tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334007497011522069.post2855782734849175581..comments2023-10-05T02:50:21.200-07:00Comments on Claire's Brussels Blog: calling other bibliophiles...Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06198153808722570798noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334007497011522069.post-10775505590267717402010-03-22T16:42:15.395-07:002010-03-22T16:42:15.395-07:00I'm one of your probably-many blog readers who...I'm one of your probably-many blog readers who has not responded before. But I would like to offer two suggestions.<br /><br />The first is Morley Callaghan, "All the Years of Her Life".<br /><br />It's not a book, but a short story -- and one drawn in words that are plain and few. The woman is not the center of the work, and neither is her heroism or sacrifice explicit. Callaghan was an accomplished author, and he deliberately chose simple tools to limn a precise emotional moment.<br /> <br />By doing so, he made it timeless. Yet this story resonates with readers as few have in the 75 years since it was written.<br /><br />The second is Bob Shaw's "The Light of Other Days", also a short story.<br /><br />The concept he introduces, and the manner in which he introduces it, is rich and emotionally profound.<br /><br />Both stories are available online. Let me know if you can't find them.<br /><br />BillUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752476851355721247noreply@blogger.com