tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4580041009470942950.post4220464652509485295..comments2023-09-12T13:23:07.502+01:00Comments on Valli's Book Den: The Girl in the Empty Dress by Lise McClendonsrivallihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908875938685251911noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4580041009470942950.post-29984175592678107872014-06-02T09:07:58.907+01:002014-06-02T09:07:58.907+01:00Thanks Emma for stopping by and the interesting in...Thanks Emma for stopping by and the interesting info! srivallihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09908875938685251911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4580041009470942950.post-39658298929458504272014-05-31T20:45:53.713+01:002014-05-31T20:45:53.713+01:00thanks Valli for posting your review. Glad you con...thanks Valli for posting your review. Glad you connected with the author. Funny, I always wondered what kind of strange name she had, and never ever thought of the bird, though I'm French! Actually, I don't think French people would give a name like that to a child, we are still bit traditional, though things are changing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4580041009470942950.post-2401562055931916352014-05-31T17:10:36.559+01:002014-05-31T17:10:36.559+01:00Thanks for stopping by and the interesting info ab...Thanks for stopping by and the interesting info about her name.srivallihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09908875938685251911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4580041009470942950.post-7571784042019915812014-05-31T16:28:19.710+01:002014-05-31T16:28:19.710+01:00Thanks for having me here today, Valli! Good point...Thanks for having me here today, Valli! Good point about Pascal calling Merle 'blackbird.' In Blackbird Fly, the first book, she finally realizes at the end of the book that her name, Merle, means 'blackbird' in French. I should have told readers that again! <br />LiseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com