Past Loves
Last night, June 16, our literary group met to discuss our latest book, Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh. Considered the greatest satirist of his generation, Time magazine called him "one of the century's great masters of English prose." Waugh (1903-1966) penned this classic in 1945 at the end of WWII.
Men, how many women have you loved?
Consider Waugh's insight through the voice of Lord Marchmain's mistress:
"If you live with a man you come to know the other women he has loved."
In the same paragraph, Cara (his mistress) admits that she has never met Lord Marchmain's wife and has seen her only once. Ironically, however, she says, "I know Lady Marchmain very well."
posted by John Musselman at 12:12 PM
1 Comments:
John,
This may be true of women but I do not think that men are wired to have that type of intuition or understanding (at least not me). What do you think?
George
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