tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post1294927629992868243..comments2024-03-25T07:25:47.059+00:00Comments on Babblings of a Bookworm : The Exile: Kitty Bennet and the Belle Époque by Don Jacobson – Character Interview and GiveawayCerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01908542708518435282noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-16267747558360640322017-06-29T21:33:28.528+01:002017-06-29T21:33:28.528+01:00Hi Luthien. When I knew that Don was visiting my b...Hi Luthien. When I knew that Don was visiting my blog with this book I decided that I had two questions, which were what the Bennet wardrobe was, and what exactly the Belle Epoque was and why this might be significant, and that is why I began the blog post with some answers!Cerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908542708518435282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-82012598503044384282017-06-29T20:57:22.414+01:002017-06-29T20:57:22.414+01:00It's a different concept, isn't it Sheila....It's a different concept, isn't it Sheila. I hope you enjoy the books when you read them.Cerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908542708518435282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-961829823606007182017-06-29T20:56:52.269+01:002017-06-29T20:56:52.269+01:00The cleverness of the interview was entirely thank...The cleverness of the interview was entirely thanks to Don, Sophia. He is the creative one out of the two of us!Cerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908542708518435282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-11441089771344337202017-06-29T00:24:28.818+01:002017-06-29T00:24:28.818+01:00Well actually Mary, from the excerpt Don sent me, ...Well actually Mary, from the excerpt Don sent me, things actually get worse for Kitty, not in respect of what is done to her, but what happens to her. <br /><br />It's an interesting point about whether this treatment is affected by the gender of the writer. I read nearly exclusively female writers so I rarely get a male perspective.Cerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908542708518435282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-38395828869123898422017-06-29T00:09:55.286+01:002017-06-29T00:09:55.286+01:00I wasn't familiar with either actor, but obvio...I wasn't familiar with either actor, but obviously I've looked them up since. Thanks so much for your post Don!Cerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908542708518435282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-49805049419107659122017-06-29T00:09:16.017+01:002017-06-29T00:09:16.017+01:00Thanks for your comment Kate. I love that each cha...Thanks for your comment Kate. I love that each character has an underlying theme.Cerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908542708518435282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-39960338028137908962017-06-29T00:07:35.983+01:002017-06-29T00:07:35.983+01:00Thank you so much Janet!Thank you so much Janet!Cerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908542708518435282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-60658032856031051932017-06-28T23:59:51.892+01:002017-06-28T23:59:51.892+01:00Glad you enjoyed it, Darcybennet.Glad you enjoyed it, Darcybennet.Cerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908542708518435282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-22358013955029308222017-06-28T10:55:44.501+01:002017-06-28T10:55:44.501+01:00Don, thank you for telling us about the Belle Époq...Don, thank you for telling us about the Belle Époque. I have been wondering it myself but have not found out what it means. And what a cliffhanger we have. It intrigued me that Winters fell on hard times as I read other excerpts before which says that he is the future brother-in-law of Henry Fitzwilliam.Lúthien84https://www.blogger.com/profile/15390711363301378521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-37847649735900506692017-06-25T20:24:16.186+01:002017-06-25T20:24:16.186+01:00I have the books in this series on my TBR pile. T...I have the books in this series on my TBR pile. They do seem like a new and different approach to variation of our beloved P&P. Thanks for sharing.Sheila L. Majczanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07308617199570745026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-58207236122688987032017-06-24T22:38:51.330+01:002017-06-24T22:38:51.330+01:00SR...Trying to keep it fresh. As I noted in my rep...SR...Trying to keep it fresh. As I noted in my reply to Mary, the rough treatment Kitty experiences worried me. Except she needed to have this trauma happen so she could relive and, ultimately with Freud, relieve the trauma from when she was 6 years old. I did not want Kitty and the story to be victimized by me being a gendered writer--offering a "male" perspective rather than an androgynous one. See and upcoming blog stop on the tour in which I explore this concern.Don Jacobsonhttp://donjacobsonauthor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-75878974887828605182017-06-24T22:35:15.318+01:002017-06-24T22:35:15.318+01:00Mary, Thank you. In an upcoming Guest post at anot...Mary, Thank you. In an upcoming Guest post at another site on the tour I ponder the question of whether the pain Kitty undergoes is the result of me being gendered as a male writer. Love to get some reactions on that. Thank you for the kind thoughts. I tried to keep it fresh! Maybe the movie will get made (grin).Don Jacobsonhttp://donjacobsonauthor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-84767613946406835182017-06-24T19:25:43.653+01:002017-06-24T19:25:43.653+01:00Oh man, Kitty's in for it in this story after ...Oh man, Kitty's in for it in this story after reading the excerpt. Loved the clever interview. :)Sophia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909417504496472472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-53133959826071928842017-06-24T17:07:48.337+01:002017-06-24T17:07:48.337+01:00I can't imagine what Kitty did to deserve such...I can't imagine what Kitty did to deserve such treatment at the hands of Winters and I shudder to think what may lie in store for her. <br />Very inventive interview! <br />Best of luck with the book,Don! Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06643769895994661007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-72508394503142706652017-06-24T17:02:33.373+01:002017-06-24T17:02:33.373+01:00CinC (Could mean Commander in Chief):
I searched ...CinC (Could mean Commander in Chief):<br /><br />I searched for male and female actors who would best represent Kitty and Henry in physical archetype, but more importantly to be able to portray them within the emotional range the parts demanded. Ronan has that ability to look deep into your soul. Bana simply smoulders and reminds me of a panther when he moves.<br /><br />Thank you. Today I am over at Covent Garden!Don Jacobsonhttp://donjacobsonauthor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-8184648669217531072017-06-24T16:53:05.361+01:002017-06-24T16:53:05.361+01:00Kate...Sorry for the delayed reply. No Internet w...Kate...Sorry for the delayed reply. No Internet will do that! Thank you for noting art! This is an underlying meme for Kitty. I used music as the meme for Mary in "The Keeper." Lydia, I think, will not be fashion, but rater an extension of fashion into the fashionable life (as we know from the Prologue to The Exile she ends her life as the Dowager Countess). Thomas will continue to be reading, research and the printed word.Don Jacobsonhttp://donjacobsonauthor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-17696889435211014162017-06-24T16:49:08.684+01:002017-06-24T16:49:08.684+01:00Of all the chapters in the book, the one which fol...Of all the chapters in the book, the one which follows this is by far my favorite. It is brief, but intensely visual...and Kitty is there only as a silent character.Don Jacobsonhttp://donjacobsonauthor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-8052114307281625982017-06-24T15:21:45.249+01:002017-06-24T15:21:45.249+01:00Oh, please do not enter me in the giveaway...I hav...Oh, please do not enter me in the giveaway...I have already read and reviewed it! Love it!Carole in Canadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-55219451391105950782017-06-24T15:20:37.648+01:002017-06-24T15:20:37.648+01:00Eric Bana as Henry? Yes that works for me! Saori...Eric Bana as Henry? Yes that works for me! Saorise Ronan as Kitty is brilliant!!! Absolutely loved her in 'Brooklyn'!<br />Really enjoyed the interview and would agree with Janet on the excerpt...chilling indeed!Carole in Canadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-208775873568191322017-06-24T03:10:07.014+01:002017-06-24T03:10:07.014+01:00Great interview Ceri. I love Belle Epogue with it&...Great interview Ceri. I love Belle Epogue with it's Art Nouveau. :) Thanks for the giveaway.KateBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143131149053715824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-35178936278312901762017-06-24T02:03:49.880+01:002017-06-24T02:03:49.880+01:00Loved the interview! Quite inventive and realistic...Loved the interview! Quite inventive and realistic at the same time! This excerpt still sends shivers up my spine for Kitty! Janet Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01904728146256943042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-50674940401278100832017-06-23T15:17:11.775+01:002017-06-23T15:17:11.775+01:00Happy day and here comes the weekend! Thank you fo...Happy day and here comes the weekend! Thank you for stopping by. Look forward to your reviews!Don Jacobsonhttp://donjacobsonauthor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060237114571991862.post-13083054304691388142017-06-23T13:35:29.360+01:002017-06-23T13:35:29.360+01:00Enjoyed both the character interview and the excer...Enjoyed both the character interview and the excerpt.darcybennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402257268742720716noreply@blogger.com