I have heard of the ritual - - - I have never, ever heard of it done that way. The mother was a vicious woman. Let's keep in mind that this book was fiction. I, however, didn't quite understand the end, Christmas Eve at Niagara Falls. Didn't quite understand what Manuel did.
--- On Tue, 9/30/08, Susana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Susana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Barnacle Love by Anthony De Sa To: "Azores Genealogy" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 8:02 PM I am so glad! So....what did you think about the night before the wedding and the bed ritual? Susana On Sep 29, 3:27 pm, Maria Sousa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Susana, > > I just had to tell you that I received the book on Thursday and by Saturday night, I finished it. I could not put the book down. It was great. Thank you again. > > Maria Sousa > > --- On Thu, 9/18/08, Susana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Susana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Barnacle Love by Anthony De Sa > To: "Azores Genealogy" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 6:58 PM > > I tried getting it in the US as well, but had no luck. I ordered it > from Indigo and had it shipped no porblem to Bermuda. > I read it in 2 nights- such a great book. I have passed it onto my > brother and he has associated with it as well. > I really, really connected to this book, being a daughter of Azorean > immigrants. > > Hope you get it, it is well worth the money. > Susana > > On Sep 17, 12:42 pm, Maria Sousa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> Susana, > > > > Thank you so much for sharing. I did a check on Barnacle Love and see > > that it originates in Lomba da Maia (where my husband was born). I am so > excited I have to get the book. Barnes & Noble is carrying it in the > U.S. > > > I just happen to have finished reading "Emigrantes" by Ferreira > > do Castro. It is about a man leaving his village in mainland Portugal and > emigrating to Brazil to make some money, but it doesn't work out as he > expects. It was a great story. > > > > > > > > > Maria Sousa > > > > > --- On Tue, 9/16/08, Susana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: Susana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Barnacle Love by Anthony De Sa > > To: "Azores Genealogy" <[email protected]> > > Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 10:02 PM > > > This is a great book! > > I ordered it on line from INDIGO (Canadian bookstore). > > What a moving story about an Azorean family and growing up in Canada. > > Speaking of traditions.... > > In the book the traditional "making of the bed" before the > wedding > > night is mentioned. > > Is this traditonal for all Azorean brides to be? > > Something to think about and share... > > Susana- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
