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Mysteries of Glass
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Those of you who have read the Mysteries of Glass by Sue Gee, please could you explain the significance of the title? Ta Muchly.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I've not heard of it, but I browsed around and found this comment on a reading club website, which may help:
"All I can say is to quote the passage on page 270 which associates faith with light and says "How did solid earth become translucent glass? The answer with its meaning came as he bowed his head once more. No man who betrayed his calling...could escape some punishment. Earth became glass through purification by fire."
"All I can say is to quote the passage on page 270 which associates faith with light and says "How did solid earth become translucent glass? The answer with its meaning came as he bowed his head once more. No man who betrayed his calling...could escape some punishment. Earth became glass through purification by fire."
this should be it - I've tried to use a short link which shouldn't be truncated by AB, but we'll see...
http://tinyurl.com/y2w7yt7
http://tinyurl.com/y2w7yt7
Hey jno!...do you ever sleep?...smile...Thanks for the tinyurl. I couldn't activate it from AB, but it was short and complete enough to copy and go elsewhere and type it into my address bar and I got the site...cornflower, wasn't it?...well, that's where I ended up, but couldn't find the quote...yet! Will continue to search for it - and more. Many Thanks again jno.
hiya, Lottie!
Sorry the tiny url didn't link directly, but I'm not quite sure how your browser works, Woodelf. Yes, it is named Cornflower. The quote is not far down - in the tenth paragraph from the start of the page, if you can detect paragraphs, in a section beginning 'Barbara missed her stop...'
Sorry the tiny url didn't link directly, but I'm not quite sure how your browser works, Woodelf. Yes, it is named Cornflower. The quote is not far down - in the tenth paragraph from the start of the page, if you can detect paragraphs, in a section beginning 'Barbara missed her stop...'
woodelf .... you have been mentioned on another thread ... could you answer this ?
http://www.theanswerb...k/Question884075.html
http://www.theanswerb...k/Question884075.html
here goes again... a tiny url for smurfchops' link which you should either be able to click on, or cut and paste
http://tinyurl.com/y5tdato
http://tinyurl.com/y5tdato