[GO] Rachel and Pauline

Would I be right in thinking that Rachel (and Jane Winter) are no less typical of actresses in getting their big break through being 'in the right place at the right time' than Pauline Fossil's more gradual progress? Lisa -- Girlsown mailing list [EMAI

[GO] Re: Girlsown Digest, Vol 6, Issue 75

My great grandmother's sister was Althea pronounced Al-thee-a with a soft th. She shortened it to Thea, but pronounced Thee (soft th again), not The-a. I read Thea as The-a normally though just as I do Irene as I-rene rather than I-ren-e even though I've only ever known I-ren-e used. Lisa

[GO] Wintles Wonders

I adore this book although (probably because) I only discovered it, in a charity shop, at the age of 25. I especially love the ending which I won't spoil for anyone! Rachel and Hilary do strike me as more planted in reality than the Fossils. Lisa -- ___

[GO] Books that make me cry

I can't read/watch the end of 'A Little Princess' without a large box of tissues - especially the 80s ITV production with Amelia Shankley as Sara. By the way, do people pronounce Sara as Sarah (Sair-a) or to rhyme(ish)with 'Sahara' (Sahr-a) I've always done the latter because the first Sara I kn

[GO] Likes and Dislikes

I like 'The Children on the Top Floor' too, Ann! Agree that 'When the Siren Wailed' is snobbish. I quite like "Ballet Shoes for Anna" though. -- Girlsown mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] For self-administration and access to archives see http://home.it.ne