It’s like going downhill through deep snow on a sled.

I don’t have a clue how many years it has been since I read this (books 1-3) for the first time. I’m also unsure how the first book even landed in my hands (Academic team required reading? Connie Neathamer? I don’t think it was for class…) I had forgotten some of the language used. ‘Released’, for example. Also, ‘Thank you for your childhood.’ Chills.