I see my mind as a tapestry woven through with memories, dreams and thoughts.

Sunday 21 November 2010

Sunday Snippet

From 'Started Early, Took My Dog' by Kate Atkinson.

'He had been trying to visit all of the Betty's Tea Rooms - Ilkley, Northallerton, two in Harrogate, two in York. A genteel itinerary that would have done a coachload of elderly ladies proud. Jackson was a big fan of Betty's. You could guarantee a decent cup of coffee in Betty's, but it went beyond the decent coffee and the respectable food and the fact that the waitresses all looked as if they were nice girls (and women) who had been parcelled up some time in the 1930s and freshly unwrapped this morning. It was the way that everything was exactly right and fitting. And clean.'

Kate Atkinson - probably my favourite author. I admire her capability for depicting characters so that they appear vividly in the 'mind's eye' and her ability to weave the threads of her tale to become, with the final words, a complete garment.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

I'm not familiar with her work but I'll have to check it out some time. Sounds like I'd like this style of writing.

Thanks,
Gina

L'Adelaide said...

sounds like a wonderful book--i must look her up! xx thanks much xx

K said...

Brilliant snippet this week! I'm a huge fan of Kate Atkinson, for the reasons that you have mentioned , but also I love her quirky style.

aguja said...

So do I!