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Farmer-Rick

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3. Loved her books

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sun May 19, 2019, 09:12 AM

May 2019

But for some reason I cannot identify, I thought she was born to English royalty. I swear I read she was a British heiress. Well, when I read her books there was no internet and it was difficult to get info on her 10 years after she had published her last book.

Glad to read she was just a normal American from an average family. May she rest in peace.

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Ursula K. Le Guin: "We are not great powers. But we are the light." [View all] babylonsister May 2019 OP

Great post malaise May 2019 #1

Damn, no wonder I loved her books. lark May 2019 #2

Always Coming Home is my favorite of hers. That and the Earthsea series... Hekate May 2019 #7

Not sure if I read Always Coming Home back in the day, I'll have to check it out. lark May 2019 #11

Loved her books Farmer-Rick May 2019 #3

Her parents were Alfred and Theodora Krober, very intelligent parents. PufPuf23 May 2019 #12

Thank you! I had no idea! lunatica May 2019 #14

Her family was hardly "average" Taraman May 2019 #4

Yet she tells the truths every female had to fear back then. BlancheSplanchnik May 2019 #5

Why so? Farmer-Rick May 2019 #13

Ursula Le Guin was a great, great woman, of towering intellect and insight... Hekate May 2019 #6

Ursula K. Le Guin was a brilliant light. hunter May 2019 #8

I read the Wizard of Earth Sea yuiyoshida May 2019 #9

Powerful. Personal. Compelling. Martin Eden May 2019 #10

Kicking for a new week Hekate May 2019 #15