I agree completely with your comments on Jack Monroe. One small point: the March girls in Little Women take their Christmas breakfast round to the Hummels, not their gifts. As the gifts were books, giving their breakfast away is a much more practical form of help, so I don't think they're fairly described as the kind of "middle-class do-gooders" who'd approve of Jack's more bizarre recipe tips. They give their own food away, rather than prescribing what poor people should be eating. Might have to spend the rest of my evening thinking about a better example! Cheers.
Thank you for your take on Spare and that it it’s not much different than what has been written about royals and their internal squabbles over the ages. Another good frame to use to ignore and write it off. I’d rather watch or read the versions connected to Versailles and others of that time period with grand costumes and sets!
I love The Bluestocking, thank you!
I agree completely with your comments on Jack Monroe. One small point: the March girls in Little Women take their Christmas breakfast round to the Hummels, not their gifts. As the gifts were books, giving their breakfast away is a much more practical form of help, so I don't think they're fairly described as the kind of "middle-class do-gooders" who'd approve of Jack's more bizarre recipe tips. They give their own food away, rather than prescribing what poor people should be eating. Might have to spend the rest of my evening thinking about a better example! Cheers.
Siblings arguing? I am SHOCKED...simply SHOCKED!
Thank you for your take on Spare and that it it’s not much different than what has been written about royals and their internal squabbles over the ages. Another good frame to use to ignore and write it off. I’d rather watch or read the versions connected to Versailles and others of that time period with grand costumes and sets!
Great read as ever. Glad someone's finally talking about the extremely serious issue of the youngest kid always getting the box room!
Love your writing, Helen, thank you 💜