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[lopezuna_writes]

How come Peter is the only one who gets to have PTSD?

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[nineveh_uk]

An intriguing glimpse of Harriet as survivor. I particularly like the paragraph about her release from prison, and the description of her thoughts of that time: she would have said that they were the memories of a different woman, that had somehow lodged themselves in her brain

[lopezuna_writes]

It's funny, the whole loser boyfriend / loose woman thing looms so much larger for DLS than the fact that Harriet is supposed to have narrowly escaped being hanged. At a certain point, it seems like she lacks a bit of imagination about Harriet's situation - never having been in Holloway herself, but having experienced all the rest of the package. Or are we just supposed to think that H. is one tough cookie?

[azdak]

Lovely! I like the details, like the chilly oak floorboards and two dressing gowns. And Harriet getting to know the real pleasure of having a Bunter, when you're cold, and a bit stressed, and unsure what to do, and there he is with tea and breakfast.

[lopezuna_writes]

Thanks! I want to know, where is my Bunter?? Though I suppose having central heating and hot water does substitute for some of his duties...