Gemma Hardy p.440

Gemma references Maes Howe in her conversation with Mr. Sinclair when on the airplane returning to Scotland. I couldn’t find a previous reference to it so I think she used it as a metaphor to symbolize all the hard work she had put in to take the exams at university.

Gemma Hardy p. 337

Gemma Hardy p. 309 

Gemma Hardy p. 358

Percy the Bad Chick (p. 177 Gemma Hardy)

This book that Nell was reading was part of a series called Old Lob, stories of a kindly farmer with a large range of livestock including Percy, whose adventures helped children to read in Primary School. Introduced in the Forties, it mimicked what I experienced in grade school when introduced to the Dick and Jane books with their dog Spot. Other Old Lob characters included Master Willy the pig, Mr. Grumps the goat, Miss Tibbs the cat, and Mrs. Cuddy the cow.