Rosemary Sutcliff

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  • Bryan Merton // April 14, 2007 at 10:41 am | Reply

    Just having a first browse and like it. Lots of interesting material comprising diverse sources although it is a bit hard to navigate through it. Might there be a little guide at the start indicating what can be found in different parts of the site, then the reader can choose where
    (s)he wants to go? Or have I missed it?

    Interesting comment by Rosemary that there is not much difference in writing for children and writing for adults. I have always suspected that was the case, since you have still got to tell a good story and capture the reader’s attention early on whoever you’re writing for; and in some ways, children are harher judges than adults.

    Given my need to be stimulated out of my own indolence when it comes to creative writing, I am sure I will return.

    Well done for setting this up. I guess you had a fun time over Easter. Now I know why we barely heard from you.

  • Kevin Ford // April 19, 2007 at 1:37 pm | Reply

    This is great – did nto know much about Rosemary’s writing now do.

    Reactions to the site itself:

    Should the front page tell you who RS is and what the site is for? (rahter than going straight into news and comment)

    I would highlight the buying books bit more

    Should there be a more overt space for stories and comments about the stories?

    K

  • Helen Sherman // March 24, 2008 at 10:31 pm | Reply

    Anthony:
    We had some correspondence a long time ago, shortly after Rosemary’s death. My mother was her friend and correspondent for many years, since meeting her father in New York during WWII. I visited her on a couple of occasions while I lived in London in the 1970s.

    I have the miniature that she painted for my mother, which I treasure. Are any of her paintings on view anywhere? I remember her showing me a drawer where her paintings were and that there was one of a centaur which stays in my mind.

    I also have the broach which she sent my mother as a wedding present. It is mother-of-pearl with a worm encapsulated in it, and it is phallic in appearance which made my mother laugh. She always wondered whether this was something Rosemary did intentionally or not. Now I see she had a ‘rude’ sense of humor, so perhaps she was being naughty!
    Nice to find your site and great information about a wonderful author. I still go back to her books for a “comfort read” and her vivid descriptions are so evocative and telling of her artistic talent.
    Helen

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