I read this
reactionary old tosh as Ella is reading it and I wanted to be able to talk to
her about it. Other than Noddy, I don’t think I've read any Enid Blyton. I'm
being uncharitable, as it is entertaining and must be thrilling for children to
read, but it has such a stultifying privileged mindset it can be jarring. The
children all attend boarding school, the aunt and uncle own swathes of property
including an island and a castle and yet are apparently poor, and Anne is such
a frustrating character, not able to do so much purely because she's a girl.
George balances that out to some extent, but still. . .
We've had an offer
accepted on a house in Horsell, so we're busy sorting mortgages and dealing
with solicitors at the moment. So much could still go wrong so we're just
crossing our fingers and trying not to fall in love with the house until it's
settled. . .
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