7 Responses to “More happy reviews!”

1. Did you see they did a companion book of letters and poetry for the film?

   by Elizabeth aka Miss Eliza on October 11th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
   
   

2. What a delightfully bubbly review!

   by Nicole Schauder on October 11th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
   
   

3. Really nice review! I am eagerly awaiting the book.

   Thanks Miss Eliza for mentioning the companion book for Bright Star. It was a wonderful film, and although I have never been much for poetry, I now have to get my hands on some Keats poetry CDs AND that companion book.

   by Teje on October 11th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
   
   

4. I’m very curious to see how you’ll portray the Hydrabadi court and if you’ll give any notice of the role women played in it. People don’t realise how active Muslim Court Ladies were in politics and administration and I wonder if that comes in at all? Also, Penelope is an amusing character. What will happen to her idiot husband so that she can hook up with a better man, I wonder?

   by Tulip on October 14th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
   
   

5. Hi, Tulip! That was one of the things that fascinated me the most about Hyderabad during that time period– the Nizam had a famous courtesan on his council (she gets a cameo in the book), women as his Masters of Ceremonies, and a female troupe of soldiers (apparently rather fearsome in battle). They make good role models for Penelope. : )

   by Lauren on October 14th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
   
   

6. p.s. as for Freddy… I’m not telling!

   by Lauren on October 14th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
   
   

7. Haha, thanks, Lauren. Looking forward to this book. Just wish Mary and Lord Vaughn would suddenly turn up in it, but I expect that’s unlikely.

   by Tulip on October 15th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
   
   

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