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Flight of the Heron read-along: Prologue
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Welcome everyone to the Flight of the Heron read-along! I'm delighted by the amount of interest there's been in this lovely book recently, and I hope this will be a great opportunity to discuss it in more depth.
Some notes:
A reminder of where to find the novel as a free ebook and a free audiobook.
My plan is to cover two chapters in most weeks, but I thought we'd start with just the Prologue, partly to provide a gentle introduction and partly because it makes it easier to split the rest of the book up in a way that makes sense.
We have a mixture of people re-reading the book and people reading it for the first time participating, so, if you've read the book before and would like to discuss earlier chapters in the context of what happens later on, please warn for or hide spoilers! I suggest using rot13, if that works for everyone.
Next week we'll read Part I chapters 1 and 2, and meet Keith Windham...
Welcome everyone to the Flight of the Heron read-along! I'm delighted by the amount of interest there's been in this lovely book recently, and I hope this will be a great opportunity to discuss it in more depth.
Some notes:
A reminder of where to find the novel as a free ebook and a free audiobook.
My plan is to cover two chapters in most weeks, but I thought we'd start with just the Prologue, partly to provide a gentle introduction and partly because it makes it easier to split the rest of the book up in a way that makes sense.
We have a mixture of people re-reading the book and people reading it for the first time participating, so, if you've read the book before and would like to discuss earlier chapters in the context of what happens later on, please warn for or hide spoilers! I suggest using rot13, if that works for everyone.
Next week we'll read Part I chapters 1 and 2, and meet Keith Windham...
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It has now been quite a few years since my last visit and I’ve been meaning to get into the fandom! Looking forward to the read through.
I tend to race impatiently through the prologue in order to meet Keith, but I do like Ewen’s introduction and how playful he is. Also the set up, with the heron and the project, and Lachlan’s concealed defiance, is nicely done.
And the athletic nudity definitely makes an impression, although even in summer it must be pretty chilly in a Highland loch…
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I kept checking to see if the ending still made me cry (yes)
XD (oh dear, of course it did...)
I'm sure Ewen, with all his eighteenth-century Highland nobility, considers it an important matter of honour not to be put off by cold water. Keith might think differently!
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