Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jun 7 2011, 7:27pm
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Just finished "Equal Rites"
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I'm taking Terry Pratchett sooo out of order! I really should have read this one a long time ago, since it comes so early in the series, but it wasn't one of my daughter's favorites and I've been following her recommendations. I really loved this one, though. A little girl is born a wizard, which is unheard of. She trains with Granny Weatherwax for a while to be a witch, but it's clear she really needs to go to the Unseen University to become a wizard. Only women aren't allowed at the university, except as cleaning ladies and laundresses. Here's my favorite quote: "Hmmm. Granpone the White. He's going to be Granpone the Grey if he doesn't take better care of his laundry."
Spoiler: I wanted to read this one because the girl, Esk, makes a surprise appearance in Pratchett's latest novel, "I Shall Wear Midnight". People at amazon were commenting on it, and I realized I'd missed the joke.
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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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"A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories
leleni at hotmail dot com
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(This post was edited by Aunt Dora Baggins on Jun 7 2011, 7:31pm)
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