I’m finally catching up after a year-end, ten-day break. No TV. No Internet. My son, an independent contractor, decided that the December holiday season was the best time for him to tackle the flooring of our rental apartment that was in critical need of repair and renovation.
What a jolt to return to the drums of war with Iran! I missed sharing my year-end reflections, now rendered meaningless in the face of such reckless decision-making. In this New Year 2020, I wish that saner minds will prevail across our nation and worldwide.
During my absence from WordPress, I missed the following praise for Under the Tamarind Tree: A Novel, posted on my blog on December 28, 2019, by American bilingual writer Rebecca Cuningham, blogging at Fake Flamenco:
Characters extremely compelling.
Rosaliene, I’ve read your novel! I learned so much about Guyana; history, culture, language, food, and the ethnic backgrounds of the country. I felt I was learning deep culture from an expert and that my time reading was a journey. The characters were extremely compelling. The years leading up to independence from Britain are so momentous and full of tension. What a surprise ending and it also seemed right. Thank you for the education and the well crafted story.
Laleh Chini said:
War would be very hard on people.🤦♀️
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Rosaliene Bacchus said:
War is the scourge of humanity. All parties involved in the conflict suffer.
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Laleh Chini said:
Shame😔
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Sunshiny SA, Kavitha said:
I shudder to think.
How is it that we come to this?!!!
Bloddy powers that be.
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derrickjknight said:
I take comfort in the fact that the current administration was not around during the Cuban missile crisis
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Rosaliene Bacchus said:
Derrick, what a thought! You and I would most likely not be here today connecting on WordPress.
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derrickjknight said:
Yep
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drgeraldstein said:
Kudos again! As to the past days, we are being given a crash course in the meanings of madness.
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Rosaliene Bacchus said:
Dr. Stein, as a former practicing psychotherapist, you know better than most of us the true nature of this madness.
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jim- said:
Welcome back. Disconnecting can turn into a real joy, once you figure out what to do
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fakeflamenco said:
Guyana has such a complex society, yet I feel I received an excellent introduction in your book. Thanks for linking to Fake Flamenco! Peace, Rebecca
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Rosaliene Bacchus said:
My pleasure, Rebecca. I appreciate your support 🙂
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Robert A. Vella said:
My reaction to the book was very similar to yours. The culture really shines through!
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fakeflamenco said:
It really is a unique and beautiful culture!
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katharineotto said:
fakeflamenco,
Good review, and I agree with all of it.
Rosaliene,
I support your 2020 resolution/wish for saner minds to prevail worldwide.
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Rosaliene Bacchus said:
Katharine, our personal resolutions would be meaningless within a world on the brink of a war that could escalate into a nuclear world war.
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katharineotto said:
Rosaliene,
I beg to differ. I believe individual commitment is powerful. It ripples out to like-minded commitments and builds over time. That so many people on all sides of the question are talking about war makes it even more important to take a strong personal stand for peaceful resolution.
I can’t stress enough that people create what they focus on, even if it takes time to manifest. By fearing catastrophe and focusing on that, you help bring it about.
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Sean said:
I hope saner minds prevail as well. Far too many lost already.
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DutchIl said:
Thank you for sharing!.. WordPress is just a part of life, cannot ignore the rest… unfortunately there are a element of world’s society that are self-centered and closed minded (most old world ideology), deny change and will stop at nothing to prevent change.. one hopes that the upcoming generation armed with today’s technology can make a difference and change… 🙂
“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom”. Isaac Asimov
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Rosaliene Bacchus said:
Thanks for dropping by, Dutch 🙂 Change is guaranteed. My hope is that it will be the change that we need.
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JoAnna said:
I agree with Rebecca! And add my wishes to yours that saner minds will prevail.
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