Lying in
Fiona McCade writes about confinement, Jane Austen-style, at scotsman.com.
WHEN I WAS about 17, I realised that I had read all but one of Jane Austen’s works. This was a bit of a blow to my youthful sensibility, because I couldn’t bear to think that I’d never have the joy of discovering another Austen book afresh. So I decided I’d save that final novel and assiduously avoid ever finding out about the plot or the characters until I was good and ready to read it.
Then the question arose of when the best time for this indulgence would be - how long to hoard this prize?
For the teenage me, the answer was easy. The ideal time to read Persuasion would be when I was pregnant, because when you’re pregnant, you just lie around and do nothing for nine months, don’t you?
