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The Painted Garden by Noel Streatfeild
1.0
Speaking of white privilege...
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We just finished this. The Winter family are complete brats, even the adults!
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In the beginning it's about their dad's depression after he accidentally killed a child but he is instantly cured with ten minutes of sunshine. They go to stay with their aunt Cora in California and Rachel moans about her lack of access to ballet lessons and Tim is appalled that his aunt doesn't own a piano. I mean seriously, what kind of person doesn't own a piano! Then there's Jane who is The Plain One and thus useless. Streatfield's obsession with the attractiveness of the children is weird.
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Jane goes to yell at a strange man for not looking after his dog properly, as you do, and he employs her to play Mary in a movie adaptation of The Secret Garden. The entire family is astounded because she's The Plain One and thus can't do anything! I think Jane's story is supposed to mirror that of Mary but she doesn't really improve enough.
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Their mother also has a weird friend called Peaseblossom who basically raises her children for her. She says "Up the Winter's" a lot and I presume her and the mum are having a secret lesbian romance.
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In America we meet a bunch of wealthy white people, a few black people who are obviously servants and the most offensively stereotyped, Catholic, Italian couple of all time!
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If you want to read a book where all the main characters need a slap then this is the book for you!
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We just finished this. The Winter family are complete brats, even the adults!
.
In the beginning it's about their dad's depression after he accidentally killed a child but he is instantly cured with ten minutes of sunshine. They go to stay with their aunt Cora in California and Rachel moans about her lack of access to ballet lessons and Tim is appalled that his aunt doesn't own a piano. I mean seriously, what kind of person doesn't own a piano! Then there's Jane who is The Plain One and thus useless. Streatfield's obsession with the attractiveness of the children is weird.
.
Jane goes to yell at a strange man for not looking after his dog properly, as you do, and he employs her to play Mary in a movie adaptation of The Secret Garden. The entire family is astounded because she's The Plain One and thus can't do anything! I think Jane's story is supposed to mirror that of Mary but she doesn't really improve enough.
.
Their mother also has a weird friend called Peaseblossom who basically raises her children for her. She says "Up the Winter's" a lot and I presume her and the mum are having a secret lesbian romance.
.
In America we meet a bunch of wealthy white people, a few black people who are obviously servants and the most offensively stereotyped, Catholic, Italian couple of all time!
.
If you want to read a book where all the main characters need a slap then this is the book for you!