tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post7245437984803567091..comments2024-03-21T00:15:41.466-04:00Comments on Elizabeth Kerri Mahon: The Many Lives of Beryl MarkhamElizabeth Kerri Mahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-87151570023333770062016-02-16T09:39:19.729-05:002016-02-16T09:39:19.729-05:00I just finished WEST WITH THE NIGHT & enjoyed ...I just finished WEST WITH THE NIGHT & enjoyed it very much...It is a beautifully crafted book (agree with Hemingway) even though it is as Rebecca stated with some "fictionalized fact". I enjoyed the post to fill in some things Beryl conveniently left out.<br /><br />My grandfather was a Flying Jenny airplane instructor during WWI & my mom soloed in a the mid-30's but that was the extent of their flying. I grew up near the annual EAA airplane show in Oshkosh, WI & realize that airplanes can inspire people. I also have friends who spent time in African missions & a very good friend who trained/rode dressage horses so this book would interest many.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06808112708323650432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-43710957964170954262016-01-27T21:36:27.861-05:002016-01-27T21:36:27.861-05:00I just finished "Circling the Sun," and ...I just finished "Circling the Sun," and enjoyed this post very much. I wish the book had included some of these details - but I also get that it's fictionalized fact ;) Thanks for the interesting read.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430375555813302776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-82619962316641172362015-09-07T18:13:25.849-04:002015-09-07T18:13:25.849-04:00A fascinating woman, no doubt! But how can anyone...A fascinating woman, no doubt! But how can anyone call the book great? It is truly one of the strangest I've ever read. The first half is as beautiful as her childhood surely was. But then, in couple of lines, her dear father is up and off to Peru, leaving her to make it on her own. What are we to believe about him after all? The rest of the book is uneven. With little of the beauty that characterized the first half. And nothing of her sentimental life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03915351353637879523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-17554543265598359382014-09-08T17:22:39.134-04:002014-09-08T17:22:39.134-04:00A well written article. Thank you for sharing it.
...A well written article. Thank you for sharing it.<br /><br />"West with the Night" was a masterful work. In this regard, I feel that Hemmingway got it right. As for his opinion of Markham as a woman, I disregard Hemmingway as an unstable individual whose misogyny was a product of being conflicted about his sexual orientation. <br /><br /><br />Markham's life is a great example of how reality often outstrips the fiction Hollywood spews. Although well out of my league, she was a woman I would have loved to have had a few drinks with.A geologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231387236252398106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-58709945573965572402014-04-04T16:17:43.686-04:002014-04-04T16:17:43.686-04:00This lady was not scandalous, but obviously quite ...This lady was not scandalous, but obviously quite flighty for her time.<br /><br />http://www.johnmcquaid.co.uk/p/faie-lady.htmlJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606755884587940485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-13544689467131378392014-04-04T16:09:49.495-04:002014-04-04T16:09:49.495-04:00Just came across your blog whilst researching Bery...Just came across your blog whilst researching Beryl who was born locally to me. A great character and well put together. Just my type of adventurous woman! Nice job.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606755884587940485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-43353223572505788112013-06-04T16:03:44.420-04:002013-06-04T16:03:44.420-04:00That's my great aunt! lol! was an excellent re...That's my great aunt! lol! was an excellent read thank youAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16925776335389392884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-42381728822067627542013-04-24T03:05:24.256-04:002013-04-24T03:05:24.256-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272858851657900168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-77206922795628410762013-04-20T23:07:21.736-04:002013-04-20T23:07:21.736-04:00And I would strongly recommend West with the Night...And I would strongly recommend West with the Night. -- a wonderful book!viridianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938256248645774087noreply@blogger.com