Anne Cordelia (echoes)

[azurelunatic]

This is perhaps only of interest to those who read both Lois McMaster Bujold and L.M. Montgomery.

Does anyone else see echoes of Anne Shirley Blythe in Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan?

Two tall, slender, self-possessed, redheaded women, who, when mature, are possessed of a cool and loving nature. Maternal as hell, of course. Brave, but Anne was required to take a far less active form of bravery. Both able to sail through scenes of domestic terror calmly.

Anne had desired the name Cordelia as a child. Gods alone know what Cordelia had wanted her name to be.

...I just find the similarities delightful, and it's no wonder I'd immediately latch on to the series by Bujold, having grown up reading L.M. Montgomery.

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[wiredferret.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes. I'd drawn that connection already. When you finish with the delightful Miles books, and are jonesing, I suggest that you read Bujold's book about writing. Very revealing, and good that way.

I was intensely amused by the dedication for Civil Campaign. She uses first names only, but when you read it, you realize that all of them are romance authors, including my favorite, Georgette Heyer.

[azurelunatic]

The dedication was discussed on the Miles' Minions e-mail list, which I need to reactivate my account with -- it has a habit of setting members to Website Only without warning. Lots of delightful people there, and Lois Herself shows up. http://www.dendarii.com is the main page...

Hmm. I had not been aware of any books about writing by her... but now that I am, I shall delightfully go and investigate!

I also recommend her most recent non-Miles effort, The Curse of Chalion, which ... well, I was delighted and grinned all the way through.

[wiredferret.livejournal.com]

It's called Dreamweaver's Dilemna.

[azurelunatic]

In that case, Have Heard Of, have heard paraphrases from; just not aware that it was the book about writing...

...I do delight in the Worst Possible Thing method for character-driven novel plotting.