tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795057252837756855.post636186112750613757..comments2023-05-13T14:25:16.180+01:00Comments on Cooee - look at me!: Great writers, great books 1. Great charactersJane Buswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264480278774968158noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795057252837756855.post-90883388723925363122012-07-30T09:55:02.446+01:002012-07-30T09:55:02.446+01:00Wow, that is really excellent. My daughter introdu...Wow, that is really excellent. My daughter introduced me to Hilary Mantel but as I did not read her on kindle I have been unable to retain her stuff so far. Thank you for sharing this, I found myself scenting the room as if she were in the office - powerful stuff!!Jane Buswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15264480278774968158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795057252837756855.post-88587457206313312492012-07-28T19:31:29.319+01:002012-07-28T19:31:29.319+01:00I love Hilary Mantel's description of the wond...I love Hilary Mantel's description of the wonderful Al in "Beyond Black". <br /><br />Alison was a woman who seemed to fill a room, even when she wasn't in it. She was of an unfeasible size, with plump creamy shoulders, rounded calves, thighs and hips that overflowed her chair; she was soft as an Edwardian, opulent as a showgirl, and when she moved you could hear (though she Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795057252837756855.post-7647440704379082482012-07-28T19:30:07.217+01:002012-07-28T19:30:07.217+01:00I love this description of the wonderful Al, from ...I love this description of the wonderful Al, from Hilary Mantel's Beyond Black.<br /><br />Alison was a woman who seemed to fill a room, even when she wasn't in it. She was of an unfeasible size, with plump creamy shoulders, rounded calves, thighs and hips that overflowed her chair; she was soft as an Edwardian, opulent as a showgirl, and when she moved you could hear (though she did Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com