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rebjam 's review for:
The Bolter
by Frances Osborne
what am i learning? divorce laws in England were barbaric!
6-15-09: I heard the author on NPR, saw her at The Strand, fascinating tidbits but unfortunately that's all there is. Tidbits. She comes to conclusions with flimsy supporting evidence, one line from her great-grandfather's diary "dined with Dina tonight." And then opines on that meal and what transpired, the end notes provide no further foundation.
Her great-grandparents failed marriage is not deeply explored, was it simple immaturity, faithlessness (which she tells us was rather de-riguer for the day, so why did Idina want a divorce and bolt to Africa?)
I'm continuing to read it, hoping there is some insight as the years go forth since the author was able to interview some people who actually know Idina--but I'm 1/2 way thru, 1st & 2nd marriages are over and i only have a hint that Idina is intolerably shallow -- given that she abandoned 2 children in an age when her husbands infidelity was known, surely eventually she could've eventually sued him for divorce--(the law was changed 1 year after he divorced her--which she wanted).
Things just don't add up. The author doesn't have enough insight. She should've keep digging or explored more the "era" or forgotten about it.
6-15-09: I heard the author on NPR, saw her at The Strand, fascinating tidbits but unfortunately that's all there is. Tidbits. She comes to conclusions with flimsy supporting evidence, one line from her great-grandfather's diary "dined with Dina tonight." And then opines on that meal and what transpired, the end notes provide no further foundation.
Her great-grandparents failed marriage is not deeply explored, was it simple immaturity, faithlessness (which she tells us was rather de-riguer for the day, so why did Idina want a divorce and bolt to Africa?)
I'm continuing to read it, hoping there is some insight as the years go forth since the author was able to interview some people who actually know Idina--but I'm 1/2 way thru, 1st & 2nd marriages are over and i only have a hint that Idina is intolerably shallow -- given that she abandoned 2 children in an age when her husbands infidelity was known, surely eventually she could've eventually sued him for divorce--(the law was changed 1 year after he divorced her--which she wanted).
Things just don't add up. The author doesn't have enough insight. She should've keep digging or explored more the "era" or forgotten about it.