Ruby in the Smoke

[muchabstracted]

I'm enjoying Philip Pullman's other trilogy (comprising of four books, as far as I can tell), about Sally Lockhart. I think it is probably not nearly as ambitious as His Dark Materials, but it's fun, in an 18th century Britain sort of way. The quote that I wanted to share:

There were few places, in the England of 1872, where a young lady could go on her own to sit, and think, and possibly drink some tea.

Now, someone, please, inspire me to finish Name of the Rose! I want to, really I do!

Comments

[strange-selkie.livejournal.com]

very good icon, by the way. It's gorgeous in a nonsubtextual in any way at all kind of way. Next time, ask her to show you her pictures of eggs.

[the-paper-nun.livejournal.com]

Thankyou. I saw the painting and decided I had to get Andrea to make it my icon.