tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post1957636040017168830..comments2024-03-20T02:26:46.482-04:00Comments on Joanna Bourne: Adoption in the RegencyJo Bournehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-83955836888229511992015-01-03T21:28:25.742-05:002015-01-03T21:28:25.742-05:00We tend to think of relationship in terms of blood...We tend to think of relationship in terms of blood, marriages being somewhat weakly fastened these days. In 1800, a marriage was a stronger tie.<br /><br />The whole idea of concentrating money and power in one male individual was that he, in turn, had a responsibility to use that power to protect and advance all members of the family. Thus the fusty old aunts in a little cottage at the end of the row.<br /><br />Patriarchal duty ...Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-6149106602953053172015-01-03T20:59:41.208-05:002015-01-03T20:59:41.208-05:00ANYWAY: my point was that someone in the comments ...ANYWAY: my point was that someone in the comments section of Word Wenches (now closed) pointed out that the Marquis of Averstoke was not in fact related to Fredericka. Oh yes she was. The Marquis himself knows of it, and says it was on his grandmother's side through two marriages, and Fredericka points out that it's all spelled out in the family bible. The real point of contention between them is whether this connection means he has any patriarchal duty towards her and her family. He decides that it doesn't, but then, on a whim, changes his mind. And they come up with the idea that the father would have named him as someone to watch out for them, even if only informally and as a deathbed request sort of thing. Much like in Sense and Sensibility. Which seems to go hand in hand with what you say in your blog post, that a a father naming someone seems close enough to naming a guardian that people took it very seriously, even if it wasn't legally binding.Madeline Ivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827099038118476834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-27484828644138870422015-01-03T20:54:23.551-05:002015-01-03T20:54:23.551-05:00I just wrote a long reply about Fredericka and blo...I just wrote a long reply about Fredericka and blogger has foiled me again. I hate blogger.Madeline Ivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827099038118476834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-18046894610034518052013-11-04T20:27:20.581-05:002013-11-04T20:27:20.581-05:00It was just plain hard to be an unprotected child ...It was just plain hard to be an unprotected child most times in history. Like you, I'm glad to know at least some kids, some places, are protected now.<br /><br />Red tape though ...Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-41332136410650649052013-11-04T19:24:08.437-05:002013-11-04T19:24:08.437-05:00As both of my children are adopted, and we're ...As both of my children are adopted, and we're looking for more, I find this fascinating. I try not to get frustrated at all the red tape and legal issues surrounding adoption today, it's much easier when I remember that they're there to protect the children. Many of the situations you talked about offered no protection to the child. S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-73476539111099889212013-11-04T14:48:21.977-05:002013-11-04T14:48:21.977-05:00I hate t have to admit this ... Rogue Spy is liste...I hate t have to admit this ... Rogue Spy is listed for publication a year from now.<br /><br />There have been many personal factors that have made me slow in getting the manuscript out. My editor has been so nice about this. But the end result is, the next book will be a long time coming.Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-53693417896719006982013-11-04T13:43:38.713-05:002013-11-04T13:43:38.713-05:00When is Rogue Spy getting published in Kindle sinc...When is Rogue Spy getting published in Kindle since today was the day and it is now labeled not yet available. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com