Thanks so much for your thoughtful comments. A friend recently made a similar comment on the new book, which I haven’t yet read. (I’m still staring at the book she wrote w/Hillary Clinton, a birthday gift.)

I hope you’re both right because I love LP’s writing (a point most commenters don’t get) and want to avoid that feeling in the pit of my stomach whenever Myrna comes into the picture.

I’ve been moving closer to a piece on race in Ngaio Marsh. Now that I’ve been to NZ and Australia, my vista is clearer.