Feedback as promised: my friend enjoyed 'The Prodigal Son' and
'Sappers', couldn't make much of any of the others, and is not
particularly interested in reading any more.
Oh, well, I tried.
Liz
Liz Breuilly wrote:
> Many thanks for all your suggestions - even where I haven't
> followed them, they provided a useful starter for thinking.
> Here's what I'm planning to give him (in no particular order):
>
> The Prodigal Son
> Minesweepers
> Ford o' Kabul River
> The Children
> Lichtenberg
> Sappers
>
> I'll let you know the reaction.
>
> Liz
>
> Liz Breuilly wrote:
>
> > A friend of mine claims to hate all poetry, with the
> > exception of 'Gunga Din', which his father used to recite.
> > I have undertaken to find some more Kipling poems that he
> > might like. What suggestions would list members make for a
> > middle-aged man with an armed services background, a dry
> > sense of humour and an interest in theology?
> >
> > Liz Breuilly
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