Saturday, September 10, 2011

Six Sentence Sunday #21: Reflections upon a mother's overreaction

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For today's Six Sentence Sunday, I'm returning to my Regency paranormal romance, A Woman of Proper Accomplishments. Here, we see the protagonist's mother reacting after an incident that, while serious in nature overall, only resulted in a sprained ankle:


"You are not free of distress," Helena's mother said. "You are a cripple now. Oh, Mr. Preston, our daughter is a cripple! She cannot even be a governess if she is a cripple. Sophia, you must take your sister in when you marry. She injured herself to protect you.”
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20 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 11, 2011 at 7:51 AM

    Well done. Love the borderline hysteria that comes out, especially knowing it's only a sprain.

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  2. sueSeptember 11, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    sounds like my mother - overreaction at any cost. Good snippet

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  3. Taryn KincaidSeptember 11, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    Nice Regency voice.

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  4. Sarah GrimmSeptember 11, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    Oh boy, I have a mother in law just like that! Well done!

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  5. Aimee LaineSeptember 11, 2011 at 2:11 PM

    Awe. So sad! I hope she shows them all up!

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  6. Sandy NachlingerSeptember 11, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    I'm glad you prefaced your post by telling us it was only a sprained ankle. Otherwise, we'd have thought the poor girl was doomed to spinsterhood. Great voice and great snippet.

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  7. mariedeesSeptember 11, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    Love the mother is this! Actually, I think I know the mother in this.

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  8. Cate MastersSeptember 11, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    Excellent portrayal of the times. I think my mother grew up in that era, lol

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  9. lexcadeSeptember 11, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    Haha. Moms are good for that. Great six!

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  10. AlixSeptember 11, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    Beautifully written six, the pace and voice are perfect.

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  11. Cara BristolSeptember 11, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    OMG...how wonderfully over the top. Yes, I know people like that.

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  12. Gem SivadSeptember 11, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    Mama is going to see to all of her chicks. Great voice!

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  13. Chrystalla ThomaSeptember 11, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    Ugh, makes me wonder what happened to her and in which way she's crippled... Well done!

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  14. J.A. BeardSeptember 11, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    Thanks for all your comments.

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  15. Karysa FaireSeptember 11, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    Poor Helena! So glad my mom is not like that. . . .Great job with characterization.

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  16. Jessica E. SubjectSeptember 12, 2011 at 3:26 AM

    I can vividly picture the character here. Well done!

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  17. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2011 at 6:42 AM

    Yikes! I'd hate to see her reaction if she'd really been injured. Great emotion and dramatics in this six :)

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  18. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    Love the over-reaction! Mums... :-)

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  19. Sherry GloagSeptember 12, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    I couldn't help thinking of Mrs. bennet in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice :-) Great 6.

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  20. 1000th.monkeySeptember 12, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    Wow, now there's an overreaction... thank goodness my mom was never like this!

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