So I wiki-ed 'Henry and Catharine' and came up with something pretty interesting and possibly pertinent to STONE ANIMALS. Turns out that Henry VIII's pretty young wife Catharine Howard cheated on him with some dude. Then he executed her for treason. Rabbits were involved. Nah, I'm just kiddin'. There were no rabbits. That would be WAY to convenient. Here's the link, for anyone else obsessed with feeling smart:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Howard
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This doesn't really have anything to do with Henry and Catherine, but it does have to do with "Stone Animals," so I'm going to post it here.
I was wondering what you (and people in general) thought about a deconstructive/return to nature reading. I did get the vibe with the "haunted" objects that the family was becoming more and more skiddish around human things (like wild animals being distrustful of man-made objects). I especially got this vibe when King Spanky becomes afraid of his beloved alarm clock, and then immediately proceeds to go semi-feral. Similarly, Tilly breaks all of Carleton's night lights (artificial, human light), and Carleton becomes haunted. There are more examples, but this is a bit getting long.
Jessie and I also discussed an "Alice in Wonderland" reading with Tilly down the rabbit hole, the alarm clock, and the cat.
Just wondering what you thought!
Laurie, you're definitely onto something with "Stone Animals," and so are you and Jessie.
Casey, that Holbein portrait of Catherine Howard on the Wikipedia page reminds me a lot of the Shelley Jackson illustration on the cover of Magic for Beginners.
Another Catherine in Henry VIII's stormy marital life was Catherine of Aragon:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Aragon
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