tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297469214463185044.post1359878372779813809..comments2023-04-02T03:26:04.053-07:00Comments on Planet Joan: Elsie & Mairi Go to War - Diane Atkinsonjoan.kylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297469214463185044.post-64269263540363928312015-02-21T05:33:31.431-08:002015-02-21T05:33:31.431-08:00I think you'll enjoy it, Katrina, especially s...I think you'll enjoy it, Katrina, especially since you know quite a few places in the book and because I know you like the First World War period. I can't begin to imagine living and working in the conditions they did. What horrors!joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297469214463185044.post-17829010280645508742015-02-21T05:32:27.774-08:002015-02-21T05:32:27.774-08:00I wondered that, too. The book doesn't give a...I wondered that, too. The book doesn't give a satisfactory explanation. The two women slept together, bathed together, and worked side by side, forging a bond that Mairi thought would never be broken. She envisioned them working together after the war. Maybe they realized that that level of intimacy could never be maintained or recreated? Years later, Elsie even got bitchy and diminished Mairi's importance.joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297469214463185044.post-53973762341937395522015-02-20T15:14:41.374-08:002015-02-20T15:14:41.374-08:00I've got this one on request at the moment fr...I've got this one on request at the moment from the library, can't wait.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297469214463185044.post-293117421825286462015-02-20T11:42:38.310-08:002015-02-20T11:42:38.310-08:00How brave! And how terribly sad that Elsie and Mai...How brave! And how terribly sad that Elsie and Mairi did not remain friends after the war. I wonder what happened? Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943596258182968212noreply@blogger.com