tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post2453247291096205993..comments2024-03-28T12:00:29.857+00:00Comments on Historical and Regency Romance UK: A Tribute to Female healersLouise Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09895724319451189592noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-57165887998480463522010-09-12T16:25:09.588+01:002010-09-12T16:25:09.588+01:00Thanks for such a fascinating article, Gayle.
I ...Thanks for such a fascinating article, Gayle. <br /><br />I think most antimalarials today are still quinine based (despite the increased spread of resistance), so Nadya certainly knew a thing or two. <br /><br />In my lab days I worked with researchers developing antiparasitics from plant extracts, so even today we depend heavily on remedies derived from nature.<br /><br />Claiming the Forbidden Bride really is a super story and I know some pharmacologists and parasitologists who will enjoy reading it!!Margaret McPheenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-80750183110088977142010-09-12T10:30:23.160+01:002010-09-12T10:30:23.160+01:00It is great to see a post about a heroine who reve...It is great to see a post about a heroine who reveres the ancient knowledge of the old healing ways. Gayle has great empathy and knowledge of this intriguing subject.<br />In the Loveday series Senara, Adam Loveday's wife, learnt her healing from her gypsy grandmother and she also honoured the anciet laws of respecting nature as well as providing remedies to cure the ailments of the poor unable to afford the services of apothecary or physician. <br /><br />The wise-woman or cunning woman as they were often known faced enormous persecution for their knowledge and many were prosecuted as witches for their skills with herbs.<br /><br />Such a background for Senara provided a wealth of plotlines for her to overcome persecution and ignorant prejudice. It is a fascinating subject and the depth of Gayle's research truly honours and acknowledges the debt to society and sacrifice these women endured. <br /><br />CLAIMING THE FORBIDDEN BRIDE is now top of my reading list. I love the title as well. Every success to you Gayle.kate tremaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10344692385418362736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-14414273543559796612010-09-11T10:48:48.841+01:002010-09-11T10:48:48.841+01:00What an interesting post, Louise.
I did some rea...What an interesting post, Louise. <br /><br />I did some reasearch into the Romany lifestyle for 'The Belvedere Tower'. I found George Borrow's books 'Lavengro' (1851) and 'The Romany Rye' (1857) really useful.<br /><br />Borrow's account of his wanderings as a young man with the Romany Ambrose Smith and his family, are, perhaps, somewhat over-dramatized, but they give a good picture of what it must have been like to be a gypsy in the 19th century.<br /><br />I'm sure Gayle must have come across them, too.Elizabeth Hawksleyhttp://www.elizabethhawksley.comnoreply@blogger.com