Ruth McDevitt is a common thread between the two movies I've been watching on #TCM today.

Not great films for sure but enjoyable because of the casting.

#DearHeart
#BoysNightOut
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_McDevitt

Ruth McDevitt - Wikipedia

#PennedPossibilities #Writing 383 Is your SC merciful? Why or why not?

Mrs Ashton aspires to many Christian virtues and when a couple of people suffer for their abuse of her, she allows herself a twinge of compassion. Some of the bigger developments of the book are around whether she can feel compassion but FRICKING SPOILERS

#DearHeart #Victorian #spooky #murder

#WordWeavers Jul 22 - Booze

Mrs Ashton and Braddie drink regularly - wine, fortified wines, spirits - and sometimes get drunk. Mrs Ashton has expensive tastes - her vintner's bills have a walk on part in the book. Braddie is more austere, counting pennies. Often drinks beer.

Maisie, 14ish, drinks to be social, in moderation, but her grieving Pa is a mess since Ma died and spends money they don't have in the pub. He drinks cough medicine if he finds it.
#writing #Dearheart #reading #books

The Angela Lansbury Tribute is on #tcm today. Did you know that “Phyllis is done with doing?” See #DearHeart this afternoon w/Geraldine Page and Glenn Ford