“It's good to be reminded that the world is full of stories that are, potentially, at least as painful as yours.”
Work
Deric Longden's mother had a dotty way with words and a private brand of logic. She was first featured in Diana's Story, which Longden wrote some years after his wife's death. Now the author's mother appears as the central character in this book, which takes the story forward to the time after Diana's death, and also back to Deric Longden's childhood. She makes her eccentric way through Marks & Spencer, converses with her two cats, offers comments on the fresh developments in her son's life, and finally endures the stroke that led eventually to her death.
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Deric Longden
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“It's good to be reminded that the world is full of stories that are, potentially, at least as painful as yours.”
“I reminded myself that a beginning and an ending are two different places, and, in real life, you might be able to make your own ending, whatever had gone before.”
“First lines did not define last pages in real life the way they did in books.”
“Archie says books are our best lovers and our most provoking friends.”
“God, I don't love much but I love words.”
“But you say it “in-TREE-ging”, LJ, not “in-trig-you-ing”.’ I said it back to her, ‘In-TREE-ging.’ (Okay, this is a problem with books. But the only one.)”